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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Jul 25, 2025 • 41min
John Nichols joins Tavis Smiley
John Nichols, the National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation magazine, talks about the future of progressivism and other trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Jul 24, 2025 • 34min
Luenell joins Tavis Smiley
Luenell is back in studio to talk about her recent sold-out show at the Apollo, her hilarious role in the Emmy-winning series “Hacks,” and a preview of her new So Cal residency called “That Time of the Month.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Jul 24, 2025 • 42min
Mychal Denzel Smith joins Tavis Smiley
Mychal Denzel Smith, author of the New York Times bestseller “Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching” and “Stakes Is High,” takes us inside his new piece for the Intercept about “the Black vote” in the NYC mayoral race.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Jul 24, 2025 • 38min
Kristen Soltis Anderson joins Tavis Smiley
Kristen Soltis Anderson, noted pollster for Echelon Insights and author of the newsletter “Codebook,” gives us a big-picture look at the numbers and trends for the Trump presidency six months after his return to the White House.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Jul 23, 2025 • 17min
Ozzie Smith joins Tavis Smiley
Ozzie Smith, Hall of Fame shortstop, goes inside “The Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball,” a Smithsonian exhibit he helped create, and previews this year’s inductees ahead of this weekend’s Hall of Fame ceremony.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Jul 23, 2025 • 21min
Thai Floyd joins Tavis Smiley
Thai Floyd from Alabama A&M takes us inside her dream job as the first full-time female voice of an HBCU football program, starting with the season opener against Arkansas next month.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Jul 23, 2025 • 38min
Patrick Kennedy joins Tavis Smiley
Patrick Kennedy, former member of Congress for 16 years and the youngest child of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, shares his latest book “Profiles in Mental Health Courage,” thoughts on new evidence in the assassination of his uncle JFK, and the family’s feelings about his cousin RFK Jr.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Jul 23, 2025 • 38min
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Tribute
Tavis remembers actor and musician Malcolm-Jamal Warner, reprising their last public conversation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Jul 22, 2025 • 39min
Barbara Arnwine & Daryl Jones join Tavis Smiley
Barbara Arnwine, founder and president of The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) and Daryl Jones, co-leader and Board chair of the TJC, talk about the "Good Trouble Lives On" protests that took place on the 5th year commemoration of the death of Congressman John Lewis.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Jul 22, 2025 • 39min
Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley
Dr. Cornel West, public intellectual and Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary, kicks off his new twice-weekly conversation with Tavis, Mondays and Thursdays.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
