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 27, 2025 • 39min
Virginia Kase Solomón joins Tavis Smiley
Virginia Kase Solomón, president of Common Cause, is back with her insider’s view of the national redistricting battle and why her organization is reluctantly going along with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s strategy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Aug 27, 2025 • 13min
Abiodun Oyewole and Umar Bin Hassan join Tavs Smiley
Abiodun Oyewole, founding member of The Last Poets, along with longtime member Umar Bin Hassan, recall their anniversary performance at the 2023 ImageNation festival (in the same park where the Last Poets began in May 1968) and reflect on their profound impact on hip hop.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Aug 27, 2025 • 22min
Gregory Gates and Nicole London join Tavis Smiley
Gregory Gates, executive producer of ImageNation OUTDOORS Film & Music Festival, and Nicole London, the Emmy Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated director of the documentary “The Disappearance of Miss Scott,” preview this weekend’s free outdoor screening of the film in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Aug 27, 2025 • 37min
Ian K. Smith joins Tavis Smiley
Ian K. Smith, former co-host of “The Doctors” and author of the bestselling book “Shred: The Revolutionary Diet,” shares the latest project from his successful side hustle as a novelist - “Beyond Midnight,” featuring private investigator Ashe Cayne.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Aug 27, 2025 • 15min
Ken Makin joins Tavis Smiley
Ken Makin, cultural commentator for the Christian Science Monitor, connects the current attacks on the Smithsonian with a recent conversation he had with his seven-year-old son about slavery and freedom.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Aug 27, 2025 • 23min
Mitch Landrieu joins Tavis Smiley
Mitch Landrieu, former New Orleans mayor and senior advisor to President Joe Biden, reflects on 20 years since Hurricane Katrina and the future of the Democratic Party.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Aug 25, 2025 • 38min
Gbenga Ajilore joins Tavis Smiley
Gbenga Ajilore, chief economist for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and former senior advisor in the Biden-Harris administration, lays out the challenges and “green shoots” in the U.S. economy, especially when it comes to jobs.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Aug 25, 2025 • 16min
Jesse Jackson Jr. joins Tavis Smiley
Radio host and former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. talks about 2032 and the possibility of NO Blacks in Congress.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Aug 25, 2025 • 21min
Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley
Scholar, leading public intellectual, author and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West shares his perspective on the impact of redistricting on Black communities, federal takeover of local law enforcement and more!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Aug 25, 2025 • 40min
Connie Rice joins Tavis Smiley
Connie Rice, civil rights attorney and co-founder of the Urban Peace Institute, gives her analysis about the FBI’s raid on the home and office of former national security advisor John Bolton, California’s redistricting plan, and other trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
