The Midnight Miracle

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 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. 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.You can binge The Wonder of Stevie at https://lnk.to/wonderofstevie!midnightmiracle

[REPLAY] “Didn’t I say Japan is fly?”—David LettermanFeaturing, in order of appearance: Mo Amer, Michelle Wolf, David LettermanContains 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 of 2021.Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles HodgesProduced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALTProduction Manager: Liz LeMayRecording Engineer: Federico LopezRecording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPNDAssistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski Senior Sound Designer: Russell TopalTranscription Supervisor: Sam BeasleyMixer: Jordan GalvanPodcast Artwork: Rachel EckStill Photography: Mathieu BittonThe 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, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.

“I wish you could know what it means to be me.” —Nina SimoneFeaturing, in order of appearance: Mathieu Bitton, Radio Rahim, Mo Amer, Michael Che, Michelle Wolf, Cipha SoundsContains audio clips of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Nina Simone, and music from Nina Simone, Brittany Howard, and Michael Kiwanuka.Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published May, 2021.Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles HodgesProduced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALTProduction Manager: Liz LeMayRecording Engineer: Federico LopezRecording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPNDAssistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski Senior Sound Designer: Russell TopalTranscription Supervisor: Sam BeasleyMixer: Jordan GalvanPodcast Artwork: Rachel EckStill Photography: Mathieu BittonThe 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, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.

"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 BlackintonRecorded in Ohio, Summer 2020Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles HodgesProduced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALTProduction Manager: Liz LeMayRecording Engineer: Federico LopezRecording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPNDAssistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski Senior Sound Designer: Russell TopalTranscription Supervisor: Sam BeasleyMixer: Jordan GalvanPodcast Artwork: Rachel EckStill Photography: Mathieu BittonThe 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, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.

[This is a reprised episode. Listen again to see if anything has changed since it was recorded.] "It’s a polemics olympics."—yasiin beyHosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave ChappelleFeaturing the world premiere of original Black Star musicFeaturing, in order of appearance: Questlove, Radio Rahim, Lamorne Morris, and Jon HammContains audio clips featuring Alex Jones, Donald Trump, and Rush Limbaugh.Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles HodgesProduced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT.Production Manager: Liz LeMayRecording Engineer: Federico LopezRecording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPNDAssistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski Senior Sound Designer: Russell TopalScript Supervisor: Sam BeasleyMixer: Jordan GalvanPodcast Artwork: Rachel EckStill Photography: Mathieu BittonThe 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, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.

[REPRISE] “How do you keep a despondent person alive?”—Dave ChappelleHosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave ChappelleFeaturing, in order of appearance: Radio Rahim, Mo Amer, Chris Rock, Donnell Rawlings, Jarobi White, and QuestloveContains audio clips featuring Robin Williams and Richard Pryor, and music from Amy Winehouse, Aretha Franklin, Robert Glasper, The Roots, and Stevie Wonder. Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020. Originally published May, 2021.Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles HodgesProduced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALTProduction Manager: Liz LeMayRecording Engineer: Federico LopezRecording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPNDAssistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski Senior Sound Designer: Russell TopalScript Supervisor: Sam BeasleyMixer: Jordan GalvanPodcast Artwork: Rachel EckStill Photography: Mathieu BittonThe 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, Kyle Ranson-Walsh, Sina Sadighi, Mark Silverstein, and Carla Sims.Photography made available courtesy of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. Copyright © 2021 by Pilot Boy Productions, Inc., all rights reserved.

[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 ChappelleDave, Talib, and yasiin are joined by comedian Katt Williams.This is a free episode. To get new episodes all season long, subscribe to Luminary. Learn more at https://luminary.link/miracleFeaturing: Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Katt WilliamsContains music from Ted Hawkins and Alice ColtraneExecutive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi WilburProduced, Edited, and Composed by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALTProduction Manager: Liz LeMayProduction Coordinator: Diana Chammas Live Engineering by: Mike Brown Mixed by: Mario Borgatta & Jordan GalvanPodcast Artwork: Leeann SheelyStill Photography: Mathieu BittonThe 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.

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 SALTExecutive Produced by Mo Amer, Azhar Usman, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi WilburAdditional 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.