David Sedaris vs. nail polish The humorist describes how battle lines were drawn against a fellow train passenger over the application of a foul-smelling cosmetic Jan 12, 2020
Joel Sartore on saving endangered species – and ourselves In order to help stabilize our planet's life support systems, the National Geographic photographer says we must step up and work to solve environmental problems within our communities Jan 5, 2020
Jim Gaffigan on what's wrong with 2020 The "Sunday Morning" contributor can't get behind the New Year Dec 29, 2019
Jim Gaffigan: December sucks The song "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" certainly doesn't refer to the depressing, stressful and punishing month that precedes January, does it? Dec 22, 2019
Point-Counterpoint: Two views on impeaching the president New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson debate Congress' proceedings on Trump's withholding of security aid from Ukraine for personal gain Dec 15, 2019
"Indian Land Forever": The 50th anniversary of the Alcatraz Island takeover Historian Douglas Brinkley on how Native Americans claimed possession of Alcatraz, and for 19 months occupied the former prison until they were forced off Dec 8, 2019
Bill Flanagan on the "OK, Boomer" controversy Faith Salie's "Sunday Morning" commentary about the millennial generation's way of waving away the opinions, instructions and interference of older people gets a response from an older person Dec 8, 2019
Faith Salie on the cheeky putdown "OK, Boomer" For young people who have inherited from oldsters a world full of rising waters, disappearing species, crippling debt and crumbling democracies, an irreverent retaliatory phrase is more than warranted Dec 1, 2019
Joe Ricketts on free enterprise, the engine that drives America Despite a pending recession, the founder of Ameritrade says the country's strength continues to come from job opportunities created by new businesses Nov 3, 2019
Skateboarding: Why should youth be wasted on the young? Contributor Luke Burbank recently took up a new hobby, and while inside he felt like a kid again, outside he remained very much a middle-aged man with intermittent balance Oct 20, 2019
Jim Gaffigan on his in-laws The comedian considers his other "family," assigned to him legally Oct 13, 2019
Andy Borowitz on how to be a successful failure The New Yorker humorist on why it's time to embrace your failure – and to remember that, in the pursuit of failure, nothing is as easy as it seems Oct 6, 2019
Jim Gaffigan on parents going "back to school" It's that time of year when children's vacations end, as do their moms' and dads' vacations from parent coffees, school supply shopping sprees, and curriculum nights Sep 15, 2019
Eric Liu on what makes a true patriot The former White House speechwriter on what it takes to be called a good citizen – something we all have to earn Sep 1, 2019
Jim Gaffigan: Decaf coffee is un-American The comedian says people who drink "dirt liquid" are destroying the true fabric of this great nation Aug 11, 2019
A pilgrimage to the desk with the greatest view In the late 1970s, a group of university students in West Texas, wanting a place to study with a view, hauled a desk to the top of Hancock Hill in the town of Alpine. Today, the desk is a pilgrimage for hikers seeking a meditative place. 22H ago
"Severance" star Adam Scott The former "Parks and Recreation" star heads the surreal, critically-acclaimed series about workers at a mysterious corporation whose brains are altered to create distinctly separate personalities in and out of the office. 22H ago
Laufey on creating her own sound Whimsical and romantic, the music of Icelandic singer and cellist Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir blends pop, jazz, classical and bossa nova – a "mishmash," she calls it. Her latest album is "A Matter of Time." 22H ago
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape. Aug 17
This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 17) A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley. 20H ago
To tip or not to tip: That is David Sedaris' question The humorist has some thoughts about gratuities, especially when they're pre-programmed onto a screen. Aug 10
The JFK Files More than six decades after the Kennedy assassination, the existence of unreleased documents from the investigation has continued to fuel questions - and conspiracy theories - in search for a "smoking gun." What did the recent release of thousands of documents reveal? Aug 10
At 75, "Sunset Boulevard" is ready again for its closeup Billy Wilder's caustic tale of Hollywood, obsession and murder, in which a fading star of silent pictures tries to recreate her fame, is back in its full dark glory. Aug 10
Steve Wozniak on fighting internet scams The computer inventor and co-founder of Apple is sounding the alarm about one of the great threats of this new Information Age: internet fraud. He talks about how he is fighting for the victims of online scams involving AI, cryptocurrency and faked messages. Aug 10
The crypto craze sweeping Washington and Wall Street While many Americans are still baffled by cryptocurrency, enthusiasm for these digital assets is growing - despite the potential risks of integrating digital currencies with the mainstream economy - in part due to support coming from the White House. Aug 10
Commentaries
David Sedaris vs. nail polish
The humorist describes how battle lines were drawn against a fellow train passenger over the application of a foul-smelling cosmetic
Joel Sartore on saving endangered species – and ourselves
In order to help stabilize our planet's life support systems, the National Geographic photographer says we must step up and work to solve environmental problems within our communities
Jim Gaffigan on what's wrong with 2020
The "Sunday Morning" contributor can't get behind the New Year
Jim Gaffigan: December sucks
The song "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" certainly doesn't refer to the depressing, stressful and punishing month that precedes January, does it?
Point-Counterpoint: Two views on impeaching the president
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson debate Congress' proceedings on Trump's withholding of security aid from Ukraine for personal gain
"Indian Land Forever": The 50th anniversary of the Alcatraz Island takeover
Historian Douglas Brinkley on how Native Americans claimed possession of Alcatraz, and for 19 months occupied the former prison until they were forced off
Bill Flanagan on the "OK, Boomer" controversy
Faith Salie's "Sunday Morning" commentary about the millennial generation's way of waving away the opinions, instructions and interference of older people gets a response from an older person
Faith Salie on the cheeky putdown "OK, Boomer"
For young people who have inherited from oldsters a world full of rising waters, disappearing species, crippling debt and crumbling democracies, an irreverent retaliatory phrase is more than warranted
Joe Ricketts on free enterprise, the engine that drives America
Despite a pending recession, the founder of Ameritrade says the country's strength continues to come from job opportunities created by new businesses
Skateboarding: Why should youth be wasted on the young?
Contributor Luke Burbank recently took up a new hobby, and while inside he felt like a kid again, outside he remained very much a middle-aged man with intermittent balance
Jim Gaffigan on his in-laws
The comedian considers his other "family," assigned to him legally
Andy Borowitz on how to be a successful failure
The New Yorker humorist on why it's time to embrace your failure – and to remember that, in the pursuit of failure, nothing is as easy as it seems
Jim Gaffigan on parents going "back to school"
It's that time of year when children's vacations end, as do their moms' and dads' vacations from parent coffees, school supply shopping sprees, and curriculum nights
Eric Liu on what makes a true patriot
The former White House speechwriter on what it takes to be called a good citizen – something we all have to earn
Jim Gaffigan: Decaf coffee is un-American
The comedian says people who drink "dirt liquid" are destroying the true fabric of this great nation
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In the late 1970s, a group of university students in West Texas, wanting a place to study with a view, hauled a desk to the top of Hancock Hill in the town of Alpine. Today, the desk is a pilgrimage for hikers seeking a meditative place.
"Severance" star Adam Scott
The former "Parks and Recreation" star heads the surreal, critically-acclaimed series about workers at a mysterious corporation whose brains are altered to create distinctly separate personalities in and out of the office.
Laufey on creating her own sound
Whimsical and romantic, the music of Icelandic singer and cellist Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir blends pop, jazz, classical and bossa nova – a "mishmash," she calls it. Her latest album is "A Matter of Time."
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape.
This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 17)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
To tip or not to tip: That is David Sedaris' question
The humorist has some thoughts about gratuities, especially when they're pre-programmed onto a screen.
The JFK Files
More than six decades after the Kennedy assassination, the existence of unreleased documents from the investigation has continued to fuel questions - and conspiracy theories - in search for a "smoking gun." What did the recent release of thousands of documents reveal?
At 75, "Sunset Boulevard" is ready again for its closeup
Billy Wilder's caustic tale of Hollywood, obsession and murder, in which a fading star of silent pictures tries to recreate her fame, is back in its full dark glory.
Steve Wozniak on fighting internet scams
The computer inventor and co-founder of Apple is sounding the alarm about one of the great threats of this new Information Age: internet fraud. He talks about how he is fighting for the victims of online scams involving AI, cryptocurrency and faked messages.
The crypto craze sweeping Washington and Wall Street
While many Americans are still baffled by cryptocurrency, enthusiasm for these digital assets is growing - despite the potential risks of integrating digital currencies with the mainstream economy - in part due to support coming from the White House.