Episode Guide
Season
Episode Guide
How Wordle spells success
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May 19, 2024
The daily word puzzle Wordle was played a staggering 4.8 billion times last year. Correspondent Susan Spencer talks with editorial director Everdeen Mason and executive producer Zoe Bell of The New York Times' Games about the five-letter word puzzle that has become a daily ritual for millions.
Baby stroller design: Not child's play
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May 19, 2024
Baby strollers, once just merely a means for transporting a baby, have become thousand-dollar accessories. Correspondent Serna Altschul looks at the history of strollers, prams and pushchairs, and at the designs and aesthetics of today's super-smooth strollers.
Building a medieval castle from scratch
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May 19, 2024
In the forests of Burgundy in central France, there's a bold effort underway to build a medieval castle, as they would have in an era before electricity, using ancient tools and laying stones by hand. Correspondent Seth Doane visits Guédelon, a project that has expanded into a modern medieval village, and meets a new generation of specialist artisans embracing the ways of another time.
David Rockwell on designing "a sense of ritual"
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May 19, 2024
The portfolio of the design firm Rockwell Group includes Hollywood's Dolby Theatre, hospitals, hotels, stadiums, stage sets, and some 500 restaurants. The designer talks about the trademark elements he brings to his projects, including his latest: a revamp of the "Sunday Morning" set for our 2024 "By Design" broadcast.
The plan for a new California city
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May 19, 2024
A group backed by some of California's richest has purchased some 60,000 acres of farmland in Northern California, as part of an ambitious plan to build a brand-new, walkable city in the nation's most car-centric state, for as many as 400,000 residents. Correspondent Luke Burbank talks with Jan Sramek, a former Goldman Sachs trader-turned-city builder about the "California Forever" initiative, and why the idea is facing some resistance.
Nature: Mustangs in South Dakota
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May 12, 2024
We leave you this Sunday morning with mustangs at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary in South Dakota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
A mother's love, returned
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May 12, 2024
For Peggy Means of Dowagiac, Mich., Mother's Day was just another "X" on the calendar, just another day without her daughter, Jennifer, who in 2017 was critically injured in a car crash before slipping into a coma. But Means refused to let doctors take Jennifer off life support. Steve Hartman reports on why Means finally can celebrate Mother's Day.
Bill Maher on humor in politics: "Don't be tribal"
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May 12, 2024
Comedian Bill Maher, host of the HBO series "Real Time," doesn't discriminate between right and left when aiming his barbs at tribal politics. He talks with CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa about gladly courting controversy, whether by mocking politicians or inviting them to his show. He also discusses his new book, "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You."
Fashion double-takes from the Met Gala
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May 12, 2024
Correspondent Faith Salie reports on fashion's biggest night, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit, where designs ranged from artful flowers to artfully positioned sand.
"Back to Black": The life of Amy Winehouse
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May 12, 2024
A new movie dramatizes the life and music of British singer Amy Winehouse, the charismatic, multiple-Grammy-winner whose struggles with drugs and alcohol led to her death at the age of 27. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with director Sam Taylor-Johnson about capturing a complex life on film; and with actress Marisa Abela, who describes how she inhabited the role of Winehouse from the inside out.
Josh Seftel's mom on the perfect Mother's Day
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May 12, 2024
Just in time for Mother's Day, filmmaker Josh Seftel catches up with his mom, Pat, for some timely advice on the holiday.
Meet Stan Herman, elder statesman of American fashion
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May 12, 2024
He's the most prolific fashion designer you've never heard of, and while he may not be a household name, Stan Herman has dressed millions of households, and has also designed uniforms for a multitude of companies, from TWA and Avis to McDonald's and FedEx. Correspondent Alina Cho talks with the 95-year-old Herman, who recently recounted his extraordinary career in the memoir, "Uncross Your Legs: A Life in Fashion."
Passage: In memoriam
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May 12, 2024
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including "B-movie" director Roger Corman, whose production company helped launch the careers of such filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and James Cameron.
Tony-nominee Sarah Paulson on "Appropriate"
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May 12, 2024
Emmy-winning actress Sarah Paulson has been nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the comedy-drama "Appropriate," about siblings torn apart by unearthed secrets. She talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about how her mother accommodated Paulson's passion for acting, and why she still hasn't watched herself in "American Crime Story:" The People vs. O.J. Simpson."