I'm Not A Peach Crayon

Somethin' somethin'...Somethin' somthin' just ain't right. What happens when a sex worker, a pimp and a drug dealer walk into an elevator and find out the trap house trappin' something different. Ending the season with returning guest Wayne, INAPC is following the jerry curl to the root in Juel Taylor's 'They Cloned Tyrone.'

Boop Boop! The sisters are back and are diving into the first book from the Inheritance Trilogy, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin. We're winding down with this final book of the season. #speculativefiction #scifi #fantasy #NKJemisin #TheHundredThousandKingdoms

Move over Sherlock Holmes and step aside Law & Order, INAPC is back with good friend and special guest host Wayne. This time we're discussing the crime thriller TV series and film Luther starring Idris Elba as the title character John Luther. The series was written by Neil Cross and aired on BBC from 2010-2019. You can watch it free on Pluto and Tubi. I know you're welcome. Once you st...

The battle between good and evil is going down on the streets of Chicago. Join the sisters of INAPC with special guest host Lindsey as they discuss Maya and the Rising Dark by author Rena Barron. The first book in this trilogy, once you pick it up, you won't want to put it down. Will there be SPOILERS? You bet, but you'll definitely want to get in on this story and learn about the Orisha a...

Juneteenth vibes with the 2023 comedy horror, The Blackening. Esha + Kristen are joined by special guest from Nerds in the Dark, Darnel. Discussing some of the complicated questions, like: How Black are you? And what it means to be the Blackest in the room? **Some Spoilers in this episode...You've been warned...** Sprouted from the short 2018 film by Dewayne Perkins, by the same name - this fi...

Time for a new episode of I'm Not a Peach Crayon. This time were squaring off on a "Beef" of epic proportions where the words "Don't start none, won't be none" truly hit home. Whether you find yourself more aligned with main character Amy or main character Danny, one thing for sure is that we all have a boiling point. The question is what do we do when we reach it?...

This Afro[futuristic] April Esha & Kris dive into the tv series, Tom Swift with our guy @Myguy_Wayne of @Stylinoutnetwork. The American mystery drama tv series based on the book series. But with a twist - "a Black guy who is chocolate, who is queer, who is all those things that we're told aren't the normal or the status quo." The show dives into identity, acceptance and commu...

Kristen & Esha are back with special guest Lindsay. This time the INAPC crew are discussing the historical crime noir Velvet Was the Night, by the New York Times bestselling author for Mexican Gothic (Episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/73Zk53Hctyb) Silvia Moreno-Garcia. You don't want to miss this. Excitement. Danger. Romance? If you haven't had a chance, you'll want to read or lis...

Welcome back! 2023's new season comes with something a little different - this season Esha and Kristen are opening up the mic to other voices. We're closing out BHM with a chat about every black person's nightmare - traveling back in time and winding up on a slave plantation. Joining us in our discussion of the tv adaptation of Octavia E. (Put some respect on her name!) Butler's Kindred, are Linds...

Hey all! We've made it to the end of another season of I'm Not A Peach Crayon. In this episode, we're talking about the 2022 action sci-fi movie Prey based on the Predator franchise. The movie is currently streaming on Hulu. If you can, give it a look and let us know what you think. Yes! There are spoilers in this episode, so beware!! With Halloween coming up, we've also included a list of Indigen...

The best part about not knowing - is that there is a wealth of wonder and new knowledge, if you are open and willing to do a little work. We're chatting about Indigenous and First Nations representation in books, film and television. What little we do know of and our exposure to seeing them from childhood to now. “The only way I know who I am and who my community is, and the ways in which we survi...

It was suppose to be a shorty but it became a full on episode - the sisters discuss, The Woman King, the Black Tax, the economic hunger games in film and television as a continuation of their discussion of people of color in these spaces, from the focal point of black women representing.

Did you ever wonder about the first onscreen portrayals of black women? Did you know they were by white men? Ever since, their stereotypical depictions have continued to serve as the foundation for how people see and think of black women in (western) media. Never fear! Black sheroes have continued to challenge and change these ideas with their creativity within all forms of media. Whether this is...

The sisters of INAPC are back to discuss NOPE , the 2022 sci-fi horror written, directed, and co-produced by the talented Jordan Peele. Yes, there are SPOILERS! If you haven't watched it, stop, watch and come back. If you have seen the film, join the conversation! Whether you're a fan of sci-fi, horror, Peele or all three, you're not going to want to miss this. Because when weird unexplainable thi...

August snuck up on some of us...**COUGH ESHA COUGH** But that is only cause we are living our best lives. What comes with that is a personal reflection on how far the universal Black WE has come in books, film and television (and nod to other POCs level up in the entertainment world). Kristen and Esha take time to acknowledge the advancement, the criticisms and hope that exists when it comes to re...

Welcome to the season of the witch. In this episode of I'm Not A Peach Crayon, we dive full force into the 2018 Korean sci-fi action horror movie The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion . The film was written and directed by Park Hoon-jung. You can catch the movie on YouTube, Vudu, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play Movies, or Viki. Grab a snack and pull up a chair. You're not going to want to mi...

Can't believe it has almost been 3 years since we dived into this with a wing, a prayer, a puff and a laugh. We decided to take a pause, reflect and chat about what brought us here. It was fun to look back and see the growth, the challenges -success and failure- of this podcast. We out here. We're just two sisters looking to expand our worldview and share in that learning experience.

In the mood for intrigue, magic, a bit of romance? You'll be sure to find it in the kingdom of Ziran. The fantasy novel written by Ghanaian American writer Roseanne A. Brown has everything you're looking for and more. Her debut novel A Song Of Wraiths And Ruin draws inspiration from the folktales of West and North Africa.  Tune in as we discuss a refreshing spin on classic story tropes as wel...

Let's chat about the world of African mythos and mysticism and how the same old tropes become something completely different from this new POV. One that's always been here and deserving of a space to weave tales, build worlds and address the questions, issues, quandaries of being human. Def can't fit it all in to one episode - but this topic led us on a tangent or two leading up to our next book f...

Closing out AAPI month with the first book in the Bone Witch Trilogy by Chinese Filipino writer Rin Chupeco - a self described "pansexual, liberal atheist" writing YA fiction. Chupeco says that their writing often is very experimental, mixing different styles and themes, which led to them writing The Bone Witch in order to tell the story of characters in two different time periods. The Bone Witch...

As the saying goes, "Seeing is believing." Everyone likes to see a fair depiction of themselves reflected on screen. Imagine the power to tell the stories of who you are, and not what some writers, producers, directors, etc. think you are or should be. Come along for our discussion of AAPI representation in Hollywood. Because let's face it, there should be more.  Follow us on IG @imnotapeachcrayon...

Well it happened y'all. We almost didn't make it through watching this. But not everything we read and watch can be a 5 out of 5 Fuzzy Fros. While the topic of jinn still fascinates us and we look forward to discovering more Arab inspired content...the Jordanian tv show Jinn , had us cringing, asking "Wut?" every 5 seconds and apologizing for whatever it is that led us here. https://youtu.be/ZoR7D...

Long have the stories from the Middle East captured our imaginations. In honor of Arab American Heritage Month, INAPC is putting the spotlight on Arab Sci-Fi, fantasy and horror. Tune in to find out more about 'Gulf Futurism' and the work to bring Arab Sci-Fi to not only the Middle East, but every lover of Sci-Fi, horror and fantasy wherever they're found in the world.  Sources: https://scene...

Beware aliens bearing gifts. Or not. Kristen and Esha are back for The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull. What would you do if space aliens came to live among you? That's one of the questions the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands find themselves asking when the Ynaa, 'a race of super advanced aliens' decide to take up residence. With their gifts, there's also a lesson. Tune in as the sisters discuss what...

This month the sisters are chatting about the power of words and how they can and have been manipulated into tolls of oppression, exclusion and power. But how there is potential for changing the perception of something, or someone, when we are intentional with the words we use and understand the power they hold. Join Esha and Kristen as they discuss the deeper meaning behind alien vs immigrant vs...