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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

  • 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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