Tavis Smiley

John Nichols, executive editor of The Nation magazine, discusses what's next for Maine progressives following the end of the Platner campaign and weighs in on other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Bernie Sanders’ 2016 chief campaign strategist Tad Devine discusses his new book, How the Democrats Screwed Bernie, and how the Democratic Party should respond to the growing momentum of Democratic Socialists. 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 Legal AF podcast, discusses the Supreme Court’s “transformative” term and what the country can learn from its most consequential decisions. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Danielle Moodie, CEO and founder of DAM Media Strategies and host of The Danielle Moodie Show on YouTube, shares her thoughts on the controversial candidacy of Graham Platner and other trending political topics.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Afrofuturist, filmmaker, and award-winning author Ytasha Womack explores the next 250 years for Black communities worldwide through the lens of her book, Post Black: How a New Generation Is Redefining African American Identity. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Senior Fellow in the Office of the President at the Brennan Center for Justice and journalist Jesse Wegman discusses his new book, The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Author, scholar, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West shares his perspectives on history, politics, social justice, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and director of the Center for Urban Journalism at Morgan State University, Leonard Pitts Jr. discusses why he believes America is “a hell of a thing to lose” and weighs in on today’s biggest political stories. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Civil rights attorney Connie Rice, philosopher and scholar Dr. Cornel West, and conservative political strategist Shermichael Singleton share their insights about what America at 250 actually means when looking through the lens of Black history, Black struggle, and Black contribution.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Civil rights attorney Connie Rice, philosopher and scholar Dr. Cornel West, and conservative political strategist Shermichael Singleton share their insights about what America at 250 actually means when looking through the lens of Black history, Black struggle, and Black contribution.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Civil rights attorney Connie Rice, philosopher and scholar Dr. Cornel West, and conservative political strategist Shermichael Singleton share their insights about what America at 250 actually means when looking through the lens of Black history, Black struggle, and Black contribution.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Founding director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism, Emmaia Gelman joins Tavis in studio to discuss her new book, The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State, which examines the organization’s history and its role in American politics and society. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Working Families Party National Director Maurice “Moe” Mitchell discusses the latest primary elections and growing public dissatisfaction with America’s two-party political system. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Lawyer, philosopher, author and professor, Tim Golden, speaks on the conflict between the two Black Supreme Court Justices, Kentanji Brown Jackson and Clarence Thomas, about birthright citizenship.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Historian, legal scholar, and author of Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America, Martha S. Jones analyzes the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

California Congressman Ro Khanna discusses why he believes the latest U.S. military strikes on Iran violate the War Powers Resolution and explains the legal challenge being prepared against the president's actions. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Award-winning journalist Geoff Bennett reflects on the rich history of Black comedy through his new book, Laugh Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

The James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, historian, and New York Times bestselling author Eddie S. Glaude Jr. takes us inside his latest book, America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Former national press secretary for Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, political strategist, and host of the Bad Faith podcast, Briahna Joy Gray discusses this moment for democratic socialism and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Author, scholar, leading public intellectual, and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West shares his analysis about the infighting between capitalists and socialists within the Democratic party, race and the Supreme Court and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Assistant Professor in the Department of Black Studies and the Frederick Douglass Institute at the University of Rochester, Philip V. McHarris explains how the DSA victories in New York’s primary could revive the push to “Defund the Police” and why some Black leaders are already pushing back. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Writer for Jacobin Magazine, Alex Bronzini-Vender marks the 10th anniversary of Hamilton by examining its legacy of sanitizing the Founding Fathers and functioning as an ideological defense of establishment politics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Investigative journalist for The Guardian and award-winning New York Times bestselling author Tracie McMillan discusses how renters are pushing back against the growing surge of “take it or leave it” apartment fees and why the proposed housing bill could backfire on millions of renters. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Executive editor of The Moral High Ground and managing editor of the political satire site Wonkette, Evan Hurst discusses why love feels like blasphemy when you worship power, along with other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Artistic intellectual, actress, and comedian Amanda Seales discusses her return to her musical roots with her new album, Truth Translator, and how she is continuing the legacy of edutainment inspired by the Black Arts Movement of the 1970s. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .