Tavis Smiley

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

Decoteau Irby joins Tavis Smiley

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

John Nichols joins Tavis Smiley

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

U.S. Rep. James Clyburn joins Tavis Smiley

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

Karida Brown joins Tavis Smiley

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

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot joins Tavis Smiley

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

Josh Paul and Tariq Habash join Tavis Smiley

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

Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley

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

Marcus Anthony Hunter joins Tavis Smiley

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.

Duration:00:43:12

C.J. Farley joins Tavis Smiley

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.

Duration:00:31:32

St. Jude Sales Client joins Tavis Smiley

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.

Duration:00:18:10

Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley

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.

Duration:00:19:57

David Miliband joins Tavis Smiley

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.

Duration:00:16:15

Vincent Intondi joins Tavis Smiley

11/13/2025

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.

Duration:00:38:34

India Walton joins Tavis Smiley

11/13/2025

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.

Duration:00:42:00

John Wood Jr. joins Tavis Smiley

11/13/2025

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.

Duration:00:41:03

Chris Matthews Joins Tavis Smiley

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 base Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Duration:00:38:01

Rachel Corbett Joins Tavis Smiley

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.

Duration:00:15:23

Christian Menefee Joins Tavis Smiley

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.

Duration:00:21:32

Elizabeth Booker Houston Joins Tavis Smiley