Jermaine Dupri is a legend and we had a legendary conversation. We talk about dating Janet, producing Mariah, working with Jay-Z, visiting Magic City, and much more. Toure Show Episode 364 Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Jennifer Brown and Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 364
Nikki Giovanni is one of the greatest living poets in the world and she is a joy to be around. She’s funny, smart, humble, and very cool. She’s the best dinner guest imaginable. In honor of Black History Month, and since she’s recently announced her retirement from teaching let’s throwback to this hour plus conversation from 2017 about what makes a great poem, the impact of watching domestic violence in her childhood home, how she rebounded from a health scare by getting onstage, how she learned...
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Tommy Davidson is back. He’s hysterical and his life story is incredible—he was abandoned by his biological mom and adopted by a white family. And then the story gets wild. He’s an amazing person. Toure Show Episode 363 Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Jennifer Brown and Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See o...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 363
Nikole Hannah-Jones is the creator of the 1619 project which explains how America is still impacted by the legacy of slavery. It is not past, we are, today, in a slaveocracy. The 1619 project is a podcast, an ongoing series of articles and essays that are being taught in schools, and a series of books and now a show on Hulu. She is a verified genius, the recipient of a MacArthur grant, and I could feel her genius as I spoke to her. She is a person who is toweringly influential in that her ideas ...
Jan 29, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Malcolm-Jamal Warner was Theo on the Cosby Show but his career and his life are way bigger than that. We go through his whole career from Cosby to Malcolm and Eddie (which was contentious) to his fascinating musical career. This is an awesome conversation. Toure Show Episode 362 Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producer & Talent Booker: Jennifer BrownExecutive Producer: Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe Hous...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 362
Darrelle Revis is one of the best NFL players of his era—definitely the greatest cornerback of his day. We talked about football—how he became the best, who was his toughest competition, why he loves defense, and why he wants to become an owner. Great conversation. Toure Show Ep. 327 Original Air Date: May 25, 2022 Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 15 min
LisaRaye is an icon. She’s been a star since her first film Ice Cube’s The Player’s Club and today she’s on ALLBLK’s A House Divided. She’s an amazing woman and we talk about acting, learning how to be sexy, the time she shot someone, and she cries about her beloved late father. An amazing conversation. Toure Show Episode 361 Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Jennifer Brown and Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBo...
Jan 18, 2023•59 min•Ep. 361
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is one of the most important people in Congress because he knows how to get things done. In this throwback interview from 2019 we talk about the insanity of Trump, how Senator Mitch McConnell is “a disgrace,” and much more. Toure Show Ep. 74: I Am Open to Impeaching Trump Original Air Date: June 5, 2019 Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Talent is a legendary veteran stand up comic. We talk about comedy and I try to keep it together while he makes me laugh like crazy. Toure Show Episode 360 Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producer & Talent Booker: Jennifer BrownExecutive Producer: Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 360
Tyler James Williams is a star on Abbott Elementary and he’s now Emmy nominated but he first blew up years ago on Everybody Hates Chris playing young Chris Rock. He’s a great comedic actor and a deep introvert and a very thoughtful person who loves to be alone with a book. We talk about acting and getting out of the child star trap and what it was like to have his father, a police officer, put him in handcuffs just so he’d know what it’s like. Toure Show Ep. 315: Tyler James Williams-I Act Origi...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 10 min
MC Lyte is a legendary MC who was a star in the 80s. She’s now the star of a sitcom called Partners In Rhyme on ALLBLK. It was awesome to talk to her about hiphop back in the day and the show which is loosely based on her life. Toure Show Episode 359 Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Jennifer Brown and Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www....
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 359
Toure Show x Toure because I wrote another book, this one is called The Ivy League Counterfeiter and it’s about a friend of mine from high school who finished Columbia University and then became a professional counterfeiter. He made money by photocopying it. Insane story of private schools, underworld dreams, fake money, prostitution, and an unforgettable, charismatic man. The book is available as an ebook or an audio book on Scribd. My friend Danielle Moodie did the honor of interviewing me. Us...
Jan 01, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Right now in Iran we are witnessing a massive revolution—the people are rising up to demand freedom from the repressive regime. That regime is responding with murder. Several activists have been executed for the crime of protesting. And yet thousands continue protesting. Western media isn’t really talking about it but my friend, the actor, Mozhan Marnó, is in touch with people inside Iran and she’s at the UN fighting on their behalf and she’s explaining to me what’s really going on in this huge ...
Dec 28, 2022•46 min•Ep. 358
The Exonerated 5, formerly known as the Central Park 5, now have an entrance into Central Park named in their honor, a stunning turnaround for men who spent years in prison, convicted of crimes they did not do. In 2019 I spoke with two of them, Dr. Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana, about their extraordinary experience. These men survived a nightmare. Let me know what you think! Instagram @toureshow. Twitter: @toure Toure Show Ep 76: The Central Park 5 - We Are Free Original Air Date: June 19, 20...
Dec 25, 2022•1 hr 54 min
Ain’t No Mo is an amazing new Broadway play about a moment where every Black American is being given a one way plane ticket to Africa. This play, which is really a look at what it means to be African-American, is hysterical and deep and po’erful and an awesome theater experience. In this interview Cooper, the play’s creator and star, goes into the play’s meanings and the ideas that inspired it. Toure Show Episode 357 Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producer & Talent Booker: Jennifer BrownE...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 357
Mike Dyson is the intellectual heavyweight champion and someone who’s amazingly fun to talk to. In 2019 we talked about the genius of Jay-Z and his struggle to bury two brothers in the last few years. This convo is powerful and personal and brilliant and fun. Toure Show Ep 102: Michael Eric Dyson-I'm in Jay-Z's America Original Air Date: December 4, 2019 Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Dec 18, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Toure Show x Toure because I wrote another book, this one is called The Ivy League Counterfeiter and it’s about a friend of mine from high school who finished Columbia University and then became a professional counterfeiter. He made money by photocopying it. Insane story of private schools, underworld dreams, fake money, prostitution, and an unforgettable, charismatic man. The book is available as an ebook or an audio book on Scribd. My friend Danielle Moodie did the honor of interviewing me. Us...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 356
Nikole Hannah-Jones is the creator of the amazing 1619 project which explains how America is still impacted by the legacy of slavery. We are, today, in a slaveocracy. Nikole is a verified genius, the recipient of a MacArthur grant, and I can feel her genius when I speak to her. She is a toweringly influential intellectual. Her ideas have changed my thinking on many issues. It’s time to throwback to my convo with the great NHJ. Toure Show Ep 107: Nikole Hannah-Jones: I Live In A Slaveocracy Origi...
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Elvis Mitchell is an esteemed film critic and the director of Is That Black Enough For You?!? a fascinating Netflix doc about Black film history. Amazing convo about great Black films. Toure Show Episode 355 Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Jennifer Brown and Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.co...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 355
The late Greg Tate is one of the greatest writers of our time. He’s an intellectual hero of mine. He’s a mentor. He’s a writer, a guitarist, a genius. We had an amazing conversation. I miss him immensely. Toure Show Episode 138 Original Air Date: May 8, 2020 Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Santigold is back with a new album Spirituals and a new podcast Noble Champions and she’s an old friend so we had an amazing conversation about making music. Toure Show Episode 354 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producer & Talent Booker: Jennifer Brown Executive Producer: Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Photographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta Covington Booker: Claudia Jean The House: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.c...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 354
Malcolm Gladwell is a genius. This is a throwback to our interview from 2020. Toure Show Ep 126: I Am Original Air Date: 3/27/2020 Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 27, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Capt Kirk Douglas is the guitarist for the Roots and the man behind a new solo album New Unknown. I love talking to musicians about their music, their influences, their beginnings. Toure Show Episode 353 Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Jennifer Brown and Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/li...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 353
Miss J. Alexander is a fashion world icon and an incredible person. Toure Show Ep. 344 Original Air Date: Sept. 21, 2022 Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2022•1 hr 23 min
This week I want to highlight a new podcast I’m loving. It’s called In The Deep: Stories That Shape Us and it’s a gripping look into the lives of some extraordinary people. This episode is about Leon Ford who changed his life after being shot by police. Check out more episodes Here: https://link.chtbl.com/iBGI-vdl Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2022•30 min
A Strange Loop is the best Broadway play I’ve seen in a while. It won the Tony for Best Musical and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and it’s blowing people away. I spoke to the play’s brilliant creator Michael R. Jackson about what it’s about, how he made it, and making your dreams come true. Toure Show Episode 352 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producer: Ryan Woodhall Executive Producer & Talent Booker: Jennifer Brown Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Photographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covi...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 352
Billy Porter is one of the most captivating actors working today. We talk about Pose and kissing on camera and wearing a masculine dress to the Oscars, and escaping his childhood home where he was molested for years. This is powerful, revealing, and riveting. Billy is amazing. Toure Show Ep. 77 Original Air Date: June 26, 2019 Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 13, 2022•54 min
Jemele Hill is back with a spicy memoir called Uphill where she talks about growing up in poverty and her rise and fall at ESPN. We get all into the story of her SportsCenter gig and her rugged youth in Detroit. It’s inspiring to see where she is now after all she’s been through. Please fill out our listener survey: https://forms.gle/vSXPsDdMGcSbKrfY9 Toure Show Episode 351 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Jennifer Brown and Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Photograph...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 351
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is one of the most progressive and most inspiring elected officials in this country. She’s an immigrant, she’s Muslim, she’s Black, she’s intensely proud of all that and of her country. We talk about her harrowing experience on January 6th where she feared for her life, the future of progressivism in America, and whether The Squad is being successful. Toure Show Ep. 345 Original Air Date: Sep 28, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices S...
Nov 06, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Sarah Jones is an extraordinary actress who’s made an incredible documentary about the sex work industry called Sell/Buy/Date where she talks to lots of different sorts of sex workers about the difficulties of being in their industry. It’s a fascinating conversation about sex workers that flows out of Sarah’s many hours of talking to people about that world. Sell/Buy/Date will go onto VOD on Amazon Prime and iTunes on November 8th. Please fill out our listener survey: https://forms.gle/vSXPsDdMG...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 350
