Dating Apps with Ellen Cleghorne

We are ridiculously thrilled to talk about dating apps with today's guest, Saturday Night Live alum, Dr. Ellen Cleghorne!! We laughed. A LOT. This was a really joyous conversation and we can't wait for you to hear it.

Content Note: A few spicy words.

Ellen Cleghorne is an iconic actress and comedian, and was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1991 to 1995. She was SNL's second Black woman to be a regular part of the cast. She's gone on to appear in things like "The Adventures of Pete and Pete", "Armageddon", and was hilarious on Hulu's 2024 series, "How To Die Alone". She holds a PhD in Performance Studies from NYU. She also contributed to the book "Rolling: Blackness and Mediated Comedy", printed by Indiana University Press.

You can find her on Instagram and Threads.

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Fine Beats & Cheeses

with Leslie & Lynne

Fine Beats & Cheeses with Leslie & Lynne celebrates cheesy pop culture.

About your hosts

Leslie Gray Streeter

Leslie Gray Streeter is an author, veteran journalist, and speaker whose memoir “Black Widow” was published in March 2020 by Little, Brown, and Company. She is the lifestyle columnist for the Baltimore Banner, formerly the longtime entertainment and lifestyle columnist and writer for the Palm Beach Post. A native of Baltimore, Md, and a University of Maryland graduate, she and her work have been featured in The Miami Herald, the Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlantic, the Today show, SiriusXM, O, The Oprah Magazine, and more. She lives with her son Brooks in her hometown of Baltimore. She’s a slow runner, an amateur vegan cook, and a true crime and “Law and Order” enthusiast.

Lynne Streeter Childress

Lynne Streeter Childress is an actor, director, teaching artist, and playwright. She is the founding artistic director of Building Better People Productions, a theater for young audiences company in Annapolis, MD. Her 28-year career in professional theater includes performing at the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, and Adventure Theatre and teaching for institutions like the Folger Shakespeare Library and Baltimore School For the Arts, where she is currently a member of the theater faculty. Lynne has seen firsthand how theater can communicate the most important things in the clearest and most interesting of ways, especially to young people. She lives in Annapolis, MD, with her husband and son.