The comedian on how to be funny and how to make it in Hollywood and how therapy is really valuable for creators. Amanda is funny but you can see that it’s her grit and her planning and her attitude—her internal solidity—that powers her success as much as just being funny. Lots of gems in this one. Let me know what you think. Twitter: @toure. Toure Show Ep 17 Amanda Seales—“How To Be Funny” Host & Writer: Toure Producers: Chris Colbert and Matt Ford The House: Cadence 13 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

Rakim discusses his songwriting process, his mother's influence on his music, the unreleased album with Dr. Dre, and the time he slapboxed with LL Cool J. The live event explores his life and work, offering insights for rising artists. The episode is packed with gems and showcases Rakim's legendary MC skills.

The Cable TV Queen dishes on how to handle anything - wild Trump-supporting guests, Hillary, getting fired while on the air, and the death of her mother just before she was supposed to go to Harvard. Joy is the one you want guiding you in a crisis. We’re in a crisis. That’s why it’s great that she’s on the air. Lots of gems in this one. Let me know what you think. Twitter: @toure. Toure Show Ep 15 Joy Reid—“How To Make It In TV” Host & Writer: Toure Producers: Chris Colbert and Matt Ford The House: Cadence 13 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

Prince was like the God of love and sex but what was it like to date him? Susannah Melvoin talks about how great it was at times and how hard it was at times. This is a roller coaster emotional ep that’ll show you a side of Prince you’ve never seen before. I met Susannah after my book I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became An Icon and she’s become a good friend and here she tells all the stories. Toure Show Ep 14 Susannah Melvoin—“On Loving And Almost Marrying Prince” Host & Writer: Toure Producer: Chris Colbert and Matt Ford The House: Cadence 13 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

The great writer is as smart and as fun as her greatest novels. Here we talk about everything—Jay-Z, writing, family, Chappelle, Nina Simone. After this you’ll feel like she’s your friend. Toure Show Ep 13 Zadie Smith—“How To Be Free ” Host & Writer: Toure Producers: Chris Colbert and Matt Ford The House: Cadence 13 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

He’s one of the greatest MCs of all time. How'd he become such a monstrous talent? What are his favorite words? What makes Thought who he is? I dig into all of that and more. Toure Show is successful people talking about their success. What tactics, attitudes, and strategies fueled their success? What can you learn from their journey that might help fuel your rise? I want these conversations to be valuable for you. Toure Show Ep 12 Black Thought—“How To MC” Host & Writer: Toure Producer: Chris Colbert and Matt Ford The House: Cadence 13 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

He’s the greatest MC of his era. Is it even a question? But how did he get to be that? I talked to Kendrick Lamar to find out how Kendrick became Kendrick. In this conversation we talk about how Kendrick got to be so good—how do you practice? How do you develop as an MC? What are his favorite words? We also talk about his best verses and his best song. And the impact of seeing dead bodies on the street when he was a kid. He’s a man who’s obsessed with hiphop, so he practiced intensely and constantly, but he’s also willing to accept failure. His success—his amazing music—is built atop lots and lots of private failures that helped him learn his craft and become a master MC. Toure Show is successful people talking about their success. What tactics, attitudes, and strategies fueled their success? How’d they deal with failure? What can you learn from their journey that’ll help fuel your rise? I want these conversations to be valuable for you. I hope Kendrick Lamar has some gems that help you learn how to shine. Toure Show Ep 12 Kendrick Lamar—“How To MC” Host & Writer: Toure Producer: Chris Colbert and Matt Ford The House: Cadence 13 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

A Black Lives Matter co-founder who has dealt with everything—poverty, homophobia, a father and brother in and out of prison, and a police force the criminalized her as a child—Patrisse Cullors has dealt with all the pain, chaos and repression in her life and in response she has grown strong and wise and happy. She’s working on Black Lives Matter, she’s working on her family, and she’s now publishing a memoir that’s powerful, painful, beautiful, and heart-wrenching: When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir. It’s a great, great book that tells the story of her rise and the rise of Black Lives Matter. Cullors is a really special person and I’m glad to call her a friend and see what I can learn from her. Toure Show is a place where successful people talk about their journeys. What are the tactics, attitudes, and strategies that fueled their success? What can you learn from them that’ll help you on your rise? My hope is that these conversations are valuable for you. That you’ll hear something that’ll help you boost your life. Toure Show Ep 10 Patrisse Cullors—“How To Make It Out Alive” Host & Writer: Toure Producer: Chris Colbert and Matt Ford Studio: Cadence 13 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

Spike Lee is a Hollywood legend, who’s now directing the hit Netflix show "She’s Gotta Have It" based on his debut film of the same name. He’s definitely someone I want to learn from. How do you make movies, and why, and what is great acting, and what is great directing? Spike says he loves what he does and, for him, that’s the core of it all. Toure Show is successful people talking about their journey. What tactics, attitudes, and strategies fueled their success? What can you learn from them that’ll help you on your rise? My hope is that these conversations are valuable for you. That you’ll hear something that’ll help improve your life. Toure Show Ep 9 Spike Lee—“How To Make It In Hollywood and TV” Host & Writer: Toure Producers: Chris Colbert and Matt Ford Studio: Cadence 13 For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy 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

An art world superstar who’s full of brilliance and ego, and who’s willing to strip and be a nude model for his fellow artists, Kehinde Wiley is a portraitist who has become one of the dominant painters of his generation on an artistic level and on a business level. He’s got studios around the globe and many assistants and a vision for his work that is recognized and respected across the world. He’s been featured on the walls in Empire. He’s painted Michael Jackson and Kanye. He’s currently painting the official portrait of President Barack Obama for the National Portrait Gallery. In this intense conversation, he explores the development of his style of art and explains how he became a star and the challenges of setting up shop in a far-flung country—once in the Congo he and his team got thrown in jail for five days! Kehinde is a genius. Flat out. And he’s an extrovert. And it’s always fun to encounter that combination. There’s a lot here for people who want to be artists, people who love art, or people who have big dreams—Kehinde is all about all of that. Toure Show is about me talking to successful people about their journey. What tactics, attitudes, and strategies helped them become successful? What do they know that can help you rise? My hope is that these conversations are valuable for you. Toure Show Ep 8 Kehinde Wiley: How To Make It In Art. Host & Writer: Toure Producer: Chris Colbert Studio: Cadence 13 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