Tavis Smiley

National DNA Day is Friday, April 25th, and Dr. Gina Paige, co-founder and President of African Ancestry, takes us inside the world of genetic discovery for Black people and the benefits of knowing our roots.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Indiana University Professor Ben Robinson talks about why he is the first Hoosier faculty member to be investigated under SEA 202 for the appearance of “political bias" and the consequences of silencing dissenting voices on campus.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

University of Houston historian, author and professor Gerald Horne talks about the international implication of Trump's policies on trade, birthright citizenship and the declining U.S. - South African relationship.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Sheria Smith, president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 252, gives us an update on the precarious future of the 2800 former Department of Education employees and the impact of DOGE on our children.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Paul Rieckhoff, host of the "Independent Americans" podcast and founder of Independent Veterans of America, gives his battlefield assessment about the future of Defense Secretary-for-now Pete Hegseth and President Trump's crackdown on the supposed Anti-Christian bias at the Veterans Administration.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Boing Boing co-founder, science fiction author, and journalist Cory Doctorow shares how he created what was once the most popular blog in the world, why he wants to use intellectual property laws to respond to Trump’s tariffs, and his latest book, “Picks and Shovels,” about how the personal computer became the most powerful tool for crime ever invented.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Award-winning writer, poet, and UC-Irvine African American Studies Professor Frank B. Wilderson III assesses what he calls “Afropessimism” under Trump and the future of intersectionality in this post-DEI moment.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Legendary economist, professor, and co-founder of “Democracy at Work,” Richard Wolff, breaks down the state of the household and global economy in his latest book “Understanding Capitalism.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Writer, comedian, and actor Dewayne Perkins joins Tavis in studio to talk about the new Apple TV+ series, “The Studio,” and his recent turns in “One of Them Days” and “The Blackening.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

The Director of Public Policy for the think tank Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, Dayvon Love, talks about the newly formed Maryland State Reparations Commission and its plan to study appropriate benefits for those affected by historical inequality.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.