The Tavis Smiley Show


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Hour One

	*AIG and Oversight on the Hill* House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. Ed Towns discusses the continuing saga over failed insurance giant AIG, as well as GOP concerns that Democrats are abandoning oversight. oversight.house.gov Listen Now!
	Remembering John Hope Franklin Dr. Cornel West pays homage to the brilliance and humanity of the late historian John Hope Franklin. www.cornelwest.com Listen Now!
	Dr. Rachael: World Health Day Our regular health commentator, Dr. Rachael Ross, marks World Health Day with tips on getting good care amid cutbacks in the healthcare industry. www.drrachael.com Listen Now!
	*Children's Book Gets African Treatment* Nigerian native Kunle Oguneye left behind a career in the tech world to write children's books he hopes will tie kids to his native Africa. He shares his first effort, *Sikulu and Harambe By the Zambezi River, An African version of the Good Samaritan story*. www.sikulu.com Listen Now!
	George Johnson's 3-Minute Sports Drill George Johnson takes the shotgun approach this week and surprises even himself with how much ground he covers in his 3-Minute Sports Drill. Listen Now!
	*The Birth of Cornelius* Soul sensation and Rwandan-raised Corneille has been a hit in French, and now he translates his sound as US audiences get their first taste with his new CD, *The Birth of Cornelius*. www.thebirthofcornelius.com Listen Now!

Hour Two

	*Dead Aid?* Zambian native and former Goldman Sachs economist Dambisa Moyo urges the suspension of all Western aid to Africa and sparks a heated debate with her new book *Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There is a Better Way For Africa..* www.dambisamoyo.com Listen Now!
	*CARE USA's Dr. Helene Gayle* CARE USA CEO Dr. Helene Gayle argues for added aid to Africa and other developing nations, especially as global economic woes threaten to cut back aid. www.care.org Listen Now!
	Plotting Our Economic Comeback Resident commentator and golf addict Dr. Eddie Glaude let out his own fist pump when Tiger Woods staged his comeback, and says we can take some lessons as we plot our economic comeback. Listen Now!
	*CSU's John Garland* Central State University President John Garland shares his school's creative efforts to make college a little more affordable. www.centralstate.edu Listen Now!
	*Triangular Road* Award winning novelist and MacArthur Fellow Paule Marshall explores the places that made he the woman she is in her new memoir, *Triangular Road*. Listen Now!
	*How Sweet the Sound* Gospel legend Donald Lawrence searches the nation's church choirs to find the sweetest sound. www.howsweetthesound.com Listen Now!

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