On this week's episode of Town Hall: A Black Queer Podcast, Bob the Drag Queen and Miss Peppermint explore the theme of "Love". Tony-nominated star of Slave Play, Ato Blankson-Wood, defines what love feels like and highlights the power of finding a chosen family, AkeeLah Blu and Derek from HBO’s We’re Here describe what unconditional love looks like, Comedian Liza Dye opens up about the struggles of dating as a black lesbian in LA, Seth Michael White shares what he learned about himself through loving another, and we hear a story from a man who's chance meet-cute led to some of the deepest love he’s ever known. 

This episode includes renditions of excerpts of Nat King Cole’s 1948 song “Nature Boy written by Eden Ahbez as well as of the Traditional American Folk song “Johnny Appleseed as performed by Ato Blankson-Wood.

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