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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes+ Season 1

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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes+ Season 1

Tailored for a growing younger audience, this news magazine program offers hard-hitting investigative reports, feature segments, and profiles of people in the news in short...

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    #1 - QAnon Shaman Speaks from Jail

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    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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    #2 - J Balvin: The Prince of Reggaetón

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    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.

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    #3 - Massive Melt: The World's Glaciers

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    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.

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    #4 - White Supremacy: A Firsthand Account

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    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.

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    #5 - The Parallel Pandemic

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    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.

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    #6 - Taking Facebook To Court

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    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.

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    #7 - Crime and Punishment

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    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.

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    #8 - Asian Americans Under Attack

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    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.

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    #9 - The Migrant Hotel

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    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.

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    #10 - Mafia Hunters

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    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.

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    #11 - Crisis: Race, Politics, & Water

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    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.

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    #12 - Reclaiming Bruce's Beach

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    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.

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    #13 - Ancient Rome's Underwater City

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    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.

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    #14 - Rediscovering Dionne Warwick

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    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.

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    #15 - Land of Fire and Ice

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    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.

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    #16 - Diego Schwartzman the Giant Slayer

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    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.

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    #17 - NFTs & the Metaverse Part 1: Beeple

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    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.

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    #18 - NFTs & the Metaverse Part 2: A New World

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    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.

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    #19 - Trans Kids Fight for Healthcare Rights

    S1:E19

    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.

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    #20 - The Power of Diplomacy

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    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.

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    #21 - The Future of Food

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    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.

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    #22 - Hazleton, PA: A Microcosm of America

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    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.

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    #23 - Left Behind in Afghanistan

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    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.

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    #24 - Camille Cottin At Cannes

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    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.

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    #25 - Smokejumpers

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    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"QAnon Shaman Speaks from Jail" is the best rated episode of "60 Minutes+" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/4/2021. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "J Balvin: The Prince of Reggaetón".