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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.

June 24, 2024

55m 53s

Ami Ayalon, former director of Israel's security agency, discusses scenarios for ending the war and returning the hostages home. Founder and CEO of INARA, Arwa Damon, joins the show from Gaza and describes the bleak conditions she is seeing there. Former Teen Vogue editor Samhita Mukhopadhyay explores the disappointing realities of working in corporate America in her book "The Myth of Making It."

Episodes

  • November 10, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 10, 2022

    S2022 E5095 - 55m 38s

    Ukraine is braced for what could be the decisive battle in this brutal war: the battle for Kherson. Christiane sits down with President Zelensky and his wife, First Lady Olena Zelenska, for a global exclusive. Biden’s climate envoy, John Kerry, is attending the COP27 summit in Egypt. Jemele Hill candidly relives her experiences in a new memoir, "Uphill."

  • November 9, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 9, 2022

    S2022 E5094 - 55m 19s

    Sen. Tim Kaine, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, and reporter Astead Herndon each offer analysis of the midterm elections. NATO Secretary General ens Stoltenberg discusses the latest in Ukraine.

  • November 8, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 8, 2022

    S2022 E5093 - 55m 37s

    Could America's midterm elections affect U.S. support in Ukraine’s fight for freedom? Christiane speaks with U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. To discuss the U.S. economy, Christiane speaks with former U.S. Treasury secretary Larry Summers. Award-winning journalist Robin Wright looks at Biden’s foreign policy wins and losses.

  • November 7, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 7, 2022

    S2022 E5092 - 55m 9s

    Mike Mullen and Richard Shirreff offer insight into the military maneuvers on the ground in Ukraine. Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari discusses the COP27 summit. Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini explains how 10 interconnected "Megathreats" are endangering our global future.

  • November 4, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 4, 2022

    S2022 E5091 - 55m 38s

    In Kyiv, thousands of households are without power. Denise Brown has met with officials about providing generators, mobile boiler houses, and other equipment to fix their energy infrastructure. Anne Applebaum writes extensively about the danger of authoritarian movements and joins the show. The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority looks likely to overturn affirmative action.

  • November 3, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 3, 2022

    S2022 E5090 - 55m 37s

    Senators Rob Portman and Chris Coons met with President Zelensky today. They join Christiane in Kyiv to discuss the latest on the war. Alex Stamos, director of Stanford University's Internet Observatory, weighs in on Elon Musk's Twitter takeover. Rep. Stephanie Murphy explains the importance of bipartisanship.

  • November 2, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 2, 2022

    S2022 E5089 - 55m 24s

    Simon Stiell is the United Nations’ climate chief and speaks to Christiane prior to the COP27 summit. In two-time Oscar winner Geena Davis' new memoir, "Dying of Politeness," she describes a New England upbringing of crippling good manners. Joan Donovan and Emily Dreyfuss investigate the power of memes in their new book "Meme Wars."

  • November 1, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 1, 2022

    S2022 E5088 - 55m 37s

    Stanford's Director of Iranian Studies, Abbas Milani, discusses the new flareup of protests in Iran. "The Sum of Us" podcast host Heather McGhee weighs in on threats to affirmative action. Political scientist Barbara F. Walter explains the takeaways from her new book "How Civil Wars Start."

  • October 31, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 31, 2022

    S2022 E5087 - 55m 38s

    What does the return of Brazil's president-elect Lula da Silva's mean for the Americas -- and the world? Evan McMullin, a former Republican, is standing up against extremism by running for Senate as an independent. Early voters in crucial swing states are already experiencing intimidation. CNN's Anderson Cooper on his new podcast, "All There Is."

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

    October 28, 2022

    S2022 E5086 - 55m 15s

    Haitian ambassador Bocchit Edmond discusses compounding crises in his country. Dr. Manfret McGhee, father of a St. Louis high school shooting victim, reflects on gun violence in the U.S. Reproductive justice expert Kimberly Mutcherson explains the “devastating” consequences of the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade. Nobel prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa discusses his new book.

  • October 27, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 27, 2022

    S2022 E5085 - 55m 39s

    British Vogue's editor-in-chief Edward Enninful tells Christiane how he learned to stand up and stand out, becoming "A Visible Man." Afghanistan's youngest female mayor Zarifa Ghafari's full story appears in her new memoir, and in an upcoming Netflix documentary, "In Her Hands." In her new book about Samuel Adams, Schiff argues he’s one of the country’s most essential founding fathers.

  • October 26, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 26, 2022

    S2022 E5084 - 55m 38s

    Andrei Kelin, Russian ambassador to the U.K., says that Moscow using nuclear weapons is "out of the question." John Kerry discusses climate ahead of the COP27 summit. Investigative journalist Yevgenia Albats, who fled Russia for her safety earlier this year, explains why she will never stop fighting for truth.

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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