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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Sep 15, 2025 • 20min
Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley
Scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts the consequences of free speech, even if it's the truth, and the 62nd commemoration of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, which took the lives of 4 Black girls and injured others.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Sep 15, 2025 • 15min
Kevol and Ria Graham join Tavis Smiley
Kevol and Ria Graham, the husband-and-wife team behind Brooklyn’s popular Caribbean restaurant Kokomo, explain what it’s been like for two native New Yorkers to start a restaurant in a post-9/11 city.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Sep 15, 2025 • 22min
Natalia Jones-Pinkney and Stevenson Tose'-Rigell join Tavis Smiley
Natalia Jones-Pinkney and Stevenson Tose'-Rigell share the experience of being with former President George W. Bush when he learned of the 9/11 attacks while reading a book to second graders at their elementary school.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Sep 15, 2025 • 17min
Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey joins Tavis Smiley
Our White House Correspondent and author of "Kamala, The Motherland and Me," Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey, gives us an update on the Trump administration's reaction to the death of Charlie Kirk and offers his take on the former Vice President's scathing criticism of the Biden administration.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Sep 15, 2025 • 39min
Dr. Daniel Black joins Tavis Smiley
Professor of African American Studies at Clark Atlanta University and renowned author Dr. Daniel Black talks about how Black America should process this moment of political violence and other trending topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Sep 13, 2025 • 22min
Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley
Scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West, talks about the impact of political violence in America, the 24th year commemoration of 9/11, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Sep 13, 2025 • 25min
Connie Rice joins Tavis Smiley
Connie Rice, civil rights attorney and co-founder of the Urban Peace Institute, shares her analysis about the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, the potential backlash from Kamala Harris's book excerpts and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Sep 11, 2025 • 15min
5 Critical Ways Leaders and Influencers Are Wrong About the Murder of Charlie Kirk with Tavis Smiley
We’ve got a lot to talk about! In this episode, Tavis Smiley keeps it real with 5 critical ways the mainstream media, religious influencers, and Democratic Party leaders are getting it wrong about the murder of Charlie Kirk. Tavis cuts through the noise, unpacks the misinformation, and breaks down what’s truly at stake in this national conversation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Sep 10, 2025 • 41min
Tristan Harris joins Tavis Smiley
Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology and host of the popular tech podcast “Your Undivided Attention”, lays out the real implications on everyday people of last week’s White House dinner between tech leaders and President Donald Trump.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Sep 10, 2025 • 40min
Lowell Bergman joins Tavis Smiley
Lowell Bergman, legendary investigative journalist as portrayed by Al Pacino in “The Insider”, reflects on the impact of the 9/11 attacks almost a quarter century later, and opines on the latest capitulation by CBS News’ parent company to outside forces.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
