Season 47

E1. The Islamic State; The Tax Refund Scam

Sep 21, 2014 · 44m

Scott Pelley reports from the front lines in the fight against ISIS in northern Iraq, and con artists have been filing bogus tax returns and collecting millions. Steve Kroft finds out how far the scam has gone and why the IRS hasn't been able to stop it.

E2. President Obama; Chairman Ma

Sep 28, 2014 · 44m

The president sits down with Steve Kroft to discuss the current strategy in the Middle East to combat ISIS; and, Lara Logan speaks with the chairman who took $50,000 in seed money and created a company valued at $231 billion.

E3. The Director, Cancer Drugs, Smartest Dog

Oct 5, 2014 · 44m

In his major first television interview, FBI Director James Comey speaks with Scott Pelley about the current threats to the U.S.; and, Anderson Cooper meets Chaser, a dog who can identify over a thousand toys, and the scientists who are studying the brain of man's best friend.

E4. FBI Director on Privacy, The War on Leaks, The Arrest of El Chapo

Oct 12, 2014 · 44m

FBI Director James Comey talks about right to privacy and electronic surveillance, The Obama administration relentlessly pushes journalists to expose their sources, Drug kingpin known as El Chapo becomes public enemy number 1 as his syndicate distributes more drugs across the US than any other cartel in history.

E5. Ending Life, Gold Rush, Saving History

Oct 19, 2014 · 44m

Barbara Mancini was arrested and charged with helping her dying father kill himself. Anderson Cooper has her story and more on the end-of-life debate; and, as the Italian government struggles to maintain its historic ruins and monuments, Morley Safer discovers it's become fashionable to help

E6. Treating Ebola, Breeding Out Disease, Foo Fighters

Oct 26, 2014 · 44m

The medical staff who treated Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S., tell the inside story to Scott Pelley; and, while profiling Foo Fighters and their frontman Dave Grohl, Anderson Cooper joins them for an exploration into the roots of American music.

E7. Campaigning for ISIS, SEAL under fire, Blake Shelton

Nov 2, 2014 · 44m

Clarissa Wards speaks with Islamic radicals in London about accusations they recruit British citizens for battlefields in Syria and Iraq; and, the country music superstar brings Norah O'Donnell back to his hometown for a discussion on his childhood, his music and why he loves going home.

E8. The Ebola Hot Zone, Cleaning up the VA, Steve Carell

Nov 9, 2014 · 44m

Lara Logan travels to Liberia to report on Americans working on the frontline of the Ebola outbreak; and, Steve Kroft talks with the gifted actor about the challenges of making the new film "Foxcatcher."

E9. Water, Cardinal Se n, Mandy Patinkin

Nov 16, 2014 · 44m

Lesley Stahl reports on disturbing new evidence that our planet's groundwater is being pumped out much faster than it can be replenished; and, Bob Simon profiles the famously energetic "Homeland" actor who is never at a loss for words.

E10. Falling Apart, Chernobyl, Forgotten Corner of Hell

Nov 23, 2014 · 44m

Steve Kroft reports on structurally deficient roads and bridges in the U.S.; Bob Simon visits Chernobyl, Ukraine, the site of a 1986 nuclear power plant disaster; Anderson Cooper accompanies volunteers who use modern technology to locate the remains of WWII airman missing in action in the waters off Palau in the South Pacific.

E11. United Nations World Food Programme; Kevin Richardson's efforts to save lions raised in captivity

Nov 30, 2014 · 44m

E12. The Spill at Dan River, Disrupting Cancer, The City of Music

Dec 7, 2014 · 44m

Lesley Stahl reports on how the nation's biggest energy company is handling 100 million tons of coal ash waste in North Carolina; Sanjay Gupta profiles billionaire surgeon Patrick Soon-Shiong who discusses unconventional ways of treating cancer; Bill Whitaker travels to Cremona, Italy, to visit artisans who are crafting violins the way Antonio Stradivari did 300 years ago.

E13. Denied, Inside Homs, Mindfulness

Dec 14, 2014 · 44m

Treatment for the mentally ill; video and eyewitness accounts from Homs, Syria.

E14. Diplomatic relations reopened between U.S. and Cuba; Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-Okla.) retirement; actress and producer Reese Witherspoon

Dec 21, 2014 · 44m

Scott Pelley reports on the restoration of diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Cuba; Lesley Stahl interviews retiring Oklahoma senator Tom Coburn; Charlie Rose profiles Reese Witherspoon.

E15. Inside the Vatican

Dec 28, 2014 · 44m

Scott Pelley profiles Pope Francis, a pontiff who is surprising the world by spurning tradition; and, Morley Safer gets a rare look inside the Vatican Library

E16. U.S. Gen. John Campbell and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani

Jan 4, 2015 · 44m

U.S. Gen. John Campbell and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani talk about the future of Afghanistan; a choir in Harlem for mature adults.

E17. Colorado's Legal Marijuana; Affordable Care Act; Veterans Mountain Climbing

Jan 11, 2015 · 44m

The results of Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana; the Affordable Care Act; veterans using mountain climbing to overcome disabilities they acquired during war.

E18. The Republican Leaders, The Cleveland Division, Li Na

Jan 25, 2015 · 44m

House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sit down for their first joint interview since the new Republican majority Congress convened. Scott Pelley reports.

E19. 60 Minutes Presents: The Many Sounds of Music

Feb 1, 2015 · 44m

E20. DARPA Dan, The Swiss Leaks, Selma

Feb 8, 2015 · 44m

Lesley Stahl reports on DARPA Dan's fight to secure the Internet; then, Bill Whitaker investigates the biggest leak in Swiss banking history; and, Bob Simon reports on where "Selma" meets Hollywood.

E21. ZMapp, A New Kind Of Terrorist, Bradley Cooper

Feb 15, 2015 · 44m

Bob Simon reports on the development of ZMapp, a promising drug to combat Ebola; Clarissa Ward reports on the French neighborhood and prison that gave rise to the terrorists who carried out the deadly attacks in Paris; Steve Kroft profiles Bradly Cooper.

E22. Remembering Bob Simon

Feb 22, 2015 · 44m

A tribute to correspondent Bob Simon (1941-2015) includes interviews with his "60 Minutes" colleagues, clips of his life's work and three of his finest, award-winning stories.

E23. The Storm after the Storm, Lumber Liquidators, Larry David

Mar 1, 2015 · 44m

An interview with Larry David; an investigation into allegations that thousands of homeowners were denied their flood insurance claims following Hurricane Sandy because of fraudulent engineers' reports; a report on Chinese-made laminate flooring that may not meet health and safety standards.

E24. Argentine Prosecutor Assassination; Golf Company Reunion; James Levine; Laminate Flooring Update

Mar 8, 2015 · 44m

Lesley Stahl reports on the untimely death of Alberto Nisman; Scott Pelley reports on combat Marines adjusting to civilian life; and, a profile of the Metropolitan Opera's music director James Levine.

E25. Dead or Alive; A Few Good Women; Back to the Wild

Mar 15, 2015 · 44m

Scott Pelley reports on how errors to the SSA's Death Master File can result in fraudulent payments and identity headaches; David Martin reports on the Marines' search for women to serve in combat; and, Lesley Stahl reports on a family of zoo gorillas who are released to the wild.

E26. Iraq's Christians, Rare Earth Elements, Starstruck

Mar 22, 2015 · 44m

Lara Logan reports on Iraq's Christians; Are modern life's devices under China's grip? Lesley Stahl reports; then, Charlie Rose profiles astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

E27. Bashar al Assad, Killing Cancer

Mar 29, 2015 · 44m

Charlie Rose interviews Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as Syria's four-year-old civil war drags on; and, 60 Minutes follows brain cancer patients in a Duke University clinical trial of a therapy that uses a re-engineered polio virus to kill cancer cells.

E28. Homeland Security, The Good Friday Agreement, Wikimania

Apr 5, 2015 · 44m

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson talks about the evolving role of his department?s massive security efforts; then, a rare interview with Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams; and, meet the Wikipedians!

E29. The Attack on Sony, Ambassador Kennedy, Rush to Judgment

Apr 12, 2015 · 44m

Steve Kroft reports on the Sony Pictures cyberattack; Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy talks with Norah O?Donnell; and, former Duke lacrosse coach discusses his forced resignation during the 2006 Duke rape scandal.

E30. A Crime Against Humanity, TED Talks, Hoop Dreams

Apr 19, 2015 · 44m

Scott Pelley reports on the 2013 sarin gas attack in Syria; then, Charlie Rose reports on the popular lecture series TED Talks; and, Lesley Stahl is introduced to an imaginary world by a man with an extraordinary ability.