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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.

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Friday · 19 min
Melvin “Mel” Watt joins Tavis Smiley
Former U.S. Congressman and former director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Melvin “Mel” Watt talks about his family’s unbroken 200-year journey from an enslaved ancestor captured in West Africa to the halls of American power in his new book,...
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Friday · 19 min
Chanceé Lundy & LaTosha Brown joins Tavis Smiley
Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium CEO Chanceé Lundy and Co-Founder LaTosha Brown discuss tackling issues affecting Black women and girls as they embark on a nine-city Joy and Justice Tour across the South, addressing violence, unemployment,...
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Friday · 16 min
Michigan State Senator Sarah Anthony joins Tavis Smiley
Michigan State Senator Sarah Anthony shares her thoughts about the impact of Black voters in the closely watched Michigan midterm and the role of Black lawmakers in this political moment.
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Friday · 18 min
Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley
Scholar, distinguished professor, author, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts about politics, social justice, history, and more.
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Friday · 17 min
A.B. Burns-Tucker joins Tavis Smiley
Attorney, political commentator, and social media influencer A.B. Burns-Tucker talks about trending political topics and her viral poll worker campaign.
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Friday · 20 min
Bill O’Reilly joins Tavis Smiley
Bill O’Reilly, conservative political journalist, bestselling author, and host of No Spin News, talks about his new book Confronting America: What Has To Change, released September 15, as he offers a deeply personal account of America’s history,...
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Thursday · 17 min
U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) talks about her letter, with 59 of her colleagues, to the DOJ and FBI to demand a thorough, transparent and comprehensive investigation into the numerous incidents of Black people found hanging across the...
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Thursday · 18 min
Ben Williams joins Tavis Smiley
Grammy Award-winning contemporary jazz bassist Ben Williams joins Tavis in studio to discuss his new single 'Ballet (for the Elephant in the Room) about America at 250, his world tour and his celebrated career.
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Thursday · 25 min
BIRMINGHAM BOMBING TRIBUTE
We mark the 63rd anniversary of the bombing in Birmingham at the 16th Street Baptist Church, on this day in 1963, with the very best of my conversations with Doug Jones, Alabama's Democratic nominee for Governor, and Sarah Collins Rudolph, the only...
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Thursday · 17 min
Johnnetta B. Cole joins Tavis Smiley
Scholar, anthropologist and president-in-residence and co-chairperson of the capital campaign for UNCF, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole shares her thoughts about the state of HBCUs, the fate of Black history at the Smithsonian and her distinguished career.
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Thursday · 35 min
James Peterson joins Tavis Smiley
Dr. James Peterson, writer, educator, and host of “Evening WURDS” on WURD (900AM and 96.1FM) in Philadelphia, gives his analysis about trending political topics.
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Wednesday · 15 min
Martin Luther McCoy joins Tavis Smiley
Soul musician, singer, and actor Martin Luther McCoy joins Tavis in studio to discuss his latest album, Welcome Back Love, following a 14-year hiatus, and why he believes in music’s ability to heal, challenge, and reconnect.
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Wednesday · 18 min
Errol Henderson joins Tavis Smiley
As we commemorate 25 years since the attacks on 9/11, Penn State International Relations professor Errol Henderson reflects on those chickens coming home to roost and why Malcolm X's frame still tells the tale of America's misadventures around the world.
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Wednesday · 37 min
Jim Hightower joins Tavis Smiley
Progressive activist, syndicated columnist, and bestselling author Jim Hightower talks about the moral poverty of the rich and powerful and other economic justice issues affecting the American people under the current administration.
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Wednesday · 38 min
Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead joins Tavis Smiley
President of ASALH (Association for the Study of African American Life and History), award-winning talk show host, and racial justice scholar Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead gives her analysis of the CBC convention and other trending political topics.
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September 14 · 37 min
George Lee Jr. joins Tavis Smiley
Two-time NAACP Image Award nominee, DEI educator, and social media political influencer George Lee Jr., aka “The Conscious Lee,” shares his thoughts on Black political independence, the state of diversity in law, AI, and more.
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September 14 · 19 min
Mayor Barbara Lee joins Tavis Smiley
Mayor of Oakland, California, and former U.S. congresswoman Barbara Lee talks about her historic speech opposing military action in response to 9/11 and her re-election in the era of Trump.
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September 14 · 18 min
Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley
Scholar, distinguished professor, author, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts on politics, social justice, history, and more.
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September 14 · 37 min
Robert Kuttner joins Tavis Smiley
Co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect Robert Kuttner returns to discuss the legacy of 9/11 and other trending political topics.
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September 10 · 33 min
Bill Fletcher Jr. joins Tavis Smiley
Author, scholar, and former president of TransAfrica Forum Bill Fletcher Jr. gives his insights on the state of America and its standing in the world 25 years after 9/11.
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