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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

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

    April 20, 2022

    S2022 E4210 - 55m 40s

    Israel's Prime Minister gives an exclusive interview on clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem and the war in Ukraine. Sen. Chris Murphy discusses U.S. military assistance to Ukraine. Foreign policy expert Trita Parsi explains why non-Western countries see Russia's war differently from the West. "We Own This City" author Justin Fenton analyzes the surge in violent crime in the U.S.

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

    April 19, 2022

    S2022 E4209 - 55m 11s

    Is the West getting enough material support to Ukraine at this critical hour? A number of moves by the GOP in recent that have set alarm bells ringing. While many countries are learning to live with COVID-19, millions in China are still living under lockdown. In his new book, David McSwane reveals that America's initial COVID-19 response was riddled with corruption and incompetence.

  • April 18, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 18, 2022

    S2022 E4208 - 55m 18s

    Lviv's deputy mayor gives an update on casualties from today's Russian missile strike. Moldova's deputy prime minister discusses what the war in Ukraine means for the small nation. Director Gurinder Chadha reflects on the 20th anniversary of the iconic film "Bend It Like Beckham." NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt dissects the past decade of American life.

  • April 14, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 14, 2022

    S2022 E4206 - 55m 30s

    The president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, addresses worries about her country's sovereignty. Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov explains the unique threat Putin represents. "The Enablers" author Frank Vogl explains why, when it comes to financial corruption, Russia is just the tip of the iceberg.

  • April 13, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 13, 2022

    S2022 E4205 - 55m 31s

    Sanctions leveled by the West are fueling inflation in the U.S. Will the West be able to keep up its tough stance? A.J Baime tells the story of Walter White, a mixed-race man who passed as white, which enabled his work as an investigator. Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, recently met with Zelensky to discuss the word's response to Putin's war.

  • April 12, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 12, 2022

    S2022 E4204 - 55m 18s

    Boris Johnson's biographer discusses his fine for breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules. Sir Richard Shirreff analyzes the latest news on the Ukraine war. Christine Ockrent and Yascha Mounk discuss key elections in Europe. Daniel Yergin discusses how the war has impacted reliance on Russian energy. Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska writes to Christiane in an exclusive correspondence.

  • April 11, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 11, 2022

    S2022 E4203 - 55m 30s

    Zelensky put the onus on America to defend citizens trapped in the war zone. French President Macron faces a tight run-off against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, a vocal admirer of Putin. The Ukraine war, added to climate shock and COVID-19, could drive millions to the brink of starvation. Katherine Wu believes the U.S. is staring down its first “So what?” wave of the pandemic.

  • April 8, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 8, 2022

    S2022 E4202 - 55m 31s

    The World Central Kitchen CEO discusses his experience of the Kramatorsk train station bombing. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that the Kramatorsk atrocity strengthens Europe's determination to see Putin fail. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's spokesperson discusses Hungary's role in the war. Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Chief calls for more help from the West.

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

    April 5, 2022

    S2022 E4199 - 55m 40s

    Lithuania became the first EU member state to pull the plug on Russian gas imports. In spite of the ICRC's status as a neutral and independent organization, its workers have been repeatedly blocked – and even detained – as they try to reach besieged Mariupol. Amid inflation, the war in Ukraine, and a lingering pandemic, economists are warning of an impending recession.

  • April 4, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    April 4, 2022

    S2022 E4198 - 54m 50s

    Former International Criminal Court president Chile Eboe-Osuji discusses potential war crimes in Ukraine. Russian Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov discusses what Russian people really believe about the war. Former congressman Will Hurd explains how the war is shifting U.S. politics.

  • March 31, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    March 31, 2022

    S2022 E4196 - 55m 40s

    Poland's prime minister gives an exclusive interview on the war in Ukraine. Chef José Andrés discusses the World Central Kitchen's efforts to distribute hundreds of thousands of hot meals to Ukrainians. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili compares the situation in Ukraine to Russia's invasion of Georgia in 2008. Journalist Mike Giglio discusses the ongoing January 6 investigation.

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

    March 30, 2022

    S2022 E4195 - 55m 40s

    President Zelensky's chief of staff discusses Putin's endgame. Pentagon Press Secretary discusses the American effort to support Ukraine. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian discusses his government's intense diplomatic efforts to continue tightening the screws on Russia. Ackerman discusses Russia's new tactics and the role of moral resolve in war.

Extras + Features

  • Remembering Queen Elizabeth's "Extraordinary" Wit: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Remembering Queen Elizabeth's "Extraordinary" Wit

    S2022 E5050 - 2m 45s

    The White House has sent its condolences to the Windsor family. The Queen was of course Britain’s top diplomat and much more -- she represented 14 other nations as head of state as well as carrying the responsibility to safeguard the "Special Relationship" that exists between the U.K. and the United States. Sir Kim Darroch, Britain’s former ambassador to the United States, reflects on the monarch.

  • Fmr. MP: Queen Elizabeth United Britain "Beyond Politics": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fmr. MP: Queen Elizabeth United Britain "Beyond Politics"

    S2022 E5050 - 3m 1s

    British journalist Walter Bagehot famously wrote that the constitution needed two parts: the dignified and the efficient. Queen Elizabeth arguably represented both -- having just two days ago appointed Liz Truss as prime minister. Former U.K. MP Alistair Burt joined the show to discuss.

  • The Secret History of Trump’s Family Separation Policy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Secret History of Trump’s Family Separation Policy

    S2022 E5049 - 18m 19s

    The Trump administration’s forced family separation policy was a failed attempt to prevent illegal immigration. Thousands of children were deliberately separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, with no plan in place to reunite families in the future. The Atlantic’s Caitlin Dickerson discovered the true horror of what actually happened. She discusses her report.

  • Mayor of Jackson, MS on the Water Crisis in His City: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mayor of Jackson, MS on the Water Crisis in His City

    S2022 E5048 - 17m 37s

    Residents of Jackson, Mississippi have been without running water for most of the past week. After flooding hit a treatment plant, thousands lost access to clean water and had to rely on bottled water instead. There is now some relief, as water pressure has been restored and public schools reopened. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba joins Michel Martin to give an update on the situation.

  • Jackie Robinson Museum Opens in NYC: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jackie Robinson Museum Opens in NYC

    S2022 E5047 - 16m 53s

    This week, 75 years after the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson became the first Black player in major league baseball, a new museum honoring the sports and civil rights legend opens in New York. Walter Isaacson speaks with Jackie Robinson’s son David about his father’s incredible legacy.

  • Expert: Biden Plan Doesn’t Fix The Student Loan Catastrophe: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Expert: Biden Plan Doesn’t Fix The Student Loan Catastrophe

    S2022 E5046 - 18m 26s

    President Biden recently announced student loan debt relief for millions of Americans, attracting both praise and criticism. How did American students become so burdened with debt in the first place? Josh Mitchell is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and his new book "The Debt Trap" traces the roots and explosive growth of the $1.7 trillion student debt behemoth.

  • Keeping Trump from Office Won’t Stop Threat to Democracy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Keeping Trump from Office Won’t Stop Threat to Democracy

    S2022 E5045 - 18m 18s

    Historian Nicole Hemmer says the dissolution of the USSR created a vacuum in American politics when America emerged as the sole global superpower. Hemmer’s latest book "Partisans" focuses on the conservatives who remade U.S. politics in the 1990s. Hemmer speaks with Walter Isaacson about how that decade's politics paved the way for Donald Trump’s presidency.

  • Adam Entous: The Untold History of the Biden Family: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Adam Entous: The Untold History of the Biden Family

    S2022 E5044 - 16m 51s

    President Biden is very much a product of his family history – but it’s a history we know little about. Investigative reporter Adam Entous has looked into the president’s ancestors in a piece for The New Yorker, and he speaks with Michel Martin about what shaped the man in the Oval Office.

  • Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means for America: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means for America

    S2022 E5043 - 18m 15s

    Diversity in leadership remains a problem for football in America: a significant majority of coaches, owners and quarterbacks are white. NFL writer and columnist Jason Reid explores the history of racism in the game in his latest book. The author joins Michel Martin to elaborate on breaking these barriers.

  • Racially Profiled, Sentenced to Die: Who Was Chol Soo Lee?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Racially Profiled, Sentenced to Die: Who Was Chol Soo Lee?

    S2022 E5042 - 17m 27s

    A victim of racial profiling, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was sentenced to life in prison for a San Francisco murder he did not commit. In 1970s America, his case inspired a grassroots social justice movement within the Asian American community. A new, critically acclaimed documentary traces Lee's story and the movement that led to his release.

  • “I’m Glad My Mom Died:” Jennette McCurdy on Her New Memoir: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “I’m Glad My Mom Died:” Jennette McCurdy on Her New Memoir

    S2022 E5031 - 17m 22s

    Jennette McCurdy was a child actor in Nickelodeon shows like "iCarly" and "Sam & Cat," starring alongside Ariana Grande. In a new memoir, McCurdy opens up about her struggles with addiction and eating disorders as well as her troubled relationship with her mother. She speaks with Michel Martin about all this and why she is choosing to speak out.

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