In this hour of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday Special presented by CBS News Radio, host Nina Turner, with former CEO of the NAACP, Dr. Cornell William Brooks, examines how Dr. King transitioned from a gun owner to become the “Apostle of Non-Violence.” Turner and Brooks also discuss the disproportionate effect of gun violence on communities of color in the United States today. And, CBS News Congressional Correspondent Nikole Killion examines King’s advocacy of voting rights and handicaps the likelihood of any Congressional action to improve access to the ballot box in America.

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Jan Ziolkowski, Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Medieval Latin at Harvard University, joins the program to discuss the origins behind the story, "The Juggler of Notre Dame", which has inspired other media in the centuries since it was published, like the holiday classic, "Little Drummer Boy". Photographer Mike Kai Chen discusses the annual fighting festival known as the Takanakuy in the Peruvian Andes, where community members fight each other to settle old scores. Samantha Gordon, Deals Editor for Consumer Reports, discusses tips on holiday returns and exchanges. Pamela A. Pantos, Central City Opera CEO, discusses the story of the holiday opera, "Amahl and the Night Visitors", and their upcoming performance of it in Colorado. And the story behind Mariah Carey's failed bid to trademark the phrase, "Queen of Christmas".

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Washington Post chief film critic Ann Hornaday discusses what's happening in theaters this holiday season. Jon and Tim Foreman of the band Switchfoot discuss their new Christmas album. Shawn Tacey, CEO of online fundraising platform Our Mayberry, discusses how his company is democratizing giving to charities. And CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Martha Teichner discusses why every day of Hanukkah is Friday.

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Robert Steenburgh of the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center talks all things aurora borealis (Northern lights). Professional Santa Claus Dan Short discusses his thirty-year-plus career portraying the Jolly Old Saint Nick. James Beard-nominated chef Jorge Guzmán discusses how to make tamales. Geoff LeBaron, Christmas Bird Count Director for the National Audubon Society, discusses the annual early winter bird census.

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Get ready because you're going to get the lowdown on everything grilling and barbecue this season. Plus digging deep into the name synonymous with treason and betrayal... Benedict Arnold.

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We take a deeper dive into the life of Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion. A look back at our very first president, George Washington. And ways to cool down during this summer season.

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We take a deep dive into everything pie plus a look back at the American Revolution.

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President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. delivers the State of the Union to a Joint Session of Congress. Correspondent Steve Kathan anchors our coverage from CBS News headquarters in New York, joined by White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy, Correspondent Steve Dorsey on Capitol Hill, Political Consultant Leonard Steinhorn and a wide variety of CBS News Correspondents and consultants.

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CBS Audio Network Presents: MLK DAY 2022: A Three-hour Special hosted by Nina Turner

 Nina Turner, an American educator and former Ohio state senator, examines the influences that shaped Rev. King's activism as a global champion of human rights.The show will include Author and filmmaker Priyanka Kumar on how Mahatma Gandhi inspired King to pursue the path of nonviolence in his civil rights leadership; Clayborne Carson,  director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University discus​sing King's relationship with his parents and how they how they helped to formulate Rev. King's calling; and King Biographer Richard Lischer examines the formative years that Rev. King spent at the Crozer Theological Seminary, where ​he became class president of the majority white student body . In addition, we will unearth the rare audio recordings made by celebrated author Robert Penn Warren with dozens of influential Civil Rights leaders in 1964, capturing the thoughts of King's contemporaries like Malcolm X and James Baldwin.

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