News and Public Affairs

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.

June 24, 2024

55m 53s

Ami Ayalon, former director of Israel's security agency, discusses scenarios for ending the war and returning the hostages home. Founder and CEO of INARA, Arwa Damon, joins the show from Gaza and describes the bleak conditions she is seeing there. Former Teen Vogue editor Samhita Mukhopadhyay explores the disappointing realities of working in corporate America in her book "The Myth of Making It."

Episodes

  • February 10, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 10, 2022

    S2022 E4161 - 55m 47s

    Rep. Karen Bass is teaming up with Republican Ann Wagner, co-sponsoring a bill to battle human trafficking and help its survivors. Melissa Bell reports on how the weather might impact a Russian invasion. Bill Hayes explores the history of our relationship with exercise in his new book, "Sweat." Public Wise has launched an online database identifying those who supported the insurrection.

  • February 8, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 8, 2022

    S2022 E4159 - 55m 46s

    French President Macron in the effort to defuse tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Unresolved questions about a key energy pipeline from Russia, and the issue of sanctions should Putin invade Ukraine. Ukrainian security forces are training at Chernobyl. Heather McGhee argues that racist structures are costly to everyone. Examining the relationship between the classics and identity politics.

  • February 8, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 8, 2022

    S2022 E4158 - 55m 55s

    Sen. Todd Young discusses tensions between the U.S. and China. Author Viet Thanh Nguyen explains why he's taking a stand against book banning. "South to America" author Imani Perry analyzes the divide between the Northern and Southern states in the U.S.

Extras + Features

  • Armed With Cellphones, Ukrainian Civilians Fight Russia: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Armed With Cellphones, Ukrainian Civilians Fight Russia

    S2022 E4200 - 17m 56s

    Ukrainians are holding off Russian forces not just on the ground, but also online. Government officials and a citizen IT army are transforming the digital landscape, adapting everyday technology into wartime survival tools. Investigative journalist Vera Bergengruen joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the country’s virtual strategy -- and success.

  • Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Discusses Potential War Crimes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Discusses Potential War Crimes

    S2022 E4200 - 2m 19s

    Ukraine’s Prosecutor General refers to the towns of Borodianka and Bucha as part of a “tortured region from hell.” Her office is investigating almost 5,000 alleged war crimes committed by Russian forces, and she joins Christiane in Kyiv.

  • Lithuanian PM: Russia Has "Overbeaten Goebbels By Far": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lithuanian PM: Russia Has "Overbeaten Goebbels By Far"

    S2022 E4199 - 2m 28s

    The European Union, responding to reports of Russian atrocities in Ukraine, is proposing a ban on Russian coal imports. But Lithuania has already gone a step further. Last weekend Lithuania became the first EU member state to pull the plug on Russian gas imports. Christiane speaks with the country’s prime minister.

  • Summers on Sanctions: “The West Has Cowered and Dithered": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Summers on Sanctions: “The West Has Cowered and Dithered"

    S2022 E4199 - 14m 29s

    Amid inflation, the war in Ukraine, and a lingering pandemic, economists are warning of an impending recession. To explain, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers speaks with Walter Isaacson about the global economy and where matters might go from here.

  • Will Hurd on the Threat of Kremlin Cyber Attacks: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Will Hurd on the Threat of Kremlin Cyber Attacks

    S2022 E4198 - 18m 17s

    Support for Ukraine continues to be a unifying issue in an otherwise politically divided America. Will Hurd, former Republican congressman for Texas and CIA officer, has first-hand knowledge of this division. He examines the state of American politics in his new book "American Reboot." Hurd speaks with Walter Isaacson about what the U.S. should do next.

  • German Foreign Minister on Putin's Contradictions: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    German Foreign Minister on Putin's Contradictions

    S2022 E4197 - 1m 59s

    Ukraine is relying on the United States and Europe for its very survival, but can these countries actually hold the line no matter what? German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock joins Christiane to discuss whether other EU nations are committed to maintaining sanctions and the pressure against Putin's aggressions.

  • Anne Applebaum: Autocracies Don’t Believe In Rules or Norms: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Anne Applebaum: Autocracies Don’t Believe In Rules or Norms

    S2022 E4197 - 17m 59s

    Anne Applebaum is a staff writer for The Atlantic and a Pulitzer-prize winning historian. Her latest article "There is no Liberal World Order" argues that unless democracies defend themselves together, the forces of autocracy will destroy them. She joins Michel Martin to discuss this existential struggle.

  • Ukraine's Top Diplomat Hopes For Continued Western Support: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ukraine's Top Diplomat Hopes For Continued Western Support

    S2022 E4197 - 2m 19s

    Another week of war in Ukraine, and still no end in sight. Will there be a shift Russia's strategy? Talks between the two countries' delegations resumed virtually today. Ukraine's foreign minister, who is currently on a diplomatic mission in Poland, joins the program to discuss the state of negotiations.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Poland's Prime Minister's Analysis of the War: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    EXCLUSIVE: Poland's Prime Minister's Analysis of the War

    S2022 E4196 - 2m 57s

    Among the nations Ukraine's President Zelensky is confident has his back is Poland. A country that not long ago found itself at odds with the European Union has become central to the struggle. Mateusz Morawiecki is Poland's prime minister and he joined Christiane for an exclusive interview -- with a warning for Putin, and a message for America.

  • Georgian President on Russian Occupation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Georgian President on Russian Occupation

    S2022 E4196 - 2m 35s

    One who knows the modern reality of a Russian invasion is Christiane's next guest. Salome Zourabichvili is the president of Georgia—a country invaded by Russia back in 2008.

  • Meet the Soldiers Who Halted Russia's Momentum: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meet the Soldiers Who Halted Russia's Momentum

    S2022 E4196 - 2m 57s

    Moscow's military goals in Ukraine have not yet been met -- a reality Christiane saw for herself today when she travelled to the outskirts of Kyiv and met with some of the soldiers who halted Russia's momentum in the early days of the war.

  • The World Central Kitchen Is Delivering Meals to Ukrainians: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The World Central Kitchen Is Delivering Meals to Ukrainians

    S2022 E4196 - 2m 20s

    Humanitarian aid is urgently needed in Ukraine, and José Andrés is working tirelessly to feed the hungry. The celebrity chef and his organization are providing hundreds of thousands of hot meals daily in Ukraine and bordering countries -- at no cost.

Schedule

  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Wednesday
    Jun 26

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Wednesday
    Jun 26

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Wednesday
    Jun 26

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Wednesday
    Jun 26

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Wednesday
    Jun 26

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Wednesday
    Jun 26

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Wednesday
    Jun 26

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Thursday
    Jun 27

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Thursday
    Jun 27

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Thursday
    Jun 27

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Thursday
    Jun 27

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Thursday
    Jun 27

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Thursday
    Jun 27

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Friday
    Jun 28

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Friday
    Jun 28

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Friday
    Jun 28

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Friday
    Jun 28

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Friday
    Jun 28

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Friday
    Jun 28

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
  • Image
    Amanpour and Company: TVSS: Iconic

    Amanpour and Company

    Friday
    Jun 28

    1 Hour

    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.

WETA Passport

Stream tens of thousands of hours of your PBS and local favorites with WETA Passport whenever and wherever you want. Catch up on a single episode or binge-watch full seasons before they air on TV.

Similar Shows