tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley.me next time for a conversation with a war veteran about his book, seriously not all right and then arturo sandoval. that is next time. we will see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. >> rooney: welcome to the program, tonight from mexico city, mexico, the president of mexico enrique pena nieto. >> an oil-producing country, mexico is a country which is facing the great opportunity of generating energy to other sources. and because of geographical location and natural welt we have the capacity of generating that however we haven't do be it. >> in the face of this scenario we launched in, not as a reform. >> which allows us to think fundamentally, one it preserves and maintains for the mexican state the ownership of hydro power but at the same time, in the second grade element of this reform is that it opens the facility so that for the exporetation of

but there is something about -- i look at her now, tavis, whoo.hen she said -- and i gave her an out when they determined one sister was not a match. and then sally ann was. and i gave her an out and said, you don't have to do this because it's an undertaking for that person, too. and when she said to me after some silence, which i was a little worried because sally is usually -- you know sally ann. but there was a bit of silence. she just quietly said, i just don't want to do this i was born to do this. so to have that kind of love is something else. >> your glam team does not want your makeup to run. >> i know. what you doing to me? these are tears of joy. all good. >> i understand. you're not indebted to your sister because she's your sister. and she said she was born to do it. how do you process that? >> that was one of the -- my siblings didn't know this. this was one of the last conversations i had with mom. she had a stroke and it was difficult for her to communicate, but she was able to do that. and she did not want me to treat her -- sall

i'm tavis smiley. tonight, big little man in search of my asian self takes a deep dive into the experiences of asian-american men and examines why many of the negative stereotypes surrounding them still, unfortunately, persist to this very day. then we'll turn to a conversation with center simone campbell who's made it her mission to work for economic justice and immigration reform and has been challenged by the church hierarchy for advocating for the poor. we're glad you've joined us. those conversations coming up right now. ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> race and gender stereotypes still dominate much of the american experience, but it's more often than not framed in a black and white dynamic tackling this from an asian perspective is university of oregon professor alex tizon called "big little man" which combines personal experience with an historical perspective. alex tizon, i'm honored to have you on this program. >> great to be here. thanks.

hi, i'm tavis smiley.ing up a conversation first about china's expanding quest for natural resources and malaysian born singer una. that's next time. see you then. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. xxxxx >>> tonight on "quest" -- it's a repeated theme in hollywood movies -- a killer asteroid zooming toward earth. but that couldn't happen for real, could it? you might be surprised to hear the answer. >>> and stately oak trees -- they're the very essence of strength. find out what california scientists are doing to protect them from a deadly, unseen enemy. >>> major funding for "quest" is provided by -- the national science foundation. the gordon and betty moore

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight conversation with three-time emmy winner beau bridges who is currently starring in two different tv series. the comedy "the millers" and "the masters of sex" on showtime. beau bridges has appeared in more than 80 television shows and more than a dozen films, including, of course, qucourse, baker boys" with his brother jeff. we're glad you're joining the conversation with beau bridges coming up next. ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> automaticing is part of the legacy lloyd bridges left his two sons, beau and jeff, and both have excelled, beau has two emmys, three grammys and a golden globe. he's starring in the sitcom "the millers" and the drama "masters of sex," set in the late '50s he plays a repressed husband. we'll start with a scene from "the masters of sex." >> i'm asking you to separate your personal feelings from your professional decision to terminate me from this hospital. >> you think i got to be provost by holding

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. first a conversation about ethics and politics a day after the house committee reversed disclosure that would have made trips by outside interests harder to explain. we have jack abramoff, of course, one of the most powerful lobbyist until he went to prison for conspiracy and fraud. he's a advocate for campaign finance reform. we'll turn to a conversation with david s. rose who has put it into text "angel investing." we're glad you joined us. those conversations coming up right now. ♪ ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. >>> according to almost every poll out there faith in our political institution, the gallup poll conducted less than a month ago has congress's approval rating at 16%, on pace to be the lowest ever for a mid-term election year, no doubt the dissatisfaction is driven in part, i expect, special interests and big money are calling the shots. joining me to talk about ethics, jack abramoff, before his fall from grace was conside

i'm tavis smiley. tonight first a conversation about how china's rapidly expanding middle class mega cities may pose a threat to the world's natural resources with all elizabeth economy and michael levi. your latest home is called by all means necessary. how china's resource quest is changing the world. then we'll turn to a conversation with malaysian-born singer-song wrirlt yuna whose second album "nocturnal" has earned her a devoted following in the u.s. those conversations coming up right now. ♪ >> by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> over the past three decades china has transformed itself into an economic power with an expanding middle class and mega cities. in doing so china's demand for natural resources has provoked some pushback on what's being seen as a consumption appetite for the world's resources. tackling the subject is a new book titled by all means necessary how china's resource quest is changing the world by elizabeth economy. yes, that is her maim.

i'm tavis smiley. tonight, first a conversation with ron capps director of the veterans writing project about his memoir serious li not lrt fooy not all right five wars in 10 years which takes a look at how the trauma of war continues to plague our soldiers. a veteran of afghanistan. >>> then we will talk to arturo sandoval, from north america and we're pleased he will join our studios and a performance from arturo sandoval coming up right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the california endow mement help happens in neighborhoods. learn more. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >> the overwhelming majority of physical and emotional cost of war is this subject of ron capps new memoir, serious li not lrt fooy not all right five wars in 10 years which takes readers on a personal reality of war crimes and the atrocities. he was a senior military officer and foreign service officer for the u.s. department of state and combat veteran of afghanistan having served in the army and arm

[inaudible conversations] >> tavis smiley april 1967, martin luther king but was he doing the year before his death? >> april 4th to be exact here is a new york at the riverside church deliberate the most controversial speech of his entire life. and in that speech in this gathering of people at the church with all kinds of organizations and individuals opposed to the viet no more delivered a speech beyond vietnam and uses the phrase that is demonized and the phrase is he refers to his country as the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today. and to lay up the argument why he opposed the vietnam war and to and also in the ghettos and barrios other than a cup but the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today. but when you start talking about foreign policy there is the sentiment they don't give a license to talk about those issues. don't talk about foreign policy than you come out as the nobel laureate at the heighth of for the greatest purveyor of violence today the editorial pages and from that day on april 4th from 1 year later to the day he becomes in the last year of his

smiley at pbs.org. >> i'm tavis smiley.you. ♪ ♪ >>> next, a special edition of kqed "newsroom." the firestorm over fracking. it's propelled a domestic energy boom around the country, but the process remains controversial. >> no fracs for us. >> in california, fracking is sparking concerns about potential effects on groundwater quality. >> regulations don't protect you. >> proponents say it's safe and ness. >> you can kill for it or drill for it. i prefer to drill for it. >> what are the risks, can we regulate them and will fracking become more common place in california?

when you walk in a room, every woman would go, tavis, hello, you know what i mean? you work with what you got. you're a good looking man, i'm not saying you're not. i would remember have been tall and amazing looking. oh my god, she's an animal. >> that's my point, though. >> i wouldn't have been funny. >> you might have been funny but you might not have gotten respect. you look like halle berry, how does your gift really -- your comedic -- >> you wonder if halle berry is funny in private. nicole kidman is hilarious. how about that one? >> she has it all, then. >> yeah. i sat next to her at one academy award one year and we were sitting and something happened and she started to tell me joke, you go, she's funny. >> yeah. >> i couldn't believe it, sitting here is nicole kidman and take a look to the left, check out the guy to the right, she's hilarious. you want to be friends with them. the flip side of nicole kidman story whether or not after all of the year you have been doing this, it's annoying of people coming up to trying to be funny. >> it's sweet. they give y

angeles i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with bill medley. what happened to the "righteous brothers." they included, of course; "you lost that loving feeling" and "unchained melody". >> they were front and send r as the musical changes swept the nation. now bill medley has written a memory called the time of my life. we're glad you joined us a conversation with bill medley coming up right now. ♪ ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> from their first chart-topping single to 1964, the "righteous brothers" were something of a hit-making factory after that duo split. bill medley continued to top the schart with i've had the time of my life" recorded with jennifer lawrence which was featured in "dirty dancing." now he's written a memory about his life tled "the time of my life." what else would you call it, the time of my life. let's look at a clip from the "righteous brothers" singing one of those iconic hits -- "you lost that loving feeling" ♪ you're trying hard not to show it, but baby, baby i kn

> i'm tavis smiley.oin me next time for conversation with demian bichir and jonathan butler. that's next time. see you then. >> announcer: tonight on quest, the climate is changing. it's not a question of if or when, it's happening now. scientists already have clear evidence that california is warming, affecting everything from water supplies to wildlife. and looking into the future, what kind of state will our children inherit? most experts agree that the decades ahead will be very different from the california we've all been used to. >> we've dubbed the phenomena that we're looking at the "four horsemen of the apocalypse." >> the world of 2050 is already in the pipeline. and the question is, if we're going to be smart enough to avoid the worst of it. >> those people that are still skeptics that don't believe, that think that we ought to just wait, let nature take its cose

> i'm tavis smiley.oin me next time for conversation with demian bichir and jonathan butler. that's next time. see you then. >> charlie: welcome to the program. we begin this evening wit h an assessment into the investigation of the shooting down of malaysia airlines flight 17 over eastern ukraine. we talk with mike morell, former acting director and former deputy director of the c.i.a. >> vladimir putin created these separatists, he encouraged them, he has funded them, he has equipped them. he has fed the beast, so to speak. so, in that way, he is already complies it in terms of what they did yesterday. >> the second level of complicity would be did he actually give them this particular anti-aircraft missile system and did he train the separatists on how to use it. that would be a second degree of complicity. the third degree of complicity is were there russian special forces who were there and who

keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show visit tavis smiley@pbs.org. >> hi, i'm tavis a conversation with the men behind sing like a freak, and jennifer holliday will perform. see you next time. xxxxxxx er >> rose: welcome to the program, we begin this evening with the "new york times" cairo bureau chief david kirkpatrick. >> the new egyptian government established with the military takeover last year has shut down all of the unsympathetic media. media which was listening to or sympathetic to the muslim brotherhood so, now when you flip through the television dial you see private networks that are pro cc, state-owned networks pro cc and only one netwo broadcasting in arabic that is critical of the cc government and that is al jazeera. and the pro military or pro cc egyptians often speak of al jazeera like it is basically itself a terrorist organization with satellites. >> we conclude this evening with steve inskeep in a conversation about national public radio. >> in radio you gean

i'm tavis smiley. an assessment of the roberts court. a series of contentious decisions with long lasting consequences for the direction of our nation. from curtailment of voting rights act to hobby lobby decision which impacts affordable care act. we'll talk with university of california berkeley law professor, melissa murray, an expert in constitutional law and clerked for supreme court justice sonia sotomayor at the court of appeals. and jason biggs co-starring in a critically acclaimed tv series, "orange is the new black" on net flicks. join us for those conversations coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers look you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >> the roberts court concluded its ninth term now. last week in a series of decisions kidded far reaching and contentious. though, chief justice roberts said he did not believe in an activist court. many are insisting it's what we are getting decisions, voting rights. corporations, citizens, and restrictions on affordable care act, decisions that are dividing the country

keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show visit tavis smiley@pbs.org. >> hi, i'm tavis a conversation with the men behind sing like a freak, and jennifer holliday will perform. see you next time. xxxxxxx >> welcome to "film school shorts," a showcase of the most exciting new talent from across the country. experience the future of film next on "film school shorts." "film school shorts" is made possible by a grant from maurice kanbar celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image and by the members of kqed. >> boy: my mother was the first person in town to die from

. >> hi, i'm tavis smiley.time, a visit with max brooks and singer marsha ambrosius will perform. that's next time. we'll see you then. ♪ the three of us are going on a roadtrip across the country and we're interviewing people who have found their passions. asking them about their paths in life, to get some insight on pursuing our own passions. how can any college student know if they can become a doctor? you haven't done it yet. just taking that first step and getting out of my comfort zone has been really hard for me. it feels like you're stepping off of a cliff, and it doesn't make any sense and it's irrational... but that's when you're most alive. (female announcer #1) state farm has made it possible for this series to be shared on public television stations across the country, helping a nation of young people find their own roads in life. like a good neighbor, state farm is there. (female announcer #2) roadtrip nation would also like to thank the college board for supporting this series. the college board:

i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with joe elliott and rick savage, two of the founding members of one of the most successful heavy metal bands, def leppard. 35 years after they came onto the scene, they're still going strong now on tour with kiss. we're glad you joined us for a conversation with rick savage and joe elliott of def leppard coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> rick savage and joe elliott, two of the founding members of def leppard met as teenagers forming the band that is still going strong 35 years later. they've sold more than 100 million records worldwide and are currently touring with kiss. let's take a look at leppard performing their hit song "pour some sugar on me." ♪ you've got to squeeze a little tease a little more ♪ ♪ easy operator come knocking on my door ♪ ♪ sometime anytime sugar me sweet ♪ ♪ little miss said sugar me ♪ yeah, yeah ♪ give a little more ♪ take a bottle shake it up ♪ ♪ break the bubble ♪

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tavis smiley. join me next conversation with eli broad. >> contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.er>> rose: welcome te program. tonight, part one, a conversation with hillary clinton, former secretary of state and the author of her new book, hard choices. >> the first question is what does europe do. i think the united states has been very clear in both its criticism of russia and putin.Ñ it's support for poronshenko and a new round that the president has announced. the european have tried to figure out the best way forward. i was recently in europe, a lot of questions about whether or not russia was really the aggressor, whether or not putin was created. i have the benefit of not being in

>> hi, i'm tavis smiley.time, a visit with max brooks and singer marsha ambrosius will perform. that's next time. we'll see you then. ♪ er >> rose: welcome to the program. we begin this evening with the israel/hamas conflict talking to martin indyk working with john kerry trying to find a peace agreement. >> i think they're caught between wanting hamas to stop firing not wanting to have a victory, wanting to close the tunnels but not knowing where all the tunnels are. and at this point, they are kind of caught in this dilemma of you know getting hamas to stop firing may require more military pressure on them, more military pressure, more international condemnation. so the israelis are in a very difficult place at the moment. >> rose: we coc

from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. the second of two nights with joan rivers. at 19. h her book is already on the bestseller's list. night two of the incomparable joan rivers coming up right now. ♪ >> contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> welcome back to night two of our conversation with joan rivers. i said last night in case you didn't see the show last night, if you didn't, go to the website and check it out. i said last night thai have been wanting to talk to joan rivers for so many years when i first moved to the city 127 years ago. joan was the first comic ever i saw do stand-up at charlie's. i have been trying the longest time, particularly when the documentary came out, i wanted to have you on. kweent make the gates work. i'm delighted she is here for her new book, perennial "new york times" best-selling author, joan rivers. "diary of a mad diva." there's funny stuff in here. how did you know -- >> have you such good questions. i have no lines. if i think it is funny, it is for -- life sucks. i always say -- scratch anybody a

talking with tavis smiley his most recent book "death of a king" this book is all fall 2014. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning to this session

i'm tavis smiley. tonight first a conversation with the creators of the freakonomics franchise steven d. levitt and stephen j. dubner. it was a best selling book and then a documentary, a radio show, and now a blog. now they're back with a new freakonomics called "think like a freak." love the title. then we'll pivot to a conversation with fwramy and tony winning singer jennifer holliday. after 23 years hiatus she's back with a new album after "dream girls." the song is you and she'll close out tonight with a performance. we're glad you joined us. a conversation and performance from jennifer holliday coming up right now. >>> contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> you know not thinking with conventional thinking to be sure. now we have steven d. levitt and stephen j. dubner, the men behind the best-selling text that became a radio show, a documentary, ask a blog, whatever they want it to be. everybody is talking about it. steven and stephen, good to have you both on thi

i'm tavis smiley. first a conversation with dr. stanley prusiner who has a discovery with creons challenged everything science thought about the root causes of infection. his discovery may lead to new ways dealing with alzheimer's. he's chronicled all of this in a must tone called madness and memory, the zofrnry of prons. then we turn to a conversation with terry crews who is starring in a comedy series "brooklyn 99 "on fox. the former nfl player has a new book out called "man hd: how to be a better man or just how to live with one." we invite you to join us on those conversations coming up right now. >>> the road to scientific breakthrough can be fraught with enough drama. stanley prusiner is the director for institute of neurodegenertive diseases and has written a new memoir, the discovery of preon, the principal of disease which reveals his dramatic journey from pariah to profit. he challenge everything that the scientific community thought they knew about path owe generals leading the way for that matter which eventually might

from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. the second of two nights with joan rivers. at 19. h her book is already on the bestseller's list. night two of the incomparable joan rivers coming up right now. ♪ >> contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you.

. >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight conversation with three-time emmy winner beau bridges who is currently starring in two different tv series. the comedy "the millers" and "the masters of sex" on showtime. beau bridges has appeared in more than 80 television shows and more than a dozen films, including, of course, qucourse, baker boys" with his brother jeff. we're glad you're joining the conversation with beau bridges coming up next. ♪

thanks for joining us on nhk world. er >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. first a conversation about ethics and politics a day after the house committee reversed disclosure that would have made trips by outside interests harder to explain. we have jack abramoff, of course, one of the most powerful lobbyist until he went to prison for conspiracy and fraud. he's a advocate for campaign finance reform. we'll turn to a conversation with david s. rose who has put it into text "angel investing." we're glad you joined us. those conversations coming up right now.

from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. with the prison population at an estimated 2.4 million persons, conversation about how for-profit prisons are contributing to the excessive sentencing of so many in thismatithis nation. assess many from bryan stevenson, founder and executive director of the alabama-based equal justice initiative which is dedicated to working on behalf of the poor and wrongly incarcerated. stevenson won a supreme court ruling in mandatory life without parole sentences for 17 and under inr indeed unconstitutional. glad you are joining the conversation with bryan stevenson about america's prison population. coming up right now.

i'm tavis smiley. tonight first a conversation about how china's rapidly expanding middle class mega cities may pose a threat to the world's natural resources with all elizabeth economy and michael levi. your latest home is called by all means necessary. how china's resource quest is changing the world. then we'll turn to a conversation with malaysian-born singer-song wrirlt yuna whose second album "nocturnal" has earned her a devoted following in the u.s. those conversations coming up right now.

i'm tavis smiley. tonight, first a conversation with ron capps director of the veterans writing project about his memoir serious li not lrt fooy not all right five wars in 10 years which takes a look at how the trauma of war continues to plague our soldiers. a veteran of afghanistan. >>> then we will talk to arturo sandoval, from north america and we're pleased he will join our studios and a performance from arturo sandoval coming up right now. ♪ ♪

. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> i'm tavis smiley, next, we'll have a conversation with bhaskar sunkara. we'll see you then. er >> rose: welcome to the program. we begin with afghanistan. joining us is ashraf ghani. he is the man who won t runoff that is now being audited in the race for president for afghanistan. >> the circumstances of afghanistan require consultati consultation, our national interest demands we consult closely and we will because reforms are required in both national and international experience shown is that carrying out intensive and extensive reform is best done when you consult stakeholders and arrive at full understanding

i'm tavis smiley. first a conversation with dr. stanley prusiner who has a discovery with creons challenged everything science thought about the root causes of infection. his discovery may lead to new ways dealing with alzheimer's. he's chronicled all of this in a must tone called madness and memory, the zofrnry of prons. then we turn to a conversation with terry crews who is starring in a comedy series "brooklyn 99 "on fox. the former nfl player has a new book out called "man hd: how to be a better man or just how to live with one." we invite you to join us on those conversations coming up right now.

i'm tavis smiley. six-time emmy nominee, hugh laurie. the long-running fox series "house." can the copper bottom band performing classic songs from his second blues album. the conversation with hugh laurie coming up right now. ♪

i'm tavis smiley. tonight, first a conversation about environmental justice with dr. carolyn finney, assistant plo fessor of environmental science, policy and management at uc berkeley. she is the author of a new5af b titled "black faces, white spaces," reimagining the relationship of african-americans to the great outdoors. then we'll pivot to a conversation i had a while back with james garner, who died over the weekend at the age of 86. his career spanned more than 50 years. i had the honor of talking with this very private man, who actually disliked media attention of any kind, back in 2004 for the very first year of this program. we're glad you can join us with a conversation with dr. carolyn finney and a reprise of our conversation with james garner, coming up right now.

. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> i'm tavis smiley, next, we'll have a conversation with bhaskar sunkara. we'll see you then. ♪ [male #1] we are going on a roadtrip. [female #1] to stop off at different cities. [male #2] and talk to inspiring people. i don't feel like i've been away from my normal life for six weeks, but i guess i have. is this mr. wessen? [male #3] yeah, randii wesse. [male #1] did you have any hardships that you went through? oh, i think i've had a lot of hardships. let's throw out some. [laughter] [female #2] i love where i am. i love what i do. but i had to reject things that i didn't love, and i had to have the courage to reject them. [female narrator #1] roadtrip nation would like to thank the college board for supporting this series. the college board: connect to college success. [male narrator #1] this public television series is supported by the university of phoenix foundation. helping roadtrip nation build hope, discovery, and educational opportunities in school communities

i'm tavis smiley. first a conversation with best-selling writer max brooks whose novel about a zombie invasion earned him a devoted following and success in movie theeters with the blockbuster film srring one brad pitt. his latest work takes a much more realistic turn called the harlem hell filers and honors african-american infantry regimen in world war i. then we'll to our music guest. she builds on relationships they developed in his first cd. she'll perform a song for us tonight called "run" from the new cd. we're glad you could join us and the conversations and a performance coming up right now.

i'm tavis smiley. first a conversation with best-selling writer max brooks whose novel about a zombie invasion earned him a devoted following and success in movie theeters with the blockbuster film starring one brad pitt. his latest work takes a much more realistic turn called the harlem hell filers and honors african-american infantry regimen in world war i. then we'll to our music guest. she builds on relationships they developed in his first cd. she'll perform a song for us tonight called "run" from the new cd. we're glad you could join us and the conversations and a performance coming up right now/ >>> max brooks began his professional writing career at "saturday night live "noi" in 2 not different from his father mel brooks writing for the show of shows. but max brooks carved out a different path of his own. he's the author of the best-selling novel, world war z which earned him a cult following to say the least. he is also the author of a very different graphic novel out that came straight from h