Quintessa Swindell and Realness

[This encore episode releases in honor of an epic year for Ramy Youssef (starring in the Oscar-nominated film Poor Things, guest-directing an episode of Emmy-nominated series The Bear, releasing his film Ramy Youssef: More Feelings, speaking out on behalf of people suffering in t ...  Afficher plus

[This is a reprised episode. Listen again to see if anything has changed since it was recorded.] "It’s a polemics olympics."—yasiin bey Hosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle Featuring the world premiere of original Black Star music Featuring, in order of appearan ...  Afficher plus

Howdy! This week we welcome back to the show the hilarious Carly Kane! Carly and Caleb talk the importance of Applebees, tattoo woes, working as an assistant, ghosts, and much more! Join our Substack for an exclusive post-episode chat with Carly and other bonus content! https://c ...  Afficher plus

“I wish you could know what it means to be me.” —Nina Simone Featuring, in order of appearance: Mathieu Bitton, Radio Rahim, Mo Amer, Michael Che, Michelle Wolf, Cipha Sounds Contains audio clips of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Nina Simone, and music from Nina Simone, Brittany Howard, ...  Afficher plus

This episode (aka "Napa Act 1") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.“Art is the perfect place to talk it out–in fact, maybe the last place.” The crew reflects on how nuance and purpose is lost in a culture that favors judgment over debate.Executive Produced b ...  Afficher plus