Fine Beats & Cheeses

Sometimes scary can be soothing, as we find today when we talk with actor and educator Belle Burr about the horror movies that give her comfort! We hope you love it. Belle Burr, is an alumni of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and has studied classical theater, Commedia Dell'arte, Dance and Film. When not directing Belle combines theater with history to teach children of all backgrounds abou...

Almost Happy New Year from us! Here is a rewind episode from January 2024, where we talk New Year's Eve favorite, "Last Holiday", the Queen Latifah classic tale of a humble retail worker who follows her dreams all the way to a fancy European resort where a new confidence and LL Cool J are involved. Our guest is friend of the show, Elicia Marie!! We had a good time with this one and we hope you lov...

Today, In the third of our trio of episodes with members of the Fine Beats and Cheeses team, we talk decorating and our guest is our very own co-host, Producer Sam. We talk holiday traditions, enjoying whatever you enjoy with wild abandon, and overcoming grinchitude! Born in Baltimore City, Sam Lewis is an artist at large, you can see his stuff at MadeBySam , or Instagram or even Facebook !

Today, In the second of a trio of episodes where members of the Fine Beats and Cheeses team, we talk 2006's new classic movie, "The Holiday" and our guest is our very own co-host, Leslie Gray Streeter. We talk knowing your worth, loving people who love you back, the thought of swapping houses with perfect strangers at the very last minute, and how pretty Jude Law is. Oh, and we talk how we have wa...

Get your cloak because we're going castle-hopping on this week's episode as we talk Peacock's sneaky reality gem, "The Traitors", with our guest, broadcast media veteran and Fine Beats and Cheeses superfan, Glenda Crest. This was such a fun episode. We love talking to Glenda and we hope you love listening! Younger of 2 siblings, Watches wayyy too much TV. Been on various choirs since a child. Grad...

... or Fine Beats and Cheeses Rarely Dies, as Producer Sam called this episode upon editing it. We continue our holiday episodes while continuing the debate about whether "Die Hard", 1988's classic action flick that made Bruce Willis a movie star, is a Christmas movie. We think it is but what do you think? We ponder this with return guest, friend of the show, and James Beard award-winning writer G...

We kick off the holiday season with this Rewind Episode from December 2024. It's a REALLY good one and we hope you enjoy it. There's something about Mary this week on the podcast because we are talking Christmas classic "It's A Wonderful Life" with a focus on Mary Bailey, the main character's wife! Our guest is Senior Recruiter, Job Search Specialist, and our good friend, Elly Cohen . The conversa...

Watch out for that ottoman you are about to trip over and sit down and listen to this episode about classic TV comedy, "The Dick Van Dyke" show, and our guests are Olivia and Genevieve from The Fresh Starts Registry. We call them The Sisters! They are two of our favorite people to talk to. On the show we talk Dick Van Dyke, his show (and how a 60 + year old show has timely messages), and all of th...

Enjoy this Rewind Episode of Fine Beats and Cheeses! It's "One Tree Hill", a show that I had never watched but am now kinda taken with. Our guest was the amazing Dr. Jessica Rabon! Listen now. Meet us at the basketball court and bring your drama as we talk classic 2000s series, "One Tree Hill" with our guest, Dr. Jessica Rabon. I (Lynne) completely missed this show 20 years ago so I am newly obses...

Woman. Wo-man. WHOAAAAA Man. If you know what that's from, you'll know that this week on the pod, we are talking Mike Myer's 1993 masterpiece (so say we) "So I Married An Axe Murderer", and our guest is our very own co-host, Lynne Streeter Childress! From time to time, we here on the FBC crew are going to feature us talking about the cheesy things that make us happy. This was such a fun time, and...

"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 cons...

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 i...

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 S...

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 h...

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 k...

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...

Something IS out there as we talk 2000s pretty teen alien TV drama, "Roswell", with our guest, Nichole Land. This was such a fun one and you will love it! Nichole says: My name is Nichole Land. I am a Rockville, Maryland Resident. I work at Montgomery College, a Community College in Montgomery County, MD where I was just recently promoted to the position of Executive Associate II of the Vice Presi...

Get your Shbop Shbop on today and gather around the street lamp with your friends as we explore the delightful tones of Doo Wop music with our friend, author and podcaster, Emily Edwards . Fun show! Emily J. Edwards earned her degree in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College and took the long road to becoming an author, working for over a decade as a wine and spirits journalist,...

Venture back to September 2023 where we talked to our friend Geraldine DeRuiter about the Piano Man himself, Billy Joel. This episode was joy. We've wanted to do this episode for The Longest Time: we talk about Billy Joel!! WE LOVE HIM, and so does our guest, culture writer Geraldine DeRuiter. We talk about the relatability, joy, and thoughtfulness of his music, and why it holds up. Such fun. Gera...

Join us as we avenge Keanu Reeve's movie dog as we talk the first installment of the sensitive hitman movie series, "John Wick", with returning guest and friend of the show, Robin Peace. We talk revenge, the cutest dog in the world, grief, the awesomeness of the aforementioned Mr. Reeves, and more. Check it out. Robin is the author and poet, R. R. Peace who published her debut fantasy novel, The G...

Come with us back to October 2023 for this Rewind episode about wearing what you want, including supposedly unhip things like cargo pants! You know that favorite thing that you love to wear and buy over and over again no one else understands and you DON'T CARE? We do too! We talked to PR, Marketing, and communications expert Julie Khanna about her love of cargo pants, and the rest of us talk about...