This Week: Lefties, a visit to Andy Griffith's "Mayberry," and Italy's classic Riva motorboats

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This Week: Lefties, a visit to Andy Griffith's "Mayberry," and Italy's classic Riva motorboats

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August 14, 2022

Did you miss "Sunday Morning" this week? Catch up now!

On the other hand: How lefties cope in a right-handed world

Throughout history lefties have been mocked, punished, or just plain left out. But the estimated 10% of the world's population who have this natural tendency are taking their left-handedness well in hand.

"La dolce Riva": Italy's classic wooden motorboats

During Italy's post-war boom years, Riva's glamorous runabouts were the pinnacle of "la dolce vita" – the Ferraris of motorboats, owned by movie stars, tycoons and royalty. Today, in an era of super-yachts, the company is working to keep Riva's spirit alive.

A visit to Andy Griffith's "Mayberry," a town that never was

Mount Airy, N.C., the inspiration for Mayberry in the 1960s comedy "The Andy Griffith Show," has reinvented itself as a destination for hundreds of thousands of fans of the show who visit each year – nostalgic for a town that never really existed.

The assault on Salman Rushdie: "An attack on freedom of expression"

The attempted murder of the renowned author, long targeted by Islamic extremists over his novel "The Satanic Verses," is the latest sad chapter in the life of a quiet but dedicated hero of free speech.

The fallout from Donald Trump's worst week

As the former president's legal problems grew after classified documents were seized from his Florida home, Trump loyalists denounced the FBI and called for retaliation – and America's democracy entered uncharted waters.

Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda on acting, aging and activism

On the Netflix series "Grace and Frankie" the two play feisty octogenarians who see old age not as a death sentence, but as a victory lap – a belief they've always pursued in real life.

"Omar," an opera illuminating a Muslim slave's life in America

The new opera tells a largely-forgotten story, about a 19th century Muslim scholar stolen from Senegal and sold into slavery in America, who left behind a remarkable autobiography, written in Arabic, that informs the history of our multicultural nation.

From 2002: Salman Rushdie on life after fatwa

In this interview originally broadcast on "Sunday Morning" on September 29, 2002, the author of "The Satanic Verses" talked with Martha Teichner about the battle over freedom of thought in Islam and the "enriching jumble" of his past that has inspired his books; his 1999 move to New York City; and the problem of becoming "famous for the wrong thing."

Passage: In memoriam

"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including singer and actress Olivia Newton-John, star of the film version of "Grease."

From the archive: Olivia Newton-John

In an emotional interview that originally aired on September 29, 2019, the singer, actress and author talks about battling breast cancer for the third time, and the source of her unshakable spirit.

From the archive: David McCullough on the life of patriot John Adams

In this "Sunday Morning" interview from 2001, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian discusses his biography of an overlooked Founding Father.

Extended Nature Video: Red-headed woodpeckers

"Sunday Morning" takes us this week among some red-headed woodpeckers at Knox Farm State Park in western New York. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.

Watch the full August 14 episode!

Guest host: Tracy Smith.

"Here Comes the Sun": Sandy Duncan and the modern library

Mo Rocca sits down with actress, singer and dancer Sandy Duncan to discuss her career and how she recovered after losing eyesight in her left eye. Also, how modern libraries are becoming social hubs full of activities and technology.