CBS News Network Specials

Author Neil Kings returns to join host Gil Gross in the telling of of his remarkable journey by foot for one month traversing the historical landscape of America. Then, we know a lot about the founding fathers and the military heroes of The Revolutionary War, but what about the everyday people in the American colonies? Liz Covart, award-winning historian of early America, explains what life was li...

Author Neil Kings concludes his visit with host Gil Gross in a fascinating conversation about what he learned walking through the back roads of America. Then, entertainer and historian Linda Russel regales us with the music of 1776 and explains what those songs really meant. And, Professor Benjamin Carp, reveals the untold story of The Great New York fire of 1776, one of the biggest mysteries of t...

Throughout the Independence Day Special from CBS News Radio, host Gil Gross will be hearing from author Neil King, who walked out his door on Capitol Hill and traveled on foot to New York City. His quest to discover America and examine the historical sites along his journey were captured in the book American Ramble. Then, Harvey J. Kaye, author of Thomas Paine and the Promise of America, examines...

The body of CBS News correspondent George Polk is found floating in the bay near Greece’s Salonika waterfront. On the 75th anniversary of the murder, White House correspondent Steven Portnoy begins the network’s first dive into the case in decades. Polk was in Greece to cover that country’s civil war, a battle that pitted forces backed by Washington against communist guerrillas aligned with Moscow...

After weeks of torture at the hands of Greek authorities, a fellow reporter goes on trial for the murder of George Polk. The dead man’s teenage brother winces through the proceedings but William Polk’s doubts about the suspect’s guilt are stifled by the bullying of a legendary spymaster. Government documents show U.S. officials colluding with Gen. Donovan to keep American journalists in line as th...

Author Kati Marton lays out her theory of how George Polk was killed and by whom. Other experts weigh in. Portnoy looks at efforts U.S. officials undertook to explore a motive for George Polk’s murder that never came up at the trial. Why did the U.S. government and American journalists not do more to press for justice in Polk’s killing? What did a British press attaché have to do with Polk’s disap...

A new memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is being unveiled this Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the Boston Common. Imari Paris Jeffries, the Executive Director of Embrace Boston, describes the tribute to the Kings and other Boston Civil Rights leaders with host Nina Turner. Scholar Jose B. Gonzalez shares the little known friendship that blossomed between Dr. King and Ce...

On the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday Special presented by CBS News Radio, host Nina Turner discusses the vital role Coretta Scott King played in advancing civil rights as an equal partner of Dr. King. And, scholar Trevor Griffey explains how the FBI’s paranoia caused them in 1963 to label the Nobel Peace Prize Winner one of the most dangerous men in America. Griffey dissects how J. Edgar Hoov...

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 New...

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 Peruvi...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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.

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 leader...

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 leader...

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 leader...

Legendary singer Judy Collins joins Gil Gross to talk about her career and the making of her beloved Christmas Albums. Gil explains how an obscure Scottish Folk Song became the theme song of New Year's Eve. And, we'll learn how the colorful Poinsettia became part of our holiday decorations.

Gil Gross discusses with Washington Post Chief Film Critic Ann Hornaday the Winter Holiday season of blockbuster movies. Dr. Julianne Malveaux shares with us the traditions of Kwanzaa. And, Elizabeth Graves, Editor-in-Chief of Martha Stewart Living, explains how we can make the holidays more enjoyable without stressing about the preparations.

For the Winter Holiday Special from CBS, Gil Gross learns the true story of Saint Nicholas and discovers how Saint Nick became Jolly Old Santa. We'll also hear how the Costanzas celebrate their very own winter holiday -- a Festivus for the rest of us" on the iconic sitcom, Seinfeld . And, musicologist Joe Bennett explains what goes into Christmas songs that makes us love them so much.

CBS News Radio recounts, in narrative form, but also via interviews and other sound, where we are today and how one day changed the security, travel, education and lives of so many Americans. Anchored by CBS News Radio correspondent Steve Kathan.

CBS News Radio recounts, in narrative form, but also via interviews and other sound, where we are today and how one day changed the security, travel, education and lives of so many Americans. Anchored by CBS News Radio correspondent Steve Kathan.

CBS News Radio presents live, anchored coverage of President Biden's press conference after his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland.