NGL talks about the D&D Finer Foods collaboration before diving into a conversation with D&D's owner Kosta Douvikas about why the Penthouse is the best sandwich at their famous deli counter (4:53), growing up running through the aisles in the store (7:17), seeing former students go on to work at companies like Tesla and Amazon when he "saw them at their worst" (10:41), how the onset of the pandemic was the "craziest two weeks" of his life (12:43), how the local community helped support them through tribulating times (16:08), and what the store is doing to make patrons feel safe when shopping while also lending an eye towards the future (20:09). Make sure to follow D&D's on Instagram @ddfinerfoods and Unplugg'd @unplugg'd, and log onto the website at unplugwithus.com.

On this episode of The G-L Review, NGL recaps our Relaunch Day and talks about the importance of selling a how, not a why (0:40) before diving into a conversation with Tejas Sekhar, creator of EndingCovid.org. They talk about the sheer awesomeness of St. Louis' City Museum (15:54), why he believes in using this moment to pursue passions and do good (29:46), and how the ENDINGCOVID x UNPLUGG'D collab came to be (39:06).

After a long hiatus, NGL is back with another episode of The G-L Review! He touches a little bit on the last six months, everything that’s happened and his changing mindset and approach towards entrepreneurship amid the COVID-19 crisis (0:33) and then welcomes on Drew Wandzilak, a friend who’s worked in venture capital for the last three years, to talk about the most batshit crazy startup pitch he’s ever gotten (9:46), whether or not it’s the responsibility of companies to provide a social good (12:56), why VCs get excited when investing in cool D2C companies like Allbirds (26:24), the growth potential of the podcasting industry (39:07), and how working with 10KE and student entrepreneurs has lent some insight into how we can build better founders (46:58).

On this episode of 'The G-L Review,' NGL catches you up to speed on the team's pitch before diving into a conversation with Jacques Slade to talk about the first video he ever posted on YouTube in 2006 (9:15), appearing in 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story' and how it's criminally underrated (13:38), his four tracks in the first season of 'Community'(17:39), why his love for basketball led to a career in sneakers (25:47), and how he's launched a talk show-style series on the culture surrounding sneakers and his other interests (35:20). "The G-L Review" Theme Artists: SamIam The MC IG/Twitter: @samiamthemc Producer: Dreamtek IG: @dreamtek7 Studio: Dj Pompey (No Coast) IG: @pompey.nocoast

This interview was originally recorded as part of a podcast series in conjunction with Dandelion, a startup aiming to launch affordable, localized recording studios in Chicago. To learn more about Dandelion, you can reach out to creator Dan Grambow here. For this episode of ‘The G-L Review,’ NGL goes way back to an interview with SamIAm the MC. The rapper freestyles to kick things off (9:36) before talking about how he got into battle-rapping and his satirical style (11:30), why he thinks streaming has made it easier to break into the music world (21:56), his favorite artists out there now (29:00), and his thoughts on the idea behind the Dandelion project (36:50). 

On this episode, NGL talks about going through MVP testing with UNPLUGG’D (1:46) before welcoming on Peapod co-founders Andrew and Thomas Parkinson to talk about building and selling product together growing up (6:56), where the idea for Peapod came from (17:45), the time they hit a deer on the way to a demo with a major food company (26:57), and what they learned after thirty years of going through the startup process over and over again (34:22). 

On this episode, NGL talks about how taking a break over his four-day weekend set him up for a more productive week moving forward, then welcomes on Senior Creative Karim Noorani to cover the biggest storylines from that last week in NBA Free Agency. They talk about NGL’s several-week saga to install a WiFi router in his apartment (5:25) before discussing whether people find the offseason more entertaining than the on-court product itself (7:11), why the moves by both Durant and Kawhi revealed a lot about their motivations and character (11:44), how Russell Westbrook has somehow become undervalued throughout this process (22:45), and finish by cashing in their obligatory Lakers talk and why Karim thinks Alex Caruso is the next Steph Curry (32:25). 

On this episode, NGL provides an update on PBM’s journey through the Wildfire startup accelerator before welcoming on Jeremy Larkin to talk about whether or not NBA Free Agency has eclipsed the games themselves (5:35), what a given week looked like during offseason training (21:17), why his touchdown celebrations were always so low-key (36:27), hearing about his cervical stenosis diagnosis and preparing for life after football (42:45), and why it’s all led him to creating the ‘Whistles’ podcast with fellow players Jake Saunders and Jared Thomas (1:04:17). 

On this episode, NGL notes both his anxiety and excitement for getting to work full-time on Powder Blue this summer (0:39) before welcoming on podcast stalwarts Andrew Fenichel and Jake Liker to reflect on the growth of the company over the last two years. They talk about how nervous Andrew was when they recorded their first ‘Unplugg’d Podcast’ together as a trio (7:29), shooting the first episode of ‘The Hot Takes Show’ and doing man-on-the-street interviews downtown (33:49), the biggest lessons we’ve learned through our college experience (49:04), and how it takes a village to build a brand (1:01:42). 

On the latest episode of ‘The G-L Review,’ NGL turns back the clock to celebrate all 25 of our previous episodes and re-release our first-ever interview with sneaker legend Ken ‘Airkenny Weiner. Well-known Chicago sneakerhead Kenny ‘Airkenny’ Weiner stopped by to talk about the degree of his influence in sneaker culture (9:30), how he tracks down rare sneakers such as samples and “unseens,” (11:12), the difficulty of not posting the LeBrons he gets before LeBron receives them himself (33:11), his go-to stores in the Chicago area (1:03:45), the shift in sneaker influencers from athletes to designers (1:06:45), and the time he met the legendary Tinker Hatfield(1:20:00).