The Midnight Miracle

<p>[This episode (aka "That's Entertainment: Napa, Act 4") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.].</p><br><p>"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 dope shit that you can do." —Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Dave, Talib, and yasiin are joined by comedian Katt Williams.</p><br><p>Featuring: Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Katt Williams</p><br><p>Contains music from Ted Hawkins and Alice Coltrane</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur</p><br><p><br></p><p>Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas </p><p>Live Engineering by: Mike Brown </p><p>Mixed by: Mario Borgatta & Jordan Galvan</p><br><p><br></p><p>Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Ted Williams, Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Sina Sadighi, Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Nicolle Johnson, Donna Dragotta, Carla Sims, Pete Amaro, Clint Balcom, Jennifer Branigan, Taylor Dalton, Miles Hodges, Zainab Khan, Christopher Landry, Coral Lee, Jayme Lynes, Mykola Logvynenko, Rishi Malhotra, Mohan Nerkar, Brian Parsons, Lauren Perkins, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Matt Sacks, Betsy Santoyo, Lisa Schrader, Akhila Shankar, Leeann Sheely, and Mark Silverstein.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>[This episode (aka "That's Entertainment: Napa, Act 3") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.]</p><br><p>“Nobody's building monuments to the sellouts.” <em>—yasiin bey</em></p><br><p>Dave, Talib, and yasiin discuss the importance of keeping the main thing the main thing. </p><br><p><br></p><p>Featuring: Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, yasiin bey</p><br><p>Contains music from Michael Jackson, Eric B. & Rakim, Black Star, Kendrick Lamar, LL Cool J, Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler, the Creator</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur</p><br><p>Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas </p><p>Live Engineering by: Mike Brown </p><p>Mixed by: Mario Borgatta & Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely</p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>This episode (aka "Artist or Merchant: Napa Act 2") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.</p><br><p>“It’s not that I don't love America. I do love America. <em>Does America love me?” —yasiin bey</em></p><br><p>Dave, Talib, and yasiin don’t know how to feel about America right now. Where do we go from here?</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur</p><br><p>Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas </p><p>Live Engineering by: Mike Brown </p><p>Mixed by: Mario Borgatta & Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Ted Williams, Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Sina Sadighi, Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Nicolle Johnson, Donna Dragotta, Carla Sims, Pete Amaro, Clint Balcom, Jennifer Branigan, Taylor Dalton, Miles Hodges, Zainab Khan, Christopher Landry, Coral Lee, Jayme Lynes, Mykola Logvynenko, Rishi Malhotra, Mohan Nerkar, Brian Parsons, Lauren Perkins, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Matt Sacks, Betsy Santoyo, Lisa Schrader, Akhila Shankar, Leeann Sheely, and Mark Silverstein.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>This episode (aka "Napa Act 1") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.</p><br><p>“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.</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, and Kenzi Wilbur</p><br><p>Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><br><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><br><p>Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas </p><p>Live Engineering by: Mike Brown </p><p>Mixed by: Mario Borgatta & Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely</p><br><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.Special thanks to Ted Williams, Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Sina Sadighi, Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Nicolle Johnson, Donna Dragotta, Carla Sims, Pete Amaro, Clint Balcom, Jennifer Branigan, Taylor Dalton, Miles Hodges, Zainab Khan, Christopher Landry, Coral Lee, Jayme Lynes, Mykola Logvynenko, Rishi Malhotra, Mohan Nerkar, Brian Parsons, Lauren Perkins, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Matt Sacks, Betsy Santoyo, Lisa Schrader, Akhila Shankar, Leeann Sheely, and Mark Silverstein.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. </p><br><p>Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>“Everything is upside down!”</p><p>The Midnight Miracle crew, along with guests Jon Stewart and Q-Tip, get real on what's f'd-up in America. </p><br><p>Featuring: Bill Murray, Arthur Jaffa, Pharoahe Monch, Jon Stewart, and Q-Tip </p><br><p>Contains audio clips featuring Maya Angelou, and music from (in order of appearance) Harry Belafonte, th1rt3en, Bekon, Kahil El'Zabar, Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band, Willie Dunn, and Quincy Jones</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio.</p><p> </p><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Story Producers: Lee Adams and Imran Malik </p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas </p><p>Recording Engineers: Federico Lopez and Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editor: Noah Kowalski </p><p>Additional Score by Jasper van Dijk </p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Sina Sadighi, Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Nicolle Johnson, Donna Dragotta, Carla Sims, Pete Amaro, Clint Balcom, Jennifer Branigan, Taylor Dalton, Miles Hodges, Zainab Khan, Christopher Landry, Coral Lee, Jayme Lynes, Mykola Logvynenko, Rishi Malhotra, Mohan Nerkar, Brian Parsons, Lauren Perkins, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Matt Sacks, Betsy Santoyo, Lisa Schrader, Akhila Shankar, Leeann Sheely, and Mark Silverstein.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>“Art is a thing people forget they need until they need it” - yasiin bey</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Michelle Wolf, Niko Is, Narcy, Radio Rahim, Roc Marciano and Black Thought </p><br><p>Contains audio clips featuring Prince and Chuck Berry and unreleased music from Black Star, as well as John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020 and Spring 2021</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editor: Noah Kowalski </p><p>Additional Score by Jasper van Dijk </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p><br><p>Author-read book passages from <em>Vibrate Higher</em>, by Talib Kweli (available at KweliClub.com, Audible.com, or other booksellers)</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>“Just keep going.”—Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance:</p><br><p>Kevin Hart, Questlove, Mo Amer, Bill Burr, Pras, Michelle Wolf, and Jon Stewart</p><br><p>Contains music by:</p><br><p>Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, and Stevie Wonder</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>“I'm terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart, which is happening in my country.”—James Baldwin</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove and Radio Rahim</p><br><p>Contains clips of James Baldwin and music from Minoru Muraoka. </p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>"Would you like to know what I think it smells like?" — Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Donnell Rawlings, Jon Stewart, and Jarobi White</p><br><p>Contains music by Black Star and original score by Noah Gersh for SALT.</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>[Encore episode] “You can’t beat a Filipino family at karaoke!”—Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: David Letterman, Michelle Wolf, Mo Amer </p><br><p>Featuring music by Heatwave and Ennio Morricone</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Sharing a preview of a podcast called <em>The Wonder of Stevie</em>. You might think you know Stevie Wonder. You might think you know his music. But you’ve never heard it like this. </p><br><p>Host Wesley Morris is taking you on a deep-dive through Stevie's Classic Period: five legendary albums back-to-back in just four years. Hear about the record deal that started it all, the technology Stevie adopted to create never-before-heard sounds, and his influence on our culture. There will be appearances from legends like Barack and Michelle Obama, Questlove, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Babyface, Janelle Monae and more. </p><br><p>In this episode, Wesley details how, years after signing his first recording deal with Motown Records, Stevie decides to renegotiate his contract. One of the things on the table? Complete creative freedom. What follows is the beginning of one of the greatest streak of albums in American popular music: Music of My Mind.</p><p>You can binge The Wonder of Stevie at <a href="https://lnk.to/wonderofstevie!midnightmiracle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lnk.to/wonderofstevie!midnightmiracle</a></p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>[REPLAY] “Didn’t I say Japan is fly?”—David Letterman</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Mo Amer, Michelle Wolf, David Letterman</p><br><p>Contains music by Wiener Philharmoniker (Symphony No.7 in A Major, Op. 92), conducted by Carlos Kleiber.</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published in June of 2021.</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>“I wish you could know what it means to be me.” —Nina Simone</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Mathieu Bitton, Radio Rahim, Mo Amer, Michael Che, Michelle Wolf, Cipha Sounds</p><br><p>Contains audio clips of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Nina Simone, and music from Nina Simone, Brittany Howard, and Michael Kiwanuka.</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published May, 2021.</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>"I'mma feel betrayed if I don't hear from you n****s." —Sada Baby </p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Sada Baby, David Banner, Michelle Wolf, Radio Rahim, Brother Ali, Donnell Rawlings, Mo Amer </p><br><p>Contains music from Sada Baby. Additional music for SALT by Ryland Blackinton</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Short, sweet, and crunchy: a TMM amuse bouche. Listen again. </p><p>-------------------------</p><p>"Are y’all n****s about to ruin corn flakes for me?”—Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Jon Hamm</p><br><p>Featuring music for SALT by Ryland Blackinton</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published in 2021.</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>[<em>This is a reprised episode. Listen again to see if anything has changed since it was recorded</em>.] </p><br><p>"It’s a polemics olympics."—yasiin bey</p><br><p>Hosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Featuring the world premiere of original Black Star music</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Radio Rahim, Lamorne Morris, and Jon Hamm</p><br><p>Contains audio clips featuring Alex Jones, Donald Trump, and Rush Limbaugh.</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT.</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Script Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>[REPRISE] </p><p>“How do you keep a despondent person alive?”—Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Hosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Radio Rahim, Mo Amer, Chris Rock, Donnell Rawlings, Jarobi White, and Questlove</p><br><p>Contains audio clips featuring Robin Williams and Richard Pryor, and music from Amy Winehouse, Aretha Franklin, Robert Glasper, The Roots, and Stevie Wonder. </p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published May, 2021.</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Script Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>[This episode (aka "Napa, Act 4") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.]. </p><br><p>"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 dope shit that you can do." —Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Dave, Talib, and yasiin are joined by comedian Katt Williams.</p><br><p><br></p><p>This is a free episode. To get new episodes all season long, subscribe to Luminary. Learn more at https://luminary.link/miracle</p><br><p><br></p><p>Featuring: Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Katt Williams</p><br><p><br></p><p>Contains music from Ted Hawkins and Alice Coltrane</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur</p><br><p><br></p><p>Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas </p><p>Live Engineering by: Mike Brown </p><p>Mixed by: Mario Borgatta & Jordan Galvan</p><br><p><br></p><p>Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Ted Williams, Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Sina Sadighi, Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Nicolle Johnson, Donna Dragotta, Carla Sims, Pete Amaro, Clint Balcom, Jennifer Branigan, Taylor Dalton, Miles Hodges, Zainab Khan, Christopher Landry, Coral Lee, Jayme Lynes, Mykola Logvynenko, Rishi Malhotra, Mohan Nerkar, Brian Parsons, Lauren Perkins, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Matt Sacks, Betsy Santoyo, Lisa Schrader, Akhila Shankar, Leeann Sheely, and Mark Silverstein.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Comedian Mo Amer, from Season 1 of <em>The Midnight Miracle</em>, 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<em> light</em> AF banter. Ramy shares his greatest accomplishment in life. The Professor shows up to teach we dum dums a thing or two. (Originally published in 2023). Listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joking-not-joking/id1691575617" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Joking Not Joking</em></a> wherever you get your podcasts.</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>ORIGINAL AUDIO PRODUCTION, MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN BY SALT</strong></p><p>Executive Produced by Mo Amer, Azhar Usman, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur</p><br><p>Additional music courtesy of Extreme Music.</p><p><strong>Joking Not Joking is a Luminary Original, and a co-production between SALT, Legally Homeless, Inc., and Numinous Company, Inc.</strong></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>[This episode (aka "Napa, Act 3") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.]</p><br><p> “Nobody's building monuments to the sellouts.” <em>—yasiin bey</em></p><br><p>Dave, Talib, and yasiin discuss the importance of keeping the main thing the main thing. </p><br><p><br></p><p>Featuring: Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, yasiin bey</p><br><p>Contains music from Michael Jackson, Eric B. & Rakim, Black Star, Kendrick Lamar, LL Cool J, Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler, the Creator</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur</p><br><p>Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas </p><p>Live Engineering by: Mike Brown </p><p>Mixed by: Mario Borgatta & Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Ted Williams, Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Sina Sadighi, Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Nicolle Johnson, Donna Dragotta, Carla Sims, Pete Amaro, Clint Balcom, Jennifer Branigan, Taylor Dalton, Miles Hodges, Zainab Khan, Christopher Landry, Coral Lee, Jayme Lynes, Mykola Logvynenko, Rishi Malhotra, Mohan Nerkar, Brian Parsons, Lauren Perkins, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Matt Sacks, Betsy Santoyo, Lisa Schrader, Akhila Shankar, Leeann Sheely, and Mark Silverstein.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>This episode (aka "Napa Act 2") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.</p><br><p>“It’s not that I don't love America. I do love America. <em>Does America love me?” —yasiin bey</em></p><br><p>Dave, Talib, and yasiin don’t know how to feel about America right now. Where do we go from here?</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur</p><br><p>Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas </p><p>Live Engineering by: Mike Brown </p><p>Mixed by: Mario Borgatta & Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Ted Williams, Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Sina Sadighi, Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Nicolle Johnson, Donna Dragotta, Carla Sims, Pete Amaro, Clint Balcom, Jennifer Branigan, Taylor Dalton, Miles Hodges, Zainab Khan, Christopher Landry, Coral Lee, Jayme Lynes, Mykola Logvynenko, Rishi Malhotra, Mohan Nerkar, Brian Parsons, Lauren Perkins, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Matt Sacks, Betsy Santoyo, Lisa Schrader, Akhila Shankar, Leeann Sheely, and Mark Silverstein.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>“Everything is upside down!”</p><br><p>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.</p><br><p>Featuring: Bill Murray, Arthur Jaffa, Pharoahe Monch, Jon Stewart, and Q-Tip </p><br><p>Contains audio clips featuring Maya Angelou, and music from (in order of appearance) Harry Belafonte, th1rt3en, Bekon, Kahil El'Zabar, Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band, Willie Dunn, and Quincy Jones</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio.</p><p> </p><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Story Producers: Lee Adams and Imran Malik </p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas </p><p>Recording Engineers: Federico Lopez and Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editor: Noah Kowalski </p><p>Additional Score by Jasper van Dijk </p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Sina Sadighi, Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Nicolle Johnson, Donna Dragotta, Carla Sims, Pete Amaro, Clint Balcom, Jennifer Branigan, Taylor Dalton, Miles Hodges, Zainab Khan, Christopher Landry, Coral Lee, Jayme Lynes, Mykola Logvynenko, Rishi Malhotra, Mohan Nerkar, Brian Parsons, Lauren Perkins, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Matt Sacks, Betsy Santoyo, Lisa Schrader, Akhila Shankar, Leeann Sheely, and Mark Silverstein.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>“Art is a thing people forget they need until they need it” - yasiin bey</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Michelle Wolf, Niko Is, Narcy, Radio Rahim, Roc Marciano and Black Thought </p><br><p>Contains audio clips featuring Prince and Chuck Berry and unreleased music from Black Star, as well as John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020 and Spring 2021</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editor: Noah Kowalski </p><p>Additional Score by Jasper van Dijk </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p><br><p>Author-read book passages from <em>Vibrate Higher</em>, by Talib Kweli (available at KweliClub.com, Audible.com, or other booksellers)</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>“Just keep going.”—Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance:</p><br><p>Kevin Hart, Questlove, Mo Amer, Bill Burr, Pras, Michelle Wolf, and Jon Stewart</p><br><p>Contains music by:</p><br><p>Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, and Stevie Wonder</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>"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</p><br><p>The first single from The Midnight Miracle. Originally published May 2021.</p><br><p>“Round Midnight” was recorded for The Midnight Miracle by:</p><p>Robert Glasper, Piano</p><p>Pino Palladino, Bass</p><p>Justin Tyson, Drums</p><p>Qmillion, Engineer</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>“I'm terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart, which is happening in my country.”—James Baldwin</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove and Radio Rahim</p><br><p>Contains clips of James Baldwin and music from Minoru Muraoka. </p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>"Would you like to know what I think it smells like?" — Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Donnell Rawlings, Jon Stewart, and Jarobi White</p><br><p>Contains music by Black Star and original score by Noah Gersh for SALT.</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>“You can’t beat a Filipino family at karaoke!”—Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: David Letterman, Michelle Wolf, Mo Amer </p><br><p>Featuring music by Heatwave and Ennio Morricone</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published June, 2021.</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Check out the new single "After These Messages" from the album <em>Liberation 2</em>, available now--only on Luminary. <a href="https://luminary.link/liberation2">https://luminary.link/liberation2</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>“Didn’t I say Japan is fly?”—David Letterman</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Mo Amer, Michelle Wolf, David Letterman</p><br><p>Contains music by Wiener Philharmoniker (Symphony No.7 in A Major, Op. 92), conducted by Carlos Kleiber.</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published in June of 2021.</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>[This episode (aka "Napa, Act 1") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival.]</p><br><p>“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.</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, and Kenzi Wilbur</p><br><p>Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas </p><p>Live Engineering by: Mike Brown </p><p>Mixed by: Mario Borgatta & Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Ted Williams, Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Sina Sadighi, Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Nicolle Johnson, Donna Dragotta, Carla Sims, Pete Amaro, Clint Balcom, Jennifer Branigan, Taylor Dalton, Miles Hodges, Zainab Khan, Christopher Landry, Coral Lee, Jayme Lynes, Mykola Logvynenko, Rishi Malhotra, Mohan Nerkar, Brian Parsons, Lauren Perkins, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Matt Sacks, Betsy Santoyo, Lisa Schrader, Akhila Shankar, Leeann Sheely, and Mark Silverstein.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>"I'mma feel betrayed if I don't hear from you n****s." —Sada Baby </p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Sada Baby, David Banner, Michelle Wolf, Radio Rahim, Brother Ali, Donnell Rawlings, Mo Amer </p><br><p>Contains music from Sada Baby. Additional music for SALT by Ryland Blackinton</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published May, 2021.</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>"Are y’all n****s about to ruin corn flakes for me?”—Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Jon Hamm</p><br><p>Featuring music for SALT by Ryland Blackinton</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published in 2021.</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><p>More episodes on Luminary, and the Luminary channel on Apple Podcasts. Learn more at <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/02a9d5c0-ed04-11e8-a486-cff8856d7e80/podcasts/07ff3cee-85ab-11eb-8f99-c3f6d601344d/episodes/e2b43e9c-a1f9-11eb-8193-030ef2df12c6/www.luminary.link/midnight" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.luminary.link/midnight</a></p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>"It's a gladiator f**king circus.”—yasiin bey</p><br><p>Hosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Featuring the world premiere of original Black Star music</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Questlove, Radio Rahim, Lamorne Morris, and Jon Hamm</p><br><p>Contains audio clips featuring Alex Jones, Donald Trump, and Rush Limbaugh.</p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published May, 2021.</p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT.</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Script Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>“How do you keep a despondent person alive?”—Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Hosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle</p><br><p>Featuring, in order of appearance: Radio Rahim, Mo Amer, Chris Rock, Donnell Rawlings, Jarobi White, and Questlove</p><br><p>Contains audio clips featuring Robin Williams and Richard Pryor, and music from Amy Winehouse, Aretha Franklin, Robert Glasper, The Roots, and Stevie Wonder. </p><br><p>Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published May, 2021.</p><br><p>More episodes on Luminary, and the Luminary channel on Apple Podcasts. Learn more at <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/02a9d5c0-ed04-11e8-a486-cff8856d7e80/podcasts/07ff3cee-85ab-11eb-8f99-c3f6d601344d/episodes/e2b43e9c-a1f9-11eb-8193-030ef2df12c6/www.luminary.link/midnight" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.luminary.link/midnight</a></p><br><p>Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges</p><br><p>Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT</p><p>Production Manager: Liz LeMay</p><p>Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez</p><p>Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND</p><p>Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski </p><p>Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal</p><p>Script Supervisor: Sam Beasley</p><p>Mixer: Jordan Galvan</p><br><p>Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck</p><p>Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton</p><br><p>The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.</p><br><p>Special thanks to Paul Adongo, Cipriano Beredo, Elaine Chappelle, Ivy Davy, Rikki Hughes, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>"To The One who has created the all" — yasiin bey</p><br><p><br></p><br><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>