Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley: Season 11

  • Premiered Dec 23, 2013
  • 129 episodes

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Episodes

  1. 1. Episode 1

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    Kenny Loggins.

  2. 2. Episode 2

    · 30m

    Joshua Bell.

  3. 3. Episode 3

    · 30m

    Dr. Benjamin Barber; Mary McDonnell.

  4. 4. Episode 4

    · 30m

    Sociologist Michael Kimmel ("Angry White Men").

  5. 5. Episode 5

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    Barkhad Abdi; Lupita Nyong'o.

  6. 6. Episode 6

    · 30m

    Bruce Dern.

  7. 7. Episode 7

    · 30m

    Don Cheadle.

  8. 8. Episode 8

    · 30m

    Kenneth Branagh.

  9. 9. Episode 9

    · 30m

    Part 1 of 2. "MLK: A Call to Conscience."

  10. 10. Episode 10

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    Conclusion. "MLK: A Call to Conscience."

  11. 11. Episode 11

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    Julie Delpy; Robert Hilburn.

  12. 12. Episode 12

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    Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Gloria Gaynor.

  13. 13. Episode 13

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    Itzhak Perlman.

  14. 14. Episode 14

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    L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti; Chideo founder Todd Wagner.

  15. 15. Episode 15

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    Chita Rivera.

  16. 16. Episode 16

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    Teller; violinist Hilary Hahn.

  17. 17. Episode 17

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    Writer Samuel G. Freedman and former NFL quarterback James "Shack" Harris.

  18. 18. Episode 18

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    Tavis talks with Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist Angélique Kidjo.

  19. 19. Episode 19

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    Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) is remembered.

  20. 20. Episode 20

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    International law expert Edwin Smith (USC); Béla Fleck.

  21. 21. Episode 21

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    Dr. Alvaro Huerta; Shelby Lynne.

  22. 22. Episode 22

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    Part 1 of 2 with Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.

  23. 23. Episode 23

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    Conclusion. Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.

  24. 24. Episode 24

    · 30m

    Jamie Lee Curtis.

  25. 25. Episode 25

    · 30m

    Disney animator Floyd Norman.

  26. 26. Episode 26

    · 30m

    David Hyde Pierce.

  27. 27. Episode 27

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    Chiwetel Ejiofor.

  28. 28. Episode 28

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    Tavis talks with Joel Kinnaman and Joy Bryant.

  29. 29. Episode 29

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    Tavis talks with P.J. O'Rourke and Amel Larrieux.

  30. 30. Episode 30

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    Will Forte; Earl Klugh.

  31. 31. Episode 31

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    Robert Greenwald; Dianne Reeves.

  32. 32. Episode 32

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    Toni Braxton and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

  33. 33. Episode 33

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    Sam Polk (founder, Groceryships); Rhea Perlman.

  34. 34. Episode 34

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    USC professor Robert English on the crisis in Ukraine. Also: actor and writer Steve Coogan.

  35. 35. Episode 35

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    Harry Lennix.

  36. 36. Episode 36

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    Physician David B. Agus; actress Julianne Nicholson.

  37. 37. Episode 37

    · 30m

    Forest Whitaker.

  38. 38. Episode 38

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    A 2014 Academy Awards preview, featuring Oscar-nominated guests.

  39. 39. Episode 39

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    Alicia Keys; Herb Alpert.

  40. 40. Episode 40

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    Esa-Pekka Salonen; Wayne Shorter.

  41. 41. Episode 41

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    Gregory Porter; Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite.

  42. 42. Episode 42

    · 30m

    Emeli Sandé; Robert Randolph.

  43. 43. Episode 43

    · 30m

    Tavis talks with Lawrence Brownlee and Shemekia Copeland.

  44. 44. Episode 44

    · 30m

    Scott Adams; Edwidge Danticat.

  45. 45. Episode 45

    · 30m

    Tavis talks with Eric Schlosser and Brian Jay Jones.

  46. 46. Episode 46

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    Tavis talks with T.C. Boyle and Rick Najera.

  47. 47. Episode 47

    · 30m

    M. Night Shyamalan; Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

  48. 48. Episode 48

    · 30m

    Teller; Robert Hilburn.

  49. 49. Episode 49

    · 30m

    The allegation that the CIA searched Senate computers is discussed. Also: Marlee Matlin.

  50. 50. Episode 50

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    Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman ("Harmony").

  51. 51. Episode 51

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    Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert ("The Sixth Extinction"); comedian Greg Edwards.

  52. 52. Episode 52

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    Author Peniel E. Joseph ("Stokely: A Life"); Martina McBride.

  53. 53. Episode 53

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    Tim Conway.

  54. 54. Episode 54

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    Bruce Jones (Brookings Institution); Dulé Hill and James Roday ("Pysch").

  55. 55. Episode 55

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    Robert Reich; Benmont Tench.

  56. 56. Episode 56

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    Errol Morris; Ledisi.

  57. 57. Episode 57

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    Author Shyima Hall ("Hidden Girl").

  58. 58. Episode 58

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    Author Miriam Pawel ("The Crusades of Cesar Chavez"); Stanley Jordan.

  59. 59. Episode 59

    · 30m

    Immigration issues are discussed with undocumented activist Erika Andiola and Marielena Hincapié? (National Immigration Law Center). Also: Nathan East.

  60. 60. Episode 60

    · 30m

    Author Clay Risen ("The Bill of the Century").

  61. 61. Episode 61

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    Author Saladin Ambar ("Malcolm X at Oxford Union"); Zucchero Fornaciari.

  62. 62. Episode 62

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    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.

  63. 63. Episode 63

    · 30m

    Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (Council on Foreign Relations); hip-hop music artist Christylez Bacon.

  64. 64. Episode 64

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    David Crosby.

  65. 65. Episode 65

    · 30m

    Frank Langella.

  66. 66. Episode 66

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    Sociologist Katherine S. Newman ("The Accordion Family"); composer Hafez Nazeri.

  67. 67. Episode 67

    · 30m

    Stewart Copeland.

  68. 68. Episode 68

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    Ken Burns.

  69. 69. Episode 69

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    Rosanne Cash.

  70. 70. Episode 70

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    Ed Catmull (Disney and Pixar Animation Studios); Tatiana Maslany.

  71. 71. Episode 71

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    Jackie Collins.

  72. 72. Episode 72

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    Environmental scientist Ken Caldeira (Stanford); author Philip Yancey ("The Jesus I Never Knew").

  73. 73. Episode 73

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    The crisis in Ukraine is discussed with Robert English (USC School of International Relations). Also: Daniel Beaty.

  74. 74. Episode 74

    · 30m

    Tavis talks with Economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and Ian Somerhalder.

  75. 75. Episode 75

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    Nas.

  76. 76. Episode 76

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    Author Barbara Ehrenreich ("Living With a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth About Everything"}.

  77. 77. Episode 77

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    Economist William Easterly; L.A. Opera music director James Conlon.

  78. 78. Episode 78

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    Mikhail Baryshnikov.

  79. 79. Episode 79

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    Larry King.

  80. 80. Episode 80

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    Robin Roberts.

  81. 81. Episode 81

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    Author Sylvia Longmire ("Border Insecurity"); Harry Hamlin.

  82. 82. Episode 82

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    Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.

  83. 83. Episode 83

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    Sen. Bernie Sanders (Ind.-Vt.); Carla Bruni.

  84. 85. Episode 85

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    Vermont governor Peter Shumlin; Ken Cook (Environmental Working Group).

  85. 86. Episode 86

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    Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.); Hugh Dancy.

  86. 88. Episode 88

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    Ralph Nader; John Slattery.

  87. 89. Episode 89

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    Journalist Jonathan M. Katz ("The Big Truck That Went By"); Connie Britton.

  88. 90. Episode 90

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    Barbara Walters; Maurice Hines.

  89. 91. Episode 91

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    Part 1 of 2. Mel Brooks.

  90. 92. Episode 92

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    Conclusion. Mel Brooks.

  91. 93. Episode 93

    · 30m

    The abducted girls in Nigeria are discussed with journalist Omoyele Sowore and Amber Khan (Women for Women International).

  92. 94. Episode 94

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    Renée Fleming.

  93. 95. Episode 95

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    Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); Jim Parsons.

  94. 96. Episode 96

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    Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); Jon Favreau.

  95. 97. Episode 97

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    "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner.

  96. 98. Episode 98

    · 30m

    David Goodman (Andrew Goodman Foundation).

  97. 99. Episode 99

    · 30m

    Author Nell Bernstein ("Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison"); Ed O'Neill.

  98. 100. Episode 100

    · 30m

    A tribute to Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Also: Ziggy Marley.

  99. 101. Episode 101

    · 30m

    A tribute to Maya Angelou (1928-2014).

  100. 102. Episode 102

    · 30m

    Arianna Huffington; Brian Culbertson.

  101. 103. Episode 103

    · 30m

    Elizabeth Kolbert ("The Sixth Extinction"); Daniel Beaty.

  102. 104. Episode 104

    · 30m

    Ed Catmull (Pixar Animation Studios); Marlee Matlin.

  103. 105. Episode 105

    · 30m

    Ken Cook (Environmental Working Group); Earl Klugh.

  104. 106. Episode 106

    · 30m

    Peniel E. Joseph ("Stokely: A Life"); Tatiana Maslany.

  105. 107. Episode 107

    · 30m

    James Conlon; Ledisi.

  106. 108. Episode 108

    · 30m

    Immigration reform is discussed with Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Cal.) and Jersey Vargas, a 10-year-old California girl whose father faces deportation.

  107. 109. Episode 109

    · 30m

    Allison Janney.

  108. 110. Episode 110

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    Dr. David B. Agus; Clark Gregg.

  109. 111. Episode 111

    · 30m

    A tribute to Ruby Dee (1922-2014).

  110. 112. Episode 112

    · 30m

    Rob and Carl Reiner.

  111. 113. Episode 113

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    Former senator Joseph Lieberman; Toni Braxton.

  112. 114. Episode 114

    · 30m

    Tavis talks with Sebastian Junger and Carol Leifer.

  113. 115. Episode 115

    · 30m

    Author Nomi Prins ("All the Presidents' Bankers"); Noah Wyle.

  114. 116. Episode 116

    · 30m

    Educator-civil rights activist Bob Moses; documentarian Stanley Nelson ("Freedom Summer").

  115. 117. Episode 117

    · 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.

  116. 118. Episode 118

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    Sociologist Jennifer Lee (UC Irvine); John Lloyd Young.

  117. 119. Episode 119

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    Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers.

  118. 120. Episode 120

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    C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb.

  119. 121. Episode 121

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    Paul Rieckhoff (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America); bluesman Robert Cray.

  120. 122. Episode 122

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    Dancer Charles "Lil Buck" Riley.

  121. 123. Episode 123

    · 30m

    Tavis talks with Ron Capps, founder of the Veterans Writing Project, and with 10-time Grammy-winning trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval.

  122. 124. Episode 124

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    Tavis talks with six-time Emmy-nominated British actor and musician Hugh Laurie.

  123. 125. Episode 125

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    Tavis talks with best-selling authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner and with an original Dreamgirl, Jennifer Holliday.

  124. 126. Episode 126

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    Tavis talks with former astronaut Buzz Aldrin and with Chaz Ebert about the documentary on her late husband, entitled Life Itself.

  125. 127. Episode 127

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    Tavis talks with Michael Levi and Elizabeth Economy about their text on China and with award-winning singer-songwriter Yuna.

  126. 128. Episode 128

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    Law professor Melissa Murray; Jason Biggs.

  127. 129. Episode 129

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    Beau Bridges.

  128. 131. Episode 131

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    Journalist Alex Tizon ("Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self"); Sister Simone Campbell, the executive director of NETWORK.

  129. 132. Episode 132

    · 30m

    Neurologist Stanley B. Prusiner ("Madness and Memory"); Demián Bichir.

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