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Amanpour and Company

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 20, 2024

55m 29s

Veteran political observer Norman Ornstein discusses the pending government shutdown. Executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force Mouaz Moustafa joins the show. The Atlantic staff writer Charlie Warzel on how Trump's influence is shaping the cryptocurrency arena. Award-winning director Edward Berger on his new film "Conclave."

Episodes

  • May 6, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 6, 2024

    S2024 E6221 - 55m 44s

    Mustafa Suleyman is an artificial intelligence pioneer and co-founder of the AI lab Deepmind. He joins the show to discuss his book “The Coming Wave.” Actor Jeffrey Wright on his new comedy "American Fiction." The Washington Post's National Security Columnist Max Boot on on Trump, Putin and blocked Ukraine aid.

  • May 3, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 3, 2024

    S2024 E6220 - 55m 52s

    Michael Schill, president of Northwestern University, discusses the protests on campuses across the country and the deal his university was able to strike. Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists on threats to press around the globe. Photographer Platon discusses his new book “The Defenders.” Sociologist Brad Wilcox explores the positives of marriage in his book "Get Married."

  • May 2, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 2, 2024

    S2024 E6219 - 55m 34s

    Senator Bernie Sanders has been outspoken about the recent campus protests. He joined the program from Washington, D.C. Wall Street Journal Higher Education Reporter Douglas Belkin talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the unique circumstances facing the class of 2024. In his new book, “Empireworld,” Sathnam Sanghera unpacks the lasting impact of imperialism around the globe.

  • May 1, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 1, 2024

    S2024 E6218 - 55m 53s

    Last week, Rabbi Sharon Brous visited both Columbia and UCLA to witness the protests and speaks with Christiane about her experience. Sanam Vakil, Director of the Middle East program at Chatham House think tank, joins Christiane to discuss possible avenues of progress in the region. Lawyer Kenneth Stern wrote the working definition of “antisemitism,” which he now believes is being weaponized.

  • April 30, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 30, 2024

    S2024 E6217 - 55m 52s

    Palestinian Observer to the UN, Riyad Mansour discusses the dimming prospect of a ceasefire in the region and Israel's looming offensive on Rafah. Robert Kagan explores the roots of threats to American democracy in his new book "Rebellion." Senior Adviser at The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens discusses the state of the GOP and what their embrace of Donald Trump means for the party and the country.

  • April 29, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 29, 2024

    S2024 E6216 - 55m 53s

    Christiane speaks with Amit Segal, a right-wing political analyst close to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Editor-in-Chief of Columbia University's newspaper discusses the protests disrupting the campus. Supermodel Cameron Russell's new memoir, "How to Make Herself Agreeable To Everyone," explores feeling both objectified and complicit in the system that built her career.

  • April 26, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 26, 2024

    S2024 E6215 - 55m 35s

    Actor Michael Stuhlbarg and director Rupert Goold discuss their new Broadway play "Patriots" about the rise of Vladamir Putin. Michael Arceneaux reflects on his journey of overcoming societal barriers in his book "I Finally Bought Some Jordans.” From the archives: Anti-apartheid campaigners Andrew Mlangeni and Peter Hain reflect on the end of aparthied.

  • April 25, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 25, 2024

    S2024 E6214 - 55m 44s

    Legal expert Emily Bazelon breaks down Trump's many ongoing legal battles. Former NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller explains how a $61 billion aid package to Ukraine can best be used. Harriet Harman is the U.K.’s longest continuously serving female politician and joins to discuss. "Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny" author Kate Manne on the Sydney stabbings.

  • April 24, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 24, 2024

    S2024 E6213 - 55m 25s

    UK Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy is encouraging “progressive realism” as Britain increases its defense spending in the midst of increased conflict across the globe. Author Salman Rushdie addresses the 2022 stabbing attack that almost took his life in his new book "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder." The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum on why Ukraine must defeat Russia.

  • April 23, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 23, 2024

    S2024 E6212 - 55m 53s

    In an independent review, Catherine Colonna has concluded that UNRWA’s neutrality must be strengthened. Armenian leader Ruben Vardanyan remains jailed in Azerbaijan. His son speaks about the state of Nagorno-Karabakh. Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on her new book "An Unfinished Love Story." Christiane sits with The Metropolitan Opera's first-ever Ukrainian maestro Oksana Lyniv.

  • April 22, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 22, 2024

    S2024 E6211 - 55m 53s

    Foreign policy experts Kori Schake and Nathalie Tocci weigh in on the international implications of Donald Trump's criminal trial. To mark World Earth Day, Abrahm Lustgarten discusses his new book "On The Move" about how climate change is reshaping American life. Palestinian and Ukrainian refugee Zoya El-Miari explains her complex experience as a refugee with identities in two global conflicts.

  • April 19, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 19, 2024

    S2024 E6210 - 55m 44s

    Retired Israeli General Amos Yadlin discusses Israel's strike on an Iranian military airbase. Ray Takeyh is a former senior advisor to the U.S. State Department on Iran and discusses the recent attacks. Ukrainian human rights lawyer and Nobel laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on the importance of standing up to Russia. Bill Weir on his new book "Life as We Know It (Can Be)."

Extras + Features

  • The Rise of Crypto and What Donald Trump Has to Do with It: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Rise of Crypto and What Donald Trump Has to Do with It

    S2024 E7125 - 17m 40s

    The influence of President-elect Donald Trump is already being felt in Washington, D.C. Charlie Warzel, a staff writer at The Atlantic, has covered the blockchain industry for years. Warzel believes that Trump's influence also is shaping the cryptocurrency arena. He joins the show to discuss the role of digital currency in an anti-establishment culture.

  • Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Paul Krugman on Retiring from NYT: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Paul Krugman on Retiring from NYT

    S2024 E7124 - 18m 3s

    After 25 years of sharp and often indispensable commentary on major issues shaping America and the world, economist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman joins the show to discuss his final column for The New York Times. Krugman says he sees an erosion of optimism due to a collapse in trust of elites and institutions. The columnist sits down with Michel Martin for a fascinating look back.

  • What’s Behind the Lionization of Luigi Mangione?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What’s Behind the Lionization of Luigi Mangione?

    S2024 E7123 - 18m 9s

    United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead in New York earlier this month. After a six-day manhunt a suspect, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, was taken into custody and was charged with murder as an act of terrorism. The internet has meanwhile been buzzing with divisive conversations about the murder and what it says about America’s healthcare system. Jia Tolentino joins the show to discuss.

  • Homemade & Virtually Untraceable: The Rise of Ghost Guns: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Homemade & Virtually Untraceable: The Rise of Ghost Guns

    S2024 E7122 - 17m 21s

    Wisconsin is recovering from a school shooting that killed three people. Another issue on the rise is so-called “ghost guns,” homemade, untraceable guns without serial numbers. The NYPD is investigating the possible use of a ghost gun in the murder of the United Healthcare CEO. Kris Brown, President of the nonprofit Brady, lays out an argument for balancing Second Amendment rights with gun reform.

  • Secretary of Energy on Whether Biden’s Climate Legacy Will Survive Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Secretary of Energy on Whether Biden’s Climate Legacy Will Survive Trump

    S2024 E7121 - 18m 18s

    In the U.S., an incoming Trump administration raises concerns about the climate and clean energy. But Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is more optimistic. She joins the show to discuss significant advances under Biden, and how this progress might survive the transition of power.

  • Are We Ready for the AI Revolution? Fmr. Google CEO Eric Schmidt Says No: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Are We Ready for the AI Revolution? Fmr. Google CEO Eric Schmidt Says No

    S2024 E7120 - 18m 12s

    With the approach of a new year, and the prospect of accelerating technological advancement, all eyes are on AI. The new best-selling book "Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope and the Human Spirit" is putting the new tech under the microscope, taking a good look at how it could help us, and how we might stop it from hurting us. Co-author and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt joins the show.

  • Syrian Artist Mohamad Hafez on Art, Exile and the Fall of Assad: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Syrian Artist Mohamad Hafez on Art, Exile and the Fall of Assad

    S2024 E7119 - 18m 12s

    Artist Mohamad Hafez creates replicas of Damascus, capturing the beauty and spirit of the city in intricate 3D models. Having lived in the U.S. since 2003, Hafez has channeled his homesickness and anguish over Syria's devastating civil war into his work. Now, with Bashar Al-Assad gone, Hafez joins the show to share his hopes for this moment, and to talk about how his art has helped him to adjust.

  • SCOTUS and the Trans Rights Healthcare Case: Why It Matters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    SCOTUS and the Trans Rights Healthcare Case: Why It Matters

    S2024 E7118 - 17m 19s

    This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case from Tennessee concerning medical care for transgender minors. Masha Gessen, opinion columnist for the New York Times, listened to the oral arguments. They talk with Michel Martin about the salient issues.

  • Why Are FBI Checks on Trump Nominees Necessary? Fmr. Senate Counsels Explain: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Are FBI Checks on Trump Nominees Necessary? Fmr. Senate Counsels Explain

    S2024 E7117 - 18m 13s

    More than 75 Nobel laureates are urging Trump to ditch RFK Jr. as his choice for HHS Secretary. As Trump's picks get more pushback, his team has signaled that they are willing to go it alone and bypass the vetting process. Two former Counsels to the Senate Judiciary Committee -- Gregg Nunziata and Noah Bookbinder -- explain why the Senate confirmation process and FBI checks are essential.

  • Syrian Journalist Discusses What Led to the Rebel Takeover in Syria: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Syrian Journalist Discusses What Led to the Rebel Takeover in Syria

    S2024 E7116 - 5m 23s

    Rebels swept into the capital city of Syria, at lightning speed and ended a half-century of oppressive rule by the Assad family. The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin has personally granted former dictator Bashar Assad safe haven in Russia. Rami Jarrah has reported for years on the human toll of violence in his country, often -- for his safety -- under a pseudonym. He joins Christiane today from Berlin.

  • 20 Years Later, New Documentary Looks at Deadliest Tsunami in History: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    20 Years Later, New Documentary Looks at Deadliest Tsunami in History

    S2024 E7115 - 15m 30s

    It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern times. Some 20 years ago a massive tsunami in southern Asia, triggered by a 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia, killed more than 200,000 people in 14 countries. A new documentary, "Tsunami: Race Against Time,” looks back at that devastating day -- December 20, 2004 -- with never-before-seen footage.

  • Is Your Phone Spying on You? Ronan Farrow on His New Doc “Surveilled”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Is Your Phone Spying on You? Ronan Farrow on His New Doc “Surveilled”

    S2024 E7114 - 18m 22s

    It's the one thing we never leave home without. Could it be our smartphones are spying on us? After becoming a target of hacking himself, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow made it his mission to shine a light on the shadowy world of cyber surveillance. Farrow joins Michel Martin to discuss his new documentary "Surveilled" and the frightening reality of spyware.

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