Explainers

Brene Brown on 60 Minutes: The most important takeaways

Brene Brown wants us to help each other. In an interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes, the University of Houston Professor, who studies human behavior and emotion, argued that we all need more compassion and empathy. “I think we’re supposed to help each other. I mean, I don’t think we’re supposed to do it alone. We

Recaps

Author John Green opens up about mental illness struggles in 60 Minutes interview

Teens have made author, podcaster, and YouTube star John Green famous. If you’re raising a teen, you probably know who Green is, but if not, you should know more about Green, the mental health advocate and Nerdfighter. Green has been called America’s answer to J.K. Rowling. In 2014, his blockbuster book, The Fault in Our

News

Scott Pelley was fired as CBS News host ‘over complaints to execs’

Scott Pelley, former CBS Evening News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent, told CNN’s Reliable Source host Brian Stelter on Sunday that he lost his position as anchor of the CBS news program in June 2017 because he complained repeatedly to management about CBS news division’s “hostile work environment.” He made the comment after Stelter asked

60 Minutes Scott Pelley investigates mysterious brain attacks, preview

On Sunday’s 60 Minutes, the mysterious brain attacks in Cuba and China are explored by the CBS news-zine and reporter Scott Pelley. Pelley interviews an American official, Catherine Werner, age 31, who served in China and who was rushed back to the U.S. for medical reasons. The story becomes even more insidious as Werner’s mother,