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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.

September 13, 2024

55m 47s

Kholood Khair, a Sudanese journalist, joins the show to shed light on what some call a forgotten crisis in Sudan. Cindy McCain, Director of the World Food Programme, describes the hardship that has spread across Sudan since the outbreak of war. Saad Mohseni on his memoir and the struggle for a free and independent press in Afghanistan. Jerusalem Demsas on the housing crisis in America.

Episodes

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

    November 10, 2022

    S2022 E5095 - 55m 38s

    Ukraine is braced for what could be the decisive battle in this brutal war: the battle for Kherson. Christiane sits down with President Zelensky and his wife, First Lady Olena Zelenska, for a global exclusive. Biden’s climate envoy, John Kerry, is attending the COP27 summit in Egypt. Jemele Hill candidly relives her experiences in a new memoir, "Uphill."

  • November 9, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 9, 2022

    S2022 E5094 - 55m 19s

    Sen. Tim Kaine, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, and reporter Astead Herndon each offer analysis of the midterm elections. NATO Secretary General ens Stoltenberg discusses the latest in Ukraine.

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

    November 8, 2022

    S2022 E5093 - 55m 37s

    Could America's midterm elections affect U.S. support in Ukraine’s fight for freedom? Christiane speaks with U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. To discuss the U.S. economy, Christiane speaks with former U.S. Treasury secretary Larry Summers. Award-winning journalist Robin Wright looks at Biden’s foreign policy wins and losses.

  • November 7, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 7, 2022

    S2022 E5092 - 55m 9s

    Mike Mullen and Richard Shirreff offer insight into the military maneuvers on the ground in Ukraine. Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari discusses the COP27 summit. Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini explains how 10 interconnected "Megathreats" are endangering our global future.

  • November 4, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 4, 2022

    S2022 E5091 - 55m 38s

    In Kyiv, thousands of households are without power. Denise Brown has met with officials about providing generators, mobile boiler houses, and other equipment to fix their energy infrastructure. Anne Applebaum writes extensively about the danger of authoritarian movements and joins the show. The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority looks likely to overturn affirmative action.

  • November 3, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 3, 2022

    S2022 E5090 - 55m 37s

    Senators Rob Portman and Chris Coons met with President Zelensky today. They join Christiane in Kyiv to discuss the latest on the war. Alex Stamos, director of Stanford University's Internet Observatory, weighs in on Elon Musk's Twitter takeover. Rep. Stephanie Murphy explains the importance of bipartisanship.

  • November 2, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 2, 2022

    S2022 E5089 - 55m 24s

    Simon Stiell is the United Nations’ climate chief and speaks to Christiane prior to the COP27 summit. In two-time Oscar winner Geena Davis' new memoir, "Dying of Politeness," she describes a New England upbringing of crippling good manners. Joan Donovan and Emily Dreyfuss investigate the power of memes in their new book "Meme Wars."

  • November 1, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 1, 2022

    S2022 E5088 - 55m 37s

    Stanford's Director of Iranian Studies, Abbas Milani, discusses the new flareup of protests in Iran. "The Sum of Us" podcast host Heather McGhee weighs in on threats to affirmative action. Political scientist Barbara F. Walter explains the takeaways from her new book "How Civil Wars Start."

  • October 31, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 31, 2022

    S2022 E5087 - 55m 38s

    What does the return of Brazil's president-elect Lula da Silva's mean for the Americas -- and the world? Evan McMullin, a former Republican, is standing up against extremism by running for Senate as an independent. Early voters in crucial swing states are already experiencing intimidation. CNN's Anderson Cooper on his new podcast, "All There Is."

  • October 28, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 28, 2022

    S2022 E5086 - 55m 15s

    Haitian ambassador Bocchit Edmond discusses compounding crises in his country. Dr. Manfret McGhee, father of a St. Louis high school shooting victim, reflects on gun violence in the U.S. Reproductive justice expert Kimberly Mutcherson explains the “devastating” consequences of the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade. Nobel prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa discusses his new book.

  • October 27, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 27, 2022

    S2022 E5085 - 55m 39s

    British Vogue's editor-in-chief Edward Enninful tells Christiane how he learned to stand up and stand out, becoming "A Visible Man." Afghanistan's youngest female mayor Zarifa Ghafari's full story appears in her new memoir, and in an upcoming Netflix documentary, "In Her Hands." In her new book about Samuel Adams, Schiff argues he’s one of the country’s most essential founding fathers.

  • October 26, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 26, 2022

    S2022 E5084 - 55m 38s

    Andrei Kelin, Russian ambassador to the U.K., says that Moscow using nuclear weapons is "out of the question." John Kerry discusses climate ahead of the COP27 summit. Investigative journalist Yevgenia Albats, who fled Russia for her safety earlier this year, explains why she will never stop fighting for truth.

Extras + Features

  • Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Russia's Human Rights Abuses: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Russia's Human Rights Abuses

    S2022 E4200 - 2m 17s

    President Zelensky addressed the U.N. Security Council yesterday, detailing Russian atrocities against his people. The U.S. is now moving to suspend Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council. Christiane speaks with the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. about this move and other, broader efforts to isolate Russia.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Journalist Discusses the Head of the Oath Keepers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Journalist Discusses the Head of the Oath Keepers

    S2022 E4196 - 17m 40s

    In Washington, D.C., the investigation into the January 6th insurrection continues. In Mike Giglio's latest piece for The Intercept, he profiled Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, a U.S. paramilitary group that took part in the insurrection. Giglio joins Michel Martin to discuss who he is and what drives him.

  • 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.

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