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Tavis Smiley features a unique mix of news and pop culture to create a thought-provoking and entertaining program. A hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, it features interviews with artists, activists, news makers, politicians and everyday people.

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Tavis Smiley
Full episodes
1134 VIDEOS

Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo
26:46 Air Date 06/17/13

CFR president Richard Haass
26:46 Air Date 06/14/13

Former MLB pitcher Dwight Gooden
26:46 Air Date 06/13/13

Julian Fellowes & Elizabeth McGovern
26:46 Air Date 06/12/13

Civil rights advocate Myrlie Evers-Williams
26:46 Air Date 06/11/13

Writer-director Joss Whedon
26:46 Air Date 06/06/13

Former NBA coach Phil Jackson
26:46 Air Date 06/05/13

Actor David Harewood
26:46 Air Date 06/01/13

Scientist Jared Diamond
26:46 Air Date 05/28/13

Celebrating 2,000 Shows on PBS
26:46 Air Date 05/24/13

Actor-writer-director Ethan Hawke : May 23rd, 2013
26:46 Air Date 05/23/13

Playwright-activist Eve Ensler
26:46 Air Date 05/22/13
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Previews
19 VIDEOS

Education Under Arrest - Preview
0:30 Air Date 03/26/13

"Education Under Arrest" Promo
1:59 Air Date 01/17/13

Tavis Smiley Generic :20
0:19 Air Date 12/08/11

Tavis Smiley Generic :30
0:29 Air Date 12/08/11

Too Important to Fail - Preview
0:30 Air Date 09/13/11

Tavis Smiley Reports Preview
2:47 Air Date 09/07/11

Tavis Smiley Reports Too Important to Fail Video Diary on...
6:33 Air Date 09/01/11

Too Important to Fail Promo Clip
0:29 Air Date 08/15/11

China Week Preview
4:03 Air Date 07/11/11

Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky - clip
0:58 Air Date 12/05/10 Expires 12/07/13

Tony- and Emmy-winning actor Jeffrey Wright
2:04 Air Date 11/10/10 Expires 11/11/13

America's favorite TV mom Phylicia Rashad
2:50 Air Date 11/08/10 Expires 11/02/13
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Shorts
217 VIDEOS

Latin America expert Shannon O’Neil
10:40 Air Date 06/10/13

Sen. Elizabeth Warren
13:19 Air Date 06/10/13

Mental health expert Dr. Lloyd Sederer
10:46 Air Date 06/03/13

Musician Robert Randolph
13:19 Air Date 06/03/13

Novelist Khaled Hosseini
11:36 Air Date 05/21/13

Singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé
12:22 Air Date 05/21/13

Former U.S. senator Olympia Snowe
12:09 Air Date 05/20/13

Trumpeter-composer Terence Blanchard
11:54 Air Date 05/20/13

Hip-hop artist Talib Kweli
11:40 Air Date 05/17/13

Science journalist Dan Fagin
12:16 Air Date 05/17/13

Breast cancer expert Dr. Susan Love
11:21 Air Date 05/16/13

Economist Peter Blair Henry
17:16 Air Date 05/16/13
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