CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

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

Transcribed - Published: 14 December 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 8 December 2025

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. Jo Ling Kent reports on the AI actor known as Tilly Norwood and her creators, with a look at what Norwood might mean for the future of Hollywood. 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

Transcribed - Published: 7 December 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2025

In this extended interview, the star of "Mean Girls" and "Mamma Mia!" talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about the "emotional acrobatics" of working in films, including in "The Testament of Ann Lee", and her Oscar-nominated performance in David Fincher's "Mank". She also plays guitar and sings for us. 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

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2025

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Blind rock climber Jesse Dufton; actress Amanda Seyfried; "Avatar: Fire and Ash" director James Cameron; and Metallica's philanthropy. 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

Transcribed - Published: 30 November 2025

In this extended interview, Lea Michele, currently starring in the Broadway musical "Chess," talks with Tracy Smith about debuting on Broadway at age 8 in "Les Miserables"; how "The Phantom of the Opera" ignited her love of musical theater, and how a medical emergency led to her first audition; how she didn't let a car crash get in the way of auditioning for "Glee"; joining the revival of "Funny Girl"; and being back on stage at the Imperial Theatre, where she first performed in "Les Miz." 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

Transcribed - Published: 24 November 2025

Tracy Smith talks with actor Lea Michele, best known for her roles in “Glee” and “Funny Girl.” Now she’s headed back to Broadway in “Chess” and opening up about her path to stardom. Mo Rocca samples some of the United States presidents’ favorite meals, including Richard Nixon’s ham mousse and the favorite soup of James Garfield. Bennett Rea, host of “Cookin’ with Congress,” is our cook. David Pogue has a three-course report on how people are helping other people through food, including a look at pay-what-you-can restaurants, food banks and food trucks. 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

Transcribed - Published: 23 November 2025

Welcome to unPAUSED, the podcast where bold, unfiltered conversations take place about what it really takes for women to thrive in the second half of life. Every week, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Certified Menopause Practitioner, and #1 New York Times best-selling author, tackles the conversations women actually need to hear. Dr. Haver sits down with a variety of medical experts, CEOs, and risk-takers to discuss everything that matters, from hormones and identity to financial power, relationships, and the tools needed to build the life you want. unPAUSED is about reclaiming your healthspan—not just the number of years you live, but the number of years you live well. 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

Transcribed - Published: 19 November 2025

"Star Trek" legend William Shatner and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson talk with Luke Burbank about teaming up for a stage show, "The Universe Is Absurd!" in which they discuss the wonders of science. 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

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2025

Stephen Schwartz, the composer-lyricist behind such hits as "Godspell", "Pippin", and "Wicked", talks with Mo Rocca about his life and career on Broadway, in Hollywood, and away from the stage. 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

Transcribed - Published: 17 November 2025

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Barstool Sports' president and founder Dave Portnoy, “Wicked" composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson, “prediction markets", and the reality of many hard-working Americans who are facing homelessness. 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

Transcribed - Published: 16 November 2025

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates talks with CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook about backing research into Alzheimer's, a disease which affected his own father. 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

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2025

Academy Award-nominee Jessie Buckley talks with Seth Doane about her latest films, "Hamnet" and "The Bride!," and of "living in an unconscious place" when creating a character. 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

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2025

Oscar-winning actor-writer Billy Bob Thornton talks with Lee Cowan about returning to his character Tommy Norris in the Paramount+ series "Landman," set in the oil fields of West Texas. He also discusses his rock band, The Boxmasters; his relationship to fame; and how Hollywood legend Billy Wilder changed his career. 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

Transcribed - Published: 10 November 2025

Hosted by Jane Pauley. 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 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

Transcribed - Published: 9 November 2025

The author talks about his first fiction published since the 2022 attack that nearly killed him; his own immigrant experience in the U.S.; and what happens when freedom of speech dies. 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

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2025

In his latest film, George Clooney plays a familiar role — one of the world's biggest movie stars — who nonetheless tries to reconcile professional success and his personal shortcomings. 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

Transcribed - Published: 3 November 2025

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 Bac 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

Transcribed - Published: 2 November 2025

In this exclusive, the Oscar-winning director talks about his latest film, his reimagining of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," and about his lifelong love of the mythic horror tale. 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

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025

In this exclusive, the country superstar talks with Lee Cowan about his new book, "Heart Life 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

Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2025

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

Transcribed - Published: 26 October 2025

In this exclusive actor-director Ben Stiller talks with Jim Axelrod about his Apple TV documentary about his parents, "Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost," and about how making the film became a reflection not just on their lives but on his own. 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

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2025

In 2012 actor Tim Curry suffered a stroke, after which he had to relearn how to speak. In this exclusive, the steadfastly private Curry talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about his memoir "Vagabond," and his life, career, and medical story. 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

Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2025

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; and library that straddles the U.S.-Canada border.   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

Transcribed - Published: 19 October 2025

The star of "The Bear" talks with Lee Cowan about portraying rock legend Bruce Springsteen in the film "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere." 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

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2025

The actor who portrayed NYPD detective Danny Reagan in the long-running CBS police procedural "Blue Bloods" now stars in the spinoff series "Boston Blue," in which his character patrols the streets of Boston. Donnie Wahlberg talks to Mo Rocca about continuing the franchise. 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

Transcribed - Published: 13 October 2025

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. 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

Transcribed - Published: 12 October 2025

The singer-songwriter talks with Seth Doane about his memoir, "Cat on the Road to Findout." 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

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 2025

The Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis and his son, director Ronan Day-Lewis, talk with Jane Pauley about collaborating on a new film, "Anemone," which they also co-wrote. 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

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2025

The Grammy-winning singer talks with Tracy Smith about her latest album, "Something Beautiful." 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

Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2025

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. 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

Transcribed - Published: 5 October 2025

Go behind the scenes of the Emmy® Award-winning reality series SURVIVOR like never before. Whether you’re a superfan or new to the show, “On Fire with Jeff Probst: The Official Survivor Podcast” is the ultimate companion— revealing HOW the show is made and WHY they do the things they do. Showrunner and Host Jeff Probst answers fan questions and takes you behind the scenes of the series from the executive producer perspective that you can't get anywhere else. Watch the latest episode of SURVIVOR every Wednesday on CBS and Paramount+ and then catch all-new episodes of “On Fire” right after the show. 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

Transcribed - Published: 4 October 2025

Actress Jennifer Lopez talks with Lee Cowan about her multiple roles in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Kiss of the Spider Woman." 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

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2025

On Oct. 7, 2023, Eli Sharabi was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists and held for 491 days, before being released last February, an ordeal he recounts in his book "Hostage." In this extended interview he talks with Seth Doane about his captivity and what gave him the strength to survive. 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

Transcribed - Published: 29 September 2025

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; and the ‘60s British rock group The Zombies. 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

Transcribed - Published: 28 September 2025

The actor and former wrestler talks with Tracy Smith about his new film, "The Smashing Machine." 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

Transcribed - Published: 24 September 2025

Priscilla Presley talks with Lee Cowan about writing her memoir, "Softly, as I Leave You: Life After Elvis," in which she recounts her life following her divorce from Elvis Presley. 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

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2025

The rapper and singer known as Doja Cat talks with Michelle Miller about her new album "Vie" (to be released Sept. 26). She also discusses her social media presence and admits she is "a bit of an oversharer." 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

Transcribed - Published: 22 September 2025

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: A new mural for St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Actor Dwayne Johnson on “The Smashing Machine”; singer Doja Cat; and the 1954 Supreme Court ruling to end segregation. 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

Transcribed - Published: 21 September 2025

Actor and comedian Marlon Wayans talks with Tracy Smith about his new film, the psychological horror film "Him," and the methods he follows both for acting and stand-up. He also explains how he pulls comedy from pain, and how he found peace from loss. 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

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2025

The Emmy-winning actor-director of "Ozark" now stars in the Netflix series "Black Rabbit." Jason Bateman talks with Lee Cowan about being a proxy for the audience. He also discusses working as a young actor with Michael Landon on "Little House on the Prairie"; how directing made him feel like "an adult"; how "Arrested Development" changed his career; his sobriety; and his "Smartless" podcast. 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

Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2025

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: State fairs; a history of the U.S. Constitution; Marlon Wayans on the psychological horror film “Him”; historian Jon Meacham on the Charlie Kirk shooting; and a funeral for dead houseplants. 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

Transcribed - Published: 14 September 2025

In her first TV interview since joining the Supreme Court in 2020, Justice Amy Coney Barrett talks with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell about her legal philosophy; her vote in the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health case (which removed a 50-year constitutional right to an abortion); and her response to opponents who believe the court is allowing President Trump to push the boundaries of the executive branch's power. 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

Transcribed - Published: 9 September 2025

Comedian Nate Bargatze talks with Conor Knighton about attending his first stand-up show and the beginnings of his career; the effect of appearing on "Saturday Night Live"; and how watching other comics can influence your own delivery. 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

Transcribed - Published: 8 September 2025

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 Outback. 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

Transcribed - Published: 7 September 2025

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent for CNN, talks with "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley about his new book, "It Doesn't Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life." He discusses pain, which he calls "the most mysterious of all human sensations," and about the misconceptions about treating it. 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

Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2025

John Fogerty talks with Robert Costa about the therapy of rehearsing; his musical education; and his experience as a member of Creedence Clearwater Revival. His wife, Julie, also discusses cheering on her husband's music career. Fogerty also performs his classic "Proud Mary" with sons Shane and Tyler. 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

Transcribed - Published: 1 September 2025

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; and Luke Burbank checks out the world’s largest truck stop. 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

Transcribed - Published: 31 August 2025

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 on 5/18/25. 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

Transcribed - Published: 24 August 2025