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60 Minutes+ Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 30 - "Race-norming" & the NFL
First Aired: September. 05,2021

As the NFL season begins, the league continues to face off against thousands of former players in a historic legal battle over long-term health issues, money, and race. Wesley Lowery investigates.

Episode 29 - Qanon Casualties
First Aired: August. 29,2021

Six strangers meet with Laurie Segall to discuss how the QAnon beliefs of family and loved ones have destroyed their relationships. Psychiatrist Ziv Cohen and former member of the Moonies Diane Benscoter join in to put QAnon in a psychological and historical perspective.

Episode 28 - Jim Crow Juries
First Aired: August. 22,2021

Wesley Lowery reports on so-called "Jim Crow Juries"- a century old Louisiana law designed to make it easier to incarcerate people of color. The Supreme Court has ruled it unconstitutional but there are still hundreds of people behind bars hoping for justice.

Episode 27 - When SpaceX Moves Next Door
First Aired: August. 15,2021

As the commercial space race takes off, regulators are struggling to keep up. A 60 Minutes+ investigation reveals how in one small Texas town, SpaceX at times flew right by FAA, environmentalist, and local residents.

Episode 26 - Benzos: Young America Hooked
First Aired: August. 08,2021

In 2020, 91 million prescriptions were written for anti-anxiety drugs known as benzos. These drugs can be addictive and withdrawing from them can be grueling. 60 Minutes+ investigates how Xanax upended the lives of three young Americans.

Episode 25 - Smokejumpers
First Aired: August. 01,2021

Smokejumpers are an elite group of federal firefighters who skydive from planes. Despite their critical role, open positions are going unfilled. Enrique Acevedo met a few of them and their families to find out why.

Episode 24 - Camille Cottin At Cannes
First Aired: July. 25,2021

60 Minutes+ sits down with rising star Camille Cottin at Cannes to discuss her career highlights and upcoming movie Stillwater with Matt Damon and Oscar-winning director Tom McCarthy.

Episode 23 - Left Behind in Afghanistan
First Aired: July. 18,2021

As remaining American military leave Afghanistan, local translators who worked alongside U.S troops fear being left behind and targeted by the Taliban. President Biden promised to have all Afghan allies moved to a third party country by the end of August, but is that too late? Enrique Acevedo reports.

Episode 22 - Hazleton, PA: A Microcosm of America
First Aired: July. 11,2021

60 Minutes+ Correspondent Enrique Acevedo talks to the people of Hazleton, PA who have lived through the exponential expansion of the city's Hispanic population boom. Acevedo also visits the city's former mayor, whose immigration policies threatened that growth.

Episode 21 - The Future of Food
First Aired: July. 04,2021

In 2050, what will we be eating, and how? 60 Minutes+ travels to the Netherlands, where Dutch scientists and farmers are driving innovation on the farm and in the laboratory. Drones, robots and insects will all play a role in the food of the future.

Episode 20 - The Power of Diplomacy
First Aired: June. 27,2021

Enrique Acevedo joins Samantha Power in Central America on her first trip abroad as the new head of USAID. Power says she is looking to address challenges like immigration, covid, and climate change while attempting to restore American credibility abroad.

Episode 19 - Trans Kids Fight for Healthcare Rights
First Aired: June. 20,2021

Fifteen-year-old Dylan Brandt is suing the state of Arkansas for passing a law that would make it illegal for doctors to administer gender affirming healthcare to trans youth like him. Advocates call the law unconstitutional. 60 Minutes+ investigates.

Episode 18 - NFTs & the Metaverse Part 2: A New World
First Aired: June. 13,2021

If Web 1.0 brought us the Internet, and Web 2.0 saw us all connecting on social media, what will Web 3.0 bring? In this episode, Laurie Segall explores the future of the internet, also called the metaverse, which will bridge the web with emerging technologies like NFTs and augmented reality.

Episode 17 - NFTs & the Metaverse Part 1: Beeple
First Aired: June. 06,2021

Digital artist Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, made history when he sold an NFT-backed artwork for $69 million. He invites 60 Minutes+ inside his home and studio to talk about his artistic process, get a look at his spring collection, and discuss the future of NFT technology.

Episode 16 - Diego Schwartzman the Giant Slayer
First Aired: May. 30,2021

Diego Schwartzman is one of the few people to beat 20-time Grand Slam Title Winner Rafael Nadal on a clay court. 60 Minutes+ sits down with the 5'7" tennis pro to hear how he's able to compete with players over half a foot taller than he is, and what it means to break into the top ten.

Episode 15 - Land of Fire and Ice
First Aired: May. 23,2021

60 Minutes+ travels to Iceland where Seth Doane shows us the country's red hot tourist attraction: one of the youngest volcanic eruptions in the world. See why Volcanologists and tourists are trekking to see the latest addition to Reykjavik's skyline.

Episode 14 - Rediscovering Dionne Warwick
First Aired: May. 16,2021

The Covid19 Pandemic has kept music legend Dionne Warwick off the stage, but many people are now rediscovering her, thanks in part to her discovery of Twitter. 60 Minutes+ sits down with 'Ms. Warwick' to hear her plans for a comeback as the country emerges from the pandemic.

Episode 13 - Ancient Rome's Underwater City
First Aired: May. 09,2021

The Roman resort town of Baia, sometimes called the Las Vegas of the ancient world, sank more than a thousand years ago. 60 Minutes+ dives with underwater archaeologists who are working to piece together and preserve the remnants.

Episode 12 - Reclaiming Bruce's Beach
First Aired: May. 02,2021

60 Minutes+ visits Southern California where a black family may soon reclaim oceanfront property known as Bruce's Beach, taken from them a century ago, now worth millions. Wesley Lowery reports on how the effort to return the land may have broader implications across the country.

Episode 11 - Crisis: Race, Politics, & Water
First Aired: April. 25,2021

Wesley Lowery reports from Jackson, Mississippi about its catastrophic water crisis earlier this year, which left many black residents without water for weeks. Lowery speaks to the those affected by the crisis and examines the additional dynamics at play -- the role of race, money and politics.

Episode 10 - Mafia Hunters
First Aired: April. 18,2021

60 Minutes+ gets a rare inside look at Italy's most powerful mafia, the 'Ndrangheta, which controls much of Europe's cocaine trade. Seth Doane travels to the Italian region the mafia calls home and sits down with the prosecutor overseeing one of the largest organized crime trials in history.

Episode 9 - The Migrant Hotel
First Aired: April. 11,2021

60 Minutes+ reports on the historic influx of migrants on the border. Enrique Acevedo travels to a hotel in Piedras Negras, Mexico that used to attract the wealthy and elite, but is now a refuge for those trying to escape poverty, violence, and corruption.

Episode 8 - Asian Americans Under Attack
First Aired: April. 04,2021

Why hasn't the shooting of 6 Asian women in Georgia been classified as a hate crime? The answer is complicated, even as reports of Anti-Asian violence rise nationwide. Wesley Lowery visits one of America's largest Asian communities to hear from law enforcement, activists, and the victims.

Episode 7 - Crime and Punishment
First Aired: March. 28,2021

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is among a wave of newly-elected progressive prosecutors trying to turn protests into policy. But as Wesley Lowery reports, the city has seen an uptick in homicides, arson, auto thefts, and burglaries. And some residents and police blame Boudin.

Episode 6 - Taking Facebook To Court
First Aired: March. 21,2021

An estimated 100,000 minors in the U.S. are sex trafficked each year, and many meet their attackers online. Laurie Segall speaks to a woman victimized as a teen who says Facebook is to blame. Her case may reach the Supreme Court, but she speaks to 60 Minutes+ first.

Episode 5 - The Parallel Pandemic
First Aired: March. 14,2021

Doctors and nurses across America are in what's being called a Parallel Pandemic - a mental health crisis after a year of treating Covid19 patients. Wesley Lowery reports from a hospital in Georgia grappling with its deadliest wave of COVID cases.

Episode 4 - White Supremacy: A Firsthand Account
First Aired: March. 07,2021

White Supremacists are the FBI's top concern for violent domestic extremism. 60 Minutes+ investigates a subset of these groups who are recruiting young people into a new vicious ideology. Laurie Segall speaks to a man linked to Atomwaffen Division.

Episode 3 - Massive Melt: The World's Glaciers
First Aired: March. 04,2021

Our planet is losing 400 billion tons of glacial ice per year, putting coastlines around the world at risk of flooding and storm surge. 60 Minutes+ travels to the Italian Alps where glaciers are vanishing. Seth Doane explores one community's desperate attempt to slow down the inevitable.

Episode 2 - J Balvin: The Prince of Reggaetón
First Aired: March. 04,2021

With hit music streamed by the billions, J Balvin has been called the "Prince of Reggaetón". Enrique Acevedo sat down with Balvin to talk about his early life, paving a new path for Latin artists, and his triumphs and struggles during the pandemic.

Episode 1 - QAnon Shaman Speaks from Jail
First Aired: March. 04,2021

Jacob Chansley, the 'QAnon Shaman', speaks in his first interview from jail since the violent Capitol insurrection, as the 'Q' movement faces uncertainty. Laurie Segall speaks to Chansley's mother, who insists her son is a patriot, not a criminal.

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