Episode Guide
Season 53
Episode Guide
9/5: The Last Pandemic, The Ritchie Boys
S53
E51
Pentagon programs hope to make COVID-19 the last pandemic ever; Stories from members of the Ritchie Boys, a secret U.S. WWII intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.
8/22/2021: Race in the Ranks, Geldingadalir, Kindred in the Bleachers
S53
E49
Changing how the military handles racial bias in the ranks; Iceland's newest volcano offers rare opportunities; And, Dave Kindred goes back on the beat to cover high school girls basketball
8/15/2021: Hell Flight, Justice Defenders, Kings of the Road
S53
E48
The COVID flight from hell; Inside the organization helping prisoners in Africa become lawyers and paralegals; Will driverless trucks soon share our roads?
8/1/2021: Ingenuity and Perseverance, Darren Walker, The Premonition
S53
E46
Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Darren Walker speaks with Lesley Stahl; Early pandemic spotters at the center of Michael Lewis' new book, "The Premonition"
7/18/2021: Left Behind, Talent on the Spectrum, Survival
S53
E44
Families remember loved ones lost to COVID-19; Then, companies seeking out potential employees with autism; And, survivors recount being stranded on island as teens 50 years ago.
6/6/2021: What Happened in Wuhan?, Ransomware, Sir David
S53
E38
WHO-led inquiry ends with even more questions than it began with on coronavirus origin; Then, how cybercriminals hold data hostage... and why the best solution is often paying a ransom; And, Sir David Attenborough: The 60 Minutes Interview
5/30/2021: Attack on the Judiciary, 90+, Notes of Grace
S53
E37
Judges say it's time for more security in the face of mounting violence; Checking in on the groundbreaking 90+ Study on aging; Igor Levit talks to 60 Minutes.
5/23/2021: Transgender Healthcare, Geldingadalir, Exhume the Truth
S53
E36
Health care challenges for transgender youth; Iceland's newest volcano offers rare opportunities; Uncovering the Greenwood Massacre.
5/16/2021: Facial Recognition, UAP, Rafa
S53
E35
Police using facial recognition amidst claims of wrongful arrests; Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs; And, Rafael Nadal offers 60 Minutes a glimpse into his life.
5/9/2021: Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys
S53
E34
Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Then, stories from members of the Ritchie Boys, a secret U.S. WWII intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.
5/2/2021: The Secretary of State, Chips, The Premonition
S53
E33
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the threat posed by China; America's microchip problem; And, early pandemic spotters at the center of Michael Lewis' new book, "The Premonition."
4/4/2021: A Fair Shot, Darren Walker, Survival
S53
E29
Inside Florida's chaotic vaccine rollout; How Darren Walker, the head of the Ford Foundation, wants to change philanthropy; And, survivors recount being stranded on an island as teens 50 years ago.
3/21/2021: Prosecuting the Riot, Race in the Ranks, Back to School
S53
E27
Detailing the charges facing the Capitol rioters; Then, changing how the military handles racial bias in the ranks; And, studying coronavirus spread in one Georgia school system.
3/7/2021: The Unequal Recession, The Long Shot, Back to the Moon
S53
E25
Stories from COVID-19's unequal recession; Then, the longshot candidate to treat COVID; And, NASA's women sending America back to the moon.
2/21/2021: Attack on the Judiciary, Handcuffed to the Truth, QAnon
S53
E23
Judges say it's time for more security in the face of mounting violence; Then, Holding Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime accountable for war crimes; And, QAnon's corrosive impact on the U.S.
1/31/2021: Left Behind, The Biodata Race, DNA For Sale
S53
E21
Families remember loved ones lost to COVID-19; Then, How China is racing to collect Americans’ DNA; And, The big money market for your DNA.
1/10/2021: January 6th; 11,780 Votes; American Independent
S53
E19
Nancy Pelosi speaks to 60 Minutes about the Capitol riot; Then, President Trump's phone call with Georgia's top election official; And, Angus King: The 60 Minutes Interview
1/3/2021: Section 230, The Case Against Curtis Flowers, Notes of Grace
S53
E18
What is Section 230 and why do people want it repealed; Then, podcast helps save man from death row; And, Igor Levit: The 60 Minutes Interview
12/20/2020: An End in Sight, Justice Defenders, Built by Angels
S53
E16
How the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was developed; Then, inside the organization helping prisoners in Africa become lawyers and paralegals; And, Inside Lalibela, the mysterious holy site.
12/13/2020: Saudi Fugitives, The High Cost of Healing, Excited Delirium
S53
E15
Saudi citizens accused of crimes in U.S. escaping justice; Then, investigating practices by Sutter Health that led to higher California health care costs; And, how a questionable syndrome, ‘excited delirium,’ could be protecting police officers from misconduct charges.
11/22/2020: COVID's Long-Haulers; Where did they Go?; 90+
S53
E12
Long-term symptoms plague COVID "Long-Haulers"; Then, student enrollment down during pandemic; And, checking in on the 90+ Study on aging.
11/15/2020: The 44th President, TikTok
S53
E11
Barack Obama on his book, President Trump, George Floyd, the divisions in the country, and more; And, is TikTok a harmless app or a threat to U.S. security?
11/8/2020: Counting the Vote, Operation Warp Speed, Ken Burns
S53
E10
Pennsylvania election officials detail their vote count, share experiences from election week; Then, planning the distribution of a future COVID-19 vaccine; And, Ken Burns speaks with Scott Pelley about how his films are made, the message he wants to convey with them and how he became the person he is today.
11/1/2020: Ask Ohio, Arizona Counts, The First Outbreak
S53
E9
Ohio voters on who they're backing in 2020; Then, Arizona's move from Republican stronghold to swing state in play for Democrats; And, Inside the country's first COVID-19 outbreak.
10/25/2020: The Republican Ticket, The Democratic Ticket
S53
E8
Lesley Stahl speaks with Republican candidates, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, while Norah O'Donnell speaks with the Democratic candidates, former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris.
10/18/2020: Putin’s Public Enemy, Dr. Fauci, Hell Flight
S53
E7
Alexey Navalny describes being poisoned; Then, Dr. Anthony Fauci on his media restrictions, Trump contracting COVID, masks, voting and more; And, the COVID flight from Hell.
10/11/2020: Treating COVID-19 Today, The Lincoln Project, Grizzlies
S53
E5
The COVID-19 treatments showing the most promise; Then, inside the Lincoln Project's campaign against President Trump; And, finding ways to coexist with grizzly bears in Montana
10/4/2020: Nadia, A Different Kind of Vision, The Wright Way
S53
E4
Nobel laureate Nadia Murad's fight to bring ISIS to court; Then, an architect goes blind, but says he's actually gotten better at his job; And, the family that dominates saddle bronc riding.
10/4/2020: Cause and Effect, Talent on the Spectrum, Seinfeld in 2020
S53
E3
Climate scientists on 2020’s wildfires and storms; Then, companies seek out potential
employees with autism; And, Jerry Seinfeld: The 2020 60 Minutes Interview.
Florida's Amendment 4, The Wall, Sir David
S53
E2
How many of Florida's felons will be able to vote in the swing state? Then, engineers say a private section of the border wall will eventually fail. And, Sir David Attenborough: The 60 Minutes Interview