People Like Me

Leah E.
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The People Like Me Podcast explores many facets of the human experience by way of conversation. Host, Leah E. converses with her peers as they share niche and relatable experiences varying from mental health, and popular culture, to identity, relationships, and more!

  1. For People Who Stopped Posting

    3d ago

    For People Who Stopped Posting

    In this episode @Julesfromtheconcrete and I share our thoughts about social media activism. 0:00 intro 3:00 Glee as the beginning of activism? 6:20 sociopolitics in cosplay 7:10 "its too much" 11:10 "if you don't post you dont care" 13:40 our struggles are interconnected 18:40 the roles we all play in liberation 20:20 positives of social media activism 26:20 challenges of social media 27:40 the echo chamber 31:20 The context of disability 32:40 where do. you see social media activism going? 33:46 is social media actually changing people's minds? 36:00 The ego in posting

    37 min
  2. For People Who Consider Motherhood

    May 10

    For People Who Consider Motherhood

    In this episode I chat with my sister Alyssa, and my two cousins, Tarika and Philly about motherhood. 0:00 - Guest Introductions3:50 - "This or that": Mom Edition6:40 - Is Motherhood Hard? Social Media vs Real Life10:00 - Having a kid in 2026 vs. our parents' generation15:50 - Losing Yourself in Motherhood 20:00 - How many kids are too many?23:00 - Jamaican/Ghanaian/Black Family Experiences28:00 - What your kids teach you, breaking generational traumas33:00 - Gentle Parenting Perspectives37:00 - The importance of a support system 41:15 - How much money do you need to save for a kid?43:00 - What to expect from your partner? 46: 00 - Were your kids planned? 51: 00 - Black Maternal Health53:00 - Favourite thing about being a mom

    59 min
  3. For People Who Love Music

    May 10

    For People Who Love Music

    I chit chat with my music buddies Sineet and Peter about alll things r&b and music related. 0:00 - Intros5:00 - This or that: R&B Edition9:20 - Where did your love for music begin? Habesha and Nigerian Influences17:50 - Why do you listen to music? 19:25 - Music for travelling (hack!) 21:45 - What is your fav genre of music?24:35 - "low vibrational music"27:00 - Can you separate the art from the artist?29:30 - Fav song from 201631:20 - How Tiktok has changed music?34:30 - Why is music not sticking?41:30 - AI music (scaryyy)43:40 - Sineet and Peter get CALLED OUT45: 00 - New fav artist

    48 min
  4. For People Still Living in 2019

    May 8

    For People Still Living in 2019

    In this episode Jack (@mascblocwr) and Kemora (@moratalks) and myself talk about how COVID is still impacting the masses regarding masking, desirability politics, disability justice, and sooo much more. And don't forget to find us @peoplelikmepod on Instagram/Tiktok! 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - How have you changed since covid began, where are you now? 9:20 - Do you call yourself "Covid Cautious?" 18:00 - Desirability and Covid 22:00 - Masking and Entertainment 25:00 - Are Covid Cautious Communities "Too Angry?" 33:00 - Masking and Intersectionality/Race 35: 00 - Positive Stories With Masking 40:00 - Who's fault is it that we're still dealing with covid? 45: 00 - Making Covid Awareness more accessible? 51:00 - Final thoughts for People Still Living like it's 2019

    56 min
  5. For People Who Need The Full Picture

    2025-11-16

    For People Who Need The Full Picture

    In this episode, Jessica Carmichael joins the People Like Me Podcast as she promotes her debut novel "The Full Picture". 0:00-09:00 Intro/ Who is Jessica Carmichael?9:00 Do the Black girls need to leave Toronto to find love?10:00 What were the steps you had to take to become an author?23:35 Feeling “Ghanaian enough”, cultural dis/connections. 28:00 Osei vs Kelvin.30:00 Do Romance Authors Find Love Easier?33:00 Character development in The Full Picture.36:00 Grief and Robyn’s Story38:00 Detaching from The Full Picture as an author.44:00 Where do you see The Full Picture in the future?

    48 min
  6. For People Who Are Queer

    2025-06-27

    For People Who Are Queer

    For people who are Queer, for people who are #FiguringThingsOut, or for people who simply want to know more about Queerness, this episode is for you. Please enjoy the uncoverings of queerness that my friend Jam (IG: @jams.creative.lab) get into. HAPPY PRIDE! Intro (0:00- 3:50), Game: How Queer Are You? (4:00), What is Queerness? (6:10), Does being a lesbian make you less of a “Woman”? (10:45), What does it mean to be a Woman? (14:00), Black Womanhood and Gender (15:15), When did you first know you were gay? (20:00), Queer “Scent”: how do we know who’s queer? (24:30), How is your art also Queer? (27:45), Is Queerness Contagious? (29:20), Are Cis Gay Men Messy? (32:30), The GAY in Greys!! (34:30), Are Bisexuals Valid (37:10), Is Christina Yang Queer?? (39:00), Is Queer Representation important to you? (40:00), Final Thoughts on queerness (42:00), Outro/Where You can find Jam (43:00)

    44 min
  7. For People Who Like Season Finales

    2025-01-18

    For People Who Like Season Finales

    The tables turn as Host Leah E. gets interviewed about the creation process of the “People Like Me Podcast” by her fellow family members (who are also podcast hosts). This episode is a live recording of the first ever People Like Me Party! Enjoy this recording full of laughs, introspection, and amazing audience participation!

    9 min
  8. For People With Depression

    2024-12-10

    For People With Depression

    For people with depression, for Black People with depression, for Ghanaian-Canadians with depression this is for you. In this episode I got a chance to sit down with Kwasi Adu-Poku, creator of The Reach Series (IG @TheReachSeries). Kwasi isn’t shy when it comes to discussions around mental health, his advocacy work around destigmatizing mental health, personal development support, and very relatable love for anime has helped numerous people in the GTA. In this episode, we delve into Kwasi’s experience with depression as we talk about the ins and outs, the social determinants, the interpersonal, the romantic, and even the silver linings of depression. intro(0:00), “This or that”(3:30), What is your first understanding of mental health?(5:15), Campus Therapy (9:00) , Debilitation with mental health(11:30) , Experiencing Depression as a Black person(14:00), Ghanaian Culture(17:00), What’s the “solution” for Black People with depression? (21:00), Jane and Finch Community(24:00), Navigating Friendships with Depression(26:38), Reciprocity and Depression(32:00), Romance Relationships and Depression(35:00), What’s the worst part about depression?(41:00) , Joy and Depression(44:00) , Suicidality(47:00), Final feelings about depression(48:00), outro(50:00)!

    51 min
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The People Like Me Podcast explores many facets of the human experience by way of conversation. Host, Leah E. converses with her peers as they share niche and relatable experiences varying from mental health, and popular culture, to identity, relationships, and more!

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  • Creator
    Leah E.
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © People Like Me 2023
  • Show Website
    People Like Me