"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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Hola G&Gs, Welcome to my podcast, I'm Trekk. In 2018, I left the traditional work force and crossed the #crypto fiat line. Since then I’ve been on the roller coaster being self-employed. In the podcast, I share my trek on the ups and downs to make a living in crypto space and growing #gigeconomy. I share these stories while talking to various people in the growing blockchain industry. My style is conversational like #JoeRogan meets #Tavis Smiley meets #Godfry. One segment is called Everyday ...
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For four seasons, The High Bar reached nearly 3 million homes in Washington state via KBTC and UWTV and many more via those stations' websites and our own (http://thehighbar.tv), picking up an Emmy®-nomination for Best Interview Program and winning a Gold National Communicator Award for Best News-Entertainment program. On each episode of The High Bar, an artist, author, activist or filmmaker joins host Warren Etheredge to raise a toast to and raise the bar for a subject about which she or he ...
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Kenneth Braswell has spent over 32 years in the service of family and community. A husband and father of five, he created Fathers Incorporated (FI) in 2004 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. For 12 years FI has also served as the prime contractor for HHS’s National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (fatherhoodgov). In 2006 Braswell became the Director of the New York State Fatherhood Initiative, overseeing more than $11 million in programs, conducting a $1 million comprehensive ev ...
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The Truth is spoken here on the Sgt Dorsey Speaks podcast each week hosted by Sgt Cheryl Dorsey. Support the show via Cash App - https://cash.app/$sgtdorseyspeaks Sgt Dorsey’s Autobiography available ~ http://bit.ly/2AGhYmQ For over two decades, Retired Los Angeles Police Department(LAPD) Sergeant Cheryl Dorsey worked exclusively in patrol and specialized units in all four Bureaus within the City of Los Angeles; South, Central, West and Valley. In addition to various patrol division assignme ...
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Mo’Nique is back to talk about what she calls the greatest comedy tour of her career – thus far.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Charles Johnson IV lost his wife, Kira, after childbirth, even as he pleaded for help from medical professionals. Charles harnessed his pain and channeled his grief into founding 4Kira4Moms, a nonprofit committed to improving birth outcomes in America.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Edward Ahmed Mitchell of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joins Tavis with updates on the USC controversy, the Gaza crisis, and the Iran-Israel conflict.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Actor Wendell Pierce talks about his new series, Elsbeth, and celebrates the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest, which kicks off this week.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Dr. Starsky Wilson, president & CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), on the myriad obstacles to protecting our children and improving their future.By KBLA Talk 1580
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International reparations activist Kamm Howard updates us on Chicago’s reparations subcommittee and his work in Congress.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Atlantic staff writer Graeme Wood joins Tavis with an insider’s view of the Middle East laid out in his book, “The Way of the Strangers: Encounters With the Islamic State”.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Jamaican jazz legend Monty Alexander joins Tavis to share his new album “D Day” – and some great stories about Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra and more.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Investigative reporter Abrahm Lustgarten joins Tavis for a conversation about his new book, “On The Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America.”By KBLA Talk 1580
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Janell Stephens, founder and CEO of Camille Rose Naturals, joins Tavis to talk about the world’s largest Black-owned female-led hair care brand.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Daniel Boguslaw, investigative reporter for The Intercept, goes inside Washington’s handling of the Iran-Israel conflict and a Secret Service program spying on high school students.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Jazz Master Terence Blanchard celebrates the upcoming New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and his Grammy Award-winning opera, “Fire Shut Up in My Bones”.By KBLA Talk 1580
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UCLA professor Marcus Anthony Hunter joins Tavis to discuss the call on President Biden to support bills on racial equity.By KBLA Talk 1580
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University of San Diego college dean, Kimberly White-Smith, on the myriad ways we can support our fellow neurodivergent citizens as part of Autism Awareness Month.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Political strategist and SiriusXM host Shermichael Singleton is back with his unique take on the trials of Donald Trump and the 2024 election.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Dr. Yolanda Lawson, National Medical Association President, tells Tavis why Black doctors are calling Code Blue for DEI in our medical schools.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Longtime Chicago architecture critic Lee Bey joins Tavis with an update on the construction of the Obama Presidential CenterBy KBLA Talk 1580
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm joins Tavis to talk about the Biden-Harris Administration’s work towards climate justice and renewable power sources.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Sierra Club’s Chief Energy Officer Holly Bender joins Tavis with an update on efforts to shut down coal plants across the country.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Law professors and MSNBC contributors Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissmann join Tavis to discuss Donald Trump’s historic indictments and their #1 NY Times Bestselling text, “The Trump Indictments.”By KBLA Talk 1580
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Janet Barber tells Tavis why the story of the cicada is a story of Black love, Black achievement, and Benjamin Banneker.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Outgoing Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx looks back at her eight-year run as the chief prosecutor of America’s second biggest county.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Political strategist & commentator Rina Shah is back with an update on how Asian-American voters and Never Trump Republicans could shape the 2024 election.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Tavis discusses the historical significance of Black doulas and bringing joy to childbirth with Shafia Monroe, renowned midwife and doula trainer.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Tavis talks to Heather Clarke, president of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, about the history of Black midwifery in the U.S. and disparities in Black maternal health.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Alice Randall talks to Tavis about her ground-breaking country music career and new book “My Black Country.”By KBLA Talk 1580
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The Intercept’s D.C. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim joins Tavis to break down the progressive political reaction to Iran’s attack on Israel and to discuss the first day of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in Manhattan.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Phyllis Bennis, author, activist, and director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, joins Tavis to unpack the escalating Middle East crisis.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Yemini-American comic Ahmed Al-kadri joins Tavis to celebrate the end of Ramadan, his love of bread, and Ramy Youssef’s historic SNL monologue.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Geraldo Rivera talks to Tavis Smiley.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Tavis talks to femtech founder Kimberly Seals Allers about IRTH, an app designed to eradicate racial disparities in childbirth.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Paul Rieckhoff joins Tavis for reaction to Cornel West’s VP announcement and other newly self-proclaimed independents competing for your vote.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Leonard Pitts, Jr. is back with a preview of his new historical novel, “54 Miles”, about the Civil Rights Movement.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Dr. Robert Drummond joins Tavis to discuss a biased test that kept thousands of Black people from getting kidney transplants.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Dr. Carla Williams joins Tavis on the eve of Black Maternal Health Week to discuss Black women, health disparities, and improving maternal health outcomes.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R-GA) tells Tavis why he turned down a chance to be the “No Labels” presidential candidate.By KBLA Talk 1580
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EXCLUSIVE! Independent presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West returns to the show to announce his VP choice.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Mark Magaña, founding president and CEO of GreenLatinos, takes us inside the national Latinx environmental movement for an inaugural conversation in our Climate Justice Campaign.By KBLA Talk 1580
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CPA Kimi Ellen joins Tavis to talk about the “Black tax” with tips for getting the best IRS refund.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is back with his assessment of all current threats – foreign and domestic.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Jacobin founding editor and Nation magazine president Bhaskar Sunkara tells Tavis why Democrats who attack the rich do better in elections.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Bad Faith podcast host Briahna Joy Gray is back to talk Gaza, the “uncommitteds”, and President Biden’s standing with young and Black voters.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Duke economist William Darity is back to update us on wealth inequality in the Trump-Biden era.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Marc Lamont Hill, host of the YouTube channel @MarcLamontHillOfficial is back with his take on the top political stories of the week.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Francesca Royster joins Tavis to celebrate “Black Country Music”, her award-winning book which is now in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Michael Eric Dyson joins Tavis to commemorate the anniversary of MLK’s assassination, discuss Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” and other cultural, social, and political issues.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Jeet Heer, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, tells Tavis why “Silicon Valley reactionaries love RFK Jr.”By KBLA Talk 1580
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Nii-Quartelai Quartey, host of the radio program “A More Perfect Union”, joins Tavis to round up the biggest political stories of the week.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Director J.J. Anderson tells Tavis about her debut documentary, “Sacred Soil: The Piney Woods School Story” about the historically African American boarding school in Mississippi.By KBLA Talk 1580
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Neuroscientist and author Charan Ranganath joins Tavis to discuss when forgetting is normal — and when it’s worrisome.By KBLA Talk 1580
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