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Tavis Smiley

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"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.

Location:

United States

Description:

"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.

Twitter:

@kbla1580

Language:

English

Contact:

323-290-4690


Episodes
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Tiffany Haddish joins Tavis Smiley

11/21/2025
Tiffany Haddish is back to catch us up on the past two years since her last appearance on the program and goes inside her new Peacock show, “Tiffany Haddish Goes Off”. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:38:07

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Brittany Packnett Cunningham joins Tavis Smiley

11/21/2025
Brittany Packnett Cunningham, former Ferguson protest leader and civil rights activist, talks about her new role as Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of the seminal organization, Children’s Defense Fund. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:18:02

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Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley

11/21/2025
Dr. Cornel West, scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, shares his thoughts about the fate of former Harvard president, Larry Summers, the Pope's criticism of the Trump administration on immigration and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:19:57

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Ryan Grim joins Tavis Smiley

11/21/2025
Ryan Grim, co-founder of Drop Site News, is back with his latest piece connecting Jeffrey Epstein to Israel’s cyber warfare and the other top stories of the week. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:39:51

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Kevin Powell joins Tavis Smiley

11/20/2025
Grammy-nominated poet, filmmaker, and journalist Kevin Powell takes us in a deep dive into manhood, mental health and healing as he prepares us for the VIRTUAL SCREENING of his documentary "When We Free The World" at the end of the month. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:20:14

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Kenric Green joins Tavis Smiley

11/19/2025
Actor Kenric Green, star of the new film “Sarah’s Oil”, recounts the story of a young Black girl who became a millionaire after “black gold” was discovered on her Oklahoma land and shares what it’s like to be one half of a Hollywood power couple with Sonequa Martin-Green. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:36:50

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Kristen Crowell joins Tavis Smiley

11/19/2025
Kristin Crowell, executive director of Fair Share America, explains why billionaires, not SNAP recipients, are the ones who need to stop feeding at the government trough - and how her group wants to make them pay. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:17:44

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Lori Wallach joins Tavis Smiley

11/19/2025
Lori Wallach, director of the Rethink Trade program at American Economic Liberties Project, gives up the lowdown on President Donald Trump’s $2,000 stimulus plan, which will supposedly be paid for by all those tariffs. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:21:41

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Shermichael Singleton joins Tavis Smiley

11/19/2025
CNN commentator Shermichael Singleton is back with his conservative take on the Epstein file scandal and other top stories of the week. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:41:44

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Ruth E. Carter joins Tavis Smiley

11/19/2025
Ruth E. Carter, two-time Oscar-winning costume designer, joins Tavis in studio for a career conversation, including the story behind Eddie Murphy's red leather suit, and expands on her comments in the new documentary, "Being Eddie". Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:38:49

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J. Marshall Shepherd joins Tavis Smiley

11/19/2025
Marshall Shepherd, geography professor at the University of Georgia and director of its atmospheric sciences program, lays out the three kinds of bias that shape our worldview, particularly around climate change and weather. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:37:24

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Danielle Moodie joins Tavis Smiley

11/19/2025
Danielle Moodie, CEO and founder of DAM Media Strategies and host of “The "Danielle Moodie Show” on YouTube, gives her analysis about the Trump administration's fraud crackdown of SNAP and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:41:10

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Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley

11/18/2025
Dr. Cornel West, scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, shares his thoughts about the integration of schools 65 years ago by Ruby Bridges and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:20:54

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Decoteau Irby joins Tavis Smiley

11/18/2025
Decoteau J. Irby, University of Illinois Chicago professor and co-editor and co-author of “Doing the Work of Equity Leadership for Justice and Systems Change”, looks at the impact of the DEI pushback on school administrators, teachers, and our children. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:17:25

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John Nichols joins Tavis Smiley

11/18/2025
John Nichols, executive editor of The Nation magazine, is back with his insider’s view of post-shutdown Washington and what the Democrats will do with their election mandate. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:37:43

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U.S. Rep. James Clyburn joins Tavis Smiley

11/18/2025
U.S. Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) is back with his new memoir, “The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation”. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:17:57

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Karida Brown joins Tavis Smiley

11/18/2025
NAACP award-winning historian and Fulbright scholar Karida Brown, Emory University sociology professor, goes inside her two latest texts, “The Battle for the Black Mind” and “The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families”. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:20:19

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Claire Babineaux-Fontenot joins Tavis Smiley

11/14/2025
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.

Duration:00:38:43

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Josh Paul and Tariq Habash join Tavis Smiley

11/14/2025
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.

Duration:00:17:15

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Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley

11/14/2025
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.

Duration:00:20:58