Toure Show

Taylor Townsend is one of my favorite current professional tennis players because she’s unrelentingly aggressive. She’s a serve and volleyer which is something no one does anymore! And she’s a survivor. Her journey has put her through a lot—she was the best junior player in the world when the USTA refused to back her because, well, she weighs more than the average player. But she was beating every...

Justin Simien is an amazing director (Dear White People) who’s made a hot new doc called Hollywood Black which explores the history of Black folks in cinema. Really deep look at everything from Birth of A Nation to the success of Jordan Peele. The doc is on MGM+. We go deep into the history of Black cinema and talk/argue about Blaxploitation, Hattie McDaniel, Denzel, Tarantino, what the definition...

Andy Roddick is a tennis legend—he was #1 in the world. We talk about how to hit a great serve, what it’s like to play against some of history’s best, if he choked against Federer at Wimbledon, and what is mental toughness? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Blake was, at his height, the #4 best tennis player in the world. He beat Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer. Now he’s a commentator who still watches the game. We talk about drugs in the sport, his greatest matches, his forehand technique, and how hard it is for him to now find someone who’s interesting for him to hit with which is why he’s now getting into… pickleball. Recorded in Brooklyn in fr...

Eboni K. Williams is a lawyer, a broadcaster, a Real Housewife, a friend, and an amazing person. In this fascinating convo we talk about why she should not date a bus driver, what she’s looking for in a relationship, her future as a mother, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tricia Lee is the breakout star of Netflix’s fascinating real estate reality show Owning Manhattan. Tricia is the Queen of Brooklyn real estate and she’s a powerful woman. She can sell anything and she charges through the world full of confidence. She said on the show she wanted to be seen as a free Black woman. She is. We talk about real estate, how to sell anything, and how to impose your will o...

VP Kamala Harris’s ascension to Presidential nominee is an extraordinary historical moment. I talk with Danielle Moodie and Krystal Ball about what this all means and where we’re going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grafh is a hot lyrical MC from Queens who’s got the streets buzzing. Amazing convo about music, hiphop, his days in the streets and what it takes to be a great MC. Toure Show Episode 443 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Booker: Rae Holliday Engineer: Claire McHale Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP Entertainm...

Ghostface Killah is one of the greatest MCs of all time and an old friend. Amazing convo about music, the Wu, and where he’s at in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FD Signifier is one of legends of the YouTube video essay world. He recently dropped a 3.5 hour video essay about Kendrick and Drake and the history of hiphop and it’s amazing. In this convo we talk deeply about the battle and Drake and Kendrick and what it takes to be great at making Youtube video essays. Toure Show Episode 442 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J....

Symone Sanders is an MSNBC star who has been an advisor to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders. She loves politics and understands what the game is all about. Great convo about broadcasting and working closely with major political icons.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Morris Day is a lifelong close friend of Prince. They grew up together and remained close to Prince’s end. Day was also the leader of The Time, one of the funkiest bands of the 80s. Here, we talk all about Prince from their meeting to their last convo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toure Show Ep 225 Original Air Date: March 10, 2021 Few Congresspeople had a more harrowing time on Jan 6 than Congresswoman Maxine Waters. In this throwback, we talked about what happened to her and what’s going on with this country. She does not hold back when talking about Republicans and their racism. Amazing conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VP Kamala Harris’s ascension to Presidential nominee is an extraordinary historical moment. I talk with Danielle Moodie and Krystal Ball about what this all means and where we’re going. Toure Show Episode 440 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Booker: Rae Holliday Engineer: Claire McHale Photographers: Podstream Studios The...

Joy Reid’s ascension to MSNBC's vaunted 7pm weekday time slot makes her one of the few Black women to ever host a prime time news show so we had to dig into the archive and replay our interview from 2018. She digs into how she handles Trump surrogates on TV, how she dealt with getting fired while on the air, and how she survived the death of her mother just before she was set to go to Harvard. She...

Bryant Terry is a chef as well as an artist and a food justice activist. If you love great vegan food, he is the man. Toure Show Episode 439 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Booker: Rae Holliday Engineer: Claire McHale Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Sanaa Lathan is a legendary actress who’s becoming a director. She 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. Toure Show Episode 348: Sanaa Lathan Original Air Date: Oct 19, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kier Gaines is a brilliant therapist and mental health advocate who specializes in the psyche of Black men. I tried to talk to him about Black men and mental health but it kinda slid into him therapizing me. Toure Show Episode 438 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Booker: Rae Holliday Engineer: Claire McHale Photographers:...

Taraji P. Henson is one of the great actors of our time and in this throwback conversation she gives us a master class in acting. She explains how she relates to her characters, how she approaches scenes, and how she uses her instrument. Taraji is amazing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lalah Hathaway is an incredible singer who’s the daughter of an incredible singer: Donny Hathaway. Her new album is called Vantaback and she’s a fascinating person to talk to about singing and music and how’her father’s influence helps her. Toure Show Episode 437 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Booker: Rae Holliday Engin...

Robert Townsend is one of the great film directors of his era. I’ll never forget sitting in the theater and watching his first film Hollywood Shuffle. He also made the Five Heartbeats and directed Eddie Murphy’s legendary comedy special Raw. Townsend is a critical figure in modern Black Hollywood history. He’s hysterical, brilliant, driven and a legend. It’s an honor to talk about film with the aw...

Ghostface Killah is one of the greatest MCs of all time and an old friend. Amazing convo about music, the Wu, and where he’s at in life. Toure Show Episode 436 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. Hobbs Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Booker: Rae Holliday Engineer: Claire McHale Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your a...

As we move through the NBA Finals it’s a good time to throwback to my epic convo with Isiah Thomas the two time NBA champ and one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. 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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exactly how much money do you get for being white in America? Because being white comes with tangible benefits. Author Tracie McMillan calculated that whiteness has given her over $350,000. In her new book The White Bonus, McMillan explores her finances and those of other white people to see exactly how beneficial racism is for white people. Toure Show Episode 435 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Pr...

 Raquel Willis is a major trans activist and the author of a powerful memoir called The Risk It Takes To Bloom. We dive deep into what it means to be trans from her coming out to her politics to her dating life. Amazing conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices