"To The One who has created the all" — yasiin bey
Featuring: Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, and yasiin bey   Music from Akira Ishikawa, and Count Buffaloes    Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT Production Manager: Liz LeMay Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas  Live Engineering by: Mike Brown  Mixed by: Mario Borgatto & Jordan Galvan   Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton   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, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Nicolle Johnson, Donna Dragotta and Carla Sims.
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The Invocation

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[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 dope shit that you can do." —Dave Chappelle
Dave, Talib, and yasiin are joined by comedian Katt Williams.

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 Featuring: Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Katt Williams

 Contains music from Ted Hawkins and Alice Coltrane
Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur

 Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT Production Manager: Liz LeMay Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas  Live Engineering by: Mike Brown  Mixed by: Mario Borgatta & Jordan Galvan

 Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton
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.

 Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.

Plastic Mountain

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 his greatest accomplishment in life. The Professor shows up to teach we dum dums a thing or two. (Originally published in 2023). Listen to Joking Not Joking wherever you get your podcasts.

 ORIGINAL AUDIO PRODUCTION, MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN BY SALT Executive Produced by Mo Amer, Azhar Usman, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur
Additional music courtesy of Extreme Music. Joking Not Joking is a Luminary Original, and a co-production between SALT, Legally Homeless, Inc., and Numinous Company, Inc.

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

[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 Chappelle, Talib Kweli, yasiin bey
Contains music from Michael Jackson, Eric B. & Rakim, Black Star, Kendrick Lamar, LL Cool J, Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler, the Creator
Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur
Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT Production Manager: Liz LeMay Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas  Live Engineering by: Mike Brown  Mixed by: Mario Borgatta & Jordan Galvan
Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton
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.
Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.

That's Entertainment

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 feel about America right now. Where do we go from here?
Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur
Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT Production Manager: Liz LeMay Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas  Live Engineering by: Mike Brown  Mixed by: Mario Borgatta & Jordan Galvan
Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton
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.
Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.

Artist or Merchant

“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 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
Recorded in Ohio.   Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges
Produced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT Story Producers: Lee Adams and Imran Malik  Production Manager: Liz LeMay Production Coordinator: Diana Chammas  Recording Engineers: Federico Lopez and Adrián Bruque for NPND Assistant Editor: Noah Kowalski  Additional Score by Jasper van Dijk  Transcription Supervisor: Sam Beasley Mixer: Jordan Galvan
Podcast Artwork: Leeann Sheely Still Photography: Mathieu Bitton
The Midnight Miracle is a Luminary Original Podcast in partnership with Pilot Boy Productions and SALT.
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.
Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2022 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved

The Invocation

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