This Week: Teaching history, jazz in New Orleans, and Kristen Stewart on "Spencer"

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This Week: Teaching history, jazz in New Orleans, and Kristen Stewart on "Spencer"

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January 30, 2022

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Confronting history, to heal a nation

Attorney Bryan Stevenson, author of the bestseller "Just Mercy," has helped to save 145 wrongly-convicted prisoners from execution, but these days the man behind Montgomery, Alabama's National Memorial for Peace and Justice might be better known his other job: educating Americans about the legacy of slavery and racial violence in this country. Stevenson talks with correspondent David Pogue about confronting history as a first step in healing, and gives a tour of the brand new Legacy Museum in Montgomery.

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Jazz returns to the streets of New Orleans

In good times and bad, New Orleans musicians have been schooled and raised in a unique culture, one that was severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, when the streets of the Big Easy were unnaturally quiet and empty, and much of the music moved online. "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel meets with musicians back out in front of audiences sharing their music while perpetuating a French Quarter tradition of street performance; and with the creative director of Preservation Hall, which was founded to help preserve a unique American legacy: the New Orleans jazz artist.

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Kristen Stewart on "Spencer" and committing to Princess Diana

Actress Kristen Stewart has won raves for her performance as Princess Diana in the movie "Spencer," about the royal's life outside the range of photographers' cameras. Stewart talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the stress she felt becoming her character, as well as the tabloid frenzy over her "Twilight" stardom, and her wedding plans.

The playful architecture of Frank Gehry

At 92, famed architect Frank Gehry is not resting on his substantial laurels. The designer behind such landmarks as the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, talks with "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker about his creative process, and how aerospace technology has enabled him to turn his playful ideas into reality.

Wordle, the five-letter spelling addiction

Correspondent Faith Salie (with a little help from New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz) fills us in on the new puzzle game that's taking the world by storm, one letter at a time.

Michelle Zauner on "Crying in H Mart"

When musician Michelle Zauner lost her mother to cancer, she found comfort in the aisles of a Korean-owned grocery store chain, H Mart, where she would shop for the ingredients of dishes that reminded her of home. Correspondent Hua Hsu talks with Zauner, lead singer of the band Japanese Breakfast and author of the New York Times bestseller "Crying in H Mart," about finding solace from loss in a bowl of kimchi.

Kentucky storm victims' safe haven: Ms. Becky's Place

Ms. Becky's Place has been a welcoming spot for generations of residents of Dawson Springs, Ky. Now, after the town was devastated by tornadoes in December, the diner has reopened, returning a sense of normalcy, and a source of comfort, to a town still reeling from the deadly storms. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti talks with proprietress Beck James, who is helping keep her battered community on its feet.

Welcome to Buc-ee's

It's a Texas institution with a national footprint: a chain of road stop convenience stores the size of the Lone Star State, with a smiling cartoon beaver mascot and a devoted following. Correspondent Luke Burbank travels to Buc-ee's to find out why customers are so driven to visit. (Is it the award-winning bathrooms?)

Projection mapping: Art and technology illuminated

Art and technology come together with a technique known as projection mapping, in which buildings are painted with light. Correspondent Serena Altschul talks with Ryan Uzilevsky, of Light Harvest Studio, about their epic creations projected upon very unique canvases.

Book + audio excerpt: "Crying in H Mart" by Michelle Zauner

In her New York Times bestselling memoir, the musician writes of losing her mother to cancer – and of finding comfort in the aisles of a Korean-owned grocery store chain. Plus: Check out her recipe for Kimchi Jjigae.

Passage: In memoriam

"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us recently, including musician Dick Halligan, co-founder of the rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears.