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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

  • US Senate Passes Anti-Asian Hate Crime Bill: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    US Senate Passes Anti-Asian Hate Crime Bill

    S2021 E3213 - 2m 43s

    Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii is one of the lead sponsors of new legislation to stop anti-Asian hate crimes. In 2012, Hirono became the first Asian American woman elected to the Senate, and is currently the only immigrant serving there. Her new memoir “Heart of Fire” chronicles her own remarkable journey and she joins the show to discuss.

  • Artist Julie Mehretu on Her Retrospective at the Whitney: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Artist Julie Mehretu on Her Retrospective at the Whitney

    S2021 E3213 - 2m 59s

    The works of artist Julie Mehretu are informed by global crisis and upheaval. Mehretu is best known for her expansive murals addressing aspects of war, immigration, racism, and other themes that shape our world. Now she is having a mid-career retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and joins the show from New York.

  • The Fight for Environmental Justice: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Fight for Environmental Justice

    S2021 E3213 - 17m 48s

    Vivek Maru is founder of Namati, which empowers grassroots groups to protect common lands and enforce environmental laws, while Rhonda Hamilton works with Namati to combat unlawful pollution in her own D.C. neighborhood. They join Hari to discuss their work as part of the ongoing public media initiative Peril and Promise, on the challenges of and solutions to climate change.

  • The GOP and the Shift on Climate Change: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The GOP and the Shift on Climate Change

    S2021 E3212 - 18m 22s

    Even when the federal government has lagged behind, many individual states have forged ahead with climate action. But as Biden’s ambitious pledge places the crisis at the top of the Democrats’ agenda, it’s perhaps hard to imagine that the environment was once a bipartisan issue. Former Ohio Governor John Kasich explains to why the GOP has lost its way.

  • The Pledge to Protect Our Planet: Reducing Carbon Emissions: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Pledge to Protect Our Planet: Reducing Carbon Emissions

    S2021 E3212 - 1m 55s

    With climate change on the forefront of many countries, over 40 world leaders pledged to reside carbon emissions by 2030. U.N. Climate Chief Patricia Espinosa joins Christiane to talk about what this means for the future.

  • From Protesting Outside The White House to Working Within: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    From Protesting Outside The White House to Working Within

    S2021 E3212 - 2m 37s

    Youth activists have been at the very forefront of the fight against the climate crisis, and Jerome Foster II has gone from protesting outside the White House to helping implement change in climate policy from inside. At just 18 years old, Foster is now the youngest member of Biden’s White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.

  • “Secrets of the Whales”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Secrets of the Whales”

    S2021 E3212 - 2m 50s

    Film Director James Cameron joins the show to discuss his latest project. “Secrets of the Whales”, This follows various species in 24 different locations around the world, revealing that these complex ocean creatures might be a lot more like humans than we ever realized.

  • How Chauvin's Conviction Impacts Police Nationwide: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Chauvin's Conviction Impacts Police Nationwide

    S2021 E3211 - 2m 23s

    A key question following the conviction of Derek Chauvin is what the verdict might mean for serious police reform in America. Art Acevedo has served as chief of police in Houston and Austin, Texas, and now heads up the Miami Police Department. He joins the show to offer his reaction.

  • An Exclusive Interview with Jake Sullivan: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An Exclusive Interview with Jake Sullivan

    S2021 E3211 - 2m 41s

    To discuss the Chauvin conviction as well as the wider geopolitical challenges facing the country, Christiane speaks with Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan in an exclusive interview.

  • From Plato to Present: Tracing the Roots of American Justice: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    From Plato to Present: Tracing the Roots of American Justice

    S2021 E3211 - 17m 57s

    Harvard professor and classicist Danielle Allen is an expert on how democracy and ethics intersect, and sees important parallels in history, all the way back to Ancient Greece. She speaks with Walter Isaacson about how the Chauvin verdict will impact police reform and our understanding of justice.

  • BLM Co-Founder Opal Tometi Reacts to Chauvin Verdict: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    BLM Co-Founder Opal Tometi Reacts to Chauvin Verdict

    S2021 E3211 - 2m 58s

    The unfolding of the Derek Chauvin trial is a real demonstration of the power of the people, whose protests and involvement were driven in large part by the Black Lives Matter movement. The movement’s co-founder, Opal Tometi, joins the show to give her reflections.

  • US Has Imposed New Sanctions on Moscow: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    US Has Imposed New Sanctions on Moscow

    S2021 E3210 - 2m 54s

    The U.S. has expelled Russian diplomats and imposed new sanctions on Moscow. The Kremlin, in response, has expelled U.S. diplomats. This latest exchange is part of a U.S. effort to discipline Russia over election interference and its SolarWinds cyber attack. Celeste Wallander served on the National Security Council under President Obama and joins the program to discuss.

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