Jim Gaffigan on his non-existent plans for the summer
It's summer, a time to relax. So, why is everyone intent on making plans, for trips far away from home? Comedian Jim Gaffigan, who likes to avoid stress, questions the logic of this.
It's summer, a time to relax. So, why is everyone intent on making plans, for trips far away from home? Comedian Jim Gaffigan, who likes to avoid stress, questions the logic of this.
In the late '60s, when folk singers-turned-comedians Tom and Dick Smothers challenged the powers-that-be, their top-rated counterculture TV hit was famously cancelled. The brothers talk about the bond that's outlasted their critics.
In the late 1960s "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" turned primetime TV upside-down. But folk singers-turned-comedians Tom and Dick Smothers challenged the powers-that-be, from the White House to CBS, until the network famously cancelled their top-rated counterculture hit back in 1969. Today the brothers, now in their 80s, are back for a live stage tour. They talk with correspondent Lee Cowan about sibling rivalries, censorship, and sharing a bond that's outlasted their critics. (This story was originally broadcast on December 11... Читать дальше...
"Sunday Morning" recaps this week's bestselling non-fiction and fiction titles, courtesy of The New York Times.
Eleven-year-old Paisley Gardner, of Des Moines, Iowa, isn't your typical tween music fan. Her favorite singer isn't Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber or Harry Styles; it's Michael McDonald, a founder member of the 1970s rock band the Doobie Brothers. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on how McDonald met his youngest fan.
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including pianist Peter Nero, longtime leader of the Philadelphia Pops.
To help heart attack patients, cardiologist Dr. Uma Valeti set out to use stem cells to re-grow heart muscle. That was when he discovered a way to "grow" meat directly from animal cells, without having to slaughter animals. NPR correspondent Allison Aubrey talks with Valeti about his company, Upside Foods, which is planning to produce thousands of pounds of cultivated meat from a thimbleful of cells.
She was fearless, charming, and single when she was introduced to Washington's most eligible bachelor. Biographer Carl Sferrazza Anthony, and Martha Bartlett, the Georgetown hostess who paired up Bouvier with John F. Kennedy, talk about Jacqueline Bouvier.
Photojournalist Jacqueline Bouvier was fearless, charming, and single when she was introduced to a young Congressman from Massachusetts. And as told in the new book "Camera Girl," Jackie was no shrinking violet when it came to pursuing Washington's most eligible bachelor in the early 1950s. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with author Carl Sferrazza Anthony, and with Martha Bartlett, the Georgetown hostess who, along with her husband, Charles, was responsible for pairing up Bouvier with John F. Kennedy.
More than 7,500 pedestrians were killed by a vehicle in 2022, the highest number in 40 years. But experts say, more than the design of vehicles, the design of the roads themselves is to blame for the alarming rise in pedestrian fatalities.
According to a recent study, more than 7,500 pedestrians were killed by a vehicle in 2022, an average of 20 people a day – the highest number in 40 years. But experts say, more than the design of vehicles, the design of the roads themselves is to blame for the alarming rise in pedestrian fatalities. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with advocates who are pressing for improved designs of roadways that will better protect pedestrians.
In March 2021 former Wall Street Journal writer Neil King Jr. embarked on a walk of 330 miles, from his home in Washington, D.C., to New York City. He retraced his steps with "Sunday Morning," and talked about the America he found along the way.
In March 2021, former Wall Street Journal writer Neil King Jr. embarked on a walk of 330 miles, from his home in Washington, D.C., to New York City – his way of contemplating America, past and present, and, at 61, his own life after surviving esophageal cancer. The 26-day journey formed the basis of his new book, "American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal." He retraced his steps with correspondent Martha Teichner, and talked about the America he found along the way.
To help heart attack patients, cardiologist Dr. Uma Valeti set out to use stem cells to re-grow heart muscle. That was when he discovered a way to "grow" meat directly from animal cells, without having to slaughter animals.
No break from the heat for many parts of the U.S.; Soccer star Megan Rapinoe to retire after 2023 season
Luis Martín Sánchez Iñiguez was one of three current or former journalists to have disappeared in the western Mexican state of Nayarit in recent days.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that will air on "Face the Nation" on July 9, 2023.
Sikh protesters have accused the Indian government of being responsible for the gunning down of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India had previously declared Nijjar a wanted terrorist.
This comes after another Cessna plane crashed in the same area earlier this week, killing one person and injuring three others.
The allegations involve officers and at least one migrant who was being housed at a police station on the city's West Side.
A book that was checked out in 1904 from a library in New Bedford, Massachusetts, was returned this week after being found in West Virginia.
The U.S. military this week is marking the 50th anniversary that it became an all-volunteer force. However, the U.S. armed forces have recently been struggling with a recruiting shortage. David Martin has more.
Acclaimed U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday that she will retire following the conclusion of the National Women's Soccer League season, which ends in October. The 38-year-old will also still compete in the Women's World Cup, which begins later this month.
An investigation is underway into allegations of sexual misconduct by Chicago police officers involving at least one migrant who was being housed at a police station.
The office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed Friday that the governor will not appeal a previous ruling by a state appellate court that Leslie Van Houten, a Charles Manson follower who participated in the 1969 LaBianca murders, should be paroled. Van Houten is serving a life sentence.