Episode 50

POSTPARTUM – Tracy Smith reports on a new drug that is the first approved treatment for postpartum depression.

REP. KEVIN MCCARTHY – Robert Costa sits down with former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy to talk about his decision to leave Congress, the Republican Party, and his future.

BLACK LUNG – Ted Koppel heads to West Virginia, where black lung disease still affects one in five coal miners.

LUNA LUNA – Jonathan Vigliotti visits Luna Luna, a revival of a 1987 traveling carnival that features public artwork from top-name artists from Dali to Basquiat to Lichtenstein.

‘TIS THE SEASON – TECHNO CLAUS – David Pogue, aka Techno Claus, previews some of the best tech gifts of the holiday season.

AARDMAN ANIMATIONS – Seth Doane goes behind the scenes at Aardman Animations, the stop-motion, claymation production specialists behind the "Chicken Run" movie franchise.

NORMAN LEAR – Mo Rocca looks back on the life and legacy of prolific producer Norman Lear.

STEVE HARTMAN – Steve Hartman has an inspiring story for this season of giving.

COMMENTARY – New York Times journalist Charles Blow talks about how making his new HBO documentary about Black Americans moving to the South changed him.