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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

  • August 5, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 5, 2021

    S2021 E4026 - 55m 57s

    Ret. Lt Col. Alexander Vindman; James Brainard; Dr. Adam Hampshire

  • August 2, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 2, 2021

    S2021 E4023 - 55m 25s

    French member of European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau discusses her country's current approach to the pandemic. New York Times columnist Ezra Klein discusses vaccine hesitancy. CIDRAP director Michael Osterholm discusses the science behind the Delta variant. CNN correspondent Selina Wang gives an update from the Olympics.

  • July 30, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 30, 2021

    S2021 E4022 - 55m 45s

    Dr. Reed Tuckson analyzes recent news from the CDC and vaccine disparities between racial groups in the U.S. Saad Mohseni discusses the situation in Afghanistan. Roy Weathers and John Miller explain the goal behind their new initiative, CEO Action for Racial Equity. Rodrigo Garcia discusses his new memoir "A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes.

  • July 29, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 29, 2021

    S2021 E4021 - 55m 44s

    Svetlana Tikhanovskaya; Alexey Kovalev; Colleen Hacker; Michelle Fiscus; Jason Martin

  • July 26, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 18, 2021

    S2021 E4018 - 55m 57s

    Dr. Matshidiso Moeti and Jeremy Farrar discuss global vaccine distribution. Jeremy Farrar and Robin Rue Simmons discuss the efforts for reparations for the Black community. Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel discuss their new book "An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination."

  • July 23, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 23, 2021

    S2021 E4017 - 55m 55s

    Selina Wang; Briana Scurry; Julia Gillard; Poorna Jagannathan

  • July 22, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 22, 2021

    S2021 E4016 - 55m 57s

    Richard Ben-Veniste; Anne Applebaum; Julie Brown; Jens Stoltenberg; Ursula Burns

  • July 21, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 21, 2021

    S2021 E4015 - 55m 40s

    John Kerry; Katharine Wilkinson; Larry Madowo; Rep. James Talarico

  • July 20, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 20, 2021

    S2021 E4014 - 55m 56s

    The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser broke the story of Former President Trump and General Mark Milley's clash on Iran and joins the show to discuss what she found.

  • July 16, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 16, 2021

    S2021 E4012 - 56m 5s

    Ben Wedeman reports on unrest in the Middle East. Bereaved Israeli mother Robi Damelin and bereaved Palestinian father Bassam Aramin reflect on the conflict between their two countries. Actor Matthew McConaughey discusses his new memoir. Author Jory Fleming discusses his new book “How to Be Human: An Autistic Man’s Guide to Life.”

  • July 15, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 15, 2021

    S2021 E4011 - 55m 46s

    Ambassador Cui Tiankai discusses U.S.-China relations. The Wall Street Journal's Africa Bureau Chief Joe Parkinson discusses his new book "Bring Back Our Girls."

  • July 14, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 14, 2021

    S2021 E4010 - 56m 5s

    VICE's Paola Ramos discusses her reporting on Migration. Former Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser Al-Kidwa discusses the country's first election in fifteen years. Philip Atiba Goff and Tracie Keesee discuss police reform and institutional racism.

Extras + Features

  • Top Evangelical Leader On His Shocking Resignation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Top Evangelical Leader On His Shocking Resignation

    S2021 E4019 - 18m 8s

    Theologian Russell Moore is one of the most influential figures in evangelical Christianity today, but back in May he sent shockwaves through his community after resigning his leadership in the Southern Baptist Convention. A leaked letter alleging “raw racist sentiment” was one of the many damning reasons he walked away, and he speaks with Michel Martin about the Church and these troubling issues.

  • Olympic Gold Medalist Aly Raisman on Simone Biles' Decision: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Olympic Gold Medalist Aly Raisman on Simone Biles' Decision

    S2021 E4019 - 3m

    The world’s greatest gymnast, the USA’s Simone Biles, has pulled out of the Olympic team final in Tokyo. The four-time Olympic gold medalist said she has to focus on her mental health. As a former teammate, Aly Raisman knows Biles well, and the six-time Olympic medalist and former USA Gymnastics captain joins the show to reflect on Biles’ decision.

  • Commission Looks Into Jan. 6 Insurrection: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Commission Looks Into Jan. 6 Insurrection

    S2021 E4019 - 2m 29s

    Today four police officers recounted their efforts to stop the Capitol rioters on January 6. It was a day that saw lives lost and over 100 officers injured, yet many Republicans have downplayed the incident and obstructed the House investigation. To discuss the committee and how the investigation will proceed, Christiane speaks with Tom Kean about this.

  • Global Health Experts Discuss Vaccine Distribution: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Global Health Experts Discuss Vaccine Distribution

    S2021 E4018 - 2m 29s

    Despite all the promises of vaccine sharing, the rich world has used up over 80% of the global supply. This week, Africa finally starts receiving doses of Johnson & Johnson’s offering, at a time when the continent is experiencing its deadliest wave. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti and Jeremy Farrar join the program to discuss.

  • Evanston, IL Will Soon Pay Reparations to Black Residents: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Evanston, IL Will Soon Pay Reparations to Black Residents

    S2021 E4018 - 2m 31s

    Evanston, Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to make reparations available to some of its Black residents, and is now working out how best to make payouts. Robin Rue Simmons proposed the program and joins the show alongside Professor Robert Beckford who has long documented the legacy of colonialism and slavery in the UK.

  • COVID Vaccine Misinformation: Is Facebook Responsible?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    COVID Vaccine Misinformation: Is Facebook Responsible?

    S2021 E4018 - 18m 17s

    As the pandemic unfolded, the role of social media in spreading distrust, division and misinformation appeared to become increasingly indisputable. Now a new book by reporters Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel reveals what they claim are Facebook’s deliberately dark strategies in the “battle for domination,” as they explain to Hari Sreenivasan.

  • A Global Education Summit to Call For Action: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Global Education Summit to Call For Action

    S2021 E4017 - 2m 50s

    In the past 18 months, millions of children have fallen out of the education system due to the pandemic, and experts warn many may never return. Next week the U.K. and Kenya are co-hosting a high-level global education summit to call for action. Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be taking part, and joins the show from London to talk about making up the education shortfall.

  • An Olympic Opening Ceremony Like No Other: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An Olympic Opening Ceremony Like No Other

    S2021 E4017 - 2m 55s

    It was an Olympic opening ceremony like no other: athletes in masks marching in a mostly empty stadium. COVID-19 cases are rising in Japan, the host country, whose population remains largely unvaccinated. Olympic officials hope to shift public focus away from the public health crisis to the competition, and to creating great sporting moments for the history books. Selina Wang reports.

  • How Will Athletes Handle These Olympic Games?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Will Athletes Handle These Olympic Games?

    S2021 E4017 - 3m

    How will the athletes handle these unprecedented Olympic Games? Briana Scurry is an Olympic legend, having won two gold medals as goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s soccer team in both 1996 and 2004.

  • “Never Have I Ever” Star Poorna Jagannathan: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Never Have I Ever” Star Poorna Jagannathan

    S2021 E4017 - 16m 3s

    A recent study by UCLA shows that minority women make up just one quarter of film writers and one fifth of directors. Actress Poorna Jagannathan speaks with Aarti Shahani about her role as a tiger mom in the hit Mindy Kaling Netflix show "Never Have I Ever," and discusses why diversity is so important in this golden era of streaming.

  • “Perversion of Justice”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Perversion of Justice”

    S2021 E4016 - 2m 52s

    Julie Brown wrote series of explosive articles for the Miami Herald, which revealed how influential money manager Jeffrey Epstein was able to sexually abuse girls and young women for years – and largely escape accountability thanks to lenient prosecution and a host of enablers. She details it all, and pulls back the curtain on her reporting process, in her new book.

  • Ursula Burns: "The Rules Are Made By White Men": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ursula Burns: "The Rules Are Made By White Men"

    S2021 E4016 - 18m 2s

    As CEO of Xerox, Ursula Burns was the first Black woman to run a Fortune 500 company. Now she sits on the boards of Uber, ExxonMobil, Nestlé, and more. Her new memoir charts her incredible rise to the top, from growing up on welfare to controlling a multi-billion dollar company. Burns speaks with Walter Isaacson about getting more women and people of color into STEM.

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