60 Minutes - Season 45

Run Time: 44 mins
Air Date: Sun, 30 Sept 2012
Average Rating: ⭐ 6.591 (77 votes)
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai; US General John Allen; Arnold Schwarzenegger
Season 45 - Episode 1
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. Marine General John Allen discuss the war with Laura Logan in Afghanistan; Actor Arnold Schwarzenegge...

Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei; U.S. Eyeware Company Luxotyica; Singer Rodriguez
Season 45 - Episode 2
The potential risks of Huawei, a Chinese telecom giant; doing business with the U.S. eyewear company Luxottica; singer Rodriguez.

The Syrian Civil War; New Program in Texas for War Vets; Daniel Craig & Barbara Broccoli
Season 45 - Episode 3
The impact the Syrian Civil War has on the country; A new program in Texas for veterans who have gotten in trouble with the law; Props &...

Medical Marijuana; Goldman Sachs Employee Greg Smith; Steven Spielberg
Season 45 - Episode 4
Colorado's medical marijuana industry; former Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith; director Steven Spielberg discusses his upcoming film, "Lin...

Jobs & the Economy in Asheboro, NC; Missing American Historical Treasures; Shahid Khan
Season 45 - Episode 5
Jobs and the economy in Asheboro, NC; American historical treasures that have gone missing; Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan.

Partisan U.S. Senate Gridlock; Historian David McCullough; Football Player Aaron Rodgers
Season 45 - Episode 6
Current and former members of the U.S. Senate discuss the partisan gridlock; historian David McCullough; professional football player Aaron ...

Residents of Belle Harbor, NY; Manufacturers Looking for High-Tech Capable Employees; David McCullough
Season 45 - Episode 7
Residents of Belle Harbor, a shoreline neighborhood in New York, who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy; U.S. manufacturers looking for employ...

An Immigration & Customs Enforcement Investigation; Infant Morality; College Football Programs
Season 45 - Episode 8
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's three-year investigation into the largest drug trafficking cartel ever seen; morality in infants; coll...

Free The Children; New York City Ballet; Dereck & Beverly Joubert
Season 45 - Episode 9
The organization Free the Children empowers kids to help others; the New York City Ballet; filmmakers Dereck & Beverly Joubert.

Claims Against a Hospital Chain; Shin Dong Hyuk; Adventurers Bertrand Piccard & Abdre Borschberg
Season 45 - Episode 10
Claims a hospital chain pressured doctors to admit patients; Shin Dong Hyuk talks about his escape from a North Korean prison camp; adventur...

Individuals Confessing To Crimes They Did Not Commit; The Race to Save the Tortoise; Hugh Jackman
Season 45 - Episode 11
Individuals confessing to crimes they did not commit; poachers sell endangered turtles and tortoises for large sums of money; actor Hugh Jac...

Tragedy in Newton; Costa Concordia; The Vatican Library's treasures
Season 45 - Episode 12
60 Minutes reports: Tragedy in Newtown Scott Pelley reports on the Newtown shooting and interviews a school nurse, a former classmate of th...

The Year of Adele/Rodriguez/Taylor Swift
Season 45 - Episode 13
"The Year of Adele" rebroadcasts a profile and interview with the singer. "Rodriguez" rebroadcasts a profile and interview the famous singer...

Bionic limbs; Danish Spy; Judd Apatow
Season 45 - Episode 14
How humans can move robotic limbs with their thoughts; a former Danish spy who claims to have played a role in the killing of an Al-Qaeda le...

Internet's Impact on the News and Print Media; David Kelley and his company, IDEO; the Barcelona soccer team's unique training system is spotlighted
Season 45 - Episode 15
Morley Safer explores the Internet's impact on newspapers and the print media; Charlie Rose profiles David Kelley and his company, IDEO, a c...

March of the Machines; Justice Sotomayor; Free Diving
Season 45 - Episode 16
Steve Kroft reports on technological advances, especially robotics, that are revolutionizing the workplace, but not necessarily creating job...

The President and the Secretary of State; The Fall of Lance Armstrong
Season 45 - Episode 17
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appear in their first joint interview when they speak together to Steve...

Attack in Algeria; 40 Million Mistakes; Lincoln
Season 45 - Episode 18
Mark Cobb, Steve Wysocki and Nick Frazier, three of the five Americans who survived the al Qaeda attack on an Algerian natural gas facility ...

Israel's Iron Dome; World's Largest Civilian Hospital Ship; Downton Abbey's Maggie Smith
Season 45 - Episode 19
Bob Simon reports on Israel's "Iron Dome," a game-changing defense system that the Israeli Air Force says shot down 85 percent of the rocket...

The Life and Death of Clay Hunt; China's Real Estate Mogul; China's Real Estate Bubble
Season 45 - Episode 20
Byron Pitts reports on the suicide of Clay Hunt, a former marine combat veteran; Lesley Stahl profiles Chinese billionaire Zhang Xin, a lead...

Lethal Medicine; Sheryl Sandberg; God's Architect
Season 45 - Episode 21
Scott Pelley investigates the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 48 people and sickened hundreds of others; Norah O'Donnell profi...

Disillusionment Among Nuns in America; Twitter Creator Jack Dorsey; Former Hit Man Says He Has Found God
Season 45 - Episode 22
Bob Simon reports on how Pope Francis may address the disillusionment among American nuns; Lara Logan interviews Twitter creator Jack Dorsey...

Crackdown in Russia; Blindsided; The Nile Crocodile
Season 45 - Episode 23
Lesley Stahl interviews a member of Russia's punk protest band Pussy Riot, about the group's anti-Putin demonstration that resulted in two m...

The Pioneer Hotel Fire; The Lost Boys
Season 45 - Episode 24
Steve Kroft looks back at the Pioneer Hotel fire in Tucson that killed 29 people in 1970, exploring new evidence that could free a man in pr...

Parents of Children Killed in the Newtown Massacre on Gun Law; Professional Basketball Player Jeremy Lin
Season 45 - Episode 25
Parents of the victims of the Newtown, Conn., massacre speak with Scott Pelley about their efforts to change gun laws. Also: Charlie Rose in...

Searching for warlord Joseph Kony; professional baseball player R.A. Dickey discusses his career; culture in the quirky town of Marfa, Texas
Season 45 - Episode 26
Lara Logan joins African soldiers and U.S. military advisers as they search for warlord Joseph Kony; Lesley Stahl interviews Cy Young Award-...

The Boston Bombings; Sniffing For Bombs; The 9/11 Museum
Season 45 - Episode 27
The inside story of the Boston Marathon bombing investigation: Scott Pelley interviews Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. Lara Logan gets ...

Angel of Death; Rosie's Run for the Roses
Season 45 - Episode 28
Angel of Death - Serial killer nurse Charles Cullen confessed to as many as 40 murders, but some believe he killed many, many more patients ...

Counterinsurgency Cops; Robin Hood; Invisible Wounds
Season 45 - Episode 29
Lesley Stahl examines counterinsurgency tactics used by police in Springfield, Mass., to combat gangs; Scott Pelley interviews Paul Tudor Jo...

The Rescue of Jessica Buchanan; Succeeding As Civilians; Bill Gates 2.0
Season 45 - Episode 30
Scott Pelley interviews Jessica Buchanan, an American aid worker who was captured and held hostage for three months in Somalia before being ...

A Face in the Crowd, Three Generations of Punishment, Michael Jackson
Season 45 - Episode 31
Lesley Stahl reports on facial-recognition technology; Anderson Cooper interviews human-rights activist Shin Dong-hyuk, who is believed to b...

A Long & Dangerous Journey, Lion Kings, Taylor Swift
Season 45 - Episode 32
Anderson Cooper reports on thousands of Afghan boys who are fleeing their war-torn country to escape to Europe; Lara Logan visits documentar...

Bionic Limbs, Missing American Historical Treasures, Maggie Smith
Season 45 - Episode 33
Scott Pelley reports on robotic prostheses; Bob Simon investigates the theft of thousands of historical documents; Steve Kroft profiles Magg...

The Cost of Admission, Justice Sotomayor, God's Architect
Season 45 - Episode 34
Steve Kroft investigates allegations that a hospital chain pressured doctors to admit patients regardless of their medical needs; Scott Pell...

The Super Cartel, Sticker Shock, Barca
Season 45 - Episode 35
Lara Logan investigates the bust of a massive drug-trafficking cartel; Lesley Stahl reports on the Italian eye-wear company Luxottica; Bob S...

Evidence of Innocence, Crackdown in Russia, Design Thinking
Season 45 - Episode 36
Lara Logan interviews Michael Morton, who spent nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit; Lesley Stahl reports on the Russian...

Sheryl Sandberg, David McCullough
Season 45 - Episode 37
Norah O'Donnell profiles Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg; Morley Safer interviews historian David McCullough and accompanies him to Paris.

Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig, Lincoln
Season 45 - Episode 38
Scott Pelley profiles Hugh Jackman; Anderson Cooper interviews Daniel Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli who discuss the James Bond films; ...

Angel of Death, The Race to Save the Tortoise
Season 45 - Episode 39
Steve Kroft interviews convicted serial killer Charles Cullen, a former nurse who pleaded guilty to killing 29 patients during his 16-year c...

Sniffing for Bombs, The Lost Boys
Season 45 - Episode 40
Lara Logan reports on dogs that are trained to sniff out bombs; Bob Simon visits with Sudanese refugees who settled in the U.S.

American Nuns, Bill Gates 2.0, The Baby Lab
Season 45 - Episode 41
Bob Simon addresses disillusionment among nuns in the U.S.; Charlie Rose interviews Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Also: a study of morality ...

Counterinsurgency Cops, Africa Mercy, Marfa, Texas
Season 45 - Episode 42
Lesley Stahl examines counterinsurgency tactics employed by police in Springfield, Mass., to combat gang violence; Scott Pelley goes aboard ...

Lethal Medicine, China's Real Estate Mogul, China's Real Estate Bubble
Season 45 - Episode 43
Scott Pelley investigates the deadly, multistate fungal-meningitis outbreak that killed more than 50 people; Lesley Stahl profiles Chinese b...

Morten Storm, Robin Hood, Free Diving
Season 45 - Episode 44
Lara Logan interviews a former Danish spy who claims to have played a role in the killing of an Al-Qaeda leader; Scott Pelley interviews Pau...

40 Million Mistakes, A Face in the Crowd, The Nile Crocodile
Season 45 - Episode 45
Steve Kroft investigates the accuracy of credit reports that American consumers rely on for credit cards and loans; Lesley Stahl reports on ...

Costa Concordia, Khan Academy, The Innovator
Season 45 - Episode 46
Lesley Stahl reports on the salvage operation to tow the capsized Costa Concordia passenger ship; Sanjay Gupta interviews Sal Khan, founder ...

March of the Machines, The 9/11 Museum, Michael Jackson
Season 45 - Episode 47
Steve Kroft explores groundbreaking technological advances and robotics in the workplace; Lesley Stahl visits the September 11 Memorial Muse...

Syria, The Briefer, Rocky Mountain High
Season 45 - Episode 48
Charlie Rose interviews Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Also: Scott Pelley speaks with Barack Obama about chemical weapons use in Syria; J...