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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.

April 25, 2025

55m 47s

Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman on what cues Donald Trump seems to be taking from Hungary in terms of foreign policy. From the archive: Co-directors Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham discuss their film “No Other Land,” which just won the Oscar for Best Documentary. Travel writer Rick Steves tells the story of his most formative trip in his new book "On the Hippie Trail."

Episodes

  • February 17, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 17, 2025

    S2025 E7166 - 55m 47s

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discusses the upcoming talks on ending the war in Ukraine, which Ukraine has been left out of. Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) offers his take on where all this is headed. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the alliance's reaction to these developments. Bill Gates shares stories from his childhood that shaped him in his new book "Source Code."

  • February 14, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 14, 2025

    S2025 E7165 - 55m 47s

    What are Pres. Trump's intentions with regard to Iran? Experts Vali Nasr and Elliott Abrams join the show to discuss. Actress Fernanda Torres and director Walter Salles on their Oscar-nominated film "I'm Still Here." Dr. Dhruv Khullar on the dangers of ultra-processed food.

  • February 13, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 13, 2025

    S2025 E7164 - 55m 46s

    Thandiwe Mhlambi is part of a program that reduces the risk of HIV among girls, she discusses how the freeze of USAID is impacting her work. Former Deputy Administrator of USAID James Kunder further explains the consequences. Former U.S. Trade Rep. under Donald Trump, Robert Lighthizer, makes the case for the President's tariffs. Joe Wright discusses his new series "Mussolini: Son of the Century."

  • February 12, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 12, 2025

    S2025 E7163 - 55m 47s

    Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, on Russia-Ukraine and the new world order. Jeremy Strong discusses his Oscar-nominated role in "The Apprentice." Parkland shooting survivor Sam Fuentes and director Kim A. Snyder on their Oscar-nominated documentary "Death by Numbers."

  • February 11, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 11, 2025

    S2025 E7162 - 55m 46s

    Jerusalem Correspondent Jeremy Diamond reports on the fraginility of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and Trump's plans for the region. The Arab League's Hossam Zaki adds his perspective on the conflict. Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel discusses Trump's attempt to cut NIH funding. Law professor Noah Feldman explains the lawsuits against Trump's EOs. Mohammad Rasoulof on his film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig."

  • February 10, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 10, 2025

    S2025 E7161 - 55m 47s

    Democratic Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear on the potential impacts of Trump's tariffs at home. Journalist Shiori Ito on her Oscar-nominated documentary "Black Box Diaries." “The Tech Coup” author Marietje Schaake on the Silicon Valley's grip on Washington and what it might mean for American democracy.

  • February 7, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 7, 2024

    S2025 E7160 - 55m 46s

    Former Trump State Department appointee Matthew Bartlett discusses the dismantling of USAID. Mikey Madison talks about her Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role in "Anora." Jonathan Chait, staff writer for The Atlantic, says that we are experiencing a Constitutional crisis at the hands of Elon Musk and DOGE.

  • February 6, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 6, 2025

    S2025 E7159 - 55m 47s

    U.N. Relief Chief Tom Fletcher reacts to Trump's proposal to clear out Gaza and take it over. Rutgers University professor Jennifer Mittelstadt argues that the American sovereigntist movement is central to much of Trump's decision-making. Constitutional law expert Gillian Metzger on the legality of Trump's executive actions.

  • February 5, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 5, 2025

    S2025 E7158 - 55m 15s

    Mustafa Barghouti, president of the Palestinian National Initiative reacts to Donald Trump's proposal that America take over Gaza. Former Saudi ambassador to the U.S. Prince Turki Al Faisal offers his country's perspective. Daniel Levy, president of the U.S./Middle East Project helps explain America's objectives in the Middle East. Defense attorney Heather Shaner on representing Jan 6 offenders.

  • February 4, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 4, 2025

    S2025 E7157 - 55m 47s

    Military analyst Amos Harel on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with President Donald Trump today. Dr. Javid Abdelmoneim on the ongoing civil war in Sudan. "The Nickel Boys" director RaMell Ross on the film's nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture at the Academy Awards. New York Times reporter Karoun Demirjian on USAID under Trump.

  • February 3, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 3, 2025

    S2025 E7156 - 55m 31s

    Former Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird discusses tariff negotiations between Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump. U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Adam Boehler on the U.S. citizens being wrongfully detained throughout the world. Former Congressman Tom Malinowski discusses the surprising suspension of USAID. Peter Beinart on his book "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza."

  • January 31, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 31, 2025

    S2025 E7155 - 55m 47s

    Is America "Sleepwalking Into Autocracy?" Norm Eisen and Kim Lane Scheppele discuss. Filmmakers Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui on their new documentary "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story." Journalist Chris Hayes on his new book "The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource."

Extras + Features

  • Harvard Historian Responds to Trump’s Order Targeting the Smithsonian: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Harvard Historian Responds to Trump’s Order Targeting the Smithsonian

    S2025 E7198 - 17m 51s

    Trump is targeting the Smithsonian, the world's largest museum complex, with an executive order designed to eradicate what he calls "a divisive, race-centered ideology" at the institution. Civil rights groups are saying Trump is "whitewashing" America's past. Award-winning author and Harvard professor Tiya Miles joins the show to reflect on what this might mean for the future of the United States.

  • Does Trump Have Legal Authority to Require Proof of Citizenship for Voting?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Does Trump Have Legal Authority to Require Proof of Citizenship for Voting?

    S2025 E7197 - 18m 8s

    Another of President Trump's executive orders is aimed at exerting control over the American election process, an area that is traditionally regulated by individual states. The order calls for mandating proof of citizenship for registered voters and disqualifying ballots arriving post-election day. Loyola Law Professor Justin Levitt explains why the order is both illegal and unconstitutional.

  • Can Trump Use Economic Warfare to America’s Advantage?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Can Trump Use Economic Warfare to America’s Advantage?

    S2025 E7196 - 17m 59s

    Delving into the U.S. economy, author Edward Fishman speaks with Michel Martin about why he believes that leveraging America's economic power carries great risks, both to the nation's economy and to the global world order.

  • Graydon Carter on Donald Trump, Anna Wintour and the Golden Age of Magazines: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Graydon Carter on Donald Trump, Anna Wintour and the Golden Age of Magazines

    S2025 E7195 - 16m 57s

    For 25 years Graydon Carter was the editor of Vanity Fair. In his new memoir, Carter reflects on his career adventures, including encounters with New York celebrities from Anna Wintour to Donald Trump. Carter talks to Walter Isaacson about his rise to the top during the golden age of magazines.

  • Tariffs, Taiwan & Trump 2.0: What's Next for U.S.-China Relations?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tariffs, Taiwan & Trump 2.0: What's Next for U.S.-China Relations?

    S2025 E7194 - 18m 36s

    Beijing has accused the US of violating WTO rules since Trump announced 25% tariffs on all cars and auto parts imported from anywhere in the world. In Beijing the foreign ministry spokesman said that "there are no winners in a trade war or a tariff war.” Jessica Chen Weiss, Professor of China Studies at Johns Hopkins, discusses China's effort to manage an unpredictable second Trump administration.

  • EXCLUSIVE: “How Fascism Works” Author Jason Stanley Plans to Leave the U.S.: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    EXCLUSIVE: “How Fascism Works” Author Jason Stanley Plans to Leave the U.S.

    S2025 E7193 - 19m 11s

    Trump's America has started to challenge and redefine academic freedom, and Yale Professor Jason Stanley is sounding the alarm. He is the author of "Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future." Stanley joins the show to discuss how new teaching guidelines are stoking a culture of fear, and why he's taking drastic measures as a result.

  • The New Red Scare? Historian on McCarthyism and Parallels to Today: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The New Red Scare? Historian on McCarthyism and Parallels to Today

    S2025 E7192 - 18m 27s

    The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 was passed amid anti-communist fears during the early Cold War. That period of history is the focus of the new book "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America." Author and reporter Clay Risen joins the show to discuss past political hysteria and what it can tell us about the present.

  • “The Calling:” A Look Inside the Emotional Journey of Medical School: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “The Calling:” A Look Inside the Emotional Journey of Medical School

    S2025 E7191 - 18m 21s

    From America's withdrawal from the WHO to the appointment of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of HHS, the public health sector has seen radical change since Trump's return to the Oval Office. The importance of healthcare is underscored in a new documentary, "The Calling: A Medical School Journey." Filmmaker Asako Gladsjo and Dr. Le’Shauna Phinazee join the show to discuss.

  • “We Are Worried:” The Future of Public Land Under Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “We Are Worried:” The Future of Public Land Under Trump

    S2025 E7190 - 17m 41s

    The Trump administration is slashing key federal projects, and fears are growing that public lands — including iconic areas of natural beauty — could be devastated. In a conversation with Walter Isaacson, Carrie Besnette Hauser, President and CEO of The Trust for Public Land, explains how these sweeping cuts will impact America’s parks and why every community needs access to green spaces.

  • “A Tide of Suffering and Death:” NYT’s Nicholas Kristof on Musk’s USAID Cuts: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “A Tide of Suffering and Death:” NYT’s Nicholas Kristof on Musk’s USAID Cuts

    S2025 E7189 - 18m 7s

    A federal judge has halted the shutdown of USAID following relentless efforts by Elon Musk's DOGE to slash the agency's resources. Musk insists that no lives were lost from the pause in foreign aid. But New York Times Opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof reports otherwise. Kristof speaks to Hari Sreenivasan about the harrowing picture in Kenya and Sudan after USAID supply lines were cut.

  • “Everything Is Tuberculosis” John Green on Funding Cuts & the Fight to End TB: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Everything Is Tuberculosis” John Green on Funding Cuts & the Fight to End TB

    S2025 E7188 - 17m 34s

    A federal judge in Maryland is blocking the Trump/Musk dismantling of USAID. Author John Green argues the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid are disastrous for global health outcomes, especially for infectious diseases like tuberculosis. Green explains why TB is still so prevalent in his new book "Everything Is Tuberculosis." The author joins the show to discuss what can be done.

  • “Abundance:” Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson’s Bold Vision for Democrats: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Abundance:” Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson’s Bold Vision for Democrats

    S2025 E7187 - 18m 2s

    The Trump administration is creating a task force to identify federal lands suitable for building affordable homes. The initiative marks a first step by the Trump White House to address one of the worst housing shortages in decades. The housing crisis is a focal point of the new book "Abundance." Co-authors Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson join Walter Isaacson to discuss it.

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