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December 26, 2025

Season 2025 Episode 8063 | 55m 39s

Lyse Doucet reflects on her memories as an international correspondent bearing witness to the fall of Kabul through her new book, "The Finest Hotel in Kabul." Actor Matthew McConaughey speaks about his lifetime of faith in his new poetry book, "Poems and Prayers." Christina Cross challenges decades-long beliefs of systemic disparity in her new book, "Inherited Inequality."

Aired: 12/25/25
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Appraisal: Patek Philippe Officer's Watch, ca. 1919
Appraisal: Al Stohlman Tooled Leatherwork Picture
Appraisal: 1994 Charles Schulz-signed "Peanuts" Comic Strip
Appraisal: 1877 Ralph Albert Blakelock Landscape Oil
Appraisal: 1953 Rita Hayworth Still Life Oil Painting
Appraisal: 1923 Enst Heinrich Roth Violin
Appraisal: 1875 General Custer-inscribed Book
Appraisal: French Three Graces Clock, ca. 1890
Appraisal: 1590 Theodor de Bry Map of Virginia
Appraisal: Kenner Star Wars Action Figure Collection, ca. 1980
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