Amanpour and Company

April 17, 2020

Christiane speaks with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva; psychotherapist Esther Perel; and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Michel Martin speaks with Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.

IMF Managing Director Discusses Future of Global Economy

2m 53s

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that this year the global economy will experience its worst recession since the Great Depression. The IMF’s Managing Director joins the program to assess the world’s economic outlook and discuss whether there is cause for hope.

Previews + Extras

  • How to Maintain Healthy Relationships Under Lockdown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How to Maintain Healthy Relationships Under Lockdown

    S2020 E2210 - 2m 54s

    Economic fears, health anxieties and relationships –- all generate pressure, piling onto people who are trapped indoors. For advice on how to deal with it all, Christiane turns to one of the most widely recognized relationship gurus, Esther Perel. The psychotherapist has been talking to couples under lockdown for her podcast, “Where Should We Begin?,” and offers advice for this trying time.

  • The Pandemic's Toll on the Native American Community: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Pandemic's Toll on the Native American Community

    S2020 E2210 - 17m 3s

    Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan has been personally affected by coronavirus: in March, the virus caused the death of her brother. She tells Michel Martin how Native Americans -– like Hispanic and African American communities -– are being disproportionately hit by this crisis.

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber Brings Broadway to Life From His Home: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Andrew Lloyd Webber Brings Broadway to Life From His Home

    S2020 E2210 - 2m 56s

    Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s world famous musicals, including “Phantom of the Opera," were playing on stages the world over before the pandemic brought down the curtain. Now they’re streaming online each Friday as free lockdown entertainment. Lloyd Webber joins the program to discuss his efforts to keep art alive in these challenging times.

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