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Episodes
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson is back! Darryl welcomes Lamar Tyler, co-founder of Black and Married with Kids, who shares his journey from starting a blog to becoming a digital marketing expert. He discusses the differences between Atlanta and Washington, D.C., and how Atlanta's entrepreneurial ecosystem attracted him. Lamar emphasizes the importance of investing in personal development and hiring coaches and consultants to accelerate business growth. He also highlights the need for entrepreneurs to focus on traffic, sales, and profit, and to create irresistible offers that drive immediate action. Lamar's podcast and YouTube channel, "Traffic, Sales & Profit," provide valuable insights and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
Mic Checka w/ Darryl Frierson welcomes, playwriter (Wild Horses and Words Beyond Wise) and theater critic Brandy Victoria Durham. They discuss how her thwarted goal of becoming a film director pushed her directly into the theater. Darryl and Brandy discuss what makes a good play, becoming a playwright, and how great theater is about it makes the attendees feel.
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Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Mic Checka w/ Darryl Frierson returns with guest Philadelphia Tribune, Philadelphia Pen and Pencil Award-Winning writer OJ Spivey. OJ talks about his journey from radio to award-winning writer. Darryl and OJ discuss his first big story for the Undefeated with Julius Dr. J Irving, being the few black media people in the press box, the coverage of Jalen Hurts, and why black journalists are needed in sports.
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Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Season 2 of Mic Checka returns! Darryl talks to YouTuber, baker, entrepreneur, and all-around hustler DreaOnTV ( @Drea ). They discuss her woman of many hustles saga from selling toys for women to starting her own baking company and being one of the first big adopters on YouTube. he breaks down the ups and downs of being a YouTuber and how she had to reset and rebrand herself after some life setbacks.
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Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Darryl Frierson brings another fellow Saint Louis University High grad and one of his actual best friends Thomas Elliott, OT to Mic Checka. Thomas is the President of Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital in Oklahoma City. Thomas and Darryl discuss the ups and downs of him figuring out his path. He realized after a sports knee injury that he wanted to help people come back to their fuller selves. Darryl and Thomas also talk about how he is always the biggest guy in the room and how people never believe he was their physician.
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Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
The podcast game has been the “it” thing but what are the dynamics of podcasting? How do people find a healthier way to find love? This edition of Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson talks to J. Immanuel podcast consultant and host of the podcast Right To Real Love. Darryl and J. Immanuel talk about their history in podcasting, how he became a podcast consultant, the TV show The Wire being the best TV show of all time, and what we are missing in finding love and the ultimate relationship?
Check out more of J. Immanuel and Right to Real Love https://www.youtube.com/c/RighttoREALLovewithJImmanuel/
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Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
How does a kid from the Westside of St. Louis go to realizing his passion of working with the mental health of people? This Mic Checka w/ Darryl Frierson he talks to Etoya White LPC who is a licensed therapist and doctoral candidate in the mental health space. He discusses the need for black teens to have more guidance in their career path and how if he just had the knowledge or some to listen to the world could have been more open for him.
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Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
How do two church kids find faith in God under personal and religious turmoil? This episode of Mic Checka Darryl talks to E and CJ hosts of The Pew Babies Show. The Pew Babies Show discusses things around Christianity and church life from the perspective of two long-term church kids. They talk about what does the term Pew baby mean. How the black church needs to understand what is happening outside of the church is happening inside as well. CJ tells a story about how sexual abuse in the church and his struggle with confronting his own bisexuality could not keep him away from his relationship with God.
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Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
How does a woman find her purpose? This edition of Mic Checka Darryl talks to his homie, certified life coach, business strategist, and host of the podcast Shine on, Sista! Jennifer Covington as his guest. They discuss how she went from trying to find herself while doing Peace Corp in South America was able to helping her find her purpose of helping women in business reach their goals. She talks about how you have to find a balance between following your head and your heart.
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Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
How does a kid from Chicago with Hoop dreams dive into the world of Hollywood? In this episode of Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson he talks to Geno Brooks writer, director, producer, and actor. They dive into how Geno went from having hoop dreams on the Southside of Chicago to create visual content that displays the black experience from The Therapist, Black Boots, and now a director the Bounce TV series Johnson.
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Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
How does a single mom go from just being a busy mom to singing in from of 20,000 people? This episode of Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson talks with singer and songwriter Ms. Kriss. They discuss how her winning McDonald’s McCafé Singing Contest jump-started her career, how her son taught her about the meaning of true love, being the hook girl for many St. Louis artists, having a single deal with Capitol Records, keeping a gun in her purse at recording sessions, creating the power Soul group BlacLuve, and her new solo project Blacbuttafly.
Stream or Purchase Ms. Kriss new project distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mskriss/blacbuttafly
Stream or Purchase BlacLuve distrokid.com/hyperfollow/blacluve/blacluve-vol-2
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Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
How does a woman go from working in the Aerospace and supply Industry go to singing with Morris Day in the time getting a Grammy with Kanye West, and producing the hit TV show Johnson on Bounce Tv? Reesha Archibald comes on Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson and tells her story of keeping life moving forward and steady pushing.
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Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
This episode of Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson welcomes dynamic sister singing duo (AZ One) and now wine influencers 3 Ladies on a Vine. How do two songstresses go to the wine game? The ladies talk about their upbringing in Springfield, IL, history in the music business, how they fell in love with wine, and how maybe you can get them to sing at your next wine tasting
Check out more of the ladies at https://3ladiesonavine.com
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Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
This edition of Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson has YouTube content creator and matchmaker Nia Olivia as his guest. How does a woman from St. Louis get interested in the world of dating and matchmaking? Learn more about her journey from attending Southern University, working in the rental car industry, being an educator, to creating content around dating and living life to the fullest. Nia and Darryl also discuss the crazy life of today in dating and how people can date with better intentions
Check out NiaOlivia Now https://www.youtube.com/c/NiaOliviaNow/
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Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson returns with fellow Saint Louis University High alumnus John Shipp who is the Head of Diversity and Inclusion for Anheuser-Busch InBev. How does a kid from the Northside of St. Louis get to an Executive position at a Fortune 500 company? John discusses his journey from college football to the Army as a helicopter pilot in Iraq to matriculating through the ranks at the biggest beer company in the world.
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Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson was honored to have Advanced Sommelier Wanda Cole-Nicholson as his special guest. They talk about how she went from being a waitress in Chicago to becoming an Advanced Sommelier. Wanda explains how much detail goes into being a sommelier and how much you really must love every aspect of wine. They talk about if Sommeliers would be able to do a blind tasting of E-40’s Earl Stevens brand. She illuminates that even though life has thrown her some hooks in her journey to be a Master Sommelier that she believes very soon we will see the first black woman Master Sommelier.
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Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson returns with dancer, actress, and writer Chloe O. Davis. Chloe went from being a track star at Hampton University to dancing on Broadway. She talks about her journey from St. Louis to being apart of big theater and musical productions. Chloe and Darryl then discuss her book The Queens English and the history of the LGBQTIA+’s language and how it has permeated not only pop culture but life. They then have an in-depth discussion about sexual identity and how cripples our ability to be who we are.
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Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson returns with an incredibly special episode. Darryl talks to one of his mentors and a mentor to many Dr. H. Eric Clark President of Loyola Academy of St. Louis. Eric talks about how his journey being a part of the Saint Louis University High (SLUH) community. From being a student then the Director of Diversity to ultimately the Dean of Students. Darryl and Dr. Clark discuss the experience of being black at SLUH as a student and as a faculty member. Dr. Clark explains how and why he left SLUH to become the President of Loyola Academy and how this challenge of educating underprivileged middle school students.
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Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
Newly named President of the St. Louis Muny Kwofe Coleman joins Darryl Frierson for another edition of Mic Checka. They discuss Kwofe's being the son of Ghanaian immigrants, being a black student at Saint Louis University High (SLUH), how going to Emory University and being in Atlanta shaped him, how the Muny found him for a summer and just never left, how the Muny is a part of the St. Louis community, his efforts to push the capacity of what the St. Louis Muny can bring to St. Louis, and how "Mama Don't Mess Up The Fish Grease" will never come to The Muny.
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Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
On the episode of Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson wine and champagne sommelier, Cornelius Anthony Jr. comes through. They discuss his St. Louis upbringing, playing baseball and Southern University, how he found a passion for wine, becoming a sommelier, master sommeliers, and black people in the wine business.
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