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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

  • November 28, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 28, 2022

    S2022 E5107 - 55m 28s

    Antigovernment protests have erupted across China -- a rare show of defiance against the Communist Party. Protesters are calling for an end to nearly three years of “zero COVID” restrictions.. Christiane speaks with Boris Bondarev about his resignation. In his new book, Douglas Brinkley calls attention to the climate change movement by tracing the work of pioneering environmental activists.

  • November 25, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 25, 2022

    S2022 E5106 - 55m 41s

    Armando Iannucci is beloved for his comedies about the absurdity of politics. He hopes through his works to help shore up our fragile democratic norms. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Jodi Kantor digs into the alarming methods employers are adopting to track their workers’ productivity. Hasan Minaj speaks about comedy, privacy, and what he calls his vision for “a new brown America.”

  • November 24, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 24, 2022

    S2022 E5105 - 55m 35s

    Author Nina Khrushcheva and former ambassador Thomas Pickering reflect on the death of Mikhail Gorbachev. Adam Entous explains what he discovered while writing his New Yorker report on “The Untold History of the Biden Family.”

  • November 23, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 23, 2022

    S2022 E5104 - 55m 37s

    Rep. Jim Clyburn discusses gun violence in the U.S. and the upcoming transition of power within the Democratic caucus. Author Yuval Noah Harari explains the vision behind his new book "Unstoppable Us." Correspondent Hadas Gold gives an update on two bomb attacks in Jerusalem. Dr. Daniel Rauch explains why the U.S. is facing a pediatric healthcare crisis and an exponential rise in RSV cases.

  • November 22, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 22, 2022

    S2022 E5103 - 55m 38s

    The EU’s climate policy chief, Frans Timmermans joins the show after COP27 in Egypt. Cody Keenan's "Grace" recounts efforts by President Obama to console when a white supremacist killed nine Black parishioners. Brandon Wolf survived the Pulse shooting and has since become a gun safety and LGBTQ civil activist. The only openly gay top-flight male soccer player on the World Cup in Qatar.

  • November 21, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 21, 2022

    S2022 E5102 - 55m 37s

    Human rights activist and IranWire founder Maziar Bahari discusses the crackdown on protesters in Iran. Director Sally El Hosaini discusses her new documentary "The Swimmers." Ballet dancer Misty Copeland reflects on her achievements and the future of her career.

  • November 18, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 18, 2022

    S2022 E5101 - 55m 37s

    Football’s 2022 World Cup kicks off in Qatar on Sunday, but the championship is clouded by controversy. Rep. Jackie Speier is stepping down at the end of this term. Devi Lockwood discusses her book "1,001 Voices on Climate Change." The dean of Yale Law School and speaks about the school's decision to withdraw from the university ranking system by the U.S. News and World Report.

  • November 17, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 17, 2022

    S2022 E5100 - 55m 31s

    Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar explains how Moscow's battlefield losses in Ukraine are being received at home. Al Gore joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the COP27 summit. Actor Hugh Bonneville tells Christiane about his new memoir "Playing Under the Piano."

  • November 16, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 16, 2022

    S2022 E5099 - 55m 38s

    NATO leaders are analyzing how best to respond to Russia’s escalation in Ukraine. The Estonian Prime Minister joins the show. Scott Galloway discusses inflation and Elon Musk's Twitter takeover. Rian Johnson and Edward Norton of "Glass Onion" discuss the "Knives Out" sequel. For his latest piece, Clint Smith examines what America can learn from German efforts to memorialize the Holocaust.

  • November 15, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 15, 2022

    S2022 E5098 - 55m 37s

    Rep. Elissa Slotkin reflects on the midterm elections following her win. Iranian actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi discusses her new film "Holy Spider." Finance journalist Felix Salmon explains why cryptocurrency exchange FTX went bankrupt and what that means for the crypto sphere.

  • November 14, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 14, 2022

    S2022 E5097 - 55m 36s

    To discuss the President Biden's meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, Christiane speaks with Victor Gao and Michael Beckley. A new film seeks the truth about the woman falsely accused of being Europe’s first female suicide bomber seven years ago. Cherokee attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle discusses the significance of the Haaland v. Brackeen case and how it impacts tribal sovereignty.

  • November 11, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 11, 2022

    S2022 E5096 - 55m 16s

    Russian journalist Vasiliy Kolotilov reacts to the liberation of Kherson. Timothy Snyder offers historical analysis of the war in Ukraine and the midterm elections. Author Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses his new book on medical breakthroughs.

Extras + Features

  • Tom Nichols: Goal of Today’s GOP Is Minority Rule: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tom Nichols: Goal of Today’s GOP Is Minority Rule

    S2022 E5018 - 17m 45s

    What does it mean to be a conservative in the Trump era? Our next guest,Tom Nichols, asked this question in his latest piece for The Atlantic. With midterm elections approaching, Nichols joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the current state of the Republican Party.

  • Condoleezza Rice on the Record: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Condoleezza Rice on the Record

    S2022 E5017 - 17m 1s

    Iran hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, as the two countries look to bolster relations while under strict sanctions from the West. It’s one example of how the war in Ukraine is influencing foreign policy worldwide. For more on this, Walter Isaacson speaks with former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

  • He was Almost a School Shooter. What Stopped Him?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    He was Almost a School Shooter. What Stopped Him?

    S2022 E5016 - 19m 54s

    Aaron Stark provides a unique perspective on America’s gun violence epidemic: inside the mind of a potential school shooter. He was stopped from committing that horrific act 25 years ago, when he was a teenager, and he explains why in an article for The Washington Post. Today, he’s a mental health advocate and joins Michel Martin to discuss his past and what can be done to prevent these attacks.

  • Nance: “We Are on the Last Leg of the American Experiment": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nance: “We Are on the Last Leg of the American Experiment"

    S2022 E5015 - 18m

    The January 6 hearings have brought to light explosive evidence of Donald Trump's efforts to subvert democracy, as well as the role of far-right extremist groups linked to the former president. In a new book, counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance investigates this growing threat. Nance joins Michel Martin to talk about far-right ideologies, as well as his own experience fighting in Ukraine.

  • Survival & Innovation on the Front Lines of Climate Change: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Survival & Innovation on the Front Lines of Climate Change

    S2022 E5014 - 17m 5s

    Simon Mundy traveled to 26 countries to discover how those on the front lines are adapting to the climate crisis. The innovative solutions he found are documented in his new book, "Race for Tomorrow." Simon spoke with Hari Sreenivasan as the mercury hit 104 degrees Fahrenheit in the U.K.

  • “We Are the New Enemies of the State,” Says Rana Ayyub: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “We Are the New Enemies of the State,” Says Rana Ayyub

    S2022 E5013 - 18m 26s

    In the world's largest democracy, freedom of the press is in retreat. India has slipped to 150th out of 180 countries on this year's World Press Freedom Index. Journalist Rana Ayyub has come under frequent fire for her reporting, with the United Nations calling on Indian authorities to "end the judicial harassment" against her. She joins Hari Sreenivasan.

  • Will The Center Hold? The Moderate Party Wants To Find Out: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Will The Center Hold? The Moderate Party Wants To Find Out

    S2022 E5012 - 17m 12s

    The divisive nature of American politics is forcing the extremes into the mainstream, and in so doing is straining democracy. As the midterm elections fast approach, many American voters are increasingly feeling lost in the middle. Congressman Tom Malinowski joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the potential for a third political party.

  • Boy Scout Sexual Abuse Survivor Tells His Story: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Boy Scout Sexual Abuse Survivor Tells His Story

    S2022 E5011 - 18m 2s

    A new documentary investigates the Boy Scouts of America and some 82,000 claims of sexual abuse against the youth organization -- complete with firsthand accounts from survivors. Director Irene Taylor and former Boy Scout Stuart Lord join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss a century-long coverup.

  • Sen. Raphael Warnock on Jan. 6 and the GA Senate Race: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sen. Raphael Warnock on Jan. 6 and the GA Senate Race

    S2022 E5010 - 18m 8s

    January 6, 2021 was a day for America’s history books – but so was the day before, when Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff became the first Black and Jewish candidates in Georgia history to win seats in the U.S. Senate. Senator Warnock reflects on all that brought him to this moment in a new memoir, "A Way Out of No Way." He speaks with Michel Martin.

  • Fmr. RNC Spokesman on GOP’s Descent into Trumpism: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fmr. RNC Spokesman on GOP’s Descent into Trumpism

    S2022 E5008 - 18m 10s

    As more is revealed about the inner workings of Trump’s White House, our next guest lifts the lid on the moral divisions within the Republican Party. In his new book, "Why We Did It," Tim Miller details his involvement with the GOP and how political staffers were able to justify the new brand of politics, as he explains to Walter Isaacson.

  • "Stranger Things"' David Harbour on Fame and Mental Health: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "Stranger Things"' David Harbour on Fame and Mental Health

    S2022 E5007 - 2m 39s

    David Harbour plays the heroic police chief Jim Hopper in Netflix’s record-breaking smash hit series "Stranger Things." Even as the series is streamed to millions of homes worldwide, Harbour is starring in the play "Mad House" on the London stage. He speaks with Christiane about fame, mental health, and what’s next for him.

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