>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. a string of critical losses including last year's presidential race raised question as but the future of the democratic party. according to a new abc news/"washington post" poll, a majority of americans think democrats don't stand for anything other than being against president trump. so tonight, we'll speak with the dnc chair, tom frperez. then jonathan livingston, his new book, kennedy and king, chronicles what many describe as interesting, complicated relationship between the two icons. we are glad you joined us. all of that coming up in just a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers look you. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> please welcome tom perez back to the program. earlier this year, elected chair of the democratic national committee, after serving as labor secretary in the obama administration. he joins us to night from where else, washington. mr. chairman, good to have you on the program, sir? >> tavis, great to be with you and your viewers. >> good

>>> good evening from los angeles i'm tavis smiley tonight we revisit our conversation with country music legend charley pride who has enjoyed successful musical career and broke color barriers being the first superstar in the genre, he just released his first studio album in more than six years it's called "music in my heart" we're glad you're with us. a conversation with charley pride. coming up right now. ♪ >> announcer: and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >> charley pride is a true living legend has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in the history of country music, is a three-time grammy winner and sold tens of millions of records worldwide and today he celebrates 50 years as a recording artist and i'm honored to finally have him on this program to discuss his trailblazing career. but before we start that conversation, a look back at charley pride performing "just between you and me" his first success on the country charts. ♪ just between you and me ♪ i'm not so sure about it ♪ so just between you and me ♪ you're too much to forget ♪

tavis smiley t . >>> good evening from los angeles, i am tavis smiley, tonight a conversation with naomi klein since the election of donald trump, the world has seen various forms of resistance to this presidency. naomi klein had been following the trump's movement and laying out a plan and her new book knows it is not enough. we are glad you are joining us, a conversation with naomi klein, coming up in just a moment. ♪ and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ so please to welcome naomi klein, the author with a new book "no is not enough." naomi it is great to have you in this program. >> great to be here >> good to see you. you regard of trump's election as a corporate take over, unpack that for me. >> well, he ran for the campaign promised to be the savior of the white working class and taking on wall street and said he was so rich that he did not need anybody's money and attacked his rival and hillary clinton for being in the pocket of goldman sachs. he was going to drain the swamp and take lobbyists out. what has he done? he's not the first preside

>>> good evening from los angeles i'm tavis smiley tonight a conservative with singer/songwriter, michael bolton here to talk about his 22nd al bull called "songs to cinema" and will discuss his moves from power balladier to comedy genius. we'll explain that if you don't get it. glad you've joined us a conversation with michael bolton coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> multi grammy award winning writer michael bolton. sold over 65 million albums since hitting the music sing the latest "songs of cinema". he's welcome new generation of fans thanks to his unexpected comedic ability. look at that face not me, him. thank you. now before we start our conversation first a look at his comedic chops in the music video for jack sparrow, which has been viewed more than 160 million times. on youtube. ♪ my name is forest gump ♪ i'm not the sharpest tool in the shed ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we couldn't do this show without a huge group of interns. some of the local colleges and i organized a plan some years ago when i first started this show to en

>>> good evening from los angeles i'm tavis smiley this year's awards may be all about la la land but one is helping to diversify the sermceremony. "i am not your negro" reveals the writer book of james baldwin through the lens of raoul peck who will tell us about his own life escaping the congo and bureau of brooklyn. we're glad you joined us, detector raoul peck coming up right now. ♪ >> announcer: and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> i am pleased to be joined by raoul peck director of the oscar-nominated documentary "i am not your negro," i love saying that, "i am not your negro." acclaimed film narrated by samuel l jackson is written by late, great james baldwin. he is on another talk show host with one of my favorites dick cavet, before we get this conversation started let's get a taste of this literary icon. >> i don't know whether the labor union and their bosses hate me doesn't matter but i know i'm not in their union. i don't know if they are against black people but they keep me in the ghetto. i don't know if the board of education

tavis. he was going to kill me and the last thing i would hear on earth was "phone home". >> i got another one for you. growing up in that pent costal church i was really going to hell for the first movie i saw. >> what did you see? >> "purple rain". so you know. >> you were doomed. >> when i finally got to college i seen it, it was just me looking at this big screen, and prince, good lord. it was a great movie. it was classic. >> oh, man. that was a fight. it's been a continued fight because you have this world, mainstream that is saying this and then you have this, the gospel world saying this, so you have to find within that who you are and that's what this journey in the musical tells you. >> let me say this with all love here on the stage in southern california, i'm delighted they made a choice to put this on the stage there but i was surprised and shocked when you told me they would come to the grove not because you're not talented enough to be there, you're not in the play but your ni

tavis smiley t . >>> good evening from los angeles, i am tavis smiley, tonight a conversation with naomiince the election of donald trump, the world has seen various forms of resistance to this presidency. naomi klein had been following the trump's movement and laying out a plan and her new book knows it is not enough. we are glad you are joining us, a conversation with naomi klein, coming up in just a moment. ♪

i'm tavis smiley. it's brought to you by french film maker. tonight we'll journey to his latest visual extravaganza. it's called velairian and a thousand planets. coming up right now. ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> long before he became one of the foremost, he was captured by a series called valerian. it's called "valerian and the city of a thousand planets." >> welcome to the alpha. the city of a thousand planets. after centuries of peace and prosperity an unknown force wants to destroy all we have created. >> agent valerian and laureline you must identify it. ♪ >> first of all congratulations. >> thank you. >> i say that because even if you're not a film maker, it's hard not to have an appreciation for what it must have taken to get done. because it's so massive on every scale. >> it's the work of a -- every day you have to bring a little. if you put your eyes up and you watch the mountain, you die. don't watch it. just do every day a little piece and surround yourself with the best peopl

. >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. wall street posted record highs again this month, and tax cuts for the rich are being pushed alongside healthcare cuts for the poor and the middle class. with the ongoing issues of inequality. so tonight, chicago professor david schweickart encourages to us have a conversation about alternatives to capitalism. then actress jenny slate gets nis to gig about her new film "landline". we're glad you joined us. all of that coming up right now. ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station, from viewers like you. thank you. >>> please welcome david schweickart to this program, the fa loss fer and mathematician. he proet wrote the similar text "after capitalism" and has been teaching students about democracy for over 40 years now i'm honored to slim on this program. thanks for your time, sir. >> my pleasure to be here. >> let me jump with this the. text that you wrote prior to this was called "against capitalism" and then comes the following book "after capitalism". the against e "against

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. mary-louise parker inherits the best of both worlds for an actre actress. these dominated stages -- she's dominated stages in new york london and now los angeles. from "proof" to her current role in "heisenberg." she's also known for a powerful on-screen characters, whether it was "weeds," "the west wing," or "angels in america." she joins us to discuss the play "heisenberg" now in l.a., her career as well as the upcoming stephen king drama "mr. mercedes." we're glad you've joined us. a conversation with mlp, mary-louise parker, in just a moment. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> please welcome mary-louise parker to this program. we were chatting already. for the past two years you've been playing georgie in the broadway play "heisenberg." the work by simon stevens. currently running at the mark taper here in los angeles. if you cannot make it to l.a. to see her in the theater production, you can watch her next month in the new steph

>>> good evening from los angeles, i am tavis smiley, there is a persistent question in the era of trump. why does many remains faithful to him. tonight, georgia lacoff joining us to explain. so glad you are joining us, georgia lacoff in just a moment. ♪ and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ so please to welcome to introduce georgia lacoff. it became one of the most talked about shows we have done all year and so i had of him back in part because this thing i am holding of this stack of paper i am holding in my hand is a sampl sample of just a few. i am glad to have you back. >> my pleasure, it is great to be here. >> great to see you, sir. i have tons of questions on social media for professor lacoff. there are two that i want to ask and we'll go from there. this comes from sherry henry, our under lining agenda is comi coming obvious, i would love to hear the scientific factor of trump's plan. why is he being so effective. it is conversation 24/7 when ever he says anything about the news media and what's behind that and why is it so effective? >> f

>>> good evening from los angeles i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with one of the world's most renown architects, frank gary. just days before celebrating his 88th birthday he joins us to talk about his upcoming online master's class and what he is doing to help children with art and creativivit in schools. glad you have joined us. frank gary in just a moment. ♪ >> frank gehry has been called the most important architect of our age and it's hard to disagree with is that. throughout his career he's had a awe-inspiring destinations. in spring will teach his first online course. i'm happy to have you back on the program. >> great to be here. >> yeah great to you have. when i saw think i was shocked you would reveal some of your trade secrets. just because you say it doesn't mean i can do it. why do a master's class. >> i have no clue these nice people asked me to do it and it sounded interesting. >> what makes it interesting to you? appeal sng. >> the candor of it. let it all hang out. they ask good questions. >> yeah. >> and i l

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. he'll weigh in on the g 20 summit in the latest allegations of another trump administration conn next to russia. then we'll speak with activist gail walker continuing her father use humanitarian efforts through a special pastors for peace. we're glad you joined us. our guests coming up in a molt. momenltlt. ♪ ♪. ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >>> ryan is a fellow in global and comparative politics at the london school of economics. how the west is aiding and abetting the decline of democracy. good to have you on the program. >> thanks for having me. >> when i was going over the text during the weekend, i was struck by your suggestion the west is aiding and abetting the cloud democracy and president trump shows up to a give a speech whether or not the west has a will to survive. what did you make of that question from the president? >> well, i think that he's misdiagnosed the problem. one is his definition for the rest took on an e

. >>> good evening from los angeles, i am tavis smiley, tonight a conversation with jimmy butler, the three times all-star and the top player in the nba, he join us to discuss the recent trade of the timber wolves. we are glad you join us. a conversation of nba the all-star, jimmy butler, in a jou just a moment. ♪ >> and buy contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> jimmy butler is an all-star and widely regarded as a top player in the nba at the his career of the age of 27. he's now taking the championship of timber wolves. before he's embracing that site, he's enjoying some sunshine in california as a result. >> glad to see you man. >> how do you feel about this minnesota thing? >> i like it. new. >> it is really cold and not too much sunshine like it is here but i am okay. >> y'all got a good s.w.a.t. next year >> young. i am the old guy. i am 27. [ laughter ] it is scary. 27 and you're old and now i can say officially i am old. >> all joke aside, you had some of that in chicago, it became your team and even d-wade acknowledge it was your team. you are

. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley@pbs.org. >>> hi, i'm tavis smiley.me next time for a discussion with jada pinkett smith about her new film "girls trip." that's next time. we'll see you then. >>> penned by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> good evening from los angeles. i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with the 2016 national book award winner. it traces the art of anti-black racist ideas to the founding of the united states. arguing we must confront this history in order to grapple with racism and the hold on america. we are glad joined us professor kennedy coming up in just a moment. [ music ]

i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with the 2016 national book award winner. it traces the art of anti-black racist ideas to the founding of the united states. arguing we must confront this history in order to grapple with racism and the hold on america. we are glad joined us professor kennedy coming up in just a moment. [ music ] [ music ] >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [ music ] >>> kennedy is the author of the national book award winner stamped from the beginning. the definitive history of racist ideas in america. congratulations on the book award. it is an honor to have you here.>> it is an honor to be here.>> i asked you if you would not mind opening up our program by reading the first couple of paragraphs. i think it gives us a sense of what is inside the historian's head as they are confronting the history they have to write. i think it will set up this conversation rather nicely. >> sure. this is the beginning of the prologue. every historian writes in and is impacted by a historical moment. this both mome

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>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley, tonight we'll catch up with world famous violinist and conductor, itzhak perlman. he'll talk about his historic studio album with piano legend and upcoming trip to israel to conduct the philharmonic there and we'll find out how he's using a $3 million fund called the genesis prize to provide people with disabilities better access to classical music. glad you've joined us, itzhak perlman in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. >>> always an honor to have itzhak perlman on this program. he's a 16-time grammy winner and the recipient of national awards from three u.s. presidents. he's just wrapping up a ten city west coast tour and head to israel in late march to conduct the philharmonic there. he joins us to talk about his music making and so much more, including becoming the third genesis prize, congratulations on that mr. perlman, good to have you back on the set. >> thank you very much. nice to be here. >> let me start off with -- i didn't ask your permission to ask you this. i

. >>> good evening, i am tavis smiley, tonight part two of my activist and author naomi klein. we are glad you can join us on night two with naomi klein in just a moment. ♪ and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ despite the depressing note that naomi klein left us the last night. the world did not end over night. here we are back again tonight, thank god for jesus. her new book is called no, it is not enough releastisisting trum shock politics and winning the world we need, if you miss last night's conversations, go to our website, check out last night and now here we go with the second part of our conversation, thank you for sticking around. >> my pleasure . >> we closed the conversation last night with you starting to detail the toxic to-do list as you see the trump administration has on tab. lets talk about the alternatives and the options. tell me more of the toxic to-do list. >> these are the policies have been used about but they have not try to put them forward but have tried and have had pull back. trump has talked about wanting to bri

i'm tavis smiley. tonight a question with the rapper and activist joins us to talk about his long awaited debut album. the product is confrontational, uplifting and steeped in a personal story that envelopes his hometown of chicago. we're glad you joined us. vig mensa coming up in just a moment. >>> so pleased to welcome vic mens too. program. he has worked with jay z and kanye and won plays for his politically charged lyrics. the autobiography is out this week and tackles serious issues and features appearances from pretty familiar faces. before our conversation with him, now a clip from the video for the song "rage." ♪ i want you to rage tonight ♪ before your final fly ♪ i want you to rage into the night ♪ ♪ i want you to know your ride before your final flight ♪ ♪ just as a burning bird >> i'm looking at this shot of all the water. i'm thinking what is in the watter that you're drink in chicago? collin, kanye, chance, you. the narrative that we get out of chicago is the story line that you know. tha

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight my conversation a actress jada pinkett smith. she joins me to discuss her new film "girls trip." and her life as one-half of a hollywood power couple. glad you joined us. our conversations with jada pinkett smith in just a moment. ♪ >>> penned by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> please welcome jada pinkett smith back to this program. catch her this weekend on the big screen in the comedy "girls trip." the project was written by creator of "black-ish" and stars regina hall, tiffany haddish and queen latifah. before we start our conversation with miss pinkett smith, here's a clip now from "girls trip." >> ladies. i made something very special for us this weekend. >> oh. >> bam. >> looks like a bedazzler threw up on that thing. >> what, this is very fashionable, up to date, it's very retro. >> how about we save it for the last night. >> of our lives? >> no. >> my little pony motorcycle club. >> okay. a lot of manhours into these jackets. >

and as always, keep the faith. . >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. wall street posted record highs again this month, and tax cuts for the rich are being pushed alongside healthcare cuts for the poor and the middle class. with the ongoing issues of inequality. so tonight, chicago professor david schweickart encourages to us have a conversation about alternatives to capitalism. then actress jenny slate gets nis to gig about her new film "landline". we're glad you joined us. all of that coming up right

. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley@pbs.org. >>> hi, i'm tavis smiley.me next time for a discussion with jada pinkett smith about her new film "girls trip." that's next time. we'll see you then. >>> penned by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ -today on "america's test kitchen"... bridget shows julia the secrets to a spectacular cheese and tomato lasagna, jack challenges julia to a tasting of jarred anchovies, and keith makes bridget unforgettable garlic bread. it's all coming up right here on "america's test kitchen." "america's test kitchen" is brought to you by the following -- fisher & paykel. since 1934, fisher & paykel has been designing

i am way behind on my reading tavis just telling him i was reading a great book from modern memory and also how they influence writing and literature later ron. so it is an honor to be here it is hard to watch channel 11 without hearing his voice said to talk about the wright brothers because it our house we have a summer reading list and my daughter is about to go off to college and rolled her eyes at me. but what he introduced the head of the chicago public library's. [applause] that is the incredible number and then voted the best library system. [applause] so to be successful we have to make sure we have kids reading and all times and then to engage in the way and then to see that and hear that and then does a tremendous job to do that. this is the 65th museum but it is a telling example that is day fitting milestone as the chairman noted as gwendolyn brooks -- brooks angeles silverstein, these of the people that brought chicago to the world and then to reach the of milestone of accomplishments so bitterly from the spring of 2013 and then to get to that point so now this will for g

. >>> for more 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. ♪ -today on america's test kitchen bridget and julia make pan-seared flank steak with mustard-chive butter. adam reveals his favorite carbon-steel skillets to julia and becky shows bridget an easy recipe for walkaway ratatouille. it's all coming up right here on "america's test kitchen." -"america's test kitchen" is brought to you by the following -- fisher & paykel. since 1934, fisher & paykel has been designing

. ♪ >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >> join me to next time astake a deep dive into what's happening round the country. that's next time. we'll see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. ♪ -today on "america's test kitchen," bridget and julia uncover the secrets to the ultimate sticky buns, adam reviews waffle irons with julia, and jack challenges bridget to a tasting of almond butter. it's all coming up right here on "america's test kitchen." "america's test kitchen" is brought to you by the following -- fisher & paykel. since 1934, fisher & paykel has been designing

that it's funny to look at tavis talking to a law enforcement executive, talking about how to discipline our kids when you're the ones that mistreat the kids in the streets across the country? >> first off, nauk so much for allowing me to come in here and highlight what is truly positive work being done by law enforcement. you know, the bad situations, the bad incidents, they always make the headline news. we know. that but there is so much good being done by law enforcement agencies, especially the 3,088 sheriffs that i have the honor of representing as national president, there are a lot of programs. we're lektelected about it publ. they answer to mayors and city councils. sheriffs of america are overwhelmingly lekted. we take that accountability to the public very seriously. i think you'll find if you go around and look at the sheriff's office like i've done, officers around the country, there are so many youth programs that they work in, that they implement, things that we need to do to get young kids as they're growing up with sheriff's deputies, and with police officers so that the

but this was an acquaintance that made the introduction -- he sat down with them, tavis it wa 20-minute. i don't understand how you're trying to get away -- >> you can't even answer the question. >> the thing that struck me about in whole story is it doesn't make sense. when it's a building like trump tower, one of the most secure buildings in america in june of 2016. so the idea that she could walk in there without identifying herself to the person she was meeting with doesn't pass the smell test. you worked there. you tell me that people got in there without identifying themselves? >> i'm saying i don't remember when i would show the i.d. but again -- >> do you ever remember anyone you met with bringing that person up and that person didn't have to show identification if they were going to a meeting with you? [ overlapping speakers ] >> i don't understand the point. >> the point is he didn't -- >> let me go down your rabbit hole, brian. >> it's not a rabbit hole. >> it is a rabbit hole. so say somebody shows an i.d. when they're coming into trump tower. i'm playing your game for a mom

. >> tavis you respond within hours what they tried to reduce systematically is due discredit democracy in the eyes of the citizens i did think that was not hyperbole but we need to meet this squarely with the multitude of ways. >> don't disagree and to a knowledge as that fluidity but i am curious what that means to lead france a conversation with european allies and i would like your opinion on that. >> this has to be held talking to the germans and the austrians about the consequences of the senate bill so talk about the separation of powers i perceived congress to be tougher. >> so politicians and this is because those german companies are invested i am not a big fan of this project frankly so those better not discuss that are put out there but actually four years and then also that lesson of that experience is frass as allies to discuss what is a net interest that would be as a significant importance. >> one president tromped --- trump even after we should keep that as a structure. >> i already said that i think that helps the president and it is not great kelso think it is america