Episode Guide
Season 53
Episode Guide
9/5: The Last Pandemic, The Ritchie Boys
S53
E51
Sep 5, 2021
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
Aug 22, 2021
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
Aug 15, 2021
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
Aug 1, 2021
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
Jul 18, 2021
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
Jun 6, 2021
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
May 31, 2021
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
May 23, 2021
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
May 16, 2021
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
May 9, 2021
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
May 2, 2021
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
Apr 4, 2021
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
Mar 21, 2021
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.
3/14/2021: Variants, The Prosecutor, Best Band in the Land
S53
E26
Mar 14, 2021
An in-depth look at coronavirus variants; Then, Prosecutor Kim Gardner's fight to reform the St. Louis justice system; And, the story of New Orleans' St. Augustine High School Marching Band.
3/7/2021: The Unequal Recession, The Long Shot, Back to the Moon
S53
E25
Mar 8, 2021
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
Feb 22, 2021
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
Feb 1, 2021
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
Jan 11, 2021
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
Jan 4, 2021
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
Dec 21, 2020
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
Dec 14, 2020
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.
12/6/2020: Peddling PPE, Secondary Sports, Viola Davis
S53
E14
Dec 7, 2020
Inside the wild world of PPE sales; Then, some colleges cutting "secondary sports"; And, Viola Davis: The 60 Minutes Interview.
11/29/2020: Securing the Election, The Last Slave Ship, James Corden
S53
E13
Nov 30, 2020
Chris Krebs speaks to 60 Minutes; Then, The story of the last known slave ship; And, James Corden: The 60 Minutes interview
11/22/2020: COVID's Long-Haulers; Where did they Go?; 90+
S53
E12
Nov 23, 2020
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
Nov 16, 2020
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
Nov 9, 2020
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
Nov 2, 2020
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
Oct 25, 2020
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
Oct 18, 2020
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
Oct 11, 2020
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
Oct 5, 2020
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
Oct 4, 2020
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
Sep 27, 2020
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
The Battle for the Ballot, H.R. McMaster, Coach O and the Sideways Season
S53
E1
Sep 20, 2020
Pennsylvania's battle over mail-in voting; Then, an interview with former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster; And, Ed Orgeron's journey from the bayou to LSU