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The art and ethics of a surprise interview

60 Minutes doesn't show up unannounced very often. Here's why Bob Simon decided to surprise this man on his doorstep

Mar 2, 20144 min

Whitey Bulger befriended a man to gain an alias

Steve Kroft tells the story of Whitey Bulger's complex relationship with James Lawlor, a man Bulger befriended to gain an alias.

Mar 2, 20143 min

Preview: Crime and Punishment

Steve Kroft hosts a special hour of 60 Minutes including the capture of "Whitey" Bulger; the murder of a neo-Nazi leader; and, the largest archival theft in U.S. history. Watch "60 Minutes Presents: Crime and Punishment" on Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Feb 27, 20141 min

The University of Michigan's secret weapon

What's the secret weapon of Michigan sports? Greg Harden has been coaching the hearts and minds of student-athletes for three decades. Just ask Tom Brady or Desmond Howard, who say they couldn't have done it without him. James Brown profiles Harden on the next edition of 60 Minutes Sports (March 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME)

Feb 27, 20143 min

Teacher Tim Armelli: "This is about Chardon"

Teacher Tim Armelli explains why people in Chardon avoid naming the shooter, and why more people need to think like Frank Hall.

Feb 23, 20142 min

Coach Hall's impact on students

Coach Frank Hall's former students at Chardon -- Megan Stark, Cooper Snyder, and Joe Connick -- describe what he meant to them.

Feb 23, 20141 min

"Pay To Play" in high school football

When some football players in Ashtabula, Ohio, had trouble raising $250 each to join the team, coach Frank Hall tackled the problem.

Feb 23, 20141 min

Living with grief: A conversation between men

Liam Neeson and Anderson Cooper have a heart-to-heart about living with grief after the death of a loved one. Not your usual entertainment interview.

Feb 23, 20145 min

Art forger's secret: "Channeling" dead artists

Convicted art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi imagined that the ghosts of artists past stood over his shoulder and spoke to him as he forged their works

Feb 23, 20145 min

Moment of the week: A coach's courage helps a high school recover

Buoyed by the heroism of coach Frank Hall, Chardon, OH, students join hands and return to the school where a shooter had killed three

Feb 23, 20141 min

From the archives: "The gentle art of forgery"

Back in the 1970s, Morley Safer interviewed art forger David Stein, who divulged the secrets of his trade

Feb 23, 201419 min

Preview: Shooting At Chardon High

When shots rang out in the Ohio high school, coach Frank Hall ran toward them instead of away, chasing the lone gunman out of the building. Six students were shot, three died, but Hall's actions saved an untold number of young lives. Scott Pelley reports on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Feb 21, 20140 min

Preview: The Con Man

Wolfgang Beltracchi fooled the experts for decades in an art scam that netted him and his partners millions of dollars. Many art experts acknowledge he is the most successful art forger of our time -- perhaps of all time. Bob Simon reports on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Feb 21, 20141 min

Liam Neeson opens up about wife Natasha Richardson's death

Actor Liam Neeson says the sudden death of his wife Natasha Richardson still doesn't seem real, even five years later. Anderson Cooper profiles the Hollywood star on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Feb 20, 20141 min

Update on "The Cost of Admission"

Steve Kroft updates a story 60 Minutes first broadcast a year ago called "The Cost of Admission." The report investigated allegations from doctors that the hospital chain they worked for pressured them to admit patients regardless of their medical needs.

Feb 17, 20140 min

The F-35's Vertical Landing

Lockheed Martin's chief F-35 test pilot Alan Norman takes 60 Minutes into the cockpit of an F-35 for a first-hand look.

Feb 16, 20142 min

Getting F-35 costs under control

David Martin speaks with Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer, about the problem-plagued F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. What happened and is the program back on track?

Feb 16, 20142 min

Bill Browder's family history

Bill Browder's grandfather, Earl, was the head of the U.S. Communist Party in the 1930s and 1940s and ran for president against FDR twice.

Feb 16, 20140 min

Browder and Putin

When the government of Russian President Putin sent one of the powerful Russian oligarchs to prison for corruption, Bill Browder took Putin's side. They were allies then, but not now.

Feb 16, 20140 min

Shirley Temple: From child star to ambassador

In 1975, Morley Safer went to Ghana with its newest ambassador, Shirley Temple Black. But was she taken seriously?

Feb 16, 20141 min

Cate Blanchett on studying Ruth Madoff for "Blue Jasmine" role

Australian actress Cate Blanchett says that watching Ruth Madoff's 60 Minutes interview helped her feel "the sense of shame" she infused into her Oscar-nominated role in "Blue Jasmine."

Feb 14, 20140 min

Woody to Cate on 1st "Blue Jasmine" takes: Awful

Cate Blanchett tells Lesley Stahl her first attempts at playing her Oscar-nominated role in "Blue Jasmine" were called "awful" by the film's director, Woody Allen. Watch Lesley Stahl's profile of the actress on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Feb 14, 20140 min

Preview: Enemy of the State

Businessman Bill Browder says he's had his life threatened as the victim of outrageous corruption perpetrated by the Russian government. Browder's fight to expose corruption has led to a rift between the U.S. and Russia. Watch Scott Pelley's report on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Feb 14, 20140 min

Preview: The F-35

60 Minutes gets an inside look at what makes the $400 billion F-35 joint strike fighter the most expensive weapons system in history. Watch David Martin's report on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Feb 14, 20142 min

The Kanzius Machine

John Kanzius fought his leukemia head on, inventing a machine that may someday offer effective treatment for cancers without the side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. Lesley Stahl reports. (Original Air Date: Oct. 18, 2009)

Feb 10, 201416 min

Routine lunch sparks an epiphany

Teresa Woodruff and Dr. Melina Kibbe, both of Northwestern University Medical School, describe how a simple chat and a few female rats led to a major discovery.

Feb 9, 20141 min

Anderson Cooper: How I see homeless people now

It wasn't just the homeless who were transformed in this story. Anderson Cooper explains to 60 Minutes Overtime how an assignment changed him

Feb 9, 20145 min

Sex differences in medical research

Dr. Melina Kibbe and her team reviewed over 1,000 articles in scientific journals and found that only a tiny fraction include both male and female animals.

Feb 9, 20140 min

Who has the softer heart?

What 60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl learned while reporting on the surprising medical differences between males and females

Feb 9, 20144 min

Moment of the week: Philip Seymour Hoffman on the joy of acting

Philip Seymour Hoffman could be very self-critical as an actor, but in 2006 he told Steve Kroft about the joy of a job well done

Feb 9, 20140 min

Preview: 100,000 Homes

Advocates for the homeless say providing apartments to those who have been on the streets the longest and are at greatest medical risk can actually save taxpayers money. Anderson Cooper reports on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Feb 7, 20140 min

Woody Allen defends himself on 60 Minutes in '92

In 1992, Woody Allen gave a no-holds-barred interview to Steve Kroft to defend himself against accusations by Mia Farrow that Allen molested their then-7-year-old daughter Dylan Farrow.

Feb 6, 201415 min

Allen calls allegations "spectacular embellishment"

In a 60 Minutes outtake from 1992, Woody Allen said the accusations that he took his daughter Dylan into bed with him are a "spectacular embellishment." Allen was referring to allegations made by Mia Farrow in a 1992 Vanity Fair article, which accused Allen of intertwining his body around Dylan's while in bed. The article also stated that he would offer her his thumb to suck on.

Feb 6, 20142 min

Hoffman: Acting is like a "drug"

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died yesterday, explained to 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft how he sees the job of an actor.

Feb 4, 20140 min

Hoffman's early drug use "was advanced"

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died yesterday, told 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft that he couldn't quit drugs on his own.

Feb 4, 20140 min

How rehab once saved Philip Seymour Hoffman

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died yesterday, told 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft that rehab changed his outlook on life.

Feb 4, 20140 min

Hoffman's habit of "creating a crisis"

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died yesterday, told 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft that he thrives on "creating a crisis" for himself.

Feb 4, 20142 min

Philip Seymour Hoffman on his drug abuse

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died yesterday, told 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft why he got sober at age 22.

Feb 4, 20141 min

2006: Philip Seymour Hoffman on "60 Minutes"

"I got panicked for my life," Philip Seymour Hoffman told Steve Kroft in 2006 about why he went into drug and alcohol rehab.

Feb 3, 20140 min

2006: Philip Seymour Hoffman on 60 Minutes

"I got panicked for my life," Philip Seymour Hoffman told Steve Kroft in 2006 about why he went into drug and alcohol rehab

Feb 3, 20140 min

How to raise a gifted child in a normal home

What we learned about raising gifted children from the parents of "Boy Wonder" Jack Andraka

Feb 2, 20145 min

A chess prodigy explains how his mind works

Inside the amazing mind of Magnus Carlsen, the number one chess player in the world

Feb 2, 20144 min

Preview: Amazing Kids

60 Minutes revisits three stories about amazing kids with amazing gifts in the most unlikely places. Scott Pelley hosts a special edition of "60 Minutes Presents: Amazing Kids" on Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Jan 30, 20141 min

A second act for the NFL's Eddie George: Shakespeare

Former NFL player Eddie George finds a new identity onstage as a Shakespearean actor. Tune in on Wednesday, Feb. 5th at 10 p.m. on Showtime.

Jan 30, 20142 min

Corporate training boot camp

Go inside the classroom of Year Up -- a year long jobs training boot camp for some of the country's most disadvantaged young people

Jan 27, 20141 min

Teaming up with community colleges

Eduardo Padron, the president of Miami Dade College, explains why Year Up's partnership with community colleges gives students an edge.

Jan 27, 20142 min

From Dunkin' Donuts to J.P. Morgan

Year Up graduates Jay Hammonds and Candice Thompson tell Morley Safer how their job prospects have changed dramatically.

Jan 27, 20141 min

The stigma of raising a mentally ill child

What's the difference between raising a child with a physical illness and raising one with a mental illness? "Casseroles," say a group of mothers to Scott Pelley

Jan 26, 20146 min

A beloved son turns on his father

Moment of the week: "I had no reason to think there'd be violence," Sen. Creigh Deeds says, recalling the day his bipolar son Gus turned on him.

Jan 26, 20141 min

Leno's childhood home

Jay Leno shows 60 Minutes the house where he grew up — the same home where his older brother Patrick lived until his death in 2002. With 10 years of age separating them, Leno said his brother was the "smart" one, while he was the "kind of stupid" one. Leno decided to keep the house, and today it's occupied by his buddy from high school.

Jan 26, 20140 min