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Lizzo: For The Record

She’s been compared to some of the greatest singers of our time, and was named Time’s 2019 Entertainer of the Year. Melissa Jefferson, better known as Lizzo, sat down with correspondent Tracy Smith to discuss overcoming bouts of poverty, homelessness, and crippling self-doubt, and how her high school band teacher gave her the focus she needed to make her mark. (Originally broadcast October 3, 2019.) Source

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Regional theatres prepare for re-opening night

For regional theatres, returning from a pandemic shutdown is requiring some big changes – for actors, crew, and audiences. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with the artistic directors of the Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Mass., and the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., and with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Michael R. Jackson, about how they are adjusting to conditions created by COVID-19. Source

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Lizzo on the power of words

The 32-year-old singer-rapper-flutist, named Time’s Entertainer of the Year, talks about her continuing battle to overcome self-doubt and body shaming – and to help others do so as well Source

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Pothole art

For years artist Jim Bachor has been filling potholes in the streets of Chicago with colorful mosaics – and given how pervasive potholes are, he’s never been at a loss for a canvas for his art. Now, with traffic decreased due to coronavirus, his mosaics are immortalizing holy relics of this time of pandemic, from hand sanitizer to toilet paper. Lee Cowan, who first profiled Bachor for “Sunday Morning” back in 2017, revisits the artist who has definitely earned his street cred. Source

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“Sunday Morning” Full Episode 6/28

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, correspondent Martha Teichner looks at the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Plus: Rita Braver finds out how some regional theatres that are reopening are making big changes to accommodate social distancing; Faith Salie reflects on the “K-word” all too common on social media these days – calling someone a “Karen”; Mo Rocca talks with chef, restaurateur and Food Network host Guy Fieri; Tracy Smith visits with Lizzo, who talks about overcoming bouts of poverty, homelessness, and crippling self-doubt; Lee Cowan checks in with Chicago street artist Jim Bachor, who fills potholes with colorful mosaics; Pauley looks at how deep spring cleaning has swept the country thanks to stay-at-home orders; documentary filmmaker Ken Burns looks at the role that baseball has played in American society, especially in times of crisis; and we present Seth Doane’s award-winning 2019 report about the “Cemetery Angel,” Ruth Coker Burks. Source

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