PODCAST · arts
The Finesse Media
by Madison Ray & Ryan Morrison
Our perspectives, experiences, and insights in the entertainment industry, performing arts and the culture. Strictly 4 My Neighbas, Drinks with Friends, and more!
Episodes
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Strictly 4 My Neighbas feat. Allen Juneau
Madison Ray of The Finesse, Dano B. Picasso, and That Guy Ry sit down with musician and educator Allen Juneau! Topics include Black churches, Juneteenth, Beyonce vs Solange, and more!
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Strictly 4 My Neighbas feat. Dan Umthun
Madison Ray of the Finesse, Dano B. Picasso, and That Guy Ry sit down with comedian Dan Umthun! Topics include open mics, veganism in Iowa, the Doomcast, and more!
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Strictly 4 My Neighbas feat. Charlie Reese
Madison Ray of the Finesse, Dano B. Picasso, and That Guy Ry chat with actor & musician Charlie Reese! Topics include: theater auditions, Alicia Keys unplugged, Disney musicals, award shows, and more!
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Strictly 4 My Neighbas feat. Dante Powell
Madison Ray of The Finesse, Dano B. Picasso, and That Guy Ry chop it up with comedian Dante Powell. Topics include: Music & Comedy, Cracker Barrel, Drake, Sad Boi Rap, and a surprising love for Kelly Clarkson.
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Drinks with Friends: Going Out in Public
We've developed some new... habits.
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Drinks with Friends: Surviving a Pandemic
We discuss how we tried to stay sane and stay creative over the last 15 months.
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Drinks with Friends: Overhyped
Uh-oh J. Cole...
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Drinks with Friends: Father's Day Gift Giving
Are millennial dads harder to shop for?
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Drinks with Friends: Welcome Back
The friends get together for the first time after months of quarantine. Hosted by Madison and Ryan.
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Drinks with Friends: Drinks with Friendsgiving 2
This is the end of Season 2 and we are hanging out and having a snack with some of our favorite people
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Drinks with Friends: Forever Plaid
Lincoln High School is putting on a new musical first week of December and we sat down with the cast!
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Drinks with Friends: Eff Christmas!?
That Guy Ry has some serious feelings about Christmas and we talk about Madison's new XXXMAS album!
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Drinks with Friends: 2nd Amendment
We went to the shooting range to celebrate the completion of the XXXMAS album and we have some feelings to unpack.
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Drinks with Friends: Jesus is King
We sit down with comedian Dante Powell and discuss Kanye West's film and album Jesus is King along with his problematic behavior.
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Drinks with Friends: Digital Soul
Dano B. Picasso has released his first project and we sit down to talk about his process and his story.
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Drinks with Friends: Bill Burr & Deon Cole
We love stand up comedy and talked about the Netflix specials Paper Tiger and Cole Hearted!
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Drinks with Friends: Boyz II Men & Inktober
Des Moines Performing Arts invited us to see Boyz II Men and That Guy Ry is putting up daily work for the month of October!
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Drinks with Friends: Carson King
We recap the events of the last 2 weeks including football, beer, children's hospitals, racist tweets, and declaring new holidays.
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Drinks with Friends: We're Working
We took a week off and we missed you so much! We've been doing so many awesome things. Take a listen!
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Drinks with Friends: Jay-Z
Ahhhhhhh! We came for Jay-Z and Beyonce! Uh-oh.
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Drinks with Friends: Sticks & Stones
We unpack the hotly debated Dave Chappelle comedy special and put out some open invitations to either shake hands or throw hands.
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Drinks with Friends: Black Therapy
We sit down with Kenneth Cameron, the first Black man to be a professional therapist in the state of Iowa, and discuss the necessity of good mental health in the Black community.
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Drinks with Friends: the Iowa State Fair
It's that time of the year again and we're here to talk about our feelings about this 11 day event that attracts more than a million people annually.
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Drinks with Friends: Soul Food in DSM
We sit down with comedian Dante Powell and discuss the void of tasty food in our city and how we can make it better.
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Drinks with Friends: Chance the Rapper & Andre Davis
It was a good weekend for hip hop fans as new albums dropped including Chance's highly anticipated The Big Day and Station 1's When It Rains by Andre Davis. Dano B. Picasso joins us for a review.
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Drinks with Friends: What's New with Marvel
Marvel and Disney had a huge weekend and R-Synist from Noobs and Pros joins the conversation
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Drinks with Friends: The Death of 80/35?
Once again we discuss Des Moines' biggest music festival, Social Media beef, Nelly coming to town, and an open call to the Des Moines Music Coalition.
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Drinks with Friends: Storytelling
We sit down and talk with our new friend Teresa Zilk and discuss her upcoming event Stories to Tell My Daughter at Grand View University, July 21st! Also: the controversial casting of Disney's The Little Mermaid
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Drinks with Friends: Mr. Larry Moore
One of our favorite poets and artists is moving out to Arizona and at this farewell party, we sit down with Andre Davis, Dano B. Picasso, Fred and Kyle from the Feel Right, Chia & Krista from the Finesse, and also his mom and lady!
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Drinks with Friends: When They See Us Part 2
This week we sat down with Abena Sankofa Imhotep and discuss family, community, the American justice system
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Drinks with Friends: Too Heavy For Your Pocket
Pyramid Theatre Company is back with another season and we saw Too Heavy For Your Pocket by Jireh Holder directed by Tiffany Johnson!
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Drinks with Friends: When They See Us
We sit down with Andre Davis and discuss Ava Duvernay's new Netflix series and how we can process our pain and trauma.
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Drinks with Friends: Tyler the Creator & The Lonely Island
Hot music has been coming this last week and Dano B. Picasso joins us on the review!
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Drinks with Friends: Lil Nas X
We talk Old Town Road, Country music, Prince, and so much more!
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Drinks with Friends: The Batman
We unpack a lot of our feelings about the Caped Crusader
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Drinks with Friends: The Pineapple Upside down Cheesecake
Suzie's Sweet Treats invited ya boys to try out a brand new dessert!
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Drinks with Friends: Glow Up
Cardi B came through with all her controversy and we sit down with Laquetta Buchanan and discuss her journey towards her best life.
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Drinks with Friends: Endgame, No spoilers
We discuss the financial success of Avengers and Marvel movies, a shoutout to Blade, and how pumped we are for Disney+
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Drinks with Friends: On Kanye & Beyonce
It's a whole review show with Dano B. Picasso, Justin Ingalis, and Jordan Gregory!
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Drinks with Friends: Honk!
We have a couple of guests from Lincoln High School to talk about their upcoming production, opening April 18
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Drinks with Friends: Closer
Josh Visnapuu and Charlie Reese sit down with us and talk about Closer which opens mid April and Open Door Rep!
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Drinks with Friends: The Finesse
It's the day after Gods & Monsters and we sat down with the band and talked about the experience
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Drinks with Friends: Gods & Monsters
Ryan gets a sneak peek of Madison's new show debuting March 23! Get tix at bit.ly/GM_Tix
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Drinks with Friends: Captain Marvel No Spoilers
We saw the latest entry in the MCU and frankly quite enjoyed it. Never fear: We never drop spoilers.
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Drinks with Friends: Tokenism
We've lived it and it's still everywhere...
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Drinks with Friends: Tandem Handies
Let's talk about crimes!
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Drinks with Friends: Snowpocalypse
This winter has been particularly aggressive this week... shenanigans naturally follow.
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Drinks with Friends: Awards & True Crime
We still don't care about the Grammys but we watched Abducted in Plain Sight...
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Drinks with Friends: Super Yawn Sunday
We are really uninspired by these mainstream events lately...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Our perspectives, experiences, and insights in the entertainment industry, performing arts and the culture. Strictly 4 My Neighbas, Drinks with Friends, and more!
HOSTED BY
Madison Ray & Ryan Morrison
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