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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.

December 20, 2024

55m 29s

Veteran political observer Norman Ornstein discusses the pending government shutdown. Executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force Mouaz Moustafa joins the show. The Atlantic staff writer Charlie Warzel on how Trump's influence is shaping the cryptocurrency arena. Award-winning director Edward Berger on his new film "Conclave."

Episodes

  • March 15, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 15, 2024

    S2024 E6185 - 55m 53s

    Haaretz columnist Dahlia Scheindlin discusses growing concerns over Israeli leadership within the country. Paul Simon and director Alex Gibney shine a light on Simon's legendary career in the new documentary "Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon." Author Cass R. Sunstein explores the concept of habituation in his new book "Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There."

  • March 14, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 14, 2024

    S2024 E6184 - 55m 33s

    Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan discusses Putin’s rule and the danger of waning U.S. support for Ukraine. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and David Baddiel join the show to discuss their new podcast, “A Muslim and a Jew Go There." Deepfakes are infiltrating the 2024 election cycle. Just how will this impact voters? Misinformation experts Sam Gregory and Claire Wardle discuss what’s at stake.

  • March 13, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 13, 2024

    S2024 E6183 - 55m 53s

    Russia defense expert Dara Massicot discusses the state of the Russian military ahead of the Russian elections. Author Rod Nordland tells his personal story of battling glioblastoma, a severe brain tumor, in “Waiting for the Monsoon.” Bulwark editor-at-large Bill Kristol warns of the danger of a second Trump term.

  • March 12, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 12, 2024

    S2024 E6182 - 55m 43s

    Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced that he will resign. Monique Clesca and Ambassador Pamela White join to discuss. Four years after WHO declared the coronavirus a global pandemic, Dr. Cornelia Griggs discusses her new memoir, "The Sky Was Falling." Josh Tyrangiel joins Walter Isaacson to discuss his latest piece: "Let AI Remake the Whole U.S. Government (and Save the Country)."

  • March 11, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 11, 2024

    S2024 E6181 - 55m 53s

    Queen Rania al Abdullah of Jordan discusses humanitarian aid to Gaza. In his new book "The Achilles Trap” Steve Coll explores Saddam Hussein's behavior in the lead-up to the Iraq war. Former NBA star Rex Chapman tells his story of overcoming addiction and more in his new book "It's Hard for Me to Live with Me."

  • March 8, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 8, 2024

    S2024 E6180 - 55m 39s

    Anat Shenker-Osorio breaks down Pres. Biden's State of the Union address. Rachel Cockerell's new book, "Melting Point," tells the story of Jews from Russia seeking refuge in Texas in the early 19th century. We revisit Christiane’s conversation with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Neuroscientist Charan Ranganath shares years of research about age and memory in his new book "Why We Remember."

  • March 7, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 7, 2024

    S2024 E6179 - 55m 53s

    Chen Almog-Goldstein's husband and daughter were murdered by Hamas and she and her three youngest children were then kidnapped and held for 51 days in Gaza. She tells her story. Suzanne Nossel CEO of PEN America Center discusses the power of culture to shape the world order. Plus, reports on Putin's propaganda machine and rising violence in Haiti.

  • March 6, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 6, 2024

    S2024 E6178 - 55m 53s

    Fania Oz-Salzberger joined from Tel Aviv to talk about the necessity of defeating Hamas while also protecting the soul of the nation. Considered a terrorist by Israel, Marwan Barghouti is seen by others as a "Palestinian Mandela." A recent documentary paints his portrait. In her recent piece "IVF and the GOP," Mona Charen details the conflict between legislation and fertility treatments.

  • March 5, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 5, 2024

    S2024 E6177 - 55m 53s

    Caretaker Prime Minister for the Palestinian Authority, Mohammed Shtayyeh joins the show for his first interview since resigning. Palestinian journalist Dalia Hatuqa and Israeli journalist Oren Persico discuss what each side understands about suffering and how media coverage divides the region. New York Times Magazine reporter Marcela Valdes on the ambivalent voters' role in the 2024 US election.

  • March 4, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 4, 2024

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    Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak analyzes Israel's handling of the war. Daiana Al-Bukhari is a displaced Palestinian now living in Rafah and joins the show. The Supreme Court has ruled to keep Trump on the CO primary ballot. Susan Glasser analyzes the implications. Reiko Hillyer traces the changes in America's prison systems throughout the 20th century in her new book, "A Wall Is Just a Wall."

  • March 1, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 1, 2024

    S2024 E6175 - 55m 53s

    Alexey Navalny was laid to rest this week, Russian opposition journalist Mikhail Fishman talks about the work of his friend. In his new novel "My Friends" Hisham Matar tells the story of three Libyan refugees in London. Bao Nguyen tells the story of the production of the 1985 charity single "We Are the World" in “The Greatest Night in Pop” and is joined by vocal arranger for the song, Tom Bahler.

  • February 29, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 29, 2024

    S2024 E6174 - 55m 53s

    More than one hundred people have been killed whilst gathered around food aid trucks in Gaza city. Mark Regev joins the show. Tech journalist Kara Swisher is chronicling her career in a new memoir, “Burn Book.” "LatinoLand" author Marie Arana on the impact of the Latino vote in the upcoming election. Josh Paul resigned from the State Department soon after Oct. 7th in protest. He joins the show.

Extras + Features

  • Yuval Noah Harari: “We Are on the Verge of Destroying Ourselves”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Yuval Noah Harari: “We Are on the Verge of Destroying Ourselves”

    S2024 E7056 - 18m 24s

    In Yuval Noah Harari's new book "Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI," the bestselling author and historian looks at the unique challenges that artificial intelligence represents for our time. Harari joins the show.

  • Who Is Responsible for the U.S. Housing Crisis?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Who Is Responsible for the U.S. Housing Crisis?

    S2024 E7055 - 17m 54s

    Jerusalem Demsas, staff writer at The Atlantic, calls the American housing market a "national tragedy." In her new book, "On the Housing Crisis: Land, Development, Democracy," Demsas addresses questions of class segregation and why it is so difficult to find an affordable home. The author sits down with Hari Sreenivasan.

  • GOP Sen. Rand Paul On Why He Hasn’t Endorsed Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    GOP Sen. Rand Paul On Why He Hasn’t Endorsed Trump

    S2024 E7054 - 17m 40s

    After the recent debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump, some voters are still deciding whom to vote for in November. Senator Rand Paul, who backed Trump in 2020, is not yet ready to give him his endorsement. The Senator joins Walter Isaacson to explain why.

  • Oldest Latino Rights Group on Harris Endorsement Amid TX Voter Fraud Raids: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Oldest Latino Rights Group on Harris Endorsement Amid TX Voter Fraud Raids

    S2024 E7053 - 17m 34s

    The country's most prominent Latino civil rights organization has made an unprecedented move in choosing to endorse the Harris-Walz ticket for the White House. It is LULAC's first official endorsement in nearly 100 years. Juan Proaño is the head of that organization, and he joins Michel Martin to explain what motivated the decision.

  • Is the U.S. Public School System Collapsing? New ProPublica Report: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Is the U.S. Public School System Collapsing? New ProPublica Report

    S2024 E7052 - 17m 50s

    America's public school system is in crisis. Enrollment has plummeted since the pandemic, with one million families opting for private schools or homeschooling. The result? School closures across the country, with disproportionate impact on Black and Latino communities. ProPublica reporter Alec MacGillis joins Hari to discuss his latest article for The New Yorker: "The Death of School 10."

  • Russia, Nazi Germany, MAGA: The Dangers of Weaponizing History and Education: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Russia, Nazi Germany, MAGA: The Dangers of Weaponizing History and Education

    S2024 E7051 - 18m 9s

    With democracy under threat around the world, author Jason Stanley warns that the fundamental danger lies closer to home: in the schools. In his latest book, the American philosopher argues that attacks on education empower authoritarian regimes by reshaping our understanding of the past. Stanley joins the show to discuss.

  • “What Are Children For?” Why Millennials and Gen-Zers Aren’t Having Kids: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “What Are Children For?” Why Millennials and Gen-Zers Aren’t Having Kids

    S2024 E7050 - 17m 39s

    While VP Kamala Harris has earned voter support on the issue of abortion, former President Donald Trump has been shifting his stance on the matter - while failing to offer specifics on how he would make childcare more affordable. In a new book, Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman are exploring how public perceptions of parenthood are shaped by political rhetoric about reproductive rights.

  • Why Is the U.S. Military Struggling to Find Recruits? Reporter Explains: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Is the U.S. Military Struggling to Find Recruits? Reporter Explains

    S2024 E7049 - 17m 35s

    The U.S. Army's 2024 recruiting target is some 10,000 fewer recruits than last year. And yet the Army is struggling to fill the ranks. Missy Ryan, National Security and Defense Reporter at the Washington Post, finds a range of reasons for this shortfall -- from changing norms within American society to mistrust of its institutions. Ryan joins the show to discuss.

  • Has the Supreme Court Undermined Voting Rights? David Daley Explains: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Has the Supreme Court Undermined Voting Rights? David Daley Explains

    S2024 E7047 - 17m 58s

    David Daley believes democracy in the U.S. is under threat. In his new book "Antidemocratic," Daley suggests that far-right actors -- including those within the Supreme Court -- are controlling American elections. The author joins the show to discuss the implications of all this as Americans prepare to head to the polls in November.

  • Harris-Walz 2024: DNC Chair Jaime Harrison Reflects on Historic Nomination: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Harris-Walz 2024: DNC Chair Jaime Harrison Reflects on Historic Nomination

    S2024 E7040 - 18m 28s

    This week the DNC was packed with excitement, with speeches by the Obamas, a performance of the National Anthem by The Chicks, and a closing performance by Pink. But each speech reminded the party of the bumpy road to the White House, and the importance of voting in this election. Harrison speaks with us to reflect on the DNC and the challenges the Democratic Party faces between now and November.

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