Toure Show

Tracy K Smith is one of America’s great poets—she was Poet Laureate from 2017-2019. We talk about poetry and writing and America and the time we were in creative writing grad school together. This is ...

14 Touko 20215min

Roy Wood Jr is en Fuego. He’s on the Daily Show, he’s got a new podcast, he’s got TV shows he’s producing and a standup special he’s creating. He’s been productive during the pandemic! We talk about h...

12 Touko 202138min

Original Air Date: March 10, 2021 Maxine Waters is one of the most powerful and charismatic people in Congress. But how do you get important things passed when Republicans want to obstruct everything...

9 Touko 202158min

Salim Akil is a major TV creator—he’s created, executive produced and directed lots of shows—Black Lightning, Being Mary Jane, The Game, Girlfriends, and more. We talk about how to create a show, how ...

7 Touko 20215min

Sananda Maitreya is one of the greatest singer-songwriters of his time. I have been a huge fan of the artist formerly known as Terrence Trent D’Arby for many years and it was an honor to talk to him a...

5 Touko 202140min

Original Airdate: June 26, 2019 Billy Porter is the star of Pose, one of the best shows on TV. Their final season starts on May 2. Porter is an incredibly captivating actor. We talk about acting, esc...

2 Touko 202152min

Javicia Leslie is the star of Batwoman on the CW and she’s an amazingly inspiring young actress who’s out and proud and living her best life. We talk about playing Batwoman, succeeding as an actress, ...

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Chris Redd is an SNL cast member and an hysterical stand up comic who’s 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 stre...

28 Huhti 202140min