NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today
announced "Food for Thought with Toure," a six-week
limited series with author and co-host of MSNBC's The
Cycle, Toure. The program premieres on Saturday, October 4 from 8:00 am – 10:00 am
ET on SiriusXM's Progress Channel 127.
"Food for Thought with Toure" will start each weekend with a
fresh take on the week's events. Toure and his guests will have
in-depth, thoughtful discussions on the issues that don't have easy
answers. Describing his program as "an elegant brunch"
with an assortment of the most interesting, intelligent,
thought-provoking thinkers, experts and journalists of the day,
Toure plans to tackle issues ranging from difficult decisions
regarding ISIS or changing the way we look at the behavior of
professional sports teams. First week guests will include
San Francisco Attorney General
Kamala Harris, Bloomberg
View sports writer Kavitha
Davidson and fellow MSNBC "Cyclist" Krystal Ball. Guests scheduled to appear in
future installments of "Food for Thought with Toure" include:
Questlove, drummer, producer, culinary entrepreneur,
New York Times best-selling
author, and member of The Roots and LL Cool, musician, entrepreneur
and actor.
Over his diverse career, Toure has interviewed culturally
relevant authors, musicians and politicians and has placed a
spotlight on what he feels are critical stories not being told. His
fresh voice on the media landscape has afforded him opportunities
beyond the Beltway, with creatives and pop culture icons reflecting
on their own personal journeys.
"Toure brings an unmistakable passion and strong intellectual
curiosity to a broad range of today's important subjects," said
Dave Gorab, Vice President and
General Manager, Talk Programming, SiriusXM, "We're excited for
Sirius XM listeners to jump-start their weekends with the smart,
stimulating conversation Toure will deliver."
"I'm thrilled to have a space on the coolest channel on the
SiriusXM roster where I can talk to fascinating people about
everything that's going on in America today. Politics, culture, the
zeitgeist, everything will be discussed like it's the best dinner
party you've ever been to. Maybe call it a breakfast party!" said
Toure.
In his role as co-host on MSNBC's ensemble show, "The Cycle,"
Toure brings a new perspective to commentary on the biggest news
stories of the day. From politics and pop culture, to music
and everything in between, nothing is off limits for Toure and no
one has greater access in a diverse portfolio of relationships that
span all areas of discussion. He has interviewed prominent
politicians, celebrities and musicians and is unafraid to offer an
opinion about Topic A in America. He is also the author of
"Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means To Be Black Now,"
which was named one of the Most Notable Books of 2011 by
the New York
Times and The Washington Post and
was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary
Work of Non-Fiction. He has published four previous books and is
currently at work co-writing the autobiography of the legendary
rapper Nas. He is a columnist for Time.com and lives in
Brooklyn with his wife and two
children.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has more than 26.3
million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and broadcasts
commercial-free music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy;
news; exclusive talk and entertainment; and the most comprehensive
Latin music, sports and talk programming in radio. SiriusXM is
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interest in SiriusXM Canada which has more than 2 million
subscribers.
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