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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.

June 28, 2024

55m 26s

Veteran Democratic party strategist Simon Rosenberg and former special assistant to President Trump Marc Lotter on last night's debate. Correspondent Fred Pleitgenand New York Times reporter Farnaz Fassihi on the Iran elections. Francis S. Barry on his new book "Back Roads and Better Angels."

Episodes

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

    October 7, 2022

    S2022 E5071 - 55m 30s

    Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi discusses the ongoing protests in Iran. Journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault reflects on her new memoir and career. Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner discusses his new autobiography and the icons who shaped music history.

  • October 6, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 6, 2022

    S2022 E5070 - 55m 41s

    U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby discusses developments in Ukraine and North Korea. In his new series "Five Days at Memorial," writer and director John Ridley took a close look at one New Orleans hospital during Hurricane Katrina. Wendell Pierce is starring as Willy Loman in a Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman," with the first-ever Black Loman family.

  • October 5, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 5, 2022

    S2022 E5069 - 55m 30s

    Expert Andrey Kortunov weighs in on the latest in the Russia-Ukraine war. Stanley Tucci discusses the new season of his hit travel series "Searching for Italy." Author Immy Humes explains what inspired her new photography book "The Only Woman."

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

    October 4, 2022

    S2022 E5068 - 55m 40s

    Fatemeh Shams is following the current protests closely on social media, and says the movement is already changing politics in Iran. In his latest book, Parag Khanna makes the point that mobility is a good thing; and society can function normally only when people move. Maggie Haberman chronicles Trump's life in her new book "Confidence Man," and discusses Trump's rise and post-presidential life.

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

    October 3, 2022

    S2022 E5067 - 55m 40s

    Sen. Jeanne Shaheen analyzes escalating tensions with Russia and President Putin. Former Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim discusses the Brazilian election. Scott Galloway explains the vision behind his new book "Adrift: America in 100 Charts."

  • September 30, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 30, 2022

    S2022 E5066 - 55m 41s

    Armando Iannucci is beloved for his comedies about the absurdity of politics. He hopes through his works to help shore up our fragile democratic norms. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Jodi Kantor digs into the alarming methods employers are adopting to track their workers' productivity. Hasan Minaj speaks about comedy, privacy, and what he calls his vision for “a new brown America.”

  • September 29, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 29, 2022

    S2022 E5065 - 55m 26s

    Climate policy expert Leah Stokes explains how the warming climate is fueling more destructive storms like Hurricane Ian. Historian Nina Khrushcheva discusses the latest news on the war in Ukraine. Author Katy Hessel explains the importance of celebrating woman artists. Author Theodore R. Johnson discusses whether or not 2022 will be the year of the Black Republican.

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

    September 28, 2022

    S2022 E5064 - 55m 16s

    Fiona Hill says that Putin is “determined to shape the future to look like his version of the past” and that he “craves legitimacy." Hill has studied the Russian president for many years and joins the show. Jennifer Egan's "The Candy House" takes a thought-provoking look at ways in which we deal with life-changing technology. President of the AFL-CIO Liz Shuler discusses labor unions.

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

    September 27, 2022

    S2022 E5063 - 55m 17s

    Sen. Patrick Leahy weighs in on the midterm elections. Italian ambassador to the U.K. Raffaele Trombetta discusses his country's possible new prime minister, Giorgia Meloni. Journalist Luke Mogelson discusses his new book, "The Storm Is Here," which looks inside the mindset of January 6 insurrectionists.

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

    September 26, 2022

    S2022 E5062 - 55m 41s

    In her illustrated memoir "Persepolis" author Marjane Satrapi recounts growing up in Iran during the revolution. In an exclusive interview, Christiane speaks to Chile’s new president, Gabriel Boric, who recently made an impassioned call to fight for democracy at the U.N. Author Joshua Prager has spent a decade researching the life of "Jane Roe" -- the woman at the heart of Roe v. Wade.

  • September 23, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 23, 2022

    S2022 E5061 - 55m 20s

    Australia’s foreign minister explains why her government is considering expelling the Russian ambassador over Putin’s nuclear threats. Vadym Prystaiko, Ukrainian ambassador to the U.K., discusses the potential for new sanctions on Moscow. Andy Borowitz explains why he believes anti-intellectualism is endangering the U.S. Amir Nizar Zuabi discusses Little Amal and "The Walk."

  • September 22, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 22, 2022

    S2022 E5060 - 55m 41s

    Demonstrators are mourning and protesting the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old woman who died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police. Christiane sits down with the head of the International Monetary Fund in New York. In the "The Diver" authors Susan Glasser and Peter Baker go behind the scenes of the Trump White House, speaking to many key players, including the man himself.

Extras + Features

  • Tomiko Brown-Nagin: SCOTUS Hearings "Sad and Disappointing": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tomiko Brown-Nagin: SCOTUS Hearings "Sad and Disappointing"

    S2022 E4192 - 17m 9s

    In the course of this week's Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the candidate kept her composure in the face of what even some conservative critics called “meritless” questioning. Tomiko Brown-Nagin, an award-winning legal historian and dean of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, joins the program to discuss.

  • Hillary Clinton: Madeleine Albright Was "A Wonderful Friend": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hillary Clinton: Madeleine Albright Was "A Wonderful Friend"

    S2022 E4191 - 2m 59s

    The last serious threat to European security was the Balkan War 30 years ago, when Madeleine Albright was serving as U.S. Secretary of State. She died yesterday at 84, and tributes have been pouring in ever since. In 1997 she became America’s first female Secretary of State, paving the way for Hillary Clinton and others. Christiane discusses Albright’s legacy with Clinton.

  • Richard Clarke: “First Major Cyber War Between Two Powers”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Richard Clarke: “First Major Cyber War Between Two Powers”

    S2022 E4191 - 17m 22s

    How will Putin respond to sanctions? Will he look for a diplomatic solution to the war, or will he be more likely to escalate? Former counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke served on the National Security Council under three presidents. He joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the alarming prospect of cyber warfare.

  • NATO SG on Ukraine War: We're "Now Faced With a New Reality": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    NATO SG on Ukraine War: We're "Now Faced With a New Reality"

    S2022 E4191 - 2m 41s

    It was a day of intense activity at an emergency NATO summit in Brussels, where President Biden joined 29 other world leaders in a united front against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile NATO announced plans to reinforce its WMD defenses, and stated its intention to strengthen its posture against this war and future acts of aggression. NATO’s secretary general joins Christiane.

  • Fmr. CDC Director on New COVID-19 Variant: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fmr. CDC Director on New COVID-19 Variant

    S2022 E4190 - 16m 23s

    A new wave of COVID-19 infections from the Omicron sub-variant BA.2 is advancing. Dr. Tom Frieden is former director of the CDC and joins Walter Isaacson to explain why now is the time to pick up the pace on public health.

  • What the U.S. Must Do For Americans Detained Overseas: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What the U.S. Must Do For Americans Detained Overseas

    S2022 E4189 - 17m 46s

    Ordinary citizens often get caught up in the day’s geopolitical drama. Jason Rezaian, while working as a Washington Post correspondent in Tehran, was unjustly imprisoned for 544 days by Iranian authorities. He speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about how to help American citizens being used as bargaining chips.

  • Are Civilian Casualties A Strategy to Terrorize Ukrainians?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Are Civilian Casualties A Strategy to Terrorize Ukrainians?

    S2022 E4189 - 2m 26s

    The open source investigative organization known as Bellingcat gathers and verifies information from public data sources, finding things others often miss. The company is now tirelessly working to track, verify and debunk information surrounding the war in Ukraine. Christo Grozev is the organization’s executive director and lead investigator on Russia.

  • Kremlin Spokesperson Refuses to Rule Out Nuclear Weapons: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Kremlin Spokesperson Refuses to Rule Out Nuclear Weapons

    S2022 E4189 - 2m 22s

    Putin's war on Ukraine is entering week four. What is the Russian president's thinking, and what is his endgame? If anyone would know, it would be Dmitry Peskov. He has served as Putin’s chief spokesperson for more than two decades. He was at the president’s side during his rise to power. As a close confidante of Putin's, Peskovjoins the program from Moscow for an exclusive interview.

  • Oscar-Nominated “Flee” and the Relentless Trauma of Refugees: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Oscar-Nominated “Flee” and the Relentless Trauma of Refugees

    S2022 E4188 - 17m 9s

    The new animated movie "Flee," which tells of a young Afghan's journey to Denmark, has received three Oscar nominations. Danish director Jonas Poher Rasmussen speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the film and the perilous and emotionally fraught journeys refugees must make to safety.

  • Victor Gao: "China's on the Side of Peace": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Victor Gao: "China's on the Side of Peace"

    S2022 E4187 - 2m 43s

    Should Putin succeed in shredding the world order, will strongman politics rise from the ruins? And if so, will leadership come from Russia, China, or both? To discuss, Christiane speaks with Victor Gao in Beijing.

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