Amanpour and Company

April 21, 2020

Chrisitane speaks with former British Prime Minster Gordon Brown and Dennis Carroll, former director of USAID’s Pandemic Influenza and Emerging Threats Unit about COVID-19. Walter Isaacson speaks with jazz musician Wynton Marsalis about the loss of his father, pianist Ellis Marsalis.

Jazz Legend Wynton Marsalis Reflects on His Late Father

17m 58s

This month, the New Orleans jazz legend and patriarch Ellis Marsalis died at age 85 after contracting coronavirus. In a heartfelt conversation about grief and the healing power of music, Walter Isaacson speaks with Ellis’ son Wynton – a jazz legend in his own right – about losing his father, what he thinks Ellis’ legacy will be and how jazz can help us all right now.

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    A Virus Expert Discusses Infectious Disease

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    Few know more about infectious diseases than Dr. Dennis Carroll. He directed the Pandemic Influenza and Emerging Threats Unit at USAID for 15 years. During that time, he helped identify more than 2,000 animal viruses that can make humans sick. He also featured in the hit Netflix series "Pandemic," which predicted an outbreak well before COVID-19 spread around the world.

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