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Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, Financial Times U.S. editor-at-large Gillian Tett joins CBS News' Errol Barnett to discuss the United Kingdom's impending departure from the European Union. Tett, who is also the chair of the editorial board, explains why the exit will take place at 11 p.m. on Friday, instead of midnight. She also discusses the uncertainty surrounding how the split will play out on the world stage, in terms of travel, trade and immigration. Tett describes the Brexit-fatigue many people are feeling and the longing to return what she refers to as Britain's "boring" politics.
Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, Syrian refugee and filmmaker Waad al-Kateab discusses her Oscar-nominated documentary "For Sama" with CBS News' Anne-Marie Green. Al-Kateab shares how she began filming protests against President Bashar al-Assad's government as a university student — before being thrust into a revolution for freedom. During the five year siege eastern Aleppo, al-Kateab fell in love, got married, had a child and helped run a hospital for the civilians injured from the constant bombardment. Al-Kateab calls the Frontline film a "love letter" to her daughter, Sama.
In October 2019, retired basketball star Kobe Bryant sat down with "CBS This Morning Saturday" co-host Dana Jacobson to discuss life after the NBA. On Sunday, Bryant unexpectedly died, along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others, when his helicopter crashed. Bryant was 41 years old. Talking with Jacobson, Bryant said he hoped to be remembered as a storyteller by younger generations. He created the production Granity Studios in 2016 after 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. He created podcasts, TV shows, and films. Bryant discussed parenting his four daughters, winning an Oscar, and how he adapted to life after basketball.
Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, Variety's Jem Aswad joins CBS News' correspodent Vladimir Duthier to preview the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. They discuss who will be the night's biggest winner, which performances they are looking forward to the most and how Maren Morris and Taylor Swift got snubbed. Aswad also shares the latest reporting regarding the allegations made by suspended Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan about the nomination process being rigged. Hear whether they think Billie Eilish or Lizzo will win Best New Artist.
Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, Debbie Walsh, the director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, joins CBS News political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns to discuss gender and electability. The discussion of whether a woman can be elected president surfaced in the 2020 Democratic presidential campaign after comments allegedly made by Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden. After the defeat of Hillary Clinton in 2016, Walsh says 2018 provided to be a record year for female candidates — and she shares why the surge in elected women has fallen along party lines.
Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn join co-host Tony Dokoupil to discuss their new book, "Tightrope: Americans Reaching For Hope." Kristof and WuDunn, the first married couple to win a Pulitzer for journalism, traveled from Kristof's hometown in rural Oregon to urban Baltimore to show how decades of government policies have failed working class Americans. They explain how the disappearance of blue collar jobs, along with stagnant wages, weak education and a lack of healthcare, have led to intergenerational struggles. Plus, they share the solutions other industrialized nations have adopted that helped them avoid the same sweeping drug problems, mass incarceration and declining life expectancy rate as the United States.
Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, psychologist Kelly McGonigal joins co-host Gayle King to discuss her new book, "The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage." McGonigal explains how walking just one minute a day can have a positive impact on your mental health. Plus, she shares how 1980s aerobics tapes inspired her love for movement, how exercise helped her overcome shyness and the Carly Rae Jepsen song that always gets her moving.
Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Alexandra Sacks joins CBS News medical contributor Dr. Tara Narula to define "matrescence," the period when women transition to motherhood. Sacks explains how the medical community doesn't adequately prepare women for portion of their lives, which includes physical and emotional changes reminiscent of adolescence. She shares why her "Motherhood Sessions" podcast from Gimlet Media is a valuable public health tool that gives women the opportunity to have candid conversations on the complex emotions and guilt they don't always want to discuss with their friends and family. "Motherhood Sessions" is available on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, chef and restauranteur Marcus Samuelsson discusses how he uses food to tell a story. Talking with CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers, Samuelsson shares how his grandmother influenced his passion for cooking and what surprised him and his mother about New York. The host of the new season of "No Passport Required" on PBS, Samuelsson explains the difference between fast food and road food; and why he's built his restaurants to slow the dining experience down.
Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, biographer James Kaplan shares why Irving Berlin has been called the greatest songwriter of American popular music. Talking with CBS News' Anne-Marie Green, Kaplan explains what was behind Berlin's nine decade career that included such songs like "God Bless America" and "White Christmas" that are still sung today. In his new book, "Irving Berlin: New York Genius," Kaplan shares how Berlin when from growing up as a Jewish immigrant in New York's Lower East Side and leaving home at the age of 13 after his father's death to writing over 1,500 songs.
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