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

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

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

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Every summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls.

The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But only one will walk away with the top prize.

Host Shima Oliaee (Dolly Parton’s America, Pink Card) was Nevada’s contestant in 2001. More than 20 years later, she returns to Alabama as a judge. What can two weeks with 50 of the country’s most ambitious teens tell us about girlhood in America?

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

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

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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 Dickens’ beloved A Christmas Carol. Notre Dame’s Grant Mathews explains the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem combining his religious faith with his scientific training as an astrophysicist, and reveals the likely identity of the Three Wise Men. And while we are looking up at the sky, Astronomer Andrew Fraknoi, explains the cause of one of the oldest holidays in the world, The Winter Solstice. CBS News’ Mark Strassman details how an obscure plant from Mexico came to dominate holiday households across the United States in the legacy of the colorful and curiously-named Poinsettia.

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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 origin of Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer, an underdog who not only guided Santa’s sleigh but also dominated books, movies, television, and music. The Brandeis University Professor Jonathan Sarna chronicles the transformation of Hanukkah from obscure Jewish Holy Day to one of the most public and widely celebrated Hebrew holidays. And CBS Sunday Morning host Jane Pauley tells the story of the most famous Letter to the Editor ever written, which asks the question, “Is there a Santa Claus?”

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