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"So...Here's the thing..."

by MarQuis

My attempt to have fun and learn from people from all walks of life. We will be discussing Life, Love, the pursuit of happiness and everything in between.

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Episodes

  1. So...Here's the thing...PLUR and Everything After (Peace, Love, Unity and Respect) - Part 2

    Join us for part 2 of this lively discussionas we continue to unpack circuit culture, discuss finding belonging and creating community in the larger LGBTQ+ space and so much more.Love. Music and Finding Yourself! Thank you to my guest, "JD" for his unique insight, support and friendship.

  2. So...Here's the thing...PLUR and Everything After (Peace, Love, Unity and Respect) - Part 2

    Join us for part 2 of this lively discussionas we continue to unpack circuit culture, discuss finding belonging and creating community in the larger LGBTQ+ space and so much more.Love. Music and Finding Yourself! Thank you to my guest, "JD" for his unique insight, support and friendship.

  3. So...Here's the thing...PLUR and Everything After (Peace, Love, Unity and Respect)

    Join us for this beat-driven conversation as we explore the many flavors of EDM, unpack circuit culture, discuss LGBTQ+ experiences on the dance floor, and examine how music creates connection, community, and even spiritual expression.

  4. So Here's the Thing...A Day with Shemika Renee (AUDIO ONLY)

    AUDIO ONLY - The Art of Reinvention: From Service to Stage to Storytelling. In this intimate, funny, and deeply human 90-minute conversation, we sit down with **Shemika** — a mother, veteran, makeup artist, storyteller, and undeniable force in the DMV theatre scene. Her story is one of...

  5. Finding Closure After A "Best" Friendship Breaks (AUDIO ONLY)

    In this second of a three-part series, Shemika and I explore the complicated aftermath after a friend has either "ghosted" you (chosen to remove themselves from your life with no explanation) or when a friendship "dwindles" unexpectedly. I am truly honored to call her not only a friend but a...

  6. Finding Closure After A "Best" Friendship Breaks

    In this second of a three-part series, Shemika and I explore the complicated aftermath after a friend has either "ghosted" you (chosen to remove themselves from your life with no explanation) or when a friendship "dwindles" unexpectedly. I am truly honored to call her not only a friend but a...

  7. A Day with Shemika Renee

    The Art of Reinvention: From Service to Stage to Storytelling In this intimate, funny, and deeply human 90-minute conversation, we sit down with **Shemika** — a mother, veteran, makeup artist, storyteller, and undeniable force in the DMV theatre scene. Her story is one of transformation,...

  8. The Black Experience - Being Black and "Grown" in America (Part 1)

    Ok. So we're here. We're Black. We're adults for REAL, for real. And we're in America. Let's talk. Race. George Floyd just over 1 year later (and just a couple of months from the conviction of Derek Chauvin). Welcome back and thanks for listening to our podcast, "So...Here's the thing". The next...

  9. The Black Experience - (Movin' On Up) Navigating Young Adulthood and Being Black in America (Part 3)

    I'm Black. I live in America but that doesn't mean that I know everything about what that means. I live with a certain amount of privilege. These discussions are by no means meant to represent the entire spectrum of what it means to be Black in America. No one does. Welcome back and thanks for...

  10. The Black Experience - (Movin' On Up) Navigating Young Adulthood and Being Black in America (Part 2)

    Welcome back and thanks for listening to our podcast, "So...Here's the thing". In this episode, we continue to discuss our shared and divergent experiences with being Black in America. Sometimes light, sometimes heavy, we discuss our varied experiences including our first travel experiences/how...

  11. The Black Experience - (Movin' On Up) Navigating Young Adulthood and Being Black in America (Part 1)

    Welcome back and thanks for listening to our podcast, "So...Here's the thing". In this episode, we continue to discuss our shared and divergent experiences with being Black in America. Sometimes light, sometimes heavy, we discuss issues like financial literacy (or lack thereof) as in the young,...

  12. The Black Experience - (Movin' On Up) Navigating Young Adulthood and Being Black in America (Bonus)

    Welcome back and thanks for listening to our podcast, "So...Here's the thing". As we continue to discuss our shared and divergent experiences with being Black in America. Sometimes light, sometimes heavy, we discuss issues like gentrification, Black illiteracy, how we self-identify within our own...

  13. The Black Experience - Growing Up Black in America (Part 3)

    Welcome back and thanks for listening to our podcast, "So...Here's the thing". As we continue to discuss our shared and divergent experiences with being Black in America. Sometimes light, sometimes heavy, we discuss issues like gentrification, Black illiteracy, how we self-identify within our own...

  14. The Black Experience - Growing Up Black in America (Part 2)

    Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of our podcast "So...Here's the thing...". In this episode, we continue to discuss our shared experiences with growing up Black in America. Some of our experiences vary wildly and some of them are very much the same. We also discuss Black entrepreneurship,...

  15. The Black Experience - Growing Up Black in America (Part 1)

    Welcome to Season 2 of "So...Here's the thing...". I'm thrilled to announce the addition of my new co-host (and longtime friend), Charmaine, to the podcast. In our second season, we thought it would be particularly enlightening (sometimes fun, sometimes sad) to discuss the joys, challenges,...

  16. Unloading the Shelf: A Spiritual Journey out of The Mormon Church with Daniel Carter - Part 3

    It is my great privilege to present the latest episode of my podcast, "So...Here's the thing...". The latest episode (which is very lengthy) is the final episode of my 3-part themed series with my dear friend, Daniel Carter. "Unloading the Shelf: A Spiritual Journey out of The Mormon Church...".…

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  17. Unloading the Shelf: A Spiritual Journey out of The Mormon Church with Daniel Carter - Part 2

    Thanks for tuning in! I've received so much great feedback about the content of these episodes so far and I know I have a long way to go but I appreciate your support. I try to come to these topics from a place of curiosity, wonder, genuine positive intent and desire to move, touch and inspire...

  18. Unloading the Shelf: A Spiritual Journey out of The Mormon Church with Daniel Carter - Part 1

    There's a phrase within the Mormon culture described as "breaking the shelf." It comes from the idea that when you unearth some aspect of church practice, doctrine, or history that you find troubling, you are encouraged you to shelf it (metaphorically). Put it away, doubt your doubts, have faith...

  19. People with Special Needs are Human Beings, Too.

    In this final installment of this three-part series, I continue my discussion with my dear friend, Amy. Amy is a formidable mother of two children with special needs. In this last episode, we focus on her eldest child, Ian, who lives in a group residential home in Maryland. Ian is a wonderfully...

  20. Raising Ian: Loving and Living the Spectrum of Autism

    In the second episode of this very special three-part episode, we continue our discussion with the lovely Amy Couch and discuss her "going back in to the closet", eventual marriage and eventually having a son (she has two) with special needs. Ian, a human unlike any other, has a genetic mutation...

  21. The Far Right and The "Thief In the Night": Growing Up Queer and Evangelical

    In this episode, I sit down with my dear and queer friend, Amy and discuss her upbringing in an "evangelical", religious household and coming out as a lesbian woman to her far-right family. Among other things, we discuss her upbringing in a well-off , far-right, Southern Baptist family (she had a...

  22. As God As My Witness: Life Inside and Outside the Jehovah's Witness faith

    In this episode, I have an eye-opening, emotional and insightful discussion with my friend, Charmaine, about her life growing up as a Jehovah's Witness, why she decided to leave the faith and what life is like for her now, many years later.

  23. About Building Trust

    In this episode, we continue to discuss how to begin and engage in awkward conversations. We also talk about the role of trust in our lives and how we build and maintain trust over time. I am once again joined by my best friend and co-host, Paul in this episode.

  24. The Beginning

    As some of you know, I have been wanting to start my own podcast for a long time. This is my first attempt at doing so. It's a bit rough but I promise I will continue to bring unique content and stimulating content in the weeks, months and years ahead. Thank you for your continued support in...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

My attempt to have fun and learn from people from all walks of life. We will be discussing Life, Love, the pursuit of happiness and everything in between.

HOSTED BY

MarQuis

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