CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Robert Costa looks at the influence of Elon Musk within the Trump administration and the effects of DOGE’s cuts on the federal workforce. Also: Conor Knighton examines how cuts are jeopardizing America’s National Parks; Faith Salie sits down with “Succession” actress Sarah Snook, now starring on Broadway in “The Picture of Dorian Gray”; Ben Tracy looks at advances in fusion energy; Lee Cowan visits a Kansas college where students learn the art of restoring classic cars; and Seth Doane offers an illuminating look at London’s historic gas lamps. 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

Olympic downhill skier Lindsey Vonn discusses the reasons behind getting a knee replacement; what she discovered about herself upon retirement; the preparations necessary to re-enter competitive racing after several years away from the sport; the mental vs. physical aspects of downhill skiing; and her joy from her ski run after surgery: "I could do the thing that I loved the most in the world without pain." 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

Standup comedian John Mulaney talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about his earliest experience learning about jokes; developing his on-stage persona (and why it involves a suit); why he's happiest writing for other people; and how he approaches his sobriety after having gone through rehab and becoming a father of two children. 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

Guest host: Mo Rocca. In our cover story, David Pogue examines how Big Tech companies are turning to nuclear power to help fuel artificial intelligence. Also: Tracy Smith profiles comedian John Mulaney; Lee Cowan talks with Lindsey Vonn about her return to competitive skiing; Martha Teichner reports on a new Broadway musical inspired by the Cuban music album “Buena Vista Social Club”; Barry Petersen reports on efforts to repatriate art looted by the Nazis; and Luke Burbank looks at commercial applications of prison labor. 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

Two of our most celebrated stage and screen actors, Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow, are starring in a new horror film, "The Rule of Jenny Pen," about a psychopath who terrorizes his fellow nursing home residents with a sinister doll puppet. In this extended conversation, correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Rush and Lithgow about the theatrical, and horrific, aspects of their film; what it was like to be the youngest members of their cast; and the family life of actors. 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. In our cover story, Ben Mankiewicz looks at how streaming has changed moviemaking and moviegoing. Also: Tracy Smith sits down with John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush, stars of the new horror film “The Rule of Jenny Pen”; Norah O’Donnell talks with Warren Buffett about his friendship with the late Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham; and David Pogue learns how alien languages are constructed for movies and TV. 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 Probst, the host of the reality series "Survivor" since its debut in 2000, talks with "Sunday Morning" correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti in Fiji about the social experiment in which strangers stranded on an island must work together – and compete against each other – to win a $1 million prize. Probst, who is also the series showrunner, discusses the improvisational nature of the series as a study of human behavior; the unseen operations of the base camp behind the scenes; how psychology plays into the show's storytelling, including borrowing tactics used in police interrogation videos in his role as host; and the strength of diversity in the show's casting process.  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. In our cover story, Robert Costa examines a potential constitutional crisis involving President Trump testing the limits of presidential power. Also: Jonathan Vigliotti travels to Fiji for a behind-the-scenes look at “Survivor”; Seth Doane sits down with Benjamin Hall, a Fox News war correspondent who was severely wounded in Ukraine; Anthony Mason interviews Larry Gagosian, who has been called "the biggest art dealer in the history of the world”; and Mo Rocca looks back at the presidency of William McKinley, one of four presidents to be assassinated. 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. In our cover story, Susan Spencer reports on the challenges couples face in keeping a marriage intact, in spite of a decline in the divorce rate.Also: Mo Rocca looks back at 50 years of “Saturday Night Live”; Tracy Smith talks with Oscar nominee Edward Norton, star of the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown”; Robert Costa talks with author Michael Lewis about his upcoming book, Who Is Government?, highlighting the critical work being done by federal government workers; Martha Teichner profiles bestselling author and illustrator David Macaulay, known for his classic book The Way Things Work; Conor Knighton has the story of the Humane Society of the United States, which is now being renamed Humane WORLD for Animals. 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. In our cover story, David Pogue goes behind the scenes of commercial production with some of the most popular TV ad icons. Plus: Seth Doane sits down with Cynthia Erivo, a best actress Oscar nominee for “Wicked”; Kelefa Sanneh helps mark the 100th birthday of The New Yorker magazine; Dr. Jon LaPook reports on The Friendship Bench, a unique program of talk therapy provided by grandmothers; Lee Cowan examines the fine art of lacemaking; Rita Braver checks out an art exhibition devoted to boxing; Luke Burbank samples some distilled spirits made from maple syrup; and Jim Gaffigan has thoughts about the end of the football season. 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