Tavis Smiley
tv show

605 total episodes
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3 seasons
First Aired January 05, 2004
Overview
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.
Season 6
199 episodes
Air Date
January 26, 2009
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Kristin Scott Thomas, Don Guter
Episode 1 - 30m
January 26, 2009
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Stephen J. Cannell, Janis Kearney
Episode 2 - 30m
January 27, 2009
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Sen. Roland Burris, M.I.A.
Episode 3 - 30m
January 28, 2009
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Mickey Rourke
Episode 4 - 30m
January 29, 2009
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Danny Boyle
Episode 5 - 30m
January 30, 2009
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Dr. Martin Indyk, Viola Davis
Episode 6 - 30m
February 02, 2009
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Garry Shandling
Episode 7 - 30m
February 03, 2009
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Sean Penn
Episode 8 - 30m
February 04, 2009
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Danny Glover, Q-Tip
Episode 9 - 30m
February 05, 2009
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Ashford & Simpson
Episode 10 - 30m
February 06, 2009
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Suze Orman
Episode 11 - 30m
February 09, 2009
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Melissa Leo, Carlos Moore
Episode 12 - 30m
February 10, 2009
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Greg Mortenson, Sen. Robert Menendez
Episode 13 - 30m
February 11, 2009
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Graham Nash
Episode 14 - 30m
February 12, 2009
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, David Denby
Episode 15 - 30m
February 13, 2009
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Former President Jimmy Carter
Episode 16 - 30m
February 16, 2009
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Lamont Dozier, Raphael Saadiq
Episode 17 - 30m
February 17, 2009
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Dr. Palitha Kohona, Ravi Nessman
Episode 18 - 30m
February 18, 2009
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2009 Oscar nominees
Episode 19 - 30m
February 19, 2009
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Joan Baez
Episode 20 - 30m
February 20, 2009
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T.C. Boyle
Episode 21 - 30m
February 23, 2009
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Esperanza Spalding, Adam Cohen
Episode 22 - 30m
February 24, 2009
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Bill Maher
Episode 23 - 30m
February 25, 2009
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Bryan Cranston, Becky Quick
Episode 24 - 30m
February 26, 2009
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Jeffrey Sachs, T.C. Boyle
Episode 25 - 30m
February 27, 2009
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Neko Case, Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Episode 26 - 30m
March 09, 2009
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Ian McShane, Thomas Ricks
Episode 27 - 30m
March 10, 2009
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Robert Gates
Episode 28 - 30m
March 11, 2009
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Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Noah Wyle
Episode 29 - 30m
March 12, 2009
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Felicity Huffman, Tony Dungy
Episode 30 - 30m
March 13, 2009
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Dan Baum, Bill Paxton
Episode 31 - 30m
March 16, 2009
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EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Bobby Womack
Episode 32 - 30m
March 17, 2009
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Timothy Hutton, Thomas P.M. Barnett
Episode 33 - 30m
March 18, 2009
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Tricia Rose, Zoe Heller
Episode 34 - 30m
March 19, 2009
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Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean
Episode 35 - 30m
March 20, 2009
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Simon Baker, Newt Gingrich
Episode 36 - 30m
March 23, 2009
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Dr. Keith Black, The-Dream
Episode 37 - 30m
March 24, 2009
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A tribute to John Hope Franklin
Episode 38 - 30m
March 25, 2009
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Carla Harris, Bobby Cannavale
Episode 39 - 30m
March 26, 2009
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Judith Jamison, Israel Houghton
Episode 40 - 30m
March 28, 2009
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Judith Jamison
Episode 41 - 30m
March 27, 2009
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Emmanuel Jal, Sen. Kent Conrad
Episode 42 - 30m
March 30, 2009
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Jaime Pressly, William Cohan
Episode 43 - 30m
March 31, 2009
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A tribute to Marvin Gaye
Episode 44 - 30m
April 01, 2009
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Carlos Santana
Episode 45 - 30m
April 02, 2009
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Israel Houghton, Seth Davis
Episode 46 - 30m
April 03, 2009
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Kevin Spacey
Episode 47 - 30m
April 06, 2009
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Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Episode 48 - 30m
April 07, 2009
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Ray Liotta, Gary Locke
Episode 49 - 30m
April 08, 2009
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James Ingram, Nandan Nilekani
Episode 50 - 30m
April 09, 2009
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Mark Robert Waldman
Episode 51 - 30m
April 10, 2009
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Rep. Henry Waxman, Idris Elba
Episode 52 - 30m
April 13, 2009
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Abraham Verghese, Labelle
Episode 53 - 30m
April 14, 2009
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Anna Paquin, Robert Greenwald
Episode 54 - 30m
April 15, 2009
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Dara Torres, India.Arie
Episode 55 - 30m
April 16, 2009
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Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar
Episode 56 - 30m
April 17, 2009
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Rep. Barney Frank, Hugh Masekela
Episode 57 - 30m
April 20, 2009
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Wangari Maathai
Episode 58 - 30m
April 21, 2009
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Leslie Gelb, David Brenner
Episode 59 - 30m
April 22, 2009
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Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar, Anika Noni Rose
Episode 60 - 30m
April 23, 2009
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Tracey Ullman
Episode 61 - 30m
April 24, 2009
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Prince
Episode 62 - 30m
April 27, 2009
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Bria Valente, Prince
Episode 63 - 30m
April 28, 2009
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Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Wilkins
Episode 64 - 30m
April 29, 2009
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Joshua Cooper Ramo, Mike Krzyzewski
Episode 65 - 30m
April 30, 2009
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Mary Higgins Clark
Episode 66 - 30m
May 01, 2009
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Thomas Cahill, Ziggy Marley
Episode 67 - 30m
May 04, 2009
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Sam Haskell, Donald Faison
Episode 68 - 30m
May 05, 2009
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Darryl Strawberry
Episode 69 - 30m
May 06, 2009
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Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Patti Davis
Episode 70 - 30m
May 07, 2009
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J.J. Abrams
Episode 71 - 30m
May 08, 2009
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Joe Queenan, Dr. William Baker
Episode 72 - 30m
May 11, 2009
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Baron Davis, Stacy Peralta
Episode 73 - 30m
May 12, 2009
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Steve Earle, John Harwood
Episode 74 - 30m
May 13, 2009
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Maxwell, Michael Fauntroy
Episode 75 - 30m
May 14, 2009
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Steve Zahn, Brendan Gleeson
Episode 76 - 30m
May 15, 2009
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Earth, Wind & Fire, Richard Haass
Episode 77 - 30m
May 18, 2009
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Steve Martin
Episode 78 - 30m
May 19, 2009
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Reza Aslan, Common
Episode 79 - 30m
May 20, 2009
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Ed Asner
Episode 80 - 30m
May 21, 2009
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Bill Russell
Episode 81 - 30m
May 22, 2009
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Mandy Moore, Cesar Perales
Episode 82 - 30m
June 01, 2009
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Norman Lear
Episode 83 - 30m
June 02, 2009
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Edie Falco, Paul Ingrassia
Episode 84 - 30m
June 03, 2009
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Vernon Jordan
Episode 85 - 30m
June 04, 2009
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Nia Vardalos, Azadeh Moaveni
Episode 86 - 30m
June 05, 2009
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Kevin Bacon, Dave Bing
Episode 87 - 30m
June 08, 2009
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Nanci Griffith, Mary Frances Berry
Episode 88 - 30m
June 09, 2009
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Joe Scarborough, Sharon Jones
Episode 89 - 30m
June 10, 2009
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Larry King
Episode 90 - 30m
June 11, 2009
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Colson Whitehead, Della Reese
Episode 91 - 30m
June 12, 2009
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Karen Bass, Mary McCormack
Episode 92 - 30m
June 15, 2009
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Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Marina Nemat
Episode 93 - 30m
June 16, 2009
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Chris Noth, Ali Sethi
Episode 94 - 30m
June 17, 2009
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Roseanne Barr
Episode 95 - 30m
June 18, 2009
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Luma Mufleh, Rick Steves
Episode 96 - 30m
June 19, 2009
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Trita Parsi, Hilda Solis
Episode 97 - 30m
June 22, 2009
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Francis Ford Coppola
Episode 98 - 30m
June 23, 2009
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Francis Ford Coppola, Femi Kuti
Episode 99 - 30m
June 24, 2009
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Mary Mary
Episode 100 - 30m
June 25, 2009
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Katty Kay, Paul Giamatti
Episode 101 - 30m
June 26, 2009
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A tribute to Michael Jackson, Berry Gordy
Episode 102 - 30m
June 29, 2009
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Michael Eric Dyson, Dr. Cornel West
Episode 103 - 30m
June 30, 2009
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Shohreh Aghdashloo, Roger Cohen
Episode 104 - 30m
July 01, 2009
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Bill Pullman, Debo Adegbile
Episode 105 - 30m
July 02, 2009
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Jane Mayer, Malina Saval
Episode 106 - 30m
July 03, 2009
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Jeremy Renner, David Ignatius
Episode 107 - 30m
July 06, 2009
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Berry Gordy, the Homemade Jamz Blues Band
Episode 108 - 30m
July 07, 2009
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Lisa Kudrow, Mayor James Young
Episode 109 - 30m
July 08, 2009
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Peter Peterson, Dr. Michael Roizen
Episode 110 - 30m
July 09, 2009
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Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade, Jessica Queller, Diahann Carroll
Episode 111 - 30m
July 10, 2009
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Jay Leno
Episode 112 - 30m
August 10, 2009
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Mark Johnson, Jay Leno
Episode 113 - 30m
August 11, 2009
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Corneille, Rep. Baron Hill
Episode 114 - 30m
August 12, 2009
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Biz Stone, Gloria Reuben
Episode 115 - 30m
August 13, 2009
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Davis Guggenheim, David Faber
Episode 116 - 30m
August 14, 2009
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Dylan McDermott, Warren Moon
Episode 117 - 30m
August 17, 2009
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Smokey Robinson
Episode 118 - 30m
August 18, 2009
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Howard Dean, a tribute to Don Hewitt
Episode 119 - 30m
August 19, 2009
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Arne Duncan, Benjamin Barber
Episode 120 - 30m
August 20, 2009
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Alexis Bledel, Stan Brock
Episode 121 - 30m
August 21, 2009
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Quentin Tarantino
Episode 122 - 30m
August 24, 2009
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Reba McEntire, Dean Koontz
Episode 123 - 30m
August 25, 2009
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Rep. John Lewis, Vernon Jordan
Episode 124 - 30m
August 26, 2009
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Ron Williams, Eric Sundquist
Episode 125 - 30m
August 27, 2009
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Josh Charles, Douglas Brinkley
Episode 126 - 30m
August 28, 2009
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Doug Pray, Robert Baer
Episode 127 - 30m
August 31, 2009
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Alex S. Jones, Mekhi Phifer
Episode 128 - 30m
September 01, 2009
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Ledisi, Peter Baker
Episode 129 - 30m
September 02, 2009
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George Foreman, Fred Kaplan
Episode 130 - 30m
September 03, 2009
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Terence Blanchard
Episode 131 - 30m
September 04, 2009
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Smokey Robinson
Episode 132 - 30m
September 07, 2009
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Ken Burns
Episode 134 - 30m
September 15, 2009
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Ted Kennedy Jr.
Episode 135 - 30m
September 16, 2009
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R. Dwayne Betts
Episode 136 - 30m
September 17, 2009
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Jenna Elfman, Matthew Weiner
Episode 137 - 30m
September 18, 2009
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Herb Alpert, Lani Hall
Episode 139 - 30m
September 22, 2009
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David Duchovny, Rep. Mike Pence
Episode 140 - 30m
September 23, 2009
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Dr. Yvonne Sanders-Butler, Michael Strahan, Daryl Mitchell
Episode 141 - 30m
September 24, 2009
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Ken Burns
Episode 143 - 30m
September 28, 2009
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Michael Moore
Episode 144 - 30m
September 29, 2009
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Tom Ridge, Adam Arkin
Episode 145 - 30m
September 30, 2009
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Rodrigo y Gabriela, James Brown
Episode 146 - 30m
October 01, 2009
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Max Blumenthal, Michael C. Hall
Episode 148 - 30m
October 05, 2009
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., George Benson
Episode 149 - 30m
October 06, 2009
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Dr. Cornel West
Episode 151 - 30m
October 08, 2009
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Karen Armstrong, Nick Hornby
Episode 152 - 30m
October 09, 2009
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Michael Sheen, Aaron S. Williams
Episode 153 - 30m
October 12, 2009
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James Ellroy, Sen. Bill Nelson
Episode 154 - 30m
October 13, 2009
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Pete Escovedo, Sheila E.
Episode 156 - 30m
October 15, 2009
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Dr. Terrence Roberts, Joshua Bell
Episode 157 - 30m
October 16, 2009
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Amb. Michael Oren, Michael Chabon
Episode 158 - 30m
October 19, 2009
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Michelle Monaghan, Vali Nasr
Episode 159 - 30m
October 20, 2009
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Rep. Ron Paul, Bob Herbert
Episode 160 - 30m
October 21, 2009
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Anthony Edwards, The RZA
Episode 161 - 30m
October 22, 2009
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Andy Williams
Episode 162 - 30m
October 23, 2009
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Malcolm Gladwell, Robin D.G. Kelley
Episode 163 - 30m
October 26, 2009
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Haleh Esfandiari, Nicholas Kristof
Episode 164 - 30m
October 27, 2009
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Dr. Ruth Simmons
Episode 166 - 30m
October 29, 2009
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Marcus Roberts, Edward Norton
Episode 167 - 30m
October 30, 2009
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Kris Kristofferson
Episode 168 - 30m
November 02, 2009
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Nomi Prins, the Swell Season
Episode 169 - 30m
November 03, 2009
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Lee Eisenberg, Susie Essman
Episode 171 - 30m
November 05, 2009
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Mitch Albom, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Episode 172 - 30m
November 06, 2009
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Andrew Ross Sorkin, Lang Lang
Episode 173 - 30m
November 09, 2009
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Max Cleland, Amerie
Episode 174 - 30m
November 10, 2009
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Bruce Feiler
Episode 176 - 30m
November 12, 2009
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Lance Reddick, Jason Zweig
Episode 177 - 30m
November 13, 2009
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Dan Senor, Gail Collins
Episode 178 - 30m
November 16, 2009
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Harry Connick Jr.
Episode 179 - 30m
November 17, 2009
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Paul Mooney
Episode 180 - 30m
November 18, 2009
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Andre Agassi
Episode 181 - 30m
November 19, 2009
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50 Cent
Episode 182 - 30m
November 20, 2009
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Dave Matthews
Episode 183 - 30m
November 25, 2009
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Viggo Mortensen
Episode 184 - 30m
November 30, 2009
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Ali Eteraz, Angie Stone
Episode 185 - 30m
December 01, 2009
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Amy Goodman, Jason Schwartzman
Episode 186 - 30m
December 02, 2009
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Malcolm Gladwell, Robin D.G. Kelley
Episode 187 - 30m
December 03, 2009
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Dr. Ruth Simmons
Episode 188 - 30m
December 04, 2009
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Ann Louise Bardach, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
Episode 189 - 30m
December 07, 2009
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Yo-Yo Ma
Episode 190 - 30m
December 08, 2009
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Gov. David Paterson, Fred Willard
Episode 191 - 30m
December 09, 2009
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Morgan Freeman
Episode 192 - 30m
December 10, 2009
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Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Bridges, Sen. Bernie Sanders
Episode 194 - 30m
December 14, 2009
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Boyz II Men, Ann Louise Bardach
Episode 195 - 30m
December 15, 2009
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Gov. Ed Rendell, Shirley Caesar
Episode 196 - 30m
December 16, 2009
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James Cameron
Episode 197 - 30m
December 17, 2009
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Kenneth Wade, James Bradley
Episode 198 - 30m
December 18, 2009
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Mary J. Blige
Episode 199 - 30m
December 21, 2009
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Youth Leadership Panel with Eduardo Campos, Kate Sim, Cortlan Wickliff, Kimberly Anyadike, Galen Dodd & Rocio Ortega
Episode 200 - 30m
December 22, 2009
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Alan Alda, Tobey Maguire
Episode 201 - 30m
January 11, 2010
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Sandra Bullock
Episode 202 - 30m
January 12, 2010
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Joe Torre
Episode 203 - 30m
January 13, 2010
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Rosanne Cash
Episode 204 - 30m
January 14, 2010
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Bob Newhart, Dan Balz
Episode 205 - 30m
January 15, 2010
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Nicole Lee, Jim Wallis
Episode 207 - 30m
January 19, 2010
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Jason Reitman, Walter Isaacson
Episode 208 - 30m
January 20, 2010
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Marion Cotillard, Robert Lacey
Episode 209 - 30m
January 21, 2010
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Keri Russell, Paul Ingrassia
Episode 210 - 30m
January 22, 2010