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Three decades after pioneering reality TV, the original cast of MTV's "The Real World" are back. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers spoke with "The Real World" first season housemates Kevin Powell and Heather B. Gardner about their groundbreaking season and reuniting 29 years later on the new Paramount+ show "The Real World Homecoming: New York.”
As "Rent" celebrates its 25th anniversary, original cast member Idina Menzel joins CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers to discuss the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning musical. At 25 years old, it was Menzel's first professional job. She recalls the blissful time she had with her cast-mates. Menzel thinks the show still appeals to audiences today because of the Rent's sense of love and community.
Actress Gina Torres joins CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett to discuss her new role in "9-1-1: Lone Star." She shares how she relates to her character Paramedic Captain Tommy Vega. Torres discusses the stress of balancing motherhood and her career, dealing with rejection and disappointment as an actor and increasing diversity on screen.
Outrage continues to grow as attacks against Asian Americans continue to increase. Benny Luo, the founder and CEO of Nextshark, an online news publication dedicated to Asian American news, joins CBS News senior White House correspondent Weija Jiang to discuss the disturbing trend. Luo explains why victims tend to stay silent and the need for more coverage in order to raise awareness. They also tackle the myth of the "model minority."
British Guyanese actress Golda Rosheuvel, who plays Queen Charlotte in Netflix's "Bridgerton," joins CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab to discuss how the period drama used color conscience casting to re-imagine 1800s England. She shares how facing prejudice early in her own career prompted her to say no to acting roles and why she is optimistic about the future. Rosheuvel says playing the historical character of Queen Charlotee is like "wearing pieces of art" and offers a few hints on what we can expect from season two of "Bridgerton."
A new book examines our nation's racist past by speaking directly to Black Americans whose deaths fueled calls for change. In "Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America," author and Vanderbilt University professor Michael Eric Dyson writes letters to Emmett Till, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Sandra Bland & other "black martyrs." He discusses the fight for racial and social justice with CBS News' chief justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues.
“CBS This Morning” co-host Anthony Mason talks to country artists Vince Gill, Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd and Rissi Palmer about whether the genre and the country industry is going through a reckoning from top to bottom. Plus, only on "CBS This Morning," Vince Gill plays a brand new, unreleased song he recently wrote about the ongoing fight against racism in America.
Climate reporter Kendra Pierre-Louis joins CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli to discuss transitioning to a Greener economy, environmental justice and carbon off-sets. They discuss the impact President Joe Biden proposals to combat climate change may have, including returning to the Paris Climate Agreement and rejecting the Keystone Pipeline. Pierre-Louis, who is the author of "Green Washed: Why We Can't Buy Our Way to a Green Planet," explains why we need to prepare for climate migration and improve the country's infrastructure. Pierre-Louis can now be heard on the Gimlet podcast “How to Save the Planet."
Before Bubba Wallace, Bill Lester was the last driver to compete on a regular basis at the top levels of NASCAR – that was in the early 2000s. Lester tells CBS News' Jericka Duncan why he decided to pursue a career in racing in his late 30s after a successful career as an engineer at Hewlett Packard. Lester's new memoir is Winning in Reverse Defying the Odds and Achieving Dreams, which is published by Pegasus, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, a division of ViacomCBS.
Oscar winner Fisher Stevens discusses directing the new Apple TV + film "Palmer" with CBS News' Jamie Wax. He shares how they were able to shoot the film in just 25 days and why the relationship between Justin Timberlake and his young co-star was key. Stevens tells Wax why it was important to create the feeling of a theater company on set, similar to the dynamic on the set of HBO's hit series "Succession" - in which Stevens is currently stars in as a series regular. He also shares his reaction to the blockbuster success of "Tiger King," which he executive produced.
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