What if the love you chase is really a story you wrote to survive? We sit down with writer-director Just Thrasher and lead actor-producer Todd Ajax to unpack Unrequited, a Black queer dramedy that turns limerence, therapy, and hard-won honesty into must-watch storytelling. We start with 90s TV nostalgia, then shift into how a “throwaway” script became a calling, how a table read lit the fuse, and why this project demanded everything—housing, jobs, sleep—and still got a yes.

Todd reveals how he built Liam from a past self: the corporate grind, therapy’s mirror, and the ache of wanting what wasn’t offered. He walks us through the season one finale, where he shared a private truth before cameras rolled and crossed into a performance so raw even the director couldn’t tell where life ended and character began. Just traces the writing process, the moment he recognized the show’s power, and the radical decision to keep going through a car accident and unemployment. Their partnership—actor, director, producer, editor—shows why trust is the secret ingredient audiences can feel across a screen.

We go deep on representation and the “niche” label often thrown at Black queer stories. Unrequited answers by naming the thing so many of us live with: limerence, the habit of filling silence with fantasies that look like love. Therapy in the show becomes a lantern, not a lecture, guiding characters to separate imagination from truth. The takeaways are practical and tender—watch your inner voice, learn to choose your person daily (especially when that person is you), and let your definition of partnership evolve as you do.

Season two is taking shape, and the team is inviting the community in through a Seed&Spark campaign to pay crew fairly, expand the world, and build toward a Black queer cinematic universe where characters travel across stories and no one asks if they belong. If you believe in bold indie storytelling, in art made from grit and heart, and in seeing Black queer love on screen with nuance and humor, this is your moment to lean in. Listen, share with a friend, and help bring season two to life—then tell us: what story about love do you need to see next? Subscribe, rate, and leave a review to keep these conversations flowing.

What if the bravest love story is the one where you finally choose yourself? We celebrate six years by getting honest about heartbreak, the lines we draw to protect our peace, and the fierce joy of becoming again. With writer, speaker, and strategist Erin Lang, we move past buzzwords to name the difference between rules we place on others and true boundaries that we uphold with our actions. We dig into how staying too long can turn care into self-betrayal, and how walking away can be the most loving act—for you and for them.

We also talk brilliance without permission. Degrees or not, lived experience is hard-won data, and Erin breaks down how Black trans women’s liberation is inseparable from Black liberation as a whole. From being misunderstood in advocacy to pushing back on reductive narratives about transness, Erin’s insights keep dignity at the center. Expect candid keys on cancel culture, evolving opinions, and finding the nerve to speak when the room would rather you didn’t.

On the practical side, we map the daily habits that rebuild self-trust: journaling before the world loads its noise, choosing internal cues over external approval, and setting boundaries that stop you from bleeding when you think you’re pouring. Erin shares a bold vision—stability, a talk-forward platform, and collaborative solidarity that links our futures instead of siloing our fights. We close with grounded guidance for young trans girls: your worth is not up for ransom, and desperation is not your destiny.

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Family before trophies. That’s where Larry Praylow begins as we sit down with the iconic father of the House of Ebony to chart a path from a Brooklyn brownstone to a global ballroom legacy. Larry opens the door to a time when the category didn’t matter as much as the table heaped with food, the mother who waited up at the window, and the kids who found a safe place to land after midnight. From those roots came Banji in 1976, then Ebony—named for the Black excellence that defined making it in that era—and the standards that shaped generations of leaders.

We unpack the early wins and the hard truths: why Ebony required independence and hustle, how Larry owned his bisexual identity long before it was common to say out loud, and what it means to lead with care and boundaries. He doesn’t hold back on today’s scene either. Money changed the energy, he says; fun and sportsmanship must return. The advice is specific and direct—do your homework before joining a house, choose stability over status, and stop blurring the line between parent and peer. Real mentorship looks like school, jobs, healthcare, and a safe place to sleep, not bottles and parties.

Larry shares the pivot points that defined his life: five years in prison, losing his mother while inside, getting clean, and promising never to go back. He credits elders like Avis Pendavis and Paris Dupree for saving him from the edge and celebrates a moving collaboration with filmmaker Seven King, revisiting the rooms on Hancock Street where it all began. Threaded through is a call to action on addiction and mental health—areas where our community needs more awareness, structure, and love. By the end, you’ll hear why he still pays at the door, stands in line, and lets his legacy speak through service, not shortcuts.

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