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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.

April 29, 2024

55m 53s

Christiane speaks with Amit Segal, a right-wing political analyst close to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Editor-in-Chief of Columbia University's newspaper discusses the protests disrupting the campus. Supermodel Cameron Russell's new memoir, "How to Make Herself Agreeable To Everyone," explores feeling both objectified and complicit in the system that built her career.

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

  • Nobel Winner Maria Ressa on How to Stand Up to a Dictator: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nobel Winner Maria Ressa on How to Stand Up to a Dictator

    S2022 E5114 - 17m 41s

    Journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa is a fearless defender of freedom, exposing corruption and abuse of power in the Philippines. Ressa joins Michel Martin to discuss her new book "How to Stand Up to a Dictator" and to offer tactics for fighting authoritarianism.

  • Lynsey Addario on Risking Her Life to Photograph Ukraine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lynsey Addario on Risking Her Life to Photograph Ukraine

    S2022 E5113 - 17m 52s

    Ukraine is suffering grievously under relentless missile strikes across the country. Russia is still shelling the city of Kherson, which was liberated last month, and authorities say one person was killed over the weekend. New York Times photojournalist Lynsey Addario has just been on the ground in Kherson, documenting the aftermath of Russia's withdrawal.

  • Stengel on Never-Before-Heard Interviews with Nelson Mandela: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Stengel on Never-Before-Heard Interviews with Nelson Mandela

    S2022 E5112 - 17m 38s

    In the 1990s, journalist Richard Stengel worked with Nelson Mandela on his autobiography "Long Walk to Freedom." Now Stengel is revealing never-before-heard audio from those interviews in his new podcast series "Mandela: The Lost Tapes." Stengel tells Walter Isaacson what he learned about Mandela – and himself – from those conversations.

  • Dr. Fauci on His Retirement and a Universal COVID-19 Vaccine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Dr. Fauci on His Retirement and a Universal COVID-19 Vaccine

    S2022 E5111 - 18m 10s

    Dr. Anthony Fauci has been at the helm of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since the 1980s, guiding the United States through AIDS, SARS, H1N1, and of course COVID-19. Prior to his retirement, Dr. Fauci joins Walter Isaacson to reflect on a storied career.

  • Hillary Clinton on Ukraine, Russia and Iran: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hillary Clinton on Ukraine, Russia and Iran

    S2022 E5110 - 2m 59s

    From Iran to Afghanistan and beyond, women are standing up and resisting oppression. Women’s equality is the focus of a summit this week, co-hosted by former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea Clinton, vice chair of the Clinton Foundation.

  • NYT Reporter: “Horror on the Streets of Haiti": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    NYT Reporter: “Horror on the Streets of Haiti"

    S2022 E5110 - 17m 46s

    Haiti is at breaking point, facing humanitarian disaster as cholera spreads across the country. Moreover, according to the U.N., 4.5 million Haitians currently suffer from acute hunger. Natalie Kitroeff is the New York Times bureau chief for the region and joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the crisis.

  • FDNY’s First Female Commissioner on Diversifying the Dept.: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    FDNY’s First Female Commissioner on Diversifying the Dept.

    S2022 E5109 - 16m 36s

    In New York City, the mayor has now asked the police and fire departments to enforce a state law requiring intervention in cases of severe mental health crisis -- including the possibility of having an individual involuntarily committed to a hospital. Laura Kavanagh, the city’s new fire department commissioner, is the first woman to hold the position and the youngest to serve in over a century.

  • Ken Burns on New Bestselling Photography Book “Our America”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ken Burns on New Bestselling Photography Book “Our America”

    S2022 E5108 - 18m

    Filmmaker Ken Burns has won every possible award for his groundbreaking television documentaries. His latest work is a book: "Our America: A Photographic History" -- a collection of images charting the nation's history over nearly 200 years. Burns discusses the project with Walter Isaacson.

  • We Need to Save Planet Earth Now, Says Historian: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    We Need to Save Planet Earth Now, Says Historian

    S2022 E5107 - 17m 53s

    After a year of climate catastrophes, we take a look at the history of environmental activism in America. In his new book "Silent Spring Revolution," Douglas Brinkley calls attention to the climate change movement by tracing the work of pioneering environmental activists in the 1960s. He joins Walter Isaacson to discuss this environmental awakening.

  • What is RSV and Why is it Causing a Pediatric Health Crisis?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What is RSV and Why is it Causing a Pediatric Health Crisis?

    S2022 E5104 - 17m 10s

    Frontline workers are battling an exponential rise in cases of RSV among young children. This respiratory virus is the latest wreaking havoc and filling up hospital beds. Our next guest details the dire situation many hospitals are facing once again. Dr. Daniel Rauch, chief of pediatric hospital medicine at Tufts Medical Center, joins Hari Sreenivasan.

  • Pulse Nightclub Survivor on Club Q Shooting: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pulse Nightclub Survivor on Club Q Shooting

    S2022 E5103 - 17m 57s

    Brandon Wolf knows all too well the national scourge – and the deep personal pain – of a mass shooting. Wolf survived the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016, one of the worst in American history. Wolf has since become a gun safety and LGBTQ civil activist, and he speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the terrible violence too often directed at the LGBTQ community.

  • Dancer Misty Copeland on New Memoir "The Wind at My Back": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Dancer Misty Copeland on New Memoir "The Wind at My Back"

    S2022 E5102 - 18m 17s

    Misty Copeland made history as American Ballet Theatre's first African American female principal dancer. Now she details her journey – and her relationship with the women who paved the way – in her new book, "The Wind at My Back." Copeland joins Michel Martin to discuss her achievements and her future in ballet.

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    May 2

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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
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    Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.

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