The BEST episodes of 60 Minutes season 56

#1 - 60 Minutes Presents: Animal Magnetism

Season 56 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/24/2023

#2 - Chaos on Campus; Quantum Computing; Greta Gerwig

Season 56 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/2023

Talking with Jewish and Palestinian students about the Israel-Hamas war; the pioneering technology of quantum computing; filmmaker Greta Gerwig.

#3 - Operation Lone Star; 97 Books; Artemis

Season 56 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/2024

First, a report on barricades and battles on the Texas border. Then, a look at why Beaufort banned five books from school libraries. And, a report on the challenges NASA faces going back to the moon.

#4 - The Resistance; Red and Green; Novak Djokovic

Season 56 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/2023

Speaking with civilians who resisted the occupation in Kherson, Ukraine; Gov. Mark Gordon (R-Wyo.) talks about his goal make his state carbon-negative in CO2 emissions; tennis player Novak Djokovic.

#5 - Chairman Powell; A Hole In The System; The Mismatch

Season 56 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/2024

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is interviewed. Topics include inflation risks and the economy, the timeline for cutting rates, and the health of the country's banks. Also: the fastest growing group entering the U.S. through the southern border—Chinese migrants; and how technology has helped spur a sports betting boom.

#6 - Scattered Spider; Knife; Tasmanian Tiger

Season 56 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/14/2024

Hackers paralyze some of Las Vegas' biggest hotels and casinos; author Salman Rushdie; people searching for the mysterious Tasmanian tiger, an apex predator declared extinct 40 years ago.

#7 - Commercial Real Estate; Master of the Mind

Season 56 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/14/2024

The crisis in commercial real estate, specifically in New York City's office sector; a groundbreaking approach to brain surgery that could revolutionize the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and drug addiction without any incisions.

#8 - 142 Days in Gaza; China

Season 56 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/25/2024

A report on what is happening inside Gaza; U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns talks about relations between the U.S. and China; China's economy and the mood of the country since its zero-COVID policy.

#9 - Dr. Kuznetzov; Your Chatbot Will See You Now; The Ring

Season 56 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/7/2024

The efforts to clear landmines in Izium, Ukraine; artificial intelligence chatbots offering mental health support; the mastermind behind two decades worth of thefts at hallowed sports venues and small museums.

#10 - The Hostage Story; Looting of Cambodia; Gnawa

Season 56 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/17/2023

First, a released Israeli hostage shares her painful story. Then, a look at how Cambodia is tracking down looted antiquities. And, reporting on Gnawa’s musical legacy in Morocco.

#11 - Secretary of Commerce; On British Soil; Kevin Hart

Season 56 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/21/2024

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo; the history of the Channel Islands; comic Kevin Hart.

#12 - Agency in Crisis; Interpol; Modern Ark

Season 56 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/28/2024

Colette Peters, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons; Interpol's successes in fighting global crime; Pat Craig, founder of The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.

#13 - John Eastman; Our Mistake Is Your Responsibility; Monkey Island

Season 56 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2023

John Eastman, the conservative former law professor who gave controversial legal advice to former President Donald Trump; Social Security Administration errors; Monkey Island, off the coast of Puerto Rico, is home to roughly 1,800 monkeys.

#14 - Targeting Americans; Indian Relay

Season 56 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/31/2024

Potential attacks on American government officials; the Indian Relay, a fast-paced, bareback horse race where teams complete three consecutive laps around a standard horse track.

#15 - Rise; Sealand; Ancient Vines

Season 56 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/2023

First, a trip to a camp for grieving Ukrainians in the Austrian Alps. Then, a visit to Sealand: the world’s smallest state. And, a look at Georgia’s 8,000 years of wine history.

#16 - Attorney General; The Rise and Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

Season 56 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2023

First, Merrick Garland on the independence of Trump and Hunter Biden investigations.Then, Michael Lewis’ new book on Sam Bankman-Fried.

#17 - President Zelenskyy; Into the Streets; Prime Time in Colorado

Season 56 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is interviewed at the presidential offices in Kyiv. Then, the Brothers and Sisters in Arms is a group of military reservists at the forefront of protest rallies in Israel. Also, University of Colorado's new head football coach Deion Sanders.

#18 - The Godfather of AI; General Milley; Rich Paul; 3D Printing

Season 56 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2023

First, Geoffrey Hinton on promise, risks of AI. Then, Gen. Mark Milley: The 60 Minutes Interview. Next, Rich Paul: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, 3D printing homes on Earth, someday the moon.

#19 - The Five Eyes; A Prisoner of Iran; Pink; The Isle of Man

Season 56 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/2023

First, Warnings from “Five Eyes” intelligence leaders. Next, American shares story of being held in Iran. Then, Pink: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, Isle of Man’s dangerous TT motorcycle race.

#20 - Crisis in the Red Sea; Fake Electors; Finding Cillian Murphy

Season 56 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/18/2024

Vice Admiral Brad Cooper and other Navy officers discuss a new kind of warfare on the high seas involving anti-ship ballistic missiles; Wisconsin's fake presidential electors, including attorney Andrew Hitt; actor Cillian Murphy.

#21 - President Biden; Rescue at the Kibbutz; The 50

Season 56 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2023

Correspondent Scott Pelley interviews President Joe Biden about the recent atrocities in southern Israel, the assault on Gaza, Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the role of the United States in international conflicts. Then, as Hamas attacked, grandparents raced to a kibbutz to save family members. The grandfather, a retired IDF major general, shares the harrowing rescue story. Finally, dozens of migrants were flown from Texas to Martha's Vineyard last year. A sheriff investigating the flights claims it was more than just a political stunt; he believes it was a crime.

#22 - Iran's Assassin; The Heritage War; Horse Racing Reform

Season 56 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2023

Iran's use of proxy assassins to silence or eliminate critics of the regime in the U.S. and Europe; Russia's deliberate destruction and looting of Ukraine's museums, churches and monuments; the national regulator tasked with cleaning up horse racing.

#23 - The Right to Be Wrong; AMLO; Law of the Sea

Season 56 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/24/2024

Combating the spread of misleading information on social media; President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador; the consequences of the U.S. Senate's logjam over ratifying the UN's Law of the Sea.

#24 - The Capital of Free Russia; Healing Justice

Season 56 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/17/2024

Vladimir Putin's political opponents flee to Vilnius, Lithuania; a rape victim learns years after her attack that an innocent man was sent to prison.

#25 - Vice President Harris; A Quiet Invasion; The Air We Breathe; The State of the Blues

Season 56 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2023

First, Kamala Harris: The 2023 60 Minutes Interview. Then, Russia's "quiet invasion" in Georgia. Next, How air systems can curb viruses’ spread. And, The Blues resurgence in the Mississippi Delta