Host: Jacob Newsome
Guest: Collin Roach
Production: Power of the Narrative (in partnership with KPFT Queer Voices)
Recorded & Mixed by: Jacob Newsome
Full Video Episode: Coming soon
In this charged and inspiring conversation, Jacob Newsome sits down with Collin Roach — a 23-year-old actor, writer, producer, and professional wrestler — whose story is a testament to resilience, creativity, and rebirth.
From a childhood cut short by concussions to building a new world through film, Collin reveals how loss, imagination, and discipline shaped him into a multidimensional artist. The conversation unpacks what it means to belong in a world that tries to box you in, and how performance became both therapy and purpose.
Together they explore:
Collin’s journey from athlete to actor to professional wrestler
How a devastating injury unlocked his storytelling gift
The art and psychology of wrestling as performance
His collaboration with filmmaker Wayne Cella on Insignificant
Portraying queer love with authenticity and respect, as an Ally
Grieving lost dreams and finding power in reinvention
Legacy, identity, and the weight of being young, gifted, and Black in Hollywood
This episode is an anthem for anyone standing at a crossroads — unsure which dream to chase first, but unwilling to stop running.
Quote from Collin:
“I don’t want to be an actor. I don’t want to be a wrestler.
I want to be an entertainer — the best version of all of it.”
Follow & Support:
Website: Power of the Narrative
Instagram: **@PoweroftheNarrative | @jnewsome232 | @collinrroach
TikTok: @jacob.newsome3
Watch: Insignificant (directed by Wayne Cella)
Support the work: Buy Jacob a Coffee
Listen on Spotify, KPFT 90.1 FM, and wherever stories wrestle their way into truth.
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