"Tavis Smiley" is the flagship program for KBLA, America's newest progressive radio network and LA's first Black-owned talk station. Broadcast live across southern California on 1580AM and around the world on KBLA1580.com and TuneIn, this podcast presents the best of Tavis Smiley's conversations with activists, influencers, thought leaders, and cultural vanguards.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Latest episodes
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17 min
Zo Williams joins Tavis Smiley
Relationship expert and radio show host Zo Williams joins Tavis in-studio for a special week of conversations about his new book, The Way of the Intercepting A**hole, and breaks do…
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20 min
Angelica Cheri & Ross Baum joins Tavis Smiley
NAACP Award-nominated playwright, book writer and lyricist Angelica Cheri and award-winning composer Ross Baum discuss their new musical, Wanted, the story of outlaw sisters who pa…
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17 min
Molly Helfend joins Tavis Smiley
Ethnobotanist and ecopsychologist Molly Helfend explains why iboga root, found in the Central African nation of Gabon, is now coveted by U.S. drug companies for treating addiction…
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19 min
Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley
Scholar, distinguished professor, author, leading public intellectual and special contributor Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts on Black America’s dreams, demands and vision for…
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17 min
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joins Tavis Smiley
California Attorney General Rob Bonta gives an update on the Department of Justice’s mail-in ballot lawsuit against the state, the Paramount deal that has Hollywood talking, and hi…
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22 min
Christopher Sebastian Parker joins Tavis Smiley
UC Santa Barbara political science professor, author and founder of Black Insights Research Christopher Sebastian Parker discusses trending political topics.Become a supporter of t…
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18 min
David Johns joins Tavis Smiley
CEO and Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition, sociologist and chief editor of The Black Papers: A Policy Agenda for Black Liberation in the 21st Century, Davi…
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20 min
Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley
Scholar, distinguished professor, author, leading public intellectual and special contributor Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts on geopolitics and more.Become a supporter of this…
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39 min
Elizabeth Booker Houston joins Tavis Smiley
Law professor, public health professional and social media influencer Elizabeth Booker Houston shares the backstory behind her viral testimony opposing a data center in her hometow…
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18 min
Lonnie Ali joins Tavis Smiley
CEO and Interim President of the Muhammad Ali Center and Muhammad Ali’s wife, Lonnie Ali, joins Tavis in-studio to discuss executive producing the new series The Greatest, debuting…
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21 min
Michael Ealy joins Tavis Smiley
Award-winning actor, producer and activist Michael Ealy joins Tavis in-studio to discuss his new role as Malcolm X in Prime Video’s highly anticipated limited series The Greatest,…
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15 min
Dr. Daniel Black joins Tavis Smiley
Nationally renowned professor of African American Studies and English at Clark Atlanta University, historian and author Dr. Daniel Black, shares why he believes affirming Blackness…
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20 min
Randi Weingarten joins Tavis Smiley
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, returns to discuss Chicago’s first fully elected school board race and why voting in this year’s midterm electio…
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19 min
Phyllis Bennis joins Tavis Smiley
Phyllis Bennis, activist, author and program director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, shares her thoughts on former President Obama’s remar…
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38 min
Andrew Bates joins Tavis Smiley
Former President Biden’s deputy press secretary and crisis communications specialist, Andrew Bates, gives his analysis of trending political stories.Become a supporter of this podc…
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12 min
Shundra Harris joins Tavis Smiley
Shundra Harris, the Chair-Elect of the Board of Directors for the American Society of Interior Designers and owner of Shundra Harris Interiors, shares her story about her rise as a…
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21 min
Howard “H” White joins Tavis Smiley
Vice President of Jordan Brand Affairs at Nike, Inc., author and patient advocate Howard “H” White shares his journey of living with ATTR cardiac amyloidosis, an often-overlooked c…
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16 min
Jonathan Nez joins Tavis Smiley
Former President of the Navajo Nation and Democratic congressional candidate for Arizona, Jonathan Nez discusses his historic campaign to flip the state’s second congressional dist…
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20 min
Philip Hackney joins Tavis Smiley
Former IRS attorney, professor and faculty editor of the Pittsburgh Tax Review, Philip Hackney discusses how revoking tax-exempt status for private colleges with DEI policies is cr…
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36 min
Marcus Anthony Hunter joins Tavis Smiley
Professor, founding chair of the Department of African American Studies at UCLA and author of Radical Reparations: Healing the Soul of a Nation, Marcus Anthony Hunter offers his an…