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Levar Burton is Reading Rainbow. He is Star Trek. He is Roots. He is so much in the American experience from the past to the future because he is a deep thinker about life. We also talk about his potential future hosting Jeopardy...Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 211Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Toure Show Episode 90Original Air Date: September 11, 2019He’s the King of Rock, there is none higher. DMC from Run-DMC one of the greatest groups in hiphop history. Bet what you didn’t know is that when he was on top of the world, he was suicidal. And a depressed alcoholic. He talks about all of that in this Throwback to our 2019 ep.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Corinne Bailey Rae is a brilliant musician who lives and breathes music. We talk about what she loves about singing, her upcoming album, and how she survived the sudden death of her first husband.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 209Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 premiered.Toure Show Ep 57: Sandra Bland-Killed By RacismOriginal Air Date: November 28, 2018Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

India.Arie. Brilliant singer. Modern legend.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 207Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 MusicOriginal Airdate: November 15, 2017Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureNewsletter: blackmindsmatter.substack.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 205Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 University Hospital. I’m so proud of her. I had to talk to her for the show. Touré Show Ep 6: Dr. Meika-How to Make It In MedicineDecember 20, 2017Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 man Reggie Hudlin so we talk through every aspect of making this fun new family sports movie.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 203Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 PeopleOriginal Air Date: July 22, 2020Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureNewsletter: blackmindsmatter.substack.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 201Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 Air Date: August 22, 2018 Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 199Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 the Obama White House.Touré Show Ep 19: Van Jones-How To Make A ComebackOriginal Air Date: March 21, 2018Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toure  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.