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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

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

    July 1, 2022

    S2022 E5001 - 55m 36s

    Britain handed Hong Kong back to China 25 years ago. The last governor of Hong Kong discusses the 1997 handover, and how Hong Kong has changed. Michelle Zauner discusses her creative success in literature and in music. SCOTUS has voted to curb the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions. Kristie Ebi says that death rates will increase unless response systems are improved.

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

    June 30, 2022

    S2022 E4261 - 55m 30s

    NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discusses this week's NATO summit in Madrid. Sen. Chris Coons weighs in on the alliance against Putin and the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Author Jamal Greene discusses his book "How Rights Went Wrong."

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

    June 29, 2022

    S2022 E4260 - 55m 15s

    NATO leaders are gathered in Madrid for the most consequential meeting in the organization’s history. Christiane discusses with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and host of the summit Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Jason Stanley, an expert on authoritarianism, has been an adviser to the January 6 committee. He discusses the hearings and the state of democracy the U.S.

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

    June 28, 2022

    S2022 E4259 - 55m 26s

    Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska explains why the world must rally around her country's cause. General Sir Richard Shirreff discusses Ukraine war strategy. Karissa Haugeberg, author of "Women Against Abortion" unpacks the history of the anti-abortion movement.

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

    June 27, 2022

    S2022 E4258 - 55m 30s

    Dr. Eisenberg believes he performed the last non-emergency abortion in Missouri hours before Friday’s ruling. Ireland only recently legalized abortion. Ailbhe Smyth was a central figure in the repeal campaign, and joins the show. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen joins from the G7 summit. Rev. Robert Schenck re-evaluates the term “pro-life” and the power of words.

  • June 24, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 24, 2022

    S2022 E4257 - 55m 16s

    Correspondent Ariane de Vogue gives a report on the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Attorney Kathryn Kolbert explains the legal implications of the reversal. New Yorker staff writer Dexter Filkins discusses his latest piece on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Dr. Mohsina Chaklader describes the conditions Rohingya refugees are facing in Bangladesh.

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

    June 23, 2022

    S2022 E4256 - 55m 31s

    SCOTUS has struck down a century-old NY law against carrying a concealed handgun outside the home, which could have a major impact on gun control measures around the country. Afghanistan, which was already facing devastating economic and humanitarian catastrophe, is reeling from an earthquake that has killed more than a thousand people. Olivia Troye discusses the pressure Trump put on Pence.

  • June 20, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 20, 2022

    S2022 E4253 - 55m 39s

    Professor Carol Anderson explains the significance of Juneteenth. Director James Jones discusses his new documentary "Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes." Heather Booth and Jeanne Galatzer-Levy discuss Jane, an underground abortion network in the 1960s and 1970s.

  • June 17, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 17, 2022

    S2022 E4252 - 55m 41s

    Woodward and Bernstein reflect on Watergate and its place in American history. Ukraine's neighbor Moldova, host to thousands of Ukrainian refugees, is monitoring the conflict closely while dealing with its own group of pro-Russian separatists in the breakaway region of Transnistria. Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy assesses current and past nuclear disasters in his new book, "Atoms and Ashes."

  • June 16, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 16, 2022

    S2022 E4251 - 55m 9s

    Economist Michelle Holder discusses raging inflation and the global economy. Capitol police officer Sgt. Aquilino Gonell explains why accountability for the January 6th insurrection is crucial. IRC president David Miliband discusses the effect of displacement across the world.

  • June 15, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 15, 2022

    S2022 E4250 - 55m 11s

    Allies have recently provided Ukraine with more, much-needed supplies like missiles and rocket systems. But will it be too late? hy are people appearing to lose interest in the climate crisis? Is a bipartisan breakthrough on gun reform coming? Keri Blakinger's new memoir details her path from competitive figure skater to convict to journalist.

  • June 14, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 14, 2022

    S2022 E4249 - 55m 24s

    Former presidential adviser David Gergen weighs in on the Biden presidency and the state of U.S. politics. Kerry Brown, professor of Chinese studies at King's College London, explains what the war in Ukraine could mean for Taiwan. New York Magazine writer-at-large Rebecca Traister discusses her recent profile of Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Extras + Features

  • Lynsey Addario: “They Were Killed Before Our Eyes”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lynsey Addario: “They Were Killed Before Our Eyes”

    S2022 E4187 - 18m 51s

    In Ukraine, New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario captured an image that shocked the world and became one of the defining images of this war: a mother, her two children, and a friend, all killed by Russian mortar fire when fleeing Irpin. In a week that saw four journalists killed while covering the war, she speaks about it means to witness history.

  • Can a U.S.-Led World Order Survive After Ukraine ?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Can a U.S.-Led World Order Survive After Ukraine ?

    S2022 E4187 - 2m 31s

    Whether Putin wins or loses, it’s clear there’s no returning to the status quo ante. What will emerge from this crisis in the center of Europe? The fate of democracy is at stake. What can a new world order look like? Scholar and author Francis Fukuyama joins the show to discuss whether the U.S.-led world order can survive -- and whether America has the moral authority and the will to lead.

  • Canadian Defense Minister Discusses Mariupol Bombing: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Canadian Defense Minister Discusses Mariupol Bombing

    S2022 E4186 - 2m 3s

    In Brussels, NATO defense ministers met today to seek a way of ending the war and putting a stop to Russia's aggression. Canadian defense minister Anita Anand met with her U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin in preparation for next week’s NATO summit, which President Biden and the other alliance leaders will attend.

  • Viktor Yushchenko: "The Pres. Putin I Used To Know" Is Gone: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Viktor Yushchenko: "The Pres. Putin I Used To Know" Is Gone

    S2022 E4186 - 2m 2s

    As President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko started turning his nation's interests westward, responding to the people’s demands for closer ties with the West. Yushchenko believes, even now, that NATO should have welcomed Ukraine to the organization when he asked for membership back in 2008. He joins the show from Ukraine to discuss.

  • Is the U.S. Doing Enough in Ukraine? Sen. Kaine Weighs In: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Is the U.S. Doing Enough in Ukraine? Sen. Kaine Weighs In

    S2022 E4186 - 18m 15s

    Yesterday President Biden announced hundreds of millions of dollars in new security aid for Ukraine, along with thousands of new missile systems. But will it be enough? Senator Tim Kaine is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, and he speaks with Michel Martin about what Congress plans to do if Russia escalates its war.

  • Rep. Moulton on Ukraine War: "We Need to Move More Quickly": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rep. Moulton on Ukraine War: "We Need to Move More Quickly"

    S2022 E4185 - 2m 55s

    In an urgent address before Congress, Ukraine’s President Zelensky made a plea for help, directed to an American audience. Seth Moulton joined the Marines just months before 9/11, served four tours in Iraq, and now serves in Congress. He was at the Capitol for Zelensky’s speech, and joins the show from Capitol Hill.

  • Russian TV Protester: It Was "Impossible to Stay Silent": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Russian TV Protester: It Was "Impossible to Stay Silent"

    S2022 E4185 - 2m 51s

    "It was simply impossible to stay silent.” This is the reason given by an editor for Russian state TV for risking everything to speak out against Vladimir Putin’s war. Marina Ovsyannikova's defiance was cheered around the world as an act of bravery, punching a small but important six-second hole in the relentless flood of propaganda being broadcast to the Russian people.

  • Investing in Russia: "Get Out Now. It is Blood Money.": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Investing in Russia: "Get Out Now. It is Blood Money."

    S2022 E4185 - 2m 39s

    Australian mining titan Andrew Forrest says the time to stop buying Russian oil and gas is now. He’s also pulled back from his renewable energy interests in the country, saying any profits to be made there would be blood money.

  • Julia Ioffe: Why Ukraine Invasion Is Europe’s 9/11: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Julia Ioffe: Why Ukraine Invasion Is Europe’s 9/11

    S2022 E4185 - 17m 46s

    As efforts continue to find a diplomatic solution for the war in Ukraine, the majority of Russians reportedly support Putin’s plan. Russian-born American journalist Julia Ioffe is a founding partner at Puck News and speaks with Walter Isaacson about the future of Russia.

  • The New Yorker’s David Remnick: Is Putinism Doomed?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The New Yorker’s David Remnick: Is Putinism Doomed?

    S2022 E4184 - 17m 31s

    As a young KGB officer, Vladimir Putin took the collapse of the Soviet Union as a personal humiliation, and has repeatedly expressed his desire to redeem what he sees as lost glory. Pulitzer Prize-winning author and editor of The New Yorker David Remnick joins Walter Isaacson to discuss Putin’s past.

  • Marie Yovanovitch: “This Is a War of Extermination": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Marie Yovanovitch: “This Is a War of Extermination"

    S2022 E4184 - 2m

    Marie Yovanovitch has been at the center of the American-Ukrainian relationship for years. Having served as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, she then became a household name as a witness during President Trump’s first impeachment trial. It was an experience she details in her new memoir, "Lessons from the Edge."

  • Who Does Putin Trust? Russian Journalist Discusses: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Who Does Putin Trust? Russian Journalist Discusses

    S2022 E4184 - 2m 57s

    As Russia’s war on Ukraine grinds on, Moscow keeps the Russian people behind a propaganda wall. This wall was breached just fleetingly last night when an editor of Russia state TV news dashed onto the set, carrying a protest sign. Journalist Mikhail Zygar knows all too well what it’s like to go up against the Kremlin propaganda machine and joins the show to discuss.

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