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Tavis Smiley

Tuesday, May 22, at 12:30 am on VPT
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Wednesday, May 23, at 4:30 am on World
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Tavis Smiley, the first African American to have his own signature talk show on NPR, hosts a new late-night television talk show - a hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, featuring interviews with newsmakers, politicians, celebrities and real people.

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  • Author Bonnie St. John
    The Paralympic medalist and best-selling author discusses her text How Great Women Lead.
  • Actor Michael Emerson
    The Person of Interest star discusses the type of role he fears most.
  • Urban farmer Will Allen
    The founder-CEO of Growing Power, Inc. discusses his text The Good Food Revolution.
  • Actor Dev Patel
    The actor discusses two new projects:The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and The Newsroom.
  • Actor Ryan O’Neal
    The Oscar-nominated actor shares why he wrote his memoir, Both of Us: My Life with Farrah.
  • TV exec Warren Littlefield
    The former president of NBC entertainment details his new book Top of the Rock.
  • Harvard professor Michael Sandel
    The Harvard professor discusses his best-selling book, What Money Can’t Buy.
  • Pulitzer Prize winner Sheryl WuDunn
    The author-journalist discusses her best-selling book, Half the Sky.
  • Microsoft VP Anthony Salcito
    The Microsoft executive weighs in on whether technology can advance education.
  • Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt
    The University of Virginia professor discusses his text The Righteous Mind.
  • Actor Damian Lewis
    The British actor reflects on his latest star vehicle, Homeland.
  • Columnist-author Anna Quindlen
    The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer discusses her memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake.
  • Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz
    The singer-songwriter discusses the backstory of his CD,
  • Journalist-author Robin Roberts
    The Good Morning America co-anchor reflects on writing her latest text with her mother.
  • Actor Ed Helms
    The actor discusses the 3rd annual L.A. Bluegrass Situation and his role on The Office.
  • Former education secretary Bill Bennett
    Tavis talks with the former education secretary, author and host of Morning in America.
  • Singer-songwriter Steve Tyrell
    The songwriter highlights his career and his R&B background.
  • Actor-writer Ayad Akhtar
    The actor-writer discusses the inspiration behind his first novel, American Dervish.
  • Author Judy Blume
    The author discusses book censorship in the Internet age and what's next on her agenda.
  • Writer Robert Draper
    The author shares his thoughts on this year's
  • Former NY Gov. George Pataki
    Tavis talks with the former three-term governor of New York State.
  • Actor-writer-director Clark Gregg
    The actor-writer-director discusses his role as agent Phil Coulson in The Avengers.
  • Actor Frank Langella
    The Oscar nominee and three-time Tony winner discusses his memoir,Dropped Names.
  • Actress Annie Potts
    The actress explains her decision to take the role in the new comedy-drama GCB.


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