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Featuring conversations with global leaders and decision makers on the issues affecting the world today, Amanpour and Company adds to the long tradition of public affairs programming that has been a hallmark of public media for decades.

December 3, 2025

55m 45s

Fmr. U.S. Amb. to NATO Julianne Smith unpacks Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's meeting with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine peace. Jeremy Diamond brings us a report on the fate of Gaza's missing. Fmr. Israeli PM Ehud Olmert discusses Israeli settler violence in the West Bank. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) shares his plan to lower healthcare costs ahead of expiring enhanced premium tax credits.

Episodes

  • November 17, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 17, 2025

    S2025 E8034 - 55m 23s

    UN aid chief Tom Fletcher discusses his trip to Sudan amidst the country's civil war. Political reporter Stephen Collinson unpacks President Trump's reversal on the Epstein files. Singer Sarah McLachlan discusses her music and activism. MTV co-founder Tom Freston reflects on the birth of the network in his new memoir "Unplugged."

  • November 14, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 14, 2025

    S2025 E8033 - 55m 33s

    Retired Army Lt. General Russel L. Honoré discusses his time serving the nation and the tests that our democracy is now facing. Chef Eugene Korolev and his partner Polina Sychova discuss preserving Ukrainian culture through food at their London restaurant Sino. Legendary documentarian Ken Burns discusses his latest 12-hour project, “The American Revolution.”

  • November 13, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 13, 2025

    S2025 E8032 - 55m 35s

    Jeff Zeleny unpacks the trove of Epstein emails released by the House. The new leader of the UK's Green Party Zack Polanski discusses left-wing messaging. Actors Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves detail their performances in "Waiting for Godot." Rep. James Clyburn discusses his new book "The First Eight" and reacts to the government shutdown.

  • November 12, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 12, 2025

    S2025 E8031 - 55m 51s

    Al Gore discusses the threat of climate change and recent protests at the UN's COP30 climate summit. Human Rights Watch's Juanita Goebertus and Noah Bullock of CRISTOSAL detail a new report that alleges that Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador were abused. Charlie Savage reflects on the life of Dick Cheney and the impact he has left on presidential power in the U.S.

  • November 11, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 11, 2025

    S2025 E8030 - 55m 50s

    Ret. Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton marks U.S. Veteran's Day and the continued fighting in Ukraine. MSF's Christopher Lockyear discusses how winter's fast approach is already impacting Ukrainian troops and civilians. Director Hasan Hadi tells the story of an Iraqi schoolgirl in "The President's Cake." Director Bonni Cohen and Fmr. Navy SEAL Marcus Capone discuss the new doc. "In Waves and War."

  • November 10, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 10, 2025

    S2025 E8029 - 55m 46s

    Sen Angus King (I-ME), explains why he and seven Democrats broke ranks to advance a measure to reopen the government. Syria experts Reem Turkmani and Charles Lister discuss the first visit to the White House by a Syrian head of state. Mexican author Gabriela Jauregui speaks about violence against women in Mexico. Nutritionist Marion Nestle explains what is wrong with the food we are eating.

  • November 7, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 7, 2025

    S2025 E8028 - 55m 45s

    Christiane sits down with former U.N. Climate Chief Christiana Figueres in Brazil ahead of the COP30 climate summit. Art historian Kathy Hessel introduces her new book on art's positive impact, "How to Live an Artful Life." Grammy-award winning musician and songwriter Jacob Collier discusses the inspiration behind his latest album "The Light for Days."

  • November 6, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 6, 2025

    S2025 E8027 - 55m 50s

    Staff writer for The Atlantic, David A. Graham, discusses the results of Tuesday's election, the ongoing government shutdown, and threats to U.S. cybersecurity. Salman Rushdie debuts his first work of fiction since his near-fatal attack in 2022. New York Times climate reporter Raymond Zhong on learning to scuba dive to report on deep ocean research.

  • November 5, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 5, 2025

    S2025 E8026 - 55m 50s

    Christiane sits down with Britain's Prince William in Brazil to discuss his annual Earthshot Prize, awarded to people finding climate solutions for the planet. Brian Lehrer and Ron Brownstein unpack the reaction to Tuesday's off-year elections, including Zohran Mamdani's notable victory in the New York City mayoral race. Scott Galloway discusses his new book, "Notes on Being a Man."

  • May 13, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 13, 2025

    S2025 E7227 - 55m 46s

    Daniel Kurtzer, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Egypt, offers his thoughts on Donald Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE. Jordan Thomas shares the reality of what it is like to fight forest fires in his book "When It All Burns." Actor Kelsey Grammer shares his experience with trauma, grief, and healing after the murder of his sister in his book "Karen: A Brother Remembers."

Extras + Features

  • Sen. Cassidy Has a Plan to Lower Healthcare Costs. Can It Work?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sen. Cassidy Has a Plan to Lower Healthcare Costs. Can It Work?

    S2025 E8046 - 18m 1s

    Next week Congress will decide on proposed plans to save pandemic-era enhanced tax credits, which are due to expire in less than 30 days. Without these credits, tens of millions of Americans could see their insurance premiums increase by 114% on average. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), a doctor and the chairman of the Senate’s health committee, joins Walter Isaacson to share his proposal.

  • New Doc Captures the Untouched Bedrooms of School Shooting Victims: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New Doc Captures the Untouched Bedrooms of School Shooting Victims

    S2025 E8045 - 18m 43s

    Feeling increasingly desensitized to the headlines of school shootings, Steve Hartman channeled his frustration into a powerful project. "All the Empty Rooms" explores the grief experienced by families of victims through the bedrooms they left behind. Bryan Muehlberger lost his daughter Gracie in the Saugus High School shooting, and he and Steve Hartman discuss this painful portrait of America.

  • Why Is American Student Achievement Down? (It’s Not Trump or the Pandemic): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Is American Student Achievement Down? (It’s Not Trump or the Pandemic)

    S2025 E8044 - 17m 51s

    Michel Martin sits down with Andrew Rice, a features writer at New York Magazine, to discuss his recent cover story, “The Big Fail: Student achievement has fallen off a cliff. And neither Trump nor the pandemic is to blame.” In the story Rice investigates a steep, decade-long decline in U.S. student achievement and why even wealthy and progressive communities are struggling to address the problem.

  • Country Star Kenny Chesney On His Music and New Memoir: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Country Star Kenny Chesney On His Music and New Memoir

    S2025 E8041 - 17m 59s

    American singer-songwriter Kenny Chesney has sold 30 million albums worldwide and racked up dozens of No. 1 singles. Just last month Chesney was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Now, his new memoir "Heart Life Music" takes us back to where it all started: growing up in a small town in Tennessee, dreaming of stardom. Chesney joins the show to discuss how country music changed his life.

  • Drug Historian Challenges Trump’s War on Fentanyl: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Drug Historian Challenges Trump’s War on Fentanyl

    S2025 E8040 - 18m 24s

    While America pursues a drug war with Venezuela marked by lethal strikes on boats accused of carrying so-called "narco terrorists" (a move which has faced much criticism over its legality), at home the country continues to face a fentanyl issue which is killing thousands of people every year. Drug historian David Herzberg joins the show to discuss why Trump's approach to the crisis is flawed.

  • Turning the Lens on War Photographer Lynsey Addario in New Doc “Love + War”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Turning the Lens on War Photographer Lynsey Addario in New Doc “Love + War”

    S2025 E8039 - 18m 33s

    Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has spent more than two decades documenting conflicts in Sudan, Ukraine, Iraq and Libya. A new film, "Love + War," explores her efforts to balance family life and front-lines reporting. Addario and filmmaker Jimmy Chin join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the risks and responsibilities that come with reporting from war zones.

  • How the Sports Industry Is Reeling from Betting Scandals: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How the Sports Industry Is Reeling from Betting Scandals

    S2025 E8038 - 18m 6s

    Two major league baseball players in the U.S. were indicted earlier this month for allegedly rigging pitches during games. It's the latest betting scandal to rock the sports world, and comes on the heels of the FBI's widespread sports betting and money laundering conspiracy arrests. Those implicated in the scandals maintain their innocence. Sports journalist Joon Lee joins the show to discuss.

  • Connecting Trayvon Martin to Trump: Jelani Cobb Explains How We Got Here: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Connecting Trayvon Martin to Trump: Jelani Cobb Explains How We Got Here

    S2025 E8037 - 17m 56s

    From mass ICE raids in immigrant communities to anti-DEI policies, racial tensions seem to be intensifying under President Trump. Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, told his students back in March that "nobody can protect you. These are dangerous times." In his new book — a collection of his articles over the last decade — Cobb reflects on how the U.S. got to this place.

  • Pulitzer Prize Winner on Trump Climate Policy & Bill Gates’ Climate Reversal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pulitzer Prize Winner on Trump Climate Policy & Bill Gates’ Climate Reversal

    S2025 E8036 - 18m 4s

    The COP30 climate conference is where world leaders try to hammer out solutions to the growing climate crisis. This year the U.S. also boycotted that gathering. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Elizabeth Kolbert has been covering climate for over twenty years. Her new book is a collection of her essays. Kolbert joins us to reflect on what she's learned.

  • “The Perfect Neighbor”: Inside Netflix’s New True Crime Documentary: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “The Perfect Neighbor”: Inside Netflix’s New True Crime Documentary

    S2025 E8035 - 19m 27s

    The new Netflix documentary The Perfect Neighbour, explores a two-year-old neighbourhood dispute in Florida that resulted in the tragic shooting of Ajike Owens, a mother of four. The story unfolds entirely through police bodycam footage. Director Geeta Gandbhir and the Ajike's mother Pamela Dias discuss the motivation behind the documentary and what they hope viewers will take away.

  • MTV Creator Tom Freston on His Iconic Career and the Future of Creativity: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    MTV Creator Tom Freston on His Iconic Career and the Future of Creativity

    S2025 E8034 - 18m 15s

    MTV was the first-ever 24-hour cable network dedicated solely to music videos. Launched in the 1980s, MTV brought hit songs to the living rooms of audiences across the globe. Tom Freston is a co-founder of the once-beloved video channel and former CEO of Viacom. Freston speaks with Walter Isaacson about his career, the birth of MTV, and his new memoir "Unplugged."

  • Ken Burns Wants You to Rethink What You Know About the American Revolution: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ken Burns Wants You to Rethink What You Know About the American Revolution

    S2025 E8033 - 18m 56s

    The American Revolution is U.S. historians' Holy Grail, and Ken Burns says there is still much to be learned. Burns has been chronicling American history and culture for decades, rising to prominence 35 years ago with his PBS series on the Civil War. Now the filmmaker is turning his lens on America's origin story with a new 12-hour documentary for PBS. Burns joins Walter Isaacson to talk about it.

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