Season 52

Episode Guide

Mr. Woodward? The President, Spilling Across the Border, Joaquin Phoenix

S52 E50
Sep 13, 2020
Donald Trump's conversations with Bob Woodward; Then, a different kind of border crisis: toxic waste in the Tijuana River spilling into California; Joaquin Phoenix: The 60 Minutes interview

The Ranger and the Serial Killer, Mind Reading, The Resurrection of St. Nicholas

S52 E49
Sep 06, 2020
Extracting confessions from a serial killer; Then, how MRI scans are showing scientists the physical makeup of our thoughts; And, resurrecting the church destroyed on 9/11.

Red Flag, Talking to the Past

S52 E48
Aug 30, 2020
A standoff over Red Flag gun laws; And, Holocaust survivors will be able to share their stories after death thanks to a new project.

Know My Name, Giant Panda

S52 E45
Aug 09, 2020
Chanel Miller: The full 60 Minutes report; And, how China and the U.S. are saving giant pandas from extinction

The Emerald Triangle, the Columbus Letters, Built By Angels

S52 E44
Aug 02, 2020
Growing pains for legal weed in California; Then, rare, million-dollar copies of a letter written by Christopher Columbus replaced with fakes; And, inside Lalibela, the mysterious holy site visited by 200,000 Ethiopian Christians on their annual pilgrimage.

Nadia, A Populist Movement, The Wright Way

S52 E42
Jul 19, 2020
Nobel laureate Nadia Murad's fight to bring ISIS to court; Then, why Hungary is paying its citizens to start families; And, the family that dominates saddle bronc riding

Voting During the Pandemic, The Wild West of Testing, Probiotics

S52 E39
Jun 28, 2020
The political fight over how to vote during the coronavirus pandemic; Then, faulty COVID-19 antibody tests now complicating efforts to know reach of virus; And, should you be taking probiotics?

The Chief, The Opioid Playbook

S52 E38
Jun 21, 2020
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on George Floyd’s killing, policies during protests and reform for his department; And, pharmaceutical executives face prison time for racketeering, after breaking FDA laws, enticing doctors to boost opioid sales.

60 Minutes Presents: Whitaker's Wildlife Tour

S52 E17
Jun 14, 2020
The Atlantic great white shark's comeback; Then, the return of wolves to Yellowstone Park; And, on board Joel Sartore's Photo Ark

The College Test, Exhume the Truth, Three Empty Chairs

S52 E37
Jun 14, 2020
Universities ready for fall amid coronavirus; Then, uncovering the Greenwood Massacre, nearly a century later; And, the case backlog mounts for a federal appeals board

60 Minutes Presents: The Lost Music

S52 E36
Jun 07, 2020
More than 6 million people, most of them Jews, died in the Holocaust. The music they wrote as a temporary escape, however, did not, thanks in part to the efforts of an Italian composer and pianist.

Nation in Crisis, A Long Siege, Failure to Protect

S52 E35
Jun 07, 2020
Sherrilyn Ifill on why George Floyd's death is a tipping point and how America can move forward; Then, San Antonio businesses continue reopening as Texas sees rise in coronavirus cases; And, Oklahoma child abuse law disproportionately penalizes women.

The Promise of Plasma, Spilling Across the Border, Perseverance

S52 E34
May 31, 2020
Inside the plasma therapy doctors are using to treat COVID-19; Then, the Tijuana River spills raw sewage in California; And, NASA planning to launch a new rover to Mars in search of past life

Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Whistleblower, The Reckoning

S52 E33
May 17, 2020
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the coronavirus-ravaged economy; Then, The government whistleblower who says the Trump administration's coronavirus response has cost lives; And, What will be the long-term effects of the coronavirus pandemic?

Pandemic Politics, Amazon, Ghost Guns

S52 E32
May 10, 2020
How dishonest politics upended a coronavirus researcher's funding; Then, examining Amazon's treatment of its workers; And, Ghost Guns: Build-it-yourself firearms

The Jobless, Where Did the Money Go?, The State of Texas

S52 E31
May 03, 2020
Americans unemployed by coronavirus share their stories; Then, small, medium-sized farmers on edge while trade war bailout money goes to some surprising recipients; And, medical workers using own money to keep health care system afloat in rural Texas.

On the Line, Outbreak Science, The Unseen Enemy

S52 E30
Apr 26, 2020
How GM and Ford switched from building vehicles to making medical supplies; Then, using artificial intelligence to track the coronavirus pandemic; And, protecting the U.S. military from coronavirus

Short Supply, Staying Well, The Resurrection of St. Nicholas

S52 E28
Apr 12, 2020
New York's health care workers treating coronavirus describe lack of equipment, infections of colleagues; Then, dealing with the mental health issues brought on by the coronavirus pandemic; And, the resurrection of New York's St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Critical Condition, Talking to the Past

S52 E27
Apr 05, 2020
Struggling in a coronavirus-ravaged economy; And, Holocaust survivors will be able to share their stories after death thanks to a new project

Stopping the Virus, The Economic Emergency, A Populist Movement

S52 E25
Mar 22, 2020
Scientists rush to develop a novel coronavirus vaccine; Then, Fed official uncertain how economy will fare during the coronavirus crisis; And, why Hungary is paying its citizens to start families

On the Frontline, Children of Flint, Kings of the Road

S52 E24
Mar 15, 2020
Life inside an American coronavirus containment zone; Then, early results from 174 Flint children exposed to lead during water crisis shows 80% of them will require special education services; And, driverless trucks could disrupt the trucking industry as soon as 2021

COVID-19, Fiona Hill, Elfstedentocht

S52 E23
Mar 08, 2020
How U.S. health officials and hospitals are handling the COVID-19 coronavirus; Then, Fiona Hill warns about Russian political meddling; And, the outdoor skating race that brings the Netherlands to a standstill

Mike Bloomberg, The Trial of Eddie Gallagher, Array of Hope

S52 E22
Mar 01, 2020
Mike Bloomberg talks with 60 Minutes about the issues facing the country and what he offers to voters; Then, Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher says he didn't kill an ISIS prisoner; And, the Bahamas going solar to protect power grid from future hurricanes.

60 Minutes Presents: Great Adventures

S52 E19
Feb 09, 2020
What lies at the bottom of one of the deepest holes ever dug by man?; Then, how an Oklahoma woman learned to fly like an eagle in Mongolia; And, Easter Island's famous moai statues slowly fading away

Frontotemporal Dementia, Pleistocene Park, John Green

S52 E18
Feb 02, 2020
Frontotemporal dementia: Devastating, prevalent and little understood; Then, bringing back pieces of the Ice Age to combat climate change; And, author John Green on reaching young adults and dealing with mental illness

1/19/2020 60 Minutes Presents: Whitaker’s Wildlife Tour

S52 E17
Jan 19, 2020
The Atlantic great white shark's comeback; Then, the return of wolves to Yellowstone Park; And, on board Joel Sartore's Photo Ark

Mark Bradford, The Pavarotti of Pasta, Built by Angels

S52 E13
Dec 22, 2019
Anderson Cooper profiles artist Mark Bradford, who tackles complex social and political issues through abstract works; Then, 60 Minutes travels to Italy to meet Chef Massimo Bottura, whose kitchen creations are works of art; And, inside Lalibela, the mysterious holy site visited by 200,000 Ethiopian Christians on their annual pilgrimage.

A Central Ally, The Lost Music

S52 E12
Dec 15, 2019
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on the problems facing his country; Then, uncovering the lost music written by prisoners in concentration camps during the Holocaust

YouTube, Unsheltered, Built by Angels

S52 E10
Dec 01, 2019
Is YouTube doing enough to fight hate speech and conspiracy theories?; Then, why are more people in West Coast cities living in tents, cars and on the street?; And, inside Lalibela, the mysterious holy site visited by 200,000 Ethiopian Christians on their annual pilgrimage

The Russian Hack, Tania’s Story, Mind Reading

S52 E9
Nov 24, 2019
The case against Russian agents accused of interfering in the 2016 election; Then, a widow recalls how her husband and daughter drowned in the Rio Grande; And, how MRI scans are showing scientists the physical makeup of our thoughts

Red Flag, Into the Deep, The Youngest Refugees

S52 E8
Nov 17, 2019
A standoff over Red Flag gun laws; Then, why is the U.S. on the sidelines in the race for a trove of metals sitting on ocean floor; And, Sesame and the IRC Join Forces to Help Syrian Refugee Children

Jamie Dimon, Dimon in Detroit, Targeting the Truth

S52 E7
Nov 10, 2019
Jamie Dimon, head of America's biggest bank, on politics, his company’s role in the 2008 financial crisis, and his paycheck; Then, a mega-bank's data-driven investment in Detroit; And, Maria Ressa: Reporting in the Philippines

Maria Butina, The Battle of Brexit, The Wright Way

S52 E6
Nov 03, 2019
Lesley Stahl interviews Maria Butina; Then, three years later, Britain is still battling over Brexit; And, meet the family that dominates competitive saddle bronc riding

Joe Biden, The Emerald Triangle, Giant Panda

S52 E5
Oct 27, 2019
Joe Biden defends his son Hunter’s Ukraine dealings, answers for his gaffes; Then, how red tape and black market weed are buzzkills for California’s legal marijuana industry; And, saving the giant panda from extinction

Tree of Life, Madame Lagarde, The Columbus Letters

S52 E4
Oct 20, 2019
Recovering from the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history; Then, Christine Lagarde tells John Dickerson about the possible signs of a global recession; And, rare, million-dollar copies of a letter written by Christopher Columbus replaced with fakes.