tavis: i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with tony and emmy winning actress, ellen barkin, "another happy day." that's next time. we'll see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day 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 our your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioned by the national captioning institute ---www.ncicap.org---

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tavis: i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with tony and emmy winning actress, ellen barkin, "another happy day." that's next time. we'll see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your 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 our your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioned by the national captioning institute ---www.ncicap.org---

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tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with .florence henderson we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 emeowmpnenter o 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]

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with .florence henderson we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 television]

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with .florence henderson we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 economictera 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: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for our conversation with the author's love boat "vincent van gogh -- join me for our conversation with the authors of "vincent van gogh." that is next time. we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with chilean writer ariel dorfman/ . >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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. 

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with chilean writer ariel dorfman/ . >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nat>> 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 y>> and by contrr pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for our conversation with the author's love boat "vincent van gogh -- join me for our conversation with the authors of "vincent van gogh." that is nextim te. we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 empower t 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: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with renowned neurosurgeon, also known as the doctor q. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 by viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television]

tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. a conversation about one of the art world's most famous figures, vincent van gogh. steven naifeh and gregory white smith have penned a biography about events and then go. also tonight, marie lu on her book "legend." glad you have joined us. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 television] tavis: steven naifeh and gregory white smith are pulitzer prize- winning authors. their latest is easily one of the most talked-about books of

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with susan hern on her new book "taking liberties." >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 ae.im nationdes ione. your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. y

today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with mark bowden and lisa randall. that is next time. we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 television] >> be more. pbs.

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with chilean writer ariel dorfman/ . >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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.

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tavis: i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with tony and emmy winning actress, ellen barkin, "another happy day." that's next time. we'll see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day 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 our your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioned by the national captioning institute ---www.ncicap.org--- 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 ce

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with chilean writer ariel dorfman/ . >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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.

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with chilean writer ariel dorfman/ . >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 y>> and by conr pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. a conversation about one of the art world's most famous figures, vincent van gogh. steven naifeh and gregory smith have penned a biography about events and then go. also tonight, marie lu on her book "legend." glad you have joined us. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 ned remove obstacles to ment oermp e 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: steven naifeh and gregory white smith are pulitzer prize- winning authors. their latest is easily one of the most talked-about books of the year. a new b

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for the first part of a conversation with harry belafonte. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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. 

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with historian othnil ferguson, plus an actress kirsten dunst. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every >> 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 conversationim ae. t im t ae. tionwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioninmade possible by kcet public television]

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with jimmy cliff on his forthcoming cd. that is next time. we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 television] >> be more. pbs. 

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for the first part of a conversation with harry belafonte. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 od remo oernent sanver ttion at conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with mark bowden and lisa randall. that is next time. we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 att aemove obstacles tt rmencono empowet enone 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] >> be more. pbs.

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with susan herman on her new book "taking liberties." >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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. 

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with susan herman on her new book "taking liberties." >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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.

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with .florence henderson we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 television] usic] ♪ >> good morning, sir. >> inspector... >> i have a couple of questions i'd like to ask you, >> sir, if the stuff was in the wine, he'd be dead too.

-- tavis: good evening, from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. the so-called super committee and its impact. dana milbank from "the washington post." a thanksgiving deadline may come and go unless an agreement is reached by the bipartisan committee. and also, legendary singer/songwriter carole king and her daughter louise goffin here tonight, on their new disc "a holiday carole." that is coming up, now. >> martin thlu martin luther kg boulevard. it's the cornerstonwe all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide ioud n js ti tod 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: for more tonight on the looming deadline on the con

tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. a conversation about one of t f, vincent van gogh. steven naifeh and gregory white smith have penned a biography about events and then go. also tonight, marie lu on her book "legend." glad you have joined us. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands togetherith your community to make every day 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 convonti ernv 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: steven naifeh and gregory white smith are pulitzer prize- winning authors. their latest is easily one of the most talked-about books of the year. a new biography of a vincent van gogh. it is ti

today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with mark bowden and lisa randall. that is next time. we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. nos the cornerstone we all'it'w it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 a po.time it a .me 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] >> be more. pbs.

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tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for the first part of a conversation with harry belafonte. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 at a time.i nanationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ti

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with historian of third niall ferguson, plus an actress kirsten dunst. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 television]

tavis: good evening. i am tavis smiley. a conversation with former dnc chair howard dean on the collapse of the super committee and its impact. the failure sets up a clear-cut debate on the role of government between president obama and his eventual challenger. also ralph fiennes is here. out with a new film called "corialanus". more on the way come january. we're glad you joined us. howard dean and ralph fiennes coming up right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 by viewers like you. thank you. >> howard dean was a candidate himself for

tavis: good evening. i am tavis smiley. a conversation with former dnc chair howard dean on the collapse of the super committee and its impact. the failure sets up a clear-cut debate on the role of government between president obama and his eventual challenger. also ralph fiennes is here. out with a new film called "corialanus". more on the way come january. we're glad you joined us. howard dean and ralph fiennes coming up right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working eracmprove finitciyal l red ve obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. re >> howard dean was a candidate himself for the pre

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tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with oscar nominee mickey rourke on his new film "the immortals." >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insd to joing to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. tionwide is on your side. >> brought to you by the aarp foundation. w. k. kellogg foundation, engaging communities to improve >> and by contributions to your pbs station from views like you. thank you.

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with .florence henderson we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 economicmp eowerment 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]

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tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with susan herma on her new book "taking liberties." >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 ate. aim t detiwi ion >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. s

tavis: good evening. i am tavis smiley. a conversation with former dnc chair howard dean on the collapse of the super committee and its impact. the failure sets up a clear-cut debate on the role of government between president obama and his eventual challenger. also ralph fiennes is here. out with a new film called "corialanus". more on the way come january. we're glad you joined us. howard dean and ralph fiennes coming up right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day 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 convonont minoer empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. >> howard dean was a candidate himself for the presidency i

tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with oscar nominee mickey rourke on his new film "the immortals." >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insd to joing to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> brought to you by the aarp foundation. w. k. kellogg foundation, engaging communities to improve >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.