This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 27)
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Guest host: Tracy Smith
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COVER STORY: The science and art of lightning | Watch Video
Beautiful and dangerous, lightning bolts are one of nature's most captivating and misunderstood phenomena. Correspondent David Pogue looks into some of the misconceptions about lightning, meets a woman who survived millions of volts coursing through her body, and talks with photographer Lori Bailey, who has captured brilliant, millisecond-long displays of lightning.
For more info:
- Arizona photographer Lori Bailey
- Follow Lori Bailey on Instagram
- Phillip Bitzer, associate professor, Atmospheric and Earth Science, University of Alabama at Huntsville
- LS&ESSI (Lightning Strike & Electrical Shock Survivors International) on Facebook (private group)
- Lightning Safety Tips and Resources (National Weather Service)
PASSAGE: Remembering Bob Barker (Video)
The longtime host of "The Price Is Right," who was also a passionate advocate for animal rights, died Saturday at age 99. Tracy Smith reports.
AMERICANA: The towering legends of the "Muffler Men" | Watch Video
Back in the 1960s, 20-foot-tall fiberglass statues were considered the height of outdoor advertising. But while these giants became popular roadside attractions, many fell into disrepair or were lost to the ravages of time. Today, enthusiasts search for surviving so-called "Muffler Men," and are even working to restore them. Correspondent Conor Knighton joins the hunt.
For more info:
- Muffler Men map at RoadsideAmerica.com
- American Giants channel on YouTube
- usagiants.com
- American Giants Museum, Atlanta, Ill.
FOOD: Cooking with grass (Video)
With cannabis legal in some form in more than half of America, some of the nation's top chefs are finding more ways to integrate it into their recipes. Correspondent Luke Burbank talks with chef Miguel Trinidad, who hosts dinners infused with cannabis, and with cookbook author Laurie Wolf, about cannabis cuisine. (This story originally aired November 20, 2022.)
Recipe: Laurie Wolf's Infused Pumpkin Pie
Recipe: Canna-Butter
Recipe: Cranberry Cannabis Compote
Recipe: Beyond Better Canna-Butter Board
For more info:
- Follow chef Miguel Trinidad on Twitter and Instagram
- "Bong Appetit" (Vice TV)
- 99th Floor (Instagram)
- "Cooking with Cannabis: Delicious Recipes for Edibles and Everyday Favorites" by Laurie Wolf (Crestline Books), in Hardcover, Trade Paperback and eBook formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Indiebound
SUNDAY PROFILE: F. Murray Abraham: "My work is my salvation" | Watch Video
F. Murray Abraham, the Academy Award-winning star of "Amadeus," "Scarface" and the HBO series "The White Lotus," has maintained his six-decade-long career thanks, he says, to possessing both arrogance and humility. He talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about the high school teacher who believed in him; the story behind his stage name; and how winning an Oscar changed the trajectory of his profession (and not necessarily for the better).
For more info:
- "Amadeus" is available on Blu-ray/DVD or via streaming
- "The White Lotus" on HBO
PHOTOGRAPHY: A history of mug shots (Video)
With a former U.S. president arrested this week on racketeering and other charges, "Sunday Morning" looks at the origins of the police booking photo, and some of its most famous subjects.
WORLD: Vladimir Putin and the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin | Watch Video
On Wednesday a plane carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group leader who staged a failed mutiny against the Kremlin earlier this year, fell from the sky, killing everyone on board. No one doubts that Vladimir Putin was behind the crash. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with former CIA director Leon Panetta about the Russian president who uses violent deaths and dubious suicides to maintain his grip on power.
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HARTMAN: A Pa. school bus driver's "family" reunion (Video)
Reid Moon of Zelienople, Pennsylvania, likes to say he has about 200 kids, but they're not his biological children. They're the students who rode his school bus, a job he held for 27 years before retiring. When some of the now-grown students gathered recently for one last ride, they talked with correspondent Steve Hartman about the lessons they'd learned from the man in the driver's seat.
TV: John Stamos on "Full House," fame and friends | Watch Video
The actor whose looks and charm earned him a devoted following as Uncle Jesse in the sitcom "Full House" talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the impact of the death of his friend Bob Saget, and how the future looks today. (An earlier version of this story aired on October 2, 2022.)
For more info:
- "If You Would Have Told Me: A Memoir" by John Stamos (Henry Holt and Co.), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available October 24 via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
SCIENCE: Why you sweat, and why that's a good thing | Watch Video
Humans are rare among animals in that we possess sweat glands all over our bodies, which can produce moisture, and even embarrassment. But what exactly does excreting water through our skin do for us? Correspondent Faith Salie talks with biologist Andrew Best, and with Sarah Everts, author of "The Joy of Sweat," to discuss the science behind perspiration.
For more info:
- "The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration" by Sarah Everts (W.W. Norton), in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
- saraheverts.com
- Andrew Best, assistant professor, Biology, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Mass.
MUSIC: Violin virtuoso Augustin Hadelich (Video)
A child prodigy who survived a crippling fire at a young age, violinist Augustin Hadelich is a superstar soloist with the globetrotting itinerary and critical acclaim to prove it. Hadelich talks with CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook about his affection for his instrument, and his long road to becoming, at age 39, one of classical music's most accomplished performers.
For more info:
- augustinhadelich.com
- Augustin Hadelich on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Spotify
COMMENTARY: The dream marches on: Looking back on MLK's historic 1963 speech | Watch Video
Sixty years ago, on August 28, 1963, a quarter-million people attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. On that day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his epic "I Have a Dream" speech, one of the greatest orations in U.S. history. New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow reflects on the power of the speech, and on King's evolving views about addressing racism in America.
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Nature: Sunflowers in South Dakota (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday in South Dakota, with some flowers we're partial to! Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: "The Price Is Right" host Bob Barker (YouTube Video)
Longtime TV game show host and passionate animal rights advocate Bob Barker died on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at age 99. In this profile that originally aired on "Sunday Morning" October 19, 2008, Barker talked with correspondent Rita Braver about his career, activism, retirement, and the time when a "Price Is Right" contestant revealed more than just her enthusiasm after being called to "Come on down!"
GALLERY: Summer music heats up 2023
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
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