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Hey guys, it's Kiki Palmer here for another episode of Baby. This is Kiki Palmer. And today I may have to strike a pose because I am meeting with a brilliant actor-singer

and impeccable voice in the trans community,

Michaela J. Rodriguez.

Okay, we're going to be talking about how identity is shaped

and how she connects to the character she plays so beautifully on Broadway, TV, and in movies. You know this is going to be a good one because, baby, this is Giki Palmer. No matter what we're doing in the car, just chilling, popo Amazon music, sit back and listen. Life, love, sex, science, covering it all, especially the bad because money is always involved. No matter what it is, we're going to make it make sense. Nothing else will do but kick it with the homies and kin.

So grab you a drink and a snack you enjoy and get into the vibe that only want this is

You know it's your girls!

Baby, this is, this is Kiki, yeah.

Baby, this is Kiki Poma, yeah.

So, how you doing, Sharon?

I'm good, I were you. You look good today.

Thank you. I'm pretty good. I'm pretty good.

I'm comfortable. Face is beat.

I want to talk about identity.

And I talk about this a lot in my book, Master of Me, coming out November.

And honestly, it's not a shameless plug, guys, because I really do cover a lot of the things we've been talking on the podcast in the book.

And identity is one of them, especially as a performer.

And I feel like it's, I don't know that I feel like it's a curse.

I feel like it's more of a gift than anything because performing so young and getting into these characters it gave me strength

to control my own narrative right I do think it's easy when you're when you're performing

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