i'm tavis smiley. in the age of facebook and smart phones, the ability to connect with others has never been easier but what does it mean for our society when more and more people are replacing human interaction with technology. that is the question put forth in the book "alone together" by sherry turkle. also tonight, anthony mackie is here. the new orleans native has two film projects out including "the judgment bureau." that's 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. with every question and every answer. nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to pbs station from viewers your like you. thank you. kcet public television] >> sherry turkle is founder to

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. we remove obstacles to economic empowerment one obstacle at a time. >> and by contributions by your pbs station. thank you. tavis: we are pleased to welcome lupe fiasco back to this program. he is out this week with his long-awaited third cd. the new project is called "lasers." here is the video for the song "the show goes on." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ tavis: you heard me put emphasis on the word, long awaited. what took so long? >> apart from the natural creative process, the time that we were on tour. then there was a lot of label conflict and chicanery. this is a mix that led to three years. tavis: we have been counting the days. i don't want to terry here too long but it is worth asking, you said chicanery with the record level. how do record label politics get in the way? how do you get through that? >> i think that i have handled myself but very poorly. i have allowed myself to get depressed. it is a funny line when you walk in the creativity verses objectivity. you are in the music business. the

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. this will mark the 10th year of the american combat operations in afghanistan, a war that has lasted longer than world war i, world war ii, and the korean war combined. this war has cost more than $100 billion per year, and some of america's brightest military minds about the war is even winnable. tonight, a conversation of what has become the longest war in u.s. history with former assistant secretary of defense and vietnam veteran bing west. in his book, he offers a speeding critique and says the u.s. military should not be in the business of nation-building. his new book is called "the wrong war." our conversation with bing west 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

i'm tavis smiley. first up tonight, a conversation with actor aaron eckhart on what is likely to be one of the biggest films so far this year. "battle: los angeles." recently he starred opposite nicole kid nan the oscar-nominated project "rabbit hole" and also a conversation tonight about an acclaimed new book called "harlem is nowhere: a journey to the mecca of black america." sharifa rhodes-pitts focuses on black life in harlem. we're glad you have joined us. aaron eckhart and author sharifa rhodes-pitts 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. 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 you

from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. as the political battle in wisconsin carries on for another week, first up tonight, the president of wisconsin's largest teachers' union, mary belle, and a standoff has forced a debate, which is likely to carry on into next year's presidential race -- mary bell. and "inside job," charles ferguson's looked about the meltdown on wall street. it will be released soon on dvd. join us for mary bell and oscar winner charles ferguson, coming up. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help but>> yes. >> to everyone making a qaeda 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. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public tele

as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i am tavis smiley. join me next time. we will have a look at relief efforts in japan, plus an acclaimed play right, eve ensler. 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 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 of 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- >> be more. pbs. >> be more. pbs. i took it into a shop once and they said-- they thought it was probably worth perhaps £100 but i ought to get it looked at by such as

i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with the man behind one of the most revolutionary advances in all of media, twitter co-founder biz stone. it now has over 2 million users around the world. despite criticisms about the company's financial future, twitter is now valued at over $7 billion. we're glad you have joined us. a conversation with twitter co-founder biz stone 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. with every question and every answer. nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literatey and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one nation 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: biz stone is of course a successf

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. nation wide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. i took it into a shop once and they said-- they thought it was probably worth perhaps £100 but i ought to get it looked at by such as yourself to get a value on it. so you really would like to know the value? well, i think it is for me something that really appeals. this reminds me of when i wake up in the morning, i have a big fig tree in my garden full of birds. but of course i don't see little things like these parakeets which are absolutely, beautifully done, with their little pink cheeks. and what's so nice about this is you've got all the shading in the leaf, which is extraordinary when you think this is actually made of bronze. it's bronze, bro

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 that crock pot that gloria borrowed. >> i forgot you had that crock pot, jay. we are getting ready to build a christmas castle. >> sure. >> remember, how much fun we had building that book shelf together? >> that was my vietnam. and i was in vietnam. >> oh, look at us, three construction dudes. dad, i'm going to get you workman gloves, blue or camel, what's your preference? >> surprise me. tavis: you are the most diverse head of the household. your family is all over the place. >> yeah. tavis: you are diversity. >> that's right. tavis: what do you make of this character and all the different pieces of his family's puzzle? >> when i first started

. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >> ♪ 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: mansour el-kikhia, fled his homeland in libya in 1980 due to political persecution by muammar gaddafi. he remains a critic from -- he joins us tonight. good to have you on this program. >> thank you for having me. tavis: there are those who thought a couple weeks ago that by now gaddafi would have gone the way of mubarak in egypt. yet it appears if he is going to go, it ain't going to be no time soon. what do you make of that? >> it is normal. this is the -- mubarak would have stayed longer. gaddafi because he will not go that easily. one choice if he leaves peacefully and says my people don't like me. the other choice doesn't believe -- he takes with him 20,000 people. you saw on television he says

tavis: greeng los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. first up a conversation with conman and former presidential candidate ron paul. texas republican is a member of the house foreign affairs committee and co-sponsor of new legislation aimed tonight at defunding u.s. military action in libya. also tonight, actor jeffrey tambor is here. former larry sander star is out this spring with three different film projects, including "win-win" and upcoming feature "meeting spencer." we're glad you joined us congressman ron paul and actor jeffrey tambor, 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." 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 nation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to you

i'm tavis smiley. as the nation of japan continues to recover from the deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear scare, there is a realization that the death toll could have been far greater. so first up a conversation about the situation in japan with acclaimed architect hitoshi abe. he now heads the department of architecture and urban design here in ucla. also eve ensler is here from the "vagina mon loges." she is soaping city of joy. we're glad you can join hitoshi abe and eve ensler coming up. >> all i need his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better.s tavis smiley. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. >> thank you. >> hitoshi abe serveses a chair of the ucla urban design and architecture. he's doing the work with brad pitt make it right foundation in the lower ninth wa in new orleans. great to have you on this program. >> thank you. tavis: i know you're

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

. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, we're glad to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions from your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. tavis: always pleased to have williams smokey robinson on this program. the disc is a terrific collection of classic songs and more recent material. it is always an honor to have you on this program. >> my pleasure. you are my brother. >> i want some of that genius to run off on me. tavis: speaking of genius, i got a chance to see this inside the white house. every time i see things like this i get reminded of how brilliant you and mr. gordy and all of you at motown, you did music that was so all that that people are still celebrating and still rocking to it all these years later. >> it is wonderful. it is a thrill. there were five people there and he said i will start this record company. he said we would not just played black music, we wi

. >> 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: susan jacoby is a best- selling author. her latest is "never say die: the myth and marketing of the new old age." susan jacoby, a bit too heavy on this program. >> wonderful to be here. tavis: led to heavy. tell me about the marketing of this new old age. i see these commercials all the time on television, people running through gardens. >> it is called age defying. it really is summed up by the title of the panel at the world science festival in new york city two years ago. it was called "90 is the new 50 ." your write about people dropping through gardens. ever

. >> 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: please welcome anthony hopkins back to this program. this weekend, his latest movie opens around the country. here are scenes from "the rite." >> the interesting thing about atheists is they are always looking for certainty. the question is, what on earth could we do if we found it? total loss of faith. there are months when i do not know whether i believe in god or the double. yet it is something that keeps digging and scraping away inside of me. it seems like gods fingernail -- god's fingernail. i finally can take no more of the pain and i get shoved up from da

i'm tavis smiley. first up tonight, a conversation with best-selling author david brooks. his latest text sa unique look of what makes us who we are. the new book is called "the social animal." also blair underwood is here. he's backs on nbc right now in the series "the event." david brooks and blair underwood 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 taking 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 literally and remove obstacles to literacy. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: david brooks is a widely read columnist from "new york times," he's also a best-selling author which his latest text is called "the social animal: the hidden sources of love, character and achievement." david brooks, it's great to have you on this show. >> great to be with you. tavis: the book is about this notion about who we are to a g

. >> 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. tavis: mitch daniels is serving as -- in his second term as governor of indiana. he is also on many people's list of who they would like to seek the presidential nomination to channel -- challenged president obama in 2012. gov. daniels, good to have you back on the program, sir. >> tavis, you are still on the -- the top of the list of the hoosiers we are proud of tavis: thank you for that. the state is once again making national news. we'll get to some other stuff in a moment. as we speak tonight, the democrats who ran out of indiana to illinois who did not want to be part of this legislative agenda. they were supposed to come back today. the same thing happened in wisconsin. update the

. >> 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: michelle rhee served as chancellor of the d.c. public school system from 2007 through 2010. she is now founder and ceo of students first. she joins us from washington. thank you for your time. >> thanks for having me. tavis: let me start first with the news of the week, the story everybody saw on the front page yesterday of "usa today" that talked about whether test scores actually stored in the sea under your leadership. the raised a question as to whether or not those test score gains were in effect real. put another way, unusually high erasures, we are told, w

>> 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

is that he needs help with his reading. >> helping you all live better. >> nationwide supports tavis smiley. working together to help remove obstacles and bring impairment. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. d seen this kind of case before, i have a pretty good idea of what i'm going to find inside of it. because these leather cases with gilding were actually what you got a nice cup from from the sevres factory in the 18th century. and this is a sevres cup from the 18th century. how long has it been in australia? that one is difficult. probably 100 years. - i'm not sure. - this cup we know, because it's got an "f" on it, was actually made in 1757. this lovely-- what is called a bleu lapis ground, you see, it's got a blotched blue and then the gilding, very finely done with a honey flux to it and then engraved to give it life, that's what only the sevres factory did. and that's what makes this very very exciting. so with this fantastic case, and the case is very important, it's probably worth $7,000 or $8,000... - that's