Overview of '60 Minutes' Season 48

Episode 1 - The Tax Refund Scam, Cleaning up the VA, Foo Fighters

Release Date: 2015-06-28

Steve Kroft reports on a tax refund scam that's costing millions; then, hear from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on his personal mission to reorganize the troubled agency; and, Anderson Cooper and the Foo Fighters explore the roots of American music.

Episode 2 - Hands off the Wheel, Patrick Kennedy, The Hidden Holocaust

Release Date: 2015-10-04

Reporter Bill Whitaker explores self-driving cars. Also: an interview with former representative Patrick Kennedy, who discusses alcoholism and addiction; a portrait of Father Patrick Desbois as he searches to uncover the unknown victims of the Holocaust.

Episode 3 - President Obama, 30 Years on Death Row

Release Date: 2015-10-11

Steve Kroft questions President Obama on topics including Russia's incursion in Syria, ISIS and the 2016 presidential race; then, Bill Whitaker interviews a prosecutor who admits his cowardice and indifference led to a wrongful murder conviction.

Episode 4 - Rare Earth Elements, Ending Life, All-American

Release Date: 2015-07-19

Modern life's devices under China's grip? Lesley Stahl reports; then, Anderson Cooper on the end-of-life debate and a controversial case; and, Morley Safer profiles a billionaire investor who's pledging a good part of his fortune to save America's history.

Episode 5 - Vice President Biden, Inside the Air War, The New Burma

Release Date: 2015-10-25

Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, speak with Norah O?Donnell; then, 60 Minutes goes inside the U.S. command center for the air war against ISIS; and, as Burma heads to historic elections, Bill Whitaker reports on the country's democratic movement.

Episode 6 - Heroin In The Heartland, Smart Guns, The Slave Ship

Release Date: 2015-11-01

The faces of heroin include the young, middle-to-upper class and suburban. What was once thought of as an inner-city problem is now a national epidemic. Smart-gun technology is not new, yet these guns are not mass-produced or sold in the U.S., partly due to fears they are a backdoor to greater gun control. Scott Pelley reports on the Smithsonian and the Slave Wrecks Project's journey to recover the first artifacts known to be preserved from a slave ship.

Episode 7 - Into Dangerous Hands, The Collider, Hamilton

Release Date: 2015-11-08

Scott Pelley uncovers critical lapses in the U.S. security clearance process that millions must pass to work with America?s secrets; then, what else will the Large Hadron Collider reveal as it begins work at nearly double the power?; and, an unorthodox musical about the life of Alexander Hamilton.

Episode 8 - The Paris Attacks, The Speaker of the House, Football and the Brain

Release Date: 2015-11-15

Scott Pelley interviews survivors of the Paris terror attacks; then, newly-elected House Speaker Paul Ryan discusses his plans for the job he almost turned down; and, Steve Kroft examines the state of concussion safety and science in football.

Episode 9 - Active Shooter, Common Enemy, The Future of Money

Release Date: 2015-11-22

U.S. police departments are training officers how to respond to active shooter attacks; then, Lara Logan reports from the battle lines against ISIS in Iraq; and, a "mobile money" revolution has swept Kenya, where people can send and receive money on their cell phones.

Episode 10 - The Last Prisoner, The Execution of Jospeh Wood, Taking on the Eiger

Release Date: 2015-11-29

Alan Gross talks with Scott Pelley in his first interview about his five-year captivity in Cuba; Bill Whitaker reports on the longest execution in U.S. history; 60 Minutes cameras capture an extreme sportsman descending the Eiger in the Swiss Alps.

Episode 11 - Confidential Informants, Bonobos

Release Date: 2015-12-06

A report on young confidential informers used in the war on drugs; a visit to an orphanage in the Congo that cares for bonobos.

Episode 12 - A New Direction on Drugs/The New Force Behind Star Wars/Lewis Hamilton

Release Date: 2015-12-13

Top drug official Michael Botticelli says the old war on drugs is all wrong, and wants to refocus the country's drug policy; J.J. Abrams, the director of the latest "Star Wars" installment takes Bill Whitaker behind the scenes; A three-time world champion in Formula One racing describes driving multimillion-dollar cars, winning races all over the globe, and his rise to the top.

Episode 13 - Inside Apple, Michael Caine

Release Date: 2015-12-20

Apple CEO Tim Cook addresses issues concerning his company including encryption technology, corporate taxes, and manufacturing products in China; and, Michael Caine, the veteran British actor who's made dozens of films and won two Oscars over 50 years, is still going strong as a leading man at the age of 82.

Episode 14 - Mob Stories

Release Date: 2015-12-27

Stories of murder, mayhem and the Mafia on a special edition of 60 Minutes

Episode 15 - Lost In The Bermuda Triangle, Agromafia, Little Jazz Man

Release Date: 2016-01-03

Scott Pelley's report on the sinking of the El Faro shows video for the first time of the cargo ship 15,000 feet beneath the Atlantic; then, Bill Whitaker reports on food fraud in Italy; and, Anderson Cooper profiles 12-year-old jazz prodigy Joey Alexander.

Episode 16 - Road to Syria, Life After Death Row, Hamilton

Release Date: 2016-01-10

Bill Whitaker reports from inside the Syrian base from which Russia is launching air strikes in support of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad; then, three unjustly convicted people who spent years in prison and then were exonerated tell Scott Pelley how they are adjusting to being free; and, Charlie Rose reports on an unorthodox musical with a diverse cast about the life of Alexander Hamilton.

Episode 17 - The Great Brain Robbery, Sean Penn, Mountain Lions of L.A.

Release Date: 2016-01-17

Economic espionage sponsored by the Chinese government is costing U.S. corporations money and jobs; then, Sean Penn on his controversial meeting with the drug kingpin known as "El Chapo;" and Los Angeles is the only megacity in the world where mountain lions live side-by-side with humans.

Episode 18 - Make-A-Wish, The Health Wagon, The Giving Pledge

Release Date: 2016-01-24

Bill Whitaker reports on Make-A-Wish Foundation; Scott Pelley visits with nurse practitioners who provide healthcare services to uninsured working poor in Appalachia; Charlie Rose interviews billionaires Warren Buffet, and Bill and Melinda Gates, who plan on giving half of their fortunes to charity.

Episode 19 - Heroin in the Heartland, Alive and Kickin', David Bowie

Release Date: 2016-01-24

What was once thought of as an inner-city problem is now a national epidemic: heroin addiction; then, Lesley Stahl reports on a show in Harlem with a cast of singers ages 55 and up; and, unaired interview clips from the never-completed 60 Minutes profile on David Bowie.

Episode 20 - Money Laundering; Greenland Melting

Release Date: 2016-01-31

See what happens when hidden cameras capture New York lawyers being asked to move highly questionable funds into the U.S. Steve Kroft reports; then, Sharyn Alfonsi reports from the top of the world on one of the most significant efforts to study climate change happening today.

Episode 21 - John Brennan, Danny Clinch, FIFA

Release Date: 2016-02-14

The head of the CIA outlines the threat to America posed by ISIS and discusses other security concerns; then, not playing by the rules? Steve Kroft reports on the unfolding FIFA scandal; and, Anderson Cooper profiles photographer Danny Clinch who captures the music world's "in-between" moments.

Episode 22 - Recapture of El Chapo, Elaine Weinstein, Danny Boyle

Release Date: 2016-02-21

Bill Whitaker reports on the search and recapture of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman; Lesley Stahl interviews Elaine Weinstein, whose husband, Warren, was kidnapped by al-Qaeda in Pakistan in 2011; Steve Kroft interviews director Danny Boyle and the cast of "Steve Jobs."

Episode 23 - Preserving The Past

Release Date: 2016-02-28

Scott Pelley reports on an African American museum in Washington, D.C.; Morley Safer looks at architectural treasures falling into disrepair in Italy; Lara Logan visits the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona.

Episode 24 - Dead Or Alive, Face Blindness

Release Date: 2016-02-28

Thousands of errors to the Social Security Administration's Death Master File can result in fraudulent payments -- costing taxpayers billions. Scott Pelley reports; then, Lesley Stahl reports on face blindness, a puzzling neurological disorder.

Episode 25 - Prime Minister Trudeau, King of Coal, Death Row in Livingston Texas

Release Date: 2016-03-06

Justin Trudeau, the new, young leader and scion of Canadian political royalty talks to Lara Logan; then, Anderson Cooper reports on the landmark case against coal company CEO Don Blankenship; and, 60 Minutes cameras go inside the busiest death row in America.

Episode 26 - Encryption, Aid in Dying, Starchitect

Release Date: 2016-03-13

Lesley Stahl reports on a texting app favored by ISIS that features encryption; Dr. Jon LaPook reports on terminally-ill patients who can take a legally prescribed overdose of drugs to end their lives; Morley Safer profiles architect Bjarke Ingels.

Episode 27 - The Resurrection of St. Benedicts, Presidente Macri, Cornel West

Release Date: 2016-03-20

Their school motto is "Whatever hurts my brother hurts me" and their graduation rate is 98 percent. Scott Pelley reports on a unique school in Newark.

Episode 28 - Make-A-Wish, The Health Wagon, The Giving Pledge

Release Date: 2016-03-27

Bill Whitaker meets some of the people behind the popular organization that grants the wishes of seriously ill children; Then, Scott Pelley meets nurse practitioners who are providing badly needed health care to the uninsured, working poor in Appalachia; and, Charlie Rose reports on new club for billionaires.

Episode 29 - Crime and Punishment, Christopher Wheeldon, Bubba

Release Date: 2016-04-03

Privacy, weekend leave, keys...This is prison? Bill Whitaker reports on the German prison system; then, pro golfer Bubba Watson tells Sharyn Alfonsi he wants to improve himself, not his game; and, Lesley Stahl profiles a choreographer who is bringing ballet to Broadway -- and beyond.

Episode 30 - 28 Pages, Rising in the East, Switching Teams

Release Date: 2016-04-10

Top secret report may hold clues about Saudi support for 9/11; ?Hollywood, watch out,? says an American film producer on the rise of Chinese cinema; and, a transgender Harvard swimmer?s choice.

Episode 31 - Not Paid, Rikers Island, Hacking Your Phone

Release Date: 2016-04-17

Lesley Stahl investigates the life insurance industry; then, Bill Whitaker reports on a disturbing pattern of neglect and excessive force at Rikers Island; and, everything is hackable -- including your phone.

Episode 32 - The Heroin Epidemic, Dialing for Dollars, and Gold Star Parents

Release Date: 2016-04-24

Should heroin be treated as a medical or a legal problem? Bill Whitaker reports from Ohio on how the hard-hit state is handling the crisis; including its use of drug courts. Stop fundraising, start working, says Fla. Rep. David Jolly, who is seeking to ban federal-elected officials from dialing for dollars. They're called "Gold Star Parents" and, once a year, they come together to remember the military heroes who are their children and to share an intimate truth: life is lost, but love does not end

Episode 33 - Strike-through, Fintech, The Children's Village

Release Date: 2016-05-01

60 Minutes investigates medical gear sold during Ebola crisis; then, Lesley Stahl reports on what's being called the financial technology revolution; and, Bill Whitaker meets a "Mom" and "Dad" who have teamed up to nurture 94 Tanzanian children.

Episode 34 - Russia's Dark Secret, The Killing Machine, Earthquake Alley

Release Date: 2016-05-08

Russian doping at Sochi Winter Olympics exposed; then, Oklahoma's rise in quakes linked to man-made causes; and, exposing the ISIS killing machine.

Episode 35 - Breakthrough Status, Collateral Damage

Release Date: 2016-05-15

Scott Pelley follows patients in a Duke clinical trial of a new cancer therapy that the FDA has granted breakthrough status; and, Bill Whitaker reports on how the U.S. fight against Chinese espionage has ensnared innocent Americans.

Episode 36 - Morley Safer: A Reporter's Life

Release Date: 2016-05-15

A celebration of Morley Safer's career includes interviews with former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, historian David McCullough and retired U.S. Brig. Gen. Joe Stringham.

Episode 37 - All in the Family, Inside Edge, Valerie Jarrett

Release Date: 2016-05-22

Morley Safer reports on the Antinori family of wine makers in Tuscany, Italy; Bill Whitaker interviews the analyst involved in helping bring down the Galleon hedge fund management firm; Norah O'Donnell profiles White House senior advisor Valerie Jarrett.

Episode 38 - After Shock, $80 Million Con, The Last Vaquitas

Release Date: 2016-05-22

David Martin reports on a National Guard recruiting program that was taken advantage of by some guardsmen; Anderson Cooper reports on the most lucrative art fraud scam in history; Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the world's most endangered marine mammal.

Episode 39 - John Brennan, King of Coal, The Future of Money

Release Date: 2016-05-29

Scott Pelley interviews CIA director John Brennan; Anderson Cooper reports on the case against former coal company CEO Don Blankenship; Lesley Stahl reports on M-PESA, a mobile phone-based payment system in Kenya.

Episode 40 - A New Direction on Drugs, The Greatest, Little Jazz Man

Release Date: 2016-06-05

Top drug official Michael Botticelli says the old war on drugs is all wrong; 60 Minutes revisits a classic 1996 segment on Muhammad Ali, who died at age 74; And, Joey Alexander plays jazz like a veteran, but he's just 12 years old.

Episode 41 - Update on the Orlando Mass Shooting, Lost in the Bermuda Triangle, Hamilton

Release Date: 2016-06-12

Scott Pelley's report on the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro; and, 60 Minutes director's cut of "Hamilton" offers more on the Broadway smash and may be last chance to see Lin-Manuel Miranda before he steps down.

Episode 42 - Smart Guns, 28 Pages, Taking On The Eiger

Release Date: 2016-06-19

Is the U.S. ready for smart guns? Lesley Stahl reports; then, top secret "28 pages"; may hold clues about Saudi support for 9/11 hijackers; and, an extreme sportsman uses a three-sport technique to descend the Eiger.

Episode 43 - El Chapo, The Resurrection Of St. Benedict's Bubba

Release Date: 2016-06-26

Bill Whitaker gives the inside story of the hunt for and recapture of "El Chapo"; then, Scott Pelley reports on a unique school in Newark; and, Sharyn Alfonsi shows how Bubba Watson wants to improve himself, not his golf.

Episode 44 - A Night at the Movies

Release Date: 2016-07-03

A special edition of "60 Minutes Presents" takes a look at the new force behind "Star Wars;" British veteran actor Michael Caine; and, the difficult task of making a film about Steve Jobs.

Episode 45 - The Gaskos, The Execution of Joseph Wood; Danny Clinch

Release Date: 2016-07-10

The execution of Joseph Wood, which took nearly two hours, the longest in U.S. history; federal law enforcement trackers discuss how they located and arrested gangster Whitey Bulger; photographer Danny Clinch.

Episode 46 - The Republican Ticket, Bastille Day Tragedy, Mountain Lions of L.A.

Release Date: 2016-07-17

Donald Trump and Gov. Mike Pence speak to Lesley Stahl in their first joint interview; Seth Doane reports from Nice, France; and, Bill Whitaker reports on the big cats some L.A. residents are calling neighbors.

Episode 47 - The Democratic Ticket, Make-A-Wish

Release Date: 2016-07-24

Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, speak to Scott Pelley in their first joint interview; then, Bill Whitaker meets some of the people behind the popular organization that grants the wishes of seriously ill children.

Episode 48 - Life After Death Row, Top of the World, The Children's Village

Release Date: 2016-07-31

Scott Pelley hears the story of three people who were exonerated after spending years in prison; then, Sharyn Alfonsi reports one of the most significant efforts to study climate change; and, Bill Whitaker meets the two legal guardians of nearly 100 children in Tanzania.

Episode 49 - Heroin In The Heartland, Christopher Wheeldon, Bonobos

Release Date: 2016-08-07

What was once thought of as an inner-city problem is now a national epidemic, Bill Whitaker reports; then, Lesley Stahl profiles one of the most celebrated ballet choreographers today; and, endangered primates live in female-dominated society and prefer to make love not war.

Not Paid, The Hidden Holocaust, Lewis Hamilton