This week on “Sunday Morning” (Sept. 28)

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Hosted by Jane Pauley

     
COVER STORY: Catching the Unabomber
“Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with David Kaczynski, whose tip led to the capture of the Unabomber, one of the most notorious domestic terrorists in American history – and a man who happened to be Kaczynski’s own brother.

     
ALMANAC: September 28
“Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.

THE NEW SEASON: Art, from Calder sculptures to Impressionist masters
Jane Pauley highlights fall exhibitions, including a newly-opened Philadelphia oasis filled with works by sculptor Alexander Calder, and Impressionist paintings on display across the country.

      
SCIENCE: Why crickets are as good as a thermometer
The chirping of crickets in your backyard can be a soothing seasonal sound, but did you know it’s also an accurate way to tell the temperature – if you know the mathematical formula? Robert Krulwich and puppeteer Barnaby Dixon explain.

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ON BROADWAY: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter on “Waiting for Godot”
In 1989, actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter played Bill and Ted, two friend who undertook an “excellent adventure.” Now, they’ve reteamed on Broadway as Estragon and Vladimir, two friends examining the absurdity of life in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece “Waiting for Godot.” They talk with Tracy Smith about their own friendship; how Alex, at the height of his fame, walked away from acting; and what Keanu finds risky about live theater.

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THE NEW SEASON: The most anticipated new theater productions, on Broadway and across the U.S.

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

BOOKS: Freed hostage Eli Sharabi on being held captive by Hamas
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.” He spoke with Seth Doane as he returned for the first time to his kibbutz in southern Israel, and described the hope that gave him the strength to survive, and why he remains optimistic for the future.

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THE NEW SEASON: The most anticipated new books
     

MOVIES: Jennifer Lopez on “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
Jennifer Lopez talks with Lee Cowan about playing a screen goddess in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” She also discusses her love of movie musicals, and her long road from the Bronx to Hollywood.

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THE NEW SEASON: The most anticipated new movies

     
MUSIC: The Zombies and their bumpy road to rock ‘n’ roll immortality
Part of the 1960s British pop invasion that began with The Beatles, The Zombies took a lot longer for success to catch up with them. Mark Phillips talks with four of the original band members – Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Hugh Grundy and Chris White – about their group’s blazing hot debut with “She’s Not There,” and their slow-burn entry more than five decades later into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

You can stream the remastered 1968 Zombies album “Odessey and Oracle” by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full):

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THE NEW SEASON: The most anticipated new music

     
HARTMAN: TBD

     
THE NEW SEASON: The most anticipated new TV and streaming programs

      
NATURE: TBD
     

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Hollywood Legends V (YouTube Video)
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MOVIES: 2025 New York Film Festival features Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Jeremy Allen White and more
Daniel Day-Lewis, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe and directors Bradley Cooper and Kathryn Bigelow also debut their latest at the 2025 New York Film Festival.

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David Morgan is senior producer for CBSNews.com and the Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning.” He writes about film, music and the arts. He is author of the books “Monty Python Speaks” and “Knowing the Score,” and editor of “Sundancing,” about the Sundance Film Festival.

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