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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.

May 20, 2024

55m 53s

Today, the ICC's Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan told Christiane he is seeking arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders as well as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Khan explains his decision in an exclusive interview. Human rights lawyer Geoffrey Nice discusses the news. Michael Oren, former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., offers some insight into the Israeli response.

Episodes

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

    October 11, 2021

    S2021 E4073 - 55m 49s

    Michel Barnier, the EU's unflappable Brexit negotiator, has laid out his experience in a new book called "My Secret Brexit Diary." Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is on a state visit in New Delhi now, to convey the urgency of the climate crisis. In its 138-year history, the Metropolitan Opera has never hosted a performance by a Black composer -- until now.

  • October 5, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 5, 2021

    S2021 E4069 - 55m 58s

    Fiona Hill; Kim Carr; Sheena Greitens; Ryan Hampton

  • October 4, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 4, 2021

    S2021 E4068 - 55m 48s

    Gerard Ryle; Sheera Frenkel; Jonathan Franzen; Kate Bowler

  • October 1, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 1, 2021

    S2021 E4067 - 55m 46s

    Heidi Heitkamp; Faiz Shakir; Yogita Bhayana; Jamie Klingler; David Chase; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  • September 30, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 30, 2021

    S2021 E4066 - 55m 49s

    The European Commission's Vice-President discusses the migrant crisis. The Atlantic's Ed Yong explains how we can prepare for the next pandemic. "Sex Education" creator Laurie Nunn discusses the show's third season.

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

    September 27, 2021

    S2021 E4063 - 55m 47s

    Dr. Rochelle Walensky; Anna Sauerbrey; Anne Applebaum; Jane Mayer

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

    September 24, 2021

    S2021 E4062 - 55m 36s

    Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe discusses her new book "Saving Us." Colombia’s outgoing president Iván Duque reflects on his time in office. The New York Times' Berlin bureau chief Katrin Bennhold reflects on the end of Angela Merkel’s 16-year chancellorship in Germany. YouTube's Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan explains how the platform is handling the misinformation crisis.

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

    September 23, 2021

    S2021 E4061 - 55m 40s

    Donna Shalala; Betsey Stevenson; Lingling Wei; Kathryn Sherman; Mary Roach

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

    September 21, 2021

    S2021 E4059 - 55m 32s

    Victor Gao; Anthony Gardner; Bridget Cambria; Lee McIntyre

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

    September 20, 2021

    S2021 E4058 - 55m 36s

    The United Nations General Assembly week has kicked off in New York. The President of the European Commission and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees each join Christiane to discuss. Plus: Filmmaker and actor Justin Chon discusses his new film "Blue Bayou," and singer/songwriter Yola explains the inspiration behind her new album "Stand for Myself."

Extras + Features

  • Three Female Journalists on the Front Lines of War Reporting: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Three Female Journalists on the Front Lines of War Reporting

    S2021 E3206 - 2m 50s

    The contributions of female journalists Kate Webb, Catherine Leroy and Frances Fitzgerald have long been overlooked, but now Elizabeth Becker – herself a former war correspondent – is telling their story in her new book, “You Don’t Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War.”

  • Can Time Travel Save Abraham Lincoln's Life ?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Can Time Travel Save Abraham Lincoln's Life ?

    S2021 E3206 - 18m 15s

    Is all that we know about the laws of the universe about to change? Physicists are over the moon about the discovery that a subatomic particle is behaving in a way nobody could have predicted. It means that there may be a new theory of nature out there, yet to be discovered. It’s a complicated matter, but for theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, it is truly thrilling. He joins Walter Isaacson.

  • Retired Adm. William McRaven on the War in Afghanistan: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Retired Adm. William McRaven on the War in Afghanistan

    S2021 E3206 - 2m 52s

    Three U.S. presidents have tried and failed to end the war in Afghanistan, and President Biden says he refuses to be the fourth. By September, he will withdraw thousands of troops from the country known as “the graveyard of empires,” and NATO is likely to follow. William McRaven was the commander of the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden, and joins the show to talk about the latest news and his

  • Will a Robot Take Over Your Job?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Will a Robot Take Over Your Job?

    S2021 E3205 - 17m 20s

    Automation, an increasingly dominant force in all of our lives, is the subject to which journalist Kevin Roose turns his attention in his new book "Futureproof." The book looks at how to navigate a future dominated by algorithms and AI -- and how not to be replaced by a machine at work. Roose speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about ways we can peacefully coexist with machines.

  • “A Love Song for Latasha” Director Discusses Latasha Harlins: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “A Love Song for Latasha” Director Discusses Latasha Harlins

    S2021 E3205 - 2m 41s

    In 1991, 15-year-old Latasha Harlins was killed by an LA convenience store owner who falsely accused her of stealing. Her death and the beating of Rodney King by the LAPD prompted the devastating LA riots in 1992. A newly released, Oscar-nominated documentary shines a light on the life of a young girl whose promise went unfulfilled. The film's director, Sophia Nahli Allison, joins the show.

  • What Is Going on Between Israel and Iran?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What Is Going on Between Israel and Iran?

    S2021 E3205 - 2m 56s

    What is going on between Israel and Iran, and what is the endgame? To explain what is happening and where it could lead, Christiane speaks with reporter Ronen Bergman.

  • An Update on Talks to Revive the Iran Nuclear Deal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An Update on Talks to Revive the Iran Nuclear Deal

    S2021 E3205 - 2m 21s

    How will rising tensions between Israel and Iran impact ongoing talks to revive the Iran Nuclear Deal? Senator Chris Coons is a close confidant of President Biden with an eye on foreign policy, having recently returned from a trip to Ethiopia. He joins the program from Capitol Hill.

  • Sacha Baron Cohen and Aaron Sorkin on Their New Movie: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sacha Baron Cohen and Aaron Sorkin on Their New Movie

    S2021 E3204 - 2m 59s

    "The Trial of the Chicago 7" is a riveting courtroom drama with a host of acclaimed actors – including the man behind Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen. Christiane spoke with Baron Cohen alongside “Chicago 7” writer/director Aaron Sorkin to discuss the resonance of that trial today, the Capitol Hill insurrection, and the very real danger in making the Borat sequel.

  • Former UK PM Gordon Brown on Vaccines, Prince Philip: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Former UK PM Gordon Brown on Vaccines, Prince Philip

    S2021 E3204 - 3m

    While countries like the UK and the U.S. are moving quickly towards vaccine-backed herd immunity, too many other countries are nowhere near this goal. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown joins the program to discuss global mass vaccination -- which he believes must receive highest priority -- as well as the life and death of Prince Philip.

  • Secy. of Agriculture: Pandemic Has Expanded Food Assistance: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Secy. of Agriculture: Pandemic Has Expanded Food Assistance

    S2021 E3204 - 17m 20s

    Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for eight years, was the Obama Administration's longest-serving cabinet member. Now Vilsack has returned to head the Department of Agriculture for the Biden administration. He joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the assistance the department has provided to farmers throughout the pandemic, as well as his plans for reform.

  • Margaret MacMillan on Prince Philip's Role in the Navy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Margaret MacMillan on Prince Philip's Role in the Navy

    S2021 E3203 - 2m 59s

    Prince Philip was just 26 when he married then-Crown Princess Elizabeth -- in full pomp and pageantry -- in 1947. No one could have foreseen that the union would last some 73 years -- outlasting wars, scandals and countless global challenges to the monarchy. To reflect on the past 70 years, Christiane speaks with legendary historians Margaret MacMillan.

  • Prince Philip's Legacy in the Monarchy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Prince Philip's Legacy in the Monarchy

    S2021 E3203 - 2m 30s

    Prince Philip passed away peacefully this morning just two months shy of his 100th birthday. In a statement, Buckingham Palace spoke of the Queen's "deep sorrow" at losing her beloved husband of more than 70 years. Simon Lewis joins Christiane to reflect on Philip's legacy in the monarchy. Lewis served as communications secretary to the Queen from 1998 through 2000.

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