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Tavis Smiley

"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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38:43

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/14

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, outgoing CEO of Feeding America, is back with her insider’s view of the hunger crisis in America - and the latest updates on SNAP funding.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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17:15

Josh Paul and Tariq Habash join Tavis Smiley

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2025/11/14

Josh Paul and Tariq Habash, founders of A New Policy, share what it was like to resign from their government jobs in protest of the Biden administration’s policy toward Gaza - and where their work and witness will take them next.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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20:58

Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/11/14

Dr. Cornel West, scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, opines on the moral cost of the shutdown strategy, the Trump-Epstein emails controversy and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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43:12

Marcus Anthony Hunter joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/11/14

Professor of African American Studies at UCLA and author of "Radical Reparations: Healing The Soul Of A Nation," Marcus Anthony Hunter shares his commentary about how California's colorblind laws fail Black students and other trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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31:32

C.J. Farley joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/11/14

C.J. Farley, journalist, author, and a former editor of the Harvard Lampoon, shares his new novel about AI, “Who Knows You By Heart: A Novel”.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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18:10

Tavis Smiley With Bryce and Adrienne of St. Jude

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/14

Eleven years old Bryce and his mother Adrienne share their hopeful story of Bryce's diagnosis with sickle cell disease as an infant to becoming a healthy pre-teen, thanks to a bone marrow transplant from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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19:57

Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/14

Dr. Cornel West, scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, gives his post election day analysis, his take about the relevance of progressivism at this moment and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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16:15

David Miliband joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/14

David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee and former British foreign minister, is back with an update about Sudan, Gaza, and the world’s humanitarian hot spots.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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38:34

Vincent Intondi joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/13

Vincent Intondi, Cornell University scholar, managing editor of the Nuclear Times, and executive director of Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, reflects on the new Netflix film, "A House of Dynamite," in the context of his work on the intersection of race and nuclear weapons.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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42:00

India Walton joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/13

India Walton, Buffalo, N.Y. activist and senior strategist at the Roots Action Education Fund, is back with her post-election assessment of how the Mamdani movement could power a progressive surge in 2026 - and beyond.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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41:03

John Wood Jr. joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/13

USA Today Opinion Columnist and host of The Reconstruction Project on KBLA Talk 1580AM, John Wood Jr. discusses his launch of a citizen commission on immigration to find common ground and other trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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38:01

Chris Matthews Joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/11/12

Former MSNBC host and bestselling author, Chris Matthews, is back to talk about his new book, "Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Why Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters", his son RFK Jr. and the U.S. Senate defectors who have demoralized the Democratic baseBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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15:23

Rachel Corbett Joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/12

Rachel Corbett, award-winning features writer at New York magazine, discuss her new book, "The Monsters We Make: Murder, Obsession, and the Rise of Criminal Profiling." Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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21:32

Christian Menefee Joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/12

Christian Menefee, Harris County Attorney and run-off candidate for Texas’ storied 18th Congressional seat, tells us how he plans to fill the big shoes of those who came before him, including Sylvester Turner, Sheila Jackson Lee, Mickey Leland, and Barbara Jordan. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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37:45

Elizabeth Booker Houston Joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/12

Attorney, public health professional, and social media influencer, Elizabeth Booker Houston, talks about what's next on health insurance for Americans as the shutdown appears to be ending, and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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16:01

Randi Weingarten joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/11

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, is back to go inside her new book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy”.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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21:01

Jesse Jackson Jr and Nii-Quartelai Quartey join Tavis...

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/11

Jesse Jackson Jr and Nii-Quartelai Quartey join Tavis SmileyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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17:49

Nell Bernstein joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/11

Journalist Nell Bernstein follows up on her award-winning book, “Burning Down the House”, with her newest work, “Our Future We Are Free: The Dismantling of the Youth Prison”.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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28:54

Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/11

Dr. Cornel West, scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, offers insight about AB 715, California's new law that establishes new rules for public schools to prevent and address antisemitism and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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38:42

Connie Rice joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/11/11

Connie Rice, famed civil rights attorney and co-founder of the Urban Peace Institute, gives her analysis about the Trump administration asking for a pause on fully funding SNAP and other trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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