Episodes

  • Rep. Ro Khanna joins Tavis Smiley

    Rep. Ro Khanna joins Tavis Smiley
    Jul 1 2026
    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.

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    8 mins
  • Geoff Bennett joins Tavis Smiley

    Geoff Bennett joins Tavis Smiley
    Jul 1 2026
    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.

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    23 mins
  • Eddie S. Glaude Jr. joins Tavis Smiley

    Eddie S. Glaude Jr. joins Tavis Smiley
    Jul 1 2026
    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.

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    32 mins
  • Briahna Joy Gray joins Tavis Smiley

    Briahna Joy Gray joins Tavis Smiley
    Jul 1 2026
    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.

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    32 mins
  • Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley

    Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley
    Jun 30 2026
    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.

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    18 mins
  • Philip V. McHarris joins Tavis Smiley

    Philip V. McHarris joins Tavis Smiley
    Jun 29 2026
    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.

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    33 mins
  • Alex Bronzini-Vender joins Tavis Smiley

    Alex Bronzini-Vender joins Tavis Smiley
    Jun 29 2026
    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.

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    14 mins
  • Tracie McMillan joins Tavis Smiley

    Tracie McMillan joins Tavis Smiley
    Jun 29 2026
    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.

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    17 mins