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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

  • July 13, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 13, 2021

    S2021 E4009 - 55m 39s

    Narendra Taneja discusses the COVID crisis in India. Sen. Todd Young discusses politics and foreign relations. Kamilah Willingham and Soma Sara discuss the camapaign against sexism, misogyny, and sexual violence. Professor Cornel West explains why classics must remain in university curricula.

  • July 12, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 12, 2021

    S2021 E4008 - 55m 41s

    Anthony Costello and David Spiegelhalter discuss European vaccine rollout. Mandu Reid and Jackson Katz explain how men can be allies allies in the campaign against misogyny. Rep. Jahana Hayes reflects on coronavirus’s impact on education.

  • July 9, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 9, 2021

    S2021 E4007 - 56m 4s

    Jeremy Farrar discusses the state of the pandemic in the UK. WWII resistance spy Selma van de Perre discusses her new memoir “My Name Is Selma.” Freedom Rider Charles Person reflects on the Civil Rights Movement. Artist Maya Lin explains the inspiration behind her new exhibition in New York’s Madison Square Park.

  • July 8, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 8, 2021

    S2021 E4006 - 55m 44s

    Donald De Lucca and Laura Coates discuss the trial of Derek Chauvin. Regina King and Kemp Powers discuss their new movie ““One Night in Miami…” Tax law professor Dorothy A. Brown talks about the racism present in tax policy.

  • July 7, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 7, 2021

    S2021 E4005 - 55m 32s

    Sen. Amy Klobuchar discusses her new book “Antitrust." Rana Ayyub and Amanda Bennett discuss press freedom. Malcolm Gladwell discusses his book “The Bomber Mafia.”

  • July 2, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 2, 2021

    S2021 E4002 - 55m 25s

    Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi reacts to yesterday’s verdict. Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo offers his opinion. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan talks future of country after Chauvin conviction. Political philosopher Danielle Allen relates ancient Greek ethics to modern day police reform.

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

    July 1, 2021

    S2021 E4001 - 56m 4s

    Experts reflect on the life and legacy of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

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

    June 30, 2021

    S2021 E3261 - 55m 43s

    Former Homeland Security official Elizabeth Neumann discusses immigration reform. John Hume Jr. and Martin Luther King III reflect on the peace movement and their fathers’ legacies. In a conversation recorded before Tuesday’s events in Atlanta, pro basketball player Jeremy Lin Jeremy Lin explains why he chose to speak out after being called “coronavirus” by a fellow player on the court.

  • June 29, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 29, 2021

    S2021 E3260 - 55m 49s

    Former Ambassador Bill Taylor discusses foreign relations. Clinical psychologist Christine Runyon discusses what post-vaccine "normalcy" will look like. Actor and activist George Takei speaks out against the rise in anti-Asian violence and hate crimes.

  • June 28, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 28, 2021

    S2021 E3259 - 55m 55s

    Walter Isaacson discusses CRISPR and “The Code Breaker.” Plus, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby explains how the Biden administration will approach tensions with China and Taiwan. And Nse Ufot, CEO of The New Georgia Project, explains how she’s working to make voting easier and more accessible.

  • June 25, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    June 25, 2021

    S2021 E3258 - 55m 52s

    The Biden administration aims to confront homegrown racism and bigotry. Award-winning historian Kathleen Belew speaks with Michel Martin about American violence and how to combat it.

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

    June 24, 2021

    S2021 E3257 - 55m 44s

    Susan Lund; Samantha Stark; John Allen; Abigail Disney

Extras + Features

  • Gen. Stan McChrystal Sees Parallels Between Jan. 6 & Nazis: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gen. Stan McChrystal Sees Parallels Between Jan. 6 & Nazis

    S2021 E4075 - 17m 7s

    As the world grapples with the humanitarian fallout in Afghanistan, former four-star U.S. General Stanley McChrystal is watching it unfold knowing all too well what's on the line. McChrystal was the Commander of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. He drew on this experience in his new book, "Risk: A User's Guide." He joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the major global threats.

  • BioNTech Co-founders on COVID-19 Vaccines: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    BioNTech Co-founders on COVID-19 Vaccines

    S2021 E4074 - 2m 25s

    Doctors Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci changed the course of history when their company BioNTech, alongside Pfizer, developed the first clinically approved COVID-19 vaccine. The shot was found to be 90% effective in preventing disease. The work of doctors Sahin and Türeci has saved countless lives. The doctors now turn their focus to booster shots and to deadly diseases like malaria and tuberculosis.

  • Beanie Feldstein on Portraying Monica Lewinsky: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Beanie Feldstein on Portraying Monica Lewinsky

    S2021 E4074 - 2m 44s

    Feldstein stars in the latest dramatized version of a story that grabbed global headlines and led to the impeachment of then-President Bill Clinton. "Impeachment: American Crime Story" on FX has the full backing of Monica Lewinsky herself, the central figure in this real-life drama. Onscreen Lewinsky is played by actress Beanie Feldstein, best known for her roles in "Ladybird" and "Booksmart."

  • How “The Boys” Ron & Clint Howard Survived Child Stardom: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How “The Boys” Ron & Clint Howard Survived Child Stardom

    S2021 E4074 - 18m 19s

    We turn to two Hollywood brothers who made their names in some of America's best-loved family classics. Ron and Clint Howard were the child stars of hit shows like "Happy Days" and "Gentle Ben." You might not know Clint as well as Ron, but both had successful performing careers. Despite that, it's their decades of brotherhood that they've chosen to celebrate in their new joint memoir "The Boys."

  • Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Climate Change: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Climate Change

    S2021 E4073 - 2m 46s

    In just three weeks, world leaders meet in Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference, where they'll reckon with a dispiriting report from the United Nations showing that the world is warming faster than scientists previously thought. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is on a state visit in New Delhi now, to convey the urgency of the climate crisis.

  • Met Opera’s First Black Composer: A “Sea Change” Is Coming: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Met Opera’s First Black Composer: A “Sea Change” Is Coming

    S2021 E4073 - 17m 44s

    In its 138-year history, the Metropolitan Opera has never hosted a performance by a Black composer -- until now. Terence Blanchard's new work is based on a 2014 memoir by New York Times columnist Charles Blow. The composer speaks with Walter Isaacson about his artistic process.

  • Michel Barnier: "Polexit," Anyone?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Michel Barnier: "Polexit," Anyone?

    S2021 E4073 - 2m 16s

    "Polexit," anyone? The term is tentatively being bandied about since tensions in Poland reached boiling point over EU membership. Meanwhile in the U.K., home of "Brexit," the economic chickens are coming home to roost with food industry supply chains in utter chaos. Michel Barnier, the EU's unflappable Brexit negotiator, has laid out his experience in a new book called "My Secret Brexit Diary."

  • Are We Losing Our Humanity?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Are We Losing Our Humanity?

    S2021 E4072 - 2m 46s

    A new ProPublica article by journalist Sarah Smith caught our eye with this warning: "We are losing our humanity." Visualize school meetings turning toxic over masks, and medical centers disrupted by violence. Is the new reality fundamentally altering our behavior and the way we interact? If so, what will the lasting impact be? To help unpack all this, we're joined by sociologist Eric Klinenberg.

  • Why Dave Eggers Refuses to List His New Book on Amazon: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Dave Eggers Refuses to List His New Book on Amazon

    S2021 E4072 - 16m

    Dave Eggers has just released a gripping sequel to his bestseller "The Circle." "The Every" imagines an Amazon-Facebook type company that becomes the richest and most dangerous monopoly ever known. He speaks with Walter Isaacson about the new work.

  • What's the US Economic Outlook?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What's the US Economic Outlook?

    S2021 E4072 - 2m 29s

    For the second straight month, the U.S. economy has added far fewer jobs than expected -- only 194,000 in September. Yet the unemployment rate declined as well. What do these numbers tell us about the outlook for workers, businesses and families?

  • U.S. Prepared to Sanction Those Ferrying Weapons in Ethiopia: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    U.S. Prepared to Sanction Those Ferrying Weapons in Ethiopia

    S2021 E4071 - 2m 30s

    The Biden administration is warning that the U.S. is prepared to sanction those responsible for ferrying weaponry during Ethiopia’s war effort in Tigray. Here to discuss this and other pressing matters is the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Michael McCaul.

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