Episode
60 Minutes: A Crime Against Humanity, TED Talks, Hoop Dreams
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 47
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 2015-04-19
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
A Crime Against Humanity, TED Talks, Hoop Dreams is Episode 30 in Season 47 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2015-04-19. The runtime is 44 min.
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