Fine Beats & Cheeses

"We may be cheesy, but we're still fine" would be our tagline if this show was a contestant on one of the shows in Bravo's "Real Housewives" franchise, but since podcasts can't go on that show, we talk about it with justice and inclusion advocate and consultant (and friend of the show) Melanie Hood-Wilson. We talk the juicy parts of all the shows, but also some insight that you might not have...

Sometimes it feels like you really know your fave celebrity and sometimes you REALLY think you know them, when you do not. That's called a parasocial relationship: a one-sided relationship where you feel emotionally connected to a public person that you've never met. It sounds creepy, but we all might, to some extent, get wrapped up in the latest news about people we don't really know. Our guest...

Happy October 31! Enjoy this replay from 2024! Have fun getting candy tonight!♫This is Halloween...Join Personal Development Coach and podcast host Desiree Simone and the crew as we discuss Halloweens! The movies, we mean...Desiree Simone is a Personal Development and Brand Coach, as well as the host of Growth On the Rocks, a fun, informative and sometimes boozy filled podcast where she and her...

Get ready to be voted off the island or out of the house as we talk Reality Show Villains with our friend and return guest, Dr. Meredith Davis. We discuss people we love to hate, what makes a good villain, and if some of the people portrayed as villainous are not as bad as the shows would want you to believe. It's a good one!Meredith Davis is a solution focused leader that possesses three decades...

It's a little Halloween Rewind! Grab your Staypuft Marshmallows and listen to this episode from this past February where we talked to our friend Alex Steed about the original 1984 Ghostbusters!Who you gonna call? Us, we hope! Or at least you will listen, as we talk to friend of the show Alex Steed (of the wonderful "You Are Good", a feelings podcast about movies that he hosts with the fabulous...

Here is part 2 of our talk about Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" with writer and actor Latisha Jones. (You can hear Pt. 1 here!) We dig more into this scary, fun and deep movie. We hope you like it!!Latisha Jones is a Writer, Actor and Educator. And host of “Interspectional”, a podcast where she discusses the sci-fi/fantasy media through a social justice lens. You can find her on Instagram.

Today, we talk about a set of twins (who are not Lynne and Leslie) who had to fight vampires and racists all of that as we talk the the brilliant "Sinners" with our brilliant guest: writer and actor Latisha Jones. This was such a good conversation that we looked at the clock and realized we weren't anywhere near done, and scheduled a second episode to finish (which you will here next week). There...

Today, we discuss CBS' reality juggernaut, "Big Brother" with our guest, leadership expert John Poitevent! And you didn't have to uproot your life and live in a house with strangers for months: you just have to listen to this episode. Enjoy! This was a great conversation. John has a passion for helping leaders and organizations achieve the fullness of their unique potential. For over 30 years he...

We are so excited to be talking about 1986's outer space adventure about a fierce woman and her associates fighting with extraterrestrials, "Aliens" because our guest is 3-time Fine Beats and Cheeses guest, and our friend, cartoonist, graphic novelist, and reality TV legend, Judd Winick. This is a long one because we all like to talk, and then Sam had to leave early, so Leslie and Judd and Lynne...

This week, it's all things Carrie Bradshaw and crew as we talk "And Just Like That", the continuation of HBO's classic series, "Sex and the City" with our guest (and friend from Lynne and Leslie's days in church teen choir), Dawn Davis. Note: we did an episode on SATC when AJLT was in its earlier days, but are revisiting that universe now! This was a really good talk about friendship, legacy, and...