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“Sunday Morning” Full Episode 11/24

This week “Sunday Morning,” hosted by Jane Pauley, features our annual holiday “Food Issue” exploring all things epicurean. On the menu: Susan Spencer talks with researchers about nutrition and brain health; Faith Salie explores a new dining destination, the food hall; Conor Knighton looks at the history of breadfruit; Martha Teichner attends a Tupperware party; Luke Burbank meet tough-guy actor and restaurateur Danny Trejo; David Pogue checks out the bizarre online fad of mukbang – videos of people eating; Jim Axelrod finds out why hungry truckers are frequenting one particular truck stop in Wyoming; Lee Cowan explores the appeal of vintage spirits; Tracy Smith visits rocker Jon Bon Jovi at one of his JBJ Soul Kitchen restaurants, where the homeless and needy are fed; Jane Pauley gets some cooking tips from famed chef Jacques Pépin; and Mo Rocca checks out the original “slow food” – snails. Source

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“Mobituaries”: The Black Congressmen of Reconstruction

The years following Emancipation, in which freed slaves were finally allowed to participate in our democracy, was a time of unparalleled hope that later generations depicted as a failure. Mo Rocca looks at the misunderstood years of Reconstruction in his latest episode of his podcast “Mobituaries.” To hear this and other episodes, go to art19.com. Source

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Diet and brain health: You are what you eat?

A key element in brain health is nutrition, say researchers who believe the number one factor that you have control over in terms of your mental health is at the end of your fork. Susan Spencer talks with Dr. Drew Ramsey, a psychiatrist who in his book “Eat Complete” prescribes a healthier diet in order to combat depression; Samantha Elkrief, a trained chef and wellness coach; and neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi (author of “Brain Food”), for whom brain scans reveal the differences in brain structure between those who eat a Mediterranean diet and those who consume standard Western fare. Source

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Breadfruit, a staple food of the tropics

Typically green and scaly on the outside, white and smooth like squash on the inside, breadfruit is a starchy member of the fig family that’s similar in taste to a potato, and smells like fresh baked bread when cooked. But you’re not likely to come across it in most American grocery stores. Conor Knighton explores the history of breadfruit, a “canoe plant” first brought to Hawaii centuries ago by Polynesian explorers, and which today is used in everything from tacos and stews, to pizza, bagels, and even vodka. Source

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A taste of Indian on the Interstate

At the Akal Travel Center truck stop in Laramie, Wyoming, the Indian food that Mintu Pandher and his staff are cooking up in a small kitchen attracts truckers and locals from miles around, with food they can’t find anywhere else along Interstate 80. Turns out there’s money in all those smells of turmeric, coriander, and other spices rarely used in truck stop cuisine: his café is a hit, especially given the changing face of trucking, since nearly 19% of long-haul truck drivers in America are now immigrants. Jim Axelrod reports. Source

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