Tavis Smiley
News & Politics Podcasts
"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.
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Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
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
Website:
https://kbla1580.com/
Episodes
Leonard Pitts Jr. joins Tavis Smiley
10/28/2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and Director of The Center for Urban Journalism at Morgan State University, Leonard Pitts Jr. gives his thoughts about the lack of investment into Black media by Democrats, the politics of ending SNAP benefits and more.
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Duration:00:35:31
Diamond Spratling joins Tavis Smiley
10/28/2025
Award-winning Climate DisruptHER, children's book author and founder of Girl Plus Environment, Diamond Spratling, shares how she's working to increase Black women's participation in the clean energy sector, in spite of Trump's federal cuts.
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Duration:00:16:57
Edward Ahmed Mitchell joins Tavis Smiley
10/28/2025
Edward Ahmed Mitchell, National Deputy Director of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), is back with an update on the Trump administration's abduction - and possible deportation - of British commentator Sami Hamdi in middle of his U.S. speaking tour.
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Duration:00:22:24
Christina Greer joins Tavis Smiley
10/28/2025
Political scientist, associate professor at Fordham University and author Christina Greer gives her analysis about the NYC Mayoral race and other trending political topics.
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Duration:00:38:56
Dr. Funmi Olopade joins Tavis Smiley
10/28/2025
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Director of Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health at The University of Chicago Medicine, Dr. Funmi Olopade, updates us about the latest research in targeting "sleeper cells" and how AI is helping doctors to detect problems sooner rather than later.
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Duration:00:18:11
U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill joins Tavis Smiley
10/28/2025
U.S. Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) talks about her gubernatorial campaign for the state of New Jersey.
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Duration:00:21:36
Ashley Allison joins Tavis Smiley
10/28/2025
Political strategist and founder of Watering Hole Media, Ashley Allison, discusses her recent acquisition of the news and culture site, The Root, and the future of Black media.
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Duration:00:16:48
Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley
10/28/2025
Dr. Cornel West, scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, gives his analysis about Steve Bannon's assertion that Trump will be president for a third term and more.
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Duration:00:19:50
David Sirota joins Tavis Smiley
10/28/2025
Award-winning journalist, Oscar-nominated writer and creator of The Lever podcast, David Sirota, talks about his new text "Master Plan: The Hidden Plot To Legalize Corruption In America" and trending political topics.
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Duration:00:39:12
Nzinga Imani joins Tavis Smiley
10/23/2025
Nzinga Imani comes in studio to talk about the highly anticipated fourth season of the television series “Zatima” and her work as a trailblazing plus-sized model.
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Duration:00:16:54
Valarie Pettiford and LisaRaye McCoy join Tavis Smiley
10/23/2025
Valarie Pettiford and Lisa Raye McCoy from the hit BET+ series, “Carl Weber's The Family Business,” join Tavis in studio to preview the new season, which premieres today.
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Duration:00:20:35
Sean Patrick Thomas joins Tavis Smiley
10/23/2025
Actor Sean Patrick Thomas, who plays Polarity in the satirical superhero series “GEN V” on Amazon Prime, joins us in studio to preview the final chapter of the show's second season and reflect on his “Barbershop” triology role as Jimmy James.
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Duration:00:12:53
Diane Ravitch joins Tavis Smiley
10/23/2025
Diane Ravitch, former U.S. Assistant Education Secretary shares her latest book, “An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else”.
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Duration:00:22:08
Lisa Graves joins Tavis Smiley
10/23/2025
Lisa Graves, executive director of True North Research and co-host of the podcast “Legal AF” takes us inside her hot new book, “Without Precedent How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights”.
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Duration:00:40:29
Alain Stephens joins Tavis Smiley
10/23/2025
Alain Stephens, an investigative reporter for the Intercept, two-branch military vet, and former law enforcement officer, explains why the right “desperately” wants Charlie Kirk to become their MLK.
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Duration:00:18:52
Neal Lester joins Tavis Smiley
10/23/2025
Neal Lester, the Arizona State University professor who teaches America’s only course on the N-word, dissects the fallout from the Young Republicans chatgate.
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Duration:00:22:40
Marcus Anthony Hunter joins Tavis Smiley
10/23/2025
Professor of African American Studies at UCLA and author of "Radical Reparations: Healing The Soul Of A Nation," Marcus Anthony Hunter talks about Trump's shakedown of his own DOJ and trending political topics.
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Duration:00:39:22
Shari Belafonte joins Tavis Smiley
10/22/2025
Shari Belafonte, two-time SAG Award nominee for her ensemble role in “The Morning Show”, talks about the new season and reflects on the legacy of her dear father.
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Duration:00:38:00
Curtis Symonds joins Tavis Smiley
10/21/2025
Curtis Symonds, President and Co-Founder of HBCU GO, kicks off this weekend’s Las Vegas Classic between Jackson State vs. Grambling State at Allegiant Stadium.
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Duration:00:16:58
Yaron Weitzman joins Tavis Smiley
10/21/2025
Yaron Weitzman, award-winning NBA writer, goes inside his new text, “A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers”.
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Duration:00:23:03