This week on “Sunday Morning” (May 26)

The Emmy-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” airs on CBS Sundays starting at 9 a.m. ET. “Sunday Morning” also airs on the CBS News app starting at 12 p.m. ET. (Download here.)

Hosted by Jane Pauley

COVER STORY: World War II Veterans Speak for All Times
Vincent Speranza, who served as a paratrooper during the Battle of the Bulge, died last year at age 98. But visitors to the National World War II Museum in New Orleans can still speak to him and – thanks to voice recognition software and artificial intelligence – hear answers to their questions about Speranza’s experiences during and after the war. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with museum vice president Peter Crean about the race against time to preserve the stories of the men and women who fought in the war, and some of the veterans who might “talk” to future generations.

For more information:

ALMANAC: May 26
“Sunday Morning” recalls historical events from this date.

ARTS: Indigenous artist Jeffrey Gibson, on display at the Venice Biennale
Jeffrey Gibson, a member of the Mississippi band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent, is the first indigenous artist chosen to represent the United States with a solo exhibition at the Venice Biennale, considered the Olympics of the art world. Correspondent Seth Doane visits the Biennial site and meets with Gibson in his studio in upstate New York, where he created his exhibition titled “The Space in Which to Place Me.”

For more information:

FOOD: Texas BBQ, with a foreign flavor
The Lone Star State’s signature barbecue is getting impressive variations, with help from masters with roots in places like Egypt, Vietnam and Japan. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks to some of Texas BBQ’s bright new lights and Barbecue Editor Daniel Vaughn from Texas Monthly. (This story was originally broadcast on November 19, 2023.)

For more information:

TV: Pam Grier is comfortable being an icon
She was a gun-toting goddess who made her name in blaxploitation films like “Coffy” and “Foxy Brown,” and inspired director Quentin Tarantino to write a film especially for her. But action star Pam Grier has proven herself to be more than just proficient at taking down drug dealers; She also beat cancer. The actress talks to correspondent Tracy Smith about starring in the Amazon Prime horror series “Them: The Scare” and why she agreed to work in a genre she finds scary.

For more information:

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

STORY: Leopold & Loeb and the crime of the century
One hundred years ago, two wealthy, academically gifted young men – Nathan Leopold, 19, and Richard Loeb, 18 – decided to commit the perfect murder when they kidnapped and killed 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago. “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty reports on how the Leopold & Loeb murder was solved and why the crime that shocked the nation still haunts us today.

For more information:

HARTMAN: TBD

STAGE: “All of Me” and the lighter side of disability
For more than 40 years, Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick has starred in films and on TV, including “The Closer,” and shared the world stage with her husband, fellow actor Kevin Bacon. Now, in the off-Broadway comedy “All of Me,” Sedgwick plays the mother of a young disabled woman who is romantically involved with a disabled man. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with Sedgwick about the play she calls a “story of family dysfunction” and with actors Madison Ferris and Danny J. Gomez, who say they like the play because it doesn’t indulge in what has been called “pornography of inspiration.”

For more information:

SPORTS: Daria Kasatkina, the most courageous tennis player in the world
For the first six years of her professional career, Russian-born Daria Kasatkina was a rising tennis player not known for being political or particularly outspoken. Then, in February 2022, Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine and she condemned her country for it. Five months later, an emboldened Kasatkina made another statement that she knew would trigger reactions in her home country, one notoriously hostile to gay rights: She was in a relationship with another Russian athlete, former Olympic figure skater Natasha Zabiiako. Kasatkina and Zabiiako talk to “60 Minutes” correspondent Jon Wertheim about the importance of speaking out and why they can’t go home.

For more information:

NATURE: To be defined

WEB EXCLUSIVES:

EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Dan Rather (YouTube video)
In this extensive interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent Lee Cowan, legendary CBS News veteran Dan Rather, now 92, talks about his childhood and years in broadcasting, including his experiences with Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite ; his proudest moments as a correspondent; the effects that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the Vietnam War had on his reporting; the role of social networks in journalism today; and why covering some stories means journalists must accept that “the danger is their business.”

The Emmy-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” airs on CBS Sundays starting at 9 a.m. ET. The executive producer is Rand Morrison.

DVR Alert! Find out when “Sunday Morning” airs in your city

“Sunday Morning” also airs on the CBS News app starting at 12 p.m. ET. (Download here.)

Full episodes of “Sunday Morning” are now available to watch on demand at CBSNews.com, CBS.com and Paramount+including via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox.

Follow us on Twitter; Facebook; Instagram; YouTube; TikTok; is at cbssundaymorning.com.

You can also download for free “Sunday Morning” Audio Podcast at the iTunes is at play it. Now you’ll never miss the trumpet again!