Tavis Smiley - Season 12

Season 12

Episodes

Jack Black

Sen. Bernie Sanders, J.D. Souther

J. Cole

Felicity Huffman

William Hurt

Colin Farrell

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)

Kristin Davis & Vijay Iyer performs

Charlie Wilson

Josh Groban & Zoe Saldana

Alan Rickman & Gov. Lincoln Chafee

Jack Robbins & Susan Sarandon

Lenny Kravitz

Robert Duvall

Elijah Wood & Mariel Hemingway

Kevin Costner

Anne Heche & New York Mayor Bill de Blasio

Freida Pinto & Marcus Mille

Lisa Scottoline

Boz Scaggs

Kathy Bates

Rapper Michael "Killer Mike" Render

Rapper Michael "Killer Mike" Render

Jeff Bridges & Share Our Strength CEO Bill Shore

Tanya Tucker

Tim Robbins

Chris Tucker

Bobby Caldwell

Ed Asner & Pretty Yende

Mark Ruffalo

Dee Dee Bridgewater & Poet Kataalyst Alcindor

Janet Napolitano the president of the University of California

D'Angelo

D'Angelo

Peter Bogdanovich

Writer Reza Aslan

Author Salman Rushdie

Author Ann Coulter

Dana Delany & Rap artist Luther "Luke" Campbell

Andrew Garfield

Jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington

Former New York Gov. George Pataki & Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)

Dr. Richard Haass the president of the Council on Foreign Relations & Hussam Ayloush the chairman of the Syrian American Council

The E Collective, Ravi Patel & Terence Blanchard

Johnny Mathis

Sen. Lindsey Graham & Mark Harmon

Annie Jacobsen & Rev. James Maher

Thomas Friedman

Dr. Jill Stein

Brandi Carlile & Dr. James S. Forrester

Author Ari Berman; singer Kim Burrell

Singer James Taylor

Singer James Taylor

Musician Ringo Starr

Musician Ringo Starr

Robert Reich

Jewel

Slavoj Zizek, Jewel

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, Sonia Manzano

Fran Drescher, Rissi Palmer

Slavoj Zizek

Henry Greely, Patricia Jennings, Gerry Spence

Los Lobos

Tim Wise, Laura Skandera Trombley

Twyla Tharp

Sen. Bernie Sanders

Lawrence Lessig, S. Pearl Sharp

Laura Skandera Trombley, Terry Gilliam

Seal

Dick Van Dyke

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski

Kevin Costner, Jon Baird

Laura Skandera Trombley, Wagner Moura

Patricia Cornwell, Cecile McLorin Salvant

A tribute to author Grace Lee Boggs

Gloria Steinem.

Kathy Griffin

Author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon; singer Shemekia Copeland

Austin Beutner, former publisher of the Los Angeles Times

Judy Collins

Journalist Rula Jebreal; author David Maraniss

Actor-director Paul Bettany; actor Anthony Mackie

Author Kevin Powell; singer Joss Stone

CEO Sangu Delle, Golden Palm Investments; actress Carey Mulligan

Art Garfunkel

Melina Abdullah, David Talbot

Michael McDonald

Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Chapman

Ted Danson

Bryan Cranston

Sasha Abramsky, Dr. Kathryn J. Edin

Michael B. Jordan

Ian McKellen

Jewel

Mitch Albom

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Ind.-Vt.)

Seal

Gloria Steinem

Andrew Garfield

Carmen de Lavallade

Charles Fazzino & Professor Melissa Murray

Andrea Bocelli

Harvey Keitel

Ballet dancer Misty Copeland

Tom Jones

Brian McKnight & Eli Broad

John Williams

J.J. Abrams

Elizabeth Banks

Tommy LiPuma

A tribute to Natalie Cole

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

James Taylor

James Taylor

Keith Wailoo, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. & Tamela Mann

Talib Kweli

Julianne Malveaux & Macy Gray

Erin Brockovich, Taj Mahal & Wendell Pierce

Ben Harper

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

A tribute to Glenn Frey

A tribute to Glenn Frey cont.

Patti Smith

Sen. Trent Lott & Sen. Tom Daschle

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Patti Davis

Dayo Okeniyi & Marvin Kalb

Christine Ebersole & Frank Luntz

Diane Ladd

Ralph Nader, Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Tim Robbins, Bryonn Bain

Richard Dreyfuss

Mike Binder, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Roger Guenveur Smith, Lenny Abrahamson

Robert C. O'Brien, Kurtis Lee

Carl Reiner

Seema Mehta, Pilar Marrero, Tom McCarthy

Carlos Santana

Ben Ratliff, Stanley Nelson

Robert Reich, Glen Hansard

Kiefer Sutherland

Roger Waters

Jason Sudeikis, Stephen James

Carole King

Sen. Bernie Sanders

Hillary Clinton

Sam Quinones, Brian McKnight

Robert G. Brown, Steve Mazzie, Lianne La Havas

Michael Brune, Roger Waters

Michael Brune, Roger Waters

Bishop Robert G. Brown, Steve Mazzie, Lianne La Havas

Dr. Mary Frances Berry

Max Kenner, George Chochos

Black Violin, Glen Hansard

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Keith Wailoo, Tamela Mann

Alicia Garza, Rashad Robinson, Talib Kweli

Julianne Malveaux, Russlynn Ali, Macy Gray

Erin Brockovich, Wendell Pierce, Taj Mahal

Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Connie Rice, Ben Harper

Kiefer Sutherland

Carlos Santana

Dr. Mary Frances Berry

Carl Reiner

Patti Smith

Michael Dukakis

Rachel Roy, Jose Antonio Vargas

Jerrod Carmichael

Harry Lennix

Take 6

Dr. Richard Haass, a tribute to Garry Shandling

Chris Isaak, Andra Day

James Brolin

Don Cheadle

Dov Charney

Piers Morgan, Little Simz

Julianne Malveaux, Jordan Smith

Arianna Huffington, Reginald Dwayne Betts

Viet Thanh Nguyen, Ben Harper

Andre Watts

Michael Waldman

Amy Goodman

Robert Greenwald

Sally Field

Andrew "Dice" Clay

One Great Idea Tour: Cleveland

One Great Idea Tour: Milwaukee

One Great Idea Tour: Boston

One Great Idea Tour: Atlanta

A tribute to Prince

A tribute to Prince, Part 2

One Great Idea Tour: Southern California

Connie Rice

Thomas A. Saenz

Shihan Van Clief, Nia Long

Susan Sarandon

Adrian Pantoja, Ange-Marie Hancock

Gregory Porter

Michael Tesler, Akala

Katie Couric

Wendell Potter

Rahsaan Bahati, Diane Guerrero

Maria Toorpakai, Rob & Nick Reiner

Dr. David B. Agus, Anna Chlumsky

Dr. Lonnie Smith

Jon Shields, Jonathan Butler

W. Kamau Bell

Kristin Chenoweth

Anthony Mackie

Betty Reid Soskin

Sen. Bernie Sanders

Lynn Vavreck, Paul Pierson

Stephon Alexander

Arianna Huffington, Reginald Dwayne Betts

Innovative preschool initiative

Technical colleges

Artists-in-residence program

Criminal justice reform

Breakthrough medical treatments

Sally Field

Don Cheadle

Dov Charney

Maria Toorpakai

Andre Watts

Frank Rich

Samantha Power

Moby

Cheryl Hyman, Kate Beckinsale

Gil Garcetti

TBA

TBA

TBA

Liev Schreiber

William Bell

Dee Dee Myers

Shirley Caesar

Laurence Leamer, Walter Mosley

Shane Claiborne, Rana Forrohar
Author Shane Claiborne ("Executing Grace: How the Death Penalty Killed Jesus and Why It's Killing Us"); and Time's Rana Foroohar ("Makers and Takers").

Maxwell
Soul singer Maxwell.

Terry McMillan

Nely Galán, Roseanne Barr

Norman Lear

Viggo Mortensen

Nely Galán, Jane Lynch

Part 1 of 2: Connie Rice and Robin D.G. Kelley discuss the police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana as well as the killing of five police officers in Dallas.

Part 2 of 2: Connie Rice and Robin D.G. Kelley discuss the police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana as well as the killing of five police officers in Dallas.

Former Seattle PD chief Norm Stamper

Bassem Youssef, Jay Newton-Small

Joshua Cooper Ramo and Take 6 perform

Richard A. Clarke

Hilda Solis, Thomas Perez

Ralph Nader

Part 1 of 2: Corine Woodley, the mother of Gavin Long, is interviewed

Part 2 of 2: Corine Woodley, the mother of Gavin Long, is interviewed

The Democratic National Convention is discussed

Carrie Severino, Peter Morici

Tim Ridge

Emilio T. González

Lynn Scarlett, Sam Polk

Bonnie Raitt

Shirley Caesar

Gil Garcetti

Part 1 of 2: Park Ranger Betty Reid Soski

Part 2 of 2: Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin

Patti Smith

Viggo Mortensen

Terry McMillan

Laurence Leamer, Walter Mosley

W. Kamau Bell

D.L. Hughley

Jane Lynch, Nely Galán

Lonnie Smith

Ben Harper, Viet Thanh Nguyen

Carole King

Sheldon Danziger

Willie J.R. Fleming, Mia Birdsong

Jackie Starkey, Julian Castro

Robert Hines, Kshama Sawant

Angela Danovi, Robert Reich

Maureen Dowd

Amy Goodman

Dr. Damon Tweedy, Craig Wilder

Patrisia Macias-Rojas, Tom Arnold

Ellis Hall

Kurtis Lee, Janet Napolitano

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ann Coulter

Courting Justice: Tavis talks with judges from across the country

Courting Justice Part 2

Thandie Newton

Margaret Huang

Peter Singer, Bill Hanage

Freddy Cole

Jamie Lee Curtis

Betye Saar

Andrew Sullivan

Shira Scheindlin

Joshua Bell

Cookie Johnson, Will Downing

Dr. Mehmet Oz, Norah Jones

Cyndi Lauper, Part 1

Cyndi Lauper, Part 2

Corey Fields, Dick Van Dyke

Heather Ann Thompson, Phoebe Robinson

Derek W. Black, Mike Massimino

Donna Brazile

Albert J. Rabotea, Dr. Naomi Neufeld

Chris Hedges

Jeremy Irons, UCLA Professor Richard J. Jackson

Joey Alexander, Matt Berninger

Dr. Jill Stein, New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, Part 1

Dr. Jill Stein, New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, Part 2

Naomie Harris

Doris Meissner, Julissa Arce

Carole Bayer Sager

Episode 442

Episode 443

Episode 444

Episode 445

Episode 446

Sen. Bernie Sanders

Dr. Robert K. Ross, Tippi Hedren

Graham Nash

Frederick Wiseman, Ryan Speedo Green

Kenny Burrell

Episode 452

Oliver Stone

Trevor Noah

Kathy Bates

Episode 456

Episode 457

Kathy Griffin

Kenneth Braswell, Meg Ryan, Nzinga Braswell

Peter Singer, Phoebe Robinson

Jordan Smith, Thandie Newton

Connie Rice, Robin D.G. Kelley

Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock

Joe Buck, Joey Alexander

Simone Biles, Thomas B. Cavanagh

Robert Wagner

Ibram X. Kendi

Courting Justice Townhall -- Cleveland, Part 1

Courting Justice Townhall -- Cleveland, Part 2

Mike Massimino, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

Charley Pride
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