Radio Rahim On “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”

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In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with sports broadcaster, boxing journalist, and host of the “Til This Day” podcast:

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Here’s what they got into:

  • Donnell Rawlings calling him out for not being a team player during a river rafting expedition
  • The story of how he and Dave Chappelle originally became such close friends
  • Interviewing and documenting the training of Manny Pacquiao in Macau
  • Reflecting on life after the attack of Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl
  • Pivoting from his original boxing show to “Til This Day”, exploring the fighter within
  • A career defining conversation with boxer Claressa Shields that almost didn’t happen
  • Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano being one of the biggest bouts of the year
  • His take on Mike Tyson’s evolution as a man and how important he is to the culture
  • The complicated relationship between the boxer and the boxing manager
  • Rahim’s interview with Don King and how he will be remembered within the sport
  • The third bout of Alvarado vs. Rios and how one of them was only there to get paid
  • How his father’s murder when he was only two years old impacted his upbringing
  • His godfather training him and Bokeem Woodbine to fight while inebriated
  • How he found himself working on music videos for Death Row Records
  • Intense moments on camera with Deontay Wilder that went viral and the backlash
  • His intentions of promoting a moment of clarity between Wilder and Fury
  • The real life effects from people assuming the worst about his character
  • Why he has chosen to refrain from making predictions in the boxing world
  • His top 5 boxers of all-time and why Jack Johnson will always be #1

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