60 Minutes

The Wasteland, Financial Weapon of Mass Destruction, The Bird Man of Idaho

TV-PG

S41 • E47 Aug 30, 2009 45m

"The Wasteland" rebroadcasts an investigation into what happens to electronics after you throw them away. "Financial Weapon of Mass Destruction" rebroadcasts a segment on credit default swaps and their role in the financial crisis. "The Bird Man of Idaho" talks to the famous inventor Forrest Bird. "Andy Rooney" talks about how people are carrying more stuff.

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Cast of The Wasteland, Financial Weapon of Mass Destruction, The Bird Man of Idaho

Scott PelleySelf - Correspondent (segment: The Wasteland)
Allen HershkowitzSelf - Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council (segment: The Wasteland)
Brandon RichterSelf - CEO, Executive Recycling (segment: The Wasteland)
Jim PuckettSelf - Basel Action Network (segment: The Wasteland)
Steve KroftSelf - Correspondent (segment: Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction)
Frank PartnoySelf - Law Professor (segment: Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction)
Eric DinalloSelf - Insurance Superintendent (segment: Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction)
Harvey GoldschmidSelf - Law Professor (segment: Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction)
Jim GrantSelf - Grant's Interest Rate Observer (segment: Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction)
Tom HarkinSelf - Senator, Iowa (segment: Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction)
Morley SaferSelf - Correspondent (segment: The Bird Man of Idaho)
Forrest BirdSelf - Inventor (segment: The Bird Man of Idaho)
Donna TurnbullSelf - Neighbor (segment: The Bird Man of Idaho)
Bob TurnbullSelf - Neighbor (segment: The Bird Man of Idaho)
Pam BirdSelf - Wife (segment: The Bird Man of Idaho)
Patty WagstaffSelf - Stunt Pilot (segment: The Bird Man of Idaho)
Lesley StahlSelf - Host
Andrew RooneySelf - Commentator (segment: Andy Rooney)
David BrowningProducer
L. Franklin DeVineProducer