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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

  • August 10, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 10, 2022

    S2022 E5029 - 55m 44s

    David McKenzie brings us the latest from Ukraine. Trump's grip on the GOP is the inevitable result of the party’s decades-long transformation, argues Dana Milbank. Islamic Jihad militants continue their uneasy truce with Israel. Mohsin Hamid discusses his latest novel, "The Last White Man." A new study finds that cross-class connections are key in helping children rise out of poverty.

  • August 9, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 9, 2022

    S2022 E5028 - 55m 42s

    Neal Katyal discusses the FBI's search of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) discusses Kansas voters' strong backing of abortion rights. Jean-Martin Bauer of the World Food Programme explains the political and humanitarian crisis in Haiti. Plus, we revisit Walter Isaacson's 2019 interview with the late Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough.

  • August 5, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 5, 2022

    S2022 E5026 - 55m 27s

    New Yorker writer Susan Glasser breaks down the past week in global politics. Director Ron Howard and producer Raymond Phathanavirangoon discuss their new film "Thirteen Lives." Historian Evan Thomas reflects on the United States' bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

  • August 3, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 3, 2022

    S2022 E5024 - 55m 26s

    Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala discusses reproductive rights. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield explains what can be done to mitigate the world's food supply crisis. Jose Ramos and Andrew Myatt discuss a new bill to expand healthcare benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Dr. Ashwin Vasan discusses the monkeypox crisis.

  • August 2, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    August 2, 2022

    S2022 E5023 - 55m 44s

    New details are emerging about the U.S. attack that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. For more on the killing of Zawahiri, retired Admiral William McRaven joins the program. America’s ambassador in Kyiv joins the show to discuss the latest from Ukraine. Larry Summers helped convince Senator Joe Manchin to support the climate and healthcare bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act.

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

    July 29, 2022

    S2022 E5021 - 55m 43s

    As the war in Ukraine rages on Russia’s economy has been “catastrophically crippled” by Western sanctions. How is President Putin able to finance his war machine? In Haiti, brutal gang violence has surged since the assassination of the president. "The Kite Runner" has been adapted as a Broadway play. With COVID-19 cases once again rising in the U.S., health experts are predicting a winter wave.

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

    July 28, 2022

    S2022 E5020 - 55m 43s

    The Financial Times' Rana Foroohar discusses the possibility of a global recession. Sen. Chris Coons reacts to the Democrats' breakthrough on climate and healthcare. Former U.S. soccer star Briana Scurry discusses her new memoir "My Greatest Save." Actors Dale Dickey and Wes Studi explain their roles in the new film "A Love Song."

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

    July 27, 2022

    S2022 E5019 - 55m 44s

    This season California has seen wildfires unprecedented in scope -- witness the Oak Fire near Yosemite National Park. The U.K. provided Ukraine with more solid support, financially and militarily, than any other European nation. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is accessible at an easy-to-remember 3-digit dialing code: 988. The director of the new documentary "Fire of Love" joins the show.

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

    July 26, 2022

    S2022 E5018 - 55m 34s

    Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister discusses the EU's decision to reduce natural gas consumption by 15% between August and next March. Former Ambassador William Taylor discusses the latest on the war in Ukraine. "The Facemaker" author Lindsey Fitzharris explains the history of plastic surgery. Tom Nichols weighs in on the current state of the Republican Party.

  • July 25, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    July 25, 2022

    S2022 E5017 - 55m 43s

    WHO has termed monkeypox a global health emergency. Epidemiologist Anne Rimoin discusses the state of global public health. Rafael Grossi is warning that Iran’s nuclear program is “galloping ahead." Condoleezza Rice talks Putin, Ukraine and threats to democracy at home and abroad. Paul Andrew, a survivor of one of Canada's Catholic-run residential schools for indigenous children, joins the show.

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

    July 22, 2022

    S2022 E5016 - 55m 12s

    Paul Rosenzweig weighs in on the latest January 6th hearing. Mental health advocate Aaron Stark discusses America's gun violence epidemic. Tikhon Dzyadko discusses the return of Russia's last independent TV station, TV Rain, which is now being produced in Latvia.

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

    July 21, 2022

    S2022 E5015 - 55m 34s

    Texas doctors denied Marleena Stell the abortion she needed after suffering a miscarriage late last year. Emily Wales, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, discusses reproductive rights. Malcolm Nance discusses far right ideologies, as well as his own experience fighting in Ukraine. Jason Kander on his new book "Invisible Storm." Simon Mejia on music as activism.

Extras + Features

  • Pfizer CEO: Omicron Vaccine Is Coming in March: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pfizer CEO: Omicron Vaccine Is Coming in March

    S2022 E4150 - 17m 44s

    In an important development in the Covid wars, Pfizer has started clinical trials of an Omicron vaccine to help address the current and future mutations of the coronavirus. CEO Albert Bourla has recently been awarded the Genesis Prize in recognition of his professional achievements and contributions to humanity. He speaks with Walter Isaacson to discuss vaccine developments and global health.

  • ADL CEO: America Is Tipping From Hate to the Unthinkable: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    ADL CEO: America Is Tipping From Hate to the Unthinkable

    S2022 E4149 - 17m 40s

    Antisemitism is on the rise globally, including right here in the U.S. Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, addresses the issue in his new book, "It Could Happen Here." He joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how we can strike back against hate. The interview is part of Exploring Hate, our ongoing series on antisemitism, racism and extremism.

  • Immunocompromised Americans' Terrifying Reality During COVID: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Immunocompromised Americans' Terrifying Reality During COVID

    S2022 E4148 - 16m 33s

    Among the groups disproportionately affected by COVID-19 are the poor, the disabled, and the immunocompromised. Matthew Cortland is a lawyer and policy expert who has faced challenges with Crohn’s disease. Cortland joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss just how the pandemic is affecting the disabled community.

  • What’s Wrong with the U.S. Senate?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What’s Wrong with the U.S. Senate?

    S2022 E4147 - 16m 25s

    An evenly divided Senate means not much is getting done in Washington. Former Republican Senator Trent Lott was majority leader in 2002 during the last 50-50 split, and he speaks with Walter Isaacson about how to break the current deadlock.

  • “The Abortion I Didn’t Have”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “The Abortion I Didn’t Have”

    S2022 E4146 - 17m 20s

    The reality of motherhood is different for everyone. Our next guest shared her own experience in a powerfully honest New York Times Magazine article: “The Abortion I Didn’t Have.” Merritt Tierce was 19 years old when she became pregnant. She says the experience broke her, but also in many ways gave her back her life -- as she discusses with Michel Martin.

  • Penélope Cruz Discusses "Parallel Mothers": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Penélope Cruz Discusses "Parallel Mothers"

    S2022 E4146 - 2m 59s

    The new film "Parallel Mothers" reunites Oscar-winning actress Penélope Cruz with the much-honored director Pedro Almodóvar. The film follows two accidental mothers immersed in love, lies, deep loss, and historical memory. The film is getting rave reviews, and Cruz herself won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. She speaks with Christiane about the film and motherhood.

  • Laura Coates on Her New Book "Just Pursuit": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Laura Coates on Her New Book "Just Pursuit"

    S2022 E4145 - 18m 7s

    Laura Coates was a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, before becoming a prosecutor as assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. In her new book "Just Pursuit," she reveals the reality of working as a Black woman within a legal system that is widely considered racist. She joins Michel Martin to discuss how the pursuit of justice can create injustice.

  • Has Amazon Contributed to America’s Political Unraveling?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Has Amazon Contributed to America’s Political Unraveling?

    S2022 E4144 - 16m 19s

    Amazon is the second most trusted institution in the U.S., surpassed only by the military, according to a Georgetown and NYU poll. What can the company's disproportionate influence mean for American society? In "Fulfillment," award-winning journalist Alec MacGillis examines the company’s impact on the wealth and poverty of towns and cities across the country.

  • “Thousands of Civilian Deaths” — NYT on U.S. Airstrikes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Thousands of Civilian Deaths” — NYT on U.S. Airstrikes

    S2022 E4143 - 16m 57s

    America’s air war in the Middle East was advertised as the most precise campaign in history. But new investigative reporting is revealing a cacophony of errors. Flawed intelligence and imprecise targeting caused the deaths of thousands of civilians, a number that was severely underreported by the Pentagon. Azmat Khan exposes the true human toll of American airstrikes.

  • Why Gerrymandering Is Inherently Racist: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Gerrymandering Is Inherently Racist

    S2022 E4142 - 17m 45s

    Manipulating district voting boundaries – also known as gerrymandering – is dividing the nation. Republicans suggest the process is “not that bad,” but in a recent Washington Post op-ed, Michael Li – one of the foremost experts on this process – calls this "a misleading narrative.” He explains why to Michel Martin.

  • Could Her Father’s Life Have Been Saved?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Could Her Father’s Life Have Been Saved?

    S2022 E4141 - 18m 5s

    78 year old Dale Weeks was fully vaccinated and booster, but recently passed away – not from COVID-19, but from a series of events in local hospitals that were overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases. His daughter Julie Simanski sits down with Michel Martin to share her frustrations.

  • Did Facebook Contribute to Jan. 6? Whistleblower Weighs In: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Did Facebook Contribute to Jan. 6? Whistleblower Weighs In

    S2022 E4140 - 17m 11s

    Critics say that Facebook was a prime tool used to spread misinformation and sow confusion in the 2020 election. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, who came forward with leaked documents, says there is evidence to prove these allegations -- as she explains to Walter Isaacson.

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