Lemme Ask You This
From the minds of Talib Kweli and Tef Poe comes Lemme Ask You This, a podcast that lives at the intersection of art and activism.
Episodes
17 episodes
Episode 17 - Industry Standard
Episode 17 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe starts with Tef Poe breaking down his Sunday Dinner event concept. Talib and Tef then talk about how the concert business is booming and thank people for subscribing to the show. Tal...
Episode 16 - Dave East Featuring Dave East
Episode 16 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features Harlem MC/actor Dave East. After Dave is introduced, Talib talks about what he has in common with Dave. Tef shows love to Dave and Dave talks about his work with Scram Jones...
Episode 15 - Mickey Factz Featuring Mickey Factz, Musalini & Seth Byrd
Episode 15 of Lemme Ask You This featuring Talib Kweli and Tef Poe welcomes Bronx born MC Mickey Factz and guest co-hosts Seth Byrd and The Musalini. Talib explains how he met Seth and thanks Mickey for what he brings to the culture. Talib asks...
Episode 14 - Poetry Is Everywhere Featuring jessica Care moore
Episode 14 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe begins with an introduction to Detroit's poet laureate, Jessica Care Moore. Jessica talks about writing children's books and praises her son's music. Talib and Jessica talk about the...
Episode 13 - Aspirational Marketing Featuring Coltrane Curtis
On episode 13 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, the guest is Coltrane Curtis from Team Epiphany. The conversation starts with Talib asking Coltrane about his recent international trip and how America is viewed overseas in the ...
Episode 12 - Blu And Exile
Episode 12 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe features Blu and Exile. We start by introducing Blu and Exile and getting into a conversation about their new album, Time Heals Everything. Talib asks about Blu and Exile's relations...
Episode 11 - One Rap Battle After Another Featuring Nicole Duncan-Smith
Episode 11 - One Rap Battle After Another ft Nicole Duncan-SmithFor episode 11 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, friend of the show Nicole Duncan-Smith returns. The show starts with Nicole talking about the need ...
Episode 10 - Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge Featuring IDK
Episode 10 - Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge featuring IDKEpisode 10 of Lemme Ask You This with Tef Poe and Talib Kweli begins with IDK talking about being born in London and how Talib and IDK met. Talib asks IDK about how he ...
Episode 9 - Chace Infinite Featuring Chace Infinite
On Episode 9 of Lemme Ask You This with Talib Kweli and Tef Poe, we welcome Los Angeles raised artist and executive Chace Infinite. Talib asks Chace about being a conscious record executive. Chace breaks down how the music industry is not desig...
Episode 8 - The Corner of Shoot & Run
Talib and Tef introduce themselves and talk about the intention behind the podcast. Talib talks about how people perceive him on social media and how there is a white supremacist problem in America. Tef asks Talib about how he navigated the tra...
Episode 7 - The Ballad Of Tef Poe
For the last show from this Minneapolis run, Talib decides to interview Tef Poe. Talib and Tef start out by showing love to Minneapolis and then they discuss Dave Chappelle's Minneapolis show. Tef tells a story about a conservative Chappelle fa...
Episode 6 - Minnieactivists Featuring Toussaint Morrison
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 ...
Episode 5 - The Language Of The Unheard Featuring Wintana Melekin and Rod Adams
Episode 5 - The Language Of The Unheard Featuring Wintana Melekin and Rod AdamsEpisode 5 of Lemme Ask You This With Talib Kweli and Tef Poe finds the LAYT gang in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The special guests are activists a...
Episode 4 - DISTRACTIONS
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...
Episode 3 - Dilla Day Featuring Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey Smith
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 m...
Episode 2 - Legend Island Featuring LG and Nicole Duncan Smith
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...
EPISODE 1 - ORIGIN STORY
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, t...
