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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

  • December 30, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 30, 2022

    S2022 E5131 - 55m 37s

    In his new series “Five Days at Memorial,” writer and director John Ridley took a close look at one New Orleans hospital during Hurricane Katrina. Actor Wendell Pierce is taking on a timeless American classic, starring as Willy Loman in a Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” with the first-ever Black Loman family at center stage. Actress Emma Thompson reflects on her career.

  • December 29, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 29, 2022

    S2022 E5130 - 55m 37s

    Experts reflect on the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.

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

    December 28, 2022

    S2022 E5129 - 55m 37s

    IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva discusses global instability. Chilean president Gabriel Boric explains why he's calling his country to fight for democracy. Author Erich Schwartzel reveals the surprising role of the movie business in the high-stakes contest between the U.S. and China.

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

    December 27, 2022

    S2022 E5128 - 55m 37s

    Naturalist David Attenborough, former Vice President Al Gore and filmmaker Dan Edge discuss the climate.

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

    December 26, 2022

    S2022 E5127 - 55m 38s

    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, Stacy Schiff argues he’s one of the country’s most essential founding fathers.

  • December 23, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 23, 2022

    S2022 E5126 - 55m 36s

    Trauma surgeon and shooting survivor Dr. Joseph V. Sakran discusses gun violence in the U.S. Journalist Alex Heath reflects on how the tech world changed in 2022. Plus: two interviews from the archives with Matthew McConaughey and James Cameron.

  • December 22, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 22, 2022

    S2022 E5125 - 55m 37s

    Thousands of migrants are gathered at America’s southern border, some eagerly awaiting the end of a Trump-era border restriction. What does the end of Title 42 mean and what comes next? Sen. Murphy is pushing to reform America’s election laws, and is also backing legislation to confront gun violence. The film "Descendant" examines Clotilda survivors' fight to preserve their heritage.

  • December 21, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 21, 2022

    S2022 E5124 - 55m 9s

    Sen. Chris Coons discusses President Zelenskyy's visit to the U.S. Afghan educator Yalda Kohi reacts to the Taliban's decision to suspend university education for all female students. Leila Fadel, host of NPR's "Morning Edition," explains how Tunisia has changed since the Arab Spring. Professor Elyn Saks discusses living with schizophrenia and the ethics of involuntary hospitalization.

  • December 20, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 20, 2022

    S2022 E5123 - 55m 28s

    The decision by the Jan. 6 committee to refer Trump to the DOJ on four criminal charges is a historic one. Amy Davidson Sorkin discusses what happens next. Coups, disease outbreaks, extreme weather – it’s been a painful year for many African nations. The co-hosts of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour on the world of pop culture in 2022.

  • December 19, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 19, 2022

    S2022 E5122 - 55m 37s

    Former federal prosecutors Jim Walden and Ron Filipkowski discuss the close to the January 6 hearings. ESPN senior writer Mark Ogden weighs in on Argentina's World Cup win. Atlantic staff writer Derek Thompson explains the biggest scientific breakthroughs of 2022.

  • December 16, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 16, 2022

    S2022 E5121 - 55m 38s

    Russia's missile attacks have put Ukraine at the top of the world's priority list for humanitarian aid. CNN's Donie O'Sullivan on journalists' Twitter accounts being suspended and Musk's allegations that reporters were "doxxing" him. New York Times reporter Matt Richtel on his series on the teen mental health crisis. A look back at a 2020 conversation between Christiane and Cher.

  • December 15, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 15, 2022

    S2022 E5120 - 55m 35s

    In this special edition show, experts offer their perspectives on Putin's war in Ukraine.

Extras + Features

  • Leonid Volkov: Putin's Russian Support Base Is Vanishing: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Leonid Volkov: Putin's Russian Support Base Is Vanishing

    S2022 E4180 - 2m 58s

    Today the European Union slapped a fourth round of sanctions on an already beleaguered Russian economy. But what are the country's citizens being told about the war next door? Christiane speaks with Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to Russia’s jailed opposition leader, Alexey Navalny.

  • Ukraine is the “Fight for the Future of the 21st Century”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ukraine is the “Fight for the Future of the 21st Century”

    S2022 E4179 - 17m 54s

    Vindman discusses the current conflict in Ukraine and his latest piece in Foreign Affairs Magazine, "America Must Do More to Help Ukraine Fight Russia." Vindman proposes a lend-lease program modeled on the one that provided arms and assistance to U.S. allies in Europe during WWII. He also discusses how Trump and the GOP empowered Putin, and what it is like to be sounding the alarm to no avail.

  • Women's Significant Role in the Ukrainian Resistance: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Women's Significant Role in the Ukrainian Resistance

    S2022 E4179 - 2m 45s

    On this International Women's Day Putin sought to placate Russian wives and mothers, mindful of their central role in Russian society. Historian Olesya Khromeychuk, director of the Ukrainian Institute London, lost her brother in the 2014 Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine, while Afghan activist Orzala Nemat has twice survived Taliban takeovers of her native Afghanistan. They join the program.

  • British Gov. Criticized for Greeting Refugees with Red Tape: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    British Gov. Criticized for Greeting Refugees with Red Tape

    S2022 E4179 - 1m 47s

    The British government is being criticized for choking off the flow of refugees with red tape: Out of almost 20,000 applications, just a few hundred visas have so far been issued to Ukrainian refugees. Meanwhile, the independent Norwegian Refugee Council has announced plans to support 800,000 victims of the conflict, both inside and outside Ukraine. The organization's secretary general joins us.

  • How Climate Policy Could Help in the Fight Against Putin: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Climate Policy Could Help in the Fight Against Putin

    S2022 E4178 - 17m 16s

    With oil prices at a 14-year high, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said today that the EU has to "get rid of the dependency on Russian gas, oil, and coal." Bill McKibben says responding with renewables is the way to both defeat Putin and alleviate climate change. He tells Hari Sreenivasan that now is the time to transition away from fossil fuels.

  • The Power of Art During War: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Power of Art During War

    S2022 E4178 - 2m 46s

    Andrey Kurkov is acclaimed the world over for satirical novels like "Death and the Penguin." He has put his latest novel on pause in order to speak out about what is happening to his country and his countrymen. He joins Christiane from western Ukraine.

  • NATO Ambassador: "This Is a Very Bad News Story for Russia": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    NATO Ambassador: "This Is a Very Bad News Story for Russia"

    S2022 E4178 - 2m 38s

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting the Baltic nations -- all of them NATO members -- to reassure them, and to warn Putin that NATO is reinforcing its eastern flank. For more on this, Christiane speaks with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith.

  • Russia Invasion of Ukraine:  “A New Iron Curtain is Falling”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Russia Invasion of Ukraine: “A New Iron Curtain is Falling”

    S2022 E4177 - 17m 25s

    President Biden must rally not only a divided America, but also the world, against Putin's aggression -- this according to Susan Glasser, a writer for The New Yorker and former Moscow bureau chief for The Washington Post. She joins Michel Martin to discuss how the U.S. President should respond to Putin's war.

  • Serena Williams on the Double Standard in Athletics: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Serena Williams on the Double Standard in Athletics

    S2022 E4177 - 2m 50s

    The sports world has been rocked by Russia's war on Ukraine. Many athletes -- including tennis legend Serena Williams -- are using their platform to express despair at what's happening. Williams also spoke with Christiane about her extraordinary life and career and her younger years, chronicled in the Oscar-nominated film "King Richard."

  • Anne Applebaum: What is Putin's Version of Reality?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Anne Applebaum: What is Putin's Version of Reality?

    S2022 E4177 - 1m 55s

    What is Putin's version of reality? What would a Russian victory look like -- for Putin, for Ukraine, and for the world? Today more than ever, the Russian President seemed locked in to Orwellian logic, insisting Russia would actually benefit from unprecedented sanctions. Yet his unprovoked war has united the international community to a degree that seemed impossible just weeks ago.

  • Attack on a Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant Was "A Close Call": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Attack on a Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant Was "A Close Call"

    S2022 E4177 - 2m 59s

    "Stop Russian nuclear terrorism." These were the startling words of Ukrainian President Zelensky after Russian forces fired on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces have occupied the facility, but radiation levels so far appear normal. Rafael Grossi, head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, says today's attack was a close call. He spoke with Christiane by phone

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