Social media has a funny way of making you ask yourself, "Maybe it's me..." But sometimes it might be you. Join Jazzenai every episode as I dive into pop culture, reality TV, her current hyper-fixations, and curate their own version of a safe space on the Internet. I'm Jazzenai Sampson, and this is Maybe It's Me…?
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Jaz sits down with multi-hyphenate creative Jillian Diaz, photographer, creative director, MC, and Gainesville's unofficial go-to person, for a conversation that swerves from silly to serious. They trace how they met at a 2025 Gainesville block party, the "helper's curse," and how Gainesville's creative scene stole her from Miami.
The conversation expands into colorism, proximity to whiteness, and "the curse of wanting to be close to the white man" — from the Mariel boatlift and Miami's segregated history to MAGA Cubans, socialism vs. communism, and the political rifts inside her own family. Every thread leads back to the same root: maybe it's colonialism.
Also: 75 Hard confessions, yoga-instructor beef, the avocado-recall apocalypse, and why Bazaar 47 feels like a coming-home party.
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12 Jul 2026
Nice Try, Kawhi! Mr. Tigger, Where Is Aliea Brown? RIP Nolan Wells, and More! | EP 23
A radio legend, a missing daughter, a voodoo spell, a Senate candidate who never should've made it this far, and Kawhi Leonard's $28 million no-show job. Jaz breaks down five stories from an genuinely unhinged news week — plus Love Island USA Season 8 final thoughts before the finale. Where is Aliea Brown?
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19 Jun 2026
If The Knicks Can Do Hard Things, So Can I | Maybe Its Me Ep 22
Welcome back to Maybe It's Me...?
In this episode I get transparent about living in fear, imposter syndrome, and what it has felt like to hold myself back from the things I have always wanted to do. And then the New York Knicks went and won the NBA Championship and reminded me that doubt is just noise along with how Jalen Brunson's championship speech meant to me, why Mikal Bridges on Instagram Live is one of my favorite things from the knicks win, and why this team's story feels personal. I also get into the FIFA World Cup, the Scottish fans drinking Boston completely dry, and Haiti being forced to change their jersey,.
This is a shoot the you know what episode.
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