Toure Show

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...

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 Covingt...

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...

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’...

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 @touresho...

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.   ...

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.c...

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...

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 t...

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 H...

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 choice...

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 Hou...

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

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:...

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

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/listene...

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 B...

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....

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 Ex...

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 Or...

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 Ama...

Chris Redd was an SNL star because he’s an hysterical comic and he’s also a rapper on the low. Amazing to talk to him about hiphop and comedy and how to make people laugh and the structure and stress of being on SNL and being in the Blackest SNL cast ever and his personal struggle with depression. Toure Show Ep. 239: I Run SNL Original Air Date: April 28, 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Sean Patrick Thomas is a great actor and one of the stars of Till the new biopic about the courageous Mamie Till and her murdered son Emmett. I talk to Thomas about the Till movie, acting, what it takes to become a star, and what it means to be Black. Please fill out our listener survey: https://forms.gle/vSXPsDdMGcSbKrfY9 Toure Show Episode 349 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Jennifer B...

Lil' Yachty is one of my favorite modern rappers. In this convo from 2020 we talk about his style and his musical influences, and get a deep look at the personality of one of the most unique rappers in the game. Toure Show Ep. 118: Lil Yachty-I Am The King of The Youth Patreon Original Air Date: February 28, 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show...

Sanaa Lathan is a legendary actress who’s becoming a director. She just shot the film adaptation of Angie Thomas’s novel On The Come Up. We talk about acting and directing and reality shows and how quarantine changed her life and lots more. Please fill out our listener survey: https://forms.gle/vSXPsDdMGcSbKrfY9 Toure Show Episode 348 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Jennifer Brown and Ry...