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60 MinutesSeason 51

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  • E01 Paul McCartney, The Compromise, Inside the Epidemic

    Sep 30, 2018 · 44m

    The Season 51 premiere examines the origins of the opioid epidemic, including a prison interview with a pain clinic doctor who made over $6,000 a day pushing opioids, shows no remorse and was sentenced to 157 years in prison for drug trafficking. Also: Paul McCartney says he can't read or write music shares rare details from the Beatles years and his subsequent decades as the most successful musician in popular music history. And, Inside the decision to delay Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation.

  • E02 The Kavanaugh Vote, John Green, The Pavarotti of Pasta

    Oct 7, 2018 · 44m

    Senators Susan Collins, Heidi Heitkamp explain their Kavanaugh confirmation votes; then Jon Wertheim profiles best-selling author John Green on reaching young adults and dealing with mental illness, who is also a star of YouTube podcasting; and Lesley Stahl goes to Modena, Italy, to meet chef Massimo Bottura: The Pavarotti of pasta to taste and see why his restaurant ranks No. 1 on the list of the top 50 eateries in the world.

  • E03 President Trump, Photo Ark

    Oct 14, 2018 · 44m

    Lesley Stahl speaks with President Trump about a wide range of topics in his first 60 Minutes interview since taking office; and, saving memories of animals with Joel Sartore's Photo Ark

  • E04 Genetic Genealogy, Off the Rails, Fly Like an Eagle

    Oct 21, 2018 · 44m

    Inside the genetic genealogy being used to solve crimes; then, why has the New York City subway gone off the rails?; and, how an Oklahoma woman learned to fly like an eagle in Mongolia.

  • E05 Inside the Secret Archive, America’s War Against ISIS, JAAP

    Oct 28, 2018 · 44m

    Church insiders discuss ignored abuse allegations; the efforts to restore Raqqa, Syria, a former Islamic State group stronghold; Jaap van Zweden, music director of the New York Philharmonic.

  • E06 High Velocity, As Goes Texas, The Ride of His Life

    Nov 4, 2018 · 44m

    What makes the AR-15 style rifle the weapon of choice for mass shooters?; Then, how Ted Cruz vs. Beto O'Rourke could predict America's political future; And, riding the waves of Nazaré with Garrett M...

  • E07 Your Data, Ultra Deep, The Pact

    Nov 11, 2018 · 44m

    The law that lets Europeans take back their data from big tech companies; then, what lies at the bottom of one of the deepest holes ever dug by man?; and, the Griffin brothers' journey to the NFL.

  • E08 A Dose of Hope, A Dose of Greed, Tim Green

    Nov 18, 2018 · 44m

    Widespread use of naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote, is needed more than ever in the U.S. 60 Minutes reports on one drug company that claims to be increasing access by pricing an injector of naloxone at $4000+; And, Tim Green on coping with the ALS he thinks was caused by the game he loves.

  • E09 Chaos on the Border, Robots to the Rescue, To Kill a Mockingbird

    Nov 25, 2018 · 44m

    The chaos behind Donald Trump's policy of family separation at the border; then, robots come to the rescue after Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster; and, "To Kill a Mockingbird" comes to Broadway.

  • E10 George H.W. Bush, Paradise Lost

    Dec 2, 2018 · 44m

    George H.W. Bush: Remembering the 41st president of the United States; and, 60 Minutes reveals what firefighters saw as the deadliest wildfire in California history destroyed the town of Paradise.

  • E11 Elon Musk, Screen Time, Ryan Speedo Green

    Dec 9, 2018 · 44m

    Elon Musk opens up to Lesley Stahl about Twitter, pot, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Model 3 and Tesla; then, a groundbreaking study examines effects of screen time on kids; and, Ryan Speedo Green: From juvenile delinquency to opera stardom.

  • E12 Taking Aim at Opioids, Plastic Plague

    Dec 16, 2018 · 44m

    The lawsuits that could bankrupt manufacturers and distributors; and, cleaning up the plastic in the ocean.

  • E13 To Catch a Spy, Malta, The Wolves of Yellowstone

    Dec 23, 2018 · 44m

    How a former CIA officer was caught betraying his country; then, inside the corruption allegations plaguing Malta; and, the return of wolves to Yellowstone Park.

  • E14 Eat, Drink and Be Merry

    Dec 30, 2018 · 44m

    Chef Massimo Bottura: The Pavarotti of pasta; then, Steve Kroft and Bob Simon report on the Scottish Island of Islay, home to some of the world's premium single-malt scotch whiskies; and, Paul McCartney speaks to 60 Minutes

  • E15 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, President El-Sisi, An Unlikely Inventor

    Jan 6, 2019 · 44m

    The rookie congresswoman challenging the Democratic establishment; then, Egypt's President El-Sisi denies ordering massacre in interview his government later tried to block; and, the unlikely, eccentric inventor turning inedible plant life into fuel

  • E16 The Committee, The Oracle of AI, A Different Kind of Vision

    Jan 13, 2019 · 44m

    Elijah Cummings' new power as House Oversight Committee chairman; then, how one man is advancing artificial intelligence; and, an architect goes blind, says he’s actually gotten better at his job

  • E17 Howard Schultz, Small Satellites, Big Data, Jerry and Marge Selbee

    Jan 27, 2019 · 44m

    Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he's considering independent run for president; Then, small satellites take more than 1 million photos of the Earth every day; And, how a retired couple found lottery odds in their favor

  • E18 Andrew McCabe, The Chibok Girls

    Feb 17, 2019 · 44m

    Former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe tells 60 Minutes about taking over for James Comey, starting investigations of President Trump, interactions with the president and his own firing; and, Chibok survivors of kidnapping by Boko Haram share their stories

  • E19 The Label, Double Crossed, Made in China

    Feb 24, 2019 · 44m

    Did the FDA ignite the opioid epidemic? Then, should a former terrorist be allowed into witness protection? And, China's drive to dominate the electric car industry

  • E20 "This Is No Ordinary Lawsuit," Off Track, Cracking the Code

    Mar 3, 2019 · 44m

    The climate change lawsuit that could stop the U.S. government from supporting fossil fuels; and, how America’s railroads stand on safety measures; then, closing the gender gap in the tech industry

  • E21 The Chairman, ACLU, Genetic Revolution

    Mar 10, 2019 · 44m

    Fed Chair Jerome Powell is asked if the Fed is done raising interest rates and whether or not he thinks President Trump can fire him; then, the ACLU's surprising new political strategy, modeled in part after the NRA; and, could gene therapy cure sickle cell anemia?

  • E22 Targeting Americans, Billionaire on the Bus, Monaco

    Mar 17, 2019 · 44m

    rain trauma suffered by U.S. diplomats abroad could be work of hostile foreign government; then, a venture capitalist is spreading funding to Middle America; and, Anderson Cooper goes inside Monaco: the ultimate playground for the rich

  • E23 Pegasus, All Bets Are On, Samuel L. Jackson

    Mar 24, 2019 · 44m

    The CEO of Israeli spyware-maker NSO on fighting terror, Khashoggi murder, and Saudi Arabia; then, will legalized sports betting curtail corruption or encourage it?; and, Samuel L. Jackson: A long, vigorous career still in full stride

  • E24 Survivors' Network, Pleistocene Park, The Rock

    Mar 31, 2019 · 44m

    Parents of a 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting victim travel the country to help others impacted by mass shootings; then, Siberia's Pleistocene Park: Bringing back pieces of the Ice Age to combat climate change; and, a German-style program at a Connecticut maximum security prison emphasizes rehab for inmates

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    E25 The Principles of Ray Dalio, A Radical Solution, Attu

    Apr 7, 2019 · 44m

    Ray Dalio says wealth inequality is a national emergency; then, How the NYU School of Medicine is going tuition-free; And, how a Japanese medic and American soldier became linked by World War II’s Battle of Attu.

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    E26 Nancy Pelosi; Game Of Thrones; Golden State Warriors

    Apr 14, 2019 · 44m

    Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.); behind the scenes with the actors and producers of "Game of Thrones"; the Golden State Warriors prepare to leave Oakland for their new home in San Francisco.

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    E27 A Marriage Made in Hell, Superbugs, Easter Island

    Apr 21, 2019 · 44m

    The growing partnership between Russia's government and cybercriminals; then, could antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' become a bigger killer than cancer?; and, Easter Island’s famous moai statues slowly fading away

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    E28 On the Border, Online Overdose, The High North

    Apr 28, 2019 · 44m

    The situation at the southern border; the man in China wanted in the U.S. for shipping the Fentanyl that killed Americans in Akron; the U.S. helps defend Norway's border with Russia.

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    E29 Ransomware, Frontotemporal Dementia, Polar Punk

    May 5, 2019 · 44m

    How cybercriminals hold data hostage; then, living with Frontotemporal Dementia; and, the sounds of Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq

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    E30 The Price of Generics, The Most Unlikely Meeting, Mark Bradford

    May 12, 2019 · 44m

    "The Price of Generics" looks at a sweep lawsuit that accuses generic drug manufacturers of price fixing. "The Most Unlikely Meeting" looks at a program that helps the families of victims of violent crime meet the perpetrators of those crimes. "Mark Bradford" profiles the American artist.

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    E31 Money Laundering, Rainbow Railroad, Bitcoin Pizza

    May 19, 2019 · 44m

    "One Loose Thread" talks to the whistle-blower who helped to uncover a $230 billion Russia money laundering scheme. "Rainbow Railroad" looks at a Canadian group that helps hundreds of LGBT people who live in countries where their lives are at risk. "Bitcoin's Wild Ride" looks at the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies.

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    E32 Friendly Fire, Attu

    May 26, 2019 · 44m

    Why were 5 U.S. soldiers killed by an American bomber in Afghanistan? And, how a Japanese medic and American soldier became linked by World War II’s Battle of Attu.

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    E33 The Chairman, Last Shot In Oakland, To Kill a Mockingbird

    Jun 2, 2019 · 44m

    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell: The 60 Minutes interview; Then, the talent and mindset behind the Golden State Warriors' dynasty; And, "To Kill a Mockingbird" comes to Broadway.

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    E34 Rare Earth Elements, Jerry And Marge Selbee, Samuel L. Jackson

    Jun 9, 2019 · 44m

    China's dominance in the rare Earth metals industry, which creates potential leverage in the U.S.-China trade war; a retired couple from Michigan who figured out how to win millions in state lotteries; and Samuel J. Jackson, whose career didn't take off until middle age.

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    E35 SGB, Huntington, WV, Game of Thrones

    Jun 16, 2019 · 44m

    SGB: A possible breakthrough treatment for PTSD; then, cops bring addiction counselor on drug raids to fight opioid crisis; and, behind the scenes on "Game of Thrones".

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    E36 Ryan Speedo Green, The Photo Ark, Jaap

    Jun 17, 2019 · 44m

    Ryan Speedo Green: From juvenile delinquency to opera stardom; then, saving memories of animals with Joel Sartore's Photo Ark; and, meet Jaap van Zweden, the new maestro of the New York Philharmonic.

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    E37 High Velocity; This Is No Ordinary Lawsuit; Paul McCarrtney

    Jun 23, 2019 · 44m

    The AR 15-style rifle's impact on the protocols of first responders and emergency rooms; and a lawsuit filed by children against the federal government regarding climate change. Also: Paul McCartney.

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    E38 Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez; Malta; The Unlikely Inventor

    Jun 23, 2019 · 44m

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), the youngest woman ever elected to Congress; and former Boston lawyer Marshall Medoff, who has invented a process to produce an environmentally friendly transportation fuel from inedible plant life. Also: corruption in Malta.

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    E39 Taking Aim at Opioids, The Nuremberg Prosecutor, Into the Wild

    Jun 30, 2019 · 44m

    Opioid Crisis: The lawsuits that could bankrupt manufacturers and distributors; Then, what the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive wants the world to know; And, into the wild with Thomas D. Mangelsen

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    E40 Billionaire on the Bus, Pleistocene Park, JR

    Jul 7, 2019 · 44m

    A venture capitalist spreading funding to Middle America; then, bringing back pieces of the Ice Age to combat climate change; And, larger than life displays by French photographer JR

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    E41 The Oracle of A.I., John Green, The Pavarotti of Pasta

    Jul 14, 2019 · 44m

    How one man is advancing artificial intelligence; then, author John Green talks about reaching young adults and dealing with mental illness; and, Chef Massimo Bottura: The Pavarotti of pasta

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    E42 The Dutch Solution, Redemption, Fly Like An Eagle

    Jul 21, 2019 · 44m

    How Dutch stormwater management could mitigate damage from hurricanes; then, meet a convicted felon who became a Georgetown law professor; and, how an Oklahoma woman learned to fly like an eagle in Mongolia

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    E43 The Principles of Ray Dalio, Robots to the Rescue, Monaco

    Jul 28, 2019 · 44m

    Ray Dalio says wealth inequality is a national emergency; then, robots come to the rescue after Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster; and, inside Monaco: The ultimate playground for the rich.

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    E44 Survivors Network, Ultra Deep, The Future Factory

    Aug 4, 2019 · 44m

    Parents of a 2012 Aurora, Colorado, shooting victim travel the country to help others impacted by mass shootings; Then, what lies at the bottom of one of the deepest holes ever dug by man?; And, making ideas into reality at MIT's 'Future Factory'

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    E45 To Catch a Spy, A Different Kind of Vision, Alma

    Aug 11, 2019 · 44m

    How a former CIA officer was caught betraying his country; then, an architect goes blind, says he's actually gotten better at his job; and, Alma Deutscher: The prodigy whose "first language" is Mozart.

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    E46 Pegasus, Plastic Plague

    Aug 18, 2019 · 44m

    The CEO of Israeli spyware-maker NSO on fighting terror, Khashoggi murder, and Saudi Arabia; and, cleaning up the plastic in the ocean.

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    E47 Ransomware, Inside the Epidemic, Tim Green

    Aug 25, 2019 · 44m

    How cybercriminals hold data hostage... and why the best solution is often paying a ransom. Then, who's responsible for the opioid epidemic? Doctors or pharmaceutical companies? And, Tim Green: Coping with the ALS he thinks was caused by the game he loves

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    E48 Targeting Americans, A radical solution, The Ride of His Life

    Sep 1, 2019 · 44m

    Brain trauma suffered by U.S. diplomats abroad could be work of hostile foreign government; Then, how the NYU School of Medicine is going tuition-free; And, riding the waves of Nazaré with Garrett McNamara.

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    E49 Steve Kroft, The Isle of Eigg

    Sep 8, 2019 · 44m

    “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl looks back at Steve Kroft’s career; and, just off Scotland, a tiny island with one main road is a testament to human independence.

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    E50 Online Overdose, Frontotemporal Dementia, Mark Bradford

    Sep 15, 2019 · 44m

    Deadly fentanyl bought online from China is being shipped through the mail; then, Bill Whitaker reports on FTD, a devastating illness and the most common form of dementia for Americans under the age of 60; and, Mark Bradford: The “60 Minutes” Interview.

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    E51 Know My Name, The Pact

    Sep 22, 2019 · 44m

    For years she was known as "Emily Doe," the young woman sexually assaulted in 2015 by Brock Turner. Now, Chanel Miller is reclaiming her story; and, the brotherly love that helped Shaquem Griffin make it to the NFL as a one-handed player.

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