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COVER STORY: “O for a muse of fire”: The modern appeal of Shakespeare
Why are the plays of William Shakespeare still so popular four hundred years after the Bard’s death? Correspondent Mo Rocca visits the newly-renovated Folger Shakespeare Library, in Washington, D.C., home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s published First Folios; and talks with New York Times columnist and Shakespeare aficionado Maureen Dowd about the playwright’s enduring appeal. Rocca also talks with actor Patrick Page, who travels the country with his one-man show of Shakespearean villains, “All the Devils Are Here”; and “This American Life” host Ira Glass, whose 2014 tweet declaring that “Shakespeare sucks” let slip the dogs of war.

For more info:

• “All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain” by Patrick Page (patrickpageoinline.com)
• Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D.C.
• Ira Glass on Instagram
• “This American Life”
• Maureen Dowd, The New York Times
• “Notorious: Portraits of Stars from Hollywood, Culture, Fashion, and Tech” by Maureen Dowd (HarperCollins), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
• Open Source Shakespeare
• Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
• williamshakespeare.net
• Shakespeare’s Globe, London

      
ALMANAC: June 8
“Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.

SPORTS: Broadway’s longest-running hit … on the softball field
When they’re not plying the boards, Broadway and off-Broadway actors (along with stagehands, musicians and ushers) show their less-used talents in New York City’s Central Park, by playing softball in the Broadway Show League. As stars like George Clooney (Team “Good Night and Good Luck”) take to the field, correspondent Faith Salie talks with some of the competitors, including actors Nick Jonas (“The Last Five Years”) and Apollo Levine (“MJ: The Musical”) and costume dresser Jessica Vaughan (“Wicked”), about this hit of a Broadway production.  

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• Broadway Show League
• Hearst newsreel footage courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Packard Humanities Institute

U.S.: Library of Congress
Robert Costa reports.

PREVIEW: Former Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden speaks out about her firing by Trump (Video)
Dr. Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress fired by President Trump last month, talks for the first time about her abrupt dismissal, and the challenges facing her former institution – and libraries nationwide. 

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THEATER: Jean Smart on her one-woman Broadway show “Call Me Izzy”
The Emmy Award-winning star of “Hacks,” Jean Smart, has returned to Broadway in “Call Me Izzy,” a one-woman show written by “Sunday Morning” contributor Jamie Wax. They talk with correspondent Tracy Smith about her character – a woman in an abusive marriage who escapes in a world of books. Smart also discusses her life spanning comic highs and painful loss, from starring on “Designing Women,” to becoming a single mom with the sudden death of husband Richard Gilliland.

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PASSAGE: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week.

MEDIA: It’s a living: Earning patronage on Patreon
Many creators on social media have a hard time making money from their work. Today, 12 years after the introduction of Patreon, the company says it’s a source of regular income for more than 300,000 creators. Correspondent David Pogue talks with Patreon co-founder Jack Conte, and with podcasters and artists who gain income from subscribing patrons paying as little as $5 a month.

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THE TONY AWARDS: Short

     
MUSIC: “A little magic”: The Doobie Brothers on songwriting
This week, Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons – founding and current members of The Doobie Brothers – will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. As the band embarks on a summer tour, correspondent Jim Axelrod talked with them, and with fellow Doobie Brother John McFee, about reuniting on their 16th studio album, “Walk This Road”; and how the magic of songwriting has shaped the sound of the Doobie Brothers for more than half a century.

To hear the title track “Walk This Road” by The Doobie Brothers (featuring Mavis Staples), click on the video player below:

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STAGE: Magic in the dark: The fantastical worlds of Lightwire Theater
Part dance, part puppetry, and part electroluminescent wiring, Lightwire Theater creates evocative stage shows featuring dinosaurs, mythic heroes and fairy tale creatures. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Ian and Eleanor Carney, the husband-and-wife co-founders of the New Orleans-based company, about their imaginative blend of artistry and technology.

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COMMENTARY: From celebrating Juneteenth to the erasure of Black history: Charles M. Blow on America today
Political analyst and former New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow says that pluralism and racial justice have been demoted in the months since President Trump re-took office, as his administration has moved to purge the government (and much of society) of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Blow looks at the “sad new reality” in which America’s raging culture wars have targeted our youngest national holiday.  

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NATURE: TBD
      

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MARATHON: 2025 Tony-nominated shows and performers (YouTube Video)
It’s time to celebrate the best of Broadway! Watch “Sunday Morning” interviews with the creatives on stage and behind the scenes of this year’s Tony Award-nominated shows. [And don’t miss the Tony Awards ceremony broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ June 8.]

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Dr. Robert Jarvik and the artificial heart (YouTube Video)
Dr. Robert Jarvik, who designed the first permanent artificial heart implanted in a human, died on Monday, May 26, 2025, at age 79. He talked with correspondent Richard Wagner for this “CBS Sunday Morning” report on biomedical engineering projects that aired on Oct. 14, 1979, three years before that first artificial heart transplant. Wagner also talked with Dr. Wilhem Kolff (who invented the kidney dialysis machine); polymer chemist Dr. Donald Lyman; Dr. J.D. Mortensen (director of Surgical Research at the University of Utah); and with patients who were experiencing life with artificial limbs and kidneys.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Young tech entrepreneurs looking to the future (YouTube Video)
Revisit these “CBS Sunday Morning” archive segments — from our 1998 interview with Elon Musk to our 2005 interview with Mark Zuckerberg, founder of thefacebook.com and beyond.        

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