

Tavis Smiley
KBLA Talk 1580
"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.
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Aug 7, 2025 • 39min
Mark Cuban joins Tavis Smiley
Mark Cuban, billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks and Indiana University alum, gives his take on Elon Musk's America Party and his pitched battle with Big Pharma.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Aug 7, 2025 • 17min
Kellie Easton joins Tavis Smiley
August is National Wellness Month and the President of Action4Equity, Kellie Easton, talks about The Better Ancestors Framework and how we can shift from a healthcare system grounded in structural racism to one grounded in healing and justice for everyone. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Aug 7, 2025 • 20min
Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley
Scholar, leading public intellectual, author and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West, talks about new developments in Gaza, the racist roots of redistricting, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Aug 7, 2025 • 17min
Dr. Robert Drummond joins Tavis Smiley
Physician scientist Dr. Robert Drummond joins Tavis to unpack the latest move by Trump HHS secretary RFK Jr. to cancel $500 Million dollars for vaccine research.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Aug 7, 2025 • 23min
Mustafa Santiago-Ali joins Tavis Smiley
Executive Vice President of the National Wildlife Federation and Founder/President of Revitalization Strategies, Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali, talks about the EPA’s decision to abandon science and the law as it guts regulation of climate pollution.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Aug 7, 2025 • 40min
Willa Robinson and Ryan Sorrell join Tavis Smiley
Willa Robinson, retired owner of Willa’s Books, and Ryan Sorrell, founder of the Kansas City Defender, tell us how her iconic store will live on as a local newsroom and public archive.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Aug 7, 2025 • 15min
Michael Steele joins Tavis Smiley
Michael Steele, former Republican National Committee chair and co-host of “The Weeknight” on MSNBC, is back to explain why the current threat to the Voting Rights Act is coming from inside his own party.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Aug 7, 2025 • 23min
Mondaire Jones joins Tavis Smiley
Mondaire Jones, U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner, reflects on today’s 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and shares why he co-authored the John Lewis Act when he served in Congress.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Aug 7, 2025 • 40min
Marcus Anthony Hunter & Rodericka Applewhaite join Tavis Smiley
Professor of African American Studies at UCLA and writer Marcus Anthony Hunter gives his analysis about the future of the Voting Rights Act at 60. Rodericka Applewhaite, former Director of Black Media for the Biden-Harris adminstration and now VP of Media Relations at Focal Point Strategy Group, is back to reflect on a profoundly different political landscape since her time inside the White House.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Aug 6, 2025 • 38min
Marique Moss joins Tavis Smiley
Marique Moss, Afro-Indigenous educator, cultural strategist, and small business owner, takes us inside her delicious debut book, “Sweetgrass and Soul Food: A Memoir in Poems,” which even comes with its own soundtrack!https://open.spotify.com/playlist/68gSmGehcZVfX6tnD78874Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.