“How do you keep a despondent person alive?”—Dave Chappelle
Hosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle
Featuring, in order of appearance: Radio Rahim, Mo Amer, Chris Rock, Donnell Rawlings, Jarobi White, and Questlove
Contains 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.
More episodes on Luminary, and the Luminary channel on Apple Podcasts. Learn more at www.luminary.link/midnight
Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, Dave Chappelle, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur, and Miles Hodges
Produced by Noah Gersh and Jamie Schefman for SALT
Production Manager: Liz LeMay
Recording Engineer: Federico Lopez
Recording Engineer: Adrián Bruque for NPND
Assistant Editors: Danny Carissimi and Noah Kowalski
Senior Sound Designer: Russell Topal
Script Supervisor: Sam Beasley
Mixer: Jordan Galvan
Podcast Artwork: Rachel Eck
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, 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.
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