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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] [captioning made possible by kcet public television] it is rather, yes. it's quite ugly, to be honest. - you don't like it? - i don't like it. no, i inherited it about 21 years ago, but i really don't know much about it, except that it was-- i know louis wain's famous for cats. well, you're quite right. louis wain is very famous as an illustrator of cats, cartoon cats, in particular. but what's interesting is these funny little models made in ceramic. some of them are made on the continent in hard paste porcelain. this one was made in the u.k. it's made in england. it's in lovely condition. but isn't he odd? yes, he is very odd. in fact, he doesn't even look like a cat to me. i rather thought it was just like a warrior lion. - do you know what he's for? - no no. he's a match holder. he sits there by the fireside. take your match out, strike it on the wall. it's a shame he hasn't got a match strike down the side. sometimes they do, but i think he's marvelous. were they made in sets? were there quite a few characters? i think there are a

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: is a work -- tim flannery is a renowned scientist come explore, and author. his work is called "here on earth." you close the book with a line that got my attention. "i am certain of one thing, if we do not strive to love one another and love our planet as much as we love ourselves, then no further human progress is possible here on earth." what does love have to do with it? >> love is an integral part of us. this bonds us together. this is a result of the evolutionary process. this is integral to our ability to cooperate. this is not his love for each other, but love of country, for our planet, our environment. if we don't have that glove, i don't think we will be able to motivated to do the right thing. -- of we don't have that love. tavis: you mentioned about loving the planet as much as ourselves. expand on that. >> we depend on the earth for everything. we need to be very aware of that relationship and treat the planet as we put our body. the skin is a permeable membrane.

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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: please welcome k.d. lang to this program. she is out with the critically acclaimed new cd called "single allowed -- sing it loud," with her band siss boom bang. >> ♪ now i know that letting go was -- again and again and again i confess, i need you badly hold me in your arms and loved me madly ♪ tavis: i cannot resist, k.d. lang, so i will say it one more time, siss boom bang. how did that come about? >> well, we recorded it around independence day. when this group of individuals walked into the studio, it felt like fireworks. i played the record for my best friend. she listened for a few days and said it starts off like day k.d. lang, then siss boom bang, the band kicks in. tavis: is that how the process works for you when you are working on a project? you know it is write when you hear it? >> yes, pretty much. i can feel what ever it is i need to find. tavis: your best friend said it starts off like a k.d. lang record, for those of us who have enjoyed your work, you have done

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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: demaurice smith is the head of the nfl players association. he is a former criminal prosecutor who worked with eric holder. good to have you on the program. >> good to be here. tavis: many people have been aware of this dispute. where are we as we speak? >> well, unfortunately right now the players of the national football league would much rather be playing football, they would much rather be working out with their teams trying to bring a championship back to their city. the national football league locked us out. our players want to play football and we have always wanted to play football. although talks between the sides continue with respect to settlement and mediation, players are working out on their own right now and they hope to be able to play football soon but that is all they want right now, to try to get back on the field. tavis: what are the issues that have caused this divide? >> the nfl owners opted out of this agreement and sometimes that gets lost in the shuffl

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: i could not think of a better week to conclude our week here in new york than to focus on the of the two and a cultural institution beginning with the famed alvin ailey dance center. robert battle will be taking over. he is only the third person to lead alvin ailey. i don't mean that you have some big feet but you have some big shoes to fill. >> thank you. i do have some big feet. [laughter] tavis: how does one go about following -- how you go about creating your own footsteps? >> i think that one of the things that was sent by -- when she took over is that she does not feel like she felt she was standing in shoes the standing on shoulders. that is a big part of it, i am not alone. there is an entire organization who loves this vision. i am surrounded by his spirit and by these remarkable dancers and people who care. >> the only -- tavis: the thing that moves me and causes me to celebrate the company. it is difficult to keep something going for a decade, a two decade, three decades, four decades. this is now 50 years old as a comp

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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: always pleased and honored to be in the company of my friend bill moyers. his latest book is an extension of his award winning show, called "bill moyers' journal -- the conversation continues." i am so delighted the conversation continues on this program tonight. >> where else but with mr. tavis smiley? tavis: i am happy to have you here. there was a rumor, may be some truth to it, all over the internet that bill moyers was thinking about coming back to pbs, un-retiring. >> like rumors of my death, which happen occasionally, this was exaggerated. we have been exploring some things to do, including specials, miniseries, potentially an interview show of the smaller mold than the one we did, but we have not decided anything yet. i am still enjoying the reflection and deliberation. we're working on a four part series and we're hoping to finish by the end of the year, the time between the civil war and the election of 1912 when corporate power became dominant in the american economy and workers and people in the south had to fight back

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: pleased and delighted to welcome betty white back to this program. the legendary television actress is a seven-time emmy-winning actress for her many roles, like "mary tyler moore" and "the golden girls." she has a new memoir on her life called "if you ask me (and of course you won't)." here is a scene from her latest series, "caught in cleveland." -- "hot in cleveland." >> so what are you, like, 100? >> are you that girl on that show? >> yes. are you a fan? >> no. when it was canceled, i said good riddance. but i do like the one with susan lucci. >> does anyone else smell pot? >> what are you, a cop? >> no. >> then what is it to you? tavis: you are just ripping off the one-liners. and we have a good time on that show. -- >> we have a good time on that show. tavis: tell me how you develop such great comedic timing? >> i was an only child, my mother and father, and there was not a straight man in the house, and i mean that in the nicest way. they were fun and we

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kcet public television] --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: i am always pleased to have tom selleck on this program. in addition to his role on the popular show jesse stone, he shows on this season's most watched new show called "blue bloods." here are scenes from "blue bloods." >> what about the boys? >> what are we going to do? >> it is my considered opinion that this gets out and the media gets ahold of it, she won't have much of a chance. >> so you have another hit on your hands. >> is there any would around, i need to knock on wood. actually, cbs likes to hold their announcements. i think it is a hit. it is a hit for me. it is a show i wanted to succeed, not only when i first read the script, but when i got together with the cast. family dinner is a big part of our show. the first thing we shot on the pilot, the first day, was the family dinner scene. we had to kind of pretend we had a relationship, but they are so good, these actors, and having done a long series, they are also so good as people. they are people i want to spend some time with. tavis: i had no idea your first answer would incl

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> his latest text is called " tangled webs." he was also named a columnist for the business section of "the new york times." is an honor to have you here. what do you hope to bring to your column? >> i want to speak out for the individual, in the book tour will shareholders and consumers. we are living in a world that is being accommodated by the wealthy, the big institutions, and i think we need somebody to stand up for everybody else. tavis: what is your sense that this will do in that regard? >> pitbull getting loans that they never should have, interest rates -- we need someone to oversee this and make sure that both consumers are protected, and the institutions. tavis: do you think that conversation can be had, given the focus that is on wall street's? how do the people ever get back on the issue that you attempted to raise customer >> for me, step one is getting the truth out there and getting people focused on the backs. operating in secret is what the big wal