Fine Beats & Cheeses

Join motivational speaker Chris Clews as we talk about the lessons we can learn from the myriad of 80s movies, including John Hughes and beyond! Chris is a keynote speaker, author and ‘80s pop culture guy. Growing up in the '80s and with over 20 years of leadership experience in marketing, Chris knew 3 things very well – '80s pop culture, business and this thing we call life. He left corporate mar...

Today, we talk the long running true crime podcast, "Snapped", with our guest, podcaster Adonica Albert, host of You Do You ! Adonica says: "I’ve had more than 30 years experience in the fitness industry as a personal trainer in a variety of specialties. I still dabble in it here and there but what really has my attention now is RED LIGHT THERAPY and the potential to help people with pain and infl...

Master motivator Rod Bourn shares some of the inspiration he has gotten from the films one Bill Murray! With a passion to improve people and organizations, Rod has worked in a variety of industries, Rod is the Lead Ninja of Down Set Lead ; a consulting group focused on helping organizations grow their business through training programs and leadership retreats. He is also a Director for Goldman Sac...

Return guest and friend of the show Geraldine DeRuiter joins Sister Lynne and Producer Sam in a discussion of Empire Records and other love stories to times and places! Geraldine DeRuiter is the James Beard Award-winning food and culture writer behind Everywhereist.com and the author of All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft and If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Fo...

Friend of the show Jennifer Inglis shares her experiences of the whole diet/fitness world of the 80's and 90's! CW: We discuss diet and weight loss and if this is something that takes you places you don't wanna be, we will see you next week. Jennifer Inglis is the author of two novels, "Girls Who Wear Glasses" and "Enchanting Sarah Greenberg." She's also studied comedy writing at The Second City i...

Special guests Justin Guarini and Kim Walsh Phillips join us in a celebration of the hit Hulu mystery show, Only Murders in the Building ! We had a really fun time talking about the show, friendship, and inspiration. Justin Guarini and Kim Walsh Phillips, founders of Elite Speakers Network, unlock the power of Celebrity to empower professionals to go from the Best-Kept Secret to the In-Demand Expe...

Teacher extraordinaire Caroline Kuhlman ONeill shares her insights on the Hunger Games and how she uses it with her students. A wide ranging discussion on writing, society, education, and an author's relationship with their fans...

Christine Van Bloem joins us this week in a wide-ranging conversation about "junk" food, comfort food, and healthy food. Who knew you could love all of these! Christine Van Bloem is the founder of The Empty Nest Kitchen , teaching live, online cooking classes to empty nesters re-learning how to cook for one or two, while finding the fun in the kitchen with a healthy-ish vibe. A heart attack surviv...

Who was that? Author and animal advocate Carmen Leal joins us for a deep dive into the world of The Masked Singer !

Get your dancing shoes and go with us back to July of 2023, where we talked to the delightful Jill Earl, who shares her love for Bubblegum Pop, the genre of catchy songs aimed at kids and teens, especially in the late 1960's and early 1970's. This was SUCH a fun convo, where we talk about the need for frothy fun songs in the middle of not-so-fun times. Jill describes herself as a damn good cook, l...

Special guest Daarina Jefferson stopped by to discuss Reality TV, especially the Real World! Daarina Jefferson is a mompreneur, wife, podcaster, aspiring motivational speaker, and now fashion designer. Her podcast, "Nina: I Am NOT My Illness" is an inspiring podcast about living with mental health issues. You can find it on Spotify, and you can find Daarina at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/d...

Join guest host Nikki Lewis and special guest Stacey Simms in a spirited discussion of Game of Thrones! As always, spoiler alerts... for a 13 year old show! Stacey Simms is the host of the long-running and award-winning podcast Diabetes Connections and the author of “The World's Worst Diabetes Mom” book series. In November 2023 she launched a second podcast, Diabetes Connections TYPE 2. In 2023, D...

Aruba, Jamaica, Ooh we wanna take ya to June 2023, when we talked about the classic Tom Cruise throwing-around-bottles-of alcohol-to-music film, 1988's "Cocktail"! Our guest is the wonderful Dennis Camlek, who is a marketing professional with over thirty years of client and agency experience in the media and entertainment industry. Also, Dennis and Leslie have been friends for over 30 years since...

Travel with us back to June 2023 as we talk all things Looney Tunes with the fantastic Rob Harvilla, host of 60 Songs That Explain the 90s, a really wonderful look at the songs that informed our lives (Leslie has been a guest 4 times, and you can find it all on Spotify). This conversation was a BLAST and you will love it. You can find Rob on Twitter at @harvilla, on Instagram at @robharvilla, and...

Do you like scary movies? Today, we talk classic horror movie juggernaut, "Scream", with our guests Amy and Dan, who host a WONDERFUL podcast about teen movies called "Save the Last Pod". This was a REEEEEEALLLLY fun one and we hope you love it, even if your answer to the above question is "no". Amy DePaola is a comedy and dramedy director and writer. She and her husband, podcaster Dan Schwartz, a...

Jump in a vintage convertible with some heavenly creatures and join us as we talk about wonderful classic Sunday-night TV show "Touched By An Angel", with our guest Willie Washington. This was an uplifting, positive conversation and I hope you love it. Also, Della Reese was a daggone gift to the world. Willie's bio: Hi. My name is Willie. I’m a millennial Gemini that loves Jesus, life, music, seve...

We are pleased as punch to welcome Alex Steed of the wonderful "You Are Good", a feelings podcast about movies that he hosts with the fabulous Sarah Marshall. Today, we talk about "Siamese Dream", the 1993 album by The Smashing Pumpkins. Gosh, this was a wonderful conversation. There is a little bit of weird audio stuff in this episode but it passes! You can find "You Are Good" wherever you find p...

We are well-read cheesy people today as we discuss books and why we love them with Ashley Mason, social media marketer. What a fun conversation that made us immediately want to run to the library for things we haven't read yet or to our own bookshelves to curl up with our old favorites to read them again. Fun. Fun. Fun. Ashley Mason is the founder of the content marketing agency Dash of Social tha...

This rewind from June 2023 is a talk with Friend of the Show/ government analyst and sci-fi/fantasy writer Robin Peace, about the 1998 Barbra Streisand movie (which she also directed), "The Mirror Has Two Faces". We talk beauty standards, and settling, and more, in this really great episode. Besides being awesome, Robin has been one of Lynne's closest friends for since their Freshman year of colle...

This week's Finely Aged Cheese Rewind episode is from May 2023! This was a really deep and fun conversation with our dear friend Maruchy about the phenomenon of men wearing clothes traditionally seen as feminine and what that says about them, and us, and what it doesn't. Loved it. Maruchy is : the proud daughter of refugees that taught me about resilience & loving your way through life. Mom, w...

Hooray!! We talk the inescapable new classic TV dramedy "Ted Lasso" with our guest, photojournalist and storyteller Jason Plotkin. We think that this is a show that lived up to the hype, and we hope that you like this discussion about this beautiful, funny, sad, insightful, delightful show. Jason's parents sent him to this planet when that world was set to explode. A lone survivor striving to find...

A look back at this very fun and also VERY short episode of FB&C from last May because Leslie, Tracey and I spent the first 20 minutes of our time together blabbing and it was wonderful but it took us awhile to actually push record and do the darn episode. We discuss the timeless beauty of the music of Barry Manilow, and his themes of hope and regret and hope again, and how we are NOT ashamed...

It's a world of pure imagination as we talk all things Wonka with our delightful guest, friend of the show Tena Quesada. We talk 1971's "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" with Gene Wilder, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" with Johnny Depp from 2005, and 2023's "Wonka" with Timothee Chalamet. We had a good time. Get your chocolate on! Tena says: I am a fan of all kinds of cinema, from high-...

This is a throwback to May of last year, as we did this episode to honor our grandma, who had recently passed away. It was a lovely, lovely time with guest Laura Spencer. Here is what we said then: Leslie and Lynne lost their grandmother Emma in late April, and wanted to honor her with an episode about "Keeping Up Appearances", BBC classic TV show and one of Grandma's favorites. Our guest this wee...

Podcasts. The Final Frontier. These are the voyages of Fine Beats and Cheeses.  Its two-year (almost) mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new likes and new guilty pleasures no one feels guilty about to boldly go into cheesiness where no man has gone before! Yes! This week we talk Star Trek and its universe with David Ginsburg, host of the podcast, "Tales From the Fandom". Deli...