Sun, Jan 7, 2018
Legalizing marijuana; the paintings of Johannes Vermeer; the history of the iconic Barbour coat; director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird (2017)); actor John Lithgow (The Crown (2016) and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)); chef Vivian Howard;
Sun, Jan 14, 2018
Oprah Winfrey talks with a group of Hollywood stars about the Time's Up campaign. Also: actress Sharon Stone; the practice of gerrymandering for political gain; crime scene dioramas from the 1940s used as training tools for solving murders; Wake Island; exercise gizmos advertised on TV. (Newsmagazine).
Sun, Jan 21, 2018
The rise of political correctness on college campuses; a controversial exhibit of art created by prisoners; naturalist Sir David Attenborough; goat yoga; actor Jordan Peele (Big Mouth (2017) and Abruptio (2023)); actress Jane Birkin (Poet of Sound and Image);
Sun, Jan 28, 2018
New hologram technology that allows deceased singers to perform at concerts with live musicians; the careers of Neil Diamond and Elton John, both of whom announced they are retiring; origin of the wood used in the world's finest violins; singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran; cabaret singer Marilyn Maye; the science and art of bubbles; a look back at 1968.
Sun, Feb 4, 2018
Behind the scenes of the Puppy Bowl; Boy Scouts organization; film critic Rex Reed; a football player who continues to play despite being paralyzed from the waist down; Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen; artist Anselm Kiefer.
Sun, Feb 11, 2018
On February 11, 2005, physicist and engineer Samuel Alderson, who developed the very first anthropomorphic test device for auto safety testing, died at age 90. Jane Pauley reports.
Sun, Feb 18, 2018
Actor Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project (2017), Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and At Eternity's Gate (2018)); singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett; actor Edward Asner; artist Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's official portrait. Also: a report on why mates stray; the legacy of President Andrew Johnson; a tour of tapas restaurants in Madrid, Spain (Newsmagazine).
Sun, Feb 25, 2018
America's growing opioid epidemic; actress Mary J. Blige; restaurant Eleven Madison Park; artist John Derian; The Beatles pioneering album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"; comic Jim Gaffigan (Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape (2018)).
Sun, Mar 4, 2018
The effect of accusations and allegations on a person's legacy; the website Rotten Tomatoes; looking at Elizabeth Taylor's archive with one of her grandchildren; actor Jared Leto; the inventor of Steadicam; actress Glenda Jackson; the musical Newman family, who have received more Oscar nominations than any other;
Sun, Mar 11, 2018
A woman's battle against breast cancer; actor RuPaul; Brazilian artist Tarslia do Amaral; producer Peter Lassally; singer Joan Baez; Colorado's Bladpate Inn's key collection; the 1968 New Hemsphire primary.
Sun, Apr 1, 2018
The effect of technology on brains; "Frozen" songwriters; author Ernest Cline (Ready Player One (2018)); stained glass windows; actor John Krasinki and actress Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place (2018)); exhibit about the trial of Nazi colonel Adolf Eichmann; National Urban League President Marc Morial.
Sun, Apr 15, 2018
This special broadcast of "Sunday Morning," our annual "Money Issue" with guest host Kai Ryssdal of "Marketplace," features Lee Cowan's report on a California city's experiment with providing a basic universal income to residents to battle economic insecurity. Also: John Blackstone talks about charity with actress, producer and activist Salma Hayek Pinault; Tony Dokoupil looks at how the "co-working" industry is changing our ideas of office space; Richard Schlesinger investigates how star pets on Instagram are pulling in big bucks; Michelle Miller looks at how artists and photographers are documenting labor and poverty; and Rita Braver finds a government office that will literally make good your burned, water-logged or shredded currency.
Sun, May 13, 2018
Model Twiggy; actress Rachel Weisz; updating America's view of Great Britain; an exhibit of dresses worn by Princess Diana; the history of the British royal family; the decline of the neighborhood pub; island of St. Helena; Aston Martin; British TV;
Sun, May 27, 2018
Celebrities sell their own brands of legal marijuana; comics Steve Martin and Martin Short (Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life (2018)); "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood"; James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence; the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival; the culture of 1968;
Sun, Jun 3, 2018
The life and legacy of Robert F. Kennedy; music legends Judy Collins and Stephen Stills; former President Bill Clinton and author James Patterson (book, "The President Is Missing"); pianos placed in public places around New York City; Roadside America; the art and life of Jean DuBuffet;
Sun, Jun 10, 2018
Musicians on Call, a program that brings popular musicians to hospital bedsides; actor Jim Parsons ("A Kid Like Jake" and "The Big Bang Theory"); actress Lauren Ridloff (Broadway's "Children of a Lesser God"); a look back at the songwriting team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein ("Rodgers and Hammerstein"); the popularity of soccer in the U.S.
Sun, Jun 24, 2018
The trend of businesses giving workers "summer Fridays" off; a podcast, "Ear Hustle", tells of life inside prison; actor/author Todd Fisher (book, "My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie") talks about his mother, Debbie Reynolds, and his sister, Carrie Fisher; a David Bowie exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum; a tour of the Tenement Museum;
Sun, Oct 28, 2018
The history of the use of blackface; Frankenstein's origins; actor/director Jonah Hill (Mid90s (2018)); horror movies; a look back at one of the United States' financial crunches; a man attempts a solo trek across Antarctica; Scandinavian licorice; a look back at 1968;
Sun, Nov 4, 2018
Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch discuss civics education; actor Jeff Goldblum ("Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom", "Hotel Artemis" and "The Mountain"); Jeff Folger discusses New England foliage; television producer Chuck Lorre; Max Richter; Anthony Salvanto; Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif);
Sun, Nov 11, 2018
Happy Veterans Day; conversion theory; director Ben Stiller (Escape at Dannemora (2018)); how Japanese chefs are turning pizza-making into an art; musician Roger Daltry of The Who; a look at the pivotal year of 1968 and president Richard Nixon; playwright/director/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan ("The Waverly Gallery");
Sun, Nov 18, 2018
Model Chrissy Teigen (cookbook, "Cravings: Hungry for More"); singer/songwriter John Legend; comic Jim Gaffigan; the latest breakfast trends; seltzer; a former Microsoft executive takes pictures of food with the help of robots; hot sauce; a pizza place in San Francisco; pepperoni rolls;
Sun, Dec 2, 2018
Former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta's friendship with former Sen. Alan Simpson; cartoonist Garry Trudeau; actor Lin-Manuel Miranda ("Hamilton" and "Mary Poppins Returns"); the Glenstone Museum; a unique remake of "Annie Hall"; comic Jim Gaffigan; illusionist Jason Bishop;