This week on “Sunday Morning” (Nov. 30)

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Host: Jane Pauley

COVER: For blind climber Jesse Dufton, there are few things that are out of reach
“Climbing teaches you a lot about who you are,” says Jesse Dufton, a 40-year-old climber who has conquered thousands of peaks without the benefit of vision. Dufton, who was born with a rare degenerative disease called rod-cone dystrophy, talks with Lee Cowan about how losing his sight didn’t cause him to give up on his potential.

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ALMANAC: November 30
“Sunday Morning” looks back at the historical events of that date.

ARTS: Cézanne in Provence: Walking in the footsteps of the artist
Pablo Picasso himself hailed Paul Cézanne as “the father of us all”. And today, 186 years after his birth, the French artist is honored by his hometown. Aix-en-Provence hosts a year-long celebration of Cézanne, exhibiting 130 paintings, drawings and watercolors incorporating the artist’s themes (and the places that inspired him), as well as walking tours and site visits. Seth Doane reports.

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HEADLINES: National Guard shootings
Weijia Jiang reports the latest developments.

FILMS: The candid Amanda Seyfried speaks
Amanda Seyfried is refreshingly honest, from her roles in films like “The Testament of Ann Lee” and “The Housemaid,” to her struggles with severe anxiety and OCD — obstacles that she says often help her as an actress. She talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about her life rooted on her farm in upstate New York and how far she’s come from “Mean Girls.”

To watch a trailer for “The Testament of Ann Lee,” click on the video player below:

To watch a trailer for “The Housemaid,” click on the trailer below:

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PASSAGE: In memory
“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable people who passed away this week.

FOOD: Leftovers: giving food a new lease of life
A third of the food produced globally is wasted, but leftovers are enjoying a revival, with leftover cookbooks, leftover influencers and even a leftover-themed cooking show. Nancy Giles talks to food historian Eleanor Barnett about the value placed on food through the ages; and with Chris Morocco, culinary director of Bon Appétit and Epicurious, who digs into Giles’ fridge to turn his leftovers into a whole new meal.

MENU: 37 leftover turkey recipes from Bon Appétit magazine

SPEAKING OF LEFTOVERS…: Index of “Sunday Morning” recipes 2025 “Food Issues”
Delicious menu suggestions from top chefs, cookbook authors, food writers, restaurateurs and New York Times Cooking editors!

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MUSIC: The Gift of Metallica
Heavy metal band Metallica has not only changed lives through their music; they have also changed lives through their philanthropy – from donations to food banks and disaster relief, to the group’s charity All Within My Hands, which has donated to workforce education and other essential services. Luke Burbank speaks with band members Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich, as well as one of the 9,000 Metallica Scholars who have benefited from the band’s grants through trade schools and community colleges.

This Giving Tuesday, December 2, Metallica’s AWMH Foundation is partnering with longtime supporter Carhartt to help provide five million meals through Feeding America. Go to allwithinmyhands.org for more information.

You can stream Metallica’s “72 Seasons” album by clicking the embed below (Free Spotify membership required to hear the tracks in full):

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FILMS: James Cameron, director of “Avatar: Fire and Ashes”
Jonathan Vigliotti speaks with the director of “Titanic”, “The Terminator” and the “Avatar” series, which has continued to raise the level of visual effects in cinema.

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STYLE: at home with Architectural Digest
For more than a century, the pages of Architectural Digest magazine have captured not only timeless designs, but also the spirit of their subjects’ homes. Their distillation of private spaces is featured in a new book, “AD at Home: Architectural Digest.” Serena Altschul talks with editor-in-chief Amy Astley about the magazine’s treatments; and with actor Live Schreiber and designer Marc Jacobs on what it means to open your living space to the magazine’s photographers.

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MILEPOST: to be determined

THESE UNITED STATES: Thanksgiving
Jane Pauley examines the history and mythology behind Americans’ celebration of Thanksgiving, from the first harvest festival in 1621 to how it became a national holiday in the midst of our nation’s darkest hours.

NATURE: Sequoia National Park in California

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GALLERY: Notable deaths in 2025
A look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year and who left their mark on us with their innovation, their creativity and their humanity.

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