The Tavis Smiley Show

The Tavis Smiley Show


Latest Episodes

Listen Again: Susan Burton - "Becoming Ms. Burton"; Sherman Alexie - "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
December 20, 2017

This week's guests: Susan Burton, Founder and Executive Director of the organization “A New Way of Life” and author (“Becoming Ms. Burton); Sherman Alexie, award-winning writer ("You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me".)

Listen Again: John Lithgow - "Beatriz at Dinner"; Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - “The Centennial Trilogy”
December 20, 2017

This week's guests: John Lithgow, award-winning actor; Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - jazz musician

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"
December 14, 2017

This week's guests: Stephen Burd, Senior Policy Analyst with “New America”; Paula Poundstone, comedian and author of “The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness.” Sampha, singer-songwriter "Process"

Dan Rather - "What Unites Us"; Brandon Busteed - Political Divides in Higher Education; Listen Again: Gretchen Carlson - "Be Fierce" and Danai Gurira
December 06, 2017

This week's guests: Dan Rather, journalist and author of “What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism”; Brandon Busteed, Executive Director of Education and Workforce Development at Gallup; Gretchen Carlson, journalist and author of “Be Fierce”; Danai Gurir

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”
November 30, 2017

This week's guests: Doug Jones, Alabama Senate Candidate; Maria Shriver, journalist and founder of The Women's Alzheimer's Movement; Jamie Merisotis, President/CEO of the Lumina Foundation; Leslie Odom Jr., Award winning star of the Broadway show, "Hamilt

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”
November 20, 2017

This week's guests: Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, author of "Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution"; Salman Rushdie, author of “The Golden House”; Sonequa Martin-Green, actress and star of “Star Trek: Discovery”.

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"
November 16, 2017

This week's guests: Doug Jones, Democratic Alabama Senate Candidate; James Burnett, Editorial Director of “The Trace”; Chadwick Boseman, actor - "Marshall"; Michael McDonald, singer-songwriter.

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”.
November 09, 2017

This week's guests: Trita Parsi - President of the National Iranian American Council and author of "Losing and Enemy"; Sarah van Gelder, journalist and author of “The Revolution Where You Live"; Khary Lazarre-White, social justice advocate and author of "

Journalist Nick Turse - US Military Operations in Africa; Rabbi Steve Leder – “More Beautiful Than Before”; Eve Ensler – “In The Body of the World”
November 02, 2017

This week's guests: Nick Turse Investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author; Rabbi Steve Leder - author; Eve Ensler - women's rights activist and award-winning playwright.

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”
October 26, 2017

This week's guests: Sasha Polakow-Suransky, author of “Go Back to Where You Came From”; Gretchen Carlson, former Fox News Host; ” Douglas Haynes, Vice Provost of the University of California – Irvine; John King, Jr. President of the Education Trust; Miche