Airs: Weekdays midnight on WGBH 2, 11:30pm on WGBH 44 Tavis Smiley presents ideas and opinions that break new ground above and below the radar as he talks to news and history-makers. On the lighter side, figures from popular culture have an opportunity to reveal a deeper and more dynamic side than what is normally seen on other programs. Tavis continues to feature the most coveted guests. It was Tavis to whom Bill Clinton gave his first interview after a lengthy silence following the Monica Lewinsky affair, one of the record-setting number of one-on-one sessions he had with the sitting President (shared with Jim Lehrer of PBS). Pope John Paul II, Fidel Castro, Bill Gates, George W. Bush, Oprah, Kofi Annan and Condoleeza Rice are among the many major world figures on his list. Simultaneously, Tavis is equally at home with popular culture figures from entertainment, arts legends and Oscar winners, from Warren Beatty to Halle Berry to hip hop artists like P. Diddy and Snoop Dogg.

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