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 7, 2025 • 37min
Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ joins Tavis Smiley
Legendary bluesmen Keb’ Mo’ and Taj Mahal tell us why they’ve reunited for “Room On The Porch,” their first album in eight years, building on the Grammy-winning success of their original collaboration, “TajMo.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 7, 2025 • 17min
Jamie Kitman joins Tavis Smiley
Progressive car critic Jamie Kitman to tell us about a potential Tesla killer - the under $20,000 electric vehicle called the Slate - which could pit space husband Jeff Bezos versus a wounded Elon Musk in the ultimate car race.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 7, 2025 • 23min
Marcellas Reynolds joins Tavis Smiley
Marcellas Reynolds, documentarian, stylist and award-winning author of the Supreme book trilogy, talks about Black Dandyism and how it took the spotlight at this year’s Met Gala.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 7, 2025 • 37min
Connie Rice joins Tavis Smiley
Connie Rice, civil rights attorney and founder of the Urban Peace Institute, talks about the destruction of the Department of Justice, Trump’s musing about a third term and other trending political stories. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 6, 2025 • 16min
David Miliband joins Tavis Smiley
David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, gives an update on the civil war in Sudan and other humanitarian hot spots.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 6, 2025 • 18min
Sheléa joins Tavis Smiley
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sheléa joins Tavis in studio to share her new Aretha Franklin-inspired song, “Never Give Up On Love,” and reflect on her musical mentors, Stevie Wonder and the late Quincy Jones.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 6, 2025 • 40min
Deyanira Nevárez Martínez joins Tavis Smiley
Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, Assistant Professor of Urban & Regional Planning at Michigan State University, takes a deep dive into the world of America's unhoused people to challenge myths and share solutions.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 6, 2025 • 38min
Maya Wiley joins Tavis Smiley
Maya Wiley, respected civil rights attorney and president of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, takes us inside the struggle for justice and freedom in the current administration.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 2, 2025 • 16min
Radheyan Simonpillai Joins Tavis Smiley
Canadian film and culture critic Radheyan Simonpillai lays out how the new season of the Star Wars series “Andor” is leaning hard into its anti-fascist and pro-DEI storytelling, just in time for Trump 2.0 and the war in Gaza. Plus, he dissects the record-breaking box office of Ryan Coogler’s juggernaut “Sinners.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
May 2, 2025 • 23min
Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead Joins Tavis Smiley
Professor of African American studies, award-winning talk show host and Founding Director of The Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice at Loyola University Maryland, Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead talks about centering racial justice and preserving Black History in our fight for Democracy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
