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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

  • May 13, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 13, 2021

    S2021 E3227 - 55m 43s

    Noura Erakat; Vladimir Chizhov; Francis Rooney; Jamal Simmons

  • May 12, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 12, 2021

    S2021 E3226 - 55m 50s

    More than 40 people have been killed since the beginning of Columbian anti-government protests. Police brutality in Columbia continues to escalate and neighboring countries look for answers.

  • May 11, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 11, 2021

    S2021 E3225 - 56m 5s

    Aaron David Miller; Marwan Muasher; Ana Porzecanski; Niall Ferguson

  • May 10, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 10, 2021

    S2021 E3224 - 55m 36s

    Tensions mounting in the middle east and Americans pandemic diets are questioned.

  • May 7, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 7, 2021

    S2021 E3223 - 56m 4s

    A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Are Americans ready this time?

  • May 5, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 5, 2021

    S2021 E3221 - 55m 35s

    Christiane speaks with South African Foreign Minister Nalendi Pandor about what's ahead in Africa's fight against COVID. Kara Swisher discusses the upholding of President Trump's ban from Facebook. Cindy McCain remembers her late husband in a new book, "Stronger: Courage, Hope & Humor in My Life with John McCain." Barkha Dutt talks India's systemic failure in dealing with the pandemic.

  • May 4, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 4 2021

    S2021 E3220 - 55m 48s

    America’s vaccine rollout has seen more than half of adults get their first shots, but vaccine hesitancy remains an issue, especially among Republicans. So can anything change those minds?

  • May 3, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 3, 2021

    S2021 E3219 - 55m 32s

    Amy Klobuchar; Rana Ayyub; Amanda Bennett; Malcolm Gladwell

Extras + Features

  • How Many Afghan Citizens Can Be Evacuated?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Many Afghan Citizens Can Be Evacuated?

    S2021 E4035 - 2m 57s

    More than 300,000 Afghan civilians have been associated with the U.S. mission over its two decades in the country, according to the International Rescue Committee. But how many can realistically be evacuated? IRC President and CEO David Miliband speaks with Christiane about how time could be running out.

  • CEO of Afghanistan's Largest Media Organization Speaks Out: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    CEO of Afghanistan's Largest Media Organization Speaks Out

    S2021 E4035 - 2m 39s

    The world is watching the outcome of Taliban talks with former government leaders. Has the Taliban attitude towards women and journalists really changed? Saad Mohseni is chief executive of Afghanistan’s largest media organization and joins the show to assess the situation on the ground.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Mark Esper on Afghanistan: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    EXCLUSIVE: Mark Esper on Afghanistan

    S2021 E4034 - 2m 58s

    The Taliban laid on the charm offensive today, two days after taking control of Afghanistan, holding a press conference congratulating themselves and the nation for their victory and promising amnesty for their opponents. Mark Esper, who served as secretary of defense under President Trump, joins Christiane for an exclusive interview on the unfolding situation.

  • Malala Yousafzai on the Future for Afghan Women: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Malala Yousafzai on the Future for Afghan Women

    S2021 E4034 - 2m 30s

    Many are skeptical of the Taliban’s claims to protect the rights of women and girls. Violent and deplorable treatment is something that Malala Yousafzai has suffered through firsthand. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was just a teenager when the Pakistani Taliban shot her in the head for going to school. Since then she has founded the Malala Fund to advocate for girls’ education worldwide.

  • Billie Jean King Discusses New Memoir "All In": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Billie Jean King Discusses New Memoir "All In"

    S2021 E4034 - 2m 49s

    Billie Jean King is both a tennis legend and a tireless social activist who refused to accept unequal treatment for women or people of color from the very start of her career. In her new memoir "All In," she writes, “Early on, what was most apparent to me was that the world I wanted didn’t exist yet. It would be up to my generation to create it.” She joins the show from New York to discuss.

  • President Biden Faces Criticism At Method of U.S. Withdrawal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    President Biden Faces Criticism At Method of U.S. Withdrawal

    S2021 E4033 - 2m 59s

    President Biden is facing an avalanche of criticism at the manner of the U.S. withdrawal. Where do the failures lie -- and what were the alternatives? Chuck Hagel was secretary of defense under President Obama and joins the show to assess what went wrong.

  • Taliban Spokesperson Suhail Shaheen: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Taliban Spokesperson Suhail Shaheen

    S2021 E4033 - 3m

    The Taliban has taken hold of the country they were driven out of two decades ago. Fear is spreading in Kabul as the Taliban install themselves in the presidential palace. The Taliban have vowed that they will form an inclusive new government and that Afghans have nothing to fear. To examine these claims, Christiane speaks with Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen.

  • UK Scrambling to Get Out of Afghanistan: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    UK Scrambling to Get Out of Afghanistan

    S2021 E4033 - 2m 50s

    The U.K. government is scrambling to get its nationals -- and Afghans who worked with British forces -- out of Afghanistan. With chaos breaking out at Kabul's airport, U.K. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace – himself a former soldier – admitted that “some people won’t get back.” Tom Tugendhat is a U.K. Member of Parliament, chair of the foreign affairs committee, and previously served in Afghanistan.

  • What Will Happen to Women's Rights in Afghanistan?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What Will Happen to Women's Rights in Afghanistan?

    S2021 E4033 - 2m 55s

    The Taliban claims women will keep their rights in Afghanistan. But many fear that the claims are false and that history will repeat itself. Fawzia Koofi, a former lawmaker, was a member of the now fallen Afghan government’s negotiating team in peace talks with the Taliban. She joins the show from an undisclosed location in Afghanistan.

  • Afghan Activist Describes the Situation on the Ground: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Afghan Activist Describes the Situation on the Ground

    S2021 E4032 - 2m 49s

    The Taliban continues to seize large swathes of Afghan territory, having captured seventeen regional capitals so far, including Kandahar – the country’s second largest city and a major strategic target. Pashtana Durrani is an activist for women’s empowerment and girls’ education. She joins the show from Afghanistan to describe the situation on the ground and her fears for the future.

  • Why Are Incarcerated Women Fighting California's Wildfires?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Are Incarcerated Women Fighting California's Wildfires?

    S2021 E4032 - 16m 34s

    In California, wildfires continue to scorch hundreds of thousands of acres of land, all fueled by blistering temperatures. Jessica served as a firefighter on a prison program and faced down similar such blazes – yet during that time, she earned just a few dollars an hour. She joins the program alongside "Breathing Fire" author Jaime Lowe.

  • Rory Stewart on Afghanistan: "We Should Feel Deeply Ashamed": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rory Stewart on Afghanistan: "We Should Feel Deeply Ashamed"

    S2021 E4032 - 2m 27s

    Former UK Member of Parliament Rory Stewart knows Afghanistan and the Afghan people very well, having worked and lived there, even walking across the span of the entire country in 2002. He joins the show to react to the withdrawal of America and its allies.

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