60 Minutes New Podcast - Taking A Second Look At News History
CBS News is set to release a new look-back podcast using its archival audio/video footage since its launch in 1968. 60 Minutes: A Second Look will launch on September 17th, 2024 on all major podcast platforms. You can check out the trailer using the Great Pods link below and with the Listen Link, which has all the podcast players. It's going to be interesting to hear what's changed and what hasn't in the world we live in.
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60 MINUTES, which has made and marked history since its television premiere in 1968, is extending its reach on broadcast and beyond. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Seth Doane will host 60 MINUTES: A SECOND LOOK, launching Tuesday, Sept. 17. The new podcast uses rare archival treasures to take listeners on a journey through the newsmagazine’s vault, sharing never-before-heard audio from interviews with some of the influential people who have shaped our culture and witnessed seismic moments in American history. In each edition, Doane will be joined by key figures from the interviews and 60 MINUTES correspondents, who will bring new insights and context to the stories behind the stories. The 12-episode series will debut new episodes each Tuesday.
The first season will include new interview moments from Lorne Michaels (whose “Saturday Night Live” celebrates its 50th season this fall); reporting on the rise of Taylor Swift, years before her “Eras Tour” became the first in history to gross more than $1 billion; and a look at the Secret Service following the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The initial season will also cover how Silicon Valley became synonymous with technology; the 20th century’s first influencer, Alice Roosevelt Longworth; the evolution of book banning in the U.S. and more. 60 MINUTES senior producer Matthew Polevoy and his team lead 60 MINUTES: A SECOND LOOK. Audible is the first launch sponsor.
60 MINUTES is the most successful news broadcast in television history. The 2023-24 season marked 60 MINUTES’ 50th consecutive year as America’s #1 news show – the first time any program on television has reigned as #1 for five decades. 60 MINUTES reached one in three Americans at least once during the 2023-24 season on linear and live streaming. Follow 60 MINUTES on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. Listen to 60 MINUTES in podcast form here. Stream 60 MINUTES on Paramount+.
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