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Jennifer Esposito is a veteran actress who mortgaged her house to finish making the movie she’s wanted to make since she was a teenager. She wrote, directed, and stars in Fresh Kills about growing up in the world of the mafia in Staten Island. It’s a smart, touching portrait of young women in crisis and it shows Jen as a talented filmmaker and a great actress. Plus, we figure out that we worked to...

DMC is one third of Run-DMC the most important group in hiphop history. Run-DMC were rap’s first superstars and their success helped the genre become a global phenomenon. But through all the triumphs, DMC was unhappy. He was an alcoholic who became depressed and then suicidal. He thought about how to kill himself all the time. Then he found out he was adopted. This is an amazingly honest life stor...

Yo-Yo is a rap star who’s become a cooking star. Her new TV show Downright Delicious With Yo-Yo lets us see her show off her creativity in a whole new way. We’re talking about food and cooking as well as hiphop and the old days when she was rocking the mic.   Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7    Toure Show Episode 383 
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N.W.A’s “Dopeman” Is one of the illest songs ever made because it takes you deep into the drug dealer’s perspective on selling drugs. The crack dealer was evil but we should still seek to understand what drove him and when we look into his soul we find that like the fiends he served, he too was an addict, but he was addicted to power and money. Crack dealers and their culture had a deep influence...

In this very recent interview, we throw back to Bresha Webb, who is the most hilarious person I know. She’s a comedic actress currently starring in Run the World on Starz and she’s a longtime stand up and I struggled to keep it together during this conversation because she’s so funny. Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7  Toure Show E...

Babyface is a legend. Songwriter, producer, singer—he’s made lots of the greatest songs of the past few decades. We talk about music—how this obsession started, how he makes it, and a deep look into some of the songs he’s made. Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7  Toure Show Episode 382
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The NBA Finals are 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 conversation from 2020. Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you!...

Bresha Webb is the most hilarious person I know. She’s a comedic actress currently starring in Run the World on Starz and she’s a longtime stand up and I struggled to keep it together during this conversation because she’s so funny. Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7  Toure Show Episode 381
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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. Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms...

Ruth Carter is the Costume Designer behind Black Panther, Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing and many more. She’s got two Academy Awards. We go in depth on the looks in Black Panther and her inspirations as well as how to become a professional Costume Designer. Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7    Toure Show Episode 380 
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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. Original Air Date: May 2, 2018 Touré Show Ep 27: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-How To Ball In Life Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7    Support the show: https://w...

IDK is a hot MC with a new album out called F65. His plan to become a rapper started when he was in prison and now he’s living his dream.   Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7    Toure Show Episode 379 
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Tiffany Aliche aka the Budgetnista went from sleeping on her parents’ couch to being a multi-millionaire all based on teaching financial literacy. In this throwback episode from 2021, Tiffany is the author of Get Good With Money and she’s here to help us get good with money! She’s brilliant with money and she knows how to make her tips on money really easy and accessible. You don’t want to work fo...

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...

Jordan E. Cooper is an amazing young playwright who created the Tony nominated Broadway play Ain’t No Mo which is about a moment where every Black American is being given a one way plane ticket to Africa. In this throwback interview Cooper, who is also the play’s star, goes into what Ain’t No Mo means and what ideas inspired it.    Original Air Date: Dec 21, 2022 Toure Show Ep 357: I Made Ain't No...

Diamond D is a hiphop legend. Rapper, producer, and lover of the culture. I love talking the people who help create the culture every day.    Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7    Toure Show Episode 377 
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Don Lemon was let go by CNN recently after an amazing 17 year run there, so let’s throwback to our interview from 2021 where we talk broadcasting, Trump, America and how his fiancé proposed to him. Original Air Date: April 21, 2021 Toure Show Ep 237: I Am CNN Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7  Support the show: https://www.dcpoffic...

Major Jackson is one of America’s great poets. Amazing conversation about what it means to write poetry for a living.    Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7    Toure Show Episode 376
 
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Wyclef Jean. Genius. Producer. Rapper. A throwback to our 2020 interview. Original Air Date: Aug 12, 2020 Toure Show Ep 165: Wyclef - I Am Music Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7  Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

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.    Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7 Toure Show Episode 375
 
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In this 2022 interview, Brent Faiyaz talks about his latest album Wasteland.  Toure Show Episode 334: Brent Faiyaz Original Air Date: July 13, 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

Sherri Shepherd is a comedian, a host of the daily talk show Sherri, an actress, and an all around lovely person. Whenever I see her I start to smile. This interview is awesome—we talk about the craft of comedy, her fear before going onstage, hosting a talk show, the challenge of being a man, what you need to do to successfully date her, and much more. She’s amazing.  Toure Show Episode 374
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Joey Bada$$ is one of the leaders of the modern generation of MCs. In this throwback episode from 2022, we discuss his latest album 2000. It is deep and so is our conversation. I didn’t expect to talk about emotional intelligence and his passion for self-improvement. I didn’t expect him to bring his 4 yo daughter and let her sit in. I didn’t expect him to be as sensitive as he is here. Great convo...

Kel Mitchell is famous for making Good Burger and starring on Kenan and Kel but his life in comedy also includes a life in the church. He’s a youth pastor. The church helped him survive a very difficult time in his life where he thought about ending it all. This is a deep convo about his spirituality and his comedy.    Toure Show Episode 373 
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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 Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...