Tavis Smiley (2004)
Tavis Smiley features a unique mix of news and pop culture to combine for one thought-provoking and entertaining program. A hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, it features interviews with artists, activists, newsmakers, politicians and everyday people. Since its first season, the show has won four NAACP Image Awards for "Outstanding Television, News, Talk, or Information (Series or Special)." Taped at KCET studios, Tavis Smiley is the first West Coast talk show for PBS and is produced by The Smiley Group Inc./TS Media Inc. in association with KCET/Hollywood.
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Neurologist Stanley B. Prusiner ("Madness and Memory"); Demián Bichir.
Journalist Alex Tizon ("Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self"); Sister Simone Campbell, the executive director of NETWORK.
Beau Bridges.
Law professor Melissa Murray; Jason Biggs.
Tavis talks with Michael Levi and Elizabeth Economy about their text on China and with award-winning singer-songwriter Yuna.
Tavis talks with former astronaut Buzz Aldrin and with Chaz Ebert about the documentary on her late husband, entitled Life Itself.
Tavis talks with best-selling authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner and with an original Dreamgirl, Jennifer Holliday.
Tavis talks with six-time Emmy-nominated British actor and musician Hugh Laurie.
Tavis talks with Ron Capps, founder of the Veterans Writing Project, and with 10-time Grammy-winning trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval.
Dancer Charles "Lil Buck" Riley.
Paul Rieckhoff (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America); bluesman Robert Cray.
C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb.
Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers.
Sociologist Jennifer Lee (UC Irvine); John Lloyd Young.
One of the most famous chefs in the world, whose innovations have come to define modern American cooking, offers tips for losing weight and feeling energetic.
Educator-civil rights activist Bob Moses; documentarian Stanley Nelson ("Freedom Summer").
Author Nomi Prins ("All the Presidents' Bankers"); Noah Wyle.
Tavis talks with Sebastian Junger and Carol Leifer.
Former senator Joseph Lieberman; Toni Braxton.
Rob and Carl Reiner.
A tribute to Ruby Dee (1922-2014).
Dr. David B. Agus; Clark Gregg.
Allison Janney.
Immigration reform is discussed with Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Cal.) and Jersey Vargas, a 10-year-old California girl whose father faces deportation.
James Conlon; Ledisi.
Peniel E. Joseph ("Stokely: A Life"); Tatiana Maslany.
Ken Cook (Environmental Working Group); Earl Klugh.
Ed Catmull (Pixar Animation Studios); Marlee Matlin.
Elizabeth Kolbert ("The Sixth Extinction"); Daniel Beaty.
Arianna Huffington; Brian Culbertson.
A tribute to Maya Angelou (1928-2014).
A tribute to Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Also: Ziggy Marley.
Author Nell Bernstein ("Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison"); Ed O'Neill.
David Goodman (Andrew Goodman Foundation).
"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); Jon Favreau.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); Jim Parsons.
Renée Fleming.
The abducted girls in Nigeria are discussed with journalist Omoyele Sowore and Amber Khan (Women for Women International).
Conclusion. Mel Brooks.
Part 1 of 2. Mel Brooks.
Barbara Walters; Maurice Hines.
Journalist Jonathan M. Katz ("The Big Truck That Went By"); Connie Britton.
Ralph Nader; John Slattery.
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.); Hugh Dancy.
Vermont governor Peter Shumlin; Ken Cook (Environmental Working Group).
Sen. Bernie Sanders (Ind.-Vt.); Carla Bruni.
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.
Author Sylvia Longmire ("Border Insecurity"); Harry Hamlin.
Robin Roberts.
Larry King.
Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Economist William Easterly; L.A. Opera music director James Conlon.
Author Barbara Ehrenreich ("Living With a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth About Everything"}.
Nas.
Tavis talks with Economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and Ian Somerhalder.
The crisis in Ukraine is discussed with Robert English (USC School of International Relations). Also: Daniel Beaty.
Environmental scientist Ken Caldeira (Stanford); author Philip Yancey ("The Jesus I Never Knew").
Jackie Collins.
Ed Catmull (Disney and Pixar Animation Studios); Tatiana Maslany.
Rosanne Cash.
Ken Burns.
Stewart Copeland.
Sociologist Katherine S. Newman ("The Accordion Family"); composer Hafez Nazeri.
Frank Langella.
David Crosby.
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (Council on Foreign Relations); hip-hop music artist Christylez Bacon.
The real-life hero of Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, reflects on his experience, 20 years ago, during one of the worst mass slaughters in modern history.
Author Saladin Ambar ("Malcolm X at Oxford Union"); Zucchero Fornaciari.
Author Clay Risen ("The Bill of the Century").
Immigration issues are discussed with undocumented activist Erika Andiola and Marielena Hincapié? (National Immigration Law Center). Also: Nathan East.
Author Miriam Pawel ("The Crusades of Cesar Chavez"); Stanley Jordan.
Author Shyima Hall ("Hidden Girl").
Errol Morris; Ledisi.
Robert Reich; Benmont Tench.
Bruce Jones (Brookings Institution); Dulé Hill and James Roday ("Pysch").
Tim Conway.
Author Peniel E. Joseph ("Stokely: A Life"); Martina McBride.
Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert ("The Sixth Extinction"); comedian Greg Edwards.
Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman ("Harmony").
The allegation that the CIA searched Senate computers is discussed. Also: Marlee Matlin.
Teller; Robert Hilburn.
M. Night Shyamalan; Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Tavis talks with T.C. Boyle and Rick Najera.
Tavis talks with Eric Schlosser and Brian Jay Jones.
Scott Adams; Edwidge Danticat.
Tavis talks with Lawrence Brownlee and Shemekia Copeland.
Emeli Sandé; Robert Randolph.
Gregory Porter; Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite.
Esa-Pekka Salonen; Wayne Shorter.
Alicia Keys; Herb Alpert.
A 2014 Academy Awards preview, featuring Oscar-nominated guests.
Forest Whitaker.
Physician David B. Agus; actress Julianne Nicholson.
Harry Lennix.
USC professor Robert English on the crisis in Ukraine. Also: actor and writer Steve Coogan.
Sam Polk (founder, Groceryships); Rhea Perlman.
Toni Braxton and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
Robert Greenwald; Dianne Reeves.
Will Forte; Earl Klugh.
Tavis talks with P.J. O'Rourke and Amel Larrieux.
Tavis talks with Joel Kinnaman and Joy Bryant.
Chiwetel Ejiofor.
David Hyde Pierce.
Disney animator Floyd Norman.
Jamie Lee Curtis.
Conclusion. Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.
Part 1 of 2 with Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.
Dr. Alvaro Huerta; Shelby Lynne.
International law expert Edwin Smith (USC); Béla Fleck.
Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) is remembered.
Tavis talks with Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist Angélique Kidjo.
Writer Samuel G. Freedman and former NFL quarterback James "Shack" Harris.
Teller; violinist Hilary Hahn.
Chita Rivera.
L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti; Chideo founder Todd Wagner.
Itzhak Perlman.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Gloria Gaynor.
Julie Delpy; Robert Hilburn.
Conclusion. "MLK: A Call to Conscience."
Part 1 of 2. "MLK: A Call to Conscience."
Kenneth Branagh.
Don Cheadle.
Bruce Dern.
Barkhad Abdi; Lupita Nyong'o.
Sociologist Michael Kimmel ("Angry White Men").
Dr. Benjamin Barber; Mary McDonnell.
Joshua Bell.
Kenny Loggins.
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Tavis Smiley features a unique mix of news and pop culture to combine for one thought-provoking and entertaining program. A hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, it features interviews with artists, activists, newsmakers, politicians and everyday people. Since its first season, the show has won four NAACP Image Awards for "Outstanding Television, News, Talk, or Information (Series or Special)." Taped at KCET studios, Tavis Smiley is the first West Coast talk show for PBS and is produced by The Smiley Group Inc./TS Media Inc. in association with KCET/Hollywood.
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