Tavis Smiley

Ozzie Smith, Hall of Fame shortstop, goes inside “The Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball,” a Smithsonian exhibit he helped create, and previews this year’s inductees ahead of this weekend’s Hall of Fame ceremony. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Thai Floyd from Alabama A&M takes us inside her dream job as the first full-time female voice of an HBCU football program, starting with the season opener against Arkansas next month. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Patrick Kennedy, former member of Congress for 16 years and the youngest child of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, shares his latest book “Profiles in Mental Health Courage,” thoughts on new evidence in the assassination of his uncle JFK, and the family’s feelings about his cousin RFK Jr. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Tavis remembers actor and musician Malcolm-Jamal Warner, reprising their last public conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Barbara Arnwine, founder and president of The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) and Daryl Jones, co-leader and Board chair of the TJC, talk about the "Good Trouble Lives On" protests that took place on the 5th year commemoration of the death of Congressman John Lewis. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Dr. Cornel West, public intellectual and Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary, kicks off his new twice-weekly conversation with Tavis, Mondays and Thursdays. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Tavis goes to head-to-head with Sean Hannity, host of his eponymous program on the Fox News Channel as well as “Wanted: Dead or Alive” on Fox Nation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Stacey and Joaquin Loper, co-stars of the new series “Back to the Frontier,” take us inside their family’s 1880s world of no phones, no makeup, and no running water.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Michael Brown, former FEMA administrator and now host of the podcast The Situation, is back with his take on the recent flooding disasters and reflections on Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago this summer. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

D.D. Guttenplan, editor of The Nation magazine and host of The Nation podcast, shares their blockbuster 160th anniversary issue titled “These Dis-United States.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Bill Kristol, editor-at-large of The Bulwark, is back to break down the messy break up between President Trump and the MAGA movement and other trending political topics.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Robin Givhan, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and former fashion editor, takes us inside her newest text “Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Professor and Director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University, William “Sandy” Darity is back with his take on the impact of the Big Ugly Tax Bill and other Trump policies on the growing wealth inequality. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. from the Cherokee Nation is back with an update on their slavery task force and the impact of the Job Corps shutdown, which is paused for now. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Peter Beinart, Editor-at-Large for Jewish Currents and CUNY journalist professor, goes inside his new book “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning” and shares his thoughts about why MAGA allies are turning on Trump. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, pianist, and actress Sheléa is back to preview her tribute to her mentor, Quincy Jones, at Disney Hall in Los Angeles this weekend as part of The Inner City Youth Orchestra’s Season Finale Concert. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America and one of TIME Magazine’s Women of the Year (2025), breaks down the real-life hunger games that too many Americans are forced to play, as they face “the largest cut to SNAP in history.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Maurice “Moe” Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party, explains why “fusion voting” is the way forward for progressives who want to win. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Founder and director of Civil Rights Corps, Alec Karakatsanis is back to take us inside of his new book "Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News," as he explains the power and impact of the police narrative on our policies and culture. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Shanelle Matthews, former communications director for the Movement for Black Lives, and immigrant rights organizer Marzena Zukowska, share their new book “Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st-Century Social Movements.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Nationally syndicated columnist for The Creators Syndicate, Ruben Navarette, discusses the latest developments in the Texas flood response fallout and how this administration stopped making sense, as we slouch toward fascism. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Professor of African American studies, award-winning talk show host and Founding Director of The Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice at Loyola University Maryland, Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead talks about the upcoming in-person-only summer school Democracy Defenders - Summer Seminar and Summit, and other political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/po...

Speech, the two-time Grammy Award-winning founder of the iconic hip-hop collective Arrested Development, talks about their new album Adult Contemporary Hip Hop and why we need “life music” now more than ever. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Roeshana Moore-Evans, founder and principal strategist of Equity Empowerment, takes us inside her former role as the inaugural Executive Director of the Harvard Legacy of Slavery Initiative. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Sean Wynn, former president of the Harvard Black Law Students Association, lays out the controversy surrounding the Ivy League institution’s slavery project. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .