Épisodes

  • Cecily Myart-Cruz and Max Arias Joins Tavis Smiley
    Feb 10 2026
    Cecily Myart-Cruz, president of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), is in the studio, along with Max Arias, executive director of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99, with an update on plans to strike amid contentious contract negotiations.

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    36 min
  • Dylan Rodríguez Joins Tavis Smiley
    Feb 10 2026
    Dylan Rodríguez, UC Riverside professor and co-director of the Center for Ideas and Society, returns to opine on the “Abolish ICE” movement and whether it will sway voters in this year’s midterm elections.

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    16 min
  • Dr. Cornel West Joins Tavis Smiley
    Feb 10 2026
    Leading public intellectual, author, scholar and special contributor Dr. Cornel West gives his analysis on racism in America and more.

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    21 min
  • Medaria “Rondo” Arradondo Joins Tavis Smiley
    Feb 10 2026
    Medaria “Rondo” Arradondo, former Minneapolis police chief, shares his thoughts on ICE operations in Minneapolis and how the city can move forward.

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    17 min
  • Christopher Sebastian Parker Joins Tavis Smiley
    Feb 10 2026
    Christopher Sebastian Parker, UC Santa Barbara professor, author and founder of Black Insights Research, discusses Trump’s racist post about the Obamas and other trending political topics.

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    22 min
  • Rissi Palmer Joins Tavis Smiley
    Feb 6 2026
    Rissi Palmer, the GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter who has performed at the White House, the Apollo and the Grand Ole Opry, shares her newest EP, “Perspectives,” and previews this weekend’s Opry 100 celebration.

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    33 min
  • Marc Morial Joins Tavis Smiley
    Feb 6 2026
    Marc Morial, president of The Urban League, previews the Urban Civil Rights Museum, set to open later this year as part of their $300 million Empowerment Center.

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    17 min
  • Dylan Rodríguez Joins Tavis Smiley
    Feb 6 2026
    Dylan Rodríguez, UC Riverside professor and co-director of the Center for Ideas and Society, explains why he believes the Democratic Party is the most effective counterinsurgency organization in modern history — where true change goes to die.

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    21 min