Former NASA Engineer and STEM Educator Dr. Nehemiah Mabry joins Tavis to talk about the importance of STEM education for Black students and some fun science, tech, engineering, and/or math projects you can do with the children in your life over the holidays.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Mark Macarro, president of the National Congress of American Indians, talks about his Air Force One pitch to President Biden on behalf of Leonard Peltier and the big announcements during this week’s final White House Tribal Nations Summit.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen talks about his plans to fight back against, and find common ground with, the Trump Administration for the next two years as well as his assessment of where Democrats go next and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Actor Daryl "Chill" Mitchell talks about the 25th anniversary of his sci-fi comedy classic Galaxy Quest, and his passion for advocating for actors with disabilities in Hollywood.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Anthropologist Robert Meeropol, the son of Cold War spies and Communist party members Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, shares the cautionary tale about his parents' execution to shed light on the politics of fear and paranoia in government. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White shares his thoughts about Trump's efforts to weaponize state power for his radical policies, the multigenerational impact of his eponymous Tumblers, and the times he saw a young Martin Luther King Jr. preach.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Tracie McMillan, Journalist and Author of "The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America" gives her analysis about the failures of the health care system and the challenging privilege of the suspect, Luigi Mangione.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Ryan Grim, co-founder of Drop Site News and host of the podcast Deconstructed, gives us his non-aligned take on America's strange bedfellows in Syria, why he wants to make one book a best seller, and trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Green Party Vice Presidential candidate and Professor Butch Ware reflects on the Green Party’s results, especially with Muslim voters, and lays out his goals for the next four years. Plus, he’ll offer his take about trending political news.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Centennial Professor Emeritus Dr. Clayborne Carson reflects on the 60th anniversary of King’s Nobel Peace Prize honor and tells why his acceptance speech is a turning point for both King and the civil rights movement.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.