Toure Show

Sanaa Lathan is a legendary actress who’s becoming a director. She shot the film adaptation of Angie Thomas’s novel On The Come Up. We talk about acting and directing and reality shows and how quarantine changed her life and lots more.Toure Show Episode 348: Sanaa LathanOriginal Air Date: Oct 19, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kier Gaines is a brilliant therapist and mental health advocate who specializes in the psyche of Black men. I tried to talk to him about Black men and mental health but it kinda slid into him therapizing me.Toure Show Episode 438Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. HobbsAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanBooker: Rae HollidayEngineer: Claire McHalePhotographers: Podstream StudiosThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lalah Hathaway is an incredible singer who’s the daughter of an incredible singer: Donny Hathaway. Her new album is called Vantaback and she’s a fascinating person to talk to about singing and music and how’her father’s influence helps her.Toure Show Episode 437Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. HobbsAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanBooker: Rae HollidayEngineer: Claire McHalePhotographers: Podstream StudiosThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Townsend is one of the great film directors of his era. I’ll never forget sitting in the theater and watching his first film Hollywood Shuffle. He also made the Five Heartbeats and directed Eddie Murphy’s legendary comedy special Raw. Townsend is a critical figure in modern Black Hollywood history. He’s hysterical, brilliant, driven and a legend. It’s an honor to talk about film with the awesome Robert Townsend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ghostface Killah is one of the greatest MCs of all time and an old friend. Amazing convo about music, the Wu, and where he’s at in life. Toure Show Episode 436Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. HobbsAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanBooker: Rae HollidayEngineer: Claire McHalePhotographers: Podstream StudiosThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we move through the NBA Finals it’s a good time to throwback to my epic convo with Isiah Thomas the two time NBA champ and one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. We talk about mental toughness, on-court trash talking, what it was like to battle Jordan, Kareem, Magic, and Bird, as well as how to be a winner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exactly how much money do you get for being white in America? Because being white comes with tangible benefits. Author Tracie McMillan calculated that whiteness has given her over $350,000. In her new book The White Bonus, McMillan explores her finances and those of other white people to see exactly how beneficial racism is for white people.Toure Show Episode 435Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. HobbsAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanBooker: Rae HollidayEngineer: Claire McHalePhotographers: Podstream StudiosThe House: DCP Entertainment 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don Cheadle is the man. Incredible actor, deep thinker. I love hearing him talk about acting.Toure Show Episode 434Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Ryan Woodhall and Ashley J. HobbsAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanBooker: Rae HollidayEngineer: Claire McHalePhotographers: Podstream StudiosThe House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices