Amy Sherald painted the awesome official portrait of Michelle Obama that’s hanging in the National Portrait Gallery and she now has a new show at Hauser & Wirth in LA so we’re throwing back to our interview with her. We talk through the story around how she got the Michelle Obama commission and the artistic decisions she made in making that painting and we explore her life as a renowned portrait painter and as a heart transplant recipient who’s got someone else’s heart inside of her thanks to an operation that saved her life. She’s also a former rapper. And an all-around wonderful person. She’s an example of success coming to someone who believes in herself no matter what.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

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney is an actor’s actor. She’s been in Malcolm X, New Jack City, What’s Love Got To Do With It, the Inkwell, and many more. She’s a great character actor who knows how to thrive in Hollywood. We talk about how to act and how to make it. 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!Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 232Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: 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

Angie Thomas is an amazing writer who’s had multiple bestsellers and multiple books turned into movies. We talk writing and how to deal with Hollywood and how to create books for kids when you’re an adult and what it’s like to have massive success. You can get half of this for free. For the whole, amazing 60 minute conversation, with lots of insight into being a successful writer, listen to the full ep at Patreon.com/toureshow. Subscribe for just $5 a month and listen to this and our Friday Patreon Exclusives and help support our growing team.Patreon.com/toureshowInstagram: @toureshowTwitter: @toureToure Show Episode 231Host & Writer: TouréSenior Producer: Jackie GarofanoAssistant Producer: Adell ColemanEditor: Ryan WoodhallPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: 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

Eric Andre is an amazing absurdist comedian who’s got a crazy new prank flick on Netflix called Bad Trip and a bananas show on Adult Swim called the Eric Andre Show. In this throwback from 2020 we talk about his show and his insane Netflix standup special Legalize Everything.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

Kym Whitley is hysterical. Every time I see her I just want to smile. She’s been on a million shows throughout her career. How has she kept it going and kept people laughing and what is Kymism??? She’s so much fun to talk to.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!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

Charles Blow has a very interesting idea: Black Americans should move to the South to create political power. If half of the Black people who live outside the south were to move Blacks would become the dominant force in 8 or 9 Southern states with the ability to choose Senators, Governors, Mayors, and reshape our political future. He breaks this down in his new book the Devil You Know and in our conversation about his idea and his entire media mission. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 229 Host & Writer: Touré Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Assistant Producer: Adell Coleman Editor: Ryan Woodhall Photographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta Covington Booker: Claudia Jean The House: DCP Entertainment See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

Judas And the Black Messiah is up for Best Picture and two Supporting Actor awards so if you just rewatched it or just watched it for the first time, here’s a throwback to our conversation with the Lucas Bros who talk about the film from inception to screen. This is a great convo for those who’ve seen the film—spoilers abound because we go deep into the story, the nuances, the making of it, and the ending. Should it have had a different ending? We discuss the alternate ending they considered, one I like even better. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

Jon Batiste is an extraordinary Juilliard-trained musician who grew up in a musical family from one of America’s greatest music towns, New Orleans. Yes he’s the musical director of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert but he’s a brilliant musician in his own right. He’s got a new album called We Are so we talk about music and how to make it. 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! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

Biggie was one of the greatest rappers ever and one of the most compelling people and just when you thought you knew everything about him here comes a new doc that’ll blow your mind. I Got A Story To Tell, on Netflix now, looks at Big as a musician, a son, a crack dealer, and a rising MC. I talked to director Emmett Malloy and Big’s friends D-Roc and Wayne Barrow about the film and the man. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 227 Host & Writer: Touré Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Assistant Producer: Adell Coleman Editor: Ryan Woodhall Photographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta Covington Booker: Claudia Jean The House: DCP Entertainment See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

En Vogue is one of the greatest singing groups ever. We talked about how they sing, how they manage to get along, and what ever happened to the other two members? This throwback from 2018 came right after their album Electric Sky. It’s amazing to hear the newest member talk about going to hear them sing when she was a teenager. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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