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July 20, 2025
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The science of redesigning your personality
Writer Olga Khazan, a lifelong introvert obsessed with work, was unhappy with who she was, and so vowed to redesign her personality by living outside her comfort zone – a journey she documented in her new book, "Me, But Better."
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Restaurateur Keith McNally on why he regrets "almost everything"
He opened such popular NYC institutions as The Odeon, Balthazar and Pastis. But a 2016 stroke, which caused immobility and affected his speech, led to a suicide attempt two years later. He has now penned an irreverent memoir, "I Regret Almost Everything."
What shocked "Matlock" star Kathy Bates?
The Academy Award-winning actress, who sat down with Ben Mankiewicz to talk about some of her most memorable stage and screen roles, learned a startling fact about her relationship with her mother the night she won the Oscar for "Misery."
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Life within Naples' volcanic "red zone"
There has been increasing volcanic activity around Naples, Italy (with around two thousand earthquakes in February alone). Just 30 miles west of Mount Vesuvius lies Campi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera that stretches for 125 miles underneath urban areas, where half a million people now live.
Bridget Everett on how she ended up as "Somebody Somewhere"
The actress and cabaret star put her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas, on the map with the award-winning HBO series about a Midwestern woman returning home and working through grief. She returned to Manhattan, to talk about her surreal journey.
Conductor Herbert Blomstedt, a man who has cheated time
Herbert Blomstedt is still conducting major symphony orchestras around the world at the age of 98. And as Martha Teichner reports, he plans to continue doing so past 100 because, he says, "I have gifts I have to live up to."
A Civil War landmark in downtown D.C.
One little-known landmark in Washington, D.C., is an inconspicuous building that was the site of a revolutionary effort at the end of the Civil War – one that changed the military ever since – where Clara Barton worked to locate thousands of soldiers missing or dead.
Former Obama speechwriter David Litt on finding neutral ground
"Common ground" may be increasingly difficult to find when everything seems political. Instead, David Litt suggests finding "neutral ground" with others – spending time together focused on something other than our differences (like, surfing).
These United States: Yellowstone National Park
Conor Knighton reflects on the American treasure whose preservation as our first national park inspired similar conservation efforts around the globe.
The Carousel of Happiness
While under fire during the height of the Vietnam War, Marine Corporal Scott Harrison got through those dark days thanks in no small part to a vision he had, of a carousel in a mountain meadow. Years later, he made his vision a reality.
Passage: Remembering Connie Francis
Jane Pauley looks back at the career of singer Connie Francis, who became a defining voice of the 1950s and '60's with such hits as "Where the Boys Are" and "Who's Sorry Now."
Almanac: July 20
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.