Tavis Smiley
KBLA Talk 1580
"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.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 17min
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), a candidate in this Tuesday’s Democratic primary for the open Senate seat in Illinois, lays out her chances of victory and how she stands out in a crowded field.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Mar 18, 2026 • 19min
Dr. Cornel West Joins Tavis Smiley
Leading public intellectual, author, scholar, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts on race, culture, politics, social justice, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Mar 18, 2026 • 40min
Renée Graham Joins Tavis Smiley
Renée Graham, associate editor and opinion columnist at the Boston Globe, gives us a reality check on accountability for the deaths of dozens of schoolgirls in Iran and other top stories of the week.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Mar 13, 2026 • 37min
Rhae Lynn Barnes Joins Tavis Smiley
Rhae Lynn Barnes, Princeton historian and author of Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment, reveals why the New York Times has called her new book the “Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book” of the month.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Mar 13, 2026 • 17min
Lori Wallach Joins Tavis Smiley
Lori Wallach, director of the Rethink Trade program at the American Economic Liberties Project, returns to explain how the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on President Donald Trump’s tariffs could impact the global economy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Mar 13, 2026 • 21min
Dr. Cornel West Joins Tavis Smiley
Leading public intellectual, author, scholar, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts on the humanitarian crisis surrounding Trump’s war with Iran and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Mar 13, 2026 • 16min
Eric Myricks Joins Tavis Smiley
Eric Myricks, Democratic candidate for Idaho’s lieutenant governor, goes inside his state’s blue surge and explains why, even in a state with a Republican supermajority, Democrats are making inroads.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Mar 13, 2026 • 22min
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove Joins Tavis Smiley
U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), who helped bring down former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during her contentious hearing last month, returns to the studio with an update on the next pawns in the Trump administration who may be going, going, gone.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Mar 11, 2026 • 22min
Phyllis Bennis Joins Tavis Smiley
Phyllis Bennis, activist, author, and director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, offers her thoughts on how Americans can stay hopeful amid the president’s recklessness and build a movement against a war mired in confusion.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
Mar 11, 2026 • 38min
Jason G. Green Joins Tavis Smiley
Jason G. Green, former special assistant to President Barack Obama and author of the new memoir Too Precious To Lose: A Memoir of Family, Community, and Possibility, explains why he left his senior role in the White House to care for his 95-year-old grandmother in her final days.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.
