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This week: Dr. Jill Biden

August 9: The wife of the Democratic candidate tells "Sunday Morning" she will continue to teach if her husband is elected president

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  • Rundown:

  • This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 9)

    This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 9)

    A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program
  • The great broadband divide: Living without high-speed internet access

    The great broadband divide: Living without high-speed internet access

    For about half of Americans, high-speed internet — a modern necessity, especially now during the COVID pandemic — is either unavailable or unaffordable.
  • The flavorful story of vanilla

    The flavorful story of vanilla

    The island of Madagascar supplies 80% of the world's vanilla, a valuable cash crop that can be worth more, by weight, than silver
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      Web extra video: Vanilla, the spice of life
  • Linda Lavin: "I've worked more in these 2½ months than I have in 2½ years"

    Linda Lavin: "I've worked more in these 2½ months than I have in 2½ years"

    Since the pandemic began, the star of the classic sitcom "Alice" has performed online concerts, and released a new album – evidence that much of her success comes from always advocating for herself

  • Web extra video:

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    Linda Lavin on her character “Alice” as a model mom

  • The Book Report:

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    Reviews from Washington Post critic Ron Charles (August 2)

    Recommendations of new fiction and non-fiction titles

  • Book excerpt: "Utopia Avenue" by David Mitchell

  • Book excerpt: "Make Russia Great Again" by Christopher Buckley

  • Book excerpt: "Begin Again," on James Baldwin's America

  • Book excerpt: "Hamnet," a child of Shakespeare

  • Moments in Nature:

  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    “Sunday Morning” takes us to Cades Cove, on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Videographer: Scot Miller
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      Watch more extended videos of our Moment in Nature
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      The videographers who capture "Sunday Morning" Moments of Nature

  • "Sunday Morning" Matinee:

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    On-Site Opera

    Since 2012, the New York City-based On-Site Opera has presented immersive operatic experiences in site-specific settings, from the Bronx Zoo to Harlem’s Cotton Club. The act of taking opera to new places has been affected by the pandemic, so they are now bringing opera to YOU, in special telephone concerts. In this rehearsal performance recorded especially for “CBS Sunday Morning,” soprano Jennifer Zetlan and pianist David Shimoni perform Beethoven’s “Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend.” For more info visit osopera.org

  • Celebrating Rodgers & Hart

  • “For Good,” from “Wicked”

  • "Chasing Rainbows"

  • “Chicago” in lockdown

  • Bach, by Lang Lang and Lil Buck

  • "The 24 Hour Plays ⁠— Viral Monologues"

  • "Diana: A True Musical Story"

  • Itzhak Perlman & the Juilliard Orchestra

  • "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" with a cat

  • "Stomp" in quarantine

  • "Dream For You," from "Sing Street"

  • "A Chorus Line in Quarantine"

  • “Mrs. Doubtfire: The Musical”

  • Book excerpt:

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    "The Virus In the Age of Madness"

    With the pandemic, French author and philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy writes, America has experienced its "viral Pearl Harbor"

  • Bernard-Henri Lévy talks with Ted Koppel about the U.S. under COVID-19

  • In case you missed:

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    Invasion! The threat from Asian giant hornets

    Desperate times call for desperate measures in the ongoing battle against the terrifying insect, recently discovered in the Pacific Northwest, which can swiftly slaughter honeybee colonies and even bite out chunks of a human being's flesh

  • The state of our Union

  • Without water

  • Award-winning chef Dominique Crenn is determined to beat coronavirus

  • No fare! With pandemic, NYC taxi drivers' livelihoods hang in the balance

  • The race to find a COVID-19 vaccine

  • Gov. Andrew Cuomo on confronting a "frightening" pandemic, and thoughts on his political future

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook on the nexus of technology and social change

  • The Melania you don't know

  • FDR and the re-creation of America

  • The survivors: Life after COVID-19

  • On books:

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    Jim Carrey's "nonsensical belief" in himself and the universe

    The comedian-artist (with co-author Dana Vachon) has written a semi-serious, semi-autobiographical novel, "Memoirs and Misinformation"

  • Hear, hear! The explosion in audio books

  • Marlo Thomas + Phil Donahue on the secrets of marriage

  • Books produced by hand

  • Julie Andrews' "practically perfect" book podcast

  • "Little Fires Everywhere" author Celeste Ng

  • Muhammad Ali, in and out of the ring

  • George Washington's turbulent retirement

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

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

  • 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"

  • 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

  • Michael Kors: Still on the cutting edge

  • Betsey Johnson, fashion's free spirit

  • On art:

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    Artist Kadir Nelson's evocative response to the pandemic

    The paint is barely dry on his latest work, "After the Storm," a celebration of the strength of the human spirit

  • Keeping a classic technique of painting alive in Florence

  • Assemblage artist Betye Saar: Making the ordinary extraordinary

  • The long shadow of Claude Monet

  • Rescuing art: The creativity and science of restoration

  • Enter the immersive art world of Meow Wolf

  • Helen Frankenthaler: An artist lost in the moment

  • 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

  • From the archives:

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    John Lewis’ long march

    More than 30 years after the infamous “Bloody Sunday” march, Congressman John Lewis returned to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and talked with "Sunday Morning" correspondent Rita Braver about that and other landmarks of the civil rights movement. Braver also talked with writer David Halberstam about Lewis’ legacy. (Originally broadcast on June 28, 1998.)

  • 2017: Is it time to tear down monuments to the Confederacy?

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

  • 2012: A typewriter renaissance

  • 2010: A rare look at author Philip Roth

  • 2010: Florence Henderson, America's Mom

  • 2008: Newspaper man Jimmy Breslin

  • 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: Kenny Rogers, not resting on laurels

  • 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: Milton Glaser's designing mind

  • 2001: Photographer Mary Ellen Mark

  • 2000: Mementos at the Wall

  • 1999: Goats as lawn mowers

  • 1998: Author and undersea explorer Clive Cussler

  • 1996: A landmark Vermeer exhibition

  • 1996: Drive-thru America

  • 1996: School of Circus Arts

  • 1995: Celebrating the first ATM

  • 1995: Terrence McNally, Zoe Caldwell on “Master Class”

  • 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

  • In memoriam:

  • Pete Hamill on the heralded world of beat reporters

    Pete Hamill on the heralded world of beat reporters

    A newspaperman who brought New York City to life through shoe-leather reporting and tabloid poetry died Wednesday at the age of 85. In October 2019 Tony Dokoupil interviewed Pete Hamill about his storied career
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      "60 Minutes" Archive: Pete Hamill and New York City (1997)
  • Tanya Tucker, still out to change the world

    Tanya Tucker, still out to change the world

    The singer who was once country music's wild child is getting the best reviews of her career, with a voice that has never had more to offer than it does today
  • The medical value of hugs

    The medical value of hugs

    In a time of social distancing because of COVID, we are missing out on an important human interaction, depriving us of the hormone oxytocin

  • Missed our broadcast?

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    Watch the full August 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
  • For the birds: Illustrator David Allen Sibley

    For the birds: Illustrator David Allen Sibley

    One of the most respected and successful chroniclers of avian life has produced bestselling field guides for birdwatchers, covering more than 800 species
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      Book excerpt: David Allen Sibley's "What It's Like to Be a Bird"
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      David Sibley: Growing up as a birder

  • Facebook Live Chat:

  • Bird illustrator David Allen Sibley

    Bird illustrator David Allen Sibley

    Watch an archive video of correspondent Rita Braver's chat with bird expert David Sibley answering viewers' questions
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      "CBS Sunday Morning" Facebook Live Chat archive

  • From the archives:

  • From 2002: Bill Geist on the road in Indiana

    From 2002: Bill Geist on the road in Indiana

    Aboard a well-appointed RV, “Sunday Morning” correspondent Bill Geist journeys to the Hoosier State, taking in such sights as white squirrels, the world’s biggest sycamore tree stump, and the RV Hall of Fame Museum and Library, and gets tips on mobile home living while putting down stakes in a Walmart parking lot. Originally broadcast May 5, 2002
  • The eyes have it: Celebrating a career celebrating CBS

    The eyes have it: Celebrating a career celebrating CBS

    The Columbia Broadcasting System was part of George Schweitzer's family – and as chairman of marketing, it was his job to make sure it would be part of yours, too
  • Jim Gaffigan on living in a time warp

    Jim Gaffigan on living in a time warp

    The calendar may say it's August, but the comedian isn't buying it, 'cause he's still trapped in a routine of doing the same things he did months ago

  • Passage:

  • In memoriam

    In memoriam

    “Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week
  • The infamous 1916 shark attacks that inspired "Jaws"

    The infamous 1916 shark attacks that inspired "Jaws"

    More a century ago five people were killed by one or more sharks along the Jersey Shore, setting off a frenzy of shark hunting. Anna Werner reported on the historic attacks for "Sunday Morning" in 2016

  • From Steve Hartman:

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    Portraits of medical heroes

    When Steve Derrick, of Clifton Park, New York, paints a portrait, there's no such thing as a touch-up. He includes every bruise, bag and blood vessel. Steve Hartman talks with the man whose unpaid tributes to hospital workers have left him wealthy beyond words

  • Chance encounter

  • Drive-thru citizenship

  • Letters to Dad

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36 Photos

Here comes the sun! "Sunday Morning" sun art

  • On movies:

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    Louis Gossett Jr.: "We need each other quite desperately for our mutual salvation"

    The Academy Award-winning actor says the greatest advice he gives isn't about acting – it's about understanding

  • The art of Kim Novak

  • Pete Davidson on "The King of Staten Island"

  • Richard Dreyfuss on facing down sharks, aliens, and his own demons

  • Harrison Ford, the reluctant superstar, on "The Call of the Wild"

  • Rescuing scenic backdrops from Hollywood's Golden Age

  • How intimacy coordinators are changing the way intimate encounters are filmed

  • On TV and streaming:

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    Melissa Gilbert on life lessons learned from "Little House on the Prairie"

    The actress who starred as Laura Ingalls reflects on why the Michael Landon-produced series' messages about family, community and tolerance continue to resonate today

  • Trevor Noah on responding to these times without laughs

  • Sir Patrick Stewart on "Star Trek" and sonnets

  • Bryce Dallas Howard and Ron Howard on fatherhood

  • Jerry Seinfeld on missing audiences, comedy before smartphones, and Zoom backgrounds

  • Reese Witherspoon on her media company, Hello Sunshine

  • The enduring Henry Winkler

  • Claire Danes on "Homeland," and the embarrassment of fame

  • On music:

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    Jimmy Buffett: "Everybody needs to take a little breath"

    The "Margaritaville" singer, who canceled his annual summer tour, is making lemonade out of lemons, performing online concerts for first responders and longing for the day he'll once again put on "one hell of a show"

  • Lizzo on the power of words

  • Randy Newman has a message: "Stay Away"

  • The Dixie Chicks on turning their bad times into ballads

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

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

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

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    Creating a virtual choir with 17,572 singers

    "Sing Gently," with Grammy-winning composer Eric Whitacre conducting choristers from 129 countries, features the largest virtual choir ever assembled

  • Alicia Keys on her struggle to know herself

  • Gary Clark Jr.: "Music is my religion"

  • Huey Lewis on his hearing loss

  • Raffi, the children's troubadour

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

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    Yusuf revisits the songs of Cat Stevens

    The singer-songwriter has re-recorded his iconic 1970 album "Tea For the Tillerman," with the perspective that 50 years of living can bring

  • Songs for our times: A COVID-19 playlist

  • Josh Groban on connecting with his audience during the pandemic

  • Graham Nash: "It's never been this weird, has it?"

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

  • Air Supply: Rocky romance

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    James Taylor looks back, with favorite songs and old stories

    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"

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

  • 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

  • On stage:

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    During a pandemic, the play's still the thing

    For regional theatres to reopen will require some big changes – for actors, crew, and the audience – as well as trying out new ideas to maintain the joy of live performance

  • Keeping Broadway's lights on

  • "Riverdance" at 25

  • Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's great chemistry, on stage and off

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

  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 60

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

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