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
6/27/2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and Director of The Center for Urban Journalism at Morgan State University, Leonard Pitts Jr., offers his analysis on the controversial intelligence report on the U.S. strikes against Iran and trending political topics.
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Duration:00:33:56
Tim Golden Joins Tavis Smiley
6/27/2025
Professor, philosopher, author, and legal analyst Tim Golden challenges us to think deeper about what it takes to save democracy, progressives, and Black America.
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Duration:00:35:11
Jesse Jackson Jr. and Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey Joins Tavis Smiley
6/27/2025
ICE, IRAN, and the failings of Trump; America's 45th the war criminal.
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Duration:00:14:52
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock Joins Tavis Smiley
6/27/2025
U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock on Trump's "Big Ugly Bill," the fallout from the Iran strikes, and how Democrats plan to respond to Trump's volatile agenda
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Duration:00:19:41
Viet Thanh Nguyen Joins Tavis Smiley
6/27/2025
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Vietnam War refugee and Pulitzer Prize-winning USC professor, celebrates the 160th anniversary of “The Nation” magazine with his unique take on America’s relationship with the rest of the world.
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Duration:00:15:47
U.S. Rep. Al Green Joins Tavis Smiley
6/27/2025
U.S. Congressman Al Green of Texas is back to discuss his bill - House Resolution 537 - to impeach President Donald Trump for bypassing Congress and attacking Iran.
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Duration:00:19:10
Cori Bush Joins Tavis Smiley
6/27/2025
Cori Bush, former member of Congress and founder of Movement for Freedom, talks to Tavis about her Politivist Action Committee, her misadventures with AIPAC, and her new podcast “Bowman and Bush,” which she co-hosts with House colleague Jamaal Bowman.
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Duration:00:29:40
Christina Greer Joins Tavis Smiley
6/26/2025
Political scientist, professor, and author Christina Greer explains how a 33-year-old NY Assemblyman and Democratic Socialist named Zohran Mamdani shocked the Democratic Party establishment by winning the Democratic primary in New York City. She will also address the Department of Homeland Security’s deportation message now blitzing the media airwaves.
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Duration:00:18:19
Rashad Robinson joins Tavis Smiley
6/26/2025
Rashad Robinson, former president of Color of Change, reacts to the stunning defeat of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayor’s race.
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Duration:00:20:35
Dr. Niambi Carter joins Tavis Smiley
6/24/2025
Dr. Niambi Carter, author and Associate Professor at the School of Public Policy at The University of Maryland, gives her analysis about the impact of Trump’s leadership in geopolitics and other trending political topics.
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Duration:00:37:38
O-T Fagbenle joins Tavis Smiley
6/24/2025
Actor O-T Fagbenle joins Tavis for a conversation about his roles on both “Presumed Innocent” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
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Duration:00:12:19
Phyllis Bennis joins Tavis Smiley
6/24/2025
Phyllis Bennis, activist and director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, talks about the latest developments in the Middle East and her new book “Understanding Palestine and Israel.”
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Duration:00:20:51
Geraldo Rivera joins Tavis Smiley
6/24/2025
Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist, attorney, and author Geraldo Rivera, shares his thoughts about the Israel-Iran ceasefire, immigration, and trending political news.
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Duration:00:27:58
Marcus D. Wiley joins Tavis Smiley
6/24/2025
Comedian Marcus D. Wiley shares his latest comedy special “Marriage is Major Surgery,” which has more than three million views on YouTube.
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Duration:00:36:03
Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali
6/24/2025
Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali, Executive Vice President of the National Wildlife Federation and Founder and President of Revitalization Strategies, talks about the risk of celebrating Juneteenth with no environmental justice protections.
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Duration:00:39:21
Marc Lamont Hill joins Tavis Smiley
6/24/2025
Marc Lamont Hill, co-host of “Upfront” on Al Jazeera English and “The Joe Budden Podcast,” is back to celebrate four years of “Tavis Smiley,” which he helped kick off as the very first guest on the very first episode.
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Duration:00:41:48
Juneteenth Roundtable With Tavis Smiley and Co.
6/21/2025
KBLA Talk 1580 hosts Jesse Jackson Jr., Adrianne Shropshire, and Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey, give their activist analysis of Juneteenth in the Trump era, energizing Black voters, and other trending socio-political topics.
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Duration:00:37:34
Corinna Barrett Lain Joins Tavis Smiley
6/21/2025
Corinna Barrett Lain, University of Richmond law professor and author of “Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection,” looks at where we are with the state-sponsored act of violence known as the death penalty.
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Duration:00:36:53
Judge LaDoris Cordell Joins Tavis Smiley
6/21/2025
Retired Superior Court and author of “Her Honor: My Life On The Bench. . . What Works, What's Broken, and How to Change It,” Judge LaDoris Cordell shares her thoughts about Juneteenth, the judicial branch under Trump, and other political topics.
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Duration:00:38:28
Ali Siddiq joins Tavis Smiley
6/18/2025
Comedian Ali Siddiq talks about his newest comedy special "Rugged," streaming now on YouTube, and why Vulture declared him to be stand-up comedy's most prolific storyteller.
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Duration:00:33:19