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Listen to the latest interviews from the show (updated every weekday).

The Tavis Smiley Show from PRI (radio show)
Listen to some of the best segments from Tavis' radio show from PRI. Available every Friday at 12 noon (PST).

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Featured Interview

Naomi Klein

Author explains the phrase "shock doctrine" and gives examples in U.S. current affairs.

Featured Interview

Hill Harper

Actor explains how his new book helps women understand male manipulation and what he calls the "new school gameplan."

Behind-the-Scenes

Tavis' Video Blog

Tavis discusses his traveling museum exhibit America I AM, which celebrates the impact of African Americans.

Young Voices Blog

Obama, "The New Yorker" and the Politics of Fear

Obama can and should use this cartoon to further unite his country against those most unpatriotic of Americans who utilize the politics of fear.


Freddie, Fannie and Indy

These days it's hard not to think about the mortgage crises affecting some of our nation's largest lenders, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and IndyMac.


Talking Down to Black People?

If we focus on the crudest part of Rev. Jackson's horrible and vulgar remarks about Sen. Barack Obama, we might miss Rev. Jackson's actual issue with the Democratic presidential nominee.

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"I'm not so convinced that the economy is the front runner on the Starbucks closing of 600 stores—it's more of a self inflicting wound—which might go a little deeper."

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