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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 14, 2024

55m 53s

Georgia's parliament passes a controversial bill which critics say mirrors a law used in Russia to crack down on opposition. Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili joins the show. Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk joins from Kyiv. The Washington Post's David Herszenhorn on Putin's Russia. Writer and religious scholar Reza Aslan on "A Kids Book About Israel & Palestine."

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

  • COVID-19 Ravages Brazil: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    COVID-19 Ravages Brazil

    S2021 E3184 - 2m 8s

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is facing total calamity, with the country's death toll at over 275,000 and nearly all ICUs at peak capacity. Luiz Henrique Mandetta was Brazil's health minister until he was fired by Bolsonaro at the height of the country's first wave. He joins the show from Sao Paulo to discuss how it all went so wrong, and where Brazil goes from here.

  • Filmmakers Reflect on 10 Years of War in Syria: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Filmmakers Reflect on 10 Years of War in Syria

    S2021 E3184 - 2m 46s

    10 years ago today, the war in Syria erupted and calamity followed. As the world stood by and watched, the country faced a brutal crackdown under Bashar Al-Assad, a flourishing of extreme Islamic terrorists across the region, and foreign powers entering the fight to prop up Syria’s dictator. Filmmakers Waad Al-Kateab and Gianfranco Rosi join the program to reflect on the past decade of turmoil.

  • Salesforce CEO Talks Vaccines, Taxing the Rich and More: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Salesforce CEO Talks Vaccines, Taxing the Rich and More

    S2021 E3184 - 18m 24s

    More than a fifth of Americans have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, with over two million people vaccinated each day. But getting all those shots into all those arms is a massive logistical challenge, and now Salesforce is using its vast computing resources to help health agencies around the world track vaccinations. CEO Marc Benioff discusses this endeavor with Hari Sreenivasan.

  • The Impact of President Biden's Sweeping Relief Package: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Impact of President Biden's Sweeping Relief Package

    S2021 E3183 - 2m 58s

    Starting Monday, President Biden will travel the nation in the wake of signing into law a historic sweeping relief package. It amounts to almost $2 trillion in the form of direct payments, investments in public health, schools, and pensions – and some estimate it could slash America’s poverty rate by a third and halve the number of poor children.

  • Hidden Brain Host Explains Why We Lie to Ourselves Every Day: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hidden Brain Host Explains Why We Lie to Ourselves Every Day

    S2021 E3183 - 17m 47s

    Shankar Vedantam, host of the popular podcast “Hidden Brain,” has been reporting on human behavior for decades, and he says that buying into false beliefs can actually be a good thing – sometimes. He joins Hari Sreenivasan to explain why self-delusion can be a helpful tool to get us through the hard parts of life.

  • An Organization That Provides Legal Training for Inmates: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    An Organization That Provides Legal Training for Inmates

    S2021 E3183 - 2m 59s

    Alexander McLean is an attorney and founder of Justice Defenders, a group which aims to provide legal training for inmates and guards in multiple different countries so that they can defend themselves within often unequal justice systems. He joins the show to explain their incredible results, alongside Jane Manyonge, currently an inmate in a Kenyan prison for women and now a trained paralegal.

  • "The White Tiger” Producer on Caste, Class and Globalization: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "The White Tiger” Producer on Caste, Class and Globalization

    S2021 E3182 - 16m 43s

    The BAFTA-nominated film "The White Tiger" tells the story of Balram, a poor but shrewd young driver in India battling against the country’s caste system. It’s based on the 2008 Booker Prize-winning novel by Aravind Adiga, and the producer Mukul Deora speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about this project that was a decade in the making.

  • UN Security Council Condemns Violence in Myanmar: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    UN Security Council Condemns Violence in Myanmar

    S2021 E3182 - 2m 9s

    A unanimous UN Security Council statement has been issued condemning the violence – a notable diplomatic achievement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, who ensured China, Russia, India and Vietnam were all on board. What more can the international community do to stop the violence and restore democracy to Myanmar? Ambassador Woodward joins the program to discuss.

  • The Inspiration Behind the BAFTA-Nominated Film “The Father”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Inspiration Behind the BAFTA-Nominated Film “The Father”

    S2021 E3182 - 2m 41s

    The film "The Father" is racking up nominations this awards season. Adapted from the international hit play, the film pulls off the feat of bringing the audience inside the head of its aging protagonist, played by Anthony Hopkins, as dementia strips away his ability to process the world around him. Writer and director Florian Zeller joins the program to discuss his inspiration.

  • Myanmar Ambassador to UN: "We All Feel Helpless": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Myanmar Ambassador to UN: "We All Feel Helpless"

    S2021 E3182 - 2m 43s

    The U.N. is ringing alarm bells on Myanmar, as their special rapporteur for human rights says the junta’s brutal crackdown on peaceful protests are likely crimes against humanity. Indeed, the country’s own ambassador to the U.N. recently made an emotional speech against the military coup, asking the international community to provide security. He joins the program to explain why he's speaking out.

  • How the Biden Administration Will Approach Foreign Relations: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How the Biden Administration Will Approach Foreign Relations

    S2021 E3181 - 2m 47s

    Next week sees the first international travel for President Biden’s cabinet officials since his inauguration, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin fly to Japan and South Korea. What is the U.S. strategy here? Department of Defense spokesperson John Kirby joins Christiane from the Pentagon.

  • Walter Isaacson discusses CRISPR and "The Code Breaker": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Walter Isaacson discusses CRISPR and "The Code Breaker"

    S2021 E3181 - 2m 44s

    Walter Isaacson is a widely published author and biographer, and his latest effort couldn’t be better timed. "The Code Breaker" explores the groundbreaking work of Nobel Prize-winning chemist Jennifer Doudna and the technology known as CRISPR, which holds spectacular scientific promise -- and also serious ethical conundrums.

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