This is a show about individual experience and personal identity.

There may be times when folks use identifying words or phrases that don't feel right to you.

That's part of what we're exploring here.

Please listen with an open heart, and as always, I welcome your polite, engaged feedback,

and I encourage you to continue the conversation in your own life and with your own community.

Welcome to Query.

Hey Queros, Kami here.

Today's episode is a chat with a very funny Ali Colbert, honestly.

Great stand-up comic, but also best laugh in the game.

You'll see what I mean.

Uh, I'll love her.

And hey, nothing.

I actually thought I was going to announce a show, but I just realized that the show

pretty happened.

Valerie, I'm doing great.

Let's hear it for our new engineer, Valerie, who just had to listen to that.

Okay, enjoy the episode.

Hi, I always have guests introduce themselves.

Would you introduce yourself?

Sure. Um, hey, I'm Ali Colbert.

I say stuff about myself.

Yeah, I think so.

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