Tavis Smiley

Actress and author Tembi Locke explains how her new audiobook, “Someday, Now: A Memoir of Family, Reclaiming Possibility, and One Sicilian Summer”, is trying to turn the trauma of "empty-nesting" into the joy of "re-nesting". Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Jeh Johnson, former Homeland Security secretary, goes inside the American Bar Association taskforce he is leading, which just issued a new report on how to protect American democracy. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Keisha Blain, Africana Studies and History Professor at Brown University, lays out her latest text, “Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights”. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Karen Attiah, award-winning former Washington Post columnist, explains why Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air tonight, but she is still on the outs with Jeff Bezos’ propaganda outlet. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Richard Rudolph, widower of the late singer Minnie Riperton, and Robin Burgess, producer of an all-star tribute called "Perfect Angel: The Definitive Minnie Riperton Tribute" at the Hollywood Bowl this Wednesday, go inside her lasting legacy, 41 years after her untimely passing. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Amanda Litman, co-founder and president of Run for Something, lays out why she’s focused on recruiting young, diverse progressives to run in down-ballot races - and gives an update on the New York City mayoral campaign. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West, shares his thoughts about the future of the Conservative Right movement without Kirk's firebrand advocacy and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Richard Wolff, New School economics professor, co-founder of Democracy at Work, and host of their national program “Economic Update”, breaks down why the U.S. economy seems like it’s in a funk - and what the road to recovery looks like.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

John Mellencamp talks to his Hoosier homeboy, Tavis Smiley, today about Farm Aid’s 40th Anniversary! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West, shares his thoughts about Trump’s efforts to silence dissenters, violent political extremism and more.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

President and Senior Lecturer of Repairers of The Breach and Moral Mondays, Bishop William J. Barber II, talks about the impact of the Trump administration targeting hate speech and discusses his visit to Los Angeles for the national kickoff of Operation Liberty.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Two-time Edison Award winning and five-time Grammy nominated “sonic architect, trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and designer of innovative technologies and musical instruments”, Chief Adjuah tells us about his weekend of performances at the new venue Blue Note LA. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Attorneys, political commentators and social media influencers, A.B. Burns-Tucker and Elizabeth Booker Houston, share their legal insights about the impact of Attorney General Bondi targeting people who use "hate speech" in this moment and other trending political topics.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Washington Post contributing columnist Theodore Johnson talks about how former President Barack Obama makes an about face on red and blue America when it comes to California redistricting. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

John Avlon, former senior political analyst and anchor for CNN and Democratic candidate for Congress, is back with a look at how the mainstream media is getting the fight against fascism all wrong and normalizing the Trump narrative. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Robin Allison Davis, Emmy Award-winning journalist, takes us inside her new book, “Surviving Paris: A Memoir of Healing in the City of Light”, for those who may be designing their escape plan. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Washington Post contributing columnist Theodore Johnson talks about how former President Barack Obama makes an about face on red and blue America when it comes to California redistricting.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

John Avlon, former senior political analyst and anchor for CNN and Democratic candidate for Congress, is back with a look at how the mainstream media is getting the fight against fascism all wrong and normalizing the Trump narrative. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Professor, philosopher and legal analyst Tim Golden offers his insights about Trump officials vowing a crackdown on "left wing terrorism" after the Charlie Kirk killing and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Mick Hunt, host of the hit podcast “Mick Unplugged”, goes inside his new book, “How to Be a Good Leader When You've Never had One: The Blueprint for Modern Leadership”. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

David D. Cole, Georgetown University Professor in Law and Public Policy and former National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), explains how President Donald Trump’s crackdown on flag burning is part of his effort to torch the Constitution. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts the consequences of free speech, even if it's the truth, and the 62nd commemoration of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, which took the lives of 4 Black girls and injured others. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Kevol and Ria Graham, the husband-and-wife team behind Brooklyn’s popular Caribbean restaurant Kokomo, explain what it’s been like for two native New Yorkers to start a restaurant in a post-9/11 city. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Natalia Jones-Pinkney and Stevenson Tose'-Rigell share the experience of being with former President George W. Bush when he learned of the 9/11 attacks while reading a book to second graders at their elementary school. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Our White House Correspondent and author of "Kamala, The Motherland and Me," Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey, gives us an update on the Trump administration's reaction to the death of Charlie Kirk and offers his take on the former Vice President's scathing criticism of the Biden administration. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .