PAUSE with Sam Jay
Let's talk it out.
Overview
This late night talk series sees host Sam Jay hosting a party at her apartment, where she and her guests explore current topics. Conversations are further expanded upon throughout the episode with additional interviews, sketches, and animation.
Key Crew
Top Cast
Sam Jay
Self - Host
Seasons
Season 1 (2021)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Coons
2021-05-21Sam goes on a journey to unpack the negative effects of tribalism in America and questions whether she owes any special loyalty to Black people or the queer community as she navigates the world.
Runtime: 29 minEpisode 2: Tea-M.Z
2021-05-28Sam investigates the benefits and downfalls of fame as it relates to the status of Black people in America.
Runtime: 27 minEpisode 3: Let Freedom Freak
2021-06-04Sam explores personal freedom in its many forms, digging into ways to open people’s minds, hearts, and legs to discover their most liberated selves.
Runtime: 27 minEpisode 4: Money and the American Way (a.k.a. NBA SamBoi, Never Broke Again)
2021-06-11Determined to never be broke again, Sam looks at the morality of money in America.
Runtime: 28 minEpisode 5: Pregnant Studs
2021-06-18Sam shares her fears about motherhood and wonders whether having a baby is a good way for her to contribute to society. Also, will this f*** up her bag?
Runtime: 27 minEpisode 6: N.A.H.S.O.N.
2021-06-25Sam learns how to navigate bureaucracy like a rich white man instead of a broke “Black b****” and live above the political clouds without government institutions determining her health or her safety.
Runtime: 28 min
Season 2 (2022)
No overview available.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Eyes Wide Butt
2022-05-20Sam goes on a journey to make homosexuality more intersectional.
Runtime: 26 minEpisode 2: The Crackas Is Coming
2022-05-27Sam goes on a journey to get Black people to recalibrate as it relates to racism.
Runtime: 26 minEpisode 3: I Know Why the Caged Homie Sings
2022-06-03Sam grapples with the person her brother could have been without prison, versus the man prison made him become.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: SMDK
2022-06-10Sam reflects on her past as a contrarian kid to better understand how we as a society can redirect the young rebels in our future.
Runtime: 26 minEpisode 5: Breakfast at Julia's
2022-06-17Sam and her fiancé Ya go on a journey to understand how cheating has influenced their relationship’s growth and its future.
Runtime: 27 minEpisode 6: Forever Drunk
2022-06-24Sam sets out to understand addiction and prove she’s not an alcoholic to all the haters.
Runtime: 28 minEpisode 7: Sexual Miscalculations
2022-07-01Sam looks to reconcile her history of sexual miscalculations.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: Dead Momma Episode
2022-07-08On the season finale, Sam goes on a journey to conquer her fear of death.
Runtime: 27 min
