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The Church's Fiirm | The Sperm Whales of Dominica | Yannick Nézet-Séguin
TV Flash files “The Church's Fiirm | The Sperm Whales of Dominica | Yannick Nézet-Séguin” as hour 672 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 55, episode 30, aired 2023-05-14, 60 min.
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This leaf is S55E30: listed hour 672 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 30 of 31 in season 55. It aired 2023-05-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “This Ancient Atrocity | Lithium Valley | James Nachtwey” (S55E29). Next is “Price Gouging | Targeting Seniors | Jeff Koons” (S55E31). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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The Church's Fiirm – 60 MINUTES reports on the $100 billion fortune built by the secretive investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a whistleblower's allegation that instead of spending the money on good works, hundreds of millions were used to bail out businesses with church ties. Sharyn Alfonsi speaks with David Nielsen, a former senior portfolio manager at the church's firm, about his role in a federal investigation and decision to come forward. The Sperm Whales of Dominica – The sperm whale, one of the largest animals in the sea, is at risk because of noise pollution, ship strikes, and plastic trash. Cecilia Vega dives in off the coast of Dominica, where hundreds of sperm whales live year-round, to observe these mysterious mammals and understand the efforts to protect the vulnerable species. Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Correspondent Jon Wertheim interviews conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director of three major orchestras: in Philadelphia, in his hometown of Montreal, and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, which has pinned on him the bold revamping of its artistic mission. The maestro is betting new works by new composers will draw a wider audience and shore up the Met's perpetually saggy bottom line. Known for his versatility and approachability as much as his virtuosity, Nézet-Séguin tells Wertheim why he's not worried about upsetting opera traditionalists with this radical fundamental change.
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Where does The Church's Fiirm | The Sperm Whales of Dominica | Yannick Nézet-Séguin sit in the 60 Minutes guide?
S55E30 is listed hour 672 of 767 — hour 30 of 31 in season 55, season 55 episode 30.
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The Church's Fiirm | The Sperm Whales of Dominica | Yannick Nézet-Séguin aired 2023-05-14 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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Also in season 55
- S55E01 President Biden | Ebrahim Raisi
- S55E02 Secretary of State Blinken | Inside the Committee | Rescuing Reefs
- S55E03 Olena Zelenska | What Happened at Grizzly Flats | Captain Kolisi
- S55E04 Taiwan | After Ian | Church and State
- S55E05 The Lost Souls Of Bucha | The Power Of Grimsby | Coach Prime
- S55E06 Dominion | American Prairie | Ina Garten