david pogue went shopping. >> reporter: boise, idaho is a great place to live. it has natural beauty, great weather and friendly people. but wow, is something going on with the real estate. is this your house? >> it used to be my house. >> al isha sold her house here and the experience was incredible. >> we had over 150 people walk through in two days which is pretty mind blowing. we had nine offers. half of those for cash. and i am still here because the buyer is allowing me to live here for five months rent free. >> reporter: are you willing to share how much more than listing price it went for? >> around $65,000 more, and it was more than the money. they did not require an inspection or appraisal and paid all the closing costs and this was not an unusual offer. >> reporter: if you contacted me today and said is, i have looked at buying in the boise valley, i would say, put on your gear, buckle up -- >> reporter: he owns homes of idaho, a real estate agency that his mother founded. >> this market compared to the other hot markets in the past is sizzling, burni

this morning our david pogue joins the u.f.o.t. >> reporter: it used to be if you believed that aliens are visiting our planet, you might be called a crackpot. >> i just can't believe if we're really being visited, it would be so hard to prove that. >> reporter: but recently, you might be surprised at who is taking u.f.o.s seriously. >> the department of defense is involved with it, the navy is involved with it, and so i fe ke tha on "sunday morning," no signs that we might not be alone, and new people believe in them. cosationhis morning versatile movie actowho is adding a legendary fashion designer to his roster of roles, as he'll be telling our tracy smith. >> halston! >> reporter: in a new tv series, ewan mcgregor brings the designer halston back to life, and what a life it was. halston is liked being famous. >> yes. >> reporter: do you? >> yeah. >> reporter: yeah? >> i do, yeah (laughing). >> reporter: i love that (laughing). it's a very honest answer. but he can't be honest about everything. we'll explain later on "sunday m

david pogue admirers the work of sculptor sarah sze, and luke spencer takes us to the concert by "theming lips." along with nancy giles who finds herself in conversation with a tech savvy canine for this sunday morning, the 2nd of may, 2021. and we'll be right back. ♪ >> pauley: getting america back to work, after covid, it's very much a work in progress. and what happens next could hit millions of workers where they live. susan spencer weighs the competing demands of home and office. ♪ >> reporter: as a marketing manager for ford motor company, jovina young has her own take on zooming for work. you're a real car person? >> yeah. >> reporter: but when the pandemic hit, working from home meant really shifting gears. >> i had a five-year-old who was in kindergarten, and a one-year-old, and my husband is a nurse. so often he is gone at the hospital while i'm home alone with the children. >> reporter: oh, and by the way, you're also trying to work full-time. >> there is such a lot of pressure on us at that time. >> reporter: after a few months, though, that pressure seemed to lift. >> i f

david pogue faces off with some emoji. faith salie has a step-by-step history of tap dancing. joshua seftel's mother's day check-in with his mom. along with steve hartman, david sedaris, and more. it is "sunday morning," may 9th, 2021. and we'll be right back. >> pauley: the indictment last month of eight young men in the hazing death of a fraternity pledge in ohio reminds us the practice is far from gone, which means the list of mothers and fathers facing unspeakable loss continues to grow. as lee cowan explains. >> reporter: for rae ann gruver and evelyn piazza, mother's day has never been the same since 2017. because that's the year they lost their son, tim piazza and max gruver. both were away at college. timothy at penn state, and max at louisiana state. both had pledged fraternities, and both were ahead of. >> this is our last family picture taken together at the rose bowl, january 2nd, 2017. >> reporter: what happened to their sons often becomes a topic of conversation at college campuses. >> this picture is the last picture i have of my son and i. >> reporter: like her

several years ago, "the new york times" technology columnist, david pogue, list fief stages of grievingu lose your computer files. denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and moving to amish country. it sounds like a description of the mood gripping many conservatives in the wake of the last presidential election. in early 2021 many american conservative are in a state of acute anxiety, convinced they are under siege as never before. and that they are losing. across the nation, the commanding heights of the federal bureaucracy, the news media, the entertainment industry, the high-tech corporations, and the educational system from preschool to graduate school, are dominated by people who seem increasingly hostile to conservative beliefs. in the social media and elsewhere, identity politics and the ideology of wokism appear to reign supreme, and a sensorrous left wing cancel culture praise with virtual impunity. aying to the sense of conservative vulnerability is a recent trend that appears to be accelerating. it concerns what schools call america's civil religion. for many years, nearly a

david pogue has been charting the great reshuffle. >> reporter: boise, idaho, is a great place to live got nuty, great weather, and friendly people. but, wow, is something going on with the real estate. is this your house? >> it used to be my house. >> reporter: elisha figueroa recently old her house here and the experience was incredible. >> we had over 150 people walk through in two days, which is pretty mind-blowing. we had nine offers. half of those for cash. and i'm still here because the buyer is allowing me to live here for five months rent-free. >> reporter: are you willing to share how much more than the listing price it finally went for? >> around $65,000 more than asking point. it was even more than the money. they didn't require any kind of an inspection or appraisal. they paid all of the closing costs. this was not an unusual rep if y contacted me today buying somewhere in the boise greater treasure valley, i would say put on your gear, buckle up. >> reporter: colby lampman owns "homes of idaho," a real estate agency that his mother, debbie, founded in 1990. >> this market