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Direct Deposit

Written by: Chad Sanders
Narrated by: Chad Sanders
  • Summary

  • This series contains explicit language and mature themes. Listener discretion is advised.

    Chad Sanders is a writer on the brink of wealth, whose world is changing fast around him. He goes from sleeping on a mattress on the floor of his Brooklyn apartment to Hollywood pitch meetings with his mentor, Spike Lee, to riding around Los Angeles with Kanye West. He lands a staff writing gig for Issa Rae’s new show, Rap Sh!t. His phone is ringing nonstop and he can feel his burgeoning success, but can't stop checking his bank account and obsessing over how he's going to make more money without losing himself. Now that he's getting some cash, Chad stays up at night wondering what's going to happen next?

    In this episodic podcast, Chad brings us along on his dizzying ride to the top, exploring everything that happens to Black people who get rich through a series of illuminating, honest, funny, and moving conversations with Black Hollywood power players like Issa Rae, Charles D. King, Soledad O'Brien, and Gabrielle Union, as well as Black entrepreneurial stars like Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole, NFL quarterback guru Quincy Avery, and others in a quest to understand the unique, fraught, and fascinating relationship that Black people have with money. To get to the real and raw truths around being rich while Black, Chad takes us into the clubs, black cars, studio lots, bedrooms, and therapy sessions inhabited by Black super-earners.

    Chad's trying to answer the most urgent questions in his life: What's money going to do for him? What's money going to do to him?

    ©2022 Chad Sanders (P)2022 Audible Original, LLC
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  • Trailer
    Aug 30 2022

    Chad Sanders is a writer on the brink of wealth, whose world is changing fast around him. He goes from sleeping on a mattress on the floor of his Brooklyn apartment to Hollywood pitch meetings with his mentor, Spike Lee, to riding around Los Angeles with Kanye West. He lands a staff writing gig for Issa Rae’s new show, Rap Sh!t. His phone is ringing nonstop, and he can feel his burgeoning success, but can't stop checking his bank account and obsessing over how he's going to make more money without losing himself. Now that he's getting some cash, Chad stays up at night wondering what's going to happen next?

    In this episodic podcast, Chad brings us along on his dizzying ride to the top, exploring everything that happens to Black people who get rich through a series of illuminating, honest, funny, and moving conversations with Black Hollywood power players like Issa Rae, Charles D. King, Soledad O'Brien, and Gabrielle Union, as well as Black entrepreneurial stars like Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole, NFL quarterback guru Quincy Avery, and others in a quest to understand the unique, fraught, and fascinating relationship that Black people have with money. To get to the real and raw truths around being rich while Black, Chad takes us into the clubs, black cars, studio lots, bedrooms, and therapy sessions inhabited by Black super-earners.

    Chad's trying to answer the most urgent questions in his life: What's money going to do for him? What's money going to do to him?

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    2 mins
  • Episode 1 - Trying to Get Money
    Oct 13 2022
    Chad Sanders was young, broke, and Black after he left his job at Google to try to get rich in Hollywood. Chad talks with Issa Rae (Insecure) and NFL Quarterback trainer Quincy Avery about the early, hungry days of scraping and clawing to jumpstart their careers. Chad’s path toward wealth hits a dead end until Chad has a spectacular chance encounter with one of his heroes: Spike Lee. Guests: Issa Rae, Quincy Avery
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    31 mins
  • Episode 2 - Heating Up
    Oct 13 2022
    Chad’s star is on the rise. Spike Lee agrees to executive produce and direct his very first TV pilot script. Now all they need is a studio to buy it. Spike puts Chad on his first, first-class flight to Hollywood to pitch the project all over town. But, after a rollercoaster month of no-thank-yous and slammed doors, Chad begins to doubt that this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will pay off. He talks with Vanessa Anderson (star publicist to Cardi B and Issa Rae) and David Leeks (2 Chainz’s manager) about how to create a buzz loud enough to get The Town’s attention. Can Chad grow his notoriety enough to cash it in? Guests: Vanessa Anderson, David Leeks
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    36 mins

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