Questlove Supreme is an American podcast led by Questlove and "Team Supreme" co-hosts, featuring interviews with musicians, songwriters, producers, actors, directors, and industry executives.[ 1] The first episode was released September 7, 2016.[ 2] From 2016-2019, Questlove Supreme was hosted on Pandora . In 2019 Questlove Supreme moved to iHeartMedia .[ 3]
Episode Number
Air Date
Guest(s)
1
September 7, 2016
Maya Rudolph
2
September 14, 2016
Bob Power
3
September 21, 2016
Dante Ross
4
September 28, 2016
The Revolution
5
October 5, 2016
Alan Leeds
6
October 12, 2016
Shep Gordon
7
October 19, 2016
DJ Moma, X Ambassadors , Chill Moody, Tish Hyman , SMSHNG HRTS, DJ Stretch Armstrong , Bobbito , and Lady Leshurr
8
October 26, 2016
Jungle Brothers , Yuna , Daniel Marley , Freeway , Grits & Biscuits, Emily Wells
9
November 2, 2016
Kimbra
10
November 9, 2016
Mike Birbiglia
11
November 16, 2016
Ray Parker Jr.
12
November 30, 2016
Solange
13
December 7, 2016
Stephen Hill
14
December 14, 2016
Pete Rock
15
December 21, 2016
No guest / Holiday special
16
December 28, 2016
No guest / New Years special
17
January 11, 2017
Marley Marl
18
January 18, 2017
Faith Newman
19
January 25, 2017
Q-Tip
20
February 1, 2017
Kevin Liles
21
February 8, 2017
Chris Rock
22
February 15, 2017
MC Serch
23
February 22, 2017
Dan Charnas
24
March 1, 2017
Usher
25
March 8, 2017
Tom Silverman
26
March 22, 2017
DJ Premier
27
March 29, 2017
Prodigy
28
April 5, 2017
Just Blaze
Episode Number
Air Date
Guest(s)
1
April 26, 2017
Babyface , Pt. 1
2
May 3, 2017
Babyface , Pt. 2
3
May 10, 2017
The Emotions
4
May 17, 2017
Nelly Furtado
5
May 24, 2017
Jerrod Carmichael
6
May 31, 2017
Siedah Garrett
7
June 7, 2017
Jimmy Jam , Pt. 1
8
June 14, 2017
Jimmy Jam , Pt. 2
9
June 21, 2017
Jimmy Jam , Pt. 3
10
June 28, 2017
Gilles Peterson
11
July 5, 2017
Roy Ayers
12
July 12, 2017
Angela Rye
13
July 19, 2017
Charlie Wilson
14
July 26, 2017
Heather Hunter
15
August 2, 2017
Donnie Simpson
16
August 9, 2017
Kathryn Bigelow
17
August 16, 2017
Biz Markie
18
August 23, 2017
Prince Paul
19
August 30, 2017
Spike Lee , Pt. 1
20
September 6, 2017
Spike Lee , Pt. 2
21
September 13, 2017
Too Short
22
September 20, 2017
Deon Cole
23
September 27, 2017
Chaka Khan
24
October 4, 2017
Herb Alpert
25
October 11, 2017
Mtume , Pt. 1
26
October 18. 2017
Mtume , Pt. 2
27
October 25, 2017
Michael McDonald
28
November 1, 2017
Michael Brauer
29
November 8, 2017
Bootsy Collins , Pt. 1
30
November 15, 2017
Bootsy Collins , Pt. 2
31
November 22, 2017
Darius Rucker
32
November 29, 2017
Robin Thede
33
December 6, 2017
D-Nice
34
December 13, 2017
Sheila E.
35
December 20, 2017
Gina Rodriguez
36
December 27, 2017
2017 Year in Review with Roy Wood Jr.
37
January 3, 2018
Jason Flom
38
January 10, 2018
Steve Miller
39
January 17, 2018
Ty Dolla $ign
Episode Number
Air Date
Guest(s)
1
December 3, 2019
Jimmy Fallon
2
December 10, 2019
Kurtis Blow
3
December 17, 2019
Kim Fields
4
December 24, 2019
QLS Decade in Review featuring Wyatt Cenac
5
December 31, 2019
Seth Rogen
6
January 8, 2020
Esperanza Spalding
7
January 14, 2020
Sophia Chang
8
January 21, 2020
Cecily Strong
9
January 29, 2020
Tito Jackson
10
February 4, 2020
Rapsody
11
February 11, 2020
Huey Lewis
12
February 18, 2020
Estelle
13
February 25, 2020
James Taylor
14
March 3, 2020
Zoë Kravitz
15
March 10, 2020
Johnny Gill
16
March 18, 2020
Alan Leeds , Pt. 2
17
March 25, 2020
Alan Leeds Pt. 3
18
March 31, 2020
Dawnn Lewis
19
April 7, 2020
The Family Stand , Pt. 1
20
April 14, 2020
The Family Stand , Pt. 2
21
April 28, 2020
John Legend , Pt. 1
22
May 6, 2020
Little Brother
23
May 13, 2020
Ilana Glazer
24
May 20, 2020
Fat Joe
25
May 27, 2020
Norah Jones
26
June 3, 2020
Kenny Gamble
27
June 9, 2020
Jill Scott , Pt. 1
28
June 17, 2020
Jill Scott , Pt. 2
29
June 24, 2020
Ceelo Green , Pt. 1
30
June 31, 2020
Ceelo Green , Pt. 2
31
July 8, 2020
Rick Rubin , Pt. 1
32
July 15, 2020
Spike Lee
33
July 22, 2020
Todd Rundgren
34
June 29, 2020
Musiq Soulchild
35
August 5, 2020
Big Lez (Leslie Segar)
36
August 12, 2020
Larry Gold
37
August 18, 2020
Sunny Hostin
38
August 26, 2020
George Clinton , Pt. 1
39
September 2, 2020
George Clinton , Pt. 2
40
September 9, 2020
Robert Glasper
41
September 16, 2020
Jemele Hill , Pt. 1
42
September 23, 2020
Jemele Hill , Pt. 2
43
September 29, 2020
Alicia Keys
44
October 6, 2020
Bruce Hornsby , Pt. 1
45
October 14, 2020
Jurnee Smollett , Jake Smollett , Jussie Smollett , and Jazz Smollett (The Smolletts)
46
October 20, 2020
Brian Alexander Morgan
47
October 28, 2020
Lin-Manuel Miranda
48
November 3, 2020
Joy Reid
49
November 10, 2020
Shawn Gee
50
November 17, 2020
Boyz II Men , Pt. 1
Episode Number
Air Date
Guest(s)
1
November 25, 2020
Boyz II Men , Pt. 2
2
December 2, 2020
Tarriona "Tank" Ball of Tank and the Bangas
3
December 9, 2020
Tommy Oliver & Mike Africa Jr.
4
December 16, 2020
Glynn Turman
5
December 18, 2020
Branford Marsalis
6
December 23, 2020
Deon Cole
7
December 29, 2020
Jason Sudeikis
8
January 13, 2021
Mariah Carey , Pt. 1[ 4]
9
January 15, 2021
Mariah Carey , Pt. 2
10
January 20, 2021
Special: Happy 50th Birthday Questlove !
11
January 27, 2021
John Densmore (The Doors )
12
February 3, 2021
Melba Moore
13
February 10, 2021
Pharoahe Monch
14
February 16, 2021
Stephanie Mills
15
February 24, 2021
Reverend Al Sharpton
16
March 3, 2021
Anika Noni Rose
17
March 9, 2021
Lisa Robinson , Pt. 3
18
March 17, 2021
Tiffany Cross
19
March 24, 2021
Macy Gray
20
March 31, 2021
Monie Love
21
April 7, 2021
Eric Andre
22
April 14, 2021
Terence Blanchard
23
April 21, 2021
Anthony Mackie
24
April 28, 2021
Sam Pollard
25
May 5, 2021
Bowlegged Lou , Pt. 1
26
May 12, 2021
Bowlegged Lou , Pt. 2
27
May 18, 2021
The Avalanches
28
May 25, 2021
Tracee Ellis Ross
29
June 1, 2021
The Jacksons (Tito, Jackie, and Marlon Jackson)
30
June 8, 2021
El DeBarge
31
June 15, 2021
Nathan East , Pt. 1
32
June 22, 2021
Morris Day
33
June 29, 2021
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
34
July 6, 2021
Gina Yashere
35
July 13, 2021
Mark Ronson
36
July 21, 2021
Sleater-Kinney
37
July 27, 2021
Howard Hewett
38
August 4, 2021
Bob Ellis , Pt. 1
39
August 10, 2021
Shirley Jones , Pt. 2
40
August 18, 2021
Lady B
41
August 24, 2021
Dr. Mathew Knowles
42
September 1, 2021
Classic: Deon Cole
43
September 8, 2021
Pat Metheny
44
September 15, 2021
Special: 5 Year Anniversary
45
September 21, 2021
Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool and the Gang )
46
September 29, 2021
Raphael Saadiq , Pt. 1
47
October 5, 2021
Raphael Saadiq , Pt. 2
48
October 12, 2021
Bernadette Cooper
50
October 26, 2021
Carlos Santana
Episode Number
Air Date
Guest(s)
1
January 5, 2022
Doug E. Fresh , Pt. 1
2
January 12, 2022
Doug E. Fresh , Pt. 2
3
January 18, 2022
2021 Rap Up with Mad Skillz , Pt. 1
4
January 25, 2022
2021 Rap Up with Mad Skillz , Pt. 2
5
February 1, 2022
Will Smith
6
February 8, 2022
Mic Murphy
7
February 15, 2022
Fred Hammond , Pt. 1
8
February 22, 2022
Fred Hammond , Pt. 2
9
March 1, 2022
Deniece Williams
10
March 8, 2022
Bonnie Raitt
11
March 15, 2022
Monica Lynch , Pt. 1
12
March 22, 2022
Monica Lynch , Pt. 2
13
March 30, 2022
John Oates
14
April 6, 2022
Daryl Hall
15
April 13, 2022
Teedra Moses
16
April 20, 2022
Elvis Costello , Pt. 1
17
April 27, 2022
Elvis Costello , Pt. 2
18
May 3, 2022
Eric Roberson , Pt. 1
19
May 10, 2022
Eric Roberson , Pt. 2
20
May 17, 2022
Joan Jett
21
May 25, 2022
Steve Ferrone , Pt. 1
22
May 31, 2022
Steve Ferrone , Pt. 2
23
June 8, 2022
Wayne Shorter
24
June 15, 2022
Rick Astley
25
June 21, 2022
Robin Thede - Live At The 2022 Roots Picnic
26
June 29, 2022
Terri Lyne Carrington
27
July 5, 2022
Tevin Campbell
28
July 12, 2022
Larry Blackmon of Cameo
29
July 19, 2022
Ne-Yo
30
July 27, 2022
Danyel Smith
31
August 3, 2022
L.A. Reid , Pt. 1
32
August 10, 2022
L.A. Reid , Pt. 2
33
August 17, 2022
L.A. Reid , Pt. 3
34
August 23, 2022
Jenifer Lewis , Pt. 1
35
August 30, 2022
Jenifer Lewis , Pt. 2
36
September 20, 2022
Steve Rifkind , Pt. 1
37
September 28, 2022
Steve Rifkind , Pt. 2
38
October 4, 2022
Ramon Hervey II
39
October 11, 2022
DJ Clark Kent
40
October 18, 2022
Stacey Abrams
41
October 25, 2022
Millie Jackson & Keisha Jackson , Pt. 1
42
November 2, 2022
Millie Jackson & Keisha Jackson , Pt. 2
43
November 9, 2022
Bruce Springsteen
44
November 15, 2022
DJ Drama , Pt. 1
45
November 22, 2022
DJ Drama , Pt. 2
46
November 29, 2022
Adam Blackstone
47
December 6, 2022
Organized Noize , Pt. 1
48
December 13, 2022
Organized Noize , Pt. 2
49
December 21, 2022
Diamond D
50
December 28, 2022
2022 Year End Review with Lil Rel Howery
Episode Number
Air Date
Guest(s)
1
January 25, 2023
Deborah Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie
2
February 1, 2023
Shaggy
3
February 8, 2023
Dallas Austin , Pt. 1
4
February 15, 2023
Dallas Austin , Pt. 2
5
February 22, 2023
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
6
March 1, 2023
Cathy Hughes , Pt. 1
7
March 7, 2023
Cathy Hughes , Pt. 2
8
March 14, 2023
Speech (rapper)
9
March 21, 2023
Taboo
10
March 29, 2023
Ice-T , Pt. 1
11
April 4, 2023
Ice-T , Pt. 2
12
April 12, 2023
Bob James
13
April 18, 2023
Chanté Moore
14
April 26, 2023
Jean Carne
15
May 3, 2023
Charlamagne tha God , Pt. 1
16
May 10, 2023
Charlamagne tha God , Pt. 2
17
May 17, 2023
Sam Jay
18
May 24, 2023
Lisa Cortés , Pt. 1
19
May 31, 2023
Lisa Cortés , Pt. 2
20
June 7, 2023
The QLS Pilot: From The Vaults
21
June 14, 2023
QLS Live From The 2023 Roots Picnic
22
June 21, 2023
David Porter
23
June 27, 2023
President Bill Clinton
24
July 5, 2023
Angie Martinez
25
July 12, 2023
Leroy Burgess , Pt. 1
26
July 18, 2023
Leroy Burgess , Pt. 2
27
July 26, 2023
Dave Matthews
28
August 2, 2023
Slum Village , Pt. 1
29
August 8, 2023
Slum Village , Pt. 2
30
August 15, 2023
Styles P
31
August 22, 2023
Kid Capri , Pt. 1
32
August 29, 2023
Kid Capri , Pt. 2
33
September 6, 2023
Chris Robinson , Pt. 1
34
September 12, 2023
Chris Robinson , Pt. 2
35
September 20, 2023
Cedric the Entertainer
36
September 27, 2023
George Brown of Kool & the Gang , Pt. 1[ 5]
37
October 3, 2023
George Brown of Kool & the Gang , Pt. 2
38
October 18, 2023
Sly Stone tribute with Ben Greenman
39
October 25, 2023
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
40
November 1, 2023
Hannibal Buress , Pt. 1
41
November 8, 2023
Hannibal Buress , Pt. 2
42
November 15, 2023
Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli
43
November 22, 2023
LL Cool J , Pt. 1
44
November 29, 2023
LL Cool J , Pt. 2
45
December 6, 2023
Shanice Wilson & Tracie Spencer
46
December 12, 2023
André 3000
47
December 19, 2023
Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter
48
December 27, 2023
Team Supreme
49
January 2, 2024
Paradise Gray, Pt. 1
50
January 9, 2024
Paradise Gray, Pt. 2
Episode Number
Air Date
Guest(s)
1
January 31, 2024
Pino Palladino
2
February 7, 2024
Robert Townsend , Pt. 1
3
February 14, 2024
Robert Townsend , Pt. 2
4
February 21, 2024
Ed Eckstine
5
February 28, 2024
QLS Gives Frankie Beverly His Flowers
6
March 6, 2024
Brittany Howard
7
March 13, 2024
Corinne Bailey Rae
8
March 20, 2024
Ledisi
9
March 27, 2024
Fatima Robinson [ 6]
10
April 3, 2024
Narada Michael Walden , Pt. 1
11
April 10, 2024
Narada Michael Walden , Pt. 2
12
April 17, 2024
Da Beatminerz
13
April 24, 2024
Erika Alexander , Pt. 1
14
April 27, 2024
Erika Alexander , Pt. 2
15
May 1, 2024
SiR
16
May 8, 2024
Adam Levine , Pt. 1
17
May 15, 2024
Adam Levine , Pt. 2
18
May 22, 2024
Weezer
19
May 29, 2024
WILLOW
20
June 5, 2024
Black Music Month: Wayne Brady , Pt. 1
21
June 12, 2024
Black Music Month: Wayne Brady , Pt. 2
22
June 19, 2024
Black Music Month: James Poyser , Pt. 1
23
June 26, 2024
Black Music Month: James Poyser , Pt. 2
24
July 3, 2024
George Benson
25
July 10, 2024
BeBe Winans
26
July 17, 2024
George Faison
27
July 24, 2024
Sananda Maitreya , Pt. 1
28
July 31, 2024
Sananda Maitreya , Pt. 2
29
August 7, 2024
David Murray (saxophonist)
30
August 14, 2024
The Foreign Exchange
31
August 21, 2024
Common & Pete Rock
32
August 28, 2024
Johnny Marr
33
September 3, 2024
Billy Porter , Pt. 1
34
September 11, 2024
Billy Porter , Pt. 2
35
September 18, 2024
Eve with Kathy Iandoli
36
September 25, 2024
Nick Lowe
37
October 2, 2024
Sam Hollander
38
October 9, 2024
Amerie
39
October 16, 2024
Jonathan Shecter , Pt. 1
39
October 22, 2024
Jonathan Shecter , Pt. 2
39
October 29, 2024
Cindy Blackman Santana
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