Tavis Smiley

In the first half, actor Tim Russ celebrates the 30th anniversary of the “Star Trek: Voyager” premiere. In the second half, CEO of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi joins the conversation to discuss the impact of Star Trek on Black Pride - and the hope for a Black future amidst the chaos of the present.

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Activist, public theologian and CEO of The Children Defense Fund, Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson discusses the future of American children and families under the Trump administration, including the proposed increase of the child tax credit and whether Medicaid should be defunded or eliminated.

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Founder and executive director of Worth Rises, Bianca Tylek, shares her thoughts about how inmates are serving their time on the front lines of fighting the wildfires and the importance of ending exploitation by the prison industry.

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Austin Sarat, professor and author of “The Death Penalty in Decline’” and “Lethal Injection and the False Promise of Humane Execution,” talks about how President Biden failed the death penalty abolition test - and takes us inside his course, “The Death of American Democracy” along with other political topics.

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Legendary singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson talks about his storied career, his Las Vegas residency, and the 50th Anniversary of his seminal album A Quiet Storm, the music that inspired an entire radio format genre.

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Esteemed legal scholar and professor Michelle Adams talks about her book "The Containment: Detroit, The Supreme Court and The Battle for Racial Justice In The North," and the future of civil rights in schools, if Trump dismantles the Department of Education.

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Investigative columnist and Rutgers journalism professor David A. Love is back to share his analysis about the national political scene including Luigi Mangione's case as Angelenos battle with insurance companies and other trending topics.

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The Martin Luther King Jr. Centennial Professor Emeritus AT Stanford Dr. Clayborne Carson reflects on the call to action legacy of Dr. King as we reflect on 70 years since the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the inauguration of Trump on Dr. King's holiday.

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Robert Kuttner, the longtime co-editor of the iconic progressive magazine The American Prospect, talks about Trump, the "odor of Musk" inside Washington, and the impending threats to press freedom. 

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Former Compton Mayor and urban planner Aja Brown talks about the wildfire losses in the historically Black area of Altadena, where she spent much of her childhood, and how the community can rebuild. 

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