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Airs Saturdays at 11pm on AM 820
Each week, Tavis Smiley welcomes a variety of guests to an exchange of views, information, and insight. The Tavis Smiley Show offers a unique blend of news and newsmakers in expanded conversations on topics ranging from presidential power to reparations for slavery, from campaign finance reform to miscegenation in music videos — all with a special focus on black America.
Smiley's guest roster has featured former President Bill Clinton, Fidel Castro, and Pope John Paul II. He also shares the mic with regular guest commentators Cornel West, Connie Rice, J.C. Watts, Dr. Ian Smith, and Michael Eric Dyson. The Tavis Smiley Show — provocative, thoughtful, and thoroughly engaging.
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Latest Stories from The Tavis Smiley Show
The Tavis Smiley Show, February 8, 2013
Thursday, January 31 2013 05:00 AM
"Memories of the Movement" (PART TWO)
The Tavis Smiley Show, February 1, 2013
Thursday, January 31 2013 05:00 AM
"Memories of the Movement" (PART ONE)
The Tavis Smiley Show, January 18, 2013
Thursday, January 24 2013 05:00 AM
"Vision for a New America" - A Special Tavis Smiley Show
The Tavis Smiley Show, January 25, 2013
Thursday, January 24 2013 05:00 AM
Political strategists Mary Matalin and Karen Finney * Dr. Margaret Cuomo * Former Republican aide Mike Lofgren * George Johnson's 3-minute sports drill * Lonnie Jordan of WAR (The World is a Ghetto - 40th anniversary)
The Tavis Smiley Show, December 14, 2012
Thursday, December 13 2012 05:00 AM
The Tavis Smiley Show, December 7, 2012
Friday, December 07 2012 05:00 AM
Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) * Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) * Tribute to Dave Brubeck * Author Anne Lamott * Former MIT Director Walter Bender * Bill Banfield's
The Tavis Smiley Show, November 30, 2012
Friday, November 30 2012 05:00 AM
Aaron Blake of The Washington Post * Talk show host Larry Elder * Special Series: Too Important to Fail: A Day in the Life Of" * George Johnson's sports drill * Saxophonist Dave Koz
The Tavis Smiley Show, November 23, 2012
Friday, November 23 2012 05:00 AM
Bill Banfield, Danielle Pletka, Larry Elder, Phyllis Bennis, Randy Cohen
The Tavis Smiley Show, November 16, 2012
Friday, November 16 2012 05:00 AM
Bernie Sanders, Clayborne Carson, George Fraser, George Johnson, Marcus Miller
The Tavis Smiley Show, November 10, 2012
Monday, November 12 2012 05:00 AM
Michael Fauntroy & Connie Rice * George Johnson * Bill Banfield *
The Tavis Smiley Show, November 2, 2012
Thursday, November 01 2012 04:00 AM
Election 2012 Roundtable Special
The Tavis Smiley Show, October 26, 2012
Thursday, October 25 2012 04:00 AM
Political strategists Susan Estrich & Ron Christie * La Opinion's Pilar Marrero * Businessman Clinton Galloway * Sports commentator George Johnson * Musician Pete Escovedo
The Tavis Smiley Show, October 19, 2012
Thursday, October 18 2012 04:00 AM
CA Prop 32 Debate: Gloria Romero & Willie Pelote * Tech entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa * Sports Commentator George Johnson * Bill Banfileld's Essays of Note: Regina Carter
The Tavis Smiley Show, October 12, 2012
Thursday, October 11 2012 04:00 AM
Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post * Robert Rector of The Heritage Foundation * Harvard Professor Dr. Jonathan L. Walton * Sports commentator George Johnson * Film producer Earl Katz
The Tavis Smiley Show, October 5, 2012
Thursday, October 04 2012 04:00 AM
Phyllis Bennis- Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies * Jamie Fly - Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Initiative * "Democracy Now!" host Amy Goodman * Bill Banfield's
The Tavis Smiley Show, September 28, 2012
Thursday, September 27 2012 04:00 AM
Angela Davis, Ari Berman, Nina Jablonski, Larry Rose and Dave Grusin
The Tavis Smiley Show, September 21, 2012
Tuesday, September 25 2012 04:00 AM
Political Strategists Karen Finney and Bradley Blakeman, Dorothy Cotton, Bill Banfield's Essays of Note, Musician Lee Ritenour
The Tavis Smiley Show, September 14, 2012
Thursday, September 13 2012 04:00 AM
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, NYU Professor Charlton McIlwain, Sports Commentator George Johnson, Comedian Jimmy Walker
The Tavis Smiley Show, September 7, 2012
Friday, September 07 2012 04:00 AM
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Political Professor Peter Dreier, Social Media Feedback Segment, Sports Commentator George Johnson, NBA Star Dwyane Wade
The Tavis Smiley Show, August 31, 2012
Friday, August 31 2012 04:00 AM
Sojouners CEO Jim Walls, Labor Activist Bill Fletcher, Jr., Christian Broadcasing Network David Brody, George Johnson, Grammy-winning Jazz Composer Marcus Miller
The Tavis Smiley Show, August 24, 2012
Friday, August 24 2012 04:00 AM
Economist Richard Wolff, The Nation's Ari Berman, The Heritage Foundation's Mike Gonzalez, Sports Commentator George Johnson, Gospel Singer Israel Houghton
The Tavis Smiley Show, August 17, 2012
Tuesday, August 07 2012 04:00 AM
Rebroadcast: "Remaking America" - A Tavis Smiley Show Special
The Tavis Smiley Show, August 10, 2012
Tuesday, August 07 2012 04:00 AM
Made Visible: Women, Children and Poverty in America
The Tavis Smiley Show, July 27, 2012
Friday, July 20 2012 04:00 AM
Former Senator Bill Bradley * Growing Power CEO Will Allen * Wall Street Journal managing editor and columnist Michael Casey * Bill Banfield's Essays of Note *
The Tavis Smiley Show, July 20, 2012
Thursday, July 19 2012 04:00 AM
The Hill's Carlo Munoz * Author Richard Florida * Phill Wilson of the Black AIDS Institute * George Johnson's Sports Drill * R&B Singer Leela James
The Tavis Smiley Show, July 13, 2012
Friday, July 13 2012 04:00 AM
CATO Institute's John Samples * Politico reporter Kenneth Vogel * Democratic Strategist James Carville * Investigative journalist Greg Muttitt * Bill Banfield's "Essays of Note" *
The Tavis Smiley Show, July 6, 2012
Tuesday, July 10 2012 04:00 AM
Civil Rights Dr. Samuel Walker * Actor LeVar Burton * Singer Chaka Khan * Washington Post's Steven Pearlstein *
The Tavis Smiley Show, June 29, 2012
Friday, June 29 2012 04:00 AM
Consitutional Law Experts Adam Winkler & Susan Bloch * Special Series - Too Important to Fail: A Day In The Life Of... * Emmy winning journalist Valerie Coleman Morris * Bill Banfield "Essays of Note" *
The Tavis Smiley Show, June 22, 2012
Friday, June 22 2012 04:00 AM
Consitutional Law Experts Adam Winkler & Susan Bloch * Commentator Antonio Gonzalez * Paul Sonn of the National Employment Law Project * Sports Commentator George Johnson * Jazz Pianist Robert Glasper
The Tavis Smiley Show, June 15, 2012
Friday, June 15 2012 04:00 AM
Wendy Weiser * Hans A. von Spankovsky * Peter Cappelli * Paul Ingrassia * Musiq Soulchild * Essays of Note #2 *
The Tavis Smiley Show, June 8, 2012
Thursday, June 07 2012 04:00 AM
Senator Dr. Tom Coburn (R-OK) * Urban Farmer and Growing Power CEO Will Allen * WSJ and Dow Jones Michael Casey * R&B Singer-Songwriter Angie Stone
The Tavis Smiley Show, June 1, 2012
Friday, June 01 2012 04:00 AM
Brookings Institution senior fellow Thomas Mann * Greg Worrell of Scholastic * Premiere of "The Tavis Smley Show" arts & cultures series "Essays of Note" with Bill Banfield *
The Tavis Smiley Show, May 25, 2012
Friday, May 25 2012 04:00 AM
Former Senator Bill Bradley * Writer Alice Randall * George Johnson * Singer/Songwriter Valerie Simpson *
The Tavis Smiley Show, May 18, 2012
Friday, May 18 2012 04:00 AM
TIME Magazine's Adam Sorensen * Author Valaida Fullwood * Journalist James Mills * Donna Summer Tribute
The Tavis Smiley Show, May 11, 2012
Friday, May 11 2012 04:00 AM
Jason Reece * Charlie Woo * Paul Chappell * George Johnson * Arturo Sandoval*
The Tavis Smiley Show, May 4, 2012
Friday, May 04 2012 04:00 AM
Social Security - Cristina Martin Firvida & Michael Tanner * Too Important to Fail: A Day in the Life Of... (Special Series)* BMI Chairman Susan Davenport Austin * Philly Little League Teams Honors Jackie Robinson - Steve Bandura & Jahli
The Tavis Smiley Show, April 27, 2012
Thursday, May 03 2012 04:00 AM
The Faces of Poverty - A Tavis Smiley Show Special
The Tavis Smiley Show, April 20, 2012
Thursday, May 03 2012 04:00 AM
Jeffrey Faulkner, President of Ways to Work * Poet Evan Nicole Brown * Sports Commentator George Johnson * Human Nature*
The Tavis Smiley Show, April 13, 2012
Thursday, April 12 2012 04:00 AM
Antonio Gonzalez, Ira Mehlman, Eric Alterman, Mario Van Peebles
The Tavis Smiley Show, April 6, 2012
Thursday, April 05 2012 04:00 AM
Energy policy experts Dr. Charles Ebinger & Dr. Susan Tierney; Gordon Witkin, managing editor of The Center for Public Intergrity; author Jeffrey Coleman; George Johnson's 3-minute sports drill; NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
About The Tavis Smiley Show
The Tavis Smiley Show offers a unique blend of news and newsmakers in expanded conversations on topics ranging from presidential power to reparations for slavery, from campaign finance reform to miscegenation in music videos — all with a special focus on black America.