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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

  • An Analysis of The Secret Service: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An Analysis of The Secret Service

    S2021 E3236 - 2m 30s

    Over the years, the Secret Service has been plagued by scandals and embarrassing missteps. Investigative journalist Carol Leonnig uncovers them in her book "Zero Fail." She joins the show to reveal what she found.

  • The EU Imposes New Sanctions on Belarus: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The EU Imposes New Sanctions on Belarus

    S2021 E3236 - 2m 19s

    The EU has imposed new sanctions and cut aviation links to Belarus. Yet despite the mounting backlash, Lukashenko does have one important ally: Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will meet with the Belarusian lead in Sochi later this week.

  • Single Parent Tax Code Penalty: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Single Parent Tax Code Penalty

    S2021 E3236 - 17m 45s

    Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter believes that the tax code should treat single parents the same way as married couples, so has proposed a bill to eliminate the single parent penalty. It’s a move spurred by her own personal experience, as a mom of three and one of the only single parents serving in the House of Representatives.

  • On the Front Lines of Rebuilding Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    On the Front Lines of Rebuilding Gaza

    S2021 E3235 - 2m 33s

    Much of Gaza lies in ruins after 11 days of destruction, with the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants leaving over 200 Palestinians and 12 Israelis dead. For Palestinians, rebuilding from the rubble will be a Herculean task. As part of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Tamara Alrifai will be on the front lines of that effort.

  • One Year Since George Floyd Was Murdered: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    One Year Since George Floyd Was Murdered

    S2021 E3235 - 2m 30s

    Today President Joe Biden met with the Floyd family, having asked Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act by today. Negotiations are ongoing, and Bianna – in for Christiane – speaks with Congresswoman Karen Bass, who was lead author of the Act as passed by the House.

  • What's Happening With This Year's Olympic Games?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What's Happening With This Year's Olympic Games?

    S2021 E3235 - 2m 23s

    The Tokyo Olympics are set to start in under two months, but so far things are off to a rocky start. The U.S. is urging citizens to avoid traveling to Japan as it enters a fourth wave of the pandemic, while a recent poll shows 83% of Japanese people want the summer games either postponed or cancelled altogether. Veteran sports commentator Bob Costas has covered 11 Olympic Games and joins the show.

  • The EU Will Impose Sanctions on Belarus: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The EU Will Impose Sanctions on Belarus

    S2021 E3235 - 2m 12s

    The EU will impose sanctions on Belarus for diverting and grounding a commercial flight for the purpose of arresting dissident journalist Roman Protasevich. What can be done, and what role might Russia play? Correspondent Matthew Chance joins the show from Moscow.

  • "America on Fire" Elizabeth Hinton on Black Rebellion: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "America on Fire" Elizabeth Hinton on Black Rebellion

    S2021 E3235 - 17m 53s

    One year after George Floyd’s death, we look again at systemic racism in America with Elizabeth Hinton, who aims to put the current racial justice movement in historical context. Her new book “America on Fire” looks at Black rebellion in the 1960s and 70s, and she speaks with Michel Martin about how we got to where we are today.

  • Climate Migration is Reshaping The Future: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Climate Migration is Reshaping The Future

    S2021 E3234 - 16m 48s

    Abrahm Lustgarten is a Pulitzer Prize-winning environmental reporter and has spent years looking at how climate migration will reshape the world.

  • Bob Dylan's 80th Birthday: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Bob Dylan's 80th Birthday

    S2021 E3234 - 2m 58s

    From “Like A Rolling Stone” to “Forever Young,” Dylan’s genius still resonates with millions all around the world. He’s the first – and to this day, the only – musician ever to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

  • Belarus' "Hijacking" Actions Explained: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Belarus' "Hijacking" Actions Explained

    S2021 E3234 - 2m 33s

    To discuss why Belarus has taken such an extraordinary step, the work that Pratasevich was doing, and what all this augurs for relations between the west and Russia and Belarus, Bianna speaks with Franak Viačorka, a friend of Pratasevich and adviser to the exiled Belarusian opposition leader, and historian Anne Applebaum.

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