>>> good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. stabbed at the heart of america's so-called negro problem and baldwin's rich raw relevant flaws from steve shapiro. tonight the photographer known for iconic images joins us to discuss his contribution to the very special reprint and actress laura durhan is here. we glad you've joined us with conversations with steve shapiro and laura duran in just a momen moment. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> pictures with worth a thousand words and steve shapiro could fill a thousand books. the latest edition of james baldwin's "the fire next time" so shapiro, an honor to have you. >> it's my pleasure. >> let me unpack this thing. it came in this beautiful pack ca packaging and all of this. they sent this to me a few weeks ago and i had a chance to go through it. it is beautiful. >> they did a great job and it has interesting elements as the text of james baldwin's fire next time and an introduction by john lewis. it has a piece written by baldwin's sister and about 120 of my civil rights pho

>>> good evening, from largest, i'm tavis smiley, this talented actor joins us to discuss his filled "the united kingdom." this story describes an african king who married a white person. we're glad you joined us. david ayellowah. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station, from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >>> i am pleased for welcome david ayellowah to this program, the talented actor stars and produced united kingdom, based on the true story of an interracial marriage to an african prince to a white british clerk who became his queen and uproar they faced in a world of apartheid. more on what they faced in the united kingdom. >> i'm very pleased to meet you, sir. >> i would speak to my nephew alone. refreshments will be provided for you in the house. >> over two decades of preparing you to be our king. and this is how you face me. a white woman by your side? are you trying to tear us apart? >> we have heard so much. >> why would you do this to us? >> be something that makes no sense to you. be somewhere. look at them. they are fighting because of you. >> when, dav

. >>> good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. prime minister winston churchill on the crown has taken awards at the critics choice and sag awards. this weekend you can catch him as a billionaire property developer in the film "beatriz at dinner." we're glad you joined us. the conversation with john lipco coming up in just a moment. ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >>> always pleased to have john lithgow on this program. the prolific actress won trophies for his protraoor tra churchill and you can catch him on the big scene in the dark cam me, "beatriz at dinner." here a scene from "beatriz at dinner". >> when i first came to the united states a long type aime >> did you come legally? >> yes. >> how did that work? >> i had family on my mother eastside. >> they are all zit zcitizens. >> you work for the ins? >> i'm curious. a lot of people come here illegally. i was curious how she did it. >> i'm laughing already because i have seen this, i whispered to you when you walked on the set, i've not seen you play a g

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. one in five children in the country shows a sign of a mental health disorder that can interfere with their daily life and make learning a serious challenge. tonight, part of our road to health series, conversation with adolescent psychiatrist, about how to identify and treat mental illness in your kids. then, grammy winner, and two time oscar nominated singer songwriter joins us for a conversation and premiere performance of her new single. we are glad you joined us. all of that in just a moment. ♪ ♪ and by the robin wood johnson foundation working with diverse partners to build a culture of health so everyone in america can live pro dock tihealthy liv. the california endowment, health happens in neighborhoods. learn more. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers look you. thank you. >>> child's mental health is an important aspect of their development. in the high tech world conditions anxiety and depression have become increasingly common for more now, how to identify problems with an what to do about, our ch

>>> good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. access to healthy, fresh food remains a challenge for many people in communities across the nation. while fast food and junk food are readily available. a conversation with food activists and entrepreneurs who are helping communities exercise their right to grow, sell, and eat healthy food. we're glad you've joined us. our conversation about food, roy choi, ron finley and sam polk in just a moment. >> and by contributions to your pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. >>> joining me for a conversation tonight about food justice, sam polk, ceo of every table which sells grab and go affordable fresh meals in california. ron finley, urban gardener and founder of the ron finley project, we call him the gangster gardener. roy choi, chef and restaurateur, good to have you guys here. >> thank you, thank you. >> i want to have a conversation. it seems to me, which i think is a good thing, that -- across the country there is a growing conversation about what some call food justice. food justice. you don't like that phrase? >

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. first a conversation with paula sound stone, known for being a fixture on the comedy scene for nearly four decades now, accomplished author, her latest is "the totally unscientific study of the search for human happiness." then we'll talk to the man at the center of the starz drama "american gods" actor ricky whittle, paula poundstone and ricky whittle coming up in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> we welcome comedienne paula poundstone to this program, the self-proclaimed doubting thomas determined to find the secret to lasting happiness and tried a series of experiments in that quest. she shares her findings in a new book titled "the totally unscientific study of the search for human happiness." i am delighted to have paula poundstone on this program. >> thanks so much for having me. >> good to see you again. why self-proclaimed doubting thomas? >> my book is a series of experiments, as you say, doing things this i or other people thought would make me happy. and

>>> good >>> good evening from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. this month, we did our program in new york city, while there we sat down with tony bennett at 90 years young. he joins us to talk about his latest projects and the continuati continuation celebration of his years. i am glad you are joining us with the celebration of tony bennett, coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like yoyou. thank you. ♪ >>> to quote the title of his latest book, tony bennett, just getting started. he celebrates his 90th year. last december our program televised his celebration of tony bennett celebrates 90. ♪ i don't care if it is china town or on the river tide, i don't have any reason ♪ ♪ let them all behind, we are in a new york state of mind ♪ ♪ >> i get excited. [ laughter ] >> i get excited every time i see you do this. that nbc special was something special >> it was, thank you very much. it was amazing. >> i loved it. >> yeah. >> how did it feel? >> you have been feed so many times so many times all around the world. how does it feel

>>> >>> good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with award-winning filmmaker oliver stone. the dvd and blu-ray release of his film, "snowden," comes out december 27th, and there's also a new book out about his work. it's called "the oliver stone experience." we'll talk about that and much more tonight with filmmaker oliver stone, coming up in just a moment. ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> pleased to welcome award-winning director oliver stone back to this program. his latest project is called "snowden," which releases december 27th on dvd and on blu-ray. there is also a wonderful and very heavy coffee table book called "the oliver stone experience," which delves into his film work over the years. we'll get to this later in the program. before we start our conversation, though, with oliver stone, first a clip from "snowden." >> where's the modern battlefield, soldier? >> everywhere. >> what's the first rule of battle? >> never reveal your position. >> and if one unauthorized person knew, if co

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley, this weekend, thousands of marchers gathered. a conversation with maxine waters who believes there was collusion and has pledged to fight day and night to hold donald trump accountable. we're glad you joined us, a conversation with maxine waters in just a moment. >>> and by con distributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> always pleased to have maxine waters on this program, serving her 14th term in congress, representing my district, california's 43rd, glad to have you back. >> nice to be here with you. it's been a while. >> it has been a while since you've been in the studio. i wonder if i can address this story that seems nonsensical to me. i went online to read it, saw the footage myself. what do you make of this story that you shoved a reporter, i'm asking this in light of what we all saw, the congressman who body slammed a reporter. now they're accusing you of shoving a reporter, what happened? >> you're going to hear a lot, because a lot of people are following me around. i have a lot of people

>>> good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. tonight as part of our road to health series, first a conversation with dr. rishi manchanda. ma who believes that health, like sickness, begins in the places we live, work, and play. then, academy award winner melissa leo joins us to talk about her starring role in showtime's new series "i'm dying up here. we're grlad you joined us. all of that coming up in just a moment. ♪ ♪ >> and by the robert wood johnson foundation, working with diverse partners to build a national culture of health so everyone can live productive and healthy lives. the california endowment. health happens in neighborhoods. learn more. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> please welcome dr. rishi manchanda to this program. he's part of a new generation of health care practitioners who specialize and see health as more than a chemical equation that can be balanced. health begins in the place where is we live, work, eat and play. so i'm pleased to have dr. rishi manchanda on our program as we continue our ro

violinist. >>> good evening, from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley, tonight, a conversation with a violinist, working with wynton marsalis, and her deep commitment to music. a conversation with nicoletta benedetti coming up right now. ♪ >>> and by contributions to the pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> nicola benedetti is one of the most sought-after virgolinis of her generation, she wraps up her north american tour, nicola, i'm honored to have you here. >> thank you so much, it's an honor to meet you. >> thank you, it's an honor to have you here, finally, i thank my friend, wynton marsalis, for getting you here. as a matter of fact, the last time yi say you, you didn't see me, i was in the audience. you were performing, a great performance. >> thank you. >> i read somewhere, wynton may have told me when he first gave it to you, you told it that it was not complex enough, is that true? >> it's absolutely true. >> okay. >> i mean, to be totally truthful. it was just the first draft of the first movement of which there are four. but it -- he says it shock

>> good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. we have a conversation with trevor noah from the daily show. stories from a south african childhood. we are glad you have joined us. trevor noah is here in just a moment. >> and by contributions from your pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. >> trevor noah is one of comedy's brightest new voices and the host of the daily show. he released a memoire titled born of crime, stories from a south african childhood. having him as a best guest on this show, it was an honor to be on your program a few times. are you doing already? >> doing great. how are you? >> doing the best i can. i so much i want to get to and this title that 7 talking about. it's a reference to born in a time when my parentings were not allowed to get married and born during a time when interracial relationships were outlawed in the country. for all intents and purposes, what my white father and black mother did in south africa did was for the crime. that's where the title came from. especiallysentially what define life. it did not define your life necessa

>>> good evening from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. the actor known of the most interesting man in the world. he's successful and his new memoir of stay interesting and regina king joining us in front and behind the camera. coming up in just a moment. ♪ and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ before becoming something of a cultural icon jonathan gold spends decades appearing in hollywood of hundreds of tv shows but never make it big until he landed the role of the most interesting man in the world. look at that face. his new memoir calls "what if." i don't ever tell stories about my life but when i do, they are true and amazing. i am honored to have you in this program >> thank you, my pleasure. you must not be going anywhere now without being stopped. >> good, i am delighted about that. keep it coming. >> yeah. >> not at all. >> the back story is that for 45 years basically, you were in this town. >> right? >> trying to make it like everybody else and then eventually this commercial. we'll come to the commercials in just a second. tell m

>>> good evening from alexandria, -- good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. travis alexia has garnered high prize for his poems and short stories about contemporary native american life. he discusses his first work of nonfiction, a personal and moving memoir titled, "you don't have to say you love me." we're glad you've joined us. a conversation with sherman alexi coming up in a moment. ♪tavis smiley. test. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> so pleased to welcome novelist and poet sherman alexi back. with more than two dozen published works, he's out with a memoir titled, "you don't have to say you love me." it's a collage of essays and poems about his childhood on a spokane indian reservation and complicated relationship with his manager. she -- with his mother. happen honor to have you back. >> thank you. >> i'm curious as to how you felt when you saw the cover art. when i saw it in broken, fraying photo in the center, and that title, "you don't have to say you love me," before i got into this, it hit me. >> it made me

angeles, i am tavis smiley, tonight our first conversation with roger corman, the director responsible for more than 400 f films during his long career. he joins us to discuss his sa tief tire of the films and keb moe talks to us. we are glad you join us, all of that in just a moment. ♪ and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ please welcome our legendary film producer roger corman back to this program. his latest release was "death rate" which is on netflix and dvd. a trailer from "death rate" 2050. my fellow citizens of this great country of ours. the united corporations of america. welcome to that death race. what about frankinstein. >> i see frankinstein will be extinct tomorrow. ♪ >> by the way, just for the record my hair -- >> the leader there, the chairman, the president does have a sort of an interesting hair hairdo. were you trying to make a particular statement mr. corman? >> they were sort of an inside joke. we shot the picture earlier in the primaries, we had no idea f that trump would be president. we thought it was a

>>> good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with john mellencamp. the grammy winning singer-songwriter known for music that gifs voice, his music includes jack and diane and hurts so good. he is a humanitarian. he advertised the first farm aid concert in 1985 along with willy nelson. his latest project is called sad clowns & hillbillies. he joins us to discuss the project and so much more, i suspect. we're glad you can join us for a conversation with john mellencamp coming up in just a moment. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> he really needs no introduction. his latest project is called sad clowns & hillbillies. it marks his 23rd full length album. here now, from john mellencamp. ♪ who are we trying to kid ♪ an easy target ♪ don't matter, never did ♪ crosses burning ♪ such a long time road ♪ still don't let go >> so i was waiting to see you the other night at the greek theater, whether or not you would do this song. and i'm watching you and the band, the entire concert. except on this one son

. . >>> good evening, from los angeles, i am tavis smiley, tonight first actor allen nol discusses his new book titled "if i understood you when i have this look on my face." >> discovering new ways to help people communicate and relate to one another effectively then benjamin booker joins us of his debut album, withe are glad youe joining us, all of that is coming up just a moment. ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ allen nol award winning actor known for playing the hawkeye pearce, he's also the best selling author, his latest book titled "if i understood you when i had this book on my face." allan nol, i am honored to have you on this program, my friend. >> me too. >> good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> can i tell you how much, how excited i got when i saw this book come across my desk. one of this things that's wrong with our world is we don't communicate well and that's obvious. you got your fingers on the polls of what's wrong with our democracy. >> i resonated with the culture as it was happening. i did not know it

>>> good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. we saw the fireworks of james comey's testimony before the senate and shining a light on what happened in his meeting with president trump. did he deliver enough evidence to amount to obstruction of justice? are his business interests being enriched in violation? tonight we look into this and more in a conversation with barbara boxer who spent three decades as a lawmaker on capitol hill before retiring from the u.s. senate earlier this year. we're glad you've joined us. a conversation with barbara boxer in just a moment. ♪ ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >>> pleased to welcome back barbara boxer to this program, the lifelong democrat and former senate from this state of california, retired in january after more than 30 years in congress. yet she remains committed to fighting for the cause she believes in. her memoir is out now in paperback. senator boxer good to have you back on this program. >> glad to be with you. >> let me start with the person who took your

show, visit tavis smiley @pbs.org. >>> hi, join me next time for conversations with actor wally sean and director john peel. that's next time. we'll see you then. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. violinist. >>> good evening, from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley, tonight, a conversation with a violinist, working with wynton marsalis, and her deep commitment to music. a conversation with nicoletta benedetti coming up

information on today's show, visit tavis smally at pbs.org. >>> hi, ie tavis smiley joining any for a conversation about melissa leo about a role in showtime's new series "i'm dying up here." that's next time. we'll see you then. ♪ ♪ >>> and my contribution to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> be more, pbs. >> be more, pbs. ♪ >> be more, pbs. ♪ ♪ ♪ - today on america's test kitchen, becky cooks eggs piperade, dan makes chocolate hazelnut spread, jack challenges chris to a tasting of maple syrup, and julia uncovers the secrets to 100% whole wheat pancakes, right here on america's test kitchen. america's test kitchen is brought to you by dcs. dcs: manufacturers of professionally styled indoor and outdoor kitchen equipment.

show, visit tavis smiley @pbs.org. >>> hi, join me next time for conversations with actor wally sean and director john peel. that's next time. we'll see you then. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. - today on america's test kitchen: julia prepares braised halibut with leeks and mustard, jack challenges chris to a tasting of smoked salmon, bridget makes slow cooked whole carrots, and gadget guru lisa reviews warming trays. america's test kitchen is brought to you by dcs. dcs: manufacturers of professionally styled indoor and outdoor kitchen equipment.

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information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >>> hi, join me next time for a conversation with violinist, that's next time. we'll see you then. >> and by contributions from pbs viewers like you. thank you. >>> be more, pbs . >> be more, pbs. >>> good evening from los angeles. a path to social mobility. more and more students who enter college don't finish. tonight the conversation first about why this is happening and what can be done about it. then, singer clint holmes joins us fampbs and conversation about his latest project, it's called rendezvous, we're glad you joined us, all of that in just a moment.