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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 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

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

    January 13, 2025

    S2025 E7141 - 55m 46s

    Correspondent Veronica Miracle reports on the California wildfires from Altadena. Author Robert Kagan argues that Ukraine is a key test for Trump as well as for America’s adversaries. "Babygirl" director and writer Halina Reijn joins the program. Ukrainian artist Slava Leontyev and filmmaker Brendan Bellomo on their new documentary "Porcelain War."

  • January 10, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 10, 2024

    S2025 E7140 - 55m 50s

    Tech journalist Kara Swisher and the director of British Future Sunder Katwala discuss Elon Musk's involvement in the incoming Trump administration and his recent commentary on British politics. Director Pedro Almodovar explores assisted dying in his new film "The Room Next Door." Co-founder of Palantir Joe Lonsdale on how Silicon Valley titans will play a role in the Trump administration.

  • January 9, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 9, 2025

    S2025 E7139 - 55m 23s

    Senior investigative correspondent Kyung Lah reports with the latest on the LA fires. James Fallows served as Jimmy Carter's chief speechwriter and reflects on his time working alongside the late president. Historian Abbas Milani unpacks Carter's Middle East legacy. Biographer Kai Bird on how Carter's upbringing in the post-Civil War South shaped his views on race and politics.

  • January 8, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 8, 2024

    S2025 E7138 - 55m 45s

    US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas discusses current domestic threats including terrorism and raging wildfires. Ibrahim Nash'at documents the fall of Afghanistan to Taliban rule after America's departure in 2021 in his documentary "Hollywoodgate." Sommelier Yannick Benjamin explains the devastating impact lack of healthcare access can have in the restaurant industry.

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

    January 7, 2024

    S2025 E7137 - 55m 23s

    Former White House adviser Stuart Eizenstat looks back on the accomplishments of President Jimmy Carter. Colman Domingo and Greg Kwedar on their prison drama film, "Sing Sing." Bruce Hoffman, Council on Foreign Relations' Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, on the growing terror threat and what forces might be driving people towards extremist ideas.

  • January 3, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 3, 2024

    S2025 E7135 - 55m 41s

    Malala joins the show to discuss her foundation’s announcement of another $1.5 million pledged to keep girls’ education alive in Afghanistan. Ofir Amir is an October 7th survivor and helped produce an exhibition that aims to take viewers through what happened that day at the Nova Music Festival. A.J. Jacobs on his new book “The Year of Living Constitutionally."

  • January 2, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 2, 2025

    S2025 E7134 - 55m 28s

    Christiane hosts a panel of leaders in the field of artificial technology. In a world where it’s increasingly hard to discern fact from fiction, Hari Sreenivasan and Christiane Amanpour discuss the ethical dilemmas of A.I., and why it’s more important than ever to keep real journalists in the game.

  • January 1, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 1, 2025

    S2025 E7133 - 55m 47s

    Award-winning musician John Legend tells Christiane Amanpour why he's telling the history of talent show "Afghan Star" in his newest project. Hollywood legend Jodie Foster and boxing champ-turned-actor Kali Reis on their hit TV show "True Detective: Night Country." Grammy Award-winning musician Terence Blanchard on his opera, “Fire Shut Up In My Bones.”

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

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    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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