Sunday Morning

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: "Hail and Farewell," our annual tribute to those we lost in 2025; the best underreported good news stories of the year; artist Thomas McKean, whose medium is New York City Transit MetroCards; a Gingerbread City exhibit in London; and a brand-new centerpiece for the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: the town that inspired "It's a Wonderful Life"; Sean Ono Lennon on his parents' legacy; the a capella group Pentatonix; a New Mexico monastery; remembering Rob Reiner; and the Rockettes.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Christmas songs; Jane Austen at 250; Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, stars of "Song Sung Blue"; Jason Sudeikis and the Steps of Faith Foundation; the Made in America Holiday Gift Guide; American workers laid off; and Bûche de Noël cakes, a French holiday tradition.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: AI-generated actors; a family's history of Nazi espionage; Colonel Tom Parker, manager of Elvis Presley; actor Ethan Hawke; novelist Jan Karon; and tech gift ideas from Techno Claus.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Blind rock climber Jesse Dufton; actress Amanda Seyfried; "Avatar: Fire and Ash" director James Cameron; Metallica's philanthropy; Aix-en-Provence celebrates Paul Cézanne; Architectural Digest; and Nancy Giles gets tips on leftovers.

Jane Pauley hosts our annual "Food Issue." Featured: Comfort foods, protein-enhanced foods, a Maine cafe that supports local journalism, Korean fried chicken, sauerkraut, charcuterie, what presidents ate, a cookbook of gravestone recipes, and heartwarming tales that feed the soul. Also: Broadway star Lea Michele ("Chess: The Musical").

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: The boom in online prediction markets; Barstool Sports president Dave Portnoy; William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson; when workers are pushed into homelessness; "Wicked" composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz; and Walter Isaacson on the Declaration of Independence.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Research in early-onset Alzheimer's, "Landman" star Billy Bob Thornton, "Hamnet" actress Jessie Buckley, the psychic wounds of returning World War II veterans, a U.S. flag collector, Faith Salie on the Internet meme "6-7," and bonsai fall foliage.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Ken Burns' "The American Revolution"; George Clooney on "Jay Kelly"; author Salman Rushie on "The Eleventh Hour"; the high cost of childcare; the Trump administration's pressures on universities; pianist Adam Tendler; and watch auctioneer Aurel Bacs.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Combatting phobias; Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom; country superstar Kenny Chesney; “Frankenstein” director Guillermo del Toro; Ford CEO Jim Farley; Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic and an avid long-distance runner; and a Colorado town’s celebration of tarantulas.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s posthumous memoir; actor Tim Curry; Ben Stiller’s documentary about his parents, Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara; children’s video entertainer Ms. Rachel; AI-generated art; a library that straddles the U.S.-Canada border; and millions march in the “No Kings” rallies.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: America’s spirit of innovation; Jeremy Allen White, starring as The Boss in “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”; Donnie Wahlberg, returning in the “Blue Bloods” spinoff “Boston Blue”; Katheryn Bigelow on her new nuclear thriller “A House of Dynamite”; former Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court today; and “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Students react to cellphone bans in schools; Daniel Day-Lewis and son Ronan Day-Lewis on their film “Anemone”; singer Miley Cyrus; singer-songwriter Yusuf/Cat Stevens; responses to arrests by ICE agents; and how AI is being developed in military aircraft.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: The friendship between the Unabomber’s brother and one of his victims; Jennifer Lopez on “Kiss of the Spider Woman”; Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter on Broadway in “Waiting for Godot”; Eli Sharabi, who was held hostage by Hamas terrorists for 491 days; the ‘60s British rock group The Zombies; and previews of arts and culture in the New Season.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: A new mural for St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Priscilla Presley on her memoir about life after Elvis; actor Dwayne Johnson on “The Smashing Machine”; singer Doja Cat; webcams in the wild; the 1954 Supreme Court ruling to end segregation; and an appreciation of Robert Redford.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: State fairs; a history of the U.S. Constitution; actor-director Jason Bateman on the Netflix series "Black Rabbit"; Marlon Wayans on the psychological horror film "Him"; historian Jon Meacham on the Charlie Kirk shooting; French Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte; an estate in Tuscany; and a funeral for dead houseplants.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Former CDC doctors speak out about changes to vaccine policies; Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in her first TV interview since joining the Supreme Court; stand-up comic Nate Bargatze; “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” turns 50; the Brooklyn Public Library’s summer program for aspiring fashion designers; and how “flat white” coffee’s popularity began in the Australian ...

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: David Pogue on how AI is affecting job searches; Jane Pauley talks with Dr. Sanjay Gupta about treatments for chronic pain; Robert Costa interviews singer-songwriter John Fogerty; Steve Hartman explores the bedrooms left behind by children killed by gun violence; Elaine Quijano visits the studio of painter Alex Katz; and Luke Burbank checks out the world’s large...

For our annual broadcast devoted to design, Jane Pauley hosts a tour of New Orleans, with stories exploring the city’s history, food, fashion, architecture, streetcars, music, and indomitable spirit. [First aired 5/18/25.]

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Ben Tracy meets a father-and-daughter team who use data and art in their study of melting glaciers. Also: Conor Knighton sits down with “Severance” actor Adam Scott; Tracy Smith profiles the Icelandic singer and instrumentalist Laufey; David Pogue meets some iconic stars of TV commercials; Alina Cho interviews artist Rashid Johnson; John Dickerson repo...

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Lee Cowan looks at the impact of musician and songwriter Woody Guthrie. Also: John Blackstone discusses Steve Wozniak’s fight against internet fraud, as Jo Ling Kent examines the rise of cryptocurrencies; Erin Moriarty reports on the release of the JFK Files; Tracy Smith marks the 75th anniversary of the classic film “Sunset Boulevard”; and Faith Salie...

Jane Pauley hosts our special broadcast focusing on securing a fulfilling retirement. In our cover story, David Pogue looks at the state of Social Security. Also: Luke Burbank reports on the FIRE movement for people seeking financial independence to retire early; Susan Spencer explores the creation of bucket lists; Tracy Smith sits down with the comedy duo Cheech & Chong; Robert Costa talks wit...

Hosted by Tracy Smith. In our cover story, Ben Mankiewicz goes behind the curtain of a new immersive version of the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz.” Also: Erin Moriarty investigates the high error rate of urine drug tests that can have devastating consequences; David Pogue sits down with singer Michael Feinstein; Lee Cowan profiles actress Kristin Scott Thomas, who has directed her first film, ...

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Susan Spencer looks at the science of redesigning one’s personality. Also: Ben Mankiewicz talks with “Matlock” actress Kathy Bates; Mo Rocca profiles restaurateur Keith McNally; Luke Burbank sits down with Bridget Everett, star of HBO’s “Somebody Somewhere”; Martha Teichner interviews 98-year-old conductor Herbert Blomstedt; Seth Doane reports on volca...