"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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John “Jellybean” Benitez joins guest host Mark Riley
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Musician John “Jellybean” Benitez joins guest host Mark Riley to talk about his career working with artists like Madonna, Whitney Houston, and Michael Jackson.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Wyatt Cenac and Lt. Ronnie Rudolph join guest host Mark Riley
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Wyatt Cenac, former correspondent for "The Daily Show" and Lt. Ronnie Rudolph from Air America Radio's Morning Sedition, joins guest host Mark Riley for a comedic look at the news.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Wyatt Cenac, former correspondent for "The Daily Show" and Lt. Ronnie Rudolph from Air America Radio's Morning Sedition, joins guest host Mark Riley for a comedic look at the news.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Richard Bey joins guest host Mark Riley
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Richard Bey joins his former co-host and current guest host Mark Riley to breakdown the big stories of the weekPar KBLA Talk 1580
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Lady Blackbird joins guest host Mark Riley
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Black acid soul singer/songwriter Lady Blackbird joins guest host Mark Riley to talk about her career and upcoming album.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Robert Lee Watt joins guest host Mark Riley
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Trailblazing horn player Robert Lee Watt joins guest host Mark Riley to reflect on his 37-year career with the L.A. Philharmonic.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Kali Holloway joins guest host Mark Riley
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Kali Holloway, columnist for The Nation, joins guest host Mark Riley to explain why Congress’ scapegoating of TikTok is not the answer.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Ruth Buffalo joins guest host Mark Riley
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Ruth Buffalo (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation) joins guest host Mark Riley with an update on the campaign to release political prisoner Leonard Peltier on medical grounds.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Cheryl Brown Henderson and Michael Meltsner join guest host Mark Riley
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Cheryl Brown Henderson and Michael Meltsner celebrate the 70th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Ronald Hall joins guest host Mark Riley
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Michigan State University professor Ronald Hall joins guest host Mark Riley to reveal the misunderstood origins of "woke".Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Dr. Melody McCloud joins guest host Mark Riley
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Dr. Melody McCloud from Emory University joins guest host Mark Riley to talk about her new book, “Black Women’s Wellness” and mark National Women’s Health Week.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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India Walton joins guest host Mark Riley
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India Walton joins guest host Mark Riley to commemorate the Buffalo mass shooting two years later and update us on her electoral adventures.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Former Gov. David Paterson joins guest host Mark Riley
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Former Gov. David Paterson (D-NY) is back, this time in conversation with guest host Mark Riley, about the state of New York, our democracy, and Trump’s NYC trialPar KBLA Talk 1580
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David Love joins guest host Mark Riley
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David Love joins guest host Mark Riley to breakdown the top stories of the week including President Biden showdown with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Trump and the GOP, and Black voters in 2024.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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U.S. Rep. Andy Kim joins Tavis Smiley
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U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) tells Tavis why he’s ready to be the first Korean American elected to the U.S. Senate. The seat is currently held by Robert Menendez whose federal corruption trial is on track to begin next week.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Yamonte Cooper joins Tavis Smiley
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Author and psychotherapist Yamonte Cooper joins Tavis to discuss racial trauma, Black men and mental health.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Tavis’s tribute to Emory G. Smiley, Sr.
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Tavis’s tribute to Emory G. Smiley, Sr.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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R. Derek Black joins Tavis Smiley
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Derek Black was raised to take over the white nationalist movement in the United States. His father was a former Grand Wizard in the KKK and David Duke was a family friend. Derek joins Tavis to discuss renouncing a community of hate and becoming an antiracist.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Touré Reed joins Tavis Smiley
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Illinois State University history professor Touré Reed is back with a deep dive into the current campus protests through the lens of the Black protest tradition.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Eric Bogosian joins Tavis Smiley
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Veteran actor of “Law & Order” fame, Eric Bogosian joins Tavis to reflect on the power of right-wing media since his most famous creation, Talk Radio, and to discuss his latest project, 100 Monologues.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Nell Irvin Painter joins Tavis Smiley
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Historian and author Nell Irvin Painter joins Tavis to discuss “I Just Keep Talking”, a new collection of essays spanning art, politics, and the legacy of racism that shapes American history as we know it.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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John Nichols joins Tavis Smiley
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John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, is back with the political fallout from campus protests, false hope for a ceasefire in Gaza, and other stories stewing in the D.C. swamp this week.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band join Tavis Smiley
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Ben Jaffe and Charlie Gilbert from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band join Tavis from New Orleans to celebrate another successful Jazz & Heritage Fest.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Ken Blackwell joins Tavis Smiley
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Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell joins Tavis to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his uncle DeHart Hubbard’s historic Gold Medal victory at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Paula Yoo joins Tavis Smiley
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Award-winning journalist Paula Yoo joins Tavis to discuss her highly anticipated book, “Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire.”Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Mayor Cavalier Johnson joins Tavis Smiley
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Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson discusses the top issues facing Brew Town and welcomes Tavis to Wisconsin’s airwaves via WNOV.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Ret. Judge Wendell Griffen joins Tavis Smiley
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Ret. Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen joins Tavis to discuss trending political and legal issues.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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William Shatner joins Tavis Smiley
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Legendary actor William Shatner of “Star Trek” fame joins Tavis for a career conversation. Still busy at age 93, Shatner has a new album, two new books, a documentary, and a Christmas cruise to Antarctica.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Earthquake joins Tavis Smiley
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Comedian Earthquake returns to the show in advance of his upcoming “Netflix Is A Joke Festival” appearance.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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anine Jackson joins Tavis Smiley
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FAIR program director Janine Jackson joins Tavis with her progressive assessment of so-called “liberal” media outlets, especially when it comes to their coverage of race, war, and power.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Ruben Navarrette Jr. joins Tavis Smiley
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Syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette Jr., host of the podcast “Ruben In The Center,” breaks down the day’s topical and trending new stories.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Amber Cabral joins Tavis Smiley
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Inclusion strategist Amber Cabral joins Tavis to talk teaching people to be “good humans” and shifting the narrative on DEI.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Alua Arthur joins Tavis Smiley
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America’s most visible death doula Alua Arthur joins Tavis to explore how reframing our perspectives on death can help us lead better, more fulfilling, and authentic lives.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Carl Hart joins Tavis Smiley
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Carl Hart, Chair of the Columbia University Psychology Department, is back with his latest research into what he calls “drug use by grown-ups”.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Larry Wilmore joins Tavis Smiley
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Larry Wilmore joins Tavis to talk about his distinguished career, the upcoming election, and the state of our democracy.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Chauncey Alcorn joins Tavis Smiley
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Chauncey Alcorn, politics reporter for Capital B News, reminds us why we should all have Georgia on our minds this election year.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Dr. Ron Daniels joins Tavis Smiley
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Dr. Ron Daniels is back with updates on the reparations movement, dire situation in Haiti, and his memories of Jesse Jackson’s historic 1984 presidential campaign.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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James Martin joins Tavis Smiley
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Tavis talks to renowned baritone soloist James Martin about his new project “Wide As Heaven: A Century of Song by Black American Composers.”Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Kimberle Crenshaw joins Tavis Smiley
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Kimberle Crenshaw, is a pioneering scholar for Critical Race Theory and professor at Columbia University and UCLAPar KBLA Talk 1580
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Chaz Ebert joins Tavis Smiley
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Ebert Digital CEO Chaz Ebert joins Tavis to talk about Roger’s legacy as America’s most prominent film critic and her new book, “It’s Time to Give a FECK: Elevating Humanity through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness”.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Faye Wattleton joins Tavis Smiley
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Former Planned Parenthood President Faye Wattleton breaks down the Arizona reproductive rights decision and its national implications.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Tory Kittles joins Tavis Smiley
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The Equalizer’s Tory Kittles joins Tavis to share what it’s like to play Frederick Douglass, Paul Robeson, and Queen Latifah’s love interest.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Amb. Charles Stith joins Tavis Smiley
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Amb. Charles Stith is back to ask whether South Africa has truly defeated Apartheid, 30 years after its first democratic elections were held and Nelson Mandela was elected president.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Lt. Col Alexander Vindman joins Tavis Smiley
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Lt. Col Alexander Vindman (ret.) joins Tavis to talk about the Trump trials, the war in Ukraine, and his cameo in the series finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Theodore R. Johnson Joins Tavis Smiley
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Black voters are poised once again to play a critical role in the presidential election. Could Biden’s problems with Black voters help Trump win? Race and democracy scholar Theodore R. Johnson joins Tavis to discuss Black voters, top political stories of the week and gives a preview of his forthcoming book “If We Are Brave: Essays from Black Americ…
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U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins Tavis Smiley
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U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) joins Tavis to breakdown the idea of offering tax breaks for Black folks as part of reparations.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Mo’Nique joins Tavis Smiley
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Mo’Nique is back to talk about what she calls the greatest comedy tour of her career – thus far.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Charles Johnson IV joins Tavis Smiley
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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.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Edward Ahmed Mitchell joins Tavis Smiley
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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.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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Wendell Pierce joins Tavis Smiley
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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.Par KBLA Talk 1580
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