60 Minutes

Latest Episodes:

8/2/2015: Denied, The Battle Above Aug 03, 2015

Show notes

Scott Pelley reports on what can happen when insurance companies deny the mentally ill the treatment their doctors prescribe; and, David Martin gives viewers a rare look at a branch of the U.S. Air Force called Space Command.

7/26/2015: "The Gaskos", Wikimania, Star-Struck Jul 27, 2015

Show notes

FBI agents tell Steve Kroft about their 16-year search and eventual capture of Boston mobster Whitey Bulger; then, Morley Safer meets the Wikipedians; and, Charlie Rose profiles astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

6/21/2015: The Director, The Cost of Cancer Drugs, Saving History Jun 22, 2015

Show notes

FBI director James Comey talks with Scott Pelley about the need for government electronic surveillance and privacy; then, Lesley Stahl reports on the astronomical price of cancer drugs; and Morley Safer reports that saving Italy's history has become fashionable.

5/31/2015: The Cleveland Division, Water, Who is Larry David? Jun 01, 2015

Show notes

Bill Whitaker reports from the Cleveland PD on the hot-button issue of policing in America; Lesley Stahl reports on depleting groundwater; and a hilarious and revealing interview with TV and comedy star Larry David.

5/24/2015: Ending America's Longest War, Coming Home, A Forgotten Corner of Hell May 25, 2015

Show notes

For Memorial Day weekend, 60 Minutes presents a special broadcast on war stories. Correspondents Lara Logan, Scott Pelley and Anderson Cooper report.

5/17/2015: A Monumental Project, Child Suicide Bombers, Falling Apart May 18, 2015

Show notes

Scott Pelley reports on the building of a national museum dedicated to African-American history and culture; Lara Logan reports on child suicide bombers in Afghanistan and Pakistan; Steve Kroft reports on why America's roads, bridges, airports and rail are outdated and need to be fixed.

5/10/2015: The Spy Among Us, Misty Copeland May 11, 2015

Show notes

Jack Barsky held a job at some of the top corporations in the U.S. and lived a seemingly normal life -- all while spying for the Soviet Union; then, ballet has lifted Misty Copeland from poverty, over assumptions about race and through injury. But she wants it to take her higher.

5/3/2015: The Lesson of War, All-American, Whisky Island May 04, 2015

Show notes

Scott Pelley explores the effects of war on children; then, Morley Safer profiles "patriotic philanthropist" David Rubenstein; and, Steve Kroft finishes the late Bob Simon's report about the Scottish island of Islay.

4/26/2015: Death in the Mediterranean, The Battle Above Apr 27, 2015

Show notes

Desperation fuels the largest mass migration since WWII in which thousands have died trying to reach Europe by sea; then, David Martin gives a rare look at how a branch of the U.S. Air Force called Space Command is preparing for a battle most of us have never thought about -- one high above the Earth.

3/29/2015: Bashar al-Assad, Killing Cancer Mar 30, 2015

Show notes

Charlie Rose interviews Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as Syria's four-year-old civil war drags on; and, 60 Minutes follows brain cancer patients in a Duke University clinical trial of a therapy that uses a re-engineered polio virus to kill cancer cells.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected