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On this week's "60 Minutes," Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Norah O'Donnell that he will visit Ukraine next week. This comes as  Russian President Vladimir Putin has pulled back in the last few days some of the more than 100,000 troops he's amassed at the Ukrainian border. The demand for microchips in the U.S. is growing, but fewer and fewer are being manufactured domestically. Lesley Stahl speaks with Pat Gelsinger, the new CEO of Intel, and Mark Liu, Chairman of TSMC, the Taiwanese company leading the world in advanced chip production. John Dickerson interviews author, John Lewis, about his book, "The Premonition," which follows doctors and scientists who saw the pandemic coming.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Maj 202146min

On this week's "60 Minutes," David Martin interviews Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who weighs in on the racial bias he' has experienced throughout career. A Georgia school system is helping the CDC understand how the coronavirus spreads within schools. John Dickerson tells us more. And Scott Pelley interviews Michael Sherwin, the DOJ prosecutor who has been leading the investigation into the Capitol riots, the largest criminal investigation in U.S. history. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Mars 202147min

Low wage workers are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus recession. Scott Pelley travels to Ohio and talks to people who have lost their income and homes. A 40-year-old antidepressant and a California horse track are connected in what could be another treatment of COVID19. Sharyn Alfonsi tells us more. And Bill Whitaker introduces us to NASA engineer, Jodie Singer, who is in charge of building the rocket aimed at putting first woman on the moon. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Mars 202146min

In an interview with Bill Whitaker, U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, whose son was killed, says FBI evidence found suggested the gunman was also targeting Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Scott Pelley reports on the efforts to hold Syrian President Bashar Assad accountable for the atrocities committed against his own people in Syria's civil war. And DHS official Elizabeth Neumann tells Lesley Stahl hate groups are targeting disillusioned QAnon followers. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Feb 202146min

Scott Pelley speaks to the bereaved families of some of the 400,000 Americans who perished in the pandemic. And In a two-part story, Jon Wetheim reports that Chinese company, BGI Group, offered to build COVID labs in at least six states and U.S. intelligence officials issued warnings not to share health data with BGI. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Feb 202146min

Less than a week after the Capitol Hill riots, where her office was ransacked, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells Lesley Stahl \nothing is off the table when it comes to how President Trump will be dealt with following Wednesday's chaos. A week ago, Georgia’s top election official, Brad Raffensperger, spent an hour on the phone listening to President Trump lie and threaten, trying to get Georgia to take away Joe Biden’s victory. Tonight, he talks to Scott Pelley. And Jon Werheim profiles Independent Senator Angus King of Maine. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Jan 202146min

On the first "60 Minutes" broadcast of 2021, Scott Pelley reports on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which protects internet platforms from liability for what users post on their sites. Sharyn Alfonsi talks to Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times for the same crime, and freed from death row with help from a podcast. The pandemic not only took his audiences away, its restrictions against gatherings also made millions of people lonely. As he tells Jon Wertheim, German pianist Igor Levit found a way to overcome the pandemic's effects on him and ease people's loneliness at the same time by streaming his world-renowned music on Twitter. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Jan 202146min

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to run HHS, says Sutter Health's practices led to some of the highest health care costs in the state. Lesley Stahl has the story. Saudis accused of serious crimes have fled to the kingdom before trial. The FBI believes they had help from U.S. ally Saudi Arabia. Scott Pelley talks to Oregon Senator, Ron Wyden, who made the claims. And John Dickerson investigates the controversial syndrome not recognized by many leading medical groups, "excited delirium." Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Dec 202047min