📍 Episode Description:
In this powerful Pride Month feature, Neira the G.O.A.T. sits down with longtime friend and creative collaborator Aryka Randall — a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, photographer, filmmaker, and the visionary behind TheFabFemme.com and ArykaPProductions.com.

Together, they peel back the layers of their journey — from meeting in the world of nightlife to co-creating the indie web series Girl Play. This episode dives into how two former dancers turned storytelling strippers found sisterhood, purpose, and power in building creative worlds on shoestring budgets and pure ambition.

✨ In this episode, we explore:

• The origin story behind Neira & Aryka’s friendship and creative synergy

• The Girl Play series: how it was funded, cast, and filmed through pure hustle

• Queer storytelling and visibility in indie media

• Aryka’s contributions to Black femme visibility through her blog and film work

• Why low-budget nepotism is sometimes a creative superpower

• How independent filmmakers navigate detours, dry spells, and breakthroughs

• The beauty of using what you’ve got — and who you know — to build something bigger

This episode is a celebration of queer creatives, strippers turned storytellers, and the women who turn hustle into legacy.

🎧 Tap in, celebrate Pride, and remember: we are the art we've been waiting for.

🔗 Watch this full episode: Storytelling Strippers: How Pole, Pride & Passion Built a Creative Legacy

🔗 Watch the full Life Under the Scope Episode Here : Life Under the Scope Episode 2 – Strippers & Screenplays

🔗 Check out Girl Play TV
📸 Follow Aryka’s work: arykapproductions.com
🌈 Visit: thefabfemme.com