Tavis Smiley

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Me and Tavis Smiley are about to do something big.

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Tavis Smiley and I are about to do something big, and it's around my latest book.

I'm trying to encourage the KBLA listeners to take me serious as an author.

Many clinicians have.

Nice to have you, sis.

The Best of Tavis Smiley is next.

He's got highlights from the week that was, including me and, uh, Dr. Nico Hardial talking about this election.

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Live from historic Leimert Park in Los Angeles, California.

I'm Tavis Smiley, and I'm so glad to see you and me, ah, back in stride again.

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Another great show on tap for you today.

In our second hour, two conversations.

That is Donald Trump being unhinged.

You can't have it both ways.

[singing] Oh, anybody

I'm Tavis Smiley.

Glad you're with us, uh, in the second hour of our program.

We thank Steve Hilton for calling in the first hour.

Donald Trump believes...

And the r- r- reporter asked a brilliant, point-blank question: "Why are you encouraging your supporters to vote by mail if you believe that voting by mail is fraudulent?" That's the, that's the question.

Uh, we'll, we'll hear what Ashley Fields, uh, thinks about what Donald Trump said when we come forward on Tavis Smiley.

Tavis Smiley.

Tavis Smiley, Steve Hilton, the Republican, uh, gubernatorial candidate here in California.

Honored to have him on this program.

Just saw him on Saturday, and he- here he is again today on this program, and for that we are, we are grateful.

Uh, when we come forward, in our remaining moments with Steve Hilton, uh, of course, we're gonna ask him about this, uh, this, uh, this commercial.

Uh, this, uh, commercial, uh, with, uh, a heavy use of sexual innuendo, which has drawn some fierce condemnation from members of his own party.

We'll talk about that and one or two other things, uh, when we come forward on Tavis Smiley.

And so that's what really motivated me to keep going.

So when I was growing up in Indiana, I got asked all the time about my name, Tavis Smiley.

And I'm curious to know the origin of your name.

It's spelled C-O-U-M-B-A, last name K-E-B-E.

Thank you so much.

It's time for Tavis Smiley, otherwise, uh, we would keep talking.

Asha Kwesi, Mary Raw Kwesi, thank you, thank you, thank you for coming on, and thank you for all the incredible-

And we wanna thank you

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, my mic is your mic anytime.

Tavis Smiley's up next.

He's got a full show for you.

I don't, I don't like you.

Well, listen to [laughs] Tavis Smiley's godmother.

How about that? The great Maya Angelou.

Love liberates.