Lemme Ask You This

It's Episode 6 and the LAYT Gang is still in Minneapolis. On this episode we meet Minneapolis artist and activist Toussaint Morrison from On Site Public Media. Toussaint talks about originally being from New Orleans and then him and Tef have a conversation about balancing being an artist with being an activist. Tef talks about how conscious artists are not given enough room to experiment artistically. Toussaint talks about walking away from his job at PBS due to racist experiences and the value of activist journalism. Talib talks about how white people often treat police as personal bodyguards and the group has a discussion about the inherent racism of white liberals. Toussaint recounts a story about a run in with Gwen Walz which leads to a conversation about how racist the prison system is. Tef asks Toussaint about which Minneapolis activists he's been inspired by. Talib asks Toussaint about how his training as an actor informs his activist work and Tef shows love to Prince Paul. Toussaint uses an anecdote about an overzealous ICE agent he has named "Captain Ray Bans" to highlight the moral depravity of ICE. This leads to a conversation about censorship around Palestinian issues. Talib asks Toussaint about the importance of not depending on social media for your content. Talib talks about why he joined Substack and Toussaint talks about the "copaganda" that permeates Minneapolis. Tef asks Toussaint why he stays in the Midwest. Talib brings up political violence and how the right wing is responsible for most of it. Tef talks about Dave Chappelle's MAGA fans and how people act when they regret voting for Donald Trump. Toussaint talks about the hypocrisy of Minnesota democrats and the ineffectiveness of elected officials. 

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Episode 5 - The Language Of The Unheard Featuring Wintana Melekin and Rod Adams

Episode 5 of Lemme Ask You This With Talib Kweli and Tef Poe finds the LAYT gang in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The special guests are activists and organizers Wintana Melekin from Groundwork Institute and Rod Adams from New Justice Project Minnesota. After the guests tell us a little about themselves, Talib asks Wintana to talk about the functions of the Groundwork Institute and then she talks about how we win by resisting. Rod breaks down the similarities between the Minneapolis and Ferguson uprisings. Tef asks Talib why he does activist work and Talib breaks down how rewarding activist work can be rewarding if you make the revolution irresistible. 

Tef asks Wintana about how she engages with artists around social justice work and she talks about how artists have a history of supporting activist work. Wintana talks about how Black immigrants are affected by racist policing in Minnesota and Rod how tax dollars should go to things that help the community instead of to more policing. The LAYT gang discussing the intricacies of defunding the police and how modern policing starts with slave patrols. Talib asks about the similarities between the police and the KKK. Tef asks Wintana about her trip to DC to confront lawmakers about funding ICE. Wintana and Rod advocate for voting. Tef asks Wintana and Rod about how Minneapolis activists work so well together, which leads to a larger conversation about how to agree to disagree with other activists while navigating this era of social media. Talib asks the group if Black people should continue to protest or sit this one out. Wintana and Tef break down how the people who complain the most about activism are the ones who don't do the work. Tef and Rod talk about how Black women are the ones leading the revolution and Wintana says some of their names.  Wintana and Rod break down transformative justice and restorative justice.

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On Episode 4 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, Distractions, the guys send rest in peace shouts out to Mr. Complex and James Van Der Beek. Talib talks about his friendship with James and about the need for universal healthcare in America. Talib talks about how systems of white supremacy fail without accomplices of color and then breaks down why Black Star did a deal with Luminary. Tef breaks down how Sauce Walka inspired his DIY hustle and the guys talk about how Jimmy Iovine says that streaming will soon be obsolete. The guys discuss the recent G-Unit vs Ja Rule plane incident. Talib criticizes DJ Vlad's troll tweets and Tef criticizes Vlad for using a Black women's pain as a source of humor. Talib and Tef talk about how and why celebrity names pop up in the Epstein files and pivot into how troll culture is being celebrated. Tef tells a story about how a post of his was taken the wrong way.

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Episode 3 - Dilla Day ft. Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey Smith - Lemme Ask you This Podcast with Talib Kweli & Tef Poe On episode 3 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, the LAYT gang celebrates Dilla Day 2026 by having J Dilla's mom, Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey Smith, as a special guest. Ma Dukes reminisces with Talib about Dave NY and then talks about her love for classical music. Ma Dukes talks about helping children reach their full creative potential and then talks about finding out that both her and Dilla had lupus. Talib talks about meeting Nina Simone. Ma Dukes talks about how Detroit inspired Dilla and breaks down how he heard samples differently. Ma Dukes tells us about Dilla's spiritual side and breaks down how her generation misunderstood hiphop. Ma Dukes tells us what she learned while running a daycare center. Ma Dukes shares a story about Amp Fiddler and then Talib asked her about how she deals with interlopers who seek to exploit Dilla. Talib and Ma Dukes talk about how Dilla was not impressed with awards and Tef brings up how Dilla's music sounds like love. The show ends with shouts out to Reggie "Combat Jack" Ossé and the J Dilla Foundation. https://www.jamesdyanceyfoundation.org 

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On the second episode, Talib and Tef introduce their guests, LG and Nicole Duncan Smith. Talib asks if Mike Epps is right when he says that street dudes love Donald Trump. Tef starts a debate about government interference in hiphop culture. The LAYT gang talks about Nicki Minaj’s embrace of MAGA. Talib asks if the Kendrick vs Drake battle was strictly organic or were there outside factors at play. The LAYT gang debates J Cole’s departure from the battle and Talib tells a story about seeing J Cole on the street. Nicole asks Talib to break down his rap genealogy. 

The LAYT gang shows love to Vic Mensa and then weighs in on whether or not the phrase "ride or die" applies to your people even when they are wrong. Talib asks the LAYT gang if they think Kanye meant his apology.

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In the debut episode of Lemme Ask You This featuring Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, Talib and Tef discuss how they met during the Ferguson uprising, Talib asks Tef about his trip to Palestine, Tef breaks down what it's like to grow up in St. Louis, the guys talk about protecting conscious artists, Talib recounts his experiences with fundraising, the guys dive into the Black Thought vs Jay Z debate, Tef starts a Biggie vs Kendrick debate, the guys talk about the impact of Don Lemon's recent arrest and then discuss the controversy surrounding activist Paul Birdsong of the Black Lions. Shot and Edited By Chino Chase. Additional Filming By Aaron Ross Media Co.

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