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Malcolm Nance wrote a book about the Trump insurgency called They Want To Kill Americans and he’s come back from fighting in the Ukraine to talk about it. We get into what he did and saw in Ukraine, where he was part of the war effort, as well as what he says Trump inspired people to do on Jan 6 and why he’s certain that there’s more violence coming. Toure Show Episode 335 Host & Writer: Touré Exe...

Toure Show Ep. 315: Tyler James Williams-I Act Original Air Date: March 16, 2022 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 c...

Brent Faiyaz has a new album Wasteland.     Toure Show Episode 334   
Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producer & Talent Booker: Jennifer BrownExecutive Producer: Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://...

Toure Show Ep. 136: Jesmyn Ward-I Write Patreon Original Air Date: May 1, 2020 Jesmyn Ward is one of the great writers of our time. She’s a two-time National Book Award winner and a MacArthur Genius grant recipient. She wrote Salvage The Bones, Men We Reaped, and Sing, Unburied, Sing. I wanted to talk to her about writing, how she does it, so we talk about her work—I ask her to read from her books...

His Name Is George Floyd is an incredible book about Floyd and the world he lived in that takes you deeper into his life than any book has. The authors Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa went into Floyd’s community and spoke with his family and his friends to find out all the truths about what Floyd’s life and death were influenced by.     Toure Show Episode 333   
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This show has featured a lot of amazing musicians so this week we’re compiling the best advice and insight from some of the greatest musicians we’ve ever had on the show into one show. In Order of Appearance: Maxwell Toni Braxton Big Daddy Kane Morris Day India. Arie Corinne Bailey Rae Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.co...

Denzel Curry is an MC with new album out called Melt My Eyez See Your Future. We talk about his music and about hiphop and about the tragic death of his brother.     Toure Show Episode 332 
 Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producer & Talent Booker: Jennifer BrownExecutive Producer: Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe H...

Touré Show Ep 200: Big Freedia-I Am Bounce Original Air Date: December 11, 2020 Big Freedia is the Queen of Bounce music and the star of Beyoncé's new single Break My Soul and one of the most amazing performers to come out of New Orleans in years. And her life story is everything. It's a throwback to our interview from 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Supp...

Bartees Strange has a new album out called Farm To Table and he’s a brilliant, artistic, fascinating musician’s musician who’s a joy to talk to.   Toure Show Episode 331   
Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producer & Talent Booker: Jennifer BrownExecutive Producer: Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertai...

Touré Show Ep 152: D Smoke-I Won Rhythm + Flow Original Air Date: June 26, 2020 D Smoke won Netflix’s hiphop reality competition show Rhythm + Flow because he’s an MC who’s shaped by knowing music theory from his mom, by knowing how to teach from working in public schools, and knowing the streets of LA. All of that is great training for an MC. He’s a fascinating guy and an MC on the rise. Learn mo...

Jamie Hector played Marlo Stanfield on the Wire and a controversial cop on David Simon’s newest drama We Own The City. He’s an incredible actor. We talk about We Own The City, the Wire, and how to be a great actor.   Toure Show Episode 330   
Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producer & Talent Booker: Jennifer BrownExecutive Producer: Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck...

Original Air Date: May 2, 2018 Touré Show Ep 27: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-How To Ball In Life Kareem Abdul Jabbar is one of the greatest basketball players ever, but he thinks of himself as a writer who played basketball. I loved talking to him in this throwback interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See om...

There's a small business I love called Harlem Chocolate Factory that makes amazing chocolate. Their owner's story is hard and beautiful and inspiring. We're spotlighting small Black woman owned businesses this month.   Toure Show Episode 329   
Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producer & Talent Booker: Jennifer BrownExecutive Producer: Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuc...

Touré Show Ep 180: John Salley-I'm a Champion Original Air Date: October 2, 2020 The NBA Finals is here and John Salley has been there. He’s a 4 time NBA champ as well as an extremely cool and funny brother. We talk about trash talk, things he did to distract opponents, and what made the best players of his era transcendent. If you care about basketball you gotta check out this throwback conversat...

Carlos King is the King of Reality TV. He’s been huge in the space for over a decade and now he’s got a deal with OWN and he’s the EP of Love & Marriage Huntsville which is their #1 show. He’s on fire so I wanted to know the science behind reality shows and why we love them so much. He wrote the book on it so he can break it all down.   Toure Show Episode 328   
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Toure Show Ep 179: Isiah Thomas–I'm A Champion Original Air Date: September 30, 2020 Isiah Thomas is a 2 time NBA champ and an NCAA champ and one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. In this throwback interview we talk about mental toughness, on-court trash talking, what it was like to battle Jordan, Kareem, Magic, and Bird, as well as how to be a winner. Learn more about your ad choices....

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 Episode 327   Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producer & Talent Booker: Jennifer Brown Executive Producer: Ryan Woodhall A...

Touré Show Ep 128: Sanford Biggers-I Am Art Original Air Date: April 3, 2020 Sanford Biggers is an amazing visual artist who works in a wide variety of mediums and makes really powerful work—which I don’t always understand. In this throwback interview he helps me understand. We have a great talk about art and his work and being in the studio—if you’re at all interested in the life and process of a...

Igwe Aka is a great young MC who was born in Nigeria and now lives in Sacramento. It’s fascinating to hear him talk about the Africanness of American hiphop. I love talking to him about music. Toure Show Episode 326 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Jennifer Ford and Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Photographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick Karp Booker: Claudia...

Touré Show Ep 298: Jam & Lewis–We Are A Part of the Rhythm Nation Original Air Date: December 1, 2021 Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are one of the great production teams of the modern era—they started with Prince, they helped make Janet Jackson a superstar, and much more. I wanted to talk to them for a long time and now they’re in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame so let’s throwback to my convo with this l...

This episode of Toure Show is a special podcast, part of the Dell PodFerence 2022.   Whipped Urban Dessert Lab is an amazing small business run by two sisters—they’re Black women and blood sisters—who are trying to reinvent ice cream and the experience of buying it. We love their story so we’re featuring them as our part of the Dell Small Business Podference. It’s a great time to put a spotlight o...

Alfre Woodard is one of the great actresses of our time. Her intensity can burn a hole in the screen. She’s currently starring in BET’s The Porter and she talked to me about The Porter and about her philosophy around acting and why she loves the craft. Amazing conversation. Toure Show Episode 324 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Jennifer Ford and Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Co...

Touré Show Ep 11: Kendrick Lamar: How To MC Original Air Date: January 24, 2018 Kendrick Lamar is the greatest MC of his era and with a new album about to drop let’s throwback to my 2018 interview with him where we talk about how he got to be so good. I asked how do you practice? How do you develop as an MC? What are his favorite words? We talk about his best verses and his best song and the impac...

Kid Capri has been a part of hiphop culture as a seminal DJ for decades so he’s got stories, he’s got interesting ideas, he’s got hiphop in his blood. Amazing conversation about the music, the culture, his philosophy as a DJ, and the person he thinks is the first rapper. Toure Show Episode 323 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Jennifer Ford and Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Colem...

Touré Show Ep 313: Talib Kweli–I Am An MC Original Air Date: March 2, 2022 The new Black Star album is almost here so I talked to Talib Kweli and got the story of how it got made. It was not an easy road. We also talk about how Kweli feels he’s gotten better as an MC, how he writes rhymes, why he’s sometimes writing songs on shrooms, and more. An epic hiphop conversation. Learn more about your ad...