Tavis Smiley

Trina Greene, CSU Fullerton professor and founder of Parenting for Liberation, contrasts recent pro-spanking arguments by Charles Barkley and Stephen A. Smith with the nonviolent teachings of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

This year, Kentucky could vote for a real colonel. Current Kentucky House Minority Floor Leader and retired Air Force Col. Pam Stevenson explains why she is running for the U.S. Senate seat left open by its longtime occupier, Mitch McConnell. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) returns to the program live from Memphis, where local residents are processing the looming date of April 4, with his reaction to President Donald Trump’s speech about the war against Iran. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Dr. James Peterson, writer, educator, and host of Evening WURDS on WURD (900 AM and 96.1 FM) in Philadelphia, PA, gives his analysis about trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Lisa Graves, co-founder of the judicial advocacy organization Court Accountability and co-host of the podcast Legal AF, shares her insights about the landmark birthright citizenship case in the Supreme Court. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Jon Ralston, political journalist and founder of The Nevada Independent, talks about his book The Game Changer: How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Former North Dakota representative and Indigenous activist Ruth Buffalo reflects on the NoDAPL (No Dakota Access Pipeline) movement at Standing Rock 10 years ago and what’s next for sacred, ancestral lands. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Ryan Grim, co-founder of Drop Site News, returns with his analysis about trending political topics, including Trump’s federal voting list, the Iran war, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Michael Harriot, award-winning journalist, Emmy-nominated TV writer, and New York Times bestselling author of Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America, talks about the future of Black history, the upcoming “Reporting While Black” symposium at Howard University, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Martha S. Jones, Johns Hopkins historian, legal scholar, and author of the 2018 text Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America, takes us inside this week’s U.S. Supreme Court arguments about this seminal case. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Rich Logis, founder of Leaving MAGA, returns with his brand new memoir, One Betrayal Too Many: Why I Left MAGA. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Connie Rice, civil rights attorney and co-founder of the Urban Peace Institute, shares her analysis about a potential draft for the Iran war, birthright citizenship, and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Jaron Lanier, visionary computer scientist and futurist, is back to lay out the future road ahead for social media following the Meta/YouTube verdict. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Anna Lembke, Stanford University professor and psychiatrist, talks about her testimony in the victorious lawsuit against Meta and YouTube - and marks 65 years since the signing of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, laying the foundation for mass incarceration. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Jade Lambert-Smith, Spelman College professor and director of their new musical production of “The Color Purple,” reflects on the legacy of alum Alice Walker’s seminal work as part of their “Black Joy as Resistance” season. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Leading public intellectual, author, scholar, and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West gives his analysis about the No Kings nationwide protests and more.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Marcus Anthony Hunter, professor, founding chair of the Department of African American Studies at UCLA and author of “Radical Reparations: Healing The Soul Of A Nation,” shares his thoughts about the U.N. reparations resolution and other trending political topics.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Professor, Director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University and author of Should America Pay: Slavery and the Raging Debate about Reparations, Dr. Ray Winbush talks about the U.N. calls for reparations to remedy the “historical wrongs” of trafficking enslaved Africans. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Dr. Anahita Dua, founder and chair of Healthcare for Action, the largest Democratic Super PAC in the country, lays out the winning message for Democrats for the midterms and beyond. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Alicia Graf Mack, artistic director of the prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, is in studio to reflect on the legacy of her mentor and predecessor, the incomparable Judith Jamison, and preview their new show in Los Angeles this weekend. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Adrianne Shropshire, host of The BlackPack radio show on KBLA Talk 1580 and Executive Director of the political organization BlackPAC, joins Tavis in studio to give her analysis about the USC debate controversy and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Tavis speaks with all four candidates of color who were excluded from the USC/KABC California governor debate. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

William “Sandy” Darity, visiting professor at Howard University and professor emeritus at Duke University, returns with his predictions and play-by-play analysis of the March Madness that is President Donald Trump’s wartime economy and its impact on inequality. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Ilan Goldenberg, former White House advisor and chief policy officer at the “AIPAC alternative” J Street, recalls the time he wargamed regime change in Iran with President Barack Obama and explains why he is pushing for peaceful, democratic negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Elizabeth Booker Houston, attorney, public health professional, and social media influencer, discusses Black ICE agents at the airport, the future of mail-in ballots, and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .