from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. first tonight, our conversation with legendary singer-songwriter randy newman. he recently garnered his 20th oscar nomination for his song and the film "toy story 3." "toy story 3" is now the most successful hollywood that animated film in history. also, actress at maria bello. she is in the new film "the company men." we're glad that you have joined us. randy newman and maria bello, coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is happy to help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: pleased to welcome randy newman to th

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: i'm tavis smiley, a conversation with ed o'neill, the man who helped put the fox network on the map and now the head of one of tv's most popular, "modern family. the series will try to repeat its emmy win for best comedy and then duo steel magnolia, they are the real life couple whose cd is one of the most popular of 2011. actor ed o'neill and couple steel magnolia coming upright now. >> needed extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> everyone making a difference? you help us all live better. >> nationwide difference supports tavis smiley with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis smiley and remove obstacles to economic empowerment. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: welcome ed o'neill back to this program and is one of the most popular shows "modern family." it took home the emmy last year for best comedy. here now a scene from "modern family." >> what are you doing here? >> i'm just returning th

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. first up tonight, a conversation with the renowned surgeon and bestselling author dr. atul gawande. his latest book, "the checklist manifesto," is about avoiding mistakes and our life. also, actress blythe danner. the chicken dc-9 and the new film, "waiting for forever -- she can be seen in the new film, "waiting for forever." >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is happy to help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: dr. atul gawande is a staff member at the brigham and women's hospital and also a staff writer of "the new yorker,"

>> good evening, from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. first up tonight, a conversation with within of the most influential figures in the music business, clive davis, the man who launched the careers of bruce sprinsteen, whitney houston and carlos santana, will be honored here tomorrow night at the grammy. and lawrence goldstone is here. his latest text, "inherently unequal," is a look at the role of the supreme court at the beginning of the jim crow era. we're glad you joined us. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley, with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and working to remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. >> and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] t

tavis: good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with jazz great, wynton marsalis. he continues in his role as the head of jazz at lincoln center. this past sunday night he was a grammy nominee for a song performed with the lincoln center orchestra. we're glad you have joined us for a conversation with wynton marsalis coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and remove economic obstacles. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. kcet public television] tavis: always honored to have wynton marsalis on this program. the multiple award-winning jazz great heads a communication jazz outrich program all around this world. always good to see you. >> all the time. tavis: i was saying to the staff over the y

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time with financial watchdog phil angelides. that is next time. we will see you then. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial

tavis: good evening, i am tavis smiley. egypt begins to regain some sense of normalcy. there are many unanswered questions about how to harness the power of the people into a democratic government. first upcoming a confession -- conversation with professor tarek masoud. also a conversation with phil angelides. despite all the talk in washington about regulating our financial system, phil angelides warns the u.s. is not out of the woods yet when it becomes -- when it comes to reforming our financial systems. yophil angelides coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help>> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. your side ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like thank you. at pbs.org tavis: tarek masoud is an assistant professor at harvard university who has many friends and family-egypt. good to hav

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> annette gordon-reed is a professor at harvard who became the first african-american to win the pulitzer prize for her book "the hemingses of monticello." the new book is part of the american president series. good to have the on this program. >> good to be here. >> my first question was going to be, if johnson was such a bad president, one of book about andrew johnson? before i get to that, let's go to my man, frederick douglass, who you quote in this book. these are his thoughts about his first meeting with andrew johnson. there are moments in the lives of most men when the doors of their souls are opened and unconsciously to themselves, their true characters may be read by the obs

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: senator kirsten gillibrand is serving her first term in the u.s. senate from new york. holding the seat held by hillary clinton. she is a member of the senate armed forces committee. an important committee these days. she joins us from washington. an honor to have you on this program. >> it is my privilege. thank you for including me. tavis: i believe budgets are moral documents. jay-z puts it this way. you can see will use a but you are what you are. we find out what you believe when you put these budgets to work. budgets are moral documents. if i am right, what does this budget say about president obama's priorities? >> presid

tavis: i'm tavis smiley showing me next time with potential g.o.p.sidential candidate muck huckabee and legendary tv producer george slatter next time. -- schlatter next time. see you then. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

tavis: good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. a look at how the revolution in egypt is spreading across the region and beyond with author and political theorist benjamin barber. he says the unrest and revolution in the middle east is only the first step toward real democratic reform. also, a visit from chef and best-selling author, jeff henderson, former star of the food network series "the chef jeff project," the editor of the new cookbook inspired by the traveling exhibition, america, i am. it's called the "america i am: pass it down cookbook." tonight, dr. benjamin barber and chef jeff henderson coming up. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide is proud to join tavis in working time prove financial literacy and remove obstacles one conversation at a time. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> amy chua is a professor of law at yale and author whose books include "world on fire." the latest is "battle hymn of the tiger mother." she joins us from new haven, connecticut. >> thanks for having me. >> one would have to live under a rock to not hear about this tiger mom controversy. it seems every television network and major magazine does a story. you say you think you have been misunderstood by this controversy. >> the greatest misunderstanding is the idea that i wrote this as a parenting guide, trying to tell other people how to parent. i wrote this book in a moment of

i'm tavis smiley. a conversation with former world bank consultant, dam businessa moyo. how western nations are losing the battle. "how the west was lost" and unrest in libya and impact on oil prices around the globe. also tonight, forest whitaker is here. and he has a new prime-time series called qul criminal minds." and he is here about "brick city." coming upright now. >> he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. to everyone making a difference. >> thank you. >> you better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in removing literacy and empowering one step at a time. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: dam businessa moyo is a former consultant to the world bank and author of "dead aid" and "how the west was lost" nice to have you back. let me ask you about the news of the day with the ongoing crisis, the protests, unrest in libya, oil prices driven up slightly higher today. talk to me about what you make of that an

i am tavis smiley. as demonstrations in cairo extended interest a third week, there are concerns about what a post-mubarak egypt would look like and it's impact on the middle east. first up, a conversation about the tense situation with the region with daniel kurtzer, former ambassador to egypt and israel. actress, jennifer beals is here, the flash dance star debuted tonight in a tv drama for fox called the chicago cold. we are glad you have joined us for the latest look in egypt. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference. >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide is proud to join with travis in working to improve literacy. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ambassador daniel kurtzer is the former u.s. ambassador to egypt and israel, and now a pr

tavis: good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. the common refrain following the recent summit meeting between the u.s. and china is that the u.s. needs to sell more goods to the chinese and others around the world and perhaps the catalyst for a new round of robust exports will be american innovation. tonight, then two conversations about how technology and american ingenuity can propel the u.s. out of this deep recession. first up, gary shapiro, president and c.e.o. of the consumer electronic association and the man behind the largest tech show in the world, c.e.s., in las vegas. then i'll be joined by david pogue, technology columnist for the new york times and hosts of the upcoming four-part "nova" series here on pbs. we're glad you joined us. a look at technology in the 21st century coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every ques

. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. nationwide is on your side. >> and from contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: vusi mahlasela is a singer-songwriter-poet known as "the voice. his latest album is "say africa." he has recorded in dave matthews' studios. here is vusi and dave performing the song "everyday." ♪ ♪ ♪ tavis: this project was a collaboration. we mentioned dave matthews. you have everybody on this project. >> yes. dave is not on this one. taz mahal is the producer. he was happy to produce this. he sort of really had to have the album. i think we came up with something with a folkish, blues -- he is so knowledgeable. there are quite a lot of african artists like it. it was great to work with him. tavis: you like doing collaborations? >> i like them. i think those collaborations are kind of like collecting the right forces. tavis: what is it that you -- how would you describe what it is you are doing with the music? i read so

i'm tavis smiley. when the steelers and packers square off this sunday will will cap off a year of record tv ratings for pro football and cement the nfl for the premier sports league in the u.s. and as one of america's most successful businesses. a preview of sbole and a look at the state of pro football with rod woodson, the former steeler great and hall-of-famer now covers the sport for the nfl network. also tonight, talented singer-song writer amos lee is here. his latest project is getting terrific reviews and it's called "mission bell." later on, a special acoustic performance from amos. we're glad you've joined us. rod woodson and amos lee coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley d. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financ

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: "race for best actress ppears to be natlie portman's to lose, but the men include previous winners jeff bridges and javier bardem. >> i do not accept it as a given that i did shoot le beef. >> you missed your shot. >> missed my shot? >> you are more handicapped without an eye it than i am with that the arm. tavis: i know this remake languages out there, but what sold you on this was not that it was a remake, but that the coen brothers were going to make this movie based on the book. it is really a redo. >> that is perfectly stated. charles portis wrote a wonderf

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: senator michael bennett is serving his first full term in the u.s. senate following his time as the superintendent of the denver public school system. his victory that is last november over a tea party-backed candidate was one of the few bright spots for democrats in the mid-term elections. senator bennett, good to have you on this program. >> it's great to be here. thanks for having me. tavis: my pleasure. let me start with some. news of the day internationally and the all-important issue of education. so president made a statement about the bloodshed in libya.

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. first up tonight, what the uprising in egypt means for the rest of the world. 84 and affairs columnist for "financial times" in london is with us -- a foreign affairs columnist. he has a book, "zero-sum future ," gideon rachman. also with us, grammy award winner john legend is here, and he is up for several more. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supportswith every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: gideon rachman works for "financial times" in london, following a 15-year career with "economist," and his new book is called "zero-sum

difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smileystion and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. >> be more. >> this is bbc world news. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vt., and honolulu. newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its global expertise for work -- to work for a wide range of companies, what can we do for you? >> and now, bbc world news. >> lockdown in bahrain. police stem down anti-government protests. bank ozzy is calling for the resignation of colonel khadafy. at least 12 people are dead. welcome to bbc world news.

. ♪ >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org tavis: hi.'m tavis smiley. join me next time with the congressional bat on president's new budget. that's next time. we'll see you then. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance proud to join naves working to remove literacy one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc wo

digital pioneer by jane smiley.hanks so much for coming by. >> guest: thanks for having me. >> we are here talking with wins the board of the independent institute about the upcoming books they have out. >> yes. we have a number of exciting new books. the have two new books that are being released. beyond politics. we are going to be releasing it, early april, doing some heavy promotion for that. it is a classic book, something that austin should read, since you're interested in learning a little bit more about free-market principles and the foundations of our democracy. the current political atmosphere. beyond politics is absolutely essential. we just released the new holy wars with bob nelson. he did an event featuring the dichotomy between economic religion and environmental religion. so we have got also habeas corpus coming out with anthony gregory who is a new author. very excited about that. ..

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: mike huckabee is the former governor of arkansas that mounted a bid for the white house back in 2008. he is the host of his own weekly show on the fox news channel and author of a text, 12 things we need from washington. good to have you back on this program, sir. >> is always a pleasure to be with you. tavis: what is a simple government? is there a way these days to even have a simple government given all the government has involved itself in given the crisis we are enduring? >> the issues that we face are very complex. but the concept of a simple government is

>> way out to the end, that is for smiley, the veterans hospital. this is for smiley. rock, rock, rock, rock, rock. here is hunters point. that rock is called serpent tonight. -- serpentinite. along this zone, there is another rock type, volcanic rock. it is serpentinite. it is a very treacherous rock. if you go up market, you will see it where the met -- barack is exposed in that cut. -- for rock that is exposed in that it is cut. it can be hard work and have the consistency of soap and just slides. why is it like that? it is an intrusion. it is like toothpaste that was extruded through a crack in the earth. that means it was a sheer zone or fault, hundreds of millions of years ago, where it actually came up through and bubbled out and formed this band of serpentinite. adjacent to that is this wonderful rock. what is the other thin that is bad about serpentineite? it contains naturally occurring asbestos, which is a carcinogen, known carcinogen. if you go to where st. mary's cathedral is, cathedral hill, that is one of the outcrops. there is a high percentage of serpe

. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org.avis: join me next time for a conversation with jazz great, wynton marsalis and his work on music education at lincoln center. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from dior's like you. thank you. >> be

spy, is being remade into a feature film with gary oldman as george smiley. of gray. none of the good guy/bad guy clarity of the james bond world. that is not an accident. (james bond theme) >> we have the image of james bond. we have this extraordinary license to kill, all the girls he could eat and so on. wonderful cars. he was the super manager with some kind of mysterious patriotic purpose. but people knew while they were watching that stuff, people knew then about this gray army of spooks that was around. >> reporter: is it also kind of an insult turning bond on its head, turning fleming on its head. >> with the bond type of novel the readers thinks i wish i was him. with the stuff i'm writing, they think, oh, christ, i hope i'm not him. >> reporter: if john le carre has been anything over the years, he's been adaptable. he just about owned the literacy rights to the cold war but he also found other universal themes. >> you've got the wrong girl because i'm not a jew. i am pro palestinian. >> reporter: the arab-israeli conflict in the little drummer girl

and russia's isle xander smiley and ski v. made their first steps on the surface of mars the installed the flags there they took the samples of the surface and measured the imaginary magnetic level of the red planet of course this is a simulation but it is pretty real for the volunteers who spent over two hundred days in isolation during the simulation of the actual trip to the red planet just previously they were broken up into two groups one group stayed in the mothership simulator and two three people cheney's an italian and a russian volunteer they went to the martian surface they're going to spend around a month there and are going to conduct three or walks in total though after that they will be reunited with the whole team and will begin their simulation of the journey back home even though this is a simulation it's a real step forward. towards a mission to the red planet because scientists on both sides both in european space agency and in the russian space agency they say that before a real flight to the red planet it

finally put smiley speak taters cell phones off. on the records he has a few rounds at one of the best arenas in the country and that is always sold out but also their very own brewery shares. to develop in the future slowly along with advancement of local ice hockey has always been connected with the russian way a way company they bankroll the club their cancer is looking to excuse and believe the team's definitely heading in the right direction. where they will stop short of beginning. to look at the moment they seem to have the momentum to succeed. his name but not both archie jaroslaw and. that wraps up the sport for this hour i'll see you soon the world weather though it's coming up in just a tech. for the full story we've got it from. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. wings special old fish and accessory quick moment. they are ready for. taken off one. became the gravity. as it should and those people were virgin the premiss life. going to soak in a free flight. in taiwan all teas availabl

smiley and ski v. made their first steps on the surface of mars the installed the flags there they took the samples of the surface and measured the imaginary magnetic level of the red planet of course this is a simulation but it is pretty real for the volunteers who already spent over two hundred days in isolation during the simulation. off the actual trip to the red planet just previously they were broken up into two groups one group stayed in the mother ship simulator and two or three people cheney's an italian and a russian volunteer they went to the martian surface they're going to spend around armont they're going to conduct three or walks in total after that they will be reunited with the team and will begin their simulation of the journey back home where you go there's been a lot of excitement surrounding this mission although the cosmos are actually still on earth they never even broke out into space but still a very very significant experiment. this is definitely a significant experiment becau

beat down polish president his wife and others see here polish officials press to be of the tunnel smiley and square it want to commemorate the polish officers killed by the soviet secret police in the ninety's who was she and the pilots all the plane landed despite warnings by traffic controllers both poor and bad weather conditions fall below posted by the polish what t.v. channels being not allies motherhood vision best a geisha comedian also other countries prosecution would happen to study that media that would use it. below. polish investigators are expected to deliver their own report into the causes of the accident later next month but what's being said on the possible reasons that led to the tragedy saying. well the point being is that russia's on poland's ston says on the courses all these planes crash a different more are saying that's clearly the pilot made a mistake by taking a decision to land and but whether it is such difficult weather conditions this is what's been officially set by the investigators in boston and also by the polish foreign minister however poland insists