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Appearances
Tavis Smiley
Main cast, played by Tavis Smiley
- Episode 12x128: Jack Black (Jul 20, 2015)
- Episode 12x129: Sen. Bernie Sanders, J.D. Souther (Jul 21, 2015)
- Episode 12x130: J. Cole (Jul 22, 2015)
- Episode 12x131: Felicity Huffman (Jul 23, 2015)
- Episode 12x132: William Hurt (Jul 24, 2015)
- Episode 12x133: Colin Farrell (Jul 27, 2015)
- Episode 12x134: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) (Jul 28, 2015)
- Episode 12x135: Kristin Davis & Vijay Iyer performs (Jul 29, 2015)
- Episode 12x136: Charlie Wilson (Jul 30, 2015)
- Episode 12x137: Josh Groban & Zoe Saldana (Jul 31, 2015)
- Episode 12x138: Alan Rickman & Gov. Lincoln Chafee (Aug 3, 2015)
- Episode 12x139: Jack Robbins & Susan Sarandon (Aug 4, 2015)
- Episode 12x140: Lenny Kravitz (Aug 5, 2015)
- Episode 12x141: Robert Duvall (Aug 6, 2015)
- Episode 12x142: Elijah Wood & Mariel Hemingway (Aug 7, 2015)
- Episode 12x143: Kevin Costner (Aug 10, 2015)
- Episode 12x144: Anne Heche & New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (Aug 11, 2015)
- Episode 12x145: Freida Pinto & Marcus Mille (Aug 12, 2015)
- Episode 12x146: Lisa Scottoline (Aug 13, 2015)
- Episode 12x147: Boz Scaggs (Aug 14, 2015)
- Episode 12x148: Kathy Bates (Aug 17, 2015)
- Episode 12x149: Rapper Michael "Killer Mike" Render (Aug 18, 2015)
- Episode 12x150: Rapper Michael "Killer Mike" Render (Aug 19, 2015)
- Episode 12x151: Jeff Bridges & Share Our Strength CEO Bill Shore (Aug 20, 2015)
- Episode 12x152: Tanya Tucker (Aug 21, 2015)
- Episode 12x153: Tim Robbins (Aug 24, 2015)
- Episode 12x154: Chris Tucker (Aug 25, 2015)
- Episode 12x155: Bobby Caldwell (Aug 26, 2015)
- Episode 12x156: Ed Asner & Pretty Yende (Aug 27, 2015)
- Episode 12x157: Mark Ruffalo (Aug 28, 2015)
- Episode 12x158: Dee Dee Bridgewater & Poet Kataalyst Alcindor (Aug 31, 2015)
- Episode 12x159: Janet Napolitano the president of the University of California (Sep 1, 2015)
- Episode 12x160: D'Angelo (Sep 2, 2015)
- Episode 12x161: D'Angelo (Sep 3, 2015)
- Episode 12x162: Peter Bogdanovich (Sep 4, 2015)
- Episode 12x163: Writer Reza Aslan (Sep 7, 2015)
- Episode 12x164: Author Salman Rushdie (Sep 8, 2015)
- Episode 12x165: Author Ann Coulter (Sep 9, 2015)
- Episode 12x166: Dana Delany & Rap artist Luther "Luke" Campbell (Sep 10, 2015)
- Episode 12x167: Andrew Garfield (Sep 11, 2015)
- Episode 12x168: Jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington (Sep 14, 2015)
- Episode 12x169: Former New York Gov. George Pataki & Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) (Sep 15, 2015)
- Episode 12x170: Dr. Richard Haass the president of the Council on Foreign Relations & Hussam Ayloush the chairman of the Syrian American Council (Sep 16, 2015)
- Episode 12x171: The E Collective, Ravi Patel & Terence Blanchard (Sep 17, 2015)
- Episode 12x172: Johnny Mathis (Sep 18, 2015)
- Episode 12x173: Sen. Lindsey Graham & Mark Harmon (Sep 21, 2015)
- Episode 12x174: Annie Jacobsen & Rev. James Maher (Sep 22, 2015)
- Episode 12x175: Thomas Friedman (Sep 23, 2015)
- Episode 12x176: Dr. Jill Stein (Sep 24, 2015)
- Episode 12x177: Brandi Carlile & Dr. James S. Forrester (Sep 25, 2015)
- Episode 12x178: Author Ari Berman; singer Kim Burrell (Sep 28, 2015)
- Episode 12x179: Singer James Taylor (Sep 29, 2015)
- Episode 12x180: Singer James Taylor (Sep 30, 2015)
- Episode 12x181: Musician Ringo Starr (Oct 1, 2015)
- Episode 12x182: Musician Ringo Starr (Oct 2, 2015)
- Episode 12x183: Robert Reich (Oct 5, 2015)
- Episode 12x184: Jewel (Oct 6, 2015)
- Episode 12x185: Slavoj Zizek, Jewel (Oct 7, 2015)
- Episode 12x186: Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, Sonia Manzano (Oct 8, 2015)
- Episode 12x187: Fran Drescher, Rissi Palmer (Oct 9, 2015)
- Episode 12x188: Slavoj Zizek (Oct 12, 2015)
- Episode 12x189: Henry Greely, Patricia Jennings, Gerry Spence (Oct 13, 2015)
- Episode 12x190: Los Lobos (Oct 14, 2015)
- Episode 12x191: Tim Wise, Laura Skandera Trombley (Oct 15, 2015)
- Episode 12x192: Twyla Tharp (Oct 16, 2015)
- Episode 12x193: Sen. Bernie Sanders (Oct 19, 2015)
- Episode 12x194: Lawrence Lessig, S. Pearl Sharp (Oct 20, 2015)
- Episode 12x195: Laura Skandera Trombley, Terry Gilliam (Oct 21, 2015)
- Episode 12x196: Seal (Oct 22, 2015)
- Episode 12x197: Dick Van Dyke (Oct 23, 2015)
- Episode 12x198: Dr. Freeman Hrabowski (Oct 26, 2015)
- Episode 12x199: Kevin Costner, Jon Baird (Oct 27, 2015)
- Episode 12x200: Laura Skandera Trombley, Wagner Moura (Oct 28, 2015)
- Episode 12x201: Patricia Cornwell, Cecile McLorin Salvant (Oct 29, 2015)
- Episode 12x202: A tribute to author Grace Lee Boggs (Oct 30, 2015)
- Episode 12x203: Gloria Steinem. (Nov 2, 2015)
- Episode 12x204: Kathy Griffin (Nov 3, 2015)
- Episode 12x205: Author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon; singer Shemekia Copeland (Nov 4, 2015)
- Episode 12x206: Austin Beutner, former publisher of the Los Angeles Times (Nov 5, 2015)
- Episode 12x207: Judy Collins (Nov 6, 2015)
- Episode 12x208: Journalist Rula Jebreal; author David Maraniss (Nov 9, 2015)
- Episode 12x209: Actor-director Paul Bettany; actor Anthony Mackie (Nov 10, 2015)
- Episode 12x210: Author Kevin Powell; singer Joss Stone (Nov 11, 2015)
- Episode 12x211: CEO Sangu Delle, Golden Palm Investments; actress Carey Mulligan (Nov 12, 2015)
- Episode 12x212: Art Garfunkel (Nov 13, 2015)
- Episode 12x213: Melina Abdullah, David Talbot (Nov 16, 2015)
- Episode 12x214: Michael McDonald (Nov 17, 2015)
- Episode 12x215: Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Chapman (Nov 18, 2015)
- Episode 12x216: Ted Danson (Nov 19, 2015)
- Episode 12x217: Bryan Cranston (Nov 20, 2015)
- Episode 12x218: Sasha Abramsky, Dr. Kathryn J. Edin (Nov 23, 2015)
- Episode 12x219: Michael B. Jordan (Nov 24, 2015)
- Episode 12x220: Ian McKellen (Nov 25, 2015)
- Episode 12x221: Jewel (Nov 26, 2015)
- Episode 12x222: Mitch Albom (Nov 27, 2015)
- Episode 12x223: Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Ind.-Vt.) (Nov 30, 2015)
- Episode 12x224: Seal (Dec 1, 2015)
- Episode 12x225: Gloria Steinem (Dec 2, 2015)
- Episode 12x226: Andrew Garfield (Dec 3, 2015)
- Episode 12x227: Carmen de Lavallade (Dec 4, 2015)
- Episode 12x228: Charles Fazzino & Professor Melissa Murray (Dec 7, 2015)
- Episode 12x229: Andrea Bocelli (Dec 8, 2015)
- Episode 12x230: Harvey Keitel (Dec 9, 2015)
- Episode 12x231: Ballet dancer Misty Copeland (Dec 10, 2015)
- Episode 12x232: Tom Jones (Dec 11, 2015)
- Episode 12x233: Brian McKnight & Eli Broad (Dec 14, 2015)
- Episode 12x234: John Williams (Dec 15, 2015)
- Episode 12x235: J.J. Abrams (Dec 16, 2015)
- Episode 12x236: Elizabeth Banks (Dec 17, 2015)
- Episode 12x237: Tommy LiPuma (Dec 18, 2015)
- Episode 12x238: A tribute to Natalie Cole (Jan 4, 2016)
- Episode 12x239: Ringo Starr (Jan 5, 2016)
- Episode 12x240: Ringo Starr (Jan 6, 2016)
- Episode 12x241: James Taylor (Jan 7, 2016)
- Episode 12x242: James Taylor (Jan 8, 2016)
- Episode 12x243: Keith Wailoo, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. & Tamela Mann (Jan 11, 2016)
- Episode 12x244: Talib Kweli (Jan 12, 2016)
- Episode 12x245: Julianne Malveaux & Macy Gray (Jan 13, 2016)
- Episode 12x246: Erin Brockovich, Taj Mahal & Wendell Pierce (Jan 14, 2016)
- Episode 12x247: Ben Harper (Jan 15, 2016)
- Episode 12x248: Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan 18, 2016)
- Episode 12x249: Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan 19, 2016)
- Episode 12x250: A tribute to Glenn Frey (Jan 20, 2016)
- Episode 12x251: A tribute to Glenn Frey cont. (Jan 21, 2016)
- Episode 12x252: Patti Smith (Jan 22, 2016)
- Episode 12x253: Sen. Trent Lott & Sen. Tom Daschle (Jan 25, 2016)
- Episode 12x254: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Patti Davis (Jan 26, 2016)
- Episode 12x255: Dayo Okeniyi & Marvin Kalb (Jan 27, 2016)
- Episode 12x256: Christine Ebersole & Frank Luntz (Jan 28, 2016)
- Episode 12x257: Diane Ladd (Jan 29, 2016)
- Episode 12x258: Ralph Nader, Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Feb 1, 2016)
- Episode 12x259: Tim Robbins, Bryonn Bain (Feb 2, 2016)
- Episode 12x260: Richard Dreyfuss (Feb 3, 2016)
- Episode 12x261: Mike Binder, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Feb 4, 2016)
- Episode 12x262: Roger Guenveur Smith, Lenny Abrahamson (Feb 5, 2016)
- Episode 12x263: Robert C. O'Brien, Kurtis Lee (Feb 8, 2016)
- Episode 12x264: Carl Reiner (Feb 9, 2016)
- Episode 12x265: Seema Mehta, Pilar Marrero, Tom McCarthy (Feb 10, 2016)
- Episode 12x266: Carlos Santana (Feb 11, 2016)
- Episode 12x267: Ben Ratliff, Stanley Nelson (Feb 12, 2016)
- Episode 12x268: Robert Reich, Glen Hansard (Feb 15, 2016)
- Episode 12x269: Kiefer Sutherland (Feb 16, 2016)
- Episode 12x270: Roger Waters (Feb 17, 2016)
- Episode 12x271: Jason Sudeikis, Stephen James (Feb 18, 2016)
- Episode 12x272: Carole King (Feb 19, 2016)
- Episode 12x273: Sen. Bernie Sanders (Feb 22, 2016)
- Episode 12x274: Hillary Clinton (Feb 23, 2016)
- Episode 12x275: Sam Quinones, Brian McKnight (Feb 24, 2016)
- Episode 12x276: Robert G. Brown, Steve Mazzie, Lianne La Havas (Feb 25, 2016)
- Episode 12x277: Michael Brune, Roger Waters (Feb 26, 2016)
- Episode 12x278: Michael Brune, Roger Waters (Feb 29, 2016)
- Episode 12x279: Bishop Robert G. Brown, Steve Mazzie, Lianne La Havas (Mar 1, 2016)
- Episode 12x280: Dr. Mary Frances Berry (Mar 2, 2016)
- Episode 12x281: Max Kenner, George Chochos (Mar 3, 2016)
- Episode 12x282: Black Violin, Glen Hansard (Mar 4, 2016)
- Episode 12x283: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Keith Wailoo, Tamela Mann (Mar 7, 2016)
- Episode 12x284: Alicia Garza, Rashad Robinson, Talib Kweli (Mar 8, 2016)
- Episode 12x285: Julianne Malveaux, Russlynn Ali, Macy Gray (Mar 9, 2016)
- Episode 12x286: Erin Brockovich, Wendell Pierce, Taj Mahal (Mar 10, 2016)
- Episode 12x287: Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Connie Rice, Ben Harper (Mar 11, 2016)
- Episode 12x288: Kiefer Sutherland (Mar 14, 2016)
- Episode 12x289: Carlos Santana (Mar 15, 2016)
- Episode 12x290: Dr. Mary Frances Berry (Mar 16, 2016)
- Episode 12x291: Carl Reiner (Mar 17, 2016)
- Episode 12x292: Patti Smith (Mar 18, 2016)
- Episode 12x293: Michael Dukakis (Mar 21, 2016)
- Episode 12x294: Rachel Roy, Jose Antonio Vargas (Mar 22, 2016)
- Episode 12x295: Jerrod Carmichael (Mar 23, 2016)
- Episode 12x296: Harry Lennix (Mar 24, 2016)
- Episode 12x297: Take 6 (Mar 25, 2016)
- Episode 12x298: Dr. Richard Haass, a tribute to Garry Shandling (Mar 28, 2016)
- Episode 12x299: Chris Isaak, Andra Day (Mar 29, 2016)
- Episode 12x300: James Brolin (Mar 30, 2016)
- Episode 12x301: Don Cheadle (Mar 31, 2016)
- Episode 12x302: Dov Charney (Apr 1, 2016)
- Episode 12x303: Piers Morgan, Little Simz (Apr 4, 2016)
- Episode 12x304: Julianne Malveaux, Jordan Smith (Apr 5, 2016)
- Episode 12x305: Arianna Huffington, Reginald Dwayne Betts (Apr 6, 2016)
- Episode 12x306: Viet Thanh Nguyen, Ben Harper (Apr 7, 2016)
- Episode 12x307: Andre Watts (Apr 8, 2016)
- Episode 12x308: Michael Waldman (Apr 11, 2016)
- Episode 12x309: Amy Goodman (Apr 12, 2016)
- Episode 12x310: Robert Greenwald (Apr 13, 2016)
- Episode 12x311: Sally Field (Apr 14, 2016)
- Episode 12x312: Andrew "Dice" Clay (Apr 15, 2016)
- Episode 12x313: One Great Idea Tour: Cleveland (Apr 18, 2016)
- Episode 12x314: One Great Idea Tour: Milwaukee (Apr 19, 2016)
- Episode 12x315: One Great Idea Tour: Boston (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 12x316: One Great Idea Tour: Atlanta (Apr 21, 2016)
- Episode 12x317: A tribute to Prince (Apr 22, 2016)
- Episode 12x318: A tribute to Prince, Part 2 (Apr 25, 2016)
- Episode 12x319: One Great Idea Tour: Southern California (Apr 26, 2016)
- Episode 12x320: Connie Rice (Apr 27, 2016)
- Episode 12x321: Thomas A. Saenz (Apr 28, 2016)
- Episode 12x322: Shihan Van Clief, Nia Long (Apr 29, 2016)
- Episode 12x323: Susan Sarandon (May 2, 2016)
- Episode 12x324: Adrian Pantoja, Ange-Marie Hancock (May 3, 2016)
- Episode 12x325: Gregory Porter (May 4, 2016)
- Episode 12x326: Michael Tesler, Akala (May 5, 2016)
- Episode 12x327: Katie Couric (May 6, 2016)
- Episode 12x328: Wendell Potter (May 9, 2016)
- Episode 12x329: Rahsaan Bahati, Diane Guerrero (May 10, 2016)
- Episode 12x330: Maria Toorpakai, Rob & Nick Reiner (May 11, 2016)
- Episode 12x331: Dr. David B. Agus, Anna Chlumsky (May 12, 2016)
- Episode 12x332: Dr. Lonnie Smith (May 13, 2016)
- Episode 12x333: Jon Shields, Jonathan Butler (May 16, 2016)
- Episode 12x334: W. Kamau Bell (May 17, 2016)
- Episode 12x335: Kristin Chenoweth (May 18, 2016)
- Episode 12x336: Anthony Mackie (May 19, 2016)
- Episode 12x337: Betty Reid Soskin (May 23, 2016)
- Episode 12x338: Sen. Bernie Sanders (May 24, 2016)
- Episode 12x339: Lynn Vavreck, Paul Pierson (May 25, 2016)
- Episode 12x340: Stephon Alexander (May 26, 2016)
- Episode 12x341: Arianna Huffington, Reginald Dwayne Betts (May 27, 2016)
- Episode 12x342: Innovative preschool initiative (May 30, 2016)
- Episode 12x343: Technical colleges (May 31, 2016)
- Episode 12x344: Artists-in-residence program (Jun 1, 2016)
- Episode 12x345: Criminal justice reform (Jun 2, 2016)
- Episode 12x346: Breakthrough medical treatments (Jun 3, 2016)
- Episode 12x347: Sally Field (Jun 6, 2016)
- Episode 12x348: Don Cheadle (Jun 7, 2016)
- Episode 12x349: Dov Charney (Jun 8, 2016)
- Episode 12x350: Maria Toorpakai (Jun 9, 2016)
- Episode 12x351: Andre Watts (Jun 10, 2016)
- Episode 12x352: Frank Rich (Jun 13, 2016)
- Episode 12x353: Samantha Power (Jun 14, 2016)
- Episode 12x354: Moby (Jun 15, 2016)
- Episode 12x355: Cheryl Hyman, Kate Beckinsale (Jun 16, 2016)
- Episode 12x356: Gil Garcetti (Jun 17, 2016)
- Episode 12x357: TBA (Jun 20, 2016)
- Episode 12x358: TBA (Jun 21, 2016)
- Episode 12x359: TBA (Jun 22, 2016)
- Episode 12x360: Liev Schreiber (Jun 23, 2016)
- Episode 12x361: William Bell (Jun 24, 2016)
- Episode 12x362: Dee Dee Myers (Jun 27, 2016)
- Episode 12x363: Shirley Caesar (Jun 28, 2016)
- Episode 12x364: Laurence Leamer, Walter Mosley (Jun 29, 2016)
- Episode 12x365: Shane Claiborne, Rana Forrohar (Jun 30, 2016)
- Episode 12x366: Maxwell (Jul 1, 2016)
- Episode 13x62: Apr 4, 2017 (Apr 4, 2017)