60 Minutes

A report from a lone U.S. rare earth mine and the push to rebuild domestic magnet production. A look at foreign investment aiming to revive American shipbuilding and the hurdles of workforce, cost, and policy. A nationwide study using dogs to track aging, dementia markers, and drug trials that could inform human longevity research.

Mitch Albom, bestselling author and philanthropist who runs Have Faith Haiti, discusses sheltering and educating vulnerable children in Port-au-Prince. He describes life inside a fortified orphanage. The conversation highlights intake and rescue stories, daily schooling and security, and students pursuing education abroad with plans to help Haiti’s future.

Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of Defense and former veterans advocate, discusses the state of the war with Iran. He talks about recent strikes, intelligence-sharing with allies, force posture and covert options, and steps to secure the Strait of Hormuz and protect shipping. Short, direct takes on casualties, investigations, and regional defense priorities.

Reza Pahlavi, exiled Iranian opposition leader and son of the late shah, discusses Iran at a crossroads. He predicts regime collapse and urges Iranians to seize the streets while stressing safety. He outlines principles for a democratic transition, argues for dismantling any military nuclear program, and addresses his father's legacy and ties to U.S. politics.

Correspondent Cecilia Vega reports from McDowell County, W.Va. – once the nation’s largest coal producer, and now one of the poorest places in the country, where the food stamp program started and the opioid crisis took hold. When President Trump said he would “permanently pause migration from all third world countries” to the U.S., there was one exception: the resettlement of white South African refugees, mostly Afrikaners. The president has said white farmers in the country are victims of genocide, a claim the government of South Africa disputes. Artificial intelligence is being used to make art that is being embraced by many of the world’s most prestigious museums and auction houses, raising an age-old question: what counts as art?  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

Investigative reporting on the controversy around the GRAS classification and calls to rethink ultra-processed food ingredients. Discussions about how processed starches and sweeteners affect the brain and public health, and political and legal efforts to change food policy. A separate human-interest tale follows three infants born in Nazi camps who survived against all odds and later reunited.

Margaret Atwood, celebrated Canadian novelist behind The Handmaid's Tale, speaks about bans, research, and why her dystopia resonates. Salman Rushdie, novelist and free-speech advocate who wrote Knife about the 2022 attack, reflects on surviving and reclaiming his story. Cecilia Vega, CBS correspondent, goes behind the scenes at Guinness World Records to reveal strict audits and delightfully strange human feats.

Rand Paul, U.S. senator from Kentucky and chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, presses for independent scrutiny of federal immigration operations after controversial Minneapolis shootings. He questions official accounts, calls for accountability, and previews upcoming hearings. Other segments explore NASA’s Artemis II moon mission and Amsterdam’s Boom Chicago improv legacy.

Timothée Chalamet, award-nominated actor preparing to portray Bob Dylan after five years of intense study. Jamie Lee Curtis, veteran performer who found renewed acclaim in her 60s while reflecting on sobriety and reinvention. Kate Winslet, Oscar-winning actress and producer who spent years shaping a female-led film about Lee Miller. They discuss deep preparation, career reinvention, authenticity on camera, and creative control.

Sharyn Alfonsi, an investigative correspondent, delves into the unsettling conditions at El Salvador's CECOT prison, where deportees share harrowing tales of abuse, including torture and sexual assault. She highlights the flawed criteria used by ICE to label Venezuelan deportees as gang members, revealing a shocking pattern of systemic failure. Additionally, tensions in Minneapolis following a shooting incident are explored, alongside rising crocodile populations in Australia, highlighting the human-wildlife conflicts that ensue.