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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 3, 2024

55m 52s

Michael Schill, president of Northwestern University, discusses the protests on campuses across the country and the deal his university was able to strike. Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists on threats to press around the globe. Photographer Platon discusses his new book “The Defenders.” Sociologist Brad Wilcox explores the positives of marriage in his book "Get Married."

Episodes

  • October 11, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 11, 2021

    S2021 E4073 - 55m 49s

    Michel Barnier, the EU's unflappable Brexit negotiator, has laid out his experience in a new book called "My Secret Brexit Diary." Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is on a state visit in New Delhi now, to convey the urgency of the climate crisis. In its 138-year history, the Metropolitan Opera has never hosted a performance by a Black composer -- until now.

  • October 5, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 5, 2021

    S2021 E4069 - 55m 58s

    Fiona Hill; Kim Carr; Sheena Greitens; Ryan Hampton

  • October 4, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    October 4, 2021

    S2021 E4068 - 55m 48s

    Gerard Ryle; Sheera Frenkel; Jonathan Franzen; Kate Bowler

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

    October 1, 2021

    S2021 E4067 - 55m 46s

    Heidi Heitkamp; Faiz Shakir; Yogita Bhayana; Jamie Klingler; David Chase; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

    September 30, 2021

    S2021 E4066 - 55m 49s

    The European Commission's Vice-President discusses the migrant crisis. The Atlantic's Ed Yong explains how we can prepare for the next pandemic. "Sex Education" creator Laurie Nunn discusses the show's third season.

  • September 27, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 27, 2021

    S2021 E4063 - 55m 47s

    Dr. Rochelle Walensky; Anna Sauerbrey; Anne Applebaum; Jane Mayer

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

    September 24, 2021

    S2021 E4062 - 55m 36s

    Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe discusses her new book "Saving Us." Colombia’s outgoing president Iván Duque reflects on his time in office. The New York Times' Berlin bureau chief Katrin Bennhold reflects on the end of Angela Merkel’s 16-year chancellorship in Germany. YouTube's Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan explains how the platform is handling the misinformation crisis.

  • September 23, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 23, 2021

    S2021 E4061 - 55m 40s

    Donna Shalala; Betsey Stevenson; Lingling Wei; Kathryn Sherman; Mary Roach

  • September 21, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 21, 2021

    S2021 E4059 - 55m 32s

    Victor Gao; Anthony Gardner; Bridget Cambria; Lee McIntyre

  • September 20, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 20, 2021

    S2021 E4058 - 55m 36s

    The United Nations General Assembly week has kicked off in New York. The President of the European Commission and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees each join Christiane to discuss. Plus: Filmmaker and actor Justin Chon discusses his new film "Blue Bayou," and singer/songwriter Yola explains the inspiration behind her new album "Stand for Myself."

Extras + Features

  • The Fight For Voting Rights in Georgia: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Fight For Voting Rights in Georgia

    S2021 E3181 - 18m 10s

    Voting rights are still under fire, with bills restricting access to the ballot working their way through legislatures in more than 40 states, including Georgia. Activist Nse Ufot is working to change that, as CEO of The New Georgia Project, a non-partisan group that register voters. She speaks with Michel Martin about why so many of these bills are about race and class.

  • How Bumble is Changing Dating Norms: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Bumble is Changing Dating Norms

    S2021 E3180 - 2m 3s

    Last month, Bumble founder and CEO Emily Wolfe Herd became the youngest woman to take a major American company public. She joins Christiane to talk about her personal journey and dating in the age of COVID-19.

  • Activist and Fmr. Ambassador Discuss Uyghur Genocide: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Activist and Fmr. Ambassador Discuss Uyghur Genocide

    S2021 E3180 - 2m 57s

    Does the world now have a duty to intervene? That is the big question after a blistering new report concludes China bears responsibility for genocide against the Uyghur people. Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues David Scheffer joins the program alongside Uyghur activist Jewher Ilham, whose father is serving a life sentence in China.

  • Groundbreaking Revelations on Guaranteed Income: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Groundbreaking Revelations on Guaranteed Income

    S2021 E3180 - 18m 22s

    Starting in 2019, a guaranteed basic income effort known as SEED started giving 125 individuals $500 a month for two years, with volunteers chosen from neighborhoods where the median income was around $46,000 or below. Director Sukhi Samra and researcher Amy Castro Baker have closely analyzed the results of this experiment, and they discuss their findings with Hari Sreenivasan.

  • Reactions to the Sussexes interview with Oprah: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Reactions to the Sussexes interview with Oprah

    S2021 E3179 - 2m 59s

    The British Royal Family is dealing with the shockwaves from Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah, in which audiences got a glimpse into their everyday lives after the fairytale wedding. Sir Peter Westmacott served as Prince Charles’ deputy private secretary, and joins the show to offer his reflections.

  • Belgian Prime Minister Pens Book on Feminism: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Belgian Prime Minister Pens Book on Feminism

    S2021 E3179 - 3m

    This year, the global pandemic has hit women hardest -- especially those in the workforce. One man who talks the talk and walks the walk when it comes to achieving parity is Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. Gender equality is at the center of De Croo's post-COVID plan to build back. He also is author of "The Age of Women: Why Feminism Also Liberates Men."

  • Allegations of Racism Within the British Monarchy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Allegations of Racism Within the British Monarchy

    S2021 E3179 - 2m 49s

    Reaction to the Sussexes interview on both sides of the Atlantic has exposed sharp dividing lines between British and American attitudes, and has raised hard questions about racist views within the royal household. Author and columnist Bonnie Greer is well placed to comment, having grown up in Chicago and lived in the UK for the past several decades.

  • Civilians in Space: Speaking with Crew Members: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Civilians in Space: Speaking with Crew Members

    S2021 E3179 - 17m 34s

    Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman is funding Inspiration4 -- the world’s first all-civilian space mission -- with SpaceX. Proceeds from the flight will be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which fights cancer and other diseases. Hayley Arceneaux, a St. Jude physician assistant, is set to be the first crew member of the historic mission.

  • Dr. Ayoade Alakija discusses vaccine distribution in Africa: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Dr. Ayoade Alakija discusses vaccine distribution in Africa

    S2021 E3179 - 2m 57s

    While millions of Europeans and Americans are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, there are entire nations in Africa that are still waiting for their initial dose. Dr. Ayoade Alakija is co-chair of the African Vaccine Delivery Alliance and is working to help secure vaccines for the continent.

  • More Bloodshed in Myanmar: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    More Bloodshed in Myanmar

    S2021 E3178 - 2m 35s

    Today the United Nations Security Council held a closed-door meeting to discuss the Myanmar crisis, with the UN’s Special Envoy for Myanmar urging them to take action. Dr. Sasa says he was with Aung San Suu Kyi on the morning of the coup last month, but managed to escape in order to help form a shadow government. He has been appointed envoy to the UN on behalf of the now disbanded parliament.

  • Pope Francis' First Ever Visit to Iraq: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pope Francis' First Ever Visit to Iraq

    S2021 E3178 - 2m 33s

    Pope Francis is making the first visit to Iraq in the history of the papacy. Iraqi Christians have been targets of persecution at the hands of Al Qaeda and ISIS, with thousands having fled the country. Correspondent Ben Wedeman is on the ground in Baghdad, and joins the show with an update on the visit.

  • Author Isabel Allende's Feminist Journey: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Author Isabel Allende's Feminist Journey

    S2021 E3178 - 2m 12s

    Author Isabel Allende had to flee her homeland following the U.S.-backed coup in Chile in 1973. Today the author is famed for such novels as "The House of the Spirits" and her touching, nonfiction-like "Paula." Restless and imaginative as ever, Allende is now ready to release "The Soul of a Woman," a memoir of her feminist journey.

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