Ruth Carter is the Costume Designer behind Black Panther, Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing and many more. She’s got two Academy Awards. We go in depth on the looks in Black Panther and her inspirations as well as how to become a professional Costume Designer. Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7    Toure Show Episode 380 
Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Jennifer Brown and Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP EntertainmentSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tiffany Aliche aka the Budgetnista went from sleeping on her parents’ couch to being a multi-millionaire all based on teaching financial literacy. In this throwback episode from 2021, Tiffany is the author of Get Good With Money and she’s here to help us get good with money! She’s brilliant with money and she knows how to make her tips on money really easy and accessible. You don’t want to work for every dollar you ever make! You have to invest so your money grows! You don’t want to spend more than you make. You have a future you have to plan for. Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7  Original Air Date: June 30, 2021 Toure Show Episode 257: I Am The BudgetnistaSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan E. Cooper is an amazing young playwright who created the Tony nominated Broadway play Ain’t No Mo which is about a moment where every Black American is being given a one way plane ticket to Africa. In this throwback interview Cooper, who is also the play’s star, goes into what Ain’t No Mo means and what ideas inspired it.    Original Air Date: Dec 21, 2022 Toure Show Ep 357: I Made Ain't No Mo Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7 Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don Lemon was let go by CNN recently after an amazing 17 year run there, so let’s throwback to our interview from 2021 where we talk broadcasting, Trump, America and how his fiancé proposed to him. Original Air Date: April 21, 2021 Toure Show Ep 237: I Am CNN Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7 Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Major Jackson is one of America’s great poets. Amazing conversation about what it means to write poetry for a living.    Please fill out our listener survey. We’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/jFWcyk3qp4Wfi7YF7    Toure Show Episode 376
 
Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producer & Talent Booker: Jennifer BrownExecutive Producer: Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta CovingtonBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP EntertainmentSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Walter Mosley is the author of Every Man’s A King and more than 40 other novels because he writes every single day no matter what. He’s one of the most interesting writers working today so this is a must listen for anyone who cares about writing or writers. Toure Show Episode 372
 Host & Writer: TouréExecutive Producers: Jennifer Brown and Ryan WoodhallAssociate Producer: Adell ColemanPhotographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick KarpBooker: Claudia JeanThe House: DCP EntertainmentSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zadie Smith is one of the best writers and coolest people around. It’s a good time to revisit our 2018 talk about writing and Jay-Z and Chappelle. Touré Show Ep 13: Zadie Smith–How to Be Free Original Air Date: February 7, 2018 Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Isabel Wilkerson is one of the great writers of her generation. The author of The Warmth Of Other Suns and now Caste is creating narrative non-fiction that is explaining Black America with a depth and precision rarely seen. I love her research, I love her way of explaining things, and I love her writing style so we’re getting into all of that. Toure Show Ep 171: I'm A Writer Original Air Date: Sept. 2, 2020Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Terry McMillan is one the most famous and successful writers of her time because she knows how to really connect with her audience. And the reason why she understands how to do that is because she knows how to make great characters and she knows how to listen to them. She doesn’t tell her characters what to do, she lets them tell her what she wants them to do and who they are and by really listening, she creates really honest characters who people love. This is a master class in how to write compelling fiction—after this convo in 2020, I will never look at characters the same ever again. This is a must for anyone who aspires to be a successful writer.  Original Air Date: April 29, 2020 Ep 135: I Love My CharactersSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nikki Giovanni is one of the greatest living poets in the world and she is a joy to be around. She’s funny, smart, humble, and very cool. She’s the best dinner guest imaginable. In honor of Black History Month, and since she’s recently announced her retirement from teaching let’s throwback to this hour plus conversation from 2017 about what makes a great poem, the impact of watching domestic violence in her childhood home, how she rebounded from a health scare by getting onstage, how she learned to cry and why she feels she needs to go into outer space. Toure Show Ep. 3: How to Make It in Poetry Original Air Date: Nov. 29, 2017Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.