Tavis Smiley
Self - Host
Tavis Smiley (2004)
Season 6
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
S6E1 - Kristin Scott Thomas, Don Guter
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Jan. 26, 2009, midnight
S6E2 - Stephen J. Cannell, Janis Kearney
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Jan. 27, 2009, midnight
S6E3 - Sen. Roland Burris, M.I.A.
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Jan. 28, 2009, midnight
S6E4 - Mickey Rourke
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Jan. 29, 2009, midnight
S6E5 - Danny Boyle
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Jan. 30, 2009, midnight
S6E6 - Dr. Martin Indyk, Viola Davis
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Feb. 2, 2009, midnight
S6E7 - Garry Shandling
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Feb. 3, 2009, midnight
S6E8 - Sean Penn
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Feb. 4, 2009, midnight
S6E9 - Danny Glover, Q-Tip
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Feb. 5, 2009, midnight
S6E10 - Ashford & Simpson
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Feb. 6, 2009, midnight
S6E11 - Suze Orman
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Feb. 9, 2009, midnight
S6E12 - Melissa Leo, Carlos Moore
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Feb. 10, 2009, midnight
S6E13 - Greg Mortenson, Sen. Robert Menendez
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Feb. 11, 2009, midnight
S6E14 - Graham Nash
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Feb. 12, 2009, midnight
S6E15 - Neil deGrasse Tyson, David Denby
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Feb. 13, 2009, midnight
S6E16 - Former President Jimmy Carter
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Feb. 16, 2009, midnight
S6E17 - Lamont Dozier, Raphael Saadiq
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Feb. 17, 2009, midnight
S6E18 - Dr. Palitha Kohona, Ravi Nessman
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Feb. 18, 2009, midnight
S6E19 - 2009 Oscar nominees
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Feb. 19, 2009, midnight
S6E20 - Joan Baez
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S6E21 - T.C. Boyle
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Feb. 23, 2009, midnight
S6E22 - Esperanza Spalding, Adam Cohen
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Feb. 24, 2009, midnight
S6E23 - Bill Maher
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Feb. 25, 2009, midnight
S6E24 - Bryan Cranston, Becky Quick
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Feb. 26, 2009, midnight
S6E25 - Jeffrey Sachs, T.C. Boyle
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Feb. 27, 2009, midnight
S6E26 - Neko Case, Rep. Marsha Blackburn
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March 9, 2009, midnight
S6E27 - Ian McShane, Thomas Ricks
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March 10, 2009, midnight
S6E28 - Robert Gates
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March 11, 2009, midnight
S6E29 - Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Noah Wyle
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March 12, 2009, midnight
S6E30 - Felicity Huffman, Tony Dungy
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March 13, 2009, midnight
S6E31 - Dan Baum, Bill Paxton
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March 16, 2009, midnight
S6E32 - EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Bobby Womack
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March 17, 2009, midnight
S6E33 - Timothy Hutton, Thomas P.M. Barnett
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S6E34 - Tricia Rose, Zoe Heller
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S6E35 - Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean
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March 20, 2009, midnight
S6E36 - Simon Baker, Newt Gingrich
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March 23, 2009, midnight
S6E37 - Dr. Keith Black, The-Dream
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March 24, 2009, midnight
S6E38 - A tribute to John Hope Franklin
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March 25, 2009, midnight
S6E39 - Carla Harris, Bobby Cannavale
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March 26, 2009, midnight
S6E40 - Judith Jamison, Israel Houghton
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March 28, 2009, midnight
S6E41 - Judith Jamison
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March 27, 2009, midnight
S6E42 - Emmanuel Jal, Sen. Kent Conrad
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March 30, 2009, midnight
S6E43 - Jaime Pressly, William Cohan
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March 31, 2009, midnight
S6E44 - A tribute to Marvin Gaye
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April 1, 2009, midnight
S6E45 - Carlos Santana
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April 2, 2009, midnight
S6E46 - Israel Houghton, Seth Davis
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April 3, 2009, midnight
S6E47 - Kevin Spacey
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April 6, 2009, midnight
S6E48 - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
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April 7, 2009, midnight
S6E49 - Ray Liotta, Gary Locke
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April 8, 2009, midnight
S6E50 - James Ingram, Nandan Nilekani
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April 9, 2009, midnight
S6E51 - Mark Robert Waldman
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April 10, 2009, midnight
S6E52 - Rep. Henry Waxman, Idris Elba
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April 13, 2009, midnight
S6E53 - Abraham Verghese, Labelle
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April 14, 2009, midnight
S6E54 - Anna Paquin, Robert Greenwald
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April 15, 2009, midnight
S6E55 - Dara Torres, India.Arie
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April 16, 2009, midnight
S6E56 - Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar
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April 17, 2009, midnight
S6E57 - Rep. Barney Frank, Hugh Masekela
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April 20, 2009, midnight
S6E58 - Wangari Maathai
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April 21, 2009, midnight
S6E59 - Leslie Gelb, David Brenner
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April 22, 2009, midnight
S6E60 - Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar, Anika Noni Rose
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April 23, 2009, midnight
S6E61 - Tracey Ullman
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April 24, 2009, midnight
S6E62 - Prince
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April 27, 2009, midnight
S6E63 - Bria Valente, Prince
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April 28, 2009, midnight
S6E64 - Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Wilkins
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April 29, 2009, midnight
S6E65 - Joshua Cooper Ramo, Mike Krzyzewski
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April 30, 2009, midnight
S6E66 - Mary Higgins Clark
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May 1, 2009, midnight
S6E67 - Thomas Cahill, Ziggy Marley
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May 4, 2009, midnight
S6E68 - Sam Haskell, Donald Faison
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May 5, 2009, midnight
S6E69 - Darryl Strawberry
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May 6, 2009, midnight
S6E70 - Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Patti Davis
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May 7, 2009, midnight
S6E71 - J.J. Abrams
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May 8, 2009, midnight
S6E72 - Joe Queenan, Dr. William Baker
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May 11, 2009, midnight
S6E73 - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Baron Davis, Stacy Peralta
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May 12, 2009, midnight
S6E74 - Steve Earle, John Harwood
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May 13, 2009, midnight
S6E75 - Maxwell, Michael Fauntroy
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May 14, 2009, midnight
S6E76 - Steve Zahn, Brendan Gleeson
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May 15, 2009, midnight
S6E77 - Earth, Wind & Fire, Richard Haass
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May 18, 2009, midnight
S6E78 - Steve Martin
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May 19, 2009, midnight
S6E79 - Reza Aslan, Common
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May 20, 2009, midnight
S6E80 - Ed Asner
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May 21, 2009, midnight
S6E81 - Bill Russell
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May 22, 2009, midnight
S6E82 - Mandy Moore, Cesar Perales
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June 1, 2009, midnight
S6E83 - Norman Lear
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June 2, 2009, midnight
S6E84 - Edie Falco, Paul Ingrassia
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S6E85 - Vernon Jordan
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June 4, 2009, midnight
S6E86 - Nia Vardalos, Azadeh Moaveni
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June 5, 2009, midnight
S6E87 - Kevin Bacon, Dave Bing
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June 8, 2009, midnight
S6E88 - Nanci Griffith, Mary Frances Berry
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June 9, 2009, midnight
S6E89 - Joe Scarborough, Sharon Jones
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June 10, 2009, midnight
S6E90 - Larry King
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June 11, 2009, midnight
S6E91 - Colson Whitehead, Della Reese
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June 12, 2009, midnight
S6E92 - Karen Bass, Mary McCormack
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June 15, 2009, midnight
S6E93 - Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Marina Nemat
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June 16, 2009, midnight
S6E94 - Chris Noth, Ali Sethi
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June 17, 2009, midnight
S6E95 - Roseanne Barr
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June 18, 2009, midnight
S6E96 - Luma Mufleh, Rick Steves
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June 19, 2009, midnight
S6E97 - Trita Parsi, Hilda Solis
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June 22, 2009, midnight
S6E98 - Francis Ford Coppola
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June 23, 2009, midnight
S6E99 - Francis Ford Coppola, Femi Kuti
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June 24, 2009, midnight
S6E100 - Mary Mary
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June 25, 2009, midnight
S6E101 - Katty Kay, Paul Giamatti
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June 26, 2009, midnight
S6E102 - A tribute to Michael Jackson, Berry Gordy
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June 29, 2009, midnight
S6E103 - Michael Eric Dyson, Dr. Cornel West
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June 30, 2009, midnight
S6E104 - Shohreh Aghdashloo, Roger Cohen
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July 1, 2009, midnight
S6E105 - Bill Pullman, Debo Adegbile
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July 2, 2009, midnight
S6E106 - Jane Mayer, Malina Saval
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July 3, 2009, midnight
S6E107 - Jeremy Renner, David Ignatius
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July 6, 2009, midnight
S6E108 - Berry Gordy, the Homemade Jamz Blues Band
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July 7, 2009, midnight
S6E109 - Lisa Kudrow, Mayor James Young
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July 8, 2009, midnight
S6E110 - Peter Peterson, Dr. Michael Roizen
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July 9, 2009, midnight
S6E111 - Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade, Jessica Queller, Diahann Carroll
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July 10, 2009, midnight
S6E112 - Jay Leno
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Aug. 10, 2009, midnight
S6E113 - Mark Johnson, Jay Leno
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Aug. 11, 2009, midnight
S6E114 - Corneille, Rep. Baron Hill
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Aug. 12, 2009, midnight
S6E115 - Biz Stone, Gloria Reuben
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Aug. 13, 2009, midnight
S6E116 - Davis Guggenheim, David Faber
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Aug. 14, 2009, midnight
S6E117 - Dylan McDermott, Warren Moon
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Aug. 17, 2009, midnight
S6E118 - Smokey Robinson
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Aug. 18, 2009, midnight
S6E119 - Howard Dean, a tribute to Don Hewitt
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Aug. 19, 2009, midnight
S6E120 - Arne Duncan, Benjamin Barber
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Aug. 20, 2009, midnight
S6E121 - Alexis Bledel, Stan Brock
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Aug. 21, 2009, midnight
S6E122 - Quentin Tarantino
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Aug. 24, 2009, midnight
S6E123 - Reba McEntire, Dean Koontz
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Aug. 25, 2009, midnight
S6E124 - Rep. John Lewis, Vernon Jordan
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Aug. 26, 2009, midnight
S6E125 - Ron Williams, Eric Sundquist
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Aug. 27, 2009, midnight
S6E126 - Josh Charles, Douglas Brinkley
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Aug. 28, 2009, midnight
S6E127 - Doug Pray, Robert Baer
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Aug. 31, 2009, midnight
S6E128 - Alex S. Jones, Mekhi Phifer
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Sept. 1, 2009, midnight
S6E129 - Ledisi, Peter Baker
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Sept. 2, 2009, midnight
S6E130 - George Foreman, Fred Kaplan
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Sept. 3, 2009, midnight
S6E131 - Terence Blanchard
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Sept. 4, 2009, midnight
S6E132 - Smokey Robinson
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Sept. 7, 2009, midnight
S6E134 - Ken Burns
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Sept. 15, 2009, midnight
S6E135 - Ted Kennedy Jr.
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Sept. 16, 2009, midnight
S6E136 - R. Dwayne Betts
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Sept. 17, 2009, midnight
S6E137 - Jenna Elfman, Matthew Weiner
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Sept. 18, 2009, midnight
S6E139 - Herb Alpert, Lani Hall
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Sept. 22, 2009, midnight
S6E140 - David Duchovny, Rep. Mike Pence
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Sept. 23, 2009, midnight
S6E141 - Dr. Yvonne Sanders-Butler, Michael Strahan, Daryl Mitchell
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Sept. 24, 2009, midnight
S6E143 - Ken Burns
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Sept. 28, 2009, midnight
S6E144 - Michael Moore
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Sept. 29, 2009, midnight
S6E145 - Tom Ridge, Adam Arkin
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Sept. 30, 2009, midnight
S6E146 - Rodrigo y Gabriela, James Brown
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Oct. 1, 2009, midnight
S6E148 - Max Blumenthal, Michael C. Hall
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Oct. 5, 2009, midnight
S6E149 - Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., George Benson
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Oct. 6, 2009, midnight
S6E151 - Dr. Cornel West
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Oct. 8, 2009, midnight
S6E152 - Karen Armstrong, Nick Hornby
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Oct. 9, 2009, midnight
S6E153 - Michael Sheen, Aaron S. Williams
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Oct. 12, 2009, midnight
S6E154 - James Ellroy, Sen. Bill Nelson
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Oct. 13, 2009, midnight
S6E156 - Pete Escovedo, Sheila E.
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Oct. 15, 2009, midnight
S6E157 - Dr. Terrence Roberts, Joshua Bell
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Oct. 16, 2009, midnight
S6E158 - Amb. Michael Oren, Michael Chabon
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Oct. 19, 2009, midnight
S6E159 - Michelle Monaghan, Vali Nasr
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Oct. 20, 2009, midnight
S6E160 - Rep. Ron Paul, Bob Herbert
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Oct. 21, 2009, midnight
S6E161 - Anthony Edwards, The RZA
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Oct. 22, 2009, midnight
S6E162 - Andy Williams
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Oct. 23, 2009, midnight
S6E163 - Malcolm Gladwell, Robin D.G. Kelley
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Oct. 26, 2009, midnight
S6E164 - Haleh Esfandiari, Nicholas Kristof
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Oct. 27, 2009, midnight
S6E166 - Dr. Ruth Simmons
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Oct. 29, 2009, midnight
S6E167 - Marcus Roberts, Edward Norton
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Oct. 30, 2009, midnight
S6E168 - Kris Kristofferson
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Nov. 2, 2009, midnight
S6E169 - Nomi Prins, the Swell Season
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Nov. 3, 2009, midnight
S6E171 - Lee Eisenberg, Susie Essman
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Nov. 5, 2009, midnight
S6E172 - Mitch Albom, Chiwetel Ejiofor
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Nov. 6, 2009, midnight
S6E173 - Andrew Ross Sorkin, Lang Lang
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Nov. 9, 2009, midnight
S6E174 - Max Cleland, Amerie
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Nov. 10, 2009, midnight
S6E176 - Bruce Feiler
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Nov. 12, 2009, midnight
S6E177 - Lance Reddick, Jason Zweig
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Nov. 13, 2009, midnight
S6E178 - Dan Senor, Gail Collins
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Nov. 16, 2009, midnight
S6E179 - Harry Connick Jr.
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Nov. 17, 2009, midnight
S6E180 - Paul Mooney
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Nov. 18, 2009, midnight
S6E181 - Andre Agassi
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Nov. 19, 2009, midnight
S6E182 - 50 Cent
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Nov. 20, 2009, midnight
S6E183 - Dave Matthews
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Nov. 25, 2009, midnight
S6E184 - Viggo Mortensen
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Nov. 30, 2009, midnight
S6E185 - Ali Eteraz, Angie Stone
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Dec. 1, 2009, midnight
S6E186 - Amy Goodman, Jason Schwartzman
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Dec. 2, 2009, midnight
S6E187 - Malcolm Gladwell, Robin D.G. Kelley
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Dec. 3, 2009, midnight
S6E188 - Dr. Ruth Simmons
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Dec. 4, 2009, midnight
S6E189 - Ann Louise Bardach, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
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Dec. 7, 2009, midnight
S6E190 - Yo-Yo Ma
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Dec. 8, 2009, midnight
S6E191 - Gov. David Paterson, Fred Willard
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Dec. 9, 2009, midnight
S6E192 - Morgan Freeman
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Dec. 10, 2009, midnight
S6E194 - Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Bridges, Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Dec. 14, 2009, midnight
S6E195 - Boyz II Men, Ann Louise Bardach
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Dec. 15, 2009, midnight
S6E196 - Gov. Ed Rendell, Shirley Caesar
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Dec. 16, 2009, midnight
S6E197 - James Cameron
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Dec. 17, 2009, midnight
S6E198 - Kenneth Wade, James Bradley
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Dec. 18, 2009, midnight
S6E199 - Mary J. Blige
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Dec. 21, 2009, midnight
S6E200 - Youth Leadership Panel with Eduardo Campos, Kate Sim, Cortlan Wickliff, Kimberly Anyadike, Galen Dodd & Rocio Ortega
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Dec. 22, 2009, midnight
S6E201 - Alan Alda, Tobey Maguire
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Jan. 11, 2010, midnight
S6E202 - Sandra Bullock
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Jan. 12, 2010, midnight
S6E203 - Joe Torre
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Jan. 13, 2010, midnight
S6E204 - Rosanne Cash
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Jan. 14, 2010, midnight
S6E205 - Bob Newhart, Dan Balz
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Jan. 15, 2010, midnight
S6E207 - Nicole Lee, Jim Wallis
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Jan. 19, 2010, midnight
S6E208 - Jason Reitman, Walter Isaacson
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Jan. 20, 2010, midnight
S6E209 - Marion Cotillard, Robert Lacey
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Jan. 21, 2010, midnight
S6E210 - Keri Russell, Paul Ingrassia
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Jan. 22, 2010, 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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