Kendrick Lamar is the greatest MC of his era. Is it even a question? But how did he get to... more

Chris Spencer is a longtime comedian who makes me laugh so hard every time I see him. He’s got a... more

Toure Show Ep 225 Original Air Date: March 10, 2021 Few Congresspeople had a more harrowing time on Jan 6 than Congresswoman Maxine... more

Toure and King Green put their microscope on Tyler, the Creator’s Sticky. Host: Toure and King Green Check out more episodes of... more

Shaun T is an amazing fitness trainer—the man behind Insanity—and he’s had a fascinating life. He goes deep into how... more

Please note: This episode is a very recent interview that we are introducing as a throwback. André 3000 is back with... more

Check out this first episode of Toure's new series Rap Latte with co-host rapper King Green. This week they talk... more

Durand Bernarr is an amazing singer-songwriter who is trying to change the entire R&B world. Amazing conversation about working with... more

The Wonder of Stevie is one of the best podcasts I’ve heard all year. It’s an amazing dive into Stevie’s... more

VP Kamala Harris’s ascension to Presidential nominee is an extraordinary historical moment. I talk with Danielle Moodie and Krystal Ball... more

Lil' Yachty is one of my favorite modern rappers. In this convo from 2020 we talk about his style and... more

Warren Sapp is one of the greatest football players of his era. Now he’s at Colorado working alongside Deon Sanders.... more

Malcolm Gladwell is a genius. This interview is from 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talib Kweli is a legendary MC and an old friend so we keep it real in this convo about how... more

Amari Marshall aka Amari Monster was a Dance Captain on Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour. She danced beside the Queen night... more

Consequence is an MC who’s worked closely with Kanye. Some say he’s Kanye’s ghostwriter. Is he? We talk about it.... more

Melyssa Ford is an icon. She’s been a star for over 20 years and we’ve been friends for that long.... more

Eric Benet has been a friend for a long time but we’ve never really sat down and discussed his whole... more

Eboni K. Williams is a lawyer, a broadcaster, a Real Housewife, a friend, and an amazing person. In this fascinating... more

Tommy Davidson is a legendary comic with a trans son. I did not intend to talk a lot about that—the... more

Diddy is in jail awaiting trial for a slew of horrific charges. If you want to look back at who... more

Love McPherson is a relationship expert and marriage counselor who loves to help people create healthy relationships. In this convo... more

Hakim Green was part of Channel Live a hot 90s rap duo known for the massive hit “Mad-Izm.” The success... more

Taylor Townsend is one of my favorite current professional tennis players because she’s unrelentingly aggressive. She’s a serve and volleyer... more

Justin Simien is an amazing director (Dear White People) who’s made a hot new doc called Hollywood Black which explores... more

Andy Roddick is a tennis legend—he was #1 in the world. We talk about how to hit a great serve,... more

James Blake was, at his height, the #4 best tennis player in the world. He beat Rafa Nadal and Roger... more

Eboni K. Williams is a lawyer, a broadcaster, a Real Housewife, a friend, and an amazing person. In this fascinating... more

Tricia Lee is the breakout star of Netflix’s fascinating real estate reality show Owning Manhattan. Tricia is the Queen of... more

VP Kamala Harris’s ascension to Presidential nominee is an extraordinary historical moment. I talk with Danielle Moodie and Krystal Ball... more

Grafh is a hot lyrical MC from Queens who’s got the streets buzzing. Amazing convo about music, hiphop, his days... more

Ghostface Killah is one of the greatest MCs of all time and an old friend. Amazing convo about music, the... more

FD Signifier is one of legends of the YouTube video essay world. He recently dropped a 3.5 hour video essay... more

Symone Sanders is an MSNBC star who has been an advisor to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders. She... more

Morris Day is a lifelong close friend of Prince. They grew up together and remained close to Prince’s end. Day... more

Toure Show Ep 225 Original Air Date: March 10, 2021 Few Congresspeople had a more harrowing time on Jan 6 than Congresswoman Maxine... more

VP Kamala Harris’s ascension to Presidential nominee is an extraordinary historical moment. I talk with Danielle Moodie and Krystal Ball... more

Joy Reid’s ascension to MSNBC's vaunted 7pm weekday time slot makes her one of the few Black women to ever... more

Bryant Terry is a chef as well as an artist and a food justice activist. If you love great vegan... more

Sanaa Lathan is a legendary actress who’s becoming a director. She shot the film adaptation of Angie Thomas’s novel On... more

Kier Gaines is a brilliant therapist and mental health advocate who specializes in the psyche of Black men. I tried... more

Taraji P. Henson is one of the great actors of our time and in this throwback conversation she gives us... more

Lalah Hathaway is an incredible singer who’s the daughter of an incredible singer: Donny Hathaway. Her new album is called... more

Robert Townsend is one of the great film directors of his era. I’ll never forget sitting in the theater and... more

Ghostface Killah is one of the greatest MCs of all time and an old friend. Amazing convo about music, the... more

As we move through the NBA Finals it’s a good time to throwback to my epic convo with Isiah Thomas... more

Exactly how much money do you get for being white in America? Because being white comes with tangible benefits. Author... more

Raquel Willis is a major trans activist and the author of a powerful memoir called The Risk It Takes To... more

Don Cheadle is the man. Incredible actor, deep thinker. I love hearing him talk about acting. Toure Show Episode 434 Host &... more

Kareem Abdul Jabbar is one of the greatest basketball players ever, but he thinks of himself as a writer who... more

Aries Spears is one of the funniest people alive. Amazing convo about how he grew up in the projects near... more

MC Lyte is a legendary MC who was a star in the 80s. She’s now the star of a sitcom... more

Black Twitter was an epic thing. An amazing place for us to come together. There’s a great doc about Black... more

Charlamagne tha God is a broadcasting legend, a provocateur, a smart guy, a funny guy, and a great interviewer. In... more

Jade Novah is an extraordinary soul singer with a new album out called Where Have I Been. She’s deeply spiritual,... more

Lil' Yachty is one of my favorite modern rappers. In this convo from 2020 we talk about his style and... more

The Kendrick-Drake battle was so much that I had to do a whole episode about it. I called some MCs... more

Melyssa Ford is an icon. She’s been a star for over 20 years and we’ve been friends for that long.... more

Tremaine Emory is a designer and creative director who was at Supreme until late last year. He resigned alleging rampant... more

Amari Marshall aka Amari Monster was a Dance Captain on Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour. She danced beside the Queen night... more

Taraji P. Henson is one of the great actors of our time and in this throwback conversation she gives us... more

Tobias Dorzon played running back in the NFL briefly and then went to culinary school and became a serious... more

Joe Budden is an MC who retired and became an even bigger force in the culture than he was. In... more

Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson is the he author of Eating While Black: Food Shaming and Race in America and a leading... more

Kendrick Lamar is the greatest MC of his era. Is it even a question? But how did he get to... more

BA Parker is the co-host of the great podcast Code Switch and she was a film professor at Morgan State... more

Matthew Knowles is Beyonce’s father and he served as her manager for many years and according to him he is... more

King Green is a great MC and a serious student of the craft. I found him on Tiktok and we... more

You don’t need to work 50 hours a week to get rich. You need to make your money work for... more

Tiffany Cross is a broadcaster and podcaster and a political warrior. She’s brilliant and she’s a fierce defender of Black... more

Isabel Wilkerson is one of the great writers of her generation. Her book Caste has been shaped into a movie... more

I went to SXSW to intv three Black activists—Maurice Mitchell of the Working Families Party, Chris Smalls of Amazon Labor... more

A Different World is on tour so let's throwback to my interview with Kadeem Hardison. In this interview we talk... more

Amber Riley is a singer-actress dynamo who starred in Glee and is now in Single Black Female 2. We talk... more

Jeffrey Wright is an amazing actor who stars in one of the best films of the year, American Fiction. In... more

Erick Sermon is half of the legendary hiphop duo EPMD and also an incredible producer who’s worked with Kanye, Dr.... more

October London is a hot singer-songwriter who Snoop Dogg has installed as the new face of Death Row Records. London’s... more

Bomani Jones is a longtime writer/broadcaster who can talk about absolutely anything. The guy has three advanced degrees in economics.... more

Nina Compton is an amazing chef who has won a James Beard award who is running Compere Lapin in... more

Amy Sherald painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama that’s hanging in the National Portrait Gallery. There’s an awesome story... more

Chef Charlie Mitchell was the first Black chef in NYC to earn a Michelin star. He got it for his... more

Darrelle Revis is one of the best NFL players of his era—definitely the greatest cornerback of his day. We talked... more

Toure talks to successful people to find out how they became successful and to see what they know that can... more

Toure talks to successful people to find out how they became successful and to see what they know that can... more

Chef Jarvis Belton was the executive chef at Slutty Vegan. He’s a genius chef. We dig into what it really... more

Black Thought is one of the greatest MCs ever and the author of a memoir The Upcycled Self. Check out... more

Raquel Willis is a major trans activist and the author of a powerful memoir called The Risk It Takes To... more

In this throwback episode from 2023, Bresha Webb is the most hilarious person I know. I struggled to keep it... more

Omar Dorsey is an actor’s actor. He’s starring on Bookie on Max now. Amazing convo about acting and Hollywood and... more

Isabel Wilkerson is one of the great writers of her generation. Her book Caste has been shaped into a movie... more

Jeymes Samuel is the director of the Book of Clarence as well as The Harder They Fall. He’s also an... more

Don Lemon is a broadcaster who wears his heart on his sleeve. Now he’s starting a new show on Twitter.... more

Large Professor is one of the most important producers in hiphop history. Amazing convo. Toure Show Episode 412 Host & Writer: Touré... more

Few Congresspeople had a more harrowing time on Jan 6 than Congresswoman Maxine Waters. In this throwback, we talked about... more

Rachel Maddow is an MSNBC legend and an old friend and the author of a book called Prequel. We talk... more

Shaun King is… controversial. IG has banned him. How you feel about that depends on how you feel about him.... more

My man Mitchell S. Jackson has written an amazing book about NBA fashion called Fly. We talk about NBA style... more

Jeffrey Wright is an amazing actor who stars in one of the best films of the year, American Fiction. In... more

Roy Wood Jr. could have been the new host of the Daily Show. But instead, he left the show. Why... more

Taraji P. Henson is one of the great actors of our time and in this throwback conversation she gives us... more

Charles Blow is a New York Times writer with a big idea: Black people should move back down South to... more

Chris Redd was an SNL star. He’s now starring in Candy Cane Lane on Amazon. He’s an hysterical stand up... more

Sam Jay is a superstar comedian! How’d she do it? We talk about the mindset and the attitude that helped... more

Please note: This episode is a very recent interview that we are introducing as a throwback. André 3000 is back with... more

Eboni K. Williams is a lawyer, a broadcaster, a Real Housewife, a friend, and an amazing person. In this fascinating... more

Black Thought is one of the greatest MCs ever and the author of a memoir The Upcycled Self. Check out... more

André 3000 is back with an album of instrumental jazz where he’s playing the flute. We talk about the album,... more

My 2017 conversation with Diddy about money, relentlessness, and hiphop. Held in front of an audience at the New School.  Toure... more

Michael Harriot is a brilliant writer and the author of Black History AF one of the best Black history books... more

Brent Faiyaz just dropped a new album Larger than Life, so we’re throwing back to our last intv with him.  Toure... more

Zainab Johnson is an amazing comedian who’s got a new special on Amazon called Hijabs Off. We talk about being... more

Note: A very recent interview with Jada Pinkett Smith is our throwback. Is Tupac the love of her life? Is her... more

Eriq La Salle has been a major actor for decades but now he’s also working on writing novels. He’s just... more

The NBA season has begun and one of my best NBA intvs ever was with John Salley who’s a 4... more

Jada Pinkett Smith. Is Tupac is the love of her life? Is her relationship with Will actually getting better? Was... more

Tremaine Emory is a designer and creative director who was at Supreme until recently. He resigned alleging rampant racism at... more

Nicole Ari Parker is back in NY doing the Refuge Plays so of course she came by to talk to... more

Joe Budden is on Drake’s mind a lot right now which shows what a force he is in the culture.... more

Grace Harry is a Joy Strategist and the author of a book called The Joy Strategist where she teaches people... more

Lil' Yachty is one of my favorite modern rappers. In this convo from 2020 we talk about his style and... more

Josh Johnson is an hysterical stand up and a good friend. It’s always an incredible convo with him. Toure Show... more

Elaine Welteroth is fierce and brilliant and bold. In this throwback episode from 2019, she’s one of the hosts of... more

Tremaine Emory is a designer and creative director who was at Supreme until recently. He resigned alleging rampant racism at... more

The Other Black Girl is a hot new show on Hulu that came from the best selling novel by Zakiya... more

Our celebration of hiphop’s 50th continues with a round table of women who love hiphop talking about the music, the... more

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hiphop I got two hiphop fans who I love to argue about hiphop with—Bomani... more

RA the Rugged Man is an amazing veteran MC who’s got a crazy life story.His Dad was a Vietnam vet... more

Andy Roddick is a tennis legend—he was #1 in the world. We talk about how to hit a great serve,... more

Durand Jones is an amazing soul singer and the leader of Durand Jones and the Indications. Amazing conversation about music... more

James Blake was once #4 in the world and #1 in America with wins over Federer and Nadal. He’s tough,... more

Gina Yashere is an amazing comedian and one of the central minds behind Bob Hearts Abishola a great sitcom on... more

Chris Eubanks is a pro tennis star with a monster serve. In this interview from 2022, we talk about pro... more

Styles P from the LOX is a legendary rapper who’s become a wellness entrepreneur. He’s got a lot of Juices... more

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: @toureshow Learn more... more

Jeezy is a legendary rapper with a new memoir out now called Adversity For Sale. Here we talk about his... more

Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the most brilliant men alive and I think his genius runs beyond science and... more

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hiphop I got two hiphop fans who I love to argue about hiphop with—Bomani... more

Lil' Yachty is one of my favorite modern rappers. In this convo from 2020 we talk about his style and... more

Che Durena is one of the most exciting young stand ups out today. An absolute beast onstage and on TikTok.... more

Sheila E. played with Prince, she got engaged to Prince, and she fronted some of the hottest singles of the... more

I am super excited about Spill a brand new social media platform that centers Black people. I’m @toure on Spill.... more

Josh Johnson is hysterical. Toure Show Episode 340: Josh Johnson-I Know Funny Original Air Date: Aug 24, 2022 Learn more about your ad... more

Jordan Carlos is an amazing stand up comedian and an old friend so we get into how you make people... more

Chris Eubanks just had an amazing run at Wimbledon because he’s pro tennis star with a monster serve. In this... more

Yaya DaCosta is an extraordinary actress who’s now on the Lincoln Lawyer. She was previously on Chicago Med and of... more

James Blake was once the #4 tennis player in the world and #1 in America. He beat Federer and Nadal.... more

Dr. Stacey Patton is the author of Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won't Save Black America and her mission... more

Dr. Yusef Salaam is on his way to a seat on Harlem’s City Council. A stark turnabout for one of... more

Jennifer Esposito is a veteran actress who mortgaged her house to finish making the movie she’s wanted to make since... more

DMC is one third of Run-DMC the most important group in hiphop history. Run-DMC were rap’s first superstars and their... more

Yo-Yo is a rap star who’s become a cooking star. Her new TV show Downright Delicious With Yo-Yo lets us... more

N.W.A’s “Dopeman” Is one of the illest songs ever made because it takes you deep into the drug dealer’s perspective... more

In this very recent interview, we throw back to Bresha Webb, who is the most hilarious person I know. She’s... more

Babyface is a legend. Songwriter, producer, singer—he’s made lots of the greatest songs of the past few decades. We talk... more

The NBA Finals are here and John Salley has been there. He’s a 4 time NBA champ as well as... more

Bresha Webb is the most hilarious person I know. She’s a comedic actress currently starring in Run the World on... more

As we move through the NBA Finals it’s a good time to throwback to my epic convo with Isiah Thomas... more

Ruth Carter is the Costume Designer behind Black Panther, Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing and many more. She’s got... more

Kareem Abdul Jabbar is one of the greatest basketball players ever, but he thinks of himself as a writer who... more

IDK is a hot MC with a new album out called F65. His plan to become a rapper started when... more

Tiffany Aliche aka the Budgetnista went from sleeping on her parents’ couch to being a multi-millionaire all based on teaching... more

Robert Townsend is one of the great film directors of his era. I’ll never forget sitting in the theater and... more

Jordan E. Cooper is an amazing young playwright who created the Tony nominated Broadway play Ain’t No Mo which is... more

Diamond D is a hiphop legend. Rapper, producer, and lover of the culture. I love talking the people who help... more

Don Lemon was let go by CNN recently after an amazing 17 year run there, so let’s throwback to our... more

Major Jackson is one of America’s great poets. Amazing conversation about what it means to write poetry for a living.    Please... more

Wyclef Jean. Genius. Producer. Rapper. A throwback to our 2020 interview. Original Air Date: Aug 12, 2020 Toure Show Ep 165: Wyclef... more

Symone Sanders is an MSNBC star who has been an advisor to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders. She... more

In this 2022 interview, Brent Faiyaz talks about his latest album Wasteland.  Toure Show Episode 334: Brent Faiyaz Original Air Date: July... more

Sherri Shepherd is a comedian, a host of the daily talk show Sherri, an actress, and an all around lovely... more

Joey Bada$$ is one of the leaders of the modern generation of MCs. In this throwback episode from 2022, we... more

Kel Mitchell is famous for making Good Burger and starring on Kenan and Kel but his life in comedy also... more

Sanaa Lathan is a legendary actress who’s becoming a director. She shot the film adaptation of Angie Thomas’s novel On... more

Walter Mosley is the author of Every Man’s A King and more than 40 other novels because he writes every... more

Jermaine Dupri is a legend and we had a legendary conversation. We talk about dating Janet, producing Mariah, working with... more

Carla Hall is a legendary chef who talks about cooking with love. But what does that really mean? And what... more

Zadie Smith is one of the best writers and coolest people around. It’s a good time to revisit our 2018... more

Dominique Fishback is the star of Donald Glover’s awesome new Amazon show Swarm. It’s a wild show and Fishback is... more

Elaine Welteroth is fierce and brilliant and bold. In this throwback episode from 2019, she’s one of the hosts of... more

Seal. Crazy. Kiss From A Rose. Superstar. Talking about his music, his development as a singer, his youth, the history... more

Isabel Wilkerson is one of the great writers of her generation. The author of The Warmth Of Other Suns and... more

Conscious Lee is an educator who uses TikTok and the classroom to teach about Blackness. He says education is elevation... more

Amy Sherald painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama that’s hanging in the National Portrait Gallery but there’s an awesome... more

Bomani Jones is the host of Game Theory on HBO and a longtime writer/broadcaster who can talk about absolutely anything.... more

Terry McMillan is one the most famous and successful writers of her time because she knows how to really connect... more

Dream Hampton is an activist and a filmmaker who made the incredible doc “Surviving R. Kelly” and co-wrote Jay-Z’s Decoded.... more

Now that two men have been exonerated in the murder of Malcolm X, who killed him? Well there’s a Netflix... more

Vinnie from Naughty By Nature is an old friend so he’s come by to break it all down. He talks... more

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the greatest basketball players ever, but he thinks of himself as a writer who played... more

Jermaine Dupri is a legend and we had a legendary conversation. We talk about dating Janet, producing Mariah, working with... more

Nikki Giovanni is one of the greatest living poets in the world and she is a joy to be around.... more

Tommy Davidson is back. He’s hysterical and his life story is incredible—he was abandoned by his biological mom and adopted... more

Nikole Hannah-Jones is the creator of the 1619 project which explains how America is still impacted by the legacy of... more

Malcolm-Jamal Warner was Theo on the Cosby Show but his career and his life are way bigger than that. We... more

Darrelle Revis is one of the best NFL players of his era—definitely the greatest cornerback of his day. We talked... more

LisaRaye is an icon. She’s been a star since her first film Ice Cube’s The Player’s Club and today she’s... more

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is one of the most important people in Congress because he knows how to get things done.... more

Talent is a legendary veteran stand up comic. We talk about comedy and I try to keep it together while... more

Tyler James Williams is a star on Abbott Elementary and he’s now Emmy nominated but he first blew up years... more

MC Lyte is a legendary MC who was a star in the 80s. She’s now the star of a sitcom... more

Toure Show x Toure because I wrote another book, this one is called The Ivy League Counterfeiter and it’s about... more

Right now in Iran we are witnessing a massive revolution—the people are rising up to demand freedom from the repressive... more

The Exonerated 5, formerly known as the Central Park 5, now have an entrance into Central Park named in their... more

Ain’t No Mo is an amazing new Broadway play about a moment where every Black American is being given a... more

Mike Dyson is the intellectual heavyweight champion and someone who’s amazingly fun to talk to. In 2019 we talked about... more

Toure Show x Toure because I wrote another book, this one is called The Ivy League Counterfeiter and it’s about... more

Nikole Hannah-Jones is the creator of the amazing 1619 project which explains how America is still impacted by the legacy... more

Elvis Mitchell is an esteemed film critic and the director of Is That Black Enough For You?!? a fascinating Netflix... more

The late Greg Tate is one of the greatest writers of our time. He’s an intellectual hero of mine. He’s... more

Santigold is back with a new album Spirituals and a new podcast Noble Champions and she’s an old friend so... more