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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 31, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 31, 2021

    S2021 E3239 - 55m 41s

    100 years ago, on 31 May and 1 June, an estimated 300 Black people were killed in a rampage by a white mob in Tulsa, destroying a wealthy neighborhood known as America’s Black Wall Street.

  • May 28, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 28, 2021

    S2021 E3238 - 55m 52s

    Susan Glasser; Fintan O’Toole; Bartlett Sher; Kathleen Kingsbury; John Green

  • May 27, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 27, 2021

    S2021 E3237 - 56m 5s

    Marc Lipsitch; Ed Yong; Hala Alyan; Kev Marcus and Will Baptiste

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

    May 26, 2021

    S2021 E3236 - 55m 56s

    The EU has imposed new sanctions and cut aviation links to Belarus.

  • May 25, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 25, 2021

    S2021 E3235 - 55m 53s

    Karen Bass; Matthew Chance; Tamara Alrifai; Bob Costas; Elizabeth Hinton

  • May 24, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 24, 2021

    S2021 E3234 - 56m 5s

    Over the weekend, many Gazans got their first real look at the devastation brought by the 11 days of bombardments. And now begins the daunting, familiar task of rebuilding.

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

    May 21, 2021

    S2021 E3233 - 55m 56s

    Ben Wedeman; Yossi Klein Halevi; Mariam Barghouti; Daniel Kahneman; Dr. Monica Gandhi

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

    May 20, 2021

    S2021 E3232 - 55m 50s

    Is a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants on the horizon?

  • May 19, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 19, 2021

    S2021 E3231 - 55m 45s

    Frans Timmermans; Dr. Ayoade Alakija; Randi Weingarten; Robert Ballard

  • May 18, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 18, 2021

    S2021 E3230 - 55m 26s

    As the lucky nations get vaccinated, a return to normalcy may not excite everyone. Some are very anxious about going back to how things were, with psychologists calling it “re-entry anxiety.”

  • May 17, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 17, 2021

    S2021 E3229 - 55m 32s

    Dennis Ross; Khaled Elgindy; Safwat al-Kahlout; Dr. Céline Gounder; Anna Sale

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

    May 14, 2021

    S2021 E3228 - 56m 5s

    Violence and unrest in Gaza continue to be reported.

Extras + Features

  • The Negotiation of Data and Ransomware: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Negotiation of Data and Ransomware

    S2021 E3246 - 1m 53s

    When companies’ data are held hostage and they are presented with a demand for payment, should they just go ahead and pay? The U.S. government urges them not to, but many victims see payment as the quickest – and sometimes cheapest – solution. Kurtis Minder is a ransomware negotiator and joins the show to explain why this is.

  • New Bill Proposal To End Military Sexual Assault: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New Bill Proposal To End Military Sexual Assault

    S2021 E3245 - 2m 51s

    Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is hoping to overhaul the way the military responds to sexual assault cases, and this time she has the backing of the president and numerous colleagues who voted against it last time it came to the floor.

  • Vice President Kamala Harris Meets With Mexican President: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Vice President Kamala Harris Meets With Mexican President

    S2021 E3245 - 2m 42s

    The meeting comes just a few days after Mexico’s huge midterm elections, the most polarized in years with a shocking level of violence: at least 96 politicians and candidates were killed during the campaign.

  • Creating A Variant-Proof World: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Creating A Variant-Proof World

    S2021 E3245 - 2m 26s

    With new strains of COVID-19 emerging across the globe, Richard Hatchett argues the only way to win the pandemic battle is to create a variant-proof world.

  • Teen Valedictorian's Pro-Choice Speech: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Teen Valedictorian's Pro-Choice Speech

    S2021 E3244 - 2m 59s

    Paxton Smith tossed out her approved speech, took out a new piece of paper from under her gown, and went on to address the state’s new abortion bill, which prohibits most abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected as early as 6 weeks – with no exceptions for rape or incest.

  • Julie DiCaro: The Unfair Treatment of Women in Sports: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Julie DiCaro: The Unfair Treatment of Women in Sports

    S2021 E3244 - 18m 13s

    Naomi Osaka's decision to pull out of the French Open, rather than face the tournament’s press conferences, is triggering a conversation about the relationship between athletes and the media.

  • The Rise of Authoritarianism: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Rise of Authoritarianism

    S2021 E3244 - 2m 42s

    Ben Rhondes makes the case that the US bears a significant responsibility for the current anemic state of global liberal democracy. He joins the show to explain his thesis.

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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.

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