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"Mobituaries": Samantha Smith, "America's Littlest Diplomat"

In 1982 an 10-year-old girl wrote to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov voicing her worries about the prospect of nuclear war. "Mobituaries" host Mo Rocca looks back at Samantha Smith, who was invited to the USSR, and was welcomed like a visiting head of state. [Listen to "Mobituaries" wherever you get your podcasts.]

• Jan 29, 2023
• 05:43

Actor and activist James Cromwell

James Cromwell, the 83-year-old character actor is known for memorable roles in "L.A. Confidential," "The Queen," "Succession," and his Oscar-nominated performance as Farmer Hoggett in "Babe," is also known for his activism, including protests against animal testing and a power plant. Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz visits with Cromwell to talk about playing opposite a pig, and gluing himself to a Starbucks counter to protest pricing.

• Jan 29, 2023
• 07:07

The "luminist architecture" of Steven Holl

The works of architect Steven Holl have helped define the look of cities around the world, making remarkable use of light and space. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with Holl, whose recent works include the REACH at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C., and the Kinder Building at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – buildings in which Holl hopes to express "the joy from the creative act."

• Jan 29, 2023
• 06:20

Creating a "lie detector" for deepfakes

With the proliferation of artificial intelligence software used to produce fake videos and photographs that can spread disinformation, Adobe and Microsoft have teamed up to develop new tools for verifying the attributes and history of images and videos on the web. Correspondent David Pogue looks at how Content Credentials can help retain trust in journalism, and protect democracy from propaganda.

• Jan 29, 2023
• 05:36

Tyre Nichols' death, and a mother's pain

With the release of bodycam and surveillance camera video, the nation witnessed the savage beating by Memphis Police officers of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who pleaded for his life. One who did not watch was Nichols' mother, RowVaughn Wells, who said she felt the pain of her son as he was being assaulted. Correspondent Lee Cowan reports.

• Jan 29, 2023
• 06:44

Nature: Elephants in Tanzania

We leave you this Sunday morning with some elephants enjoying the mud at Tanzania's Tarangire River. Videographer: Lee McEachern.

• Jan 22, 2023
• 02:06

Glass artist Preston Singletary: Shattering expectations

Preston Singletary, a member of the Tlingit tribe of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, uses a very untraditional medium when fashioning indigenous art: glass. He talks with correspondent Lilia Luciano about his traveling exhibition, "Raven and the Box of Daylight" (now at the Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.), which tells a Native American folktale about the origins of the world entirely through glass.

• Jan 22, 2023
• 04:52

8th grader without legs makes basketball team

Thirteen-year-old Josiah Johnson, of Louisville, was born without legs, but he is not lacking in confidence. And when he tried out for the one sport where altitude is everything – the Moore Middle School basketball team – it turned out the long shot was pretty good at making long shots. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports.

• Jan 22, 2023
• 02:28

Harrison Ford on making the ordinary extraordinary

The 80-year-old isn't slowing down; in fact, he's been busier than ever, with two TV series (including the "Yellowstone" prequel "1923"), and a fifth Indiana Jones movie. Harrison Ford talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about playing "ordinary" people; fame and the loss of anonymity; and the attraction of returning to his home in Wyoming.

• Jan 22, 2023
• 09:36

David Sedaris on irritating word choices

The humorist has noticed some annoying habits in the way people address one another.

• Jan 22, 2023
• 02:08