Toure Show

The killing of Sandra Bland remains a gaping wound in our hearts. We see how nicely Capitol Police treated white rioters and how violently they treat Black people. Sandra Bland is one of those police murdered over nothing. And they tried to tell us it was a suicide. I spoke about her life and her tragic end with the directors of an HBO doc about her called Say Her Name back in 2018 when the film p...

India. Arie. Brilliant singer. Modern legend. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 207 Host & Writer: Touré Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Assistant Producer: Adell Coleman Editor: Ryan Woodhall Photographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta Covington Booker: Claudia Jean The House: DCP Entertainment  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Le...

Maxwell is a legendary singer and an old friend who I’ve known since my earliest days in NYC. He was the first guest the show ever had and it was an amazing conversation. Let’s throwback to this intimate 2017 convo. Touré Show Ep 1: Maxwell-How to Make It In Music Original Airdate: November 15, 2017 Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and...

This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Newsletter: blackmindsmatter.substack.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www....

Tommy Davidson has been a comedy legend for decades—he was a star on In Living Color. Now he’s telling his whole story in his memoir Living In Color, from being a child who was abandoned by his birth mom and raised by a white family to his time on In Living Color and how he made it as a comedian. We talk about his comedy philosophy and his white family and what it’s like to be Tommy Davidson. Patr...

My sister the ER Doc deals with immense pressure in a calm way. The hospital is chaotic but she can handle it even when it smells like charred human flesh. And climbing the corporate ladder can be like battling your way through a jungle. But she can handle that, too. They called her bossy but she did some work on herself and made changes and now she’s the Chief Medical Officer of the Hoboken Unive...

Safety is a heartwarming new football movie on Disney about a player at Clemson University, who plays safety, whose younger brother falls into trouble, forcing the player to step up and become the kid’s main caregiver. Which means he has to be a Division 1 football player and a college student and a father, all at once. A very hard balancing act. And it’s a true story. Safety was directed by my ma...

As this terrible year winds down it’s time to take a look at your spirit and start build toward a great 2021. Start with our throwback with Iyanla Vanzant, an inspiring spiritual guru who keeps it real. Toure Show Ep 159: I Save People Original Air Date: July 22, 2020 Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more...

This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Newsletter: blackmindsmatter.substack.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www....

Ruben Santiago Hudson is the screenwriter of the new Netflix adaptation of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Hudson is one of the smartest people on Wilson’s work—he knew Wilson, he’s acted in his plays, he’s directed them, he’s thought deeply about what Wilson’s work means. We dig deep into the work of August Wilson, the greatest African-American playwright of all time. Patreon.com/tou...

Tiffany Haddish just turned down the Grammys because they asked her to host for free. They must not know how long and hard Tiffany has worked to get here. Let’s throwback to my 2018 interview with Tiffany Haddish to remind everybody—she escaped homelessness, an horrific childhood and much more by dreaming and then thinking it into existence. Touré Show Ep 43: Tiffany Haddish-I Am Winning Original...

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Dionne Warwick. The legendary singer. Do You Know The Way To San Jose. Walk On By. That’s What Friends Are For. I want to know what a true singing legend thinks about singing. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 199 Host & Writer: Touré Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Assistant Producer: Adell Coleman Editor: Ryan Woodhall Photographers: Chuck Marcus and...

Van Jones was a superstar for CNN during the election that wouldn’t end and he’s a powerful communicator—I was really moved when he cried after the election was finally called for Biden. Van's life story is really interesting and inspiring. This interview from 2018 goes into his life and how he rebounded from being the center of a crazy national news story that led to him resigning from a job in t...

This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.c...

Justin Simien’s new movie Bad Hair is out on Hulu and it’s bananas! It’s kind of a horror movie about a Black woman’s weave that’s homicidal and it’s got a ton of stars in it and a lot of ideas about hair and the politics of it. Definitely check it out and listen to this in depth discussion of the creation and filming of Simien’s 2nd film, the follow up to his amazing debut Dear White People. Patr...

One of the best election commentators, and smartest Trump haters, is my old friend, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell. He told me months ago that Trump can’t refuse to leave. If he’s in the White House on Inauguration Day then the Secret Service will throw him out. I hope that happens! Let’s throwback to my interview with Lawrence where he talks Trump and what it’s like to actually work in the Senate. To...

This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.c...

Jeezy is one of the most iconic Southern MCs of all time. We talk hiphop, coming up in the streets, the War on Drugs, and what his favorite guns are. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 195 Host & Writer: Touré Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Assistant Producer: Adell Coleman Editor: Ryan Woodhall Photographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta Covington Booker:...

As Trump’s 2020 campaign dies a long, slow, loud death, let’s throwback to Malcolm Nance who wrote an amazing series of books about how Trump is controlled by Russia and how he has none of the qualities we admire in human beings.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial...

This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Newsletter: blackmindsmatter.substack.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www....

Lynn Whitfield has been a star forever. She’s currently starring in OWN’s Greenleaf, spreading her brand of old school glamour, grace, and charm. We talk about what it means to be an actress and a star and a legend. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 193 Host & Writer: Touré Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Assistant Producer: Adell Coleman Editor: Ryan...

Among the newly elected Congresspeople we’re most excited about Cori Bush from Missouri is near the top of the list. The Squad just got bigger, y’all. If you don’t yet know Cori Bush, you’re going to love her. She’s an amazing progressive and an amazing person who’s been through hell to get here. Let’s throwback to our interview from August. Toure Show Ep 167: Cori Bush–I'm Going to Congress  Orig...

This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Newsletter: blackmindsmatter.substack.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www....

The police violence crisis is a saga with many tragedies. There’s many names we know but there’s many names we don’t know.. Say Their Name is a powerful new podcast docuseries that digs into many of the names and stories you haven’t heard and talks to the family and takes you inside the stories of this crisis in a way you haven’t before seen. We talk to the executive producer of the series Chris C...