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Bun B, Tom Frank, Jeffrey Sledge 100 Episodes Sep 25, 2026

Hosted by hip-hop legend Bun B, music industry veteran Jeffrey Sledge, and brand strategist Tom Frank, Unglossy explores what really drives creativity, influence, and legacy. The podcast features honest conversations with artists, athletes, founders, and cultural architects about the risks, setbacks, and discipline behind building something real. Produced by Merrick Studios.

Episodes

Mike Escamilla: Rooftops, Stunts, and Stem Cells
Mike Escamilla: Rooftops, Stunts, and Stem Cells Sep 25, 2026 3809 Mike "Rooftop" Escamilla helped invent what street BMX looks like. Hoffman Bikes built frames around him. Nine X Games. Two Guinness World Records off the mega ramp. Then Hollywood: The Suicide Squad, Ant-Man, and dying in almost every episode of Lioness season two. He gets into where "Rooftop" really came from (it's neither story you've heard), a fire truck in Kuwait
John A. Dailey: Camo, Character, and Walking Point
John A. Dailey: Camo, Character, and Walking Point Sep 18, 2026 3523 John A. Dailey left West Virginia at 17 to join the Marine Corps and stayed more than twenty years. Sniper, then Force Reconnaissance, then platoon sergeant with First Force Reconnaissance Company on 09/11/2001. In 2003 Donald Rumsfeld ordered the Marines to build a unit answering to US Special Operations Command. Colonel Robert J. Coates got 86 men and a two year charter, picked four team leaders
Robert Stout:Karts, Clocks, and Breaking News
Robert Stout:Karts, Clocks, and Breaking News Sep 3, 2026 3107 Season premiere, and we didn't ease into it. Merrick Studios has been acquired by Savage. Every show keeps its name, its hosts, and its point of view. Tom Frank steps in as Chief Creative Officer and runs Savage TV.In the chair for it: Robert Stout. Savage driver. Youngest ever to win Touring Car at Long Beach. Son of the voice you grew up hearing over Monster Jam. He talks about the part of
Eric Liedtke: Three Stripes, Yeezy, and Plants Over Plastic
Eric Liedtke: Three Stripes, Yeezy, and Plants Over Plastic Aug 22, 2026 3659 Re-ReleaseMost people build a billion-dollar business. Eric Liedtke walked away from one to build something that disappears. The former Adidas board member joins Mickey Factz, Jeffrey Sledge, and Tom Frank for 26 years of three stripes: the Calabasas lab Adidas built for Kanye, the birth of Y-3, the Brooklyn creator farm, and why he left the corner office to make fashion out of plants instead of p
Michael Ford: Blueprints, Beats, and Belonging
Michael Ford: Blueprints, Beats, and Belonging Jun 19, 2026 3443 Michael Ford, the Hip Hop Architect, joins Bun B, Jeffrey Sledge, and Tom Frank to connect bars to blueprints. From the Hip Hop Architecture Camp to leading The Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx, Ford shows how rap lyrics inspire real spaces, why representation matters when only 2 percent of architects are Black, and how collabs with Shaw and Herman Miller turn design into community impact. Plus his nex
Pete Rock: Crates, Classics, and Knicks
Pete Rock: Crates, Classics, and Knicks Jun 12, 2026 4091 Some producers make beats. Pete Rock built a blueprint.On this episode of Unglossy, Bun B, Jeffrey Sledge, and Tom Frank sit down with the legendary producer, DJ, and MC for a wide-ranging conversation that runs from his Mount Vernon roots all the way to the present moment. Pete takes us back to coming up under Heavy D, spinning on WBLS next to Marley Marl at 13 years old, and the basement studio
Shawn Porter: Showtime, Sacrifice, and Sovereignty
Shawn Porter: Showtime, Sacrifice, and Sovereignty May 29, 2026 3950 Showtime Shawn Porter sits down with Tom, Bun B, and Jeffrey for a conversation that goes well beyond the highlights reel. From training under his father Kenny at age four, to sparring Manny Pacquiao, to the real story behind that final round against Terence Crawford — Shawn holds nothing back. Plus: the state of boxing today, Floyd's real work ethic, and what he's building next includin
Jemele Hill: Detroit, Defiance, and the Uphill Climb
Jemele Hill: Detroit, Defiance, and the Uphill Climb May 22, 2026 5241 This week on Unglossy, Jemele Hill joins the fellas for an unfiltered ride through her come-up from Detroit to ESPN, the tweet that changed everything, and the pivot to The Atlantic, Uphill, and Flagrant and Funny with Cari Champion. Plus Dwight Howard's Top 75 snub, Kobe stories, Skip Bayless, the Pistons, and whether Anthony Davis is a Wizard next year. Honest, funny, and Detroit to the cor
Tim Frank: Playoffs, Ping Pong Balls, and the Future of the NBA
Tim Frank: Playoffs, Ping Pong Balls, and the Future of the NBA May 15, 2026 3837 The NBA's Sr. VP of Communications, Tim Frank, makes history as Unglossy's first two-time guest. Twenty-two years at NBA headquarters, an NBA Championship in year one with the Houston Rockets, four straight WNBA titles with the Comets — Tim has seen it all and isn't afraid to talk about it. Tom, Bun B, and Jeffrey go deep on the Playoffs, the truth behind the Draft Lottery, the new
Mark Isham: Scoring Life, Film, and Everything In Between
Mark Isham: Scoring Life, Film, and Everything In Between May 7, 2026 3329 This week on Unglossy, the fellas sit down with Mark Isham — Grammy-nominated composer and trumpeter behind some of Hollywood's most iconic scores, including Crash, A River Runs Through It, Point Break, and 42.Mark traces the journey from San Francisco's jazz scene to landing a $35 million Disney film with no formal training and 90 bucks in the bank — and how a home-duplicated cassette c
Bomani Jones: Playoffs, Prince, and Perspective
Bomani Jones: Playoffs, Prince, and Perspective Apr 30, 2026 3961 This week on Unglossy, Bomani Jones joins the fellas and turns a conversation about the NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft into a deeper look at the business of sports—streaming chaos, rising costs, and why access isn’t what it used to be.From there, it goes where it wants: travel, chasing awe around the world, and why a waterfall might hit harder than front-row seats. Plus a no-holds debate on Prince vs.
Mark Elias: Acting, Ownership,  and Working Title:  From Paper to Screen
Mark Elias: Acting, Ownership, and Working Title: From Paper to Screen Apr 9, 2026 4378 Most actors wait. Mark Elias builds. On this episode of Unglossy, the 9-1-1: Lone Star and Lucifer actor breaks down his journey from Houston roots to Hollywood—then the pivot from chasing roles to creating them. We get into his film We Could Be Heroes, raising money through WeFunder, and what it actually takes to go from idea to screen—plus why ownership changes everything. It all leads to his ne

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