Tavis Smiley
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.
Cast
Seasons & Episodes
E1Kristin Scott Thomas, Don Guter
Jan 26, 2009
E2Stephen J. Cannell, Janis Kearney
Jan 27, 2009
E3Sen. Roland Burris, M.I.A.
Jan 28, 2009
E4Mickey Rourke
Jan 29, 2009
E5Danny Boyle
Jan 30, 2009
E6Dr. Martin Indyk, Viola Davis
Feb 2, 2009
E7Garry Shandling
Feb 3, 2009
E8Sean Penn
Feb 4, 2009
E9Danny Glover, Q-Tip
Feb 5, 2009
E10Ashford & Simpson
Feb 6, 2009
E11Suze Orman
Feb 9, 2009
E12Melissa Leo, Carlos Moore
Feb 10, 2009
E13Greg Mortenson, Sen. Robert Menendez
Feb 11, 2009
E14Graham Nash
Feb 12, 2009
E15Neil deGrasse Tyson, David Denby
Feb 13, 2009
E16Former President Jimmy Carter
Feb 16, 2009
E17Lamont Dozier, Raphael Saadiq
Feb 17, 2009
E18Dr. Palitha Kohona, Ravi Nessman
Feb 18, 2009
E192009 Oscar nominees
Feb 19, 2009
E20Joan Baez
Feb 20, 2009
E21T.C. Boyle
Feb 23, 2009
E22Esperanza Spalding, Adam Cohen
Feb 24, 2009
E23Bill Maher
Feb 25, 2009
E24Bryan Cranston, Becky Quick
Feb 26, 2009
E25Jeffrey Sachs, T.C. Boyle
Feb 27, 2009
E26Neko Case, Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Mar 9, 2009
E27Ian McShane, Thomas Ricks
Mar 10, 2009
E28Robert Gates
Mar 11, 2009
E29Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Noah Wyle
Mar 12, 2009
E30Felicity Huffman, Tony Dungy
Mar 13, 2009
E31Dan Baum, Bill Paxton
Mar 16, 2009
E32EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Bobby Womack
Mar 17, 2009
E33Timothy Hutton, Thomas P.M. Barnett
Mar 18, 2009
E34Tricia Rose, Zoe Heller
Mar 19, 2009
E35Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean
Mar 20, 2009
E36Simon Baker, Newt Gingrich
Mar 23, 2009
E37Dr. Keith Black, The-Dream
Mar 24, 2009
E38A tribute to John Hope Franklin
Mar 25, 2009
E39Carla Harris, Bobby Cannavale
Mar 26, 2009
E40Judith Jamison, Israel Houghton
Mar 28, 2009
E41Judith Jamison
Mar 27, 2009
E42Emmanuel Jal, Sen. Kent Conrad
Mar 30, 2009
E43Jaime Pressly, William Cohan
Mar 31, 2009
E44A tribute to Marvin Gaye
Apr 1, 2009
E45Carlos Santana
Apr 2, 2009
E46Israel Houghton, Seth Davis
Apr 3, 2009
E47Kevin Spacey
Apr 6, 2009
E48Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Apr 7, 2009
E49Ray Liotta, Gary Locke
Apr 8, 2009
E50James Ingram, Nandan Nilekani
Apr 9, 2009
E51Mark Robert Waldman
Apr 10, 2009
E52Rep. Henry Waxman, Idris Elba
Apr 13, 2009
E53Abraham Verghese, Labelle
Apr 14, 2009
E54Anna Paquin, Robert Greenwald
Apr 15, 2009
E55Dara Torres, India.Arie
Apr 16, 2009
E56Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar
Apr 17, 2009
E57Rep. Barney Frank, Hugh Masekela
Apr 20, 2009
E58Wangari Maathai
Apr 21, 2009
E59Leslie Gelb, David Brenner
Apr 22, 2009
E60Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar, Anika Noni Rose
Apr 23, 2009
E61Tracey Ullman
Apr 24, 2009
E62Prince
Apr 27, 2009
E63Bria Valente, Prince
Apr 28, 2009
E64Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Wilkins
Apr 29, 2009
E65Joshua Cooper Ramo, Mike Krzyzewski
Apr 30, 2009
E66Mary Higgins Clark
May 1, 2009
E67Thomas Cahill, Ziggy Marley
May 4, 2009
E68Sam Haskell, Donald Faison
May 5, 2009
E69Darryl Strawberry
May 6, 2009
E70Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Patti Davis
May 7, 2009
E71J.J. Abrams
May 8, 2009
E72Joe Queenan, Dr. William Baker
May 11, 2009
E73Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Baron Davis, Stacy Peralta
May 12, 2009
E74Steve Earle, John Harwood
May 13, 2009
E75Maxwell, Michael Fauntroy
May 14, 2009
E76Steve Zahn, Brendan Gleeson
May 15, 2009
E77Earth, Wind & Fire, Richard Haass
May 18, 2009
E78Steve Martin
May 19, 2009
E79Reza Aslan, Common
May 20, 2009
E80Ed Asner
May 21, 2009
E81Bill Russell
May 22, 2009
E82Mandy Moore, Cesar Perales
Jun 1, 2009
E83Norman Lear
Jun 2, 2009
E84Edie Falco, Paul Ingrassia
Jun 3, 2009
E85Vernon Jordan
Jun 4, 2009
E86Nia Vardalos, Azadeh Moaveni
Jun 5, 2009
E87Kevin Bacon, Dave Bing
Jun 8, 2009
E88Nanci Griffith, Mary Frances Berry
Jun 9, 2009
E89Joe Scarborough, Sharon Jones
Jun 10, 2009
E90Larry King
Jun 11, 2009
E91Colson Whitehead, Della Reese
Jun 12, 2009
E92Karen Bass, Mary McCormack
Jun 15, 2009
E93Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Marina Nemat
Jun 16, 2009
E94Chris Noth, Ali Sethi
Jun 17, 2009
E95Roseanne Barr
Jun 18, 2009
E96Luma Mufleh, Rick Steves
Jun 19, 2009
E97Trita Parsi, Hilda Solis
Jun 22, 2009
E98Francis Ford Coppola
Jun 23, 2009
E99Francis Ford Coppola, Femi Kuti
Jun 24, 2009
E100Mary Mary
Jun 25, 2009
E101Katty Kay, Paul Giamatti
Jun 26, 2009
E102A tribute to Michael Jackson, Berry Gordy
Jun 29, 2009
E103Michael Eric Dyson, Dr. Cornel West
Jun 30, 2009
E104Shohreh Aghdashloo, Roger Cohen
Jul 1, 2009
E105Bill Pullman, Debo Adegbile
Jul 2, 2009
E106Jane Mayer, Malina Saval
Jul 3, 2009
E107Jeremy Renner, David Ignatius
Jul 6, 2009
E108Berry Gordy, the Homemade Jamz Blues Band
Jul 7, 2009
E109Lisa Kudrow, Mayor James Young
Jul 8, 2009
E110Peter Peterson, Dr. Michael Roizen
Jul 9, 2009
E111Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade, Jessica Queller, Diahann Carroll
Jul 10, 2009
E112Jay Leno
Aug 10, 2009
E113Mark Johnson, Jay Leno
Aug 11, 2009
E114Corneille, Rep. Baron Hill
Aug 12, 2009
E115Biz Stone, Gloria Reuben
Aug 13, 2009
E116Davis Guggenheim, David Faber
Aug 14, 2009
E117Dylan McDermott, Warren Moon
Aug 17, 2009
E118Smokey Robinson
Aug 18, 2009
E119Howard Dean, a tribute to Don Hewitt
Aug 19, 2009
E120Arne Duncan, Benjamin Barber
Aug 20, 2009
E121Alexis Bledel, Stan Brock
Aug 21, 2009
E122Quentin Tarantino
Aug 24, 2009
E123Reba McEntire, Dean Koontz
Aug 25, 2009
E124Rep. John Lewis, Vernon Jordan
Aug 26, 2009
E125Ron Williams, Eric Sundquist
Aug 27, 2009
E126Josh Charles, Douglas Brinkley
Aug 28, 2009
E127Doug Pray, Robert Baer
Aug 31, 2009
E128Alex S. Jones, Mekhi Phifer
Sep 1, 2009
E129Ledisi, Peter Baker
Sep 2, 2009
E130George Foreman, Fred Kaplan
Sep 3, 2009
E131Terence Blanchard
Sep 4, 2009
E132Smokey Robinson
Sep 7, 2009
E134Ken Burns
Sep 15, 2009
E135Ted Kennedy Jr.
Sep 16, 2009
E136R. Dwayne Betts
Sep 17, 2009
E137Jenna Elfman, Matthew Weiner
Sep 18, 2009
E139Herb Alpert, Lani Hall
Sep 22, 2009
E140David Duchovny, Rep. Mike Pence
Sep 23, 2009
E141Dr. Yvonne Sanders-Butler, Michael Strahan, Daryl Mitchell
Sep 24, 2009
E143Ken Burns
Sep 28, 2009
E144Michael Moore
Sep 29, 2009
E145Tom Ridge, Adam Arkin
Sep 30, 2009
E146Rodrigo y Gabriela, James Brown
Oct 1, 2009
E148Max Blumenthal, Michael C. Hall
Oct 5, 2009
E149Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., George Benson
Oct 6, 2009
E151Dr. Cornel West
Oct 8, 2009
E152Karen Armstrong, Nick Hornby
Oct 9, 2009
E153Michael Sheen, Aaron S. Williams
Oct 12, 2009
E154James Ellroy, Sen. Bill Nelson
Oct 13, 2009
E156Pete Escovedo, Sheila E.
Oct 15, 2009
E157Dr. Terrence Roberts, Joshua Bell
Oct 16, 2009
E158Amb. Michael Oren, Michael Chabon
Oct 19, 2009
E159Michelle Monaghan, Vali Nasr
Oct 20, 2009
E160Rep. Ron Paul, Bob Herbert
Oct 21, 2009
E161Anthony Edwards, The RZA
Oct 22, 2009
E162Andy Williams
Oct 23, 2009
E163Malcolm Gladwell, Robin D.G. Kelley
Oct 26, 2009
E164Haleh Esfandiari, Nicholas Kristof
Oct 27, 2009
E166Dr. Ruth Simmons
Oct 29, 2009
E167Marcus Roberts, Edward Norton
Oct 30, 2009
E168Kris Kristofferson
Nov 2, 2009
E169Nomi Prins, the Swell Season
Nov 3, 2009
E171Lee Eisenberg, Susie Essman
Nov 5, 2009
E172Mitch Albom, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Nov 6, 2009
E173Andrew Ross Sorkin, Lang Lang
Nov 9, 2009
E174Max Cleland, Amerie
Nov 10, 2009
E176Bruce Feiler
Nov 12, 2009
E177Lance Reddick, Jason Zweig
Nov 13, 2009
E178Dan Senor, Gail Collins
Nov 16, 2009
E179Harry Connick Jr.
Nov 17, 2009
E180Paul Mooney
Nov 18, 2009
E181Andre Agassi
Nov 19, 2009
E18250 Cent
Nov 20, 2009
E183Dave Matthews
Nov 25, 2009
E184Viggo Mortensen
Nov 30, 2009
E185Ali Eteraz, Angie Stone
Dec 1, 2009
E186Amy Goodman, Jason Schwartzman
Dec 2, 2009
E187Malcolm Gladwell, Robin D.G. Kelley
Dec 3, 2009
E188Dr. Ruth Simmons
Dec 4, 2009
E189Ann Louise Bardach, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
Dec 7, 2009
E190Yo-Yo Ma
Dec 8, 2009
E191Gov. David Paterson, Fred Willard
Dec 9, 2009
E192Morgan Freeman
Dec 10, 2009
E194Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Bridges, Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec 14, 2009
E195Boyz II Men, Ann Louise Bardach
Dec 15, 2009
E196Gov. Ed Rendell, Shirley Caesar
Dec 16, 2009
E197James Cameron
Dec 17, 2009
E198Kenneth Wade, James Bradley
Dec 18, 2009
E199Mary J. Blige
Dec 21, 2009
E200Youth Leadership Panel with Eduardo Campos, Kate Sim, Cortlan Wickliff, Kimberly Anyadike, Galen Dodd & Rocio Ortega
Dec 22, 2009
E201Alan Alda, Tobey Maguire
Jan 11, 2010
E202Sandra Bullock
Jan 12, 2010
E203Joe Torre
Jan 13, 2010
E204Rosanne Cash
Jan 14, 2010
E205Bob Newhart, Dan Balz
Jan 15, 2010
E207Nicole Lee, Jim Wallis
Jan 19, 2010
E208Jason Reitman, Walter Isaacson
Jan 20, 2010
E209Marion Cotillard, Robert Lacey
Jan 21, 2010
E210Keri Russell, Paul Ingrassia
Jan 22, 2010
E2Nicole Lee, Jim Wallis
Jan 19, 2010
E3Jason Reitman, Walter Isaacson
Jan 20, 2010
E4Marion Cotillard, Robert Lacey
Jan 21, 2010
E5Keri Russell, Paul Ingrassia
Jan 22, 2010
E6Newt Gingrich, Raj Patel
Jan 25, 2010
E7Peter Fonda, David Sanger
Jan 26, 2010
E8Corinne Bailey Rae
Jan 27, 2010
E9Dr. James Forbes
Jan 28, 2010
E10Eugene Jarecki, Max Siegel
Jan 29, 2010
E11Ed O'Neill, John Yoo
Feb 1, 2010
E12Wyclef Jean, Trey Songz
Feb 2, 2010
E13Pete Docter, Sen. John Cornyn
Feb 3, 2010
E14Bill Withers
Feb 4, 2010
E16Richard Schiff, Robert Kaiser
Feb 8, 2010
E17James Horner, Thomas Ricks
Feb 9, 2010
E18Garry Marshall, Joel Kotkin
Feb 10, 2010
E19Daniel Pink, Louie Psihoyos
Feb 11, 2010
E21Myrlie Evers-Williams
Feb 15, 2010
E22Tracy Morgan, Fred Swaniker
Feb 16, 2010
E23Stephen Dubner, Neil Irwin
Feb 17, 2010
E24Charles Blow
Feb 18, 2010
E25William Hurt
Feb 19, 2010
E26Drew Carey, Michael Duffy
Feb 22, 2010
E27Mark Ruffalo, Gabriel Thompson
Feb 23, 2010
E28Sen. Sherrod Brown, Sen. Evan Bayh
Feb 24, 2010
E29Van Jones
Feb 25, 2010
E32Angelique Kidjo
Mar 2, 2010
E33Ethan Hawke, Phyllis Bennis
Mar 3, 2010
E34Oscar Preview
Mar 4, 2010
E37Sandra Bullock
Mar 9, 2010
E38James Cameron
Mar 10, 2010
E39Morgan Freeman
Mar 11, 2010
E40Quentin Tarantino
Mar 12, 2010
E41Michael Moore
Mar 15, 2010
E42Tom Burrell
Mar 16, 2010
E43Andy Garcia, Rep. Tom Price
Mar 17, 2010
E44Queen Latifah, Chang-rae Lee
Mar 18, 2010
E45Michelle Alexander, Michael Sheen
Mar 19, 2010
E46Mario Van Peebles, Rep. John Dingell
Mar 22, 2010
E47Shankar Vedantam
Mar 23, 2010
E48Dee Dee Bridgewater
Mar 24, 2010
E49Steven Gray, Holly Hunter
Mar 25, 2010
E50Pierce Brosnan
Mar 26, 2010
E51Marvin Sapp, David Albright
Mar 29, 2010
E52Richard Stengel, Elizabeth Mitchell
Mar 30, 2010
E53Anna Torv, Marc Morial
Mar 31, 2010
E54Jakob Dylan, David Shenk
Apr 1, 2010
E55Maria Bartiromo, Bryan Cranston
Apr 2, 2010
E56David Simon, Rep. Sandy Levin
Apr 5, 2010
E57Benjamin Barber
Apr 6, 2010
E58Father Greg Boyle, Kim Raver
Apr 7, 2010
E59Annie Leonard, David Frum
Apr 8, 2010
E60Mark Harmon, Harry Markopolos
Apr 9, 2010
E61Ian McEwan, Timothy Olyphant
Apr 12, 2010
E62Diane Ravitch, Rodney & Holly Robinson Peete
Apr 13, 2010
E63Anne Lamott, Elizabeth Warren
Apr 14, 2010
E64Chris Rock
Apr 15, 2010
E65Andie MacDowell, Raheem DeVaughn
Apr 16, 2010
E66Raquel Welch
Apr 19, 2010
E67Jerry Weintraub
Apr 20, 2010
E69Lisa Kudrow, Steven Solomon
Apr 22, 2010
E71Sonia Sanchez, Mitch Landrieu
Apr 26, 2010
E72Judy Collins, Richard Clarke
Apr 27, 2010
E75Carol Burnett
Apr 30, 2010
E77Gov. Bill Richardson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
May 4, 2010
E78Dana Delaney, Ceci Connolly
May 5, 2010
E80Richard Dreyfuss
May 7, 2010
E82Mavis Leno, Sheriff Clarence Dupnik
May 11, 2010
E83Nouriel Roubini, Isabel Allende
May 12, 2010
E84Pam Grier
May 13, 2010
E85Rebecca Skloot, Arturo Sandoval
May 14, 2010
E86Damon Wayans, Chuck Palahniuk
May 17, 2010
E87Ben Kingsley, Trombone Shorty
May 18, 2010
E88Garry Shandling
May 19, 2010
E89Bruce Feiler, Isobel Coleman
May 20, 2010
E90Michael Douglas
May 21, 2010
E91Dennis Quaid, Damian Marley with Nas
May 24, 2010
E92David Gregory, Ayaan Hirsi Ali
May 25, 2010
E93Allison Moorer, Robert Kuttner
May 26, 2010
E94Wes Moore, Alfredo Gutierrez
May 27, 2010
E95Sebastian Junger, Chuck Palahniuk
May 28, 2010
E96Rep. Joe Sestak
Jun 7, 2010
E97Diane Warren, Michael Hiltzik
Jun 8, 2010
E98Wendie Malick, Sen. Russ Feingold
Jun 9, 2010
E99Ralph Ziman, Andy Gray
Jun 11, 2010
E100John Hofmeister, Tilda Swinton
Jun 14, 2010
E101Tom Petty
Jun 15, 2010
E102Kevin Eubanks, Isobel Coleman
Jun 16, 2010
E103Phil Angelides, Brando Skyhorse
Jun 17, 2010
E105Sebastian Mallaby, Herbie Hancock
Jun 21, 2010
E106Peter Beinart, Molly Ringwald
Jun 22, 2010
E107Louis Gossett Jr., Mayor Tony Kennon
Jun 23, 2010
E108Spencer Wells, Bradley Whitford
Jun 24, 2010
E109Helen Mirren, Taylor Hackford
Jun 25, 2010
E110Tim Wise
Jun 28, 2010
E111Bret Easton Ellis, Mindi Abair
Jun 29, 2010
E112Tony Hsieh, Molly Shannon
Jun 30, 2010
E113Laurence Fishburne
Jul 1, 2010
E114Oliver Stone
Jul 2, 2010
E115Dr. Ian Smith, Stanley Greene
Jul 5, 2010
E116Nicholas Carr, Carolina Chocolate Drops
Jul 6, 2010
E117Robert David Hall, Rep. Henry Waxman
Jul 7, 2010
E118Joe Morton, Thomas Saenz
Jul 8, 2010
E120Kelli Williams, John Yearwood
Jul 12, 2010
E121Sean Payton
Jul 13, 2010
E122LeVar Burton, Sam Nunn
Jul 14, 2010
E123David Kilcullen, Paul Greenberg
Jul 15, 2010
E124Venus Williams
Jul 16, 2010
E125Oliver Stone
Jul 19, 2010
E126Taylor Hackford, Helen Mirren
Jul 20, 2010
E127Alice Walker, Otis Williams, Terry Weeks, the Temptations
Jul 21, 2010
E128Tom Petty
Jul 22, 2010
E129Mark Harmon, Harry Markopolos
Jul 23, 2010
E130Michael Douglas
Jul 26, 2010
E131Laurence Fishburne
Jul 27, 2010
E132Patrick Stewart
Jul 28, 2010
E133Pam Grier
Jul 29, 2010
E134Richard Dreyfuss
Jul 30, 2010
E135Melissa Etheridge, Dr. Vincent Tuohy
Aug 2, 2010
E136Tony Hsieh, Molly Shannon
Aug 3, 2010
E137Angelique Kidjo
Aug 4, 2010
E138Garry Shandling
Aug 5, 2010
E139Jakob Dylan, David Shenk
Aug 6, 2010
E140Rebecca Skloot, Arturo Sandoval
Aug 9, 2010
E141Ian McEwan, Timothy Olyphant
Aug 10, 2010
E142Nicholas Carr, Carolina Chocolate Drops
Aug 11, 2010
E143Tim Wise
Aug 12, 2010
E144Kelis, Anthony Bourdain
Aug 13, 2010
E145John Mellencamp
Aug 16, 2010
E146Ken Follett, John Mellencamp
Aug 17, 2010
E147Gov. Charlie Crist, John Mellencamp
Aug 18, 2010
E148Max Lucado, John Mellencamp
Aug 19, 2010
E149John Mellencamp
Aug 20, 2010
E150Jeff Zeleny, Rufus Wainwright
Aug 23, 2010
E151David Finkel, Jon Landau
Aug 24, 2010
E152Alfonso Aguilar, Dave Walker
Aug 25, 2010
E153Dr. Norman Francis
Aug 26, 2010
E154Adbulrahman & Kathy Zeitoun
Aug 27, 2010
E155Gen. Wesley Clark, Rob Reiner
Aug 30, 2010
E156Norah Jones
Aug 31, 2010
E157John Burns, Laura Lippman
Sep 1, 2010
E158Dr. John, Rep. Kendrick Meek
Sep 2, 2010
E1592010 Emmy Winners
Sep 3, 2010
E160Martin Landau, Susan Page
Sep 6, 2010
E161Andrew Ross Sorkin, John Boyd Jr.
Sep 7, 2010
E162Andre Agassi
Sep 8, 2010
E163Sheryl Crow
Sep 9, 2010
E164Donal Logue, Frank Luntz
Sep 10, 2010
E165Sean Payton
Sep 13, 2010
E166Bettye LaVette
Sep 14, 2010
E167Venus Williams
Sep 15, 2010
E168Max Lucado, John Mellencamp
Sep 16, 2010
E169Norah Jones
Sep 17, 2010
E170Sec. Kathleen Sebelius, Arianna Huffington
Sep 20, 2010
E171Tim Robbins
Sep 21, 2010
E172Philip Seymour Hoffman
Sep 22, 2010
E173Hugh Laurie
Sep 23, 2010
E174Ken Burns, Rebecca Traister
Sep 24, 2010
E175Adam Levine, Harold Ford Jr.
Sep 27, 2010
E176Geoffrey Canada, Davis Guggenheim
Sep 28, 2010
E178Robert Reich, Seal
Sep 30, 2010
E179Michael Hirsh, Nancy Brinker
Oct 1, 2010
E180Amy Walter, Sam Rockwell
Oct 4, 2010
E181Eugene Robinson, Jonathan Butler
Oct 5, 2010
E183Jamie Lee Curtis
Oct 7, 2010
E184Stephen Dubner, Edward Norton
Oct 8, 2010
E185Serj Tankian, Adam Nagourney
Oct 11, 2010
E186Ron Chernow, Liz Murray
Oct 12, 2010
E187Condoleezza Rice
Oct 13, 2010
E188Tony Danza
Oct 14, 2010
E189Peter Singer, Neil Sedaka
Oct 15, 2010
E190Olivia Newton-John, Steve Bellamy
Oct 18, 2010
E191Eddie Levert, David Beckmann
Oct 19, 2010
E192James Burrows
Oct 20, 2010
E193Johnny Mathis
Oct 21, 2010
E194Dave Koz, Toni Yancey
Oct 22, 2010
E195Jimmy Carter
Oct 25, 2010
E196Valerie Plame Wilson, Joseph Wilson
Oct 26, 2010
E197Paul Reiser, Gov. Ed Rendell
Oct 27, 2010
E198Ingrid Betancourt, Mayor Julian Castro
Oct 28, 2010
E199Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey
Oct 29, 2010
E200Ron Brownstein, Edwidge Danticat
Nov 1, 2010
E201Phylicia Rashad
Nov 2, 2010
E202Michael Duffy
Nov 3, 2010
E203K'naan, Lucy Walker
Nov 4, 2010
E204Huey Lewis, Ted Sorensen tribute
Nov 5, 2010
E205Josh Groban, Joan Walsh
Nov 8, 2010
E206Rev. Andrew Young, George Dohrmann
Nov 9, 2010
E207Carey Mulligan, Paul Kane
Nov 10, 2010
E208Matt Taibbi, Jeffrey Wright
Nov 11, 2010
E209Rebecca Costa, Cassandra Wilson
Nov 12, 2010
E210Iyanla VanZant
Nov 15, 2010
E211Dennis Miller
Nov 16, 2010
E212Rainn Wilson, Sen. Mark Warner
Nov 17, 2010
E213Apolo Anton Ohno, Stacy Schiff
Nov 18, 2010
E214Robert Duvall
Nov 19, 2010
E215Tavis Smiley Season 7 Episode 215
Nov 24, 2010
E216Ron Isley
Nov 29, 2010
E217Natalie Cole, Darren Aronofsky
Nov 30, 2010
E218Gary Hart, Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec 1, 2010
E219Hilary Swank
Dec 2, 2010
E220Quincy Jones
Dec 3, 2010
E221Darren Aronofsky, Tom Brokaw
Dec 6, 2010
E222Keri Hilson, Noah Feldman
Dec 7, 2010
E223Sen. Bernie Sanders, Edmund Morris
Dec 8, 2010
E224Dick Cavett, Clarence B. Jones
Dec 9, 2010
E225Reza Aslan, Danny Boyle
Dec 10, 2010
E226Gordon Brown
Dec 13, 2010
E227Trent Reznor, Sally Hawkins
Dec 14, 2010
E228Kevin Spacey, Amy Adams
Dec 15, 2010
E229Stevie Wonder
Dec 16, 2010
E230Stevie Wonder
Dec 17, 2010
E231Robert Putnam, Nassim Taleb
Dec 20, 2010
E232Patti Smith
Dec 21, 2010
E233Wendell Potter, El DeBarge
Dec 22, 2010
E234Rebecca Skloot, Isabel Wilkerson
Dec 23, 2010
E235Lyle Lovett, Johnny Mathis
Dec 24, 2010
E236Jeff Bridges
Jan 10, 2011
E237Nichelle Nichols, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Jan 11, 2011
E238Elizabeth Warren, Javier Bardem
Jan 12, 2011
E239Roseanne Barr, Siddhartha Mukherjee
Jan 13, 2011
E240Graham Nash, David Duchovny
Jan 14, 2011
E241Clarence B. Jones, Stevie Wonder
Jan 17, 2011
E242America's Next Chapter panel discussion, part 1
Jan 18, 2011
E243America's Next Chapter panel discussion, part 2
Jan 19, 2011
E244America's Next Chapter panel discussion, part 3
Jan 20, 2011
E245Douglas Frantz, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Jan 21, 2011
E246Bill Bradley, Douglas Brinkley
Jan 24, 2011
E247Peter Bergen, Kim Edwards
Jan 25, 2011
E248Paul Clemens, Charlie Crist
Jan 26, 2011
E249Anthony Hopkins
Jan 27, 2011
E250Tom Hooper
Jan 28, 2011
E251Ed O'Neill, Meghan Linsey, Joshua Scott Jones
Jan 31, 2011
E252Amos Lee, Rod Woodson
Feb 1, 2011
E253Atul Gawande, Blythe Danner
Feb 2, 2011
E254Gary Shapiro, David Pogue
Feb 3, 2011
E255Vusi Mahlasela, Melissa Leo
Feb 4, 2011
E256Jennifer Beals, Daniel Kurtzer
Feb 7, 2011
E257Clive Davis, Lawrence Goldstone
Feb 8, 2011
E258John Legend, Gideon Rachman
Feb 9, 2011
E259Amy Chua, Amos Lee
Feb 10, 2011
E260Randy Newman, Maria Bello
Feb 11, 2011
E261Phil Angelides, Tarek Masoud
Feb 14, 2011
E262Wynton Marsalis
Feb 15, 2011
E263Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Ne-Yo
Feb 16, 2011
E264Jeff Henderson, Benjamin Barber
Feb 17, 2011
E265Kenneth Cole, Esperanza Spalding
Feb 18, 2011
E266Academy Award preview
Feb 21, 2011
E267Forest Whitaker, Dambisa Moyo
Feb 22, 2011
E268Misty Copeland, Sen. Michael Bennet
Feb 23, 2011
E269Mike Huckabee, George Schlatter
Feb 24, 2011
E270Annette Gordon-Reed, Kem
Feb 25, 2011
E271Charles Ferguson, Mary Bell
Feb 28, 2011
E272Smokey Robinson
Mar 1, 2011
E273Bing West
Mar 2, 2011
E274Anthony Mackie, Sherry Turkle
Mar 3, 2011
E275Susan Jacoby
Mar 4, 2011
E276Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mansour El-Kikhia
Mar 7, 2011
E277Mark Richard
Mar 8, 2011
E278Lupe Fiasco
Mar 9, 2011
E279Aaron Eckhart, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
Mar 10, 2011
E280David Brooks, Blair Underwood
Mar 11, 2011
E281Sir Anthony Hopkins
Mar 14, 2011
E282Wynton Marsalis
Mar 15, 2011
E283Meghan Linsey, Joshua Scott Jones, Ed O'Neill
Mar 16, 2011
E284Clive Davis, Lawrence Goldstone
Mar 17, 2011
E285Smokey Robinson
Mar 18, 2011
E286Hisham Matar
Mar 21, 2011
E287Eve Ensler, Hitoshi Abe
Mar 22, 2011
E288Biz Stone
Mar 23, 2011
E289Julian Schnabel, Richard Haass
Mar 24, 2011
E290T.C. Boyle, Anne Heche
Mar 25, 2011
E291Gov. Mitch Daniels, Ted Danson
Mar 28, 2011
E292Michelle Rhee
Mar 29, 2011
E293Jeffrey Tambor
Mar 30, 2011
E294Bethany Hamilton, AnnaSophia Robb
Mar 31, 2011
E295Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Apr 1, 2011
E1Episode 1
Dec 23, 2013
Kenny Loggins.
E2Episode 2
Dec 24, 2013
Joshua Bell.
E3Episode 3
Jan 9, 2014
Dr. Benjamin Barber; Mary McDonnell.
E4Episode 4
Jan 13, 2014
Sociologist Michael Kimmel ("Angry White Men").
E5Episode 5
Jan 14, 2014
Barkhad Abdi; Lupita Nyong'o.
E6Episode 6
Jan 15, 2014
Bruce Dern.
E7Episode 7
Jan 16, 2014
Don Cheadle.
E8Episode 8
Jan 17, 2014
Kenneth Branagh.
E9Episode 9
Jan 20, 2014
Part 1 of 2. "MLK: A Call to Conscience."
E10Episode 10
Jan 21, 2014
Conclusion. "MLK: A Call to Conscience."
E11Episode 11
Jan 22, 2014
Julie Delpy; Robert Hilburn.
E12Episode 12
Jan 23, 2014
Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Gloria Gaynor.
E13Episode 13
Jan 24, 2014
Itzhak Perlman.
E14Episode 14
Jan 27, 2014
L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti; Chideo founder Todd Wagner.
E15Episode 15
Jan 28, 2014
Chita Rivera.
E16Episode 16
Jan 29, 2014
Teller; violinist Hilary Hahn.
E17Episode 17
Jan 30, 2014
Writer Samuel G. Freedman and former NFL quarterback James "Shack" Harris.
E18Episode 18
Jan 31, 2014
Tavis talks with Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist Angélique Kidjo.
E19Episode 19
Feb 3, 2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) is remembered.
E20Episode 20
Feb 4, 2014
International law expert Edwin Smith (USC); Béla Fleck.
E21Episode 21
Feb 5, 2014
Dr. Alvaro Huerta; Shelby Lynne.
E22Episode 22
Feb 6, 2014
Part 1 of 2 with Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.
E23Episode 23
Feb 7, 2014
Conclusion. Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.
E24Episode 24
Feb 10, 2014
Jamie Lee Curtis.
E25Episode 25
Feb 11, 2014
Disney animator Floyd Norman.
E26Episode 26
Feb 12, 2014
David Hyde Pierce.
E27Episode 27
Feb 13, 2014
Chiwetel Ejiofor.
E28Episode 28
Feb 14, 2014
Tavis talks with Joel Kinnaman and Joy Bryant.
E29Episode 29
Feb 17, 2014
Tavis talks with P.J. O'Rourke and Amel Larrieux.
E30Episode 30
Feb 18, 2014
Will Forte; Earl Klugh.
E31Episode 31
Feb 19, 2014
Robert Greenwald; Dianne Reeves.
E32Episode 32
Feb 20, 2014
Toni Braxton and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
E33Episode 33
Feb 21, 2014
Sam Polk (founder, Groceryships); Rhea Perlman.
E34Episode 34
Feb 24, 2014
USC professor Robert English on the crisis in Ukraine. Also: actor and writer Steve Coogan.
E35Episode 35
Feb 25, 2014
Harry Lennix.
E36Episode 36
Feb 26, 2014
Physician David B. Agus; actress Julianne Nicholson.
E37Episode 37
Feb 27, 2014
Forest Whitaker.
E38Episode 38
Feb 28, 2014
A 2014 Academy Awards preview, featuring Oscar-nominated guests.
E39Episode 39
Mar 3, 2014
Alicia Keys; Herb Alpert.
E40Episode 40
Mar 4, 2014
Esa-Pekka Salonen; Wayne Shorter.
E41Episode 41
Mar 5, 2014
Gregory Porter; Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite.
E42Episode 42
Mar 6, 2014
Emeli Sandé; Robert Randolph.
E43Episode 43
Mar 7, 2014
Tavis talks with Lawrence Brownlee and Shemekia Copeland.
E44Episode 44
Mar 10, 2014
Scott Adams; Edwidge Danticat.
E45Episode 45
Mar 11, 2014
Tavis talks with Eric Schlosser and Brian Jay Jones.
E46Episode 46
Mar 12, 2014
Tavis talks with T.C. Boyle and Rick Najera.
E47Episode 47
Mar 13, 2014
M. Night Shyamalan; Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
E48Episode 48
Mar 14, 2014
Teller; Robert Hilburn.
E49Episode 49
Mar 17, 2014
The allegation that the CIA searched Senate computers is discussed. Also: Marlee Matlin.
E50Episode 50
Mar 18, 2014
Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman ("Harmony").
E51Episode 51
Mar 19, 2014
Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert ("The Sixth Extinction"); comedian Greg Edwards.
E52Episode 52
Mar 20, 2014
Author Peniel E. Joseph ("Stokely: A Life"); Martina McBride.
E53Episode 53
Mar 21, 2014
Tim Conway.
E54Episode 54
Mar 24, 2014
Bruce Jones (Brookings Institution); Dulé Hill and James Roday ("Pysch").
E55Episode 55
Mar 25, 2014
Robert Reich; Benmont Tench.
E56Episode 56
Mar 26, 2014
Errol Morris; Ledisi.
E57Episode 57
Mar 27, 2014
Author Shyima Hall ("Hidden Girl").
E58Episode 58
Mar 28, 2014
Author Miriam Pawel ("The Crusades of Cesar Chavez"); Stanley Jordan.
E59Episode 59
Mar 31, 2014
Immigration issues are discussed with undocumented activist Erika Andiola and Marielena Hincapié? (National Immigration Law Center). Also: Nathan East.
E60Episode 60
Mar 31, 2014
Author Clay Risen ("The Bill of the Century").
E61Episode 61
Apr 1, 2014
Author Saladin Ambar ("Malcolm X at Oxford Union"); Zucchero Fornaciari.
E62Episode 62
Apr 3, 2014
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.
E63Episode 63
Apr 7, 2014
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (Council on Foreign Relations); hip-hop music artist Christylez Bacon.
E64Episode 64
Apr 8, 2014
David Crosby.
E65Episode 65
Apr 9, 2014
Frank Langella.
E66Episode 66
Apr 10, 2014
Sociologist Katherine S. Newman ("The Accordion Family"); composer Hafez Nazeri.
E67Episode 67
Apr 11, 2014
Stewart Copeland.
E68Episode 68
Apr 14, 2014
Ken Burns.
E69Episode 69
Apr 15, 2014
Rosanne Cash.
E70Episode 70
Apr 16, 2014
Ed Catmull (Disney and Pixar Animation Studios); Tatiana Maslany.
E71Episode 71
Apr 17, 2014
Jackie Collins.
E72Episode 72
Apr 18, 2014
Environmental scientist Ken Caldeira (Stanford); author Philip Yancey ("The Jesus I Never Knew").
E73Episode 73
Apr 21, 2014
The crisis in Ukraine is discussed with Robert English (USC School of International Relations). Also: Daniel Beaty.
E74Episode 74
Apr 22, 2014
Tavis talks with Economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and Ian Somerhalder.
E75Episode 75
Apr 23, 2014
Nas.
E76Episode 76
Apr 24, 2014
Author Barbara Ehrenreich ("Living With a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth About Everything"}.
E77Episode 77
Apr 25, 2014
Economist William Easterly; L.A. Opera music director James Conlon.
E78Episode 78
Apr 28, 2014
Mikhail Baryshnikov.
E79Episode 79
Apr 29, 2014
Larry King.
E80Episode 80
Apr 30, 2014
Robin Roberts.
E81Episode 81
May 1, 2014
Author Sylvia Longmire ("Border Insecurity"); Harry Hamlin.
E82Episode 82
May 2, 2014
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.
E83Episode 83
May 5, 2014
Sen. Bernie Sanders (Ind.-Vt.); Carla Bruni.
E85Episode 85
May 7, 2014
Vermont governor Peter Shumlin; Ken Cook (Environmental Working Group).
E86Episode 86
May 8, 2014
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.); Hugh Dancy.
E88Episode 88
May 12, 2014
Ralph Nader; John Slattery.
E89Episode 89
May 13, 2014
Journalist Jonathan M. Katz ("The Big Truck That Went By"); Connie Britton.
E90Episode 90
May 14, 2014
Barbara Walters; Maurice Hines.
E91Episode 91
May 15, 2014
Part 1 of 2. Mel Brooks.
E92Episode 92
May 16, 2014
Conclusion. Mel Brooks.
E93Episode 93
May 19, 2014
The abducted girls in Nigeria are discussed with journalist Omoyele Sowore and Amber Khan (Women for Women International).
E94Episode 94
May 20, 2014
Renée Fleming.
E95Episode 95
May 21, 2014
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); Jim Parsons.
E96Episode 96
May 22, 2014
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); Jon Favreau.
E97Episode 97
May 23, 2014
"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner.
E98Episode 98
May 26, 2014
David Goodman (Andrew Goodman Foundation).
E99Episode 99
May 27, 2014
Author Nell Bernstein ("Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison"); Ed O'Neill.
E100Episode 100
May 28, 2014
A tribute to Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Also: Ziggy Marley.
E101Episode 101
May 29, 2014
A tribute to Maya Angelou (1928-2014).
E102Episode 102
May 30, 2014
Arianna Huffington; Brian Culbertson.
E103Episode 103
Jun 2, 2014
Elizabeth Kolbert ("The Sixth Extinction"); Daniel Beaty.
E104Episode 104
Jun 3, 2014
Ed Catmull (Pixar Animation Studios); Marlee Matlin.
E105Episode 105
Jun 4, 2014
Ken Cook (Environmental Working Group); Earl Klugh.
E106Episode 106
Jun 5, 2014
Peniel E. Joseph ("Stokely: A Life"); Tatiana Maslany.
E107Episode 107
Jun 6, 2014
James Conlon; Ledisi.
E108Episode 108
Jun 9, 2014
Immigration reform is discussed with Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Cal.) and Jersey Vargas, a 10-year-old California girl whose father faces deportation.
E109Episode 109
Jun 10, 2014
Allison Janney.
E110Episode 110
Jun 11, 2014
Dr. David B. Agus; Clark Gregg.
E111Episode 111
Jun 12, 2014
A tribute to Ruby Dee (1922-2014).
E112Episode 112
Jun 13, 2014
Rob and Carl Reiner.
E113Episode 113
Jun 16, 2014
Former senator Joseph Lieberman; Toni Braxton.
E114Episode 114
Jun 17, 2014
Tavis talks with Sebastian Junger and Carol Leifer.
E115Episode 115
Jun 18, 2014
Author Nomi Prins ("All the Presidents' Bankers"); Noah Wyle.
E116Episode 116
Jun 19, 2014
Educator-civil rights activist Bob Moses; documentarian Stanley Nelson ("Freedom Summer").
E117Episode 117
Jun 20, 2014
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.
E118Episode 118
Jun 23, 2014
Sociologist Jennifer Lee (UC Irvine); John Lloyd Young.
E119Episode 119
Jun 24, 2014
Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers.
E120Episode 120
Jun 25, 2014
C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb.
E121Episode 121
Jun 26, 2014
Paul Rieckhoff (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America); bluesman Robert Cray.
E122Episode 122
Jun 27, 2014
Dancer Charles "Lil Buck" Riley.
E123Episode 123
Jun 30, 2014
Tavis talks with Ron Capps, founder of the Veterans Writing Project, and with 10-time Grammy-winning trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval.
E124Episode 124
Jul 1, 2014
Tavis talks with six-time Emmy-nominated British actor and musician Hugh Laurie.
E125Episode 125
Jul 2, 2014
Tavis talks with best-selling authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner and with an original Dreamgirl, Jennifer Holliday.
E126Episode 126
Jul 3, 2014
Tavis talks with former astronaut Buzz Aldrin and with Chaz Ebert about the documentary on her late husband, entitled Life Itself.
E127Episode 127
Jul 4, 2014
Tavis talks with Michael Levi and Elizabeth Economy about their text on China and with award-winning singer-songwriter Yuna.
E128Episode 128
Jul 7, 2014
Law professor Melissa Murray; Jason Biggs.
E129Episode 129
Jul 8, 2014
Beau Bridges.
E131Episode 131
Jul 10, 2014
Journalist Alex Tizon ("Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self"); Sister Simone Campbell, the executive director of NETWORK.
E132Episode 132
Jul 11, 2014
Neurologist Stanley B. Prusiner ("Madness and Memory"); Demián Bichir.
Storyline
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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