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!
The Finesse MediaJun 16, 2022
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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!
Jun 16, 202201:27:06
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!
Apr 05, 202201:24:23
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!
Mar 14, 202201:29:39
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.
Feb 01, 202201:38:06
Drinks with Friends: Going Out in Public
We've developed some new... habits.
Jul 12, 202114:42
Drinks with Friends: Surviving a Pandemic
We discuss how we tried to stay sane and stay creative over the last 15 months.
Jul 05, 202112:19
Drinks with Friends: Overhyped
Uh-oh J. Cole...
Jun 28, 202111:57
Drinks with Friends: Father's Day Gift Giving
Are millennial dads harder to shop for?
Jun 21, 202111:45
Drinks with Friends: Welcome Back
The friends get together for the first time after months of quarantine. Hosted by Madison and Ryan.
Jun 14, 202101:01:35
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
Dec 01, 201901:00:18
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!
Nov 28, 201939:19
Drinks with Friends: Eff Christmas!?
That Guy Ry has some serious feelings about Christmas and we talk about Madison's new XXXMAS album!
Nov 17, 201941:08
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.
Nov 10, 201921:55
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.
Oct 27, 201947:26
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.
Oct 20, 201950:04
Drinks with Friends: Bill Burr & Deon Cole
We love stand up comedy and talked about the Netflix specials Paper Tiger and Cole Hearted!
Oct 13, 201937:35
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!
Oct 06, 201952:31
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.
Sep 29, 201951:46
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!
Sep 22, 201935:55
Drinks with Friends: Jay-Z
Ahhhhhhh! We came for Jay-Z and Beyonce! Uh-oh.
Sep 09, 201952:37
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.
Sep 01, 201954:15
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.
Aug 25, 201944:01
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.
Aug 17, 201950:52
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.
Aug 11, 201947:13
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.
Jul 28, 201901:15:44
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
Jul 22, 201901:13:52
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.
Jul 15, 201944:47
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
Jul 07, 201950:45
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!
Jul 01, 201959:50
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
Jun 23, 201950:57
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!
Jun 17, 201936:59
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.
Jun 09, 201957:44
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!
Jun 02, 201942:36
Drinks with Friends: Lil Nas X
We talk Old Town Road, Country music, Prince, and so much more!
May 26, 201947:04
Drinks with Friends: The Batman
We unpack a lot of our feelings about the Caped Crusader
May 19, 201959:41
Drinks with Friends: The Pineapple Upside down Cheesecake
Suzie's Sweet Treats invited ya boys to try out a brand new dessert!
May 11, 201927:01
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.
May 05, 201951:31
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+
Apr 28, 201949:47
Drinks with Friends: On Kanye & Beyonce
It's a whole review show with Dano B. Picasso, Justin Ingalis, and Jordan Gregory!
Apr 21, 201901:04:40
Drinks with Friends: Honk!
We have a couple of guests from Lincoln High School to talk about their upcoming production, opening April 18
Apr 13, 201947:06
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!
Mar 31, 201955:23
Drinks with Friends: The Finesse
It's the day after Gods & Monsters and we sat down with the band and talked about the experience
Mar 24, 201959:09
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
Mar 17, 201936:41
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.
Mar 10, 201942:04
Drinks with Friends: Tokenism
We've lived it and it's still everywhere...
Mar 03, 201946:08
Drinks with Friends: Tandem Handies
Let's talk about crimes!
Feb 24, 201943:20
Drinks with Friends: Snowpocalypse
This winter has been particularly aggressive this week... shenanigans naturally follow.
Feb 17, 201939:24
Drinks with Friends: Awards & True Crime
We still don't care about the Grammys but we watched Abducted in Plain Sight...
Feb 10, 201940:40
Drinks with Friends: Super Yawn Sunday
We are really uninspired by these mainstream events lately...
Feb 03, 201939:48
Drinks with Friends: We ❤ Killer Mike
We binged Trigger Warning with Killer Mike this week...
Jan 27, 201941:52