Ain't Nobody Checkin' For Me

A musical meet-cute with Ryan Lehrman

Benya Vya graces the virtual lab with some tunes and timeless advice on breaking out as a solo artist, staying scrappy and the future of live music in Chicago. 

Block Busting Checkery with Tiffany Johnson

The squadron sits down with TV and Film director Tiffany Johnson, to talk the ins and outs of being a Hollywood shot-caller. From childhood movie-making with Girl Scouts of America to directing for Black Monday and The Last OG, Tiff teaches the squad a thing or three about style, glam, and staying scrappy in the face of ultimate checkdom!

Laying Tape with Ben Boult

Director, cinematographer & self-aware white man, Ben Boult, joins us to talk climbing the ladder behind the camera. Plus, he gives us the inside scoop on his new short Behind The Blue Wall. 

Checks And Balance with Courtney Sauls

Courtney Sauls - actress, yogi, homie, friend - hops in the virtual studio to talk the highs and lows of Hollywood hustle and the future of Black checkery. Meanwhile, Cody and Rachel regress to a fetal state in Chicago. 

Maintaining the Checkery (w/ Trevor Wilkins)

We got another family affair on the pod! Rachel and Cody sit down with Forbes 30 under 30 alum Trevor Wilkins who teaches the crew how to not peak at 26. Meanwhile, Cody and Rachel get canceled for traveling for Thanksgiving. 

 

The PodFather (w/ Ben Joravsky)

This episode we're checking for award winning progressive Chicago journalist and host of his namesake podcast on The Chicago Reader, Ben Joravsky  - aka Rachel's real father aka Cody's PodFather. Mr. Ben shares his appreciation for a good storyteller and his disregard for the peanut gallery. 

The Dark Side of the Checktrum (w/ Rachel Pegram)

The squad sits down with comedian and tv writer Rachel Pegram to talk the fuckery of Hollywood tokenism, finding your audience, and that one time when Rayjay gave Pegram a fake ID and a beautiful platonic love story ensued. Spoiler alert: Cody and Rachel are still unemployed. 

It's "finance" not "finance" (w/ JR Reynolds)

Cody and Rachel are joined by yung wolf of Wall Street JR REYNOLDS, for a much needed schooling on the ins and outs of Corporate Checkery.

The Checktrum (w/ Danielle Alston)

Cody and Rachel sit down with true renaissance woman Danielle Alston to talk celebrity instagram followers, fruitless hobbies, and the joys and woahs of being utterly unessential workers.