Tavis Smiley

Mike Sargent, co-founder of the Black Film Critics Circle, shares his summer movie picks and reflects on the juggernaut that is “Sinners."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Lisa White, Director of Education and Outreach at the UC Museum of Paleontology in Berkeley, breaks down fact vs. fiction for the Jurassic Park franchise and her work as a social justice dinosaur expert.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Mitzi Perdue, the double heiress and advocacy journalist, tells us why her humble and frugal billionaire lifestyle is getting noticed as a possible way forward for the super rich.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Director of the Howard University Institute for Advanced Study, co-founder of The Emancipator, and author of ten New York Times bestsellers, goes inside his latest text for the next generation, “Malcolm Lives! The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Retired United States Army Major General Dana Pittard is back with his expert analysis of the attack on Iran and whether it made the world more or less dangerous.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Award-winning writer, director, and producer Malcolm D. Lee, reflects on his life and career as he talks about the release of his debut novel “The Best Man: Unfinished Business.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Marci Shore, Yale history professor who announced she’s moving to Canada with her husband, tells us the real story behind her relocation and how it connects to her understanding of the current world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Joshua Fisher-Birch, researcher and content review specialist for the Counter Extremism Project, is all about that Base, as in the international Neo-Nazi group he’s been tracking in the U.S. and on foreign battlefields.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Bhaskar Sunkara, President of The Nation and founding editor of Jacobin, is back to celebrate the primary win of his fellow 30-something democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, and discuss what it means for the progressive movement.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Tavis honors the life and musical legacy of soul music pioneer, R&B legend, and co-founder of The Whispers, Walter Scott.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.