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Tavis Smiley Season 11

December. 23,2013

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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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Tavis Smiley Season 11 Full Episode Guide

Episode 132 - Episode 132

First Aired: July. 11,2014

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

Episode 131 - Episode 131

First Aired: July. 10,2014

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

Episode 129 - Episode 129

First Aired: July. 08,2014

Beau Bridges.

Episode 128 - Episode 128

First Aired: July. 07,2014

Law professor Melissa Murray; Jason Biggs.

Episode 127 - Episode 127

First Aired: July. 04,2014

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

Episode 126 - Episode 126

First Aired: July. 03,2014

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

Episode 125 - Episode 125

First Aired: July. 02,2014

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

Episode 124 - Episode 124

First Aired: July. 01,2014

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

Episode 123 - Episode 123

First Aired: June. 30,2014

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

Episode 122 - Episode 122

First Aired: June. 27,2014

Dancer Charles "Lil Buck" Riley.

Episode 121 - Episode 121

First Aired: June. 26,2014

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

Episode 120 - Episode 120

First Aired: June. 25,2014

C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb.

Episode 119 - Episode 119

First Aired: June. 24,2014

Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers.

Episode 118 - Episode 118

First Aired: June. 23,2014

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

Episode 117 - Episode 117

First Aired: June. 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.

Episode 116 - Episode 116

First Aired: June. 19,2014

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

Episode 115 - Episode 115

First Aired: June. 18,2014

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

Episode 114 - Episode 114

First Aired: June. 17,2014

Tavis talks with Sebastian Junger and Carol Leifer.

Episode 113 - Episode 113

First Aired: June. 16,2014

Former senator Joseph Lieberman; Toni Braxton.

Episode 112 - Episode 112

First Aired: June. 13,2014

Rob and Carl Reiner.

Episode 111 - Episode 111

First Aired: June. 12,2014

A tribute to Ruby Dee (1922-2014).

Episode 110 - Episode 110

First Aired: June. 11,2014

Dr. David B. Agus; Clark Gregg.

Episode 109 - Episode 109

First Aired: June. 10,2014

Allison Janney.

Episode 108 - Episode 108

First Aired: June. 09,2014

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

Episode 107 - Episode 107

First Aired: June. 06,2014

James Conlon; Ledisi.

Episode 106 - Episode 106

First Aired: June. 05,2014

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

Episode 105 - Episode 105

First Aired: June. 04,2014

Ken Cook (Environmental Working Group); Earl Klugh.

Episode 104 - Episode 104

First Aired: June. 03,2014

Ed Catmull (Pixar Animation Studios); Marlee Matlin.

Episode 103 - Episode 103

First Aired: June. 02,2014

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

Episode 102 - Episode 102

First Aired: May. 30,2014

Arianna Huffington; Brian Culbertson.

Episode 101 - Episode 101

First Aired: May. 29,2014

A tribute to Maya Angelou (1928-2014).

Episode 100 - Episode 100

First Aired: May. 28,2014

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

Episode 99 - Episode 99

First Aired: May. 27,2014

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

Episode 98 - Episode 98

First Aired: May. 26,2014

David Goodman (Andrew Goodman Foundation).

Episode 97 - Episode 97

First Aired: May. 23,2014

"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner.

Episode 96 - Episode 96

First Aired: May. 22,2014

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

Episode 95 - Episode 95

First Aired: May. 21,2014

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

Episode 94 - Episode 94

First Aired: May. 20,2014

Renée Fleming.

Episode 93 - Episode 93

First Aired: May. 19,2014

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

Episode 92 - Episode 92

First Aired: May. 16,2014

Conclusion. Mel Brooks.

Episode 91 - Episode 91

First Aired: May. 15,2014

Part 1 of 2. Mel Brooks.

Episode 90 - Episode 90

First Aired: May. 14,2014

Barbara Walters; Maurice Hines.

Episode 89 - Episode 89

First Aired: May. 13,2014

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

Episode 88 - Episode 88

First Aired: May. 12,2014

Ralph Nader; John Slattery.

Episode 86 - Episode 86

First Aired: May. 08,2014

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

Episode 85 - Episode 85

First Aired: May. 07,2014

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

Episode 83 - Episode 83

First Aired: May. 05,2014

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

Episode 82 - Episode 82

First Aired: May. 02,2014

Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.

Episode 81 - Episode 81

First Aired: May. 01,2014

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

Episode 80 - Episode 80

First Aired: April. 30,2014

Robin Roberts.

Episode 79 - Episode 79

First Aired: April. 29,2014

Larry King.

Episode 78 - Episode 78

First Aired: April. 28,2014

Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Episode 77 - Episode 77

First Aired: April. 25,2014

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

Episode 76 - Episode 76

First Aired: April. 24,2014

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

Episode 75 - Episode 75

First Aired: April. 23,2014

Nas.

Episode 74 - Episode 74

First Aired: April. 22,2014

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

Episode 73 - Episode 73

First Aired: April. 21,2014

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

Episode 72 - Episode 72

First Aired: April. 18,2014

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

Episode 71 - Episode 71

First Aired: April. 17,2014

Jackie Collins.

Episode 70 - Episode 70

First Aired: April. 16,2014

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

Episode 69 - Episode 69

First Aired: April. 15,2014

Rosanne Cash.

Episode 68 - Episode 68

First Aired: April. 14,2014

Ken Burns.

Episode 67 - Episode 67

First Aired: April. 11,2014

Stewart Copeland.

Episode 66 - Episode 66

First Aired: April. 10,2014

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

Episode 65 - Episode 65

First Aired: April. 09,2014

Frank Langella.

Episode 64 - Episode 64

First Aired: April. 08,2014

David Crosby.

Episode 63 - Episode 63

First Aired: April. 07,2014

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

Episode 62 - Episode 62

First Aired: April. 03,2014

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.

Episode 61 - Episode 61

First Aired: April. 01,2014

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

Episode 60 - Episode 60

First Aired: March. 31,2014

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

Episode 59 - Episode 59

First Aired: March. 31,2014

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

Episode 58 - Episode 58

First Aired: March. 28,2014

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

Episode 57 - Episode 57

First Aired: March. 27,2014

Author Shyima Hall ("Hidden Girl").

Episode 56 - Episode 56

First Aired: March. 26,2014

Errol Morris; Ledisi.

Episode 55 - Episode 55

First Aired: March. 25,2014

Robert Reich; Benmont Tench.

Episode 54 - Episode 54

First Aired: March. 24,2014

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

Episode 53 - Episode 53

First Aired: March. 21,2014

Tim Conway.

Episode 52 - Episode 52

First Aired: March. 20,2014

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

Episode 51 - Episode 51

First Aired: March. 19,2014

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

Episode 50 - Episode 50

First Aired: March. 18,2014

Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman ("Harmony").

Episode 49 - Episode 49

First Aired: March. 17,2014

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

Episode 48 - Episode 48

First Aired: March. 14,2014

Teller; Robert Hilburn.

Episode 47 - Episode 47

First Aired: March. 13,2014

M. Night Shyamalan; Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Episode 46 - Episode 46

First Aired: March. 12,2014

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

Episode 45 - Episode 45

First Aired: March. 11,2014

Tavis talks with Eric Schlosser and Brian Jay Jones.

Episode 44 - Episode 44

First Aired: March. 10,2014

Scott Adams; Edwidge Danticat.

Episode 43 - Episode 43

First Aired: March. 07,2014

Tavis talks with Lawrence Brownlee and Shemekia Copeland.

Episode 42 - Episode 42

First Aired: March. 06,2014

Emeli Sandé; Robert Randolph.

Episode 41 - Episode 41

First Aired: March. 05,2014

Gregory Porter; Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite.

Episode 40 - Episode 40

First Aired: March. 04,2014

Esa-Pekka Salonen; Wayne Shorter.

Episode 39 - Episode 39

First Aired: March. 03,2014

Alicia Keys; Herb Alpert.

Episode 38 - Episode 38

First Aired: February. 28,2014

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

Episode 37 - Episode 37

First Aired: February. 27,2014

Forest Whitaker.

Episode 36 - Episode 36

First Aired: February. 26,2014

Physician David B. Agus; actress Julianne Nicholson.

Episode 35 - Episode 35

First Aired: February. 25,2014

Harry Lennix.

Episode 34 - Episode 34

First Aired: February. 24,2014

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

Episode 33 - Episode 33

First Aired: February. 21,2014

Sam Polk (founder, Groceryships); Rhea Perlman.

Episode 32 - Episode 32

First Aired: February. 20,2014

Toni Braxton and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

Episode 31 - Episode 31

First Aired: February. 19,2014

Robert Greenwald; Dianne Reeves.

Episode 30 - Episode 30

First Aired: February. 18,2014

Will Forte; Earl Klugh.

Episode 29 - Episode 29

First Aired: February. 17,2014

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

Episode 28 - Episode 28

First Aired: February. 14,2014

Tavis talks with Joel Kinnaman and Joy Bryant.

Episode 27 - Episode 27

First Aired: February. 13,2014

Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Episode 26 - Episode 26

First Aired: February. 12,2014

David Hyde Pierce.

Episode 25 - Episode 25

First Aired: February. 11,2014

Disney animator Floyd Norman.

Episode 24 - Episode 24

First Aired: February. 10,2014

Jamie Lee Curtis.

Episode 23 - Episode 23

First Aired: February. 07,2014

Conclusion. Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.

Episode 22 - Episode 22

First Aired: February. 06,2014

Part 1 of 2 with Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.

Episode 21 - Episode 21

First Aired: February. 05,2014

Dr. Alvaro Huerta; Shelby Lynne.

Episode 20 - Episode 20

First Aired: February. 04,2014

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

Episode 19 - Episode 19

First Aired: February. 03,2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) is remembered.

Episode 18 - Episode 18

First Aired: January. 31,2014

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

Episode 17 - Episode 17

First Aired: January. 30,2014

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

Episode 16 - Episode 16

First Aired: January. 29,2014

Teller; violinist Hilary Hahn.

Episode 15 - Episode 15

First Aired: January. 28,2014

Chita Rivera.

Episode 14 - Episode 14

First Aired: January. 27,2014

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

Episode 13 - Episode 13

First Aired: January. 24,2014

Itzhak Perlman.

Episode 12 - Episode 12

First Aired: January. 23,2014

Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Gloria Gaynor.

Episode 11 - Episode 11

First Aired: January. 22,2014

Julie Delpy; Robert Hilburn.

Episode 10 - Episode 10

First Aired: January. 21,2014

Conclusion. "MLK: A Call to Conscience."

Episode 9 - Episode 9

First Aired: January. 20,2014

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

Episode 8 - Episode 8

First Aired: January. 17,2014

Kenneth Branagh.

Episode 7 - Episode 7

First Aired: January. 16,2014

Don Cheadle.

Episode 6 - Episode 6

First Aired: January. 15,2014

Bruce Dern.

Episode 5 - Episode 5

First Aired: January. 14,2014

Barkhad Abdi; Lupita Nyong'o.

Episode 4 - Episode 4

First Aired: January. 13,2014

Sociologist Michael Kimmel ("Angry White Men").

Episode 3 - Episode 3

First Aired: January. 09,2014

Dr. Benjamin Barber; Mary McDonnell.

Episode 2 - Episode 2

First Aired: December. 24,2013

Joshua Bell.

Episode 1 - Episode 1

First Aired: December. 23,2013

Kenny Loggins.

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