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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

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

    May 17, 2024

    S2024 E6230 - 55m 53s

    Correspondent Nic Robertson reports on the IDF announcement that the Israeli army found the bodies of three hostages in Gaza. The New York Times Magazine's Ronen Bergman discusses their investigation into settler violence in the West Bank. Bestselling author Kristin Hannah tells the story of female nurses in the Vietnam War in her book "The Women."

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

    May 16, 2024

    S2024 E6229 - 55m 40s

    Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on the grim state of the war. Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark proposes a new strategic approach to help the Ukrainians. Amid the crisis in Gaza, Christiane speaks to acclaimed Israeli writer and intellectual David Grossman in an exclusive interview. Filmmaker Anton Ptushkin discusses the making of his film “Saving the Animals of Ukraine.”

  • May 15, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 15, 2024

    S2024 E6228 - 55m 51s

    Jomana Karadsheh reports on the trauma in Gaza, particularly for its children. President of the Council on Foreign Relations Michael Froman discusses the fraying state of global politics and America's role in it. Geoff Duncan former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia weighs in on the 2024 election. Frank Bruni explores how grievances have come to define American politics in his new book.

  • May 14, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 14, 2024

    S2024 E6227 - 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."

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

    May 13, 2024

    S2024 E6226 - 55m 52s

    Former Chief of Israeli Military Intelligence Amos Yadlin discusses the state of Israel's military operations. Arwa Damon, president of INARA talks about the group's humanitarian work in Gaza. Jen Psaki looks back on her years as press secretary under Pres. Biden in her new book "Say More." Journalist Ray Suarez documents an oral history of immigration in the U.S. in his book "We Are Home."

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

    May 10, 2024

    S2024 E6225 - 55m 23s

    UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini joins the show from Jerusalem to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allegations against his agency. Lawrence Wright discusses the documentary series "God Save Texas" based on his book of the same name. Dr. Jonathan Metzl looks at mass shootings in the U.S. in his book "What We've Become."

  • May 9, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 9, 2024

    S2024 E6224 - 55m 37s

    Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expresses concern over the endurance of Ukraine's allies at a time when his troops need weapons. Director Jonathan Glazer speaks about his Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning film "The Zone of Interest." Haaretz Editor-in-Chief, Aluf Benn discusses his recent piece, "Israel’s Self-Destruction: Netanyahu, the Palestinians, and the Price of Neglect."

  • May 8, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 8, 2024

    S2024 E6223 - 55m 53s

    Volodymyr Zelensky discusses Alexey Navalny's death and the state of the war on his country. Christiane speaks onstage in Munich with NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, and Republican Senator Pete Ricketts. The first Cabinet Secretary to be impeached since 1876, Christiane spoke with Mayorkas in Munich, his first interview since the vote.

  • May 7, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 7, 2024

    S2024 E6222 - 55m 53s

    Nina Khrushcheva on Russia’s history of silencing Putin’s opponents. Hillary Clinton on the world's reaction to Navalny's death and the current mood in Munich. Mikhail Zygar and Peter Pomerantsev on what Navalny’s legacy and what his death means for Putin’s Russia and the future of resistance. Evgenia Kara-Murza on the fears Navalny's death stokes for the fate of other Russian political prisoners.

  • May 6, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 6, 2024

    S2024 E6221 - 55m 44s

    Mustafa Suleyman is an artificial intelligence pioneer and co-founder of the AI lab Deepmind. He joins the show to discuss his book “The Coming Wave.” Actor Jeffrey Wright on his new comedy "American Fiction." The Washington Post's National Security Columnist Max Boot on on Trump, Putin and blocked Ukraine aid.

  • May 3, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 3, 2024

    S2024 E6220 - 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."

  • May 2, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 2, 2024

    S2024 E6219 - 55m 34s

    Senator Bernie Sanders has been outspoken about the recent campus protests. He joined the program from Washington, D.C. Wall Street Journal Higher Education Reporter Douglas Belkin talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the unique circumstances facing the class of 2024. In his new book, “Empireworld,” Sathnam Sanghera unpacks the lasting impact of imperialism around the globe.

Extras + Features

  • Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens: Complete Collapse of Moral Authority in GOP: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens: Complete Collapse of Moral Authority in GOP

    S2024 E6217 - 17m 36s

    The judge presiding over the former president’s hush money case has fined him $9,000 for violating a gag order. He also warns that Trump could face jail time if he continues to defy the order by publicly criticizing expected trial witnesses. Stuart Stevens, a former Republican strategist, admits he's still coming to grips with today's GOP and its embrace of a man facing 91 criminal charges.

  • The Dark Side of Fashion: Supermodel Cameron Russell on Exploitation and Abuse: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Dark Side of Fashion: Supermodel Cameron Russell on Exploitation and Abuse

    S2024 E6216 - 18m 1s

    Fashion model Cameron Russell was first scouted at age 16. She has since modeled for Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren and has appeared in Vogue and Elle. Russell has long called out hard truths in her industry. Her new memoir, "How to Make Herself Agreeable To Everyone," explores feeling both objectified and complicit in the system that built her career.

  • “I Finally Bought Some Jordans:” Michael Arceneaux on Family, Debt and Grief: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “I Finally Bought Some Jordans:” Michael Arceneaux on Family, Debt and Grief

    S2024 E6215 - 17m 12s

    Michael Arceneaux has encountered many barriers in life, and is an expert at using humor to highlight important – though sometimes uncomfortable – subjects. Now the bestselling author is out with a new collection of essays, I Finally Bought Some Jordans, reflecting on his journey overcoming societal barriers -- from debt to heteronormativity. Arceneaux speaks about it all with Michel Martin.

  • From UCSB Shooting to Sydney Mall Stabbing: The Violence of Misogyny: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    From UCSB Shooting to Sydney Mall Stabbing: The Violence of Misogyny

    S2024 E6214 - 17m 46s

    Misogyny often goes unrecognized and can certainly be deadly. We saw this on April 13th in Sydney, Australia, where a man killed six people at a busy shopping mall. Five of the victims were women. While police say the attacker may have targeted woman, Kate Manne, an associate professor at Cornell University and author of the book "Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny," says there is no doubt about it.

  • Salman Rushdie on Being Violently Attacked and the Love That Healed Him: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Salman Rushdie on Being Violently Attacked and the Love That Healed Him

    S2024 E6213 - 4m 35s

    In August 2022, a young American man with a knife viciously attacked Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua, New York, as he was about to speak about the issue of safety for writers. Rushdie nearly died. He has written about the attack and the love that helped him triumph over death in a new memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.”

  • Anne Applebaum: The GOP’s Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now Ukraine Has to Win: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Anne Applebaum: The GOP’s Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now Ukraine Has to Win

    S2024 E6213 - 18m 22s

    Ukraine is breathing a sigh of relief as the Senate passes its long-awaited aid bill. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister said “hallelujah” to the news. But he also warned that Russia is out-shelling Ukraine ten to one. Author Anne Applebaum is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Her latest piece is called “The GOP’s Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now Ukraine Has to Win." She joins Walter Isaacson to discuss.

  • Palestinian-Ukrainian Refugee Zoya El-Miari: “Both Sides of Me Are Worth Living”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Palestinian-Ukrainian Refugee Zoya El-Miari: “Both Sides of Me Are Worth Living”

    S2024 E6211 - 16m 46s

    According to the U.N., over ten million refugees and asylum seekers fled their homes due to conflict in 2022. Half-Palestinian and half-Ukrainian, Zoya El-Miari is a peace ambassador for One Young World, a charity supporting young leaders across the globe. She joins the show to share her complex experience as a refugee.

  • David Sanger on “New Cold Wars” and the Return of Superpower Conflict: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    David Sanger on “New Cold Wars” and the Return of Superpower Conflict

    S2024 E6209 - 17m 57s

    The threat to the international world order is the topic of David Sanger's latest book, "New Cold Wars." The author, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, analyzes America’s volatile relationship with two great powers — China and Russia. Sanger tells Walter Isaacson what America got wrong after winning the first Cold War.

  • What is Hamas Thinking Now? Journalist On Rare Interview w/ Top Hamas Leaders: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What is Hamas Thinking Now? Journalist On Rare Interview w/ Top Hamas Leaders

    S2024 E6208 - 18m 19s

    Ceasefire negotiations in Cairo between Israel and Hamas have reached a delicate phase, according to mediator Qatar. Six months after Hamas launched a brutal terror attack on October 7th, murdering well over a thousand Israelis -- and still holding more than 100 hostages -- it is unclear what the next move might be. Akbar Shaheed Ahmed has interviewed two of Hamas’ leaders. He joins the show.

  • Destroyed Communities & Climate Migrants: Climate Change Upends Small Towns: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Destroyed Communities & Climate Migrants: Climate Change Upends Small Towns

    S2024 E6207 - 16m 38s

    Climate experts say some 13 million coastal residents will be displaced by climate events by the end of this century. CBS News correspondent and author Jonathan Vigliotti has reported from the front lines of climate change. He explains to Hari Sreenivasan how American towns might become more resilient and why it's crucial to listen to the science.

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