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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May 15, 2025 • 24min
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba joins Tavis Smiley
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba marks 55 years since the Jackson State killings and gives us an update on how Mississippi’s capital city is doing these days.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 15, 2025 • 35min
Stanley Clarke joins Tavis Smiley
Legendary Jazz Bassist, composer, and music icon Stanley Clarke joins Tavis in studio to talks about his illustrious 50-year music career and the legacy he wants to fulfill.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 15, 2025 • 37min
India Walton joins Tavis Smiley
India Walton, former mayoral candidate for Buffalo, New York, reflects on her city’s quest for justice after the tragic Tops Friendly Market massacre by a white supremacist three years ago today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 15, 2025 • 38min
Jamal Greene joins Tavis Smiley
Jamal Greene, Columbia University Law professor, breaks down what he calls the “political and constitutional moment we are in” with this week’s historic birthright citizenship hearing and how his time in Biden’s DOJ and clerking for Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens guides his analysis.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 14, 2025 • 16min
Fox And Rob Joins Tavis Smiley
Fox and Rob, the former incarcerated couple, and Oscar-nominated storytellers, talk about their new documentary TIME II: UNFINISHED BUSINESS and why committing to be free to free others is the next chapter of their love story. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 14, 2025 • 22min
Mike Africa Jr. and Penn. Senator Vincent Hughes Joins Tavis Smiley
Mike Africa Jr., grand nephew of MOVE founder John Africa and author of “On A Move: Philadelphia’s Notorious Bombing and a Native Son’s Lifelong Battle for Justice,” and Pennsylvania Senator Vincent Hughes marks 40 years since the bombing of their Philadelphia headquarters in an act of state terrorism.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 14, 2025 • 15min
Quetzal Flores Joins Tavis Smiley
Musician Quetzal Flores celebrates the birthday of Ritchie Valens by sharing the journey of his most famous song, “La Bamba,” from African communities in Mexico, to the top of the U.S. charts, and eventually as an anti-racism protest song on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 14, 2025 • 23min
John Conyers III Joins Tavis Smiley
John Conyers III, the son of John Conyers Jr., talks about his new book, “My Father’s House: An Ode to America’s Longest-Serving Black Congressman” and tells why the story of his father should never be forgotten.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 14, 2025 • 18min
Amanda Yarusso Joins Tavis Smiley
Amanda Yarusso, attorney for the National Lawyers Guild, gives a progressive response to the curfew crackdown targeting teens in a number of U.S. cities and offers a refresher course on how to deal with an encounter with police.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 14, 2025 • 21min
Marc Morial Joins Tavis Smiley
Marc Morial, former New Orleans mayor and now president of the National Urban League, is back with his take on the fomenting spirit of revolution in many of America’s cities - and what it means for this summer.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
