Toure Show

The Story of Sandra Bland

10 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

India Arie–I Am My Music

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

India.Arie. Brilliant singer. Modern legend. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 207 Host & Writer: Touré ...

Maxwell -How to Make It In Music

03 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Kim Coles–I Feel Funny

01 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Tommy Davidson–I Feel Funny

30 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 Col...

Dr. Meika-How to Make It In Medicine

27 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 f...

Safety–I Am All In

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Safety is a heartwarming new football movie on Disney about a player at Clemson University, who plays safety, whose younger brother falls into trouble...

Iyanla Vanzant- I Save People

20 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Jingle Jangle–I Am Christmas

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Ruben Santiago Hudson–I Love August Wilson

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 smart...

Tiffany Haddish-I Am Winning

13 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

Big Freedia–I Am Bounce

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Dionne Warwick–I Know The Way To San Jose

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 l...

Van Jones–How To Make A Comeback

06 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Michelle Buteau–I Feel Funny

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Justin Simien–I Love Bad Hair

02 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Lawrence O'Donnell–I Am the Last Word

29 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 c...

Neneh Cherry–I'm Still In A Buffalo Stance

27 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Jeezy–I'm The Snowman

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

Malcom Nance-I Know Why the Caged Trump Sings

22 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 c...

Kellita Smith–I'm An Actor

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Lynn Whitfield–I'm A Star

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

Cori Bush–I'm Going to Congress

15 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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’...

Harry Edwards–I Am Playing To Win

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Chris Colbert–I Want You To Say Their Names

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Cory Booker–I Want to be Your President

08 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cory Booker lost his bid for the Presidency but New Jersey has sent him back to the Senate for another six years. Lets throwback to our interview from...

Marcus Samuelsson–I'm A Chef

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Lamorne Morris–I Feel Funny

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lamorne Morris is a rising star who’s got a Hulu show built around him called Woke and he’s got movies and more coming up. I’ve known Lamorne si...

Eric Andre–I Am Crazy

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Eric Andre Show is back so let’s throwback to my crazy intv with Eric from a few months ago where we talk about his comedy, his drug intake, and...

Mayor Michael Tubbs–I'm The Mayor

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Nina Turner–I am Somebody

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Nina Turner is one of the most prominent progressives in modern politics. She worked closely with Bernie Sanders on his last Presidential campaign and...

Jaime Harrison–I Will Beat Lindsay Graham

25 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jaime Harrison is close to beating Lindsay Graham in the race for South Carolina’s Senate seat so let’s throwback to my interview with Jaime from ...

Baron Davis–I Run LA

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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The Lox–We Out Here

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Lox have been brothers for over 20 years and they’re still together. We talk music, heartbreak, side ventures into healthy eating and why they s...

Ice Cube–I Had a Good Day

18 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ice Cube is in the midst of controversy right now but he’s been an important MC and a fascinating guy for decades. This is my 2019 interview with hi...

Vanessa Bell Calloway–I'm An Actor

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Sheryl Lee Ralph–I'm An Actor

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sheryl Lee Ralph is a veteran actor who won a Tony for the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls and played Brandy’s tough stepmom on Moesha an...

A$AP Ferg–I Am the Streets

11 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

My man A$AP Ferg is on fire with his new album Floor Seats 2 so let’s throwback to our 2019 interview where we dig into who he really is. He’s a f...

Mike Hill–I Was In Pain

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Kadeem Hardison–I'm An Icon

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kadeem Hardison has been a star since A Different World turned Dwayne Wayne into an iconic character. Now he’s starring on Netflix’s hysterical Te...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar–How To Ball In Life

04 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is maybe the best basketball player of all time and It’s the NBA Finals so we throwback to my 2018 interview with the GOAT. Tour...

John Salley–I'm A Champion

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Isiah Thomas–I'm A Champion

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Isiah Thomas is a 2 time NBA champ and an NCAA champ and one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. We talk about mental toughness, on court tra...

Dennis Rodman–I Love Kim Jong Un

27 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the NBA Finals almost upon us we throwback to our interview with basketball legend Dennis Rodman. And coming this week—new interviews with lege...

Calvin Baker–I'm An Essayist

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Antebellum's Directors–We Made A Movie

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Antebellum is a powerful and triggering new film starring Janelle Monae as a modern woman trapped in a slavery nightmare. Some people will like this f...

RZA–How to Lead People

20 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Toure Show Ep 2: RZA-How to Lead People Original Air Date: November 22, 2017 As the RZA expands into directing our throwback ep is the RZA, Toure Show...

Jeremy O. Harris–I'm A Savior

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Arundhati Roy–I'm A Warrior

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Arundhati Roy is one of the great writers of her generation. She’s a novelist who writes beautifully and an essayist who’s a powerful activist. He...

James Blake–I Beat Federer

13 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Toure Show Ep 36: James Blake-I Beat Federer Original Air Date: July 4, 2018                  On the final day of the US Open our th...

Jody David Armour–I Am Nigga Theory

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Tasha Smith–I’m An Actor

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tasha Smith is a veteran actor who played Cookie’s sister on Empire. She came up on the street and that fire remains inside of her after all these y...

Macy Gray–I'm Selling Weed

06 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Toure Show Ep 47: Macy Gray–I'm Selling Weed Original Air Date: September 19, 2018 Macy Gray is one of my favorite modern singers—yes I love her v...

Shaun King–I'm Controversial

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Isabel Wilkerson–I'm A Writer

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Isabel Wilkerson is one of the great writers of her generation. The author of The Warmth Of Other Suns and now Caste is creating narrative non-fiction...

Amy Sherald- I Painted Michelle Obama

30 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Toure Show Ep 111: I Painted Michelle Obama Original Date - Feb 05, 2020 Amy Sherald’s painting of Breonna Taylor for the cover of Vanity Fair is an...

Jeff Staple–I Love Sneakers

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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RZA–I’m A Director

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The RZA is growing as a film director—his latest film Cut Throat City is a powerful look at New Orleans post-Katrina where a group of young men plan...

April Ryan–I'm Getting Death Threats

23 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Toure Show Ep 46: April Ryan-I'm Getting Death Threats Original Air Date: September 12, 2018 As the election gets hotter let’s throwback to my 2018...

James Mtume–I Am Music

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Cori Bush–I'm Going To Congress

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cori Bush is the newest member of The Squad, she’s about to become a Congresswoman from Missouri after a life that took her from homelessness to bei...

Tiffany Haddish–I Am Winning

16 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Toure Show Ep 43: Tiffany Haddish-I Am Winning Original Air Date: August 22, 2018 Tiffany Haddish is a red hot comedian who’s killing it in Hollywo...

Brownmark–I Played With Prince

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Wyclef Jean–I Am Music

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wyclef Jean. Genius. Producer. Rapper. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Ep 165 Host & Writer: Toure Senior Produc...

Sam Jay–I Feel Funny

09 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Toure Show Ep 69: Sam Jay—I Feel Funny Original Air Date: May 1, 2019 Sam Jay has a hot new standup special on Netflix called 3 In the Morning and ...

Stic–I Am The Revolution

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Matthew Knowles–I Managed Beyonce

05 Aug 2020

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...

Zadie Smith–How to Be Free

02 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Touré Show Ep 13: Zadie Smith–How to Be Free Original Air Date: February 7, 2018 Zadie Smith is one of the best writers and coolest people around. ...

Minister Conrad Tillard–I Love God

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Jay Pharoah–I'm White Famous

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jay Pharoah is an hysterical comedian who’s on the cusp of a breakthrough. He feels his comedy and his understanding of himself coming together in a...

Nikki Giovanni–How to Make It in Poetry

26 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Toure Show Ep 3: Nikki Giovanni: How To Make It In Poetry Original Air Date: November 29, 2017 Nikki Giovanni is one of the greatest living poets in ...

Jerome Benton–I Know Prince

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Iyanla Vanzant–I Save People

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Iyanla Vanzant is one of the most interesting guests I’ve ever had. In this talk she deeply analyzes the world, herself, me, everything. She’s a f...

Susan Rice—I'm A Survivor

19 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Toure Show Ep 94: Susan Rice-I'm A Survivor Original Air Date: October 09, 2019 Susan Rice is on the short list to become Joe Biden’s VP so it’s ...

Cord Jefferson–I Make TV

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Eddie Glaude–I Love James Baldwin

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Eddie Glaude is one of those brilliant intellectuals who makes the life of the mind seem cool. He’s an MSNBC star, a Princeton professor, and the au...

Joy Reid–How To Make It In TV

12 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Sa-Roc–I’m A Queen

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Joe Budden–I Am Hiphop

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Budden is an MC who retired and became an even bigger force in the culture than he was. We talk about everything from music to how he made it big ...

Justin Simien–I Created Dear White People

05 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dear White People is one of the hottest shows on TV right now and the mind behind it is the brilliant Justin Simien. We do a deep dive into the themes...

Vic Mensa–I Get Depressed

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Bakari Sellers–I Am Politics

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bakari Sellers is one of the best political analysts out right now partly because he’s brilliant and partly he’s been inside the process—he was ...

Patrisse Cullors-How To Make It Out Alive

28 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As the Black Lives Matter movement explodes in popularity, it’s a good time to revisit my 2018 interview with Patrisse Cullors, one of the founders ...

D Smoke–I Won Rhythm + Flow

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Eric Andre–I Am Crazy

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Andre is crazy. He’s an amazing absurdist comedian who’s got a crazy show on Adult Swim, the Eric Andre Show, an insane new standup on Netfli...

Tamika Mallory–I'm Not Afraid

21 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tamika Mallory is an activist-warrior who’s been powerful in the fight to get justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. She’s a fearless, inspi...

Earthquake–I Am Comedy

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Delroy Lindo–I'm In Spike's Film

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Spike Lee’s new Netflix movie Da 5 Bloods is one of Spike’s best in a while. A really powerful story about four Black Vietnam vets who return to t...

Keisha Lance Bottoms–I Love Atlanta

14 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Atlanta’s Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is in the news right now because she’s on the short list of Joe Biden’s VP choices and because she’s take...

Dr Phillip Atiba Goff–I Study Police

10 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a moment where we’re arguing about the future of the police the perfect person to talk to is Dr. Phillip Goff. He’s a PhD, a professor at John ...

Ibram Kendi—I Am Anti-Racist

07 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Either you’re racist or anti-racist. There is no neutral ground. Either you’re working to make a difference or you’re perpetuating the status qu...

Diamond Stingily–I Am Art

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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DeRay McKesson–I Know What Justice Is

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

DeRay McKesson has been working on combating policing violence for years so he’s the perfect person to talk to right now. He and his team have been ...

Charlamagne—Im a Loveable Asshole

31 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Charlamagne tha God is a radio legend whose recent interview with Joe Biden made headlines. It’s no surprise that the provocateur was able to get Bi...

Royce Da 5'9"–I Am Bad

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Alan Leeds–I Managed James Brown

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Leeds has all the best stories because he’s had all the best jobs. He was  James Brown’s manager, then Prince’s manager, then’s D’Ang...

Andre Leon Talley–I Am Fashion

24 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andre Leon Talley’s new memoir The Chiffon Trenches has people talking about him anew but my old friend has been a fashion icon for decades because ...

Ed Gordon–I'm The News Man

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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Princess Nokia–I Think It's Funny I Rap

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Princess Nokia is an amazing rapper from the streets of New York who put out two albums this year—Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Sucks. We t...

Cyntoia Brown–I am Free!

17 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cyntoia Brown is the subject of a powerful new Netflix doc Murder To Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story. She was a teenage prostitute who was convicted of...