Clint Smith is the author of a powerful book about the ways that slavery continues to impact America. He visited many places that where that influence is most plainly visible and brought home how slavery continues to shape our modern lives in a beautifully-written way. Clint is a great writer and thinker and it was an honor to talk to him.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 286Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dres from Black Sheep is an MC who made a lot of noise in the 90s and is still out here making music now—he’s got an album coming out next year with him rhyming over J Dilla beats. We had an intense convo about a recent IG post that seemed homophobic, his music, his rise, his time in the drug game, and his thoughts on being a father. A great conversation with a great MC.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 285Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Air Date: October 16, 2019Toure Show Ep 95: Ibram Kendi-I am Anti-RacistDr. Ibram Kendi is a new recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant which is so deserved because of his work educating people about the reality of racism and anti-racism. In this 2019 interview we talked about his work and his book How To Be An Anti-Racist. He says you’re either racist or anti-racist. There is no neutral ground. He’s an important and influential thinker and this convo is really inspiring.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hari Kondabolu is an amazingly influential comedian and comedic writer and the man behind the landmark doc The Problem With Apu. He’s a brilliant and funny guy so we talk about comedy and being Indian-American and why he had to stand up to the Simpsons.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 284Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Casteel is a brilliant young painter who was just awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant. Her work is extraordinary. We talk about painting, Blackness, and living with lupus.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 283Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Air Date: August 12, 2020Toure Show Ep 165: I Am MusicWyclef Jean. Genius. Producer. Rapper. Throwback to our awesome 2020 interview. Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To hear this awesome conversation go to http://patreon.com/toureshow and subscribe. For just $5 a month you get 4 Friday Patreon exclusives and the full version of our Wednesday shows and you get to help us keep making this show!Yale professor Elizabeth Hinton has written an important and powerful book about the history of Black rebellion against police repression called America On Fire. A must read. We dive deep into why we shouldn’t call them riots, they’re uprisings, and why it’s the police being oppressive in Black communities that sparks those uprisings.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 282Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mekhi Phifer is a legendary actor. Was a privilege to speak about his craft and his journey through an amazing career.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 281Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Air Date: Feb 24, 2021Andy Roddick was a tennis legend—#1 in the world, US Open winner, 3x Wimbledon finalist, and one of best servers in modern history. We talk about how to hit a great serve, what it’s like to play against Roger Federer, and what is mental toughness?Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elaine Welteroth is the big sister you knew you needed but didn’t know where to find. She’s succeeded in magazines, books, TV, and now she has a Master Class talking about how to make your career the best it can be. We talk about all the career advice you need.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 280Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices