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COVER STORY: Letting go: Why holding back can be harmful
Studies have shown that people who are afraid have higher levels of cardiovascular problems, and higher levels of depression and anxiety. But according to a survey, four out of five adults have some lingering resentment towards others, sometimes over the smallest of reasons. Correspondent Susan Spencer talks to experts about why some people can maintain grudges for years; how holding grudges can be counterproductive; and what it takes for forgiveness to overcome ill will.
READ AN EXCERPT: “Narratives” by Nancy Colier
In her latest book, the psychotherapist writes about how the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves can prevent us from living a more authentic and connected life.
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Journalist Meredith Lepore
- Psychotherapist Nancy Colier
- “Narratives: Loss Go of the Stories That Keep You Stuck” by Nancy Colier (New Harbinger Publications), in trade paperback and eBook formats, available November 3 through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
- Tyler VanderWeele, Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
- Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University
- Global Forgiveness Movement, in the Human Flourishing Program
- Author Immaculée Ilibagiza
- “A Blessing in Disguise: Miracles of the Seven Sorrows Rosary” by Immaculée Ilibagiza (Hay House), in hardcover, trade paperback, eBook and audio formats, available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
ALMANAC: October 4
“Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.
CULTURE: Ken Kesey’s original “Furthur” bus on its last trek
In 1964, writer Ken Kesey and his “Merry Band of Pranksters” drove a 1939 school bus, named “Furthur,” across the country, fueled by music, alcohol and LSD. It became an icon of the growing counterculture movement, and a symbol of liberation. But in the decades since it has fallen into a rusted state. Now the bus is on display in San Francisco, part of an ongoing journey to help restore it to its former magical glory. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
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- Exhibition: “Forever Grateful” (Haight Street Art Center), in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco (until October 25)
- Haight Street Art Center, San Francisco
- Further Down the Road Foundation
- Key-Z Productions
- “Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place” (Magnolia Pictures)
- “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey (Penguin Classics), in hardcover, trade paperback, eBook and audio formats, available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
- “The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test” by Tom Wolfe (Picador), in trade paperback, eBook and audio formats, available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
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FILM: Aaron Sorkin on “The Social Reckoning”
Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar-winning screenplay for “The Social Network” helped define Mark Zuckerberg in the public imagination. Sixteen years later, Sorkin turns from Facebook’s origins to its consequences. He wrote and directed “The Social Reckoning,” inspired by whistleblower Frances Haugen’s leak of thousands of internal documents to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz. Correspondent Jo Ling Kent talks to Sorkin and Haugen about the power of Facebook – and what it means for all of us.
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GALLERY: From 2011, “The Social Network”
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PASSAGE: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the remarkable figures who left us this week.
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TECHNOLOGY: Detecting deepfakes, in a world where even reality is suspect
Hany Farid, a leading expert on deepfakes and digital manipulation, estimates that half of the content widely viewed on the Internet is fake. What does this mean for our ability to detect images generated or hallucinated by artificial intelligence? “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel talks to Farid about the toll of studying deepfakes; on the weaponization of AI imagery; and about whether AI agents will ever be accepted as replacements for humans.
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HARTMAN: TBD
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SUNDAY PROFILE: Alan Alda on the fight against Parkinson’s with laughter
Alan Alda, now 90, is one of the country’s most beloved actors, best known for his role as “Hawkeye” Pierce on the classic TV series “M*A*S*H.” Alda talks to CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. his decades of work to help scientists and health professionals communicate more clearly; and about living with Parkinson’s disease, which he refuses to let define him.
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BOOKS: Michael Lewis on “Blockers”: Profiling government workers confronted by DOGE
The latest book from bestselling author Michael Lewis (“The Big Short,” “Moneyball”) is “Blockers,” which profiles federal workers targeted by President Trump and his mega-donor Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “Sunday Morning” national correspondent Robert Costa talks with Lewis about why Americans may not understand the value of government workers, and with a former IRS attorney who says she was alarmed by a DOGE effort to obtain taxpayer information.
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GALLERY: Photos of the week (video)
“Sunday Morning” looks at some of the most evocative images that emerged the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2026.
NATURE: TBD
WEB EXCLUSIVE:
Marathon: Stories from Maine (YouTube Video)
Join “Sunday Morning” and discover the wonders of Maine in these archive stories about the people, traditions and beauty of the Pine Tree State, including many “Postcard from Maine” reports by humorist Tim Sample. And yes, you CAN get there from here!
- What makes a Maine native? (1996)
- Exploring Acadia National Park (2016)
- Racing Giant Pumpkins at Pumpkinfest in Damariscotta (2013)
- Nature: Puffins (2023)
- Town Meetings, a Maine Tradition (1994)
- Rachel Carson’s Letters (1995)
- Bill Geist joins “Bush watchers” in Kennebunkport (1988)
- Samantha Smith, America’s Youngest Diplomat (2023)
- The Fishermen’s Festival at Boothbay Harbor (1998)
- Meet the Models of the “Bachelor Lobstermen of Maine Calendar” (2000)
- A young family moves to the small Isle au Haut (2024)
- Nature: Woodchucks (2018)
- Steeplejacks keep church steeples shiny, bright and upright (1998)
- The tight-knit community of Matinicus Island, 23 miles off the coast (1993)
- Living Through Mud Season (1995)
- Chef Erin French from The Lost Kitchen in Freedom (2022)
- Elizabeth Downs, Maine’s Most Celebrated Young Beekeeper (2023)
- Moxie, Maine’s Homemade Soft Drink (2022)
- Nature: Moose (2025)
- After Public Outcry, Nabisco Brings Back Crown Pilot Crackers (1997)
- The Winter Phenomenon of Smelt Fishing (2008)
- Save a Candlelight Bowling Alley in Ellsworth (2026)
- The Shaker Village at Sabbathday Lake (1995)
- Art by the incarcerated (2021)
- The Midcoast Villager Newspaper, and the Camden Cafe That Funds It (2025)
- Nature: Piping Plovers (2025)
- Retracing Henry David Thoreau’s Journey Through the Woods of Maine (2014)
GALLERY: Summer music highlights of 2026
It’s a whole year for live music. Relive 2026 with some of the hottest acts, courtesy of CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli in the Kirstine Walton.
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