Tavis Smiley

Kool and The Gang Keyboardist and Musical Director Curtis Williams joins Tavis in studio to discuss “Jazz in Paris,” a posthumous jazz project from Kool & The Gang’s co-founder George Brown, and the upcoming one-night-only performance of his friends and collaborators.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Filmmaker and social entrepreneur Stephen Apkon talks about his new documentary “There Is Another Way,” and his work of supporting Israelis and Palestinians coming together in the midst of warfare and uncertainty. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Journalist, independent researcher, and author John Lechner, talks about his new book “Death Is Our Business: Russian Mercenaries and the New Era of Private Warfare,” and how the partnership between private military companies and government can lead to the end of civil liberties. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Rebecca Schoenkopf, the latest owner, publisher, and “Editrix” of the political blog Wonkette, gives her always-fun take on the serious political stories of the day.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Otis Moss III warns us about far-right thinker Curtis Yarvin and the consequences of his anti-democratic philosophy on this administration and the American people.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Journalist and author Michael Joseph Gross talks about his new text "Stronger: The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives" and why the muscle is a vital and inextricable partner of the soul.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Boston Globe associate editor and columnist Renée Graham is back with her take on the "very American Fascism" of Trump, the power of one voice, and other trending political stories. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

U.S. Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) is back to talk about his historic election victory as the first Korean American in the upper house, his goals for his six-year term, and his plans to navigate the MAGA agenda.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Journalist Paul Kix, author of “You Have To Be Prepared To Die Before You Can Begin To Live: Ten Weeks In Birmingham That Changed America,” talks about the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church along with Sarah Collins Rudolph, a survivor of that bombing, which claimed the lives of her sister and three friends - as we mark the assassination of Dr. King on April 4, 1968.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Bhaskar Sunkara, president of The Nation and founding editor of Jacobin Magazine, with his democratic socialist take on the week’s top stories including Sen. Cory Booker’s centrist record vs his progressive filibuster, what’s next for Bernie and AOC, and the politics of former President Obama.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.