Tavis Smiley(2004)

Name: Tavis Smiley
Genre: Talk, News
Released: 2004-01-05
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Tavis Smiley

★ 7.3(3)30m605 episodesEnded

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.

First aired:: 2004-01-05
Country:: US
Network:: PBS

Episodes

Season 6(199)Season 7(277)Season 11(129)

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1. Episode 1
2013-12-23 · 30m
Kenny Loggins.
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2. Episode 2
2013-12-24 · 30m
Joshua Bell.
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3. Episode 3
2014-01-09 · 30m
Dr. Benjamin Barber; Mary McDonnell.
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4. Episode 4
2014-01-13 · 30m
Sociologist Michael Kimmel ("Angry White Men").
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5. Episode 5
2014-01-14 · 30m
Barkhad Abdi; Lupita Nyong'o.
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6. Episode 6
2014-01-15 · 30m
Bruce Dern.
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7. Episode 7
2014-01-16 · 30m
Don Cheadle.
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8. Episode 8
2014-01-17 · 30m
Kenneth Branagh.
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9. Episode 9
2014-01-20 · 30m
Part 1 of 2. "MLK: A Call to Conscience."
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10. Episode 10
2014-01-21 · 30m
Conclusion. "MLK: A Call to Conscience."
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11. Episode 11
2014-01-22 · 30m
Julie Delpy; Robert Hilburn.
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12. Episode 12
2014-01-23 · 30m
Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Gloria Gaynor.
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13. Episode 13
2014-01-24 · 30m
Itzhak Perlman.
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14. Episode 14
2014-01-27 · 30m
L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti; Chideo founder Todd Wagner.
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15. Episode 15
2014-01-28 · 30m
Chita Rivera.
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16. Episode 16
2014-01-29 · 30m
Teller; violinist Hilary Hahn.
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17. Episode 17
2014-01-30 · 30m
Writer Samuel G. Freedman and former NFL quarterback James "Shack" Harris.
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18. Episode 18
2014-01-31 · 30m
Tavis talks with Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist Angélique Kidjo.
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19. Episode 19
2014-02-03 · 30m
Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) is remembered.
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20. Episode 20
2014-02-04 · 30m
International law expert Edwin Smith (USC); Béla Fleck.
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21. Episode 21
2014-02-05 · 30m
Dr. Alvaro Huerta; Shelby Lynne.
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22. Episode 22
2014-02-06 · 30m
Part 1 of 2 with Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.
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23. Episode 23
2014-02-07 · 30m
Conclusion. Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.
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24. Episode 24
2014-02-10 · 30m
Jamie Lee Curtis.
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25. Episode 25
2014-02-11 · 30m
Disney animator Floyd Norman.
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26. Episode 26
2014-02-12 · 30m
David Hyde Pierce.
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27. Episode 27
2014-02-13 · 30m
Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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28. Episode 28
2014-02-14 · 30m
Tavis talks with Joel Kinnaman and Joy Bryant.
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29. Episode 29
2014-02-17 · 30m
Tavis talks with P.J. O'Rourke and Amel Larrieux.
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30. Episode 30
2014-02-18 · 30m
Will Forte; Earl Klugh.
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31. Episode 31
2014-02-19 · 30m
Robert Greenwald; Dianne Reeves.
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32. Episode 32
2014-02-20 · 30m
Toni Braxton and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
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33. Episode 33
2014-02-21 · 30m
Sam Polk (founder, Groceryships); Rhea Perlman.
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34. Episode 34
2014-02-24 · 30m
USC professor Robert English on the crisis in Ukraine. Also: actor and writer Steve Coogan.
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35. Episode 35
2014-02-25 · 30m
Harry Lennix.
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36. Episode 36
2014-02-26 · 30m
Physician David B. Agus; actress Julianne Nicholson.
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37. Episode 37
2014-02-27 · 30m
Forest Whitaker.
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38. Episode 38
2014-02-28 · 30m
A 2014 Academy Awards preview, featuring Oscar-nominated guests.
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39. Episode 39
2014-03-03 · 30m
Alicia Keys; Herb Alpert.
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40. Episode 40
2014-03-04 · 30m
Esa-Pekka Salonen; Wayne Shorter.
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41. Episode 41
2014-03-05 · 30m
Gregory Porter; Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite.
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42. Episode 42
2014-03-06 · 30m
Emeli Sandé; Robert Randolph.
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43. Episode 43
2014-03-07 · 30m
Tavis talks with Lawrence Brownlee and Shemekia Copeland.
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44. Episode 44
2014-03-10 · 30m
Scott Adams; Edwidge Danticat.
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45. Episode 45
2014-03-11 · 30m
Tavis talks with Eric Schlosser and Brian Jay Jones.
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46. Episode 46
2014-03-12 · 30m
Tavis talks with T.C. Boyle and Rick Najera.
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47. Episode 47
2014-03-13 · 30m
M. Night Shyamalan; Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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48. Episode 48
2014-03-14 · 30m
Teller; Robert Hilburn.
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49. Episode 49
2014-03-17 · 30m
The allegation that the CIA searched Senate computers is discussed. Also: Marlee Matlin.
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50. Episode 50
2014-03-18 · 30m
Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman ("Harmony").
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51. Episode 51
2014-03-19 · 30m
Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert ("The Sixth Extinction"); comedian Greg Edwards.
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52. Episode 52
2014-03-20 · 30m
Author Peniel E. Joseph ("Stokely: A Life"); Martina McBride.
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53. Episode 53
2014-03-21 · 30m
Tim Conway.
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54. Episode 54
2014-03-24 · 30m
Bruce Jones (Brookings Institution); Dulé Hill and James Roday ("Pysch").
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55. Episode 55
2014-03-25 · 30m
Robert Reich; Benmont Tench.
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56. Episode 56
2014-03-26 · 30m
Errol Morris; Ledisi.
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57. Episode 57
2014-03-27 · 30m
Author Shyima Hall ("Hidden Girl").
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58. Episode 58
2014-03-28 · 30m
Author Miriam Pawel ("The Crusades of Cesar Chavez"); Stanley Jordan.
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59. Episode 59
2014-03-31 · 30m
Immigration issues are discussed with undocumented activist Erika Andiola and Marielena Hincapié? (National Immigration Law Center). Also: Nathan East.
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60. Episode 60
2014-03-31 · 30m
Author Clay Risen ("The Bill of the Century").
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61. Episode 61
2014-04-01 · 30m
Author Saladin Ambar ("Malcolm X at Oxford Union"); Zucchero Fornaciari.
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62. Episode 62
2014-04-03 · 30m
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.
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63. Episode 63
2014-04-07 · 30m
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (Council on Foreign Relations); hip-hop music artist Christylez Bacon.
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64. Episode 64
2014-04-08 · 30m
David Crosby.
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65. Episode 65
2014-04-09 · 30m
Frank Langella.
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66. Episode 66
2014-04-10 · 30m
Sociologist Katherine S. Newman ("The Accordion Family"); composer Hafez Nazeri.
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67. Episode 67
2014-04-11 · 30m
Stewart Copeland.
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68. Episode 68
2014-04-14 · 30m
Ken Burns.
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69. Episode 69
2014-04-15 · 30m
Rosanne Cash.
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70. Episode 70
2014-04-16 · 30m
Ed Catmull (Disney and Pixar Animation Studios); Tatiana Maslany.
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71. Episode 71
2014-04-17 · 30m
Jackie Collins.
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72. Episode 72
2014-04-18 · 30m
Environmental scientist Ken Caldeira (Stanford); author Philip Yancey ("The Jesus I Never Knew").
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73. Episode 73
2014-04-21 · 30m
The crisis in Ukraine is discussed with Robert English (USC School of International Relations). Also: Daniel Beaty.
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74. Episode 74
2014-04-22 · 30m
Tavis talks with Economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and Ian Somerhalder.
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75. Episode 75
2014-04-23 · 30m
Nas.
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76. Episode 76
2014-04-24 · 30m
Author Barbara Ehrenreich ("Living With a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth About Everything"}.
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77. Episode 77
2014-04-25 · 30m
Economist William Easterly; L.A. Opera music director James Conlon.
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78. Episode 78
2014-04-28 · 30m
Mikhail Baryshnikov.
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79. Episode 79
2014-04-29 · 30m
Larry King.
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80. Episode 80
2014-04-30 · 30m
Robin Roberts.
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81. Episode 81
2014-05-01 · 30m
Author Sylvia Longmire ("Border Insecurity"); Harry Hamlin.
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82. Episode 82
2014-05-02 · 30m
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.
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83. Episode 83
2014-05-05 · 30m
Sen. Bernie Sanders (Ind.-Vt.); Carla Bruni.
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85. Episode 85
2014-05-07 · 30m
Vermont governor Peter Shumlin; Ken Cook (Environmental Working Group).
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86. Episode 86
2014-05-08 · 30m
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.); Hugh Dancy.
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88. Episode 88
2014-05-12 · 30m
Ralph Nader; John Slattery.
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89. Episode 89
2014-05-13 · 30m
Journalist Jonathan M. Katz ("The Big Truck That Went By"); Connie Britton.
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90. Episode 90
2014-05-14 · 30m
Barbara Walters; Maurice Hines.
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91. Episode 91
2014-05-15 · 30m
Part 1 of 2. Mel Brooks.
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92. Episode 92
2014-05-16 · 30m
Conclusion. Mel Brooks.
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93. Episode 93
2014-05-19 · 30m
The abducted girls in Nigeria are discussed with journalist Omoyele Sowore and Amber Khan (Women for Women International).
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94. Episode 94
2014-05-20 · 30m
Renée Fleming.
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95. Episode 95
2014-05-21 · 30m
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); Jim Parsons.
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96. Episode 96
2014-05-22 · 30m
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); Jon Favreau.
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97. Episode 97
2014-05-23 · 30m
"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner.
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98. Episode 98
2014-05-26 · 30m
David Goodman (Andrew Goodman Foundation).
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99. Episode 99
2014-05-27 · 30m
Author Nell Bernstein ("Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison"); Ed O'Neill.
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100. Episode 100
2014-05-28 · 30m
A tribute to Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Also: Ziggy Marley.
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101. Episode 101
2014-05-29 · 30m
A tribute to Maya Angelou (1928-2014).
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102. Episode 102
2014-05-30 · 30m
Arianna Huffington; Brian Culbertson.
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103. Episode 103
2014-06-02 · 30m
Elizabeth Kolbert ("The Sixth Extinction"); Daniel Beaty.
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104. Episode 104
2014-06-03 · 30m
Ed Catmull (Pixar Animation Studios); Marlee Matlin.
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105. Episode 105
2014-06-04 · 30m
Ken Cook (Environmental Working Group); Earl Klugh.
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106. Episode 106
2014-06-05 · 30m
Peniel E. Joseph ("Stokely: A Life"); Tatiana Maslany.
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107. Episode 107
2014-06-06 · 30m
James Conlon; Ledisi.
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108. Episode 108
2014-06-09 · 30m
Immigration reform is discussed with Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Cal.) and Jersey Vargas, a 10-year-old California girl whose father faces deportation.
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109. Episode 109
2014-06-10 · 30m
Allison Janney.
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110. Episode 110
2014-06-11 · 30m
Dr. David B. Agus; Clark Gregg.
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111. Episode 111
2014-06-12 · 30m
A tribute to Ruby Dee (1922-2014).
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112. Episode 112
2014-06-13 · 30m
Rob and Carl Reiner.
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113. Episode 113
2014-06-16 · 30m
Former senator Joseph Lieberman; Toni Braxton.
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114. Episode 114
2014-06-17 · 30m
Tavis talks with Sebastian Junger and Carol Leifer.
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115. Episode 115
2014-06-18 · 30m
Author Nomi Prins ("All the Presidents' Bankers"); Noah Wyle.
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116. Episode 116
2014-06-19 · 30m
Educator-civil rights activist Bob Moses; documentarian Stanley Nelson ("Freedom Summer").
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117. Episode 117
2014-06-20 · 30m
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.
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118. Episode 118
2014-06-23 · 30m
Sociologist Jennifer Lee (UC Irvine); John Lloyd Young.
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119. Episode 119
2014-06-24 · 30m
Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers.
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120. Episode 120
2014-06-25 · 30m
C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb.
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121. Episode 121
2014-06-26 · 30m
Paul Rieckhoff (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America); bluesman Robert Cray.
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122. Episode 122
2014-06-27 · 30m
Dancer Charles "Lil Buck" Riley.
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123. Episode 123
2014-06-30 · 30m
Tavis talks with Ron Capps, founder of the Veterans Writing Project, and with 10-time Grammy-winning trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval.
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124. Episode 124
2014-07-01 · 30m
Tavis talks with six-time Emmy-nominated British actor and musician Hugh Laurie.
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125. Episode 125
2014-07-02 · 30m
Tavis talks with best-selling authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner and with an original Dreamgirl, Jennifer Holliday.
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126. Episode 126
2014-07-03 · 30m
Tavis talks with former astronaut Buzz Aldrin and with Chaz Ebert about the documentary on her late husband, entitled Life Itself.
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127. Episode 127
2014-07-04 · 30m
Tavis talks with Michael Levi and Elizabeth Economy about their text on China and with award-winning singer-songwriter Yuna.
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128. Episode 128
2014-07-07 · 30m
Law professor Melissa Murray; Jason Biggs.
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129. Episode 129
2014-07-08 · 30m
Beau Bridges.
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131. Episode 131
2014-07-10 · 30m
Journalist Alex Tizon ("Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self"); Sister Simone Campbell, the executive director of NETWORK.
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132. Episode 132
2014-07-11 · 30m
Neurologist Stanley B. Prusiner ("Madness and Memory"); Demián Bichir.