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Recent episodes from 60 Minutes Podcast - Selected Segments

  • Bob Woodward, Alec Baldwin, Tuna
    Published: Sep 7, 08
    60 Minutes Correspondent Scott Pelley speaks with Washington Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward on his new book which reveals the secret behind the success of the troop surge in Iraq. 60 Minutes Correspondent Morley Safer speaks with actor Alec Baldwin about his attraction to controversy. 60 Minutes Correspondent Bob Simon reports on the high demand of bluefin tuna from Tokyo. Andy Rooney explores why so many people carry so much "stuff."
     
  • Obama/biden, Afghanistan, Awakening
    Published: Aug 31, 08
    CBS News Correspondent Steve Croft talks to Barack Obama and Joe Biden. CBS News Correspondent Scott Pelley reports on the air force control center that is responsible for air strikes in Afghanistan. CNN's Anderson Cooper on assignment for 60 Minutes reports on the affects of drugs like Ambien on semi-conscious and vegetative patients. CBS News Correspondent Andy Rooney discusses the quirky things he receives in the mail.
     
  • Iraq Killings, Quaid Twins, Magazine Ads
    Published: Aug 24, 08
    60 Minutes Correspondent Scott Pelley sits down with Sgt. Frank Wuterich, the man at the center of investigations into the killing of twenty-four civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly talk to 60 Minutes Correspondent Steve Croft about the accidental overdose of a blood thinner that almost killed their twin infants. 60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney talks about the way women are portrayed in magazine advertisements.
     
  • Valerie Plame Wilson, Anderson Cooper
    Published: Aug 17, 08
    Former CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson sits down with CBS's Katie Couric, appearing in her first interview since she was the center of a national scandal. Women are bering the brunt of the civil war in Congo. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports. A detective thinks he has solved the mystery of the missing Leonardo DaVinci masterpiece, The Battle of Anghiari. 60 Minutes Correspondent Morely Safer reports.
     
  • Israeli Air Force, Carl Icahn
    Published: Aug 10, 08
    If any country takes the nuclear threat from Iran more seriously than the United States, it's Israel. Bob Simon reports. Lara Logan explores the case of murderer Greg Thompson, who cannot be executed based on his mental state. However, medication may soon stabilize his condition, allowing his sentence to be carried out. Leslie Stahl speaks with billionaire Carl Icahn to discover how he continuously turns company losses into his profits.
     
  • Kingdom Of Dubai, Andy Rooney
    Published: Aug 3, 08
    The Kingdom of Dubai finds success in the Middle East. 60 Minutes Correspondent Steve Kroft reports. 60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney shares his feelings on combining flavors.
     
  • Bruce Sprinsteen, Nasa, John Matorano
    Published: Jul 27, 08
    Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band talk with Scott Pelley; Steve Kroft interviews Boston mobster John Martorano; Bob Fuss on NASA's preparationo for a manned flight to mars; Andy Rooney on food labels.
     
  • Darfur, Venezuela, Cancer Research
    Published: Jul 20, 08
    60 Minutes Correspondent Scott Pelley crosses over the border from Chad into Sudan in search of a boy displaced during ongoing ethnic cleansing in Darfur. 60 Minutes Correspondent Lesley Stahl reports on how one man's invention may bring researchers one step closer to finding the cure for cancer. 60 Minutes Correspondent Bob Simon reports on Venezuela's music program that is keeping kids off the streets. 60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney takes a look at the state of travel today.
     
  • Gays In Military; Medical; Beckham
    Published: Jul 13, 08
    This week on 60 Minutes, Leslie Stahl reports on how the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy has been impacted by the war on terror, Scott Pelley reports on Remote Area Medical, an organziation bringing free medical care to millions of Americans that lack medical insurance, and finally Anderson Cooper tells the human story behind a world class athlete, soccer superstar David Beckham.
     
  • Gorillas, Iraq War, Pennies
    Published: Jul 6, 08
    Anderson Cooper visits the Congo, where mountain gorillas trapped in the cross hairs of a decade-long civil war are threatened with extinction. Meanwhile, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith tells Steve Kroft that the war in Iraq was a preemptive move. Morley Safer asks whether keeping the penny is pennywise. And finally, Andy Rooney takes an old fashioned approach to contemporary art.
     
  • Iraqi Christians; Dna; Will Smith
    Published: Jun 29, 08
    Iraqi Christians are in danger now more than ever. Facing harder times that under Saddam Hussein's reign, Iraqi Christians are forced to worship in secret services. 60 Minutes Correspondent Scott Pelley reports. Individuals are now able to trace their ancestry back hundreds of years using samples of DNA. 60 Minutes Correspondent Lesley Stahl reports. 60 Minutes Correspondent Steve Kroft speaks with entertainment icon, Will Smith, on his successful career and resilient work ethic.
     
  • Al Hura; Plumpy-nut; Salmon
    Published: Jun 22, 08
    60 Minutes Correspondent Scott Pelley reports on the controversial U.S. sponsored Arabic news channel, Al Hura. 60 Minutes Correspondent Anderson Cooper reports on Plumpy-nut -- a breakthrough in curing malnutrition. 60 Minutes Correspondent Leslie Stahl reports on the extreme effort to get Salmon upstream and safely out of the way of dangerous dams. 60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney discusses the changing landscape of fruit over the years.
     
  • Sleep Deprivation; Happiest Country
    Published: Jun 15, 08
    Leslie Stahl reports on how poor quality sleep can due damage to your metabolism, memory and other body functions. Morley Safer reports on the happiest country in the world: Denmark.
     
  • Dust ; Howard Hughes; Joel Osteen
    Published: Jun 8, 08
    Sugar, corn and metal can cause catastrophic explosions when in dust form as Scott Pelley reports. Leslie Stahl reports on the Howard Hughes many people dont know, and the medical insititute he helped create. Byron Pitts reports on minister Joel Osteen and the "prosperity gospel" he preaches to thousands of followers.
     
  • Keith Herrera, Ray Gun, Tom Perkins
    Published: Jun 1, 08
    Katie Couric speaks with Chicago Police Officer Keith Herrera who is charged with committing crimes on the very streets he protects. David Martin explores first-hand, the innovative technology of the Pentagon's ray gun. Leslie Stahl visits with business tycoon Tom Perkins to tour his mega-yacht. Andy Rooney nears his 1000th 60 Minutes commentary.