Tavis Smiley
Self - Host
Tavis Smiley (2004)
Season 11
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.
Released Jan. 5, 2004
Episode 30 min
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Keywords: imdb.guest, imdb.current-events, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.tavis-smiley, imdb.newsperson-name-as-series-title, imdb.two-word-series-title, imdb.interview + 2 more, imdb.2000s, imdb.2010s
Production Companies: The Smiley Group
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S11E1 - Episode 1
Kenny Loggins.
Dec. 23, 2013, midnight
S11E2 - Episode 2
Joshua Bell.
Dec. 24, 2013, midnight
S11E3 - Episode 3
Dr. Benjamin Barber; Mary McDonnell.
Jan. 9, 2014, midnight
S11E4 - Episode 4
Sociologist Michael Kimmel ("Angry White Men").
Jan. 13, 2014, midnight
S11E5 - Episode 5
Barkhad Abdi; Lupita Nyong'o.
Jan. 14, 2014, midnight
S11E6 - Episode 6
Bruce Dern.
Jan. 15, 2014, midnight
S11E7 - Episode 7
Don Cheadle.
Jan. 16, 2014, midnight
S11E8 - Episode 8
Kenneth Branagh.
Jan. 17, 2014, midnight
S11E9 - Episode 9
Part 1 of 2. "MLK: A Call to Conscience."
Jan. 20, 2014, midnight
S11E10 - Episode 10
Conclusion. "MLK: A Call to Conscience."
Jan. 21, 2014, midnight
S11E11 - Episode 11
Julie Delpy; Robert Hilburn.
Jan. 22, 2014, midnight
S11E12 - Episode 12
Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Gloria Gaynor.
Jan. 23, 2014, midnight
S11E13 - Episode 13
Itzhak Perlman.
Jan. 24, 2014, midnight
S11E14 - Episode 14
L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti; Chideo founder Todd Wagner.
Jan. 27, 2014, midnight
S11E15 - Episode 15
Chita Rivera.
Jan. 28, 2014, midnight
S11E16 - Episode 16
Teller; violinist Hilary Hahn.
Jan. 29, 2014, midnight
S11E17 - Episode 17
Writer Samuel G. Freedman and former NFL quarterback James "Shack" Harris.
Jan. 30, 2014, midnight
S11E18 - Episode 18
Tavis talks with Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist Angélique Kidjo.
Jan. 31, 2014, midnight
S11E19 - Episode 19
Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) is remembered.
Feb. 3, 2014, midnight
S11E20 - Episode 20
International law expert Edwin Smith (USC); Béla Fleck.
Feb. 4, 2014, midnight
S11E21 - Episode 21
Dr. Alvaro Huerta; Shelby Lynne.
Feb. 5, 2014, midnight
S11E22 - Episode 22
Part 1 of 2 with Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.
Feb. 6, 2014, midnight
S11E23 - Episode 23
Conclusion. Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.
Feb. 7, 2014, midnight
S11E24 - Episode 24
Jamie Lee Curtis.
Feb. 10, 2014, midnight
S11E25 - Episode 25
Disney animator Floyd Norman.
Feb. 11, 2014, midnight
S11E26 - Episode 26
David Hyde Pierce.
Feb. 12, 2014, midnight
S11E27 - Episode 27
Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Feb. 13, 2014, midnight
S11E28 - Episode 28
Tavis talks with Joel Kinnaman and Joy Bryant.
Feb. 14, 2014, midnight
S11E29 - Episode 29
Tavis talks with P.J. O'Rourke and Amel Larrieux.
Feb. 17, 2014, midnight
S11E30 - Episode 30
Will Forte; Earl Klugh.
Feb. 18, 2014, midnight
S11E31 - Episode 31
Robert Greenwald; Dianne Reeves.
Feb. 19, 2014, midnight
S11E32 - Episode 32
Toni Braxton and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
Feb. 20, 2014, midnight
S11E33 - Episode 33
Sam Polk (founder, Groceryships); Rhea Perlman.
Feb. 21, 2014, midnight
S11E34 - Episode 34
USC professor Robert English on the crisis in Ukraine. Also: actor and writer Steve Coogan.
Feb. 24, 2014, midnight
S11E35 - Episode 35
Harry Lennix.
Feb. 25, 2014, midnight
S11E36 - Episode 36
Physician David B. Agus; actress Julianne Nicholson.
Feb. 26, 2014, midnight
S11E37 - Episode 37
Forest Whitaker.
Feb. 27, 2014, midnight
S11E38 - Episode 38
A 2014 Academy Awards preview, featuring Oscar-nominated guests.
Feb. 28, 2014, midnight
S11E39 - Episode 39
Alicia Keys; Herb Alpert.
March 3, 2014, midnight
S11E40 - Episode 40
Esa-Pekka Salonen; Wayne Shorter.
March 4, 2014, midnight
S11E41 - Episode 41
Gregory Porter; Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite.
March 5, 2014, midnight
S11E42 - Episode 42
Emeli Sandé; Robert Randolph.
March 6, 2014, midnight
S11E43 - Episode 43
Tavis talks with Lawrence Brownlee and Shemekia Copeland.
March 7, 2014, midnight
S11E44 - Episode 44
Scott Adams; Edwidge Danticat.
March 10, 2014, midnight
S11E45 - Episode 45
Tavis talks with Eric Schlosser and Brian Jay Jones.
March 11, 2014, midnight
S11E46 - Episode 46
Tavis talks with T.C. Boyle and Rick Najera.
March 12, 2014, midnight
S11E47 - Episode 47
M. Night Shyamalan; Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
March 13, 2014, midnight
S11E48 - Episode 48
Teller; Robert Hilburn.
March 14, 2014, midnight
S11E49 - Episode 49
The allegation that the CIA searched Senate computers is discussed. Also: Marlee Matlin.
March 17, 2014, midnight
S11E50 - Episode 50
Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman ("Harmony").
March 18, 2014, midnight
S11E51 - Episode 51
Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert ("The Sixth Extinction"); comedian Greg Edwards.
March 19, 2014, midnight
S11E52 - Episode 52
Author Peniel E. Joseph ("Stokely: A Life"); Martina McBride.
March 20, 2014, midnight
S11E53 - Episode 53
Tim Conway.
March 21, 2014, midnight
S11E54 - Episode 54
Bruce Jones (Brookings Institution); Dulé Hill and James Roday ("Pysch").
March 24, 2014, midnight
S11E55 - Episode 55
Robert Reich; Benmont Tench.
March 25, 2014, midnight
S11E56 - Episode 56
Errol Morris; Ledisi.
March 26, 2014, midnight
S11E57 - Episode 57
Author Shyima Hall ("Hidden Girl").
March 27, 2014, midnight
S11E58 - Episode 58
Author Miriam Pawel ("The Crusades of Cesar Chavez"); Stanley Jordan.
March 28, 2014, midnight
S11E59 - Episode 59
Immigration issues are discussed with undocumented activist Erika Andiola and Marielena Hincapié? (National Immigration Law Center). Also: Nathan East.
March 31, 2014, midnight
S11E60 - Episode 60
Author Clay Risen ("The Bill of the Century").
March 31, 2014, midnight
S11E61 - Episode 61
Author Saladin Ambar ("Malcolm X at Oxford Union"); Zucchero Fornaciari.
April 1, 2014, midnight
S11E62 - Episode 62
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.
April 3, 2014, midnight
S11E63 - Episode 63
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (Council on Foreign Relations); hip-hop music artist Christylez Bacon.
April 7, 2014, midnight
S11E64 - Episode 64
David Crosby.
April 8, 2014, midnight
S11E65 - Episode 65
Frank Langella.
April 9, 2014, midnight
S11E66 - Episode 66
Sociologist Katherine S. Newman ("The Accordion Family"); composer Hafez Nazeri.
April 10, 2014, midnight
S11E67 - Episode 67
Stewart Copeland.
April 11, 2014, midnight
S11E68 - Episode 68
Ken Burns.
April 14, 2014, midnight
S11E69 - Episode 69
Rosanne Cash.
April 15, 2014, midnight
S11E70 - Episode 70
Ed Catmull (Disney and Pixar Animation Studios); Tatiana Maslany.
April 16, 2014, midnight
S11E71 - Episode 71
Jackie Collins.
April 17, 2014, midnight
S11E72 - Episode 72
Environmental scientist Ken Caldeira (Stanford); author Philip Yancey ("The Jesus I Never Knew").
April 18, 2014, midnight
S11E73 - Episode 73
The crisis in Ukraine is discussed with Robert English (USC School of International Relations). Also: Daniel Beaty.
April 21, 2014, midnight
S11E74 - Episode 74
Tavis talks with Economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and Ian Somerhalder.
April 22, 2014, midnight
S11E75 - Episode 75
Nas.
April 23, 2014, midnight
S11E76 - Episode 76
Author Barbara Ehrenreich ("Living With a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth About Everything"}.
April 24, 2014, midnight
S11E77 - Episode 77
Economist William Easterly; L.A. Opera music director James Conlon.
April 25, 2014, midnight
S11E78 - Episode 78
Mikhail Baryshnikov.
April 28, 2014, midnight
S11E79 - Episode 79
Larry King.
April 29, 2014, midnight
S11E80 - Episode 80
Robin Roberts.
April 30, 2014, midnight
S11E81 - Episode 81
Author Sylvia Longmire ("Border Insecurity"); Harry Hamlin.
May 1, 2014, midnight
S11E82 - Episode 82
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.
May 2, 2014, midnight
S11E83 - Episode 83
Sen. Bernie Sanders (Ind.-Vt.); Carla Bruni.
May 5, 2014, midnight
S11E85 - Episode 85
Vermont governor Peter Shumlin; Ken Cook (Environmental Working Group).
May 7, 2014, midnight
S11E86 - Episode 86
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.); Hugh Dancy.
May 8, 2014, midnight
S11E88 - Episode 88
Ralph Nader; John Slattery.
May 12, 2014, midnight
S11E89 - Episode 89
Journalist Jonathan M. Katz ("The Big Truck That Went By"); Connie Britton.
May 13, 2014, midnight
S11E90 - Episode 90
Barbara Walters; Maurice Hines.
May 14, 2014, midnight
S11E91 - Episode 91
Part 1 of 2. Mel Brooks.
May 15, 2014, midnight
S11E92 - Episode 92
Conclusion. Mel Brooks.
May 16, 2014, midnight
S11E93 - Episode 93
The abducted girls in Nigeria are discussed with journalist Omoyele Sowore and Amber Khan (Women for Women International).
May 19, 2014, midnight
S11E94 - Episode 94
Renée Fleming.
May 20, 2014, midnight
S11E95 - Episode 95
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); Jim Parsons.
May 21, 2014, midnight
S11E96 - Episode 96
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); Jon Favreau.
May 22, 2014, midnight
S11E97 - Episode 97
"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner.
May 23, 2014, midnight
S11E98 - Episode 98
David Goodman (Andrew Goodman Foundation).
May 26, 2014, midnight
S11E99 - Episode 99
Author Nell Bernstein ("Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison"); Ed O'Neill.
May 27, 2014, midnight
S11E100 - Episode 100
A tribute to Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Also: Ziggy Marley.
May 28, 2014, midnight
S11E101 - Episode 101
A tribute to Maya Angelou (1928-2014).
May 29, 2014, midnight
S11E102 - Episode 102
Arianna Huffington; Brian Culbertson.
May 30, 2014, midnight
S11E103 - Episode 103
Elizabeth Kolbert ("The Sixth Extinction"); Daniel Beaty.
June 2, 2014, midnight
S11E104 - Episode 104
Ed Catmull (Pixar Animation Studios); Marlee Matlin.
June 3, 2014, midnight
S11E105 - Episode 105
Ken Cook (Environmental Working Group); Earl Klugh.
June 4, 2014, midnight
S11E106 - Episode 106
Peniel E. Joseph ("Stokely: A Life"); Tatiana Maslany.
June 5, 2014, midnight
S11E107 - Episode 107
James Conlon; Ledisi.
June 6, 2014, midnight
S11E108 - Episode 108
Immigration reform is discussed with Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Cal.) and Jersey Vargas, a 10-year-old California girl whose father faces deportation.
June 9, 2014, midnight
S11E109 - Episode 109
Allison Janney.
June 10, 2014, midnight
S11E110 - Episode 110
Dr. David B. Agus; Clark Gregg.
June 11, 2014, midnight
S11E111 - Episode 111
A tribute to Ruby Dee (1922-2014).
June 12, 2014, midnight
S11E112 - Episode 112
Rob and Carl Reiner.
June 13, 2014, midnight
S11E113 - Episode 113
Former senator Joseph Lieberman; Toni Braxton.
June 16, 2014, midnight
S11E114 - Episode 114
Tavis talks with Sebastian Junger and Carol Leifer.
June 17, 2014, midnight
S11E115 - Episode 115
Author Nomi Prins ("All the Presidents' Bankers"); Noah Wyle.
June 18, 2014, midnight
S11E116 - Episode 116
Educator-civil rights activist Bob Moses; documentarian Stanley Nelson ("Freedom Summer").
June 19, 2014, midnight
S11E117 - Episode 117
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.
June 20, 2014, midnight
S11E118 - Episode 118
Sociologist Jennifer Lee (UC Irvine); John Lloyd Young.
June 23, 2014, midnight
S11E119 - Episode 119
Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers.
June 24, 2014, midnight
S11E120 - Episode 120
C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb.
June 25, 2014, midnight
S11E121 - Episode 121
Paul Rieckhoff (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America); bluesman Robert Cray.
June 26, 2014, midnight
S11E122 - Episode 122
Dancer Charles "Lil Buck" Riley.
June 27, 2014, midnight
S11E123 - Episode 123
Tavis talks with Ron Capps, founder of the Veterans Writing Project, and with 10-time Grammy-winning trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval.
June 30, 2014, midnight
S11E124 - Episode 124
Tavis talks with six-time Emmy-nominated British actor and musician Hugh Laurie.
July 1, 2014, midnight
S11E125 - Episode 125
Tavis talks with best-selling authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner and with an original Dreamgirl, Jennifer Holliday.
July 2, 2014, midnight
S11E126 - Episode 126
Tavis talks with former astronaut Buzz Aldrin and with Chaz Ebert about the documentary on her late husband, entitled Life Itself.
July 3, 2014, midnight
S11E127 - Episode 127
Tavis talks with Michael Levi and Elizabeth Economy about their text on China and with award-winning singer-songwriter Yuna.
July 4, 2014, midnight
S11E128 - Episode 128
Law professor Melissa Murray; Jason Biggs.
July 7, 2014, midnight
S11E129 - Episode 129
Beau Bridges.
July 8, 2014, midnight
S11E131 - Episode 131
Journalist Alex Tizon ("Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self"); Sister Simone Campbell, the executive director of NETWORK.
July 10, 2014, midnight
S11E132 - Episode 132
Neurologist Stanley B. Prusiner ("Madness and Memory"); Demián Bichir.
July 11, 2014, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 18150 min.
Released: Jan. 5, 2004
Last Air Date: July 11, 2014, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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