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Harry Belafonte's 1968 Takeover of "The Tonight Show"

In 1968, Harry Belafonte took over as guest host for Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show" for one week. For the first time ever, Belafonte brought the beauty and the brilliance of Black America into American homes. A new documentary tells the story of this forgotten week of transformative television. Its director, Yoruba Richen, joins the show.
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Season 2026 Episode 8226
August 12, 2026
Theresa May; Angélique Kidjo; Michael Powell
August 11, 2026
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Season 2026 Episode 8225
August 11, 2026
Jeff Goodell; Madhumita Murgia; Refik Anadol; Evan Osnos
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Season 2026 Episode 8224
August 10, 2026
Steve Cohen; Brad Setser; Hannah Critchfield
August 7, 2026
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Season 2026 Episode 8223
August 7, 2026
Sheldon Yett; Khalid Mustafa Medani; Yo-Yo Ma; Bryan Stevenson; Natasha Singer
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Season 2026 Episode 8222
August 6, 2026
Jeremy Diamond; Linda Robinson; Jia Tolentino; Idrees Kahloon
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Season 2026 Episode 8221
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Ron Brownstein; Lawton Nuss; Annie Jacobsen
August 4, 2026
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Season 2026 Episode 8220
August 4, 2026
Nathalie Tocci; Ashish Jha; Bahiyyih Nakhjavani; Karla Murthy
August 3, 2026
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Season 2026 Episode 8219
August 3, 2026
Dara Massicot; Jeremy Diamond; Chris Krebs; William Cohan
July 31, 2026
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Season 2026 Episode 8218
July 31, 2026
Amy Goodman; Tia Lessin; Sarah Elizabeth Lewis; Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr.; Paulina Borsook
July 30, 2026
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Season 2026 Episode 8217
July 30, 2026
Nataliya Gumenyek; Nabiha Syed; Gioconda Belli; Marita Golden; Gwen McKinney
July 29, 2026
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Season 2026 Episode 8216
July 29, 2026
Lt. General Russel L. Honoré; Nir Hasson; Samuel Moyn
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Season 2026 Episode 8215
July 28, 2026
Rahm Emanuel; Bill McKibben; Emily Wilson
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