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 chef. Toure Show Episode 418 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Jennifer Brown Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Booker: Claudia Jean Engineer: Claire McHale Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Sherald painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama that’s hanging in the National Portrait Gallery. There’s an awesome story around how she got that commission and the artistic choices she made in making that painting. Amy was already a major portraitist before she met Michelle even though, just a few years ago, Amy was broke and wondering where her artistic career was going. She’s also got someone else’s heart inside of her thanks to a transplant that saved her life. She’s also a...

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 is a brilliant chef and this convo dives deep into the mind of a great chef. Toure Show Episode 417 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Jennifer Brown Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Booker: Claudia Jean Engineer: Claire McHale Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad...

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 best, who was his toughest competition, why he loves defense, and why he wants to become an owner. Great conversation. Toure Show Ep. 327 Original Air Date: May 25, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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 launches Wednesday 11/15.  Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 conversation. Toure Show Episode 416 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Jennifer Brown Booker: Claudia Jean Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Engineer: Claire McHale Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 how he became such a monstrous talent and what makes Thought who he is? Toure Show Episode 12: How To MC Original Air Date: February 2, 2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 trans from her coming out to her politics to her dating life. Amazing conversation. Toure Show Episode 415 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Jennifer Brown Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Engineer: Claire McHale Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

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’s so funny. Her impression of Rihanna is legendary. Toure Show 380: I'm Like a Puppy Original Air Date: Jun. 7, 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 character actor and a leading actor. Toure Show Episode 414 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Jennifer Brown Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Engineer: Claire McHale Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 author of Caste and The Warmth Of Other Suns in which she is creating narrative non-fiction that is explaining Black America with a depth and precision rarely seen. I love her research, I love her way of explaining things, and I love her writing style. In this throwback interview from 2020, we get into all of that. Toure Show 171: I'm a...

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 spirit and a very deep well of self-confidence. I loved the Book of Clarence and I learned a lot in this dive into Jeymes’s mind. Toure Show Episode 413 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producer and Talent Booker: Jennifer Brown Executive Producer: Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP...

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 right after he wrote a powerful book “This Is the Fire: What I Say To My Friends About Racism.” We talk about broadcasting, Trump, America, and the sweet story about how his fiancee proposed to him. Toure Show 237: I Am CNN Original Air Date: April 21, 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Large Professor is one of the most important producers in hiphop history. Amazing convo. Toure Show Episode 412 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producer and Talent Booker: Jennifer Brown Executive Producer: Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 what’s going on with this country. She does not hold back when talking about Republicans and their racism. Amazing conversation. Toure Show Ep 225: I'm in The House Original Air Date: Mar 10, 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 into Rachel’s life. Toure Show Episode 411 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producer and Talent Booker: Jennifer Brown Executive Producer: Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP Entertainment  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 known Shaun for years, so in this throwback interview from 2020, I asked him point blank about his work and his troubles—why so many people have questions about his finances, why so many people doubt his Blackness, why so many people question his intentions, why he puts so many traumatic images in our faces through his social media. He answers...

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 the most stylish man in NBA history. Toure Show Episode 410 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producer and Talent Booker: Jennifer Brown Executive Producer: Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP Entertainment  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 philosophies around acting as well as how he tried to make a difference during quarantine times and about around acting. I’ve known Wright a long time and he’s a really deep and fascinating guy onscreen and off. Toure Show Ep 133: I Am An Actor Original Air Date: April 22, 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 the host? He goes into the whole story and tells us why leaving was way more empowering than staying. And much more. Toure Show Episode 409 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producer and Talent Booker: Jennifer Brown Executive Producer: Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Photographers: Podstream Studios The House: DCP...

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 relates to her characters, how she approaches scenes, and how she uses her instrument. Taraji is amazing. Toure Show Ep 20: How To Act:A Master Class Original Air Date: March 28, 2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 political power. It’s a fascinating idea that we have to argue about. Toure Show Episode 408 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producer and Talent Booker: Jennifer Brown Executive Producer: Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Photographers: Podstream Studios Booker: Claudia Jean The House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad...

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. Amazing to talk to him about hiphop and comedy and how to make people laugh and the structure and stress of being on SNL and being in the Blackest SNL cast ever and his personal struggle with depression. Toure Show Episode 239: I Run SNL Original Air Date: April 28, 2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 her to move from being engaged to being married. It’s a crazy ep. Toure Show Episode 407 Host & Writer: Touré Executive Producer and Talent Booker: Jennifer Brown Executive Producer: Ryan Woodhall Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Photographers: Podstream Studios Booker: Claudia Jean The House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad...