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John Eastman | Our Mistake is Your Responsibility | Monkey Island | The Last Minute
TV Flash files “John Eastman | Our Mistake is Your Responsibility | Monkey Island | The Last Minute” as hour 681 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 56, episode 8, aired 2023-11-05, 60 min.
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This leaf is S56E08: listed hour 681 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 8 of 31 in season 56. It aired 2023-11-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Vice President Harris | A Quiet Invasion | The Air We Breathe | The State of the Blues” (S56E07). Next is “Iran's Assassins | The Heritage War | Horse Racing Reform?” (S56E09). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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John Eastman – Scott Pelley interviews John Eastman, the conservative former law professor who gave controversial legal advice to former President Donald Trump and is facing possible prison time in Georgia's election conspiracy case. A leader in efforts to overturn the 2020 vote, Eastman shares with 60 MINUTES what happened in the days leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and why he believes he's innocent. Aaron Weisz and Sarah Koch are the producers. Our Mistake is Your Responsibility – Each year, about one million Americans receive a bill from the Social Security Administration, saying they were paid too much in benefits and must pay it back. Even if the error is not their fault, they often still have to pay. Correspondent Anderson Cooper reports on how some elderly and disabled people have been burdened with tens of thousands of dollars in debt. Andy Court is the producer. Monkey Island – Correspondent Lesley Stahl reports from Cayo Santiago, also known as Monkey Island, off the coast of Puerto Rico, and home to roughly 1,800 monkeys, including the rhesus macaques whose DNA is a 94% match to humans. Stahl examines one study set to determine the impact of environmental crises on the longevity and overall health of the macaques and what the inhabitants of Monkey Island can reveal about climate-related trauma and survival. Ayesha Siddiqi is the producer. The Last Minute – CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from Tel Aviv with the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war.
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Where does John Eastman | Our Mistake is Your Responsibility | Monkey Island | The Last Minute sit in the 60 Minutes guide?
S56E08 is listed hour 681 of 767 — hour 8 of 31 in season 56, season 56 episode 8.
When did 60 Minutes S56E08 air?
John Eastman | Our Mistake is Your Responsibility | Monkey Island | The Last Minute aired 2023-11-05 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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Also in season 56
- S56E01 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Into the Streets| Prime Time in Colorado
- S56E02 CARE Court | Bankrolling the War | Hanging On
- S56E03 The Attorney General | The Rise and Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
- S56E04 The Godfather of AI | General Milley | Rich Paul | 3D Printing
- S56E05 President Biden | Rescue at the Kibbutz | The 50
- S56E06 The Five Eyes | A Prisoner of Iran | Pink | The Isle of Man