60 Minutes - Season 48

Run Time: 44 mins
Air Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015
Average Rating: ⭐ 6.591 (77 votes)
CBS55 Episodes

The Tax Refund Scam, Cleaning up the VA, Foo Fighters
Season 48 - Episode 1
Steve Kroft reports on a tax refund scam that's costing millions; then, hear from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on his personal mission ...

Hands off the Wheel, Patrick Kennedy, The Hidden Holocaust
Season 48 - Episode 2
Reporter Bill Whitaker explores self-driving cars. Also: an interview with former representative Patrick Kennedy, who discusses alcoholism a...

President Obama, 30 Years on Death Row
Season 48 - Episode 3
Steve Kroft questions President Obama on topics including Russia's incursion in Syria, ISIS and the 2016 presidential race; then, Bill Whita...

Rare Earth Elements, Ending Life, All-American
Season 48 - Episode 4
Modern life's devices under China's grip? Lesley Stahl reports; then, Anderson Cooper on the end-of-life debate and a controversial case; an...

Vice President Biden, Inside the Air War, The New Burma
Season 48 - Episode 5
Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, speak with Norah O?Donnell; then, 60 Minutes goes inside the U.S. command center for ...

Heroin In The Heartland, Smart Guns, The Slave Ship
Season 48 - Episode 6
The faces of heroin include the young, middle-to-upper class and suburban. What was once thought of as an inner-city problem is now a nation...

Into Dangerous Hands, The Collider, Hamilton
Season 48 - Episode 7
Scott Pelley uncovers critical lapses in the U.S. security clearance process that millions must pass to work with America?s secrets; then, w...

The Paris Attacks, The Speaker of the House, Football and the Brain
Season 48 - Episode 8
Scott Pelley interviews survivors of the Paris terror attacks; then, newly-elected House Speaker Paul Ryan discusses his plans for the job h...

Active Shooter, Common Enemy, The Future of Money
Season 48 - Episode 9
U.S. police departments are training officers how to respond to active shooter attacks; then, Lara Logan reports from the battle lines again...

The Last Prisoner, The Execution of Jospeh Wood, Taking on the Eiger
Season 48 - Episode 10
Alan Gross talks with Scott Pelley in his first interview about his five-year captivity in Cuba; Bill Whitaker reports on the longest execut...

Confidential Informants, Bonobos
Season 48 - Episode 11
A report on young confidential informers used in the war on drugs; a visit to an orphanage in the Congo that cares for bonobos.

A New Direction on Drugs/The New Force Behind Star Wars/Lewis Hamilton
Season 48 - Episode 12
Top drug official Michael Botticelli says the old war on drugs is all wrong, and wants to refocus the country's drug policy; J.J. Abrams, th...

Inside Apple, Michael Caine
Season 48 - Episode 13
Apple CEO Tim Cook addresses issues concerning his company including encryption technology, corporate taxes, and manufacturing products in C...

Mob Stories
Season 48 - Episode 14
Stories of murder, mayhem and the Mafia on a special edition of 60 Minutes

Lost In The Bermuda Triangle, Agromafia, Little Jazz Man
Season 48 - Episode 15
Scott Pelley's report on the sinking of the El Faro shows video for the first time of the cargo ship 15,000 feet beneath the Atlantic; then,...

Road to Syria, Life After Death Row, Hamilton
Season 48 - Episode 16
Bill Whitaker reports from inside the Syrian base from which Russia is launching air strikes in support of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad; ...

The Great Brain Robbery, Sean Penn, Mountain Lions of L.A.
Season 48 - Episode 17
Economic espionage sponsored by the Chinese government is costing U.S. corporations money and jobs; then, Sean Penn on his controversial mee...

Make-A-Wish, The Health Wagon, The Giving Pledge
Season 48 - Episode 18
Bill Whitaker reports on Make-A-Wish Foundation; Scott Pelley visits with nurse practitioners who provide healthcare services to uninsured w...

Heroin in the Heartland, Alive and Kickin', David Bowie
Season 48 - Episode 19
What was once thought of as an inner-city problem is now a national epidemic: heroin addiction; then, Lesley Stahl reports on a show in Harl...

Money Laundering; Greenland Melting
Season 48 - Episode 20
See what happens when hidden cameras capture New York lawyers being asked to move highly questionable funds into the U.S. Steve Kroft report...

John Brennan, Danny Clinch, FIFA
Season 48 - Episode 21
The head of the CIA outlines the threat to America posed by ISIS and discusses other security concerns; then, not playing by the rules? Stev...

Recapture of El Chapo, Elaine Weinstein, Danny Boyle
Season 48 - Episode 22
Bill Whitaker reports on the search and recapture of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman; Lesley Stahl interviews Elaine Weinstein, whose hu...

Preserving The Past
Season 48 - Episode 23
Scott Pelley reports on an African American museum in Washington, D.C.; Morley Safer looks at architectural treasures falling into disrepair...

Dead Or Alive, Face Blindness
Season 48 - Episode 24
Thousands of errors to the Social Security Administration's Death Master File can result in fraudulent payments -- costing taxpayers billion...

Prime Minister Trudeau, King of Coal, Death Row in Livingston Texas
Season 48 - Episode 25
Justin Trudeau, the new, young leader and scion of Canadian political royalty talks to Lara Logan; then, Anderson Cooper reports on the land...

Encryption, Aid in Dying, Starchitect
Season 48 - Episode 26
Lesley Stahl reports on a texting app favored by ISIS that features encryption; Dr. Jon LaPook reports on terminally-ill patients who can ta...

The Resurrection of St. Benedicts, Presidente Macri, Cornel West
Season 48 - Episode 27
Their school motto is "Whatever hurts my brother hurts me" and their graduation rate is 98 percent. Scott Pelley reports on a unique school ...

Make-A-Wish, The Health Wagon, The Giving Pledge
Season 48 - Episode 28
Bill Whitaker meets some of the people behind the popular organization that grants the wishes of seriously ill children; Then, Scott Pelley ...

Crime and Punishment, Christopher Wheeldon, Bubba
Season 48 - Episode 29
Privacy, weekend leave, keys...This is prison? Bill Whitaker reports on the German prison system; then, pro golfer Bubba Watson tells Sharyn...

28 Pages, Rising in the East, Switching Teams
Season 48 - Episode 30
Top secret report may hold clues about Saudi support for 9/11; ?Hollywood, watch out,? says an American film producer on the rise of Chinese...

Not Paid, Rikers Island, Hacking Your Phone
Season 48 - Episode 31
Lesley Stahl investigates the life insurance industry; then, Bill Whitaker reports on a disturbing pattern of neglect and excessive force at...

The Heroin Epidemic, Dialing for Dollars, and Gold Star Parents
Season 48 - Episode 32
Should heroin be treated as a medical or a legal problem? Bill Whitaker reports from Ohio on how the hard-hit state is handling the crisis; ...

Strike-through, Fintech, The Children's Village
Season 48 - Episode 33
60 Minutes investigates medical gear sold during Ebola crisis; then, Lesley Stahl reports on what's being called the financial technology re...

Russia's Dark Secret, The Killing Machine, Earthquake Alley
Season 48 - Episode 34
Russian doping at Sochi Winter Olympics exposed; then, Oklahoma's rise in quakes linked to man-made causes; and, exposing the ISIS killing m...

Breakthrough Status, Collateral Damage
Season 48 - Episode 35
Scott Pelley follows patients in a Duke clinical trial of a new cancer therapy that the FDA has granted breakthrough status; and, Bill Whita...

Morley Safer: A Reporter's Life
Season 48 - Episode 36
A celebration of Morley Safer's career includes interviews with former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, historian David McCullough and retired U....

All in the Family, Inside Edge, Valerie Jarrett
Season 48 - Episode 37
Morley Safer reports on the Antinori family of wine makers in Tuscany, Italy; Bill Whitaker interviews the analyst involved in helping bring...

After Shock, $80 Million Con, The Last Vaquitas
Season 48 - Episode 38
David Martin reports on a National Guard recruiting program that was taken advantage of by some guardsmen; Anderson Cooper reports on the mo...

John Brennan, King of Coal, The Future of Money
Season 48 - Episode 39
Scott Pelley interviews CIA director John Brennan; Anderson Cooper reports on the case against former coal company CEO Don Blankenship; Lesl...

A New Direction on Drugs, The Greatest, Little Jazz Man
Season 48 - Episode 40
Top drug official Michael Botticelli says the old war on drugs is all wrong; 60 Minutes revisits a classic 1996 segment on Muhammad Ali, who...

Update on the Orlando Mass Shooting, Lost in the Bermuda Triangle, Hamilton
Season 48 - Episode 41
Scott Pelley's report on the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro; and, 60 Minutes director's cut of "Hamilton" offers more on the Broadway sma...

Smart Guns, 28 Pages, Taking On The Eiger
Season 48 - Episode 42
Is the U.S. ready for smart guns? Lesley Stahl reports; then, top secret "28 pages"; may hold clues about Saudi support for 9/11 hijackers; ...

El Chapo, The Resurrection Of St. Benedict's Bubba
Season 48 - Episode 43
Bill Whitaker gives the inside story of the hunt for and recapture of "El Chapo"; then, Scott Pelley reports on a unique school in Newark; a...

A Night at the Movies
Season 48 - Episode 44
A special edition of "60 Minutes Presents" takes a look at the new force behind "Star Wars;" British veteran actor Michael Caine; and, the d...

The Gaskos, The Execution of Joseph Wood; Danny Clinch
Season 48 - Episode 45
The execution of Joseph Wood, which took nearly two hours, the longest in U.S. history; federal law enforcement trackers discuss how they lo...

The Republican Ticket, Bastille Day Tragedy, Mountain Lions of L.A.
Season 48 - Episode 46
Donald Trump and Gov. Mike Pence speak to Lesley Stahl in their first joint interview; Seth Doane reports from Nice, France; and, Bill Whita...

The Democratic Ticket, Make-A-Wish
Season 48 - Episode 47
Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, speak to Scott Pelley in their first joint interview; then, Bill Whitaker mee...

Life After Death Row, Top of the World, The Children's Village
Season 48 - Episode 48
Scott Pelley hears the story of three people who were exonerated after spending years in prison; then, Sharyn Alfonsi reports one of the mos...

Heroin In The Heartland, Christopher Wheeldon, Bonobos
Season 48 - Episode 49
What was once thought of as an inner-city problem is now a national epidemic, Bill Whitaker reports; then, Lesley Stahl profiles one of the ...

Not Paid, The Hidden Holocaust, Lewis Hamilton
Season 48 - Episode 50
Lesley Stahl reports on a life insurance industry investigation; then, a priest is determined to find forgotten victims of the Holocaust; an...

Strike-through, Fintech, The Slave Ship
Season 48 - Episode 51
60 Minutes investigates medical gear sold during Ebola crisis; then, Lesley Stahl reports on what's being called the financial technology re...

Anonymous, Inc., Switching Teams
Season 48 - Episode 52
Hidden cameras capture NY lawyers being asked to move highly questionable funds into the U.S.; and, Harvard swimmer Schuyler Bailar on comin...

Hacking Your Phone, 30 Years on Death Row, The Collider
Season 48 - Episode 53
How cellphones and mobile phone networks are vulnerable to hacking; then, the wrongful murder conviction of a man sentenced to death; and, e...

The 9/11 Museum, Gold Star Parents, Earthquake Alley
Season 48 - Episode 54
Lesley Stahl reports on the National September 11 Memorial & Museum; then, parents of fallen heroes unite to cope with loss; and, Oklaho...

The Libertarian Ticket, The New Cold War (1), Rising in the East
Season 48 - Episode 55
Steve Kroft interviews the Libertarian candidates who are taking on the two-party system; then, 60 Minutes gets a rare look inside U.S. Stra...