CBS Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

Emmy-winning actress Lisa Kudrow talks with Tracy Smith about "Friends" and her HBO show "The Comeback". To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: "Friends" star Lisa Kudrow on "The Comeback" and finding solace following the death of "Friends" castmate Matthew Perry; how Sid Cesar reinvented comedy for TV; acclaimed Chef Ruthie Rogers on her restaurant and new book "Table 4 at the River Cafe"; and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker on his political career and new book "Stand". To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you standing at a crossroads? Today, we're sharing Becoming You, hosted by Suzy Welch. Suzy is a business journalist-turned-professor at the helm of NYU's wildly popular self-discovery class by the same name. A three New York Times best-seller, Professor Welch is considered a leading expert on decision-making, and the discovery and pursuit of authentic purpose. Find Becoming You with Suzy Welch everywhere you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Singer-songwriter John Mayer gives Tracy Smith a tour of the Chaplin Recording Studios, part of the historic Hollywood lot he purchased, alongside director McG, to preserve a part of L.A.'s cultural history. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Academy Award-winning actor Cillian Murphy talks with Seth Doane about returning as gangster Tommy Shelby in a new film, "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man," a follow-up to the cult TV series. He also talks about how London was a formative city for him; the search for good writing; and "messing around" with music. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Mason talks with film director Sofia Coppola and designer Marc Jacobs about their friendship, and her new documentary about him. Tracy Smith catches up with singer-songwriter John Mayer, who, along with film director and producer Joseph McGinty Nichol, known as McG, recently bought and renovated a legendary Hollywood movie studio built by Charlie Chaplin. Seth Doane sits down with Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy about his new film, “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis talks with Tracy Smith about co-authoring her first novel in collaboration with James Patterson, "Judge Stone". In her discussion of writing, acting and art, she notes that discomfort and awkwardness are "how we make the greatest discoveries in life". To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, talks with "Sunday Morning" correspondent David Pogue (author of "Apple: The First 50 Years") to discuss the company's first half-century and its constant focus on "the next thing". He also talks about the vision of Steve Jobs, whose return to Apple in 1997 reinvigorated the company. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosted by Lee Cowan. Featured: The first 50 years of Apple; Viola Davis and co-writer James Patterson; "NCIS"; the persistence of hunger in America; former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein; and the art of picture frames. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Composer Marc Shaiman, a Tony Award-winner for "Hairspray," and a seven-time Oscar nominee, talks with Tracy Smith about his career; his new memoir, "Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner"; and his collaboration and friendship with Rob Reiner. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jack Schlossberg, the 33-year-old grandson of President John F. Kennedy, is running for Congress in New York's 12th District. In this extended interview, he talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about his family; the skepticism and apathy of many voters for politics today; and why he is pursuing public office. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tracy Smith sits down with composer Marc Shaiman, who has crafted music for some of the biggest film, television and Broadway productions of our time. Smith also speaks with some of Shaiman's longtime friends, including Steve Martin, Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane. Mo Rocca talks with author and commentator Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of President John F. Kennedy, who is now running for Congress in New York. He opens up about his family and much more. Rocca also talks with his parents, Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg. Jo Ling Kent talks with former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein about his early life, the business world and his new memoir. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australian-born actress Rose Byrne earned an Academy Award nomination for her powerful performance in the drama "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You", playing a mother stretched to the limits. She talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about playing a woman losing all sense of control. Byrne also discusses her early years in Hollywood and the help she received from fellow Aussie Heath Ledger; and how she branched off from working in dramas like the TV series "Damages", to comedies like "Bridesmaids". To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Famed violinist Itzhak Perlman talks with CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook about his experience after contracting polio as a child, several years before the development of a polio vaccine, and the obstacles in life to which he has had to adjust because of his disability. He has advice for those who question taking the vaccine. He also talks about the effect of music on the brain, and how he wishes to be remembered. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: The threat of polio's return; Oscar-nominee Rose Byrne; reporter Seymour Hersh; Norah O'Donnell on heroines of American history; and the Studio Museum in Harlem. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australian actor Jacob Elordi talks with Tracy Smith about his Oscar-nominated performance as the Creature in Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein"; playing Elvis Presley in Sophia Coppola's "Priscilla"; and taking on the role of Heathcliff in "Wuthering Heights." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephen A. Smith, the host of ESPN's "First Take" talks with "Sunday Morning" national correspondent Robert Costa about being an authentic (albeit at times controversial) voice on sports (and, now, politics). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seth Doane talks with Gisèle Pelicot, the victim of a horrifying crime that stunned France and made international headlines, and is now speaking out in her first U.S. network television interview and in a new memoir. Tracy Smith catches up with actor Jacob Elordi to talk about his Oscar nomination for “Frankenstein” and his highly anticipated role in “Wuthering Heights” alongside Margot Robbie. Robert Costa profiles influential sports analyst, radio host and TV personality Stephen A. Smith, who says he doesn't want to be a politician, though he won't rule out a run for the White House. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Singer-songwriter Don Henley reflects on the Eagles' decades-long career, the larger than life legacy of his late bandmate Glenn Frey, and the emotional moment he saw Frey's son Deacon perform in his father's place. He also emphasizes the importance of connecting with fans, saying "music is medicine. And people need some medicine right now." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: We explore the art and science of kissing; examine why the quarterback is one of the toughest positions; go inside the Westminster Dog Show; and chat with Don Henley about the Eagles' remarkable journey. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Figure skating superstar Ilia Malinin talks with correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti in advance of the Winter Olympics. He talks about the artistry of his routines; having his parents (former Olympic skaters Roman Skorniakov and Tatiana Malinina) as coaches; and landing a quad axel. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Author and podcaster Mel Robbins talks with Norah O'Donnell about "The Let Them Theory." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Tweedy, front man of the rock group Wilco, talks with correspondent Anthony Mason about his solo project, a triple album called "Twilight Override." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony Mason heads to Chicago for a visit with Jeff Tweedy, front man for the popular band WILCO. The four-time GRAMMY winner talks about his long career and his latest solo work, which critics call some of his best. Norah O'Donnell stops by best-selling author and podcast sensation Mel Robbins' office in Boston, where Robbins opens up about how she leveraged her own struggles to shake up the self-help world. Robert Costa sits down with GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Jesse Welles, who is helping bring folk music back to the mainstream. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Lauren Hutton talks with Anthony Mason about her adventurous life of no regrets; Lisa Ling investigates the Shen Yun performing arts production; and Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro on his memoir, "Where We Keep the Light". To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård discusses his Golden Globe-winning performance in the film "Sentimental Value," in which he plays a director trying to reconnect with his daughter, an actress, by writing a role for her to play. He also talks about the effect of his 2022 stroke, which occurred during production of "Andor" and the "Dune" films, and how he feels he has changed as an actor after more than 150 film and TV credits. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seth Doane profiles veteran actor Stellan Skarsgård, who has won critical acclaim over his decades-long career and most recently for his new film “Sentimental Value.” Skarsgård opens up about his large family of actors and how a recent stroke changed the way he works. Tracy Smith speaks with director Judd Apatow about his new documentary “The 99 Year Old Man!” that explores the life and mind of comedy legend Mel Brooks. From “Hoosiers” to “Rudy” and “Breaking Away,” Indiana University alum Jane Pauley looks forward to Monday's College Championship football game with some personal thoughts on great moments in Indiana sports history. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actor and playwright Tracy Letts, and actress Carrie Coon, star of the TV series "The Gilded Age" and "The White Lotus," talk with Jim Axelrod about their marriage, and their collaboration in the new Broadway production of "Bug." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actress Carrie Coon, star of the TV series "The Gilded Age" and "The White Lotus," talks with Jim Axelrod about her return to Broadway in the play "Bug," written by her husband, Tracy Letts. She also talks about the state of Broadway today. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oprah Winfrey sits down with Jane Pauley to discuss her lifelong struggles with weight, which she writes about in her new book, "Enough." She also talks about how it affected the journey from her early days in broadcasting to leading a media empire. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jane Pauley sits down with Oprah Winfrey in a two-part segment to talk about her weight-loss journey and much more. Jim Axelrod talks with acting and playwriting heavy-hitters Tracy Letts and Carrie Coon: husband and wife who are now collaborating on Broadway. Erin Moriarty investigates the challenges of navigating the health insurance system, including what happens when sick people are refused care. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel discusses his new book, "Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life," with Norah O'Donnell. He explains the wellness trifecta, creating healthy habits and tips to avoid exhausting your willpower. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael B. Jordan talks with Tracy Smith about being pushed out of his comfort zone by performing two characters – identical twin brothers – in Ryan Coogler's horror film "Sinners." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook talks with Noah Wyle, the star of "ER" and the HBO Max series "The Pitt," about how his new show depicts the fragility of the medical system, and about his character, Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook visits with Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch of “The Pitt,” played by Noah Wyle, who is also an executive producer, writer and director on the HBO Max hit series. With the second season beginning Jan. 8, Dr. LaPook visits the show's hyper-realistic set in Burbank and speaks with Wyle about how the series takes great care to reflect real life and real problems. Tracy Smith talks with actor Michael B. Jordan, who's been nominated for his first Golden Globe for the film “Sinners,” which is generating significant Oscar buzz. As Zohran Mamdani takes office as New York City's newest mayor, Mo Rocca looks back at the man Mamdani has invoked as a model: Fiorello La Guardia, the three-term Republican mayor whose tremendous legacy lives on in the physical and social landscape of the city. Rocca speaks with historian and Columbia Professor Emeritus Kenneth T. Jackson, as well as Michael S. Rosenberg, president and CEO of New York City Center. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this extended interview, Sean Ono Lennon talks with Anthony Mason about The Claypool Lennon Delirium, his musical collaboration with Les Claypool of Primus, and his upcoming jazz album. He also discusses his animated short film, "War Is Over!"; his custodianship of the musical legacy of his parents, John Lennon and Yoko Ono; how concert footage and previously-unknown private recordings came together in the documentary "One to One"; and how creating art is "a fundamental force" in his life. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: 100 years of the Rockettes; Sean Lennon and his Oscar-winning film "WAR IS OVER!"; remembering Rob & Michele Reiner; and acapella group Pentatonix. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tracy Smith catches up with Hollywood superstars Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman, who are working together for the first time in the new film “Song Sung Blue,” based on a real-life Neil Diamond tribute band. It's their first television interview together about the highly anticipated project. Lee Cowan talks with award-winning actor Jason Sudeikis in Kansas City about supporting his friend's charity that provides prosthetic limbs to amputees without health coverage. Seth Doane explores the remarkable resonance of Pride and Prejudice author Jane Austen and her novels to mark the 250th anniversary of her birth. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this extended interview, actor Ethan Hawke talks with Tracy Smith about his first experiences with Broadway. He also discusses his films "Explorers," "Dead Poets Society," "Reality Bites," "Training Day," and his latest, "Blue Moon," Leonardo DiCaprio's success, and his obsession with Jack Nicholson's performance in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tracy Smith catches up with Ethan Hawke, who is already getting awards-season buzz for his performance in “Blue Moon,” in which he plays lyricist Lorenz Hart. David Martin shares a story of espionage, betrayal and little-known Pearl Harbor history in World War II, based on the new book Family of Spies. Anthony Mason examines the life and times of Elvis Presley's legendary and controversial manager: Colonel Tom Parker. He visits Graceland to speak with biographer Peter Guralnick, who writes about Parker in his new book, The Colonel and The King. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this extended interview, James Cameron, writer-director of "Avatar: Fire and Ash", talks with Jonathan Vigliotti about the long process of creating the second and third films of the series using performance capture of actors. He also talks about being self-taught in cinema techniques; starting out in Roger Corman's production company; his passion for deep sea exploration; and about movies as a "waking dream state." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices