first stop a conversation with tim flannery. he is one of the leading experts on the subject of climate change and natural history. he was recently named to head the australian climate change commission. also a conversation with franck legend -- funk legend bootsy collins. he is out with a new project called "tha funk capital of the world." >> 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 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: is a work -- tim flannery is a renowned scientist come explore, and author. his work is called "here on earth." you close the bo

the giants great third base coach, tim flannery. the bench coach, ron waters. giants' hitting coach, hensley euless. first base coach, ronesto kelley. giants' bullpen coach mark gardner. the pitching coach, did a pretty good job, i thought, dave righetti. [applause] how about the giants skipper, his second world series, the manager first with the giants, i think he made all the right moves, brought the giants the world championships, bruce bowen g -- bochy. >> bochy. bochy. bochy. bochy. >> all right, let's meet the members of the 2010 giants ballclub. he was injured, it did not have as much impact as he was hoping, but we will be hearing a lot from him in the future. ladies and gentlemen, infielder, emanu-el burris. [applause] how about what this guy did, not just in the regular season, but in the post-season, the series clinching home run. started i guess against the phillies in game 6. the three-run homer started in game one of the world series, shortstop juan urribe. ooh. sounds good. this guy was also his season cut short, and we will be seeing a lot of hi

visit tavis smiley at pbs.org tavis: to join me next time as a scientist and climate change expert tim flannery and funk music legend bootsy collins. that is next time. >> 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 your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs.