Episodes

  • Randi Weingarten joins Tavis Smiley

    Randi Weingarten joins Tavis Smiley
    May 1 2026
    Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, returns to discuss their support of the upcoming May Day Strong actions this weekend and share her thoughts about the Supreme Court’s decision on the Voting Rights Act.

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    14 mins
  • Dee Dee Bridgewater joins Tavis Smiley

    Dee Dee Bridgewater joins Tavis Smiley
    May 1 2026
    In celebration of International Jazz Day, triple Grammy- and Tony Award–winning jazz master Dee Dee Bridgewater talks about the enduring power of jazz music, her career, and more.

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    20 mins
  • Kishonna Gray joins Tavis Smiley

    Kishonna Gray joins Tavis Smiley
    May 1 2026
    Kishonna Gray, University of Michigan School of Information professor and author of Intersectional Tech: Black Users in Digital Gaming, joins Tavis in studio to talk about the links between video games, violence, and race, as we face more political violence and assassination attempts in America.

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    33 mins
  • Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) joins Tavis Smiley

    Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) joins Tavis Smiley
    May 1 2026
    Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) shares how the CBC will respond to the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, as Black America braces for redistricting battles ahead of the midterms.

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    16 mins
  • Austin Sarat joins Tavis Smiley

    Austin Sarat joins Tavis Smiley
    May 1 2026
    Austin Sarat, attorney, writer, and professor, discusses the impact of the court’s decision on presidential records, voting rights, and other political topics.

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    22 mins
  • Kyle Sammy joins Tavis Smiley

    Kyle Sammy joins Tavis Smiley
    Apr 30 2026
    Creative director for The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Kyle Sammy, talks about how The Wright is reaching for a new generation of history lovers with mockumentary-style viral videos and the challenges facing Black museums at this time.

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    16 mins
  • Erika D. Smith joins Tavis Smiley

    Erika D. Smith joins Tavis Smiley
    Apr 30 2026
    Politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, Erika D. Smith, talks about how L.A. is trying to recover from last year’s wildfires and more.

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    21 mins
  • Butch Ware joins Tavis Smiley

    Butch Ware joins Tavis Smiley
    Apr 30 2026
    Butch Ware, Green Party candidate for California governor and UC Santa Barbara professor, joins Tavis in studio with an update about his fight to get on the ballots and how progressives can show up for the election of California’s next governor.

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    39 mins