60 Minutes

On this week's "60 Minutes," Bill Whitaker finds out what lies 2 miles below Earth's surface. Scott Pelley goes hunting with eagles in Mongolia, and Anderson Cooper reports on Easter Island's moai statues. 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

Frontotemporal dementia -- or FTD -- is the most common and most devastating forms for dementia. As Bill Whitaker tells us, the cause of the illness, which effects many Americans under the age of 60, remains unclear. With Arctic permafrost thawing too quickly, scientists in Siberia are considering drastic measures. Scott Pelley reports. John Green, the best-selling author of books like "The Fault in Our Stars," opens up to Jon Wertheim about exploring his fears through his writing.  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

More sharks are being spotted near beaches in the North Atlantic Ocean, some just feet from the shoreline. Why the sharks are swimming so close and how scientists are tracking them? The reintroduction of the predator has led to more visitors and a shift in the ecological makeup of Yellowstone Park. And, "National Geographic" photographer Joel Sartore shows us how his shots come together and why he started his Photo Ark project. Bill Whitaker will have these 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

Anderson Cooper profiles artist Mark Bradford, who tackles complex social and political issues through abstract works; Then, 60 Minutes travels to Italy to meet Chef Massimo Bottura, whose kitchen creations are works of art; And, inside Lalibela, the mysterious holy site visited by 200,000 Ethiopian Christians on their annual pilgrimage. 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

In an interview with Sharyn Alfonsi, El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, says his country is not prepared to process and care for asylum seekers -- he promised to accept in a controversial deal with the U.S. Francesco Lotoro has spent 30 years recovering, cataloging and performing music written by prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. Jon Wertheim has his story 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

Bill Whitaker reports on the case involving 12 Russian agents who interfered with the 2016 presidential election. Scientists have developed a way to decode human thoughts and emotions using MRI's and computer analysis. Lesley Stahl has the story. The heart-wrenching photo was seen all over the world. A man with his 2-year-old daughter inside his shirt -- face down on the bank of the Rio Grande River, drowned after trying to illegally enter the U.S. by swimming across. Tania Avalos, the wife and mother talks about the tragic incident -- for the first time -- with Sharyn Alfonsi. Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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

Several sheriffs in Colorado are digging in their heels against a gun law allowing temporary confiscation of firearms -- if a gun owner shows dangerous or threatening behavior. Scott Pelley reports. China and other countries -- minus the United States -- are racing to be the first to mine trillions of dollars worth of metals used in cell phones, supercomputers and more. Bill Whitaker has the story. And "Sesame Street" launches a new program for Syrian refugee children. Lesley Stahl has the story on this week's "6o Minutes."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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

In an interview with Lesley Stahl, the chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase talks about Elizabeth Warren and the state of the global economy. Journalist Maria Ressa tells Bill Whitaker that reporting in the Philippines on the Duterte administration, is "worse than any war zone she's been in." These stories on tonight's "60 Minutes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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

Before she was deported to Russia, Maria Butina spoke to Lesley Stahl about charges that she sought to influence U.S. policy for the Kremlin. Britain's pending divorce from the European Union has dragged out for over three years. Jon Wertheim interviews the outgoing speaker who tried to maintain order over it all. And Bill Whitaker introduces us to a Utah family with NINE professional cowboys. Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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

Presidential candidate Joe Biden talks to Norah O'Donnell about the 2020 race to the White House -- and revisits his October 2015 interview -- where he said he would NOT run for president in 2016. Nearly three years after California legalized marijuana, the profit outlook for this budding business looks cloudy. Sharyn Alfonsi reports. A partnership between superpowers is helping to save giant pandas from the brink of extinction. Scott Pelley has the story. Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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