CBS News Network Specials

The fifth hour of CBS News Radio's live, anchored coverage of Election Night 2024.

The fourth hour of CBS News Radio's live, anchored coverage of Election Night 2024.

The third hour of CBS News Radio's live, anchored coverage of Election Night 2024.

The second hour of CBS News Radio's live, anchored coverage of Election Night 2024.

The first hour of CBS News Radio's live, anchored coverage of Election Night 2024.

On the Labor Day Special from CBS News Radio hosted by Gil Gross, education has an effect on the labor force. But 77% of all teachers in America have classrooms with hungry children in them making it near impossible for them to learn. Billy Shore, the creator of the No Kid Hungry Campaign, explains why bi-partisan support of bipartisan legislation that fully funds supplemental food programs is sti...

On the Labor Day Special from CBS News Radio hosted by Gil Gross, labor unions are peaking in popularity after decades in decline. And that means we are also seeing more labor strikes over that same time period. Joseph McCartin, professor in the Department of History and the executive director of the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University explains why this l...

On the Labor Day Special from CBS News Radio, host Gil Gross discusses the perils of being embedded as a journalist during wartime with Emmy award winning journalist and former Marine Mike Cerre.   The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is eliminating a college degree requirement to be employed by the Keystone State. Secretary of Administration for Pennsylvania Neil Weaver explains why hiring non-colleg...

Hour 3 of the CBS News July 4th Special hosted by Gil Gross.

Hour 2 of the CBS News July 4th Special hosted by Gil Gross.

Hour 1 of the CBS News July 4th Special hosted by Gil Gross.

Hour 3 of the CBS News Memorial Day Special hosted by Gil Gross.

Hour 2 of the CBS News Memorial Day Special hosted by Gil Gross.

Hour 1 of the CBS News Memorial Day Special hosted by Gil Gross.

Here is CBS News Radio's 2-hour longform coverage of the 2024 New Hampshire Primary.

CBS News Radio's three-hour, long-form coverage of the 2024 Iowa caucuses.

One of the most beloved Christmas observances in the world is a 9-day re-enactment of Mary and Mary and Joseph seeking shelter in Bethlehem. Award-winning singer and actor Carlos Medina joins host Gil Gross to share the song-filled tradition of Las Posadas. Louis Bayard, New York Time Best Selling author of My Timothy, discusses the global popularity of the inspiration for his book, Charles Dicken...

The Winter Holiday Season used to be the make-or-break month for holiday blockbusters and critically-acclaimed awards contenders. Washington Chief Film Critic Ann Hornaday joins host Gil Gross for a look at how Hollywood approaches the season as the industry copes in the post-pandemic world of video streaming and reviews some of the best movies of Christmastime. Gil does a deep dive into the origi...

Professor Bruce David Forbes, an ordained minister, wrote Christmas: A Candid History to chronicle the many transformations of the beloved holiday over 2,000 years. He speaks with host Gil Gross about the genesis of Christmas from its pre-Christian roots in winter holiday traditions, through the birth of Jesus, to its emergence as a global phenomenon of gift-giving and media extravaganzas. And, mu...

The most famous woman in America in the 1800's created the national holiday of Thanksgiving. But somehow we have lost our knowledge of her many contributions to American culture from  Mary Had a Little Lamb  to the Christmas Tree. Biographer Melani Kirkpatrick shares the story of Sarah Josepha Hale. And, you think you know of our Thanksgiving traditions but actually they have morphed over the deca...

The iconic vessel that carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth Rock, the Mayflower, also carried the rich history of the creation of our nation's favorite holiday. Celebrated historian and best selling author Nathaniel Philbrick shares his deep research in to the ship that brought to America the tradition of Thanksgiving. And, CBS News Travel Correspondent Peter Greenberg shares how you can save money, t...

Pilgrims and Puritans: Our Thanksgiving Day Story has mashed up these very different groups of founding mothers and fathers. Who were they and how were they different? Professor  Abram Van Engen from Washington University in St. Louis sorts this thorny Thanksgiving genealogy for us. Then, we hear from Paula Peters from the Wampanoag Nation and Nichelle Garcia from the Smithsonian Institution about...

Outdoor grilling and tailgating hit high gear after Labor Day. In Hour 3 of the Labor Day Special from CBS News Radio, host Gil Gross interviews Daniel Gritzer from "Serious Eats" explains how you can elevate your grilling game when you understand the science of marinades. And author Dan Tynan returns to detail how artificial intelligence will forever alter the way we work. Finally, we teach you h...

In Hour 2 of the Labor Day Special from CBS News Radio, host Gil Gross interviews business journalist Dan Tynan who warns of the retirement tsunami that is looming on the horizon as more Americans age out of the workforce. Then, Gil speaks with MIT Sloan School of Business and the author of "Shaping the Future of Work" Tom Kochan about the seeming resurrection of organized labor in the United Stat...

In Hour 1 of the Labor Day Special from CBS News Radio, host Gil Gross interviews award-winning author Dan Moldea who tells the compelling story of the rise and fall of Jimmy Hoffa, whose career mirrored the trajectory of the Organized Labor Movement. And we also hear from SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, as the strike of Screen Actors,Television...