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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.

May 12, 2025

55m 47s

Parents of Omer Neutra, an Israeli American captured and killed on Oct. 7, react to the return of American hostage Edan Alexander. Journalists Emily Feng and Felix Salmon on the 90-day pause in the U.S.-China trade war. Cardinal Michael Czerny on Pope Leo XIV's first public statements. Randi Weingarten offers an alternative future for public education.

  • Pres. of the American Federation of Teachers: Not Everyone Needs College: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pres. of the American Federation of Teachers: Not Everyone Needs College

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    With the U.S. Department of Education facing the threat of billions of dollars in proposed cuts. Randi Weingarten, the President of the American Federation of Teachers, wants to offer an alternative future for American public education. In her view, it's one that should prepare some students for pathways besides college. Weingarten discusses her vision and the obstacles standing in its way.

  • NYT Reporter on Trump’s Crypto Empire: “No Precedent in Modern U.S. History”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    NYT Reporter on Trump’s Crypto Empire: “No Precedent in Modern U.S. History”

    S2025 E7225 - 17m 54s

    Since his swearing-in, President Trump has launched a crypto firm with his sons called World Liberty Financial and has been selling a personal meme coin. The New York Times' technology reporter David Yaffe-Bellany tells Hari Sreenivasan about his investigation into the Trump family's newest business ventures.

  • Rep. Ayanna Pressley: Detained Tufts Student Is a “Political Prisoner”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rep. Ayanna Pressley: Detained Tufts Student Is a “Political Prisoner”

    S2025 E7224 - 17m 7s

    Tensions continue to run high on U.S. campuses, with international student visas being revoked and some students even facing arrest. One such case is that of detained Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk, a constituent of Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. The House Democrat spoke to Michel Martin shortly after visiting Öztürk in an ICE detention center in Louisiana.

  • Higher Prices and Empty Shelves: The Effects of the U.S.-China Trade War: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Higher Prices and Empty Shelves: The Effects of the U.S.-China Trade War

    S2025 E7223 - 17m 49s

    Higher prices, empty shelves and orders delayed, this may soon become a lasting reality for American consumers. Trump now warns that people may have to cut back since his tariffs have brought most trade with China to a halt. This week the U.S. and China will finally hold talks, but New York Times reporter Ana Swanson joins Hari Sreenivasan to explain that much of the damage has already been done.

  • Catherine Coleman Flowers on the Future of Environmental Justice Under Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Catherine Coleman Flowers on the Future of Environmental Justice Under Trump

    S2025 E7222 - 18m 7s

    President Trump's climate and civil rights rollbacks are only making life harder for environmental activists. Catherine Coleman Flowers spent years leading the charge for a landmark settlement to address the sewage crisis crippling rural communities in Alabama, only for the agreement to be killed last month. But Flowers isn't giving up. She joins the show to discuss her new book, "Holy Ground."

  • Fmr. Federal Prosecutor: “DOJ Is Bleeding Out Its Credibility Very Quickly”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fmr. Federal Prosecutor: “DOJ Is Bleeding Out Its Credibility Very Quickly”

    S2025 E7221 - 18m 9s

    In his latest piece for Slate magazine, former federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou points out that in Trump's first 100 days he has "ignored judges, extorted law firms, and fired lawyers." Ballou discusses the mass exodus of employees from the Department of Justice, how the MAGA base might be positioning itself to take over the D.C. bar, and what all this might mean for the future of law in America.

  • Elie Mystal: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Elie Mystal: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America

    S2025 E7220 - 17m 45s

    Amid the escalation of the Trump administration’s battle with the courts, one legal expert is taking a step back to imagine what a truly representative U.S. legal system could look like. Bestselling author Elie Mystal tells Hari Sreenivasan about the unconventional theory that he explores in his latest work.

  • How Are Universities Trying to Fight Back Against Trump’s Mandates?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Are Universities Trying to Fight Back Against Trump’s Mandates?

    S2025 E7219 - 15m 46s

    Elite colleges are standing up to pressure from the White House as President Trump suggests he may stop giving grants to Harvard University. What are the implications of this pushback? Hari Sreenivasan explores the issues with Wall Street Journal reporter Douglas Belkin.

  • Tariffs, History and Healing: U.S.-Vietnam Relations 50 Years After the War: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tariffs, History and Healing: U.S.-Vietnam Relations 50 Years After the War

    S2025 E7217 - 17m 48s

    This week marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon. It is also the 30th anniversary of normalized relations between the U.S. and Vietnam, which made them partners in trade. With proposed tariffs now increasing tensions, Daniel Kritenbrink, the former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam during President Trump's first term, joins Walter Isaacson to reflect on where this complex relationship might be headed.

  • Sextortion, Suicide, Drug Dealing: How Social Media Is Harming Our Teens: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sextortion, Suicide, Drug Dealing: How Social Media Is Harming Our Teens

    S2025 E7216 - 17m 43s

    Every new digital advancement means a new way to impact the lives of children. The new documentary “Can’t Look Away” exposes the real-life consequences of these kinds of technologies. Filmmaker Perri Peltz and lawyer Matthew Bergman join Hari Sreenivasan to share the stories of the parents taking social media companies to court.

  • The Archbishop of Chicago Reflects on the Life and Legacy of Pope Francis: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Archbishop of Chicago Reflects on the Life and Legacy of Pope Francis

    S2025 E7211 - 5m 9s

    Pope Francis, a voice for the poor and a catalyst for change in the Catholic Church, has died. The Vatican announced his passing on Easter Monday. The Pope's burial service will take place later this week, followed by a conclave to choose the next leader of the Church. Cardinal Blase Cupich will be at both the funeral and the conclave, and joins the program from Chicago.

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