In our cover story, David Martin examines the days leading up to the rapid fall of the Afghan government. David Pogue traces the history of the cellphone by sitting down with its inventor, Marty Cooper. Lee Cowan interviews a medal-winning archer who was born without arms. Dr. Jon LaPook meets a doctor who has won acclaim for his side gig as a singer-songwriter. Anna Werner visits a New Orleans shop that is more than just an antique store, and Luke Burbank visits a California ghost town with a population of one.

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CBS Sunday Morning, August 22, 2021

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Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Robert Costa looks at the fallout of Donald Trump's conviction on 34 felony charges. Plus: Ted Koppel visits a campaign rally in Pennsylvania to speak with Trump supporters; Tracy Smith finds out how an unfinished Michael Crichton thriller was completed, nearly 16 years after Crichton's death, by James Patterson; Anthony Mason visits with singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper; Elaine Quijano sits down with Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky; John Blackstone examines a Supreme Court case that could affect homeless people across the country; and Kelefa Sanneh goes behind the scenes of the Tony-nominated musical "Illinoise."

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Trump Verdict, Katie Ledecky, Michael Crichton and James Patterson's New Book

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, David Martin reports on how the National WWII Museum in New Orleans is preserving the stories of World War II veterans. Also: Mo Rocca talks with Kyra Sedgwick and her castmates in the Off-Broadway play "All of Me," a rom-com about disabled lovers; Tracy Smith profiles action movie icon Pam Grier; Erin Moriarty delves into the "crime of the century," the 1924 murder committed by thrill-killers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb; Jon Wertheim interviews Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina, who has criticized her country's invasion of Ukraine; and Lee Cowan samples some Texas BBQ by pitmasters who hail from Egypt, Vietnam and Japan.

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National WWII Museum, BBQ, The World’s Bravest Tennis Player

Jane Pauley hosts our annual special broadcast about design. In our cover story, Luke Burbank looks at a plan backed by Silicon Valley billionaires to build a new city in California. Also: Serena Altschul looks at the history of baby strollers; Martha Teichner meets the country's most acclaimed maker of weathervanes; Jonathan Vigliotti sits down with actress and entrepreneur Courteney Cox; Kelefa Sanneh investigates the rising popularity in bidets; Martha Stewart gives tips on throwing a garden tea party; and Susan Spencer enjoys fun and games with Wordle, jigsaw puzzles, and the board game Monopoly.

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Courtney Cox, Billionaire City, The Bidet

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, David Pogue looks at how designers have failed at keeping product design, from cars to computers, simple. Also: Robert Costa interviews comedian Bill Maher, host of HBO's "Real Time"; Luke Burbank goes behind the scenes of the series finale of "Young Sheldon"; and Tracy Smith sits down with Tony-nominee Sarah Paulson.

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Bill Maher, Young Sheldon, A Mother’s Love

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Seth Doane interviews Whoopi Goldberg about her new memoir, "Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me"; Also Tracy Smith talks with "Blue Bloods" star Tom Selleck; David Pogue looks back on the remarkable Mars mission of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter; and John Dickerson talks with bestselling author and humorist A.J. Jacobs about his "Year of Living Constitutionally."

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CBS Sunday Morning, August 22, 2021

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