60 Minutes
Harvest of War | Eurovision | Birds Aren't Real
Season 54, Episode 28 · Aired 2022-05-01
Synopsis
Harvest of War – Nearly half of Ukrainians say they're worried about where they'll find their next meal, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. Since the start of the conflict, the World Food Programme has mobilized food supplies to 2.5 million people, and in the weeks to come, they're poised to provide relief to six million in the country. 60 MINUTES' Scott Pelley enters Ukraine with David Beasley of the WFP and follows the organization's efforts to curb the hunger crisis. Pelley reports that it's not just Ukrainians who are suffering. Ukraine, a major wheat exporter, plays a vital role in feeding the rest of the world, and the war has led to an increase in collateral hunger in other countries. Eurovision – 60 MINUTES correspondent Jon Wertheim meets Iceland's contenders for Eurovision, the world's largest musical event and a live TV show that's a cross between the Olympics and "American Idol." Watched by more than 180 million Europeans each year, the contest features performers from nearly 40 countries who participate in the music competition. Eurovision has boosted the careers of past contestants ABBA, Celine Dion, and Julio Iglesias. Birds Aren't Real – The founder of Birds Aren't Real, Peter McIndoe, sits down with Sharyn Alfonsi to discuss the movement he launched, which uses satire to mirror some of the absurdity growing in America. More than a million people have become followers of the fictional conspiracy theory that birds aren't real. McIndoe shares the backstory to launching the movement.
In the series
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Key cast
- Mike Wallace as Correspondent
- Morley Safer as Correspondent
- Harry Reasoner as Correspondent
- Ed Bradley as Correspondent
- Diane Sawyer as Correspondent
Also in season 54
- S54E01 9.11 the FDNY
- S54E02 Take the Fight to the Night | Rep. Liz Cheney | King of the Deep
- S54E03 The Facebook Whistleblower | Unforgiven | The Final Act
- S54E04 Deepfakes | 1,000 Children | Deep Springs
- S54E05 Robert Gates | The Green River Drift | Whither Ye Olde English Pub
- S54E06 Prince V. Spy | Running Dry | Michael Keaton