The BEST episodes of 60 Minutes season 56

#1 - Quantum Computing; Knife; College of Magic

Season 56 - Episode 49 - Aired 7/28/2024

First, a look inside the quantum computer race. Then, Salman Rushdie: The 2024 60 Minutes Interview. And, going inside the College of Magic.

#2 - 60 Minutes Presents: Animal Magnetism

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

#3 - A Web of Intrigue; Novak Djokovic

Season 56 - Episode 53 - Aired 8/25/2024

First, a report on a Marine veteran’s work to help North Koreans. And, Novak Djokovic: The 60 Minutes Interview.

#4 - Master of the Mind; Sealand

Season 56 - Episode 50 - Aired 8/4/2024

First, a report on a neurosurgeon targeting Alzheimer's and addiction. Then, welcome to Sealand: World’s smallest state.

#5 - 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.

#6 - Iran’s Assassins; Red and Green; Pink

Season 56 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/9/2024

First, Iran's push to crush its critics abroad. Then, a look at Wyoming’s climate-friendly green energy plan. And, Pink: The 60 Minutes Interview.

#7 - Scattered Spider; Work to Own; Greta Gerwig

Season 56 - Episode 51 - Aired 8/11/2024

First, Costly ransomware attacks could worsen. Then, Is employee ownership a key to worker wealth? And,Greta Gerwig: The 60 Minutes Interview.

#8 - 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.

#9 - The Sperm Whales of Dominica; Monkey Island; Hanging On

Season 56 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/26/2024

First, a look at a marine sanctuary protecting sperm whales. Then, a report on Hurricane Maria’s impact on Monkey Island. And, learning how sloths survive as nature’s couch potato.

#10 - 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.

#11 - 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.

#12 - 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.

#13 - 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.

#14 - 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.

#15 - 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.

#16 - 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.

#17 - 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.

#18 - Crisis at Pearl Harbor; Dr. Kuznetzov; Indian Relay

Season 56 - Episode 52 - Aired 8/18/2024

First, military families say a base's water was unsafe. Then, a report on deadly landmines plaguing Ukraine. And, a look inside the dangerous Indian Relay horse race.

#19 - Children of War; Nvidia; Crisis at Pearl Harbor

Season 56 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/28/2024

A report on America's children of war with Elizabeth Dole; Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia; the water crisis at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

#20 - A Week in Israel; A Web of Intrigue

Season 56 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/12/2024

The latest on the consequential three fronts where Israel is currently engaged; Christopher Ahn details his 2019 mission with Cheollima Civil Defense to free the North Koreans and the legal hurdles he's now facing at home and abroad.

#21 - 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.

#22 - 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.

#23 - 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.

#24 - 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.

#25 - 3D Printing; Your Chatbot Will See You Now

Season 56 - Episode 46 - Aired 7/7/2024

First, a report on 3D printing homes on Earth, someday the moon. Then, a look at AI’s role in mental health treatments.