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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

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

    September 16, 2021

    S2021 E4056 - 55m 57s

    Angela Povilaitis; Georgia Wells; Tristan Harris; Leopoldo López; George Will

  • September 15, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 15, 2021

    S2021 E4055 - 55m 57s

    Dr. Hans Kluge discusses waning vaccine uptake in Europe. Global Witness CEO Mike Davis and Mexican climate activist Margarita Campuzano assess the state of the climate crisis. Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt tells Michel Martin how Democrats should seize this political moment.

  • September 10, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 10, 2021

    S2021 E4052 - 55m 58s

    Fmr. Afghan Ambassador to the United States Roya Rahmani, foreign policy expert Lawrence Wilkerson, and retired FDNY Assistant Chief Joe Pfeifer each reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

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

    September 9, 2021

    S2021 E4051 - 55m 57s

    Anand Gopal; Daniel Bogado; Spencer Ackerman; Sandra Cisernos

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

    September 8, 2021

    S2021 E4050 - 55m 56s

    Chris Murphy; Kori Schake; Ali Soufan; Nick Mohammed

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

    September 7, 2021

    S2021 E4049 - 55m 32s

    Former CA Gov. Jerry Brown discusses the climate crisis. Desmond Shum discusses his new book “Red Roulette.” Legal expert Dahlia Lithwick analyzes last week's Supreme Court ruling in Texas.

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

    September 2, 2021

    S2021 E4046 - 55m 57s

    Shefali Luthra; Craig Whitlock; Gen. David Petraeus; Ady Barkan

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

    September 1, 2021

    S2021 E4045 - 55m 38s

    Former U.S. military adviser Sarah Chayes discusses the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan. Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi explains what's at stake in Pakistan if Afghanistan descends into chaos. Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant discusses the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant first seen in Colombia. Author and former U.S. marine Elliot Ackerman joins the program.

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

    August 30, 2021

    S2021 E4043 - 55m 22s

    Chokwe Antar Lumumba; Mike Rogers; Mark Hetfield; Ahmad Sarmast and Zarifa Adiba

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

    August 20, 2021

    S2021 E4037 - 55m 7s

    How could the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan have been handled differently? John Sopko and General Joseph L. Votel (Ret.) weigh in. Plus: “When the Stars Begin to Fall” author Theodore R. Johnson explains why structural racism is an existential threat to the idea of America.

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

    August 27, 2021

    S2021 E4042 - 55m 31s

    Tom Kean; Amna Guellali; Aly Raisman; Russell Moore

Extras + Features

  • Why the Govt. Wanted to Silence Billie Holiday: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why the Govt. Wanted to Silence Billie Holiday

    S2021 E3167 - 17m 42s

    Award-winning director Lee Daniels is best known for films like "The Butler" and the Oscar-winning "Precious." In his latest work he turns his attention to singer Billie Holiday. The film depicts how the jazz legend ended up on the wrong side of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, all because of her song “Strange Fruit,” which the bureau wanted to suppress. Daniels speaks with Michel Martin.

  • Stacey Holman Discusses her PBS series "The Black Church": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Stacey Holman Discusses her PBS series "The Black Church"

    S2021 E3167 - 2m 58s

    A new PBS series examines the history of the Black church in America -- from slavery to emancipation, from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter. Through struggle, discrimination and upheaval, the church has been a place for African Americans to raise their voices in prayer and song. Series producer/director Stacey Holman joins the show to talk about the epic project.

  • Experts Weigh in on the Iran Nuclear Deal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Experts Weigh in on the Iran Nuclear Deal

    S2021 E3167 - 2m 55s

    One of President Biden’s most pressing foreign policy decisions will be whether to reverse his predecessor’s withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal. Today, top American and European diplomats met to look at options. To assess the state of play, Christiane speaks with a former adviser to the Obama administration and a current adviser to the EU foreign policy chief.

  • New Film "Land" Explores Grief and Trauma: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    New Film "Land" Explores Grief and Trauma

    S2021 E3166 - 2m 54s

    For her feature film directorial debut, actress Robin Wright didn’t flinch from the difficult topics of trauma, grief, resilience and recovery. "Land" also stars Wright as a woman who, after great personal loss, retreats to the beautiful but brutal Wyoming mountains. Wright joins the show alongside grief expert Dr. James Gordon, who advised her on the film.

  • Fmr. Ambassador Discusses Tense U.S.-China Relations: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fmr. Ambassador Discusses Tense U.S.-China Relations

    S2021 E3166 - 3m

    The temperature is dropping in the cold war between the U.S. and China. What comes next for this rivalry between superpowers? Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad was America’s Ambassador to China until last October, having first met Xi Jinping when he was a young Communist Party official on a tour of rural America. Branstad joins Christiane to offer his analysis of the situation.

  • Impeachment Manager: McConnell Has “Complete Lack of Honor”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Impeachment Manager: McConnell Has “Complete Lack of Honor”

    S2021 E3166 - 18m 12s

    Former President Trump has been acquitted, but the evidence brought forward by the nine impeachment managers is still being analyzed in the court of public opinion. Stacey Plaskett was one of the managers, and the delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands stood out during the trial in how she made the case against Trump. She joins Michel Martin to take us behind the scenes of that tumultuous event.

  • Rep. Tom Malinowski on the Dangerous Situation in Myanmar: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rep. Tom Malinowski on the Dangerous Situation in Myanmar

    S2021 E3165 - 2m 30s

    The situation in Myanmar has particular resonance for Tom Malinowski. Before he was a congressman, he worked with President Obama to open up the country and support its young democracy. He joins the show to discuss how the U.S. should react to events there, and more.

  • Dr. Eric Topol: The CDC Was a “No-Show for the Pandemic”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Dr. Eric Topol: The CDC Was a “No-Show for the Pandemic”

    S2021 E3165 - 16m 35s

    COVID numbers in general are coming down in the U.S. But the good news is tentative. Viral variants appear to be increasingly widespread, an important reminder that people must keep their guard up. Dr. Eric Topol, a professor of molecular medicine and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, is one of the country's top medical researchers. He joins Walter Isaacson.

  • How Heather McGhee Responded to Someone Admitting Prejudice: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Heather McGhee Responded to Someone Admitting Prejudice

    S2021 E3165 - 2m 33s

    Heather McGhee is an economic policy expert and self-proclaimed data nerd who is now turning her analytical eye to racism. McGhee believes racism exacerbates inequality not just for people of color, but for all. She lays out the argument in her new book, "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together." She joins the show from New York to discuss.

  • “Framing Britney Spears” Director on Timberlake Apology: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Framing Britney Spears” Director on Timberlake Apology

    S2021 E3164 - 2m 57s

    A new documentary is bringing the mainstream spotlight to the “Free Britney” campaign, as a relatively small group of activists campaign in favor of Britney Spears’ legal fight to regain control of her personal affairs and finances. The film's director Samantha Stark discusses the rise and vilification of one of the world’s most successful pop singers and the ugly side to celebrity and fame.

  • GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy: Why I Voted to Convict Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy: Why I Voted to Convict Trump

    S2021 E3164 - 17m 21s

    Out of 50 Republican senators, only seven dared to cross Trump and vote to convict the former president. One was Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy. The former doctor voted guilty on the charge of inciting an insurrection, knowing full well he will face the wrath of his constituents in his deeply conservative state. He tells Walter Isaacson why he's sticking to his guns.

  • Peter Westmacott Reacts to Trump Acquittal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Peter Westmacott Reacts to Trump Acquittal

    S2021 E3164 - 2m 2s

    What does Donald Trump’s second acquittal by the Senate mean for American democracy and its reputation? Sir Peter Westmacott was the British Ambassador to the U.S. during the Obama years. He joins the show to discuss the impeachment trial, American democracy and a Biden foreign policy.

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