Tavis Smiley

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.

Award-winning director, writer, and founder of Luminant Media, Brian Knappenberger joins Tavis in studio to discuss his latest project, The American Experiment, the new five-part Netflix docuseries executive produced by Tom Hanks exploring the origins and future of American democracy.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 insights on Supreme Court rulings impacting Black Americans, democracy, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Editor and publisher of The Nation, Katrina vanden Heuvel shares her analysis on today’s biggest political headlines.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Acclaimed worship leader, singer-songwriter, producer, and author Anthony Evans joins rising artist Kaleb Carson to discuss their No. 1 Billboard Gospel Airplay single, You’re Not Finished, and why its message of hope, perseverance, and faith has resonated so deeply with listeners.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Charles Ogletree Jr. Professor of Law and faculty director of Harvard’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Guy-Uriel Charles shares his thoughts on the Supreme Court case Arkansas United v. Griffin, which allowed a ruling ending protections for minority voters in seven states.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Attorney, historian, and award-winning author of Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment, Sheilah Vance discusses what America should consider—and how it should tell its story—as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Founder and Executive Director of FirstRepair in Evanston, Robin Rue Simmons provides an update on the latest setback to the reparations movement after the Department of Justice blocked reparations for Black Americans whose ancestors suffered housing discrimination.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

White House Correspondent and KBLA Talk 1580 host Dr. Nii Quartelai-Quartey gives an update about Trump cancelling a signing event for a bipartisan housing bill, in lieu of pushing his proposed elections bill, the SAVE America Act, which would require voters to show proof of citizenship and a photo ID to cast a ballot for federal elections. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Congressman Jamie Raskin speaking to Tavis about breaking news, the war powers resolution, democracy summer and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Buffalo, New York activist, democratic socialist, and RootsAction senior strategist India Walton returns to discuss trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Jessie Jackson Jr. talks modern politics and what happens when mistakes can't be forgiven. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Can we as a people trust white liberals like Graham Platner, especially after he was previously found with a clan tattoo. Bernie Sanders has begun to support him, does that a sign of safety or is Bernie compromised. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Professor emeritus of political science at the University of Pennsylvania and author Adolph Reed Jr. returns to discuss the similarities between his critique of Robert Byrd and today's critique of Graham Platner, and how American liberalism manages and normalizes racism.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Business editor at Fortune magazine and journalist Nick Lichtenberg discusses the national debt's 20-year deadline, baby boomers' spending, the impact of AI on journalism, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Attorney and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Alabama Everett Wess discusses his campaign and how he plans to rebuild Black voting power in the Heart of Dixie.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Nationally syndicated columnist for Creators Syndicate and writer of the Navarrette Nation Substack, Ruben Navarrette explains why he believes the GOP has become a party of victims, conspiracy theorists, and losers, while sharing his analysis on the primaries and other trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Prominent psychiatrist, depression and bipolar disorder researcher, and author Dr. Nassir Ghaemi joins Tavis in studio to discuss his new book, Soul On Fire: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Psychology of Nonviolence.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates discusses her trip to Rome with a delegation led by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to meet the American pope, the upcoming Summer Organizing Institute, and honoring workers' rights champion Bea Lumpkin.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 offers his insights about the future of democracy amid injustice, disparity, and hopelessness.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Social justice strategist, host of the monthly digital series Freedom Table, creator of the How We Win newsletter, and author Rashad Robinson explains why "the 250th is bait and Juneteenth is the opening," while also analyzing trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist Chance The Rapper joins Tavis in studio to discuss his upcoming Juneteenth Hollywood Bowl concert, the 10-year anniversary of his classic mixtape Coloring Book, and his illustrious career.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Two-time Nevada Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Aaron Ford discusses his primary win and being on the brink of making history as Nevada’s first Black governor.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 offers his insights about politics, social justice, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Lifelong birder, Emmy Award-winning host of National Geographic’s Extraordinary Birder, and New York Times bestselling author Christian Cooper reflects on a bird that may be the ultimate symbol of Black people’s triumph over the evils of slavery, just in time for Juneteenth.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Attorney, political commentator, and social media influencer A.B. Burns-Tucker discusses trending political topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

David Sirota, founder and editor-in-chief of the investigative news outlet The Lever, is back to explain why the oligarchs aren't reading the room - and why MMA tycoon Dana White is targeting the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform ActBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.