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The Tavis Smiley Show
The Tavis Smiley Show is a high-energy exchange of views, information, and insight hosted by Tavis Smiley. The weekly program offers a unique blend of news and newsmakers in expanded conversation. Hear from all sides of the issues each week on The Tavis Smiley Show. Smiley brings you a unique blend of news and newsmakers in an expanded conversation on the subjects that matter to you: politics, health, finance, sports, technology, and pop culture. Regular commentators help explore these issues from diverse points of view in a high-energy give-and-take format that keeps you engaged. Produced by Smiley Radio Properties.
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Listen Again: Susan Burton – “Becoming Ms. Burton”; Sherman Alexie – “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”
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Listen Again: John Lithgow – “Beatriz at Dinner”; Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – “The Centennial Trilogy”
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Stephen Burd on Income Inequality and Higher Education; Khary Lazarre-White – “Passage”; Paula Poundstone – “The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness”; Sampha – “Process”
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Dan Rather – “What Unites Us”; Brandon Busteed – Political Divides in Higher Education; Listen Again: Gretchen Carlson – “Be Fierce” and Danai Gurira
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Democratic Alabama Senate Candidate Doug Jones; Maria Shriver – Eradicating Alzheimer’s Disease; Education Expert Jamie Merisotis – How to Increase the Number of People with Degrees by 2025; Leslie Odom Jr. – “Simply Christmas”
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Listen Again: Senator Bernie Sanders on Healthcare and Book “Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution”; Salman Rushdie – “The Golden House”; Sonequa Martin-Green – “Star Trek: Discovery”
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Listen Again: Alabama Senate Candidate Doug Jones on His Campaign Against Roy Moore; Journalist James Burnett on America’s Gun Crisis; Chadwick Boseman – “Marshall”; Michael McDonald – “Wide Open”
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Trita Parsi on Trump, Diplomacy and “Losing an Enemy”; Sarah van Gelder – “The Revolution Where You Live”; Khary Lazarre-White – “Passage”; Jennifer Jason Leigh – “L.B.J”.
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Journalist Nick Turse – US Military Operations in Africa; Rabbi Steve Leder – “More Beautiful Than Before”; Eve Ensler – “In The Body of the World”
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Sasha Polakow-Suransky – “Go Back to Where You Came From”; Gretchen Carlson – “Be Fierce”; A Special Roundtable Discussion on the Impact of Student Debt on Graduation Rates; Danai Gurira – “The Walking Dead”
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Listen Again: Russ Feingold – Reflections on 9/11; Dolores Huerta – “Dolores”; David Crosby – “Sky Trails”
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Journalist James Burnett on America’s Gun Crisis; Alabama Senate Candidate Doug Jones on His Campaign Against Roy Moore; Chadwick Boseman – “Marshall”; Michael McDonald – “Wide Open”
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Listen Again: John Nichols – “Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse”; Dr. Robert Bullard – Next Steps for Houston after Hurricane Harvey; Sheriff Greg Champagne – the Impact of Early Childhood Education on Prison Rates; Singing legend Judy Collins
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Susan Burton – “Becoming Ms. Burton”; Paula Poundstone – “The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness;” Singer-songwriter Sampha – “Process”
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Senator Bernie Sanders on Healthcare and Book “Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution”; Salman Rushdie – “The Golden House”; Sonequa Martin-Green – “Star Trek: Discovery”
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Russ Feingold – Reflections on 9/11; Dolores Huerta – “Dolores”; David Crosby – “Sky Trails”
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John Nichols – “Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse”; Dr. Robert Bullard on Next Steps for Houston after Hurricane Harvey; Sheriff Greg Champagne on the importance of Early Childhood Education; Judy Collins – “Cravings”
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Listen Again: Professor George Lakoff – The Science Behind Trump’s Communication Success; Naomi Klein – “No Is Not Enough”; Regina King
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John Lithgow – “Beatriz at Dinner”; Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – “The Centennial Trilogy”
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Rebroadcast: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s ‘Beyond Vietnam Speech with Harry Belafonte, Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, Jr, Jeremy Scahill, Marc Lamont King, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson and Rashad Robinson
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Sherman Alexie – “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”; Ron Suskind & Owen Suskind – “Life, Animated”; Siedah Garrett – “G.H.E.T.T.O”
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Cheech Marin – ” Cheech Is Not My Real Name: …But Don’t Call Me Chong”; Amma Asante – “A United Kingdom”; Arlo Guthrie
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Rebroadcast – Allan Lichtman – “The Case for Impeachment”; Bill Moyers – “Rikers: An American Jail”; Rhiannon Giddens – “Freedom Highway”
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Professor George Lakoff – The Science Behind Trump’s Communication Success; Naomi Klein – “No Is Not Enough”; Leslie Michelson – “The Patient’s Playbook”; Regina King
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Re-broadcast: Amy Goodman – The FBI Controversy and the Trump Administration’s Impact on Grassroots Movements; Dr. Keith Black – How an Eye Test May Help in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s; Faith Evans – “The King & I”
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Re-broadcast: Reflections on the LA Uprising with Gil Garcetti, Congresswoman Karen Bass, Michael Woo and John Mack; Gary Younge – “Another Day in the Death of America”; Julian Lennon – “Touch the Earth”
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Peter Bergen – “United States of Jihad”; Dr Anandhi Narasimhan – Identifying and Treating Childhood Depression; Sherman Alexie – “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”
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Barbara Boxer – Senate Hearings and “The Art of Tough”; John Lithgow – “Beatriz at Dinner”‘ Siedah Garrett – “G.H.E.T.T.O”
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Rebroadcast: John Dean on President Trump’s Unconventional Politics; Rhea Seehorn – “Better Call Saul”; John Ridley – “Let It Fall: LA 1982 – 1992”
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Rebroadcast: Senator Al Franken – “Al Franken: Giant of the Senate”, Dr. Rishi Manchanda – ‘Upstream’ Healthcare, William Shatner – “Spirit of the Horse”
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Allan Lichtman – “The Case for Impeachment”; Bill Moyers – “Rikers: An American Jail”; Rhiannon Giddens – “Freedom Highway”
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Amy Goodman – The FBI Controversy and the Trump Administration’s Impact on Grassroots Movements; Dr. Keith Black – How an Eye Test May Help in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s; Faith Evans – “The King & I”
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Rebroadcast: Ari Berman on Healthcare, Supreme Court and Voting Rights; Dr. Gail Saltz – “The Power of Different”; Bob Newhart; Michael Bolton – “Songs of Cinema”
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REBROADCAST: David Frum – “How to Build an Autocracy”; Dr. Karen Smith on the Nation’s Health Disparities; Jordan Peele – “Get Out”; Classical Violinist Nicola Benedetti
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Reflections on the LA Uprising with Gil Garcetti, Congresswoman Karen Bass, Michael Woo and John Mack; Gary Younge – “Another Day in the Death of America”; Felicity Huffman – “American Crime”
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Nicholas Kristof – The Impact of Trump’s Foreign Policy; John Ridley – “Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992”; Julian Lennon – “Touch the Earth”
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John Dean on President Trump’s Unconventional Politics; Rhea Seehorn – “Better Call Saul”; Arlo Guthrie Discusses His Career
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s ‘Beyond Vietnam Speech with: Harry Belafonte, Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, Jr, Jeremy Scahill, Marc Lamont King, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson and Rashad Robinson
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Ari Berman on Healthcare, Supreme Court and Voting Rights; Dr. Gail Saltz – “The Power of Different”; Bob Newhart; Michael Bolton – “Songs of Cinema”
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Repeat show: Trita Parsi – The Motives Behind the Trump Administration’s Travel Ban; Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin – “Rest In Power”; David Oyelowo – “A United Kingdom”
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REPEAT SHOW: Melissa Murray and Adam Winkler – President Trump’s Political Battles; NAACP’s Cornell William Brooks – Protesting Senator Jeff Sessions AG Nomination; Matthew McConaughey – “Gold”; World-Renowned Violinist Itzhak Perlman
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Repeat show: Senator Cory Booker on protesting Senator Jeff Sessions’ AG nomination; John Heilemann on President Trump’s First 100 Days; Margaret Cho ‘American Myth’
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David Frum – “How to Build an Autocracy”; Dr. Karen Smith on the Nation’s Health Disparities; Jordan Peele – “Get Out”; Classical Violinist Nicola Benedetti
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Oscars Special: Barry Jenkins – “Moonlight”; Octavia Spencer – “Hidden Figures”; Mykelti Williamson – “Fences”
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Trita Parsi – The Motives Behind the Trump Administration’s Travel Ban; Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin – “Rest In Power”; David Oyelowo – “A United Kingdom”
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Adam Winkler and Melissa Murray – The Latest on President Trump’s Political fights; Prof. George Lakoff – The Science Behind Trump’s Language; Rabbi Steve Leder – Reflections on the Prospects of Mid-East Peace; Margaret Cho – “American Myth”
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Thomas Saenz – Navigating the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders; Miko Peled – “The General’s Son” and Israeli-Palestinian Relations; Dick Van Dyke – Remembering Mary Tyler Moore
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Melissa Murray and Adam Winkler – President Trump’s Political and Legal Battles; NAACP’s Cornell William Brooks – Protesting Senator Jeff Sessions; Matthew McConaughey – “Gold”; World-Renowned Violinist Itzhak Perlman
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