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08/22/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/22/2026 08:09

“60 MINUTES” LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 23

Editor's Note: This is a 60 MINUTES encore presentation. These previously aired segments have been updated for this postseason edition.

Airs 7:00-8:00 PM, ET/ PT on the CBS Television Network and Paramount+

GHOST TRAIN - Countries around the world have built high-speed rail - why has it failed to catch on in the U.S.? An ambitious state-run project connecting L.A. and San Francisco is vastly behind schedule and has seen costs balloon. One private company is hoping it can succeed where the public sector hasn't - but that too faces challenges. CorrespondentJon Wertheim reports on the state of high-speed rail in the U.S. - which has become a stand-in for a broader question: can America still build big things? David M. Levine is the producer.

ONE MOTHER'S STORY - Rachel Goldberg-Polin's son Hersh was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. On his 328th day in captivity, Hersh was executed in a tunnel in Gaza. Now, Rachel Goldberg-Polin is trying to figure out how to live after losing her child. Anderson Cooper interviews Goldberg-Polin about Hersh and her grief, and speaks with Or Levy, a released hostage who was in captivity with Hersh, and credits him with helping to save his life. Katie Brennan is the producer.

WILD CONCERTO - Acclaimed drummer of The Police Stewart Copeland and celebrated British naturalist Martyn Stewart have created Wild Concerto, a pioneering album that mixes authentic animal sounds with original music. It's based on Stewart's unparalleled audio archive of the world's wild inhabitants. Correspondent Bill Whitaker joins the pair at the iconic Abbey Road Studios as Copeland and Stewart give Mother Nature's orchestra the star treatment. Heather Abbott is the producer.

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