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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.

October 31, 2024

55m 37s

Correspondent Jeff Zeleny reports on the latest in the U.S. election. Lebanese journalist and author Joumana Haddad speaks about the situation in Lebanon. Producer Debora Cahn and actor Keri Russell tell the thrilling story of a US Ambassador to London trying to uncover a deadly plot in their show "The Diplomat." Activist Cassandra Welchlin discusses her work mobilizing Black women to vote.

Episodes

  • September 18, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 18, 2024

    S2024 E7058 - 55m 47s

    Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib weighs in on the Israeli device detonation attacks against Hezbollah members. Retired IDF Major General Guy Zur is calling on all parties to de-escalate immediately. Sonia Purnell explores the life and legacy of Pamela Harriman in her book "Kingmaker." Marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson discusses her vision for a thriving, sustainable future.

  • September 17, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 17, 2024

    S2024 E7057 - 55m 47s

    Lebanese journalist Kim Ghattas on the explosions of pagers belonging to members of Hezbollah. Sen. Chris Murphy on the problem of a deeply fractured nation. "Borderland" director Pamela Yates and the activist Gabriela Castañeda on the immigration enforcement system hiding in plain sight. Presidential historian Timothy Naftali on the apparent Trump assassination attempt.

  • September 16, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 16, 2024

    S2024 E7056 - 55m 45s

    Andrew McCabe, fmr. Deputy Director of the FBI reacts to the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump. NYT correspondent Thomas Gibbons-Neff speaks about his interview with the would-be assassin last year. US State Dept. Special Envoy James Rubin discusses the potential for foreign meddling in the 2024 US election. Yuval Noah-Hariri looks at AI in the context of history in his book "Nexus."

  • September 13, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 13, 2024

    S2024 E7055 - 55m 47s

    Kholood Khair, a Sudanese journalist, joins the show to shed light on what some call a forgotten crisis in Sudan. Cindy McCain, Director of the World Food Programme, describes the hardship that has spread across Sudan since the outbreak of war. Saad Mohseni on his memoir and the struggle for a free and independent press in Afghanistan. Jerusalem Demsas on the housing crisis in America.

  • September 12, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 12, 2024

    S2024 E7054 - 55m 47s

    Christiane has an exclusive report on Ukraine's military hospital trains. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will be stepping down this month, he discusses the war in Ukraine and the state of NATO. Nic Robertson reports on settler violence in the West Bank. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) discusses the U.S. presidential election and why he is not yet ready to endorse a candidate.

  • September 11, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 11, 2024

    S2024 E7053 - 55m 47s

    Last night marked the first, and potentially the only, presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Irish Times columnist Fintan O'Toole and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa discuss. American playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris on his Broadway hit "Slave Play." LULAC CEO Juan Proaño on the organization's historic endorsement for the Harris-Walz ticket.

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

    September 10, 2024

    S2024 E7052 - 55m 47s

    Yair Golan, leader of Israeli Democrats Party discusses his efforts to create a political alternative to PM Netanyahu. "The Perfect Couple" is a new Netflix series with a star-studded cast from Oscar-winning filmmaker Susanne Bier. She joins the show to talk about the project. ProPublica reporter Alec MacGillis speaks about plummeting public school enrollment and school closures in the U.S.

  • September 9, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 9, 2024

    S2024 E7051 - 55m 49s

    In Mexico, thousands are protesting against a highly controversial judicial reform plan. NPR's Eyder Peralta joins the show from the senate in Mexico City. For more on these reforms, former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castañeda joins from New York. Paralympic champion Oksana Masters on scoring two gold medals in two days. American philosopher Jason Stanley on his new book "Erasing History."

  • September 6, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 6, 2024

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    General Oleksandr Syrskyi, head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reflects on his country's position in this grueling war. Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discusses what foreign policy might look like under a Harris-Walz administration. Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman explore the intersection of politics and parenthood in their new book “What Are Children For?”

  • September 5, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 5, 2024

    S2024 E7049 - 55m 47s

    Christiane sat down with General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Ukraine, for his first on-camera interview. Brady president Kris Brown on the deadly school shooting in Georgia. Author Michael Lewis untangles the mystery of Sam Bankman-Fried in his best-selling book "Going Infinite." The Washington Post's Missy Ryan on the decline in military enrollment.

  • September 4, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    September 4, 2024

    S2024 E7048 - 55m 47s

    Matthias Schmale, U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, on the suffering of Ukrainian civilians. Correspondent Nic Robertson provides an update from Tel Aviv after PM Netanyahu's press conference. Former Prisoner Ben Spencer and author Barbara Bradley Hagerty tell the story of Ben's exoneration for a crime he did not commit. Economic Adviser to the Harris campaign Brian Deese joins the show.

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

    September 3, 2024

    S2024 E7047 - 55m 47s

    Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba joined Christiane right after news of a deadly Russian missile attack became public. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure at home and around the world after the murder this weekend of six hostages in Gaza. Journalist Ronen Bergman has been following this story closely and joins the show. David Daley on his new book "Antidemocratic."

Extras + Features

  • Who Are the Houthis and What Is Their Role in Israel-Gaza?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Who Are the Houthis and What Is Their Role in Israel-Gaza?

    S2024 E6144 - 17m 58s

    As the U.S. launches a fifth round of missile strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, Walter Isaacson digs into the roots of this crisis with Elisabeth Kendall, a Middle East specialist and author who also is Mistress of Cambridge University's Girton College.

  • Trump's Deputy National Security Advisor on U.S.-China: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump's Deputy National Security Advisor on U.S.-China

    S2024 E6143 - 18m 2s

    In Taiwan, people have voted for a historic third term of the Democratic Progressive Party, led by President-elect Lai Ching-Te. What does this mean for Taiwan's relations with mainland China and diplomacy with other nations? Walter discusses with Matt Pottinger, the former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor.

  • America Ferrera Talks “Barbie” Movie and Feminism: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    America Ferrera Talks “Barbie” Movie and Feminism

    S2024 E6143 - 5m 55s

    It’s one of the most talked-about movie moments of the year — the breakout scene in the billion-dollar blockbuster "Barbie" where America Ferrera, as the non-Barbie Gloria, makes a speech about what it is to be a woman in the modern world. Christiane spoke to the actress just before she nabbed the SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles.

  • Behind Trump’s Hold Over the GOP: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Behind Trump’s Hold Over the GOP

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    Support for Trump in Iowa is stronger than ever. The question must be raised: What keeps Republicans so loyal? Zeynep Tufekci is a columnist at The New York Times, and she joins us to reflect on Trump’s appeal at this critical moment.

  • Inside Iowa: Donald Trump’s Success and the State of the GOP: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Inside Iowa: Donald Trump’s Success and the State of the GOP

    S2024 E6141 - 16m 37s

    Martin Luther King Day is also Iowa Caucus Day for GOP presidential candidates. Despite facing multiple criminal charges, former president Donald Trump entered as the frontrunner, with Governor Ron DeSantis and former governor Nikki Haley competing to be an alternative contender. New York Times National Politics Reporter Astead Herndon joins Hari Sreenivasan to speak about what is at stake.

  • “Gaza is on the Brink of Famine:” WFP’s Cindy McCain: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Gaza is on the Brink of Famine:” WFP’s Cindy McCain

    S2024 E6140 - 17m 46s

    Gazans are facing a desperate humanitarian crisis, with food shelves empty, and around 85% of the enclave's population displaced since October 7 according to the U.N. The World Food Programme’s executive Cindy McCain says we’re at a tipping point. She speaks to Walter Isaacson about the dire situation and why food insecurity is a global concern.

  • Ukraine Amb. on Stalled US Aid: “We Have Faith in..Congress": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ukraine Amb. on Stalled US Aid: “We Have Faith in..Congress"

    S2024 E6139 - 19m 17s

    Russian missiles hit Kharkiv late Wednesday, destroying a hotel and injuring 11 people, in yet another reminder of conditions in Ukraine as the war approaches the two-year mark. Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, joins the show to discuss the ongoing conflict.

  • “Io Capitano" Captures the Hope and Danger of Migration: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Io Capitano" Captures the Hope and Danger of Migration

    S2024 E6138 - 17m 26s

    2023 saw a record number of migrants crossing the Atlantic to the Spanish Canary Islands, with many lives lost at sea, European governments are responding to the flood tide of migrants with harsh crackdowns. But rarely do we hear from the people making these treacherous journeys. Italian film director Matteo Garrone plans to present their side of the story through his new film “Io Capitano."

  • Haaretz Columnist Gideon Levy on Israel's Conduct in Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Haaretz Columnist Gideon Levy on Israel's Conduct in Gaza

    S2024 E6137 - 6m 2s

    Palestinian authorities say one in every 100 residents of Gaza have been killed over the past three months, nearly two-thirds of them women and children. This human toll is front and center as Western officials visit the region expressing increased concern about the crisis. Haaretz Columnist Gideon Levy says there’s no way to explain Israel’s conduct in Gaza. He joined the program from Tel Aviv.

  • Trump, Antisemitism, Art: A Conversation with Tony Kushner: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trump, Antisemitism, Art: A Conversation with Tony Kushner

    S2024 E6136 - 18m 42s

    A film Tony Kushner co-wrote nearly 20 years ago is getting a second look amid this war: Stephen Spielberg’s "Munich." It’s the story of the assassination of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympic Games -- and Israel’s secret mission to hunt down and eliminate each of the assassins. Kushner discusses the war, antisemitism and the role of art in this climate.

  • The Unseen Faces of Jan. 6: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Unseen Faces of Jan. 6

    S2024 E6135 - 17m 59s

    Almost three years after a mob of insurgents stormed the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6 continues to hang over American democracy. According to polling, Republicans are more sympathetic to the rioters and more loyal to Donald Trump than they were in 2021. Robert Pape is Director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats. He joins Walter Isaacson to discuss how political violence has become mainstream.

  • Jennifer Doudna on FDA Approval of First CRISPR Treatments: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jennifer Doudna on FDA Approval of First CRISPR Treatments

    S2024 E6134 - 18m 9s

    More than a decade ago, pioneering biochemist Jennifer Doudna co-invented CRISPR, the gene editing technology which earned her the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Now, the very first treatment based on CRISPR has been approved in the U.K. and the U.S., a landmark decision for the treatment of sickle cell disease and for the potential of this rapidly advancing field. Dr. Doudna joins to discuss.

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