PAUSE with Sam Jay

Sam 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.

Sam investigates the benefits and downfalls of fame as it relates to the status of Black people in America.

Sam explores personal freedom in its many forms, digging into ways to open people’s minds, hearts, and legs to discover their most liberated selves.

Determined to never be broke again, Sam looks at the morality of money in America.

Sam 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?

Sam 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.

Sam goes on a journey to make homosexuality more intersectional.

Sam goes on a journey to get Black people to recalibrate as it relates to racism.

Sam grapples with the person her brother could have been without prison, versus the man prison made him become.

Sam reflects on her past as a contrarian kid to better understand how we as a society can redirect the young rebels in our future.

Sam and her fiancé Ya go on a journey to understand how cheating has influenced their relationship’s growth and its future.

Sam sets out to understand addiction and prove she’s not an alcoholic to all the haters.

Sam looks to reconcile her history of sexual miscalculations.

On the season finale, Sam goes on a journey to conquer her fear of death.