Episode
60 Minutes: 1/1/2023: Radio Free Europe, The Vanishing Wild, Obesity
Overview
Radio Free Europe’s return to prominence in Russia and former Soviet territories; Earth currently experiencing a sixth mass extinction, according to scientists; Promising new weight loss medication in short supply and often not covered by insurance.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 55
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2023-01-01
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
1/1/2023: Radio Free Europe, The Vanishing Wild, Obesity is Episode 16 in Season 55 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2023-01-01. The runtime is 43 min.
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