Episodes

Sharing a preview of a podcast called The Wonder of Stevie. You might think you know Stevie Wonder. You might think you know his music. But you’ve never heard it like this. 

Host Wesley Morris is taking you on a deep-dive...

[REPLAY] “Didn’t I say Japan is fly?”—David Letterman

Featuring, in order of appearance: Mo Amer, Michelle Wolf, David Letterman

Contains music by Wiener Philharmoniker (Symphony No.7 in A Major, Op. 92), conducted by Carlos Kleiber.

Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published in...

“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...

"I'mma feel betrayed if I don't hear from you n****s." —Sada Baby 

Featuring, in order of appearance: Sada Baby, David Banner, Michelle Wolf, Radio Rahim, Brother Ali, Donnell Rawlings, Mo Amer 

Contains music from Sada Baby. Additional music for SALT by Ryland...

Short, sweet, and crunchy: a TMM amuse bouche. Listen again.

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"Are y’all n****s about to ruin corn flakes for me?”—Dave Chappelle

Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Jon Hamm

Featuring music for SALT by Ryland Blackinton

Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published...

[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...

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“How do you keep a despondent person alive?”—Dave Chappelle

Hosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle

Featuring, in order of appearance: Radio Rahim, Mo Amer, Chris Rock, Donnell Rawlings, Jarobi White, and Questlove

Contains audio clips featuring Robin Williams...

[This episode (aka "Napa, Act 4") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.].

"If you’re on the battlefield, you don’t look at your opponent and be like 'I am insecure about things.'...You tell them all the...

Comedian Mo Amer, from Season 1 of The Midnight Miracle, invites his friend, the comedian and actor Ramy Youssef onto the mic. Mo, along with Azhar Usman, talk to Ramy about "death denial," and other light AF banter. Ramy shares...

[This episode (aka "Napa, Act 3") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.]

“Nobody's building monuments to the sellouts.” —yasiin bey

Dave, Talib, and yasiin discuss the importance of keeping the main thing the main thing. 

Featuring: Dave...

This episode (aka "Napa Act 2") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.

“It’s not that I don't love America. I do love America. Does America love me?” —yasiin bey

Dave, Talib, and yasiin don’t know how to...

“Everything is upside down!”

The Midnight Miracle crew is back—they, along with guests Jon Stewart and Q-Tip, get real on what's f'd-up in America today.

Featuring: Bill Murray, Arthur Jaffa, Pharoahe Monch, Jon Stewart, and Q-Tip 

Contains audio clips featuring Maya Angelou, and...

“Art is a thing people forget they need until they need it” - yasiin bey

Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Michelle Wolf, Niko Is, Narcy, Radio Rahim, Roc Marciano and Black Thought 

Contains audio clips featuring Prince and Chuck Berry and...

“Just keep going.”—Dave Chappelle

Featuring, in order of appearance:

Kevin Hart, Questlove, Mo Amer, Bill Burr, Pras, Michelle Wolf, and Jon Stewart

Contains music by:

Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, and Stevie Wonder

Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020

Executive...

"I'm trying to tell you, any time we get together we never know if it's going to be the time that we'll make the memory that we never forget."—Dave Chappelle

The first single from The Midnight Miracle. Originally published May 2021.

“Round...

“I'm terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart, which is happening in my country.”—James Baldwin

Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove and Radio Rahim

Contains clips of James Baldwin and music from Minoru Muraoka. 

Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020

Executive Produced...

"Would you like to know what I think it smells like?" — Dave Chappelle

Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Donnell Rawlings, Jon Stewart, and Jarobi White

Contains music by Black Star and original score by Noah Gersh for SALT.

Recorded in Ohio,...

“You can’t beat a Filipino family at karaoke!”—Dave Chappelle

Featuring, in order of appearance: David Letterman, Michelle Wolf, Mo Amer 

Featuring music by Heatwave and Ennio Morricone

Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published June, 2021.

Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave...

Check out the new single "After These Messages" from the album Liberation 2, available now--only on Luminary. https://luminary.link/liberation2

“Didn’t I say Japan is fly?”—David Letterman

Featuring, in order of appearance: Mo Amer, Michelle Wolf, David Letterman

Contains music by Wiener Philharmoniker (Symphony No.7 in A Major, Op. 92), conducted by Carlos Kleiber.

Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published in June...

[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...

"I'mma feel betrayed if I don't hear from you n****s." —Sada Baby 

Featuring, in order of appearance: Sada Baby, David Banner, Michelle Wolf, Radio Rahim, Brother Ali, Donnell Rawlings, Mo Amer 

Contains music from Sada Baby. Additional music for SALT by Ryland...

"Are y’all n****s about to ruin corn flakes for me?”—Dave Chappelle

Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Jon Hamm

Featuring music for SALT by Ryland Blackinton

Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published in 2021.

Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle,...

"It's a gladiator f**king circus.”—yasiin bey

Hosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle

Featuring the world premiere of original Black Star music

Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Radio Rahim, Lamorne Morris, and Jon Hamm

Contains audio clips featuring Alex Jones, Donald Trump,...

“How do you keep a despondent person alive?”—Dave Chappelle

Hosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle

Featuring, in order of appearance: Radio Rahim, Mo Amer, Chris Rock, Donnell Rawlings, Jarobi White, and Questlove

Contains audio clips featuring Robin Williams and Richard...

"To The One who has created the all" — yasiin bey