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Working In Tennessee And Beyond: A Conversation With Merle Haggard
- A Conversation with Merle Haggard Mike Ragogna: Merle, let's talk about your recent album Working in Tennessee, but first, how are you doing? Merle Haggard: I'm doing a...
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My Conversation With Aretha Franklin
- I recently sat down with the Queen of Soul, the legendary singer Aretha Franklin, on my syndicated radio show, The Tavis Smiley Show from PRI, to discuss her 50th annive...
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Taking a STAND: Aretha vs. Beyonce
- Stand, my first film, premieres this Sunday, May 24 on TV One at 9 p.m. ET/ PT (8 p.m. CT.) In the summer of 2008, ten of my closest boys and I went on a one week journe...
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Prince: "I Was Born Epileptic" (VIDEO)
- Prince announced Monday night on PBS' "Tavis Smiley" show that he was born with epilepsy. "I've never spoken about this before, but I was born epileptic, and I used to h...
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Why Are All the Talk-Show Hosts White Guys?
- Attorney General Eric Holder says we're all cowards when it comes to race, and he believes we should have more "frank conversations" about racial issues. I think Holder...
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My Conversation with Sean Penn
- Sean Penn has been called the best actor of his generation, taking another step toward that distinction last night by winning his second Oscar for Best Actor. Off screen...
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Tavis Talks Sex And The City
- Hear my recent interview with star of the new Sex and The City movie, Sarah Jessica Parker. ... ...
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Demme's Katrina documentary to air on PBS starting tonight - VIDEO
- Director Johnatan Demme obtained over 200 hours of footage of the Katrina aftermath, and the resulting documentary, Right to Return: New Home Movies from the Lower 9th Wa...
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Author Tavis Smiley hosts a late-night news program, conducting interviews with newsmakers, politicians and celebrities. His goal to ``introduce Americans to each other'' offers stimulating conversations with diverse trendsetters and opinion-makers from the worlds of arts, entertainment, politics and media.