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James Taylor looks back, with favorite songs and old stories

Feb. 2: At 71 the legendary singer-songwriter has recorded a new audio memoir, and an album of songs he loved while growing up in North Carolina, "American Standard"

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  • "Jojo Rabbit" writer-director Taika Waititi: Comedy is a powerful weapon against dictators

    "Jojo Rabbit" writer-director Taika Waititi: Comedy is a powerful weapon against dictators

    The Oscar-nominated WWII satire about a 10-year-old Hitler Youth and his imaginary friend Adolf Hitler, interjects humor into a poignant story of Germany under fascism

  • Democratic voters in Iowa deciding on party's direction

    Democratic voters in Iowa deciding on party's direction

    Polls show a majority of Dem voters have one objective: defeating Trump. But will Iowans back a progressive candidate who promises fundamental change, or a moderate aiming to bring DC politics "back to normal"?

  • Rundown:

  • This week on "Sunday Morning" (February 2)

    This week on "Sunday Morning" (February 2)

    A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program

  • Audio Extra!

  • Listen to our Huey Lewis podcast!

    Listen to our Huey Lewis podcast!

    Download or stream an extended version of John Blackstone's interview with the frontman of Huey Lewis and the News

  • Moments in Nature:

  • Giraffes

    Giraffes

    "Sunday Morning" takes us to Africa to witness a tower of giraffes. Videographer: Judith Lehmberg

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      The videographers who capture "Sunday Morning" Moments of Nature

  • Take Five:

  • Arts & events around the U.S. (January 31)

    Arts & events around the U.S. (January 31)

    Check out the "Sunday Morning" listings of events this coming week

  • Past Super Bowl hits:

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    Behind the scenes of "Puppy Bowl"

    90 puppies from shelters and rescue organizations "compete" in a game that scores high in cuteness - and helps find hundreds of animals a permanent home

  • Let's go to the instant replay: A quick look behind the scenes

  • Buffalo, birthplace of the chicken wing

  • Salsa: A Super Bowl delicacy

  • The making of a Super Bowl commercial

  • Nature up close:

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    Are humans really the smartest species?

    Attributing human actions and thoughts to non-human animals that appear to mimic our behavior may be fanciful, but we may be getting it backwards

  • Nature up close: Bison in winter

  • Nature up close: The decline of the caribou

  • Nature up close: The bighorn sheep of Yellowstone

  • In case you missed:

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    Young boys' songs of joy rise from the slums of Madagascar

    On the impoverished island nation, the joyful sounds and viral videos of Zaza Kanto, an a capella group of boys ages 11 to 16, have elevated the children to national fame

  • Next U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to be named after African American Pearl Harbor hero

  • Reaching out: How caring letters help in suicide prevention

  • Studying the creativity and intelligence of the octopus

  • DNA tests and family matters

  • The move to upgrade U.S. airports

  • Mel Brooks on the love of his life, Anne Bancroft, and comedy that's not PC

  • Alec's mission

  • A spiraling walk above the trees

  • On art:

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    The long shadow of Claude Monet

    In Denver the country's largest Monet exhibit in more than two decades, and another upcoming exhibition in Chicago, celebrate the Impressionist master whose work inspired 20th century art movements

  • Rescuing art: The creativity and science of restoration

  • Doris Duke's Shangri La

  • "We, the People": Mary Whyte's portraits of 50 veterans from 50 states

  • Enter the immersive art world of Meow Wolf

  • Helen Frankenthaler: An artist lost in the moment

  • NYC's Museum of Modern Art gets a makeover

  • Black models in modern art

  • The delicate craft of wood carver David Esterly

  • Frida Kahlo: The unapologetic artist

  • Bill Traylor: The imaginative art of a freed slave

  • The restless perfectionism of Alberto Giacometti

  • On books:

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    Our fascination with Louisa May Alcott's enduring classic "Little Women"

    The beloved novel about the artistic March sisters is now a new film by "Lady Bird" director Greta Gerwig, starring Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson

  • Master of intrigue John le Carré on his latest villain: Brexit

  • "The Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood: "I have never believed it can't happen here"

  • Colson Whitehead on "The Nickel Boys" and exhuming tales of the dead

  • Under the Tuscan sun with author Frances Mayes

  • A visit to the Metropol, star of "A Gentleman in Moscow"

  • Books produced by hand

  • Louise Penny: How writing became her solace

  • On fashion:

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    The Japanese art of tie dyeing

    Artisans practice their skills at "shibori" in the town of Arimatsu, where merchant houses specializing in producing exquisitely-dyed fabrics have stood for centuries

  • Fashion designer Dapper Dan's rags to riches story

  • Brunello Cucinelli: Fashion and philosophy

  • Ralph Lauren: "I feel cooler now than ever"

  • Maye Musk, the silver cover girl

  • Stella McCartney: Fashion with a conscience

  • Betsey Johnson, fashion's free spirit

  • Michael Kors: Still on the cutting edge

  • From the archives:

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    From 2008: Newspaper man Jimmy Breslin

    Used to be every big city newspaper had a guy who knew what was what, to whom both cops and crooks wanted to tell their stories. A guy like Jimmy Breslin, as New York as the A train. Harry Smith walks through some of the veteran newspaper reporter and author's biggest stories from the underworld, and visits what was John Gotti's favorite Queens social club, now a grooming salon for dogs, in this profile originally broadcast on "Sunday Morning" March 9, 2008

  • 2013: "Star Trek"'s George Takei: A sci-fi icon

  • 2010: A rare look at author Philip Roth

  • 2010: Florence Henderson, America's Mom

  • 2008: Marni Nixon, singing voice of the stars

  • 2007: Anthony Bourdain, the culinary bad boy

  • 2007: Bill Geist keeps germs at bay

  • 2006: Neil Simon's storied career

  • 2006: Writer Tom Wolfe on journalism and voyeurism

  • 2005: The confidential Tab Hunter

  • 2005: The wilder side of Gene Wilder

  • 2005: Leonard Nimoy on "Star Trek"

  • 2004: The Museum of Modern Art's expansion

  • 2004: Roger Bannister on breaking the 4:00 mile

  • 2004: Carrie Fisher

  • 2003: Extreme ironing

  • 2001: Photographer Mary Ellen Mark

  • 2000: Mementos at the Wall

  • 1999: Goats as lawn mowers

  • 1996: A landmark Vermeer exhibition

  • 1996: School of Circus Arts

  • 1995: Celebrating the first ATM

  • 1995: Author Pat Conroy

  • 1994: A retirement home for horses

  • 1994: The "unsinkable" Debbie Reynolds

  • 1992: Ode to Secretariat

  • 1991: Route 66, the "Main Street of America"

  • 1990: Rescuing horses for adoption

  • 1988: Bill Geist and the art of curling

  • 1982: Artist Keith Haring

  • 1980: Peter O'Toole talks "Macbeth"

  • 1979: Architect I.M. Pei on the JFK Library

  • 1979: Oil refinery vs. bald eagle

  • The master silversmiths behind the Super Bowl trophy

    The master silversmiths behind the Super Bowl trophy

    With a design first sketched on a cocktail napkin and crafted by Tiffany & Co., the Vince Lombardi Trophy has become the most famous prize in all of American sports

  • "Homeland" star Mandy Patinkin speaks his mind

    "Homeland" star Mandy Patinkin speaks his mind

    The Tony-, Emmy- and Grammy-winning actor-singer, known for his intensity, is the calm in the eye of the storm on the hit spy drama – but also a passionate advocate for refugees escaping conflict

  • Web extra videos:

  • Mandy Patinkin on "The Princess Bride"

    Mandy Patinkin on "The Princess Bride"

    One of actor Mandy Patinkin's most popular roles was the 1987 fantasy, "The Princess Bride," in which he played a man bent on revenge ("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die"). In this web exclusive he talked with correspondent Holly Williams about the legacy of his character

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      Mandy Patinkin on being a perfectionist

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      Mandy Patinkin on singing

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      Mandy Patinkin on the refugee crisis

  • Mike Wolfe on rescuing America's past

    Mike Wolfe on rescuing America's past

    An archaeologist of antiques and host of the History Channel series, "American Pickers," is not just about buying up the past; he's also helping preserve it, by restoring old Main Street buildings in small town USA

  • Commentary:

  • Douglas Brinkley: Congress is to blame for an imperious presidency

    Douglas Brinkley: Congress is to blame for an imperious presidency

    The historian says the impending acquittal of Trump in his impeachment trial shows the Senate placing political party self-interest above the long-term integrity of the legislative branch

  • Almanac:

  • Balto's life-saving race

    Balto's life-saving race

    On February 2, 1925, the Siberian Husky led his relay team of sled dogs to the end of a 674-mile journey, delivering desperately-needed diphtheria serum to the children of Nome, Alaska

  • Passage:

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    Remembering Fred Silverman and Jim Lehrer, two television giants

    "Sunday Morning" looks back at the careers of the revolutionary network TV executive, and a pillar of broadcast journalism and presidential debates

  • From 2017: Mary Higgins Clark, a sweet dispenser of death and mayhem

  • East Africa's plague of locusts

    East Africa's plague of locusts

    Among the more unsettling images of the week past was of billions of locusts ravaging Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia in East Africa, devouring crops and threatening the food supply of millions of people

  • Web exclusive:

  • Calendar: Week of February 3

    Calendar: Week of February 3

    From the Iowa caucuses to National Wear Red Day, "Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead

  • Missed our broadcast?

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    Watch the full February 2 episode!

    Our full show is also available to watch on CBS All Access, as well as via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox

  • From Steve Hartman:

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    Strike up the band!

    Third grader Henry Boyer, of Howell, Michigan, was so blown away by the University of Michigan marching band that he wrote a letter to them saying how he'd love to sign up someday – approximately in 2029. Their response struck a major chord in this young man's life

  • DNA that's all in the family

  • Foster father, many times over

  • Secret Santa's helpers

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    Billie Eilish: "Nobody that knows me thinks I'm a dark person"

    The multiple Grammy-nominee says she is coming out of the "joyless" and "torturous" feeling that clinical depression and unwanted fame brought her

  • Web extra: Billie Eilish on overcoming her "toxic" relationship with her body

  • Web extra: Billie Eilish on creating a song

  • Web extra: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell on writing "Bad Guy"

  • "Sunday Morning" rebroadcast on Pop TV!

    "Sunday Morning" rebroadcast on Pop TV!

    Our show is rebroadcast on the Pop TV cable channel Sundays at 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT, and also will be available live at poptv.com and on the Pop Now mobile app. Check your cable or satellite system for more info

  • On music:

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    Gary Clark Jr.: "Music is my religion"

    At 35, heralded as one the best guitarists in a generation, he's played the White House, toured with The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton, and is up for four Grammy Awards for his album "This Land"

  • Conductor Gustavo Dudamel: It's necessary "to have art as part of your life"

  • The life of Prince, revealed in "The Beautiful Ones"

  • Lizzo: "I feel like a master"

  • Mark Knopfler: Music is "a bit of an obsession"

  • Linda Ronstadt: A voice from the past

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    Mumford & Sons on playing with a "sense of abandon"

    With the recent release of "Delta," their third straight #1 album, the British group that broke through with a banjo-driven folk/rock sound are indisputably among the biggest bands of the past decade

  • Elton John: Addiction "nearly destroyed my soul"

  • Olivia Newton-John on finding joy in a life with cancer

  • John Williams on reworking the classics – his own

  • BTS, the kings of K-Pop

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    Huey Lewis on his hearing loss

    Because of the debilitating symptoms of Meniere's disease, which has affected his hearing, the frontman of Huey Lewis and the News says their upcoming album, "Weather," will likely be their last

  • Raffi, the children's troubadour

  • A new dawn for Tanya Tucker

  • Jeff Lynne, the reluctant rock star, returns with Jeff Lynne's ELO

  • On movies:

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    The year of Laura Dern

    The actress stars in two Oscar-nominated movies, and is nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as a razor-sharp divorce lawyer in "Marriage Story"

  • The art of Kim Novak

  • Eddie Murphy: "There's nothing like making people laugh"

  • Jennifer Lopez on happiness, celebrity, and Oscar buzz

  • Renée Zellweger on playing Judy Garland

  • Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce on playing "The Two Popes"

  • Harvey Keitel on his uneasy relationship with Hollywood

  • Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro on "The Irishman"

  • On stage:

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    David Byrne on "American Utopia," and living an optimistic life

    His smash hit show on Broadway isn't the only reason the former frontman for the Talking Heads is so happy – in fact, he has many "Reasons to Be Cheerful"

  • Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" inspires a Broadway musical

  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 60

  • "Ain't Too Proud": The Temptations' story comes to Broadway

  • Encore: Lin-Manuel Miranda brings "Hamilton" to Puerto Rico

  • On TV:

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    "The Crown" returns with a new queen

    Season 3 of the hit show about the British royal family now stars Oscar-winner Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II

  • Sports announcer Jason Benetti on being a voice for those with cerebral palsy

  • Hannah Gadsby: There is life after trauma

  • Mariska Hargitay, the avenging angel of "Law & Order: SVU"

  • The mysteries of "God Friended Me"

  • ​Hail and farewell to those we lost in 2019

    ​Hail and farewell to those we lost in 2019

    "Sunday Morning" pays tribute to the creative, inspiring and newsworthy men and women who passed away this year, who'd touched our lives in unforgettable ways

  • "Mobituaries" Season 2!

  • The art of obituary writing

    The art of obituary writing

    In the new Mo Rocca podcast, legendary New York Times obituary writer Margalit Fox calls the obit desk "the best beat in American journalism"

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