Toure Show
Episodes
Don Cheadle–I Am The Man
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don Cheadle is the man. Incredible actor, deep thinker. I love hearing him talk about acting. Toure Show Episode 434 Host & Writer: Touré Executive...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - How To Ball In Life
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Aries Spears–I Feel Funny
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aries Spears is one of the funniest people alive. Amazing convo about how he grew up in the projects near Madison Square Garden and now he’s doing s...
MC Lyte
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 he...
Prentice Penny–I Made Black Twitter
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Black Twitter was an epic thing. An amazing place for us to come together. There’s a great doc about Black Twitter on Hulu now called Black Twitter....
Charlamagne - I'm A Lovable A*****e
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlamagne tha God is a broadcasting legend, a provocateur, a smart guy, a funny guy, and a great interviewer. In 2018 we talked about interviews, ra...
Jade Novah–I’m A Singer
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jade Novah is an extraordinary soul singer with a new album out called Where Have I Been. She’s deeply spiritual, she’s worked with Beyonce and Ri...
Lil Yachty - I Am The King of the Youth
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Dissecting the Kendrick-Drake battle
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Kendrick-Drake battle was so much that I had to do a whole episode about it. I called some MCs and people who love to deconstruct lyrics and we we...
Melyssa Ford–I’m Murdery
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Melyssa Ford is an icon. She’s been a star for over 20 years and we’ve been friends for that long. She’s smart, she’s fun, she’s got some th...
Tremaine Emory–I Quit Supreme
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tremaine Emory is a designer and creative director who was at Supreme until late last year. He resigned alleging rampant racism at Supreme. We talk ab...
Amari "Monster" Marshall - I Dance For Beyonce
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amari Marshall aka Amari Monster was a Dance Captain on Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour. She danced beside the Queen night after night. She’s the...
Taraji P. Henson-How To Act:A Master Class
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Tobias Dorzon–I’m A Real Chef
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tobias Dorzon played running back in the NFL briefly and then went to culinary school and became a serious chef. He is the owner and creator of Hunch...
Joe Budden - I Am Hip Hop
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Budden is an MC who retired and became an even bigger force in the culture than he was. In this throwback episode, we talk about everything from m...
Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson – I’m Eating While Black
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson is the he author of Eating While Black: Food Shaming and Race in America and a leading scholar on Black food studies. Fasci...
Kendrick Lamar: How To Be An MC
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kendrick Lamar is the greatest MC of his era. Is it even a question? But how did he get to be that? In this throwback interview, I talked to Kendrick ...
BA Parker–I teach film
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BA Parker is the co-host of the great podcast Code Switch and she was a film professor at Morgan State U so we talk a lot about lots of films from a B...
Matthew Knowles- I Managed Beyoncé
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Knowles is Beyonce’s father and he served as her manager for many years and according to him he is central to her success. If you want to kn...
King Green–I Love Hiphop
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
King Green is a great MC and a serious student of the craft. I found him on Tiktok and we had an amazing conversation about hiphop and the science of ...
Arlan Hamilton - I Steal White Privilege
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t need to work 50 hours a week to get rich. You need to make your money work for you. And you need to know that you can infiltrate the power...
Tiffany Cross–I'm A Warrior
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tiffany Cross is a broadcaster and podcaster and a political warrior. She’s brilliant and she’s a fierce defender of Black people. She’s now hos...
Isabel Wilkerson-I'm A Writer
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isabel Wilkerson is one of the great writers of her generation. Her book Caste has been shaped into a movie by Ava Duvernay called Origin which has be...
Toure Show x SXSW
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I went to SXSW to intv three Black activists—Maurice Mitchell of the Working Families Party, Chris Smalls of Amazon Labor Union, and Phillip Agnew o...
Kadeem Hardison-I Am An Icon
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Different World is on tour so let's throwback to my interview with Kadeem Hardison. In this interview we talk about him starring on Netflix's hyster...
Amber Riley–I Got Glee
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amber Riley is a singer-actress dynamo who starred in Glee and is now in Single Black Female 2. We talk about being on Glee, being a singer and how he...
Jeffrey Wright-I Am An Actor
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Wright is an amazing actor who stars in one of the best films of the year, American Fiction. In this throwback intv we talk about his philosop...
Erick Sermon–I Am EPMD
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Erick Sermon is half of the legendary hiphop duo EPMD and also an incredible producer who’s worked with Kanye, Dr. Dre and more. We talk about makin...
October London-I'm The New Face of Death Row
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
October London is a hot singer-songwriter who Snoop Dogg has installed as the new face of Death Row Records. London’s got an album out called the Re...
Bomani Jones-I am Game Theory
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bomani Jones is a longtime writer/broadcaster who can talk about absolutely anything. The guy has three advanced degrees in economics. I wanted to kno...
Chef Nina Compton–I'm A Chef
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nina Compton is an amazing chef who has won a James Beard award who is running Compere Lapin in New Orleans. Awesome conversation with a legendary ch...
Amy Sherald-I Painted Michelle Obama
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Sherald painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama that’s hanging in the National Portrait Gallery. There’s an awesome story around how s...
Chef Charlie Mitchell–I Have A Michelin Star
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Charlie Mitchell was the first Black chef in NYC to earn a Michelin star. He got it for his acclaimed Brooklyn restaurant Clover Hill. Mitchell i...
Darrelle Revis-I am Football
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Toure Show Trailer
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Toure talks to successful people to find out how they became successful and to see what they know that can help you on your journey. Learn more a...
Toure Show Preview
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Toure talks to successful people to find out how they became successful and to see what they know that can help you on your journey. Series launch...
Chef Jarvis Belton–I’m A Chef
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Jarvis Belton was the executive chef at Slutty Vegan. He’s a genius chef. We dig into what it really means to be a great chef. Amazing conversa...
Black Thought-How to MC
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Black Thought is one of the greatest MCs ever and the author of a memoir The Upcycled Self. Check out this throwback intv with him where we talk about...
Raquel Willis–I’m Trans And Proud
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Bresha Webb-I'm Like a Puppy
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this throwback episode from 2023, Bresha Webb is the most hilarious person I know. I struggled to keep it together during this conversation. She’...
Omar Dorsey–I’m An Actor
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Omar Dorsey is an actor’s actor. He’s starring on Bookie on Max now. Amazing convo about acting and Hollywood and the difference between a charact...
Isabel Wilkerson-I'm A Writer
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isabel Wilkerson is one of the great writers of her generation. Her book Caste has been shaped into a movie by Ava Duvernay called Origin. She is the ...
Jeymes Samuel–I Directed The Book Of Clarence
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeymes Samuel is the director of the Book of Clarence as well as The Harder They Fall. He’s also an incredible musician. The man has an indomitable ...
Don Lemon-I Am CNN
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don Lemon is a broadcaster who wears his heart on his sleeve. Now he’s starting a new show on Twitter. I talked to him back when he was on CNN and r...
Large Professor-I Am HipHop
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Large Professor is one of the most important producers in hiphop history. Amazing convo. Toure Show Episode 412 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Prod...
Maxine Waters-I'm in The House
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 wh...
Rachel Maddow-I Got That Right
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Maddow is an MSNBC legend and an old friend and the author of a book called Prequel. We talk about what’s going on in America and also dive i...
Shaun King-I'm Controversial
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shaun King is… controversial. IG has banned him. How you feel about that depends on how you feel about him. Is he an activist or a con man? I’ve k...
Mitchell S. Jackson - I Love NBA Fashion
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My man Mitchell S. Jackson has written an amazing book about NBA fashion called Fly. We talk about NBA style over the years and we nail down who’s t...
Jeffrey Wright - I Am An Actor
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Wright is an amazing actor who stars in one of the best films of the year, American Fiction. In this throwback intv we talk about his philosop...
Roy Wood Jr - I Quit The Daily Show
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Roy Wood Jr. could have been the new host of the Daily Show. But instead, he left the show. Why would he walk away from a great job? Did he want to be...
Taraji P. Henson-How To Act:A Master Class
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Charles Blow-I Want You to Move South
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Blow is a New York Times writer with a big idea: Black people should move back down South to create Black majority states and grow our politic...
Chris Redd-I Run SNL
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Redd was an SNL star. He’s now starring in Candy Cane Lane on Amazon. He’s an hysterical stand up comic and also a rapper on the low. Amazin...
Sam Jay–I'm A Star
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Jay is a superstar comedian! How’d she do it? We talk about the mindset and the attitude that helped her get to the big time. And we try to push...
André 3000-I Love Flute
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Please note: This episode is a very recent interview that we are introducing as a throwback. André 3000 is back with an album of instrumental jazz wh...
Eboni K. Williams–I Bet On Black
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 shoul...
Black Thought–How to MC
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Black Thought is one of the greatest MCs ever and the author of a memoir The Upcycled Self. Check out this throwback intv with him where we talk about...
André 3000–I Love Flute
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
André 3000 is back with an album of instrumental jazz where he’s playing the flute. We talk about the album, New Blue Sun, and the deep reasons beh...
Puffy-How to Make a Billion
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My 2017 conversation with Diddy about money, relentlessness, and hiphop. Held in front of an audience at the New School. Toure Show Episode 4: How ...
Michael Harriot–I’m Black AF
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Harriot is a brilliant writer and the author of Black History AF one of the best Black history books I’ve ever read. Toure Show Episode 40...
Brent Faiyaz-I Made Wasteland
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Faiyaz just dropped a new album Larger than Life, so we’re throwing back to our last intv with him. Toure Show Episode 334: I Made Wastelan...
Zainab Johnson- I Feel Funny
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Zainab Johnson is an amazing comedian who’s got a new special on Amazon called Hijabs Off. We talk about being funny, being Muslim, and being absolu...
Jada Pinkett-Smith – I’m Worthy
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Note: A very recent interview with Jada Pinkett Smith is our throwback. Is Tupac the love of her life? Is her relationship with Will actually getting...
Eriq La Salle–I’m An Author
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eriq La Salle has been a major actor for decades but now he’s also working on writing novels. He’s just pubbed Laws of Annihilation and we talk ab...
John Salley-I'm A Champion
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The NBA season has begun and one of my best NBA intvs ever was with John Salley who’s a 4 time NBA champ as well as an extremely cool and funny brot...
Jada Pinkett Smith–I'm Worthy
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jada Pinkett Smith. Is Tupac is the love of her life? Is her relationship with Will actually getting better? Was she really in the streets of Baltimor...
Tremaine Emory-I Quit Supreme
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tremaine Emory is a designer and creative director who was at Supreme until recently. He resigned alleging rampant racism at Supreme. In this recent i...
Nicole Ari Parker–I'm An Actor
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Ari Parker is back in NY doing the Refuge Plays so of course she came by to talk to me. We talk about the play and acting and who she was as a ...
Joe Budden-I Am Hip Hop
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Budden is on Drake’s mind a lot right now which shows what a force he is in the culture. In this throwback interview from 2020, we talk about ev...
Grace Harry–I’m the Joy Strategist
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Grace Harry is a Joy Strategist and the author of a book called The Joy Strategist where she teaches people how to get more joy into their lives. She’...
Lil' Yachty - I Am The King of The Youth
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Josh Johnson–I'm Back Again
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Johnson is an hysterical stand up and a good friend. It’s always an incredible convo with him. Toure Show Episode 398 Host & Writer: Touré...
Elaine Welteroth-I Am More Than Enough
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elaine Welteroth is fierce and brilliant and bold. In this throwback episode from 2019, she’s one of the hosts of The Talk on CBS and she was on Pro...
Tremaine Emory–I Quit Supreme
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tremaine Emory is a designer and creative director who was at Supreme until recently. He resigned alleging rampant racism at Supreme. We talk about wh...
Zakiya Dalila Harris-I Write
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Other Black Girl is a hot new show on Hulu that came from the best selling novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris. We talked to Harris back home the book c...
Hiphop’s 50th–The Women of Ladies First
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our celebration of hiphop’s 50th continues with a round table of women who love hiphop talking about the music, the female MCs, and the culture. It’...
Bomani & Mike-Arguing About Hip Hop
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hiphop I got two hiphop fans who I love to argue about hiphop with—Bomani Jones and Michael Smith. We’re goin...
RA The Rugged Man–I Am Hiphop
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
RA the Rugged Man is an amazing veteran MC who’s got a crazy life story.His Dad was a Vietnam vet who brought home something that led to two of RA’...
Andy Roddick-I Was #1 in The World
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Durand Jones–I Love Music
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Durand Jones is an amazing soul singer and the leader of Durand Jones and the Indications. Amazing conversation about music and how it shaped him. To...
James Blake-I Beat Federer
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James Blake was once #4 in the world and #1 in America with wins over Federer and Nadal. He’s tough, smart (Harvard), humble, and cool. Amazing conv...
Gina Yashere–I Heart Comedy
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gina Yashere is an amazing comedian and one of the central minds behind Bob Hearts Abishola a great sitcom on CBS. We talk about comedy and her show a...
Chris Eubanks-I Play Tennis
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Eubanks is a pro tennis star with a monster serve. In this interview from 2022, we talk about pro tennis from every angle from stroke technique ...
Styles P–I'm Juice For Life
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Styles P from the LOX is a legendary rapper who’s become a wellness entrepreneur. He’s got a lot of Juices For Life stores in NY. We talk about t...
Malcolm Gladwell-I Am
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Gladwell is a genius. This interview is from 2020. Original Air Date: 3/27/2020 Original Title: Toure Show Ep 126: I Am Instagram: @touresh...
Jeezy–I Meditate
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeezy is a legendary rapper with a new memoir out now called Adversity For Sale. Here we talk about his hard times growing up, his criminal years, and...
Neil deGrasse Tyson - I am More Than Science
13 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the most brilliant men alive and I think his genius runs beyond science and into how he’s able to communicate with peo...
Bomani & Mike–Arguing About Hiphop
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hiphop I got two hiphop fans who I love to argue about hiphop with—Bomani Jones and Michael Smith. We’re goin...
Lil' Yachty-I Am The King of The Youth
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Che Durena–I Feel Funny
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Che Durena is one of the most exciting young stand ups out today. An absolute beast onstage and on TikTok. We talk about the science of comedy and how...
Sheila E-I Want to Lead the Glamorous Life
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sheila E. played with Prince, she got engaged to Prince, and she fronted some of the hottest singles of the 80s including The Glamorous Life. But it w...
Spill
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am super excited about Spill a brand new social media platform that centers Black people. I’m @toure on Spill. It’s so much fun being in a Black...
Josh Johnson–I Know Funny
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Johnson is hysterical. Toure Show Episode 340: Josh Johnson-I Know Funny Original Air Date: Aug 24, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Jordan Carlos–I’m Kinda Funny
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Carlos is an amazing stand up comedian and an old friend so we get into how you make people laugh, what it was like going to Brown, and what it...
Chris Eubanks-I Play Tennis
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Eubanks just had an amazing run at Wimbledon because he’s pro tennis star with a monster serve. In this throwback interview from 2022, we talk...
Yaya DaCosta–I'm An Actor
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yaya DaCosta is an extraordinary actress who’s now on the Lincoln Lawyer. She was previously on Chicago Med and of course she was Whitney in Lifetim...
James Blake-I Beat Federer
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James Blake was once the #4 tennis player in the world and #1 in America. He beat Federer and Nadal. But what’s most amazing is that he played his b...
Dr Stacey Patton–I Know Why Spanking Is Child Abuse
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Stacey Patton is the author of Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won't Save Black America and her mission is to educate people that spanking i...
The Central Park 5—We Are Free
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Yusef Salaam is on his way to a seat on Harlem’s City Council. A stark turnabout for one of the famous Exonerated Central Park 5. They lost thei...