This week on “Sunday Morning” (December 15)
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COVER STORY: Rehabilitation Through the Arts: Breaking the cycle of incarceration
The critically-acclaimed film “Sing Sing,” starring Colman Domingo and newcomer Clarence Maclin, was inspired by a theater program at New York’s notorious Sing Sing prison, where the recidivism rates of inmates who engaged in the performing and visual arts plummeted. “Sunday Morning” senior correspondent Ted Koppel visits the theater program at Sing Sing with a few of the formerly incarcerated (who make up most of the cast of the film) to talk about how acting truly changed their lives.
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ALMANAC: September 15
“Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.
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‘TIS THE SEASON: 2024 holiday gift ideas from Techno Claus
As the holiday nears, “Sunday Morning” is paid a visit by Techno Claus (a.k.a. David Pogue), who offers valuable gift-giving tips for the gadget lovers on your list.
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THEATER: Audra McDonald on “Gypsy” and playing the mother of all stage mothers
Many consider the Arthur Laurents-Jule Styne-Stephen Sondheim musical “Gypsy” one of the greatest ever written. In the new revival on Broadway, six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald takes on one of musical theater’s most demanding roles: Rose, who pushes her daughters onto the stage. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with McDonald, director George C. Wolfe, and theater expert Erick Neher about Rose, and whether she should be viewed as a monster or a sympathetic character.
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PASSAGE: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week.
HARTMAN: Secret Santa
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MUSIC: Maggie Rogers on her long-form music: “I’ve always loved art that takes time”
Singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers went from being an NYU music student wowing Pharrell Williams in a viral video, to sharing a stage with Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and Coldplay, to selling out Madison Square Garden. The Grammy-nominee talks with correspondent Luke Burbank about her musical obsessions; taking a break from music to enroll in a Harvard program on religion and public life; and her appreciation for listeners with patience.
You can stream Maggie Rogers’ 2024 album “Don’t Forget Me” by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full):
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MOVIES: Nicole Kidman at her most raw in “Babygirl”
In the new film “Babygirl,” directed by Halina Reijn, Nicole Kidman plays a successful CEO who seeks fulfillment from an unsatisfying marriage by taking up with a much younger intern. Kidman talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about how there is no particular “method to her madness” when it comes to choosing intense and challenging roles. She also talks about family life with husband Keith Urban, and navigating grief over the recent death of her mother.
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COMMENTARY: Jim Gaffigan on the gifts no one should give for the holidays
Holiday shopping can be stressful. So as a public service, comedian Jim Gaffigan offers his advice on what NOT to give those on your list – and some very welcome advice on what would be an acceptable gift.
MILITARY: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the strength of a diverse military
Lloyd Austin spent more than four decades in uniform, and has led America’s military for the last four years, since President Biden picked him to become the nation’s first African American Secretary of Defense. During a visit to West Point (his alma mater), Austin talked with CBS News national security correspondent David Martin about the responsibilities of a defense secretary, and the importance of a diverse fighting force.
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EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Billie Eilish (Video)
In this web exclusive, “Sunday Morning” correspondent Anthony Mason sits down with music superstar Billie Eilish to talk about performing on her “Hit Me Hard and Soft” tour (her first without brother Finneas). She also discusses welcoming the label of “songwriter”; what she learned from writing the “Barbie” song “What Was I Made For?”; the perceived criticisms of her singing voice and the liberation she discovered after starting vocal lessons; and the power that she says comes from expressing vulnerability in her art.
EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Pearl Jam (YouTube Video)
Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament sit down with “Sunday Morning” correspondent Anthony Mason to discuss their album, “Dark Matter,” their songwriting process, their aspirations as a band, and more.
MARATHON: Highlights from “Wicked,” “The Wiz” and more from the world of Oz (YouTube Video)
In this YouTube marathon, “Sunday Morning” takes you through the world of Oz — from “The Wiz” to “Wicked.” We talk to “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu, the original Glinda and Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, and the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical “The Wiz,” inspired by L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”
MOVIES: Ralph Fiennes on “The Return” (YouTube Video)
In his latest film, “The Return,” Ralph Fiennes stars as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, returning home after twenty years fighting the Trojan Wars. He talks with correspondent Martha Teichner about the psychology of Odysseus, and about reuniting with actress Juliette Binoche (his co-star in the 1996 Oscar-winner “The English Patient”).
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