The BEST episodes of 60 Minutes season 57

#1 - The Fires; The FBI Director; The Gaza Policy

Season 57 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/12/2025

First, families and firefighters are in shock as California wildfires continue. Then, Christopher Wray: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, U.S. policy on Gaza sparks warnings, dissent.

#2 - Remembering Jimmy Carter; Cuban Spycraft; Nvidia; Finding Cillian Murphy

Season 57 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/29/2024

#3 - Pope Francis; Notre Dame; Built by Angels

Season 57 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/29/2024

First, Pope Francis: The 60 Minutes Interview. Then, see inside Notre Dame. And, visit Lalibela, the mysterious holy site.

#4 - What Will Mitch Do?; Robert Lighthizer; A Psychedelic Journey

Season 57 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/2/2025

First, Mitch McConnell: The 60 Minutes Interview. Then, Trump’s former trade chief on how tariffs affect the economy, why he says the U.S. needs them. And, U.S. veterans with PTSD take a psychedelic journey in Mexico.

#5 - The Pager Plot; The Iron River; Joy to the World

Season 57 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/22/2024

Ex-Mossad agents who led the exploding pager and walkie-talkie plot against Hezbollah detail their 10-year undercover op; Mexico's legal battle against American gun manufacturers and dealers; jazz vocalist Samara Joy.

#6 - Disruptor U.; Humans in the Loop; Lowriders of New Mexico

Season 57 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/2024

A new startup university, the University of Austin, in Austin, Texas, labeled by some as an "anti-woke university"; workers teaching and improving AI; Espanola, New Mexico, a town that's a hub of lowrider culture.

#7 - Road to Damascus; Unveiling; The House of Hermès

Season 57 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/2024

First, a report on Syrians looking toward a future without Assad. Then, victims say fake nudes created by AI "nudify" sites are causing real harm. And, a look at Hermès and the success of the Birkin bag.

#8 - Kevin Hart; Jeff Koons; Dua Lipa

Season 57 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/9/2025

First, Kevin Hart: the 60 Minutes Interview. Then, Jeff Koons: the 60 Minutes Interview. And, Dua Lipa: the 60 Minutes Interview.

#9 - Scourge of Our Time; The Trustbuster; Inside the Archives

Season 57 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2024

First, a report on fentanyl killing over 70,000 a year in the U.S. Then, FTC Chair Lina Khan: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, take a look inside the treasures of the National Archives.

#10 - Boeing's Whistleblowers; Big Crypto; A Tutor for Every Student; Thai Elephants

Season 57 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/2024

First, hear from Boeing whistleblowers on airplane concerns. Then, a look at how crypto cash is shaping politics. Plus, meet Khanmigo: the AI tutor for students. And, can science help end human-elephant conflict?

#11 - Notre Dame; Smith Island; Kate Winslet; Welcome to the Wedding

Season 57 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/2024

First, see inside Notre Dame. Then, a report on a Maryland island faces rising sea levels. Next, Kate Winslet: The 60 Minutes Interview. And, how a fake wedding was used to sneak Afghans to safety.

#12 - The Promise; Aussiewood; Bhutan

Season 57 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/2024

First, a report on the identification of 9/11 victims' remains. Then, a look at what Australian stars bring to Hollywood. And, why Bhutan is building Mindfulness City.

#13 - Pennsylvania Counts; The Vatican’s Orphans; Ballmer’s Ballgame

Season 57 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2024

First, a look at how Pennsylvania is confronting election fears. Then, a report on the Vatican’s Orphans. And, Steve Ballmer: The 60 Minutes Interview.

#14 - The Justice Department; Cutting CFPB; John Oliver

Season 57 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/23/2025

Reporting on the recent firings and resignations at the U.S. Department of Justice; President Trump's efforts to halt the work and cut the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; TV host John Oliver ("Last Week Tonight").

#15 - Relief, N.C.; Navalny; The Swingiest County; The Cap Arcona

Season 57 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/2024

The hardest hit areas of Hurricane Helene; anti-Putin activist Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia Navalnaya; Door County, Wisconsin, a county that has voted for the winning candidate in every presidential election this century; the bombing of Cap Arcona.

#16 - The Prosecution of January 6th; Danger in the South China Sea; Dua Lipa

Season 57 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2024

First, a report on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutions. Then, how a Philippines, China clash could draw in the U.S. And, Dua Lipa: The 60 Minutes Interview.

#17 - After the Hurricane; Vladimir Kara-Murza; Welcome to the W; The Mezcaleros

Season 57 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2024

First, whistleblowers say Florida insurance carriers used altered hurricane damage reports. Then, Russian Vladimir Kara-Murza talks about being freed. And, WNBA players talk about league success. Plus, how Mezcal traditions are preserved as demand grows.

#18 - 28 Days; Policing the Internet; Timothée Chalamet

Season 57 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/16/2025

First, a look at what Trump, Musk moves on USAID could mean for other government agencies. Then, how Germany is policing the internet for hate speech. And, Timothée Chalamet: The 60 Minutes Interview.

#19 - Deportation; Sanctions; Surfmen

Season 57 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/2024

Donald Trump's campaign promise to conduct the largest deportation in American history; Daleep Singh discusses what is fueling Russia's economy; training for the U.S. Coast Guard's National Motor Lifeboat School.

#20 - The Shift; The War Reporter; Robo; Mysterious Russian Deaths

Season 57 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/2024

The results of the 2024 presidential election; Andriy Tsaplienko, a Ukrainian journalist fighting for his country's survival; a report on robots making art; poisonings and accidental deaths of a growing number of enemies of Vladimir Putin.

#21 - Election Truth; Unintended Consequences; The Land of Novo

Season 57 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/2024

How Georgia officials plan to combat election fraud conspiracy theories and protect the safety of poll workers; doctors and mothers who say abortion laws are resulting in unintended consequences; Denmark's sudden wealth.

#22 - Election Special

Season 57 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2024

Vice President Kamala Harris; Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.); Arizona's Maricopa County, home to more than 60 percent of Arizona's voters and a critical battleground in a key swing state; the one year anniversary of Hamas' terror attack on Israel.