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Music. Conversation. Debate. Hosts Dave Chappelle, yasiin bey, and Talib Kweli bring you a new genre of audio—like nothing you've ever heard. Listen, then listen again. You'll discover something new every time.

Episodes

Plastic Mountain

Free Episode24 mins

[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...

What's Your Goal Age? [Joking Not Joking]

Free Episode25 mins

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...

That's Entertainment

Free Episode25 mins

[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...

Artist or Merchant

Free Episode15 mins

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...

A Magnificent Day for an Exorcism

Free Episode28 mins

“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...

BUGS BUNNY MATHEMATICX

Free Episode29 mins

“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...

The Symphony

Free Episode28 mins

“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...

Round Midnight

Free Episode4 mins

"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...

LL's Check (Side B)

Free Episode24 mins

“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...

The Grift That Keeps On Giving (Side A)

Free Episode23 mins

"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,...

Dave (Side B)

Free Episode16 mins

“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...

New Single from Talib Kweli & Madlib: After These Messages

Free Episode3 mins

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

Dave (Side A)

Free Episode19 mins

“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...

No Snakes (Side B)

Free Episode27 mins

“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...

The Nuanced Endeavor

Free Episode23 mins

[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...

Sada Baby and The Legend of Goan Git (Side A)

Free Episode17 mins

"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...

Corn Flakes

Free Episode2 mins

"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,...

Gladiator Circus World (Side B)

Free Episode21 mins

"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 to Inspire (Side A)

Free Episode23 mins

“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...

Trailer: The Prayer

53 seconds

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