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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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21:10

Edwin Raymond joins guest host Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey

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2025/10/13

Retired NYPD Lieutenant, civil rights activist and author of the book "An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight To Change Policing In America" talks about how law enforcement in America is at a breaking point and needs to change.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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38:24

Jonathan E. Collins, Terrance Woodbury, and Stacey...

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2025/10/13

Writer, political scientist, and professor Jonathan E. Collins, founder of HIT Strategies Terrance Woodbury, and Chicago Teachers Union president Stacey Davis Gates discuss trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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39:07

Jas Summers and Garrett Thompson joins guest host...

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2025/10/13

Writer and director Jas Summers and producer Garrett Thompson join Dr. Nii Quartelai Quartey in-studio for a conversation about their new supernatural thriller "Stay" now streaming on Hulu. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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16:09

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/09

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins guest host Chuck D for an update on the government shutdown and the Fighting Oligarchy Tour. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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22:02

Khari Wynn joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/09

Guitarist and music director of Public Enemy, Khari Wynn talks to guest host Chuck D about politics, music and resettling back in Memphis.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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17:03

Gaye Theresa Johnson joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/09

Guest host, Chuck D, chats with Author and Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies and Department of Chicano Studies, Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson, to talk about how Black America can harness both political and cultural power for this moment. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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21:31

Dr. Olajide Williams joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/09

Guest host, Chuck D, chats with Clinician-Educator and Vice Dean of Community Health at Columbia University, Dr. Olajide Williams, to talk about the state of health in Black America. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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35:32

D. Channsin "Chann" Berry joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/09

Guest host, Chuck D, chats with multi-talented filmmaker, songwriter and artist D. Channsin "Chann" Berry to talk about how Black artists and influencers can respond to the shutdown, the culture wars and trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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38:08

Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman join Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/10/08

Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, co-directors of the highly acclaimed documentary “The Alabama Solution”, goes inside what’s been described as “one of the most powerful exposés of the inhumanity of the American prison system”.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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37:58

Christopher Sebastian Parker joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/08

Christopher Sebastian Parker, UC Santa Barbara Professor and Founder and CEO of Black Insights Research, talks about how the National Guard deployment upsets Black voters and other trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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38:56

Reggie L. Williams joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/08

Reggie L. Williams, Associate Professor of Black Theology at Saint Louis University, is in studio to reflect on the historic and current relationship between Christianity and fascism.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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17:21

Dr. Annahita Mahdavi West

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2025/10/07

Clinical psychotherapist, social psychologist and professor Dr. Annahita West talks about why we need to normalize depression, especially during moments of political unrest and social uncertainty. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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21:13

Boney James joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/07

R&B saxophonist Boney James is in studio to preview his upcoming show in LA and warm us up to his new album, “Slow Burn”.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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16:45

Matthew Restall joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/07

Matthew Restall, Penn State history and anthropology professor, shares his newest book on America’s original sinner, “The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus”.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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20:00

Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/07

Dr. Cornel West, scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, shares his thoughts on President Donald Trump weaponizing the shutdown for political retribution, the impact it will have on Black America and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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16:40

Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/07

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 why Democrats need to stand during this shutdown, her new ice cream flavor and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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22:24

U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/07

U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) is back in studio with an update on the Prop 50 campaign, California’s response to an old-fashioned Texas showdown. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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20:39

Cocoa Brown joins Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley ·

2025/10/06

Actress and comedian Cocoa Brown previews her upcoming shows in Las Vegas at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club and reflects on her career.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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16:22

Ruben Navarrette joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/06

Nationally syndicated columnist for The Creators Syndicate, Ruben Navarette, discusses how some Republicans lawmakers in Congress - who are blaming Democrats for the shutdown and threatening to fire thousands of government workers - may come out on the losing end of this high stakes standoff.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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21:19

Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley

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2025/10/06

Dr. Cornel West, scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, shares his thoughts on President Donald Trump weaponizing the shutdown for political retribution, the impact it will have on Black America and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

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