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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 26, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 26, 2021

    S2021 E4041 - 55m 36s

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

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

    August 25, 2021

    S2021 E4040 - 55m 50s

    Wendy R. Sherman; Akala; Clint Johnson

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

    August 24, 2021

    S2021 E4039 - 55m 31s

    David Sanger; Ellie Geranmayeh; Antwaun Sargent; Hakeem Oluseyi; David Lan

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

    August 23, 2021

    S2021 E4038 - 55m 43s

    Richard Haass & Nina Khrushcheva; George Packer; Salman Rushdie

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

    August 17, 2021

    S2021 E4034 - 55m 23s

    Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai weigh in on the unfolding situaiton in Afghanistan. Tennis legend Billie Jean King discusses her new memoir "All In."

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

    August 16, 2021

    S2021 E4033 - 55m 57s

    Suhail Shaheen; Fawzia Koofi; Chuck Hagel; Tom Tugendhat

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

    August 13, 2021

    S2021 E4032 - 55m 57s

    Activist Pashtana Durrani describes the situation on the ground in Afghanistan. Fmr. British MP Rory Stewart reacts to America's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Exiled Belarusian Olympian Kristina Timanovskaya discusses the dire state of affairs in the country. Jaime Lowe and a formerly incarcerated firefighter discuss the realities of fighting California's wildfires as an inmate.

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

    August 12, 2021

    S2021 E4031 - 55m 31s

    Barnett Rubin and Ahmed discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Clarissa Ward gives an update on the ground in Kabul. Heidi Heitkamp reacts to two bills that passed through the Senate this week. Filmmaker Lucy Walker discusses her new film “Bring Your Own Brigade.” Preet Bharara weighs in on the Cuomo resignation and the Rosen testimony.

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

    August 11, 2021

    S2021 E4030 - 55m 45s

    Dr. Anthony Fauci; Norman Lear; Ben Jealous; Andrew Sullivan

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

    August 10, 2021

    S2021 E4029 - 55m 49s

    Andrea Stewart-Cousins, majority leader of the New York State Senate, weighs in on Gov. Cuomo's resignation. Anders Fogh-Rasmussen and Husain Haqqani discuss U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and Taliban advances. Pulitzer Prize-winner Louis Menand discusses his new book “The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War.” Actress Cecily Strong reflects on her career and new memoir.

  • August 9, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 9, 2021

    S2021 E4028 - 55m 41s

    Alok Sharma; Kate Orff; Cal Newport; Van Jones

  • August 6, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 6, 2021

    S2021 E4027 - 55m 59s

    Dr. Larry Brilliant; Dr. Karl Lauterbach; Laura Coates; Peter Bergen; Lachlan Morton

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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