Amanpour and Company

Amanpour and Company

News and Public Affairs Series / 1 Season

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.

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March 31, 2023

March 31, 2023 / 55m 37s

Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth weighs in on criminal charges against former president Donald Trump. John Kirby and Masha Gessen discuss the latest on the Ukraine war and U.S.-Russia relations. Former BET CEO Debra Lee reflects on her career and her new memoir.

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March 30, 2023

March 30, 2023 / 55m 38s

Barbados PM Mia Mottley and her climate envoy are pushing the Bridgetown Initiative to help contain, and pay for, climate change damage in developing countries. The U.S. -- the richest country in the world -- has a higher rate of poverty than any other advanced democracy. Author Matthew Desmond discusses. Gilbert and George have opened a permanent exhibition space dedicated to to their work.

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March 29, 2023

March 29, 2023 / 55m 4s

Sen. Chris Van Hollen discusses U.S.-Israel relations. Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova weighs in on President Zelensky's relationship with Chinese president Xi Jinping. Rep. Maxwell Frost joins Michel Martin for a conversation on gun violence, bipartisanship, Florida politics and more.

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March 28, 2023

March 28, 2023 / 55m 37s

Yesterday an elementary school in Nashville became the scene of the latest mass shooting in America. Dr. Joseph Sakran joins the show to discuss. Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul Israel’s independent judiciary is testing the U.S.-Israel relationship. Former U.S. ambassador Martin Indyk discusses what is at stake. A new documentary, "Boom! Boom!" racks Boris Becker’s rise, fall, and path to redemption.

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March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023 / 55m 22s

A stunning display of resistance in Israel may have stopped Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plans to weaken the judiciary—at least for now. Correspondent Hadas Gold and former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni weigh in on the unrest in the country. Journalist Sophie Pedder and former ambassador Peter Westmacott discuss strikes in France. Michael Specter discusses his audiobook "Higher Animals."

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March 24, 2023

March 24, 2023 / 55m 38s

Competition between the U.S. and China boiled over in Congress this week in a hearing over TikTok. Facebook’s former chief security officer Alex Stamos joins the show to discuss. Mike Chinoy discusses his new book "Assignment China." Amid the collapse of SVB and Credit Suisse, financial journalist William Cohan on whether the Fed is doing enough to contain the damages.

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March 23, 2023

March 23, 2023 / 55m 37s

Vietnam War whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg has been diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer. He reflects on his life and legacy. Musician Yusuf/Cat Stevens discusses his upcoming album. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt explains how artificial intelligence will impact life, politics and warfare.

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March 22, 2023

March 22, 2023 / 55m 22s

Christiane speaks with the head of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties. Imara Jones breaks down what’s behind the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ laws across America and around the world. "Behayshta," an 18-year-old from the north Afghanistan, joins the show. Activist and scholar Orzala Nemat and U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights Rina Amiri discuss the plight of Afghan women.

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March 21, 2023

March 21, 2023 / 55m 22s

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor discusses the warrant out for Putin's arrest. Neda Sharghi, whose sister Emad is detained Iran, explains what she discussed with President Biden during a chance encounter. NPR correspondent Sarah McCammon weighs in on the latest battle over women's reproductive rights. John Kirby gives an update on Ukraine, China, Russia and Iran.

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March 20, 2023

March 20, 2023 / 55m 25s

Russia’s former deputy minister of energy Vladimir Milov joins the show alongside former Pentagon official Michael Beckley. It’s 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Ghaith Abdul-Ahad's "A Stranger in Your Own City" paints a tragic picture of a country destroyed by war. Melvyn Leffler raises the issues of responsibility and accountability in his book, "Confronting Saddam Hussein."

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March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023 / 55m 16s

Photographer Lynsey Addario and artist Wesaam Al-Badry reflect on the 20 year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Peniley Ramirez, executive director of Futuro Investigates, discusses the recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico. Vincent Lloyd reflects on the anti-racism movement.

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March 16, 2023

March 16, 2023 / 55m 31s

Christiane speaks with President Bush’s former national security adviser Stephen Hadley, whose new book "Hand-Off" digs into the top-secret foreign policy memos Bush passed on to his successor, Barack Obama. F. Murray Abraham returns to Mozart in his new film "The Magic Flute." Neuroscientist Stephani Sutherland says, “Long COVID now looks like a neurological disease."

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March 15, 2023

March 15, 2023 / 55m 37s

Former Mossad director Efraim Halevy and former Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller weigh in on unrest in Israel. Former Chinese government official Victor Gao discusses China's relationship with Russia and Iran. Krish Vignarajah, the President and CEO of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, discusses the situation of Afghan evacuees in the U.S.

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March 14, 2023

March 14, 2023 / 55m 37s

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas’s fierce support for Kyiv helped secure her re-election victory last week. The full impact of SVB’s collapse is yet to be felt, but for many it’s a worrying flashback to the 2008 financial crisis. "Age of Easy Money" director and economist Betsey Stevenson discuss. In "The Real Work," Adam Gopnik studies the methods of the masters in a variety of fields.

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March 13, 2023

March 13, 2023 / 55m 37s

Former U.N. ambassador Bill Richardson discusses the plight of Americans imprisoned in Iran. Tara Tahbaz, daughter of a detained American in Iran, says her family needs help from President Biden. Author Alexander Betts discusses Britain's asylum policies. Obesity expert Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford explains how the diabetes drug Ozempic works.

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March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023 / 55m 37s

To discuss the media and political impact of the Dominion versus Fox lawsuit, Sarah Longwell and Jay Rosen join the show. iLe is a voice pushing for change in her country, with songs drawing attention to government corruption. Her latest album “Nacarile” explores feminism, colonialism and healing. Jamie Metzl discusses the importance of examining the origin of the coronavirus.

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March 9. 2023

March 9, 2023 / 55m 37s

Iranian-American businessman Siamak Namazi has been imprisoned in Iran's notorious Evin Prison for seven years. In an exclusive interview, he tells Christiane that he desperately needs President Biden's help. Vali Nasr, a former senior adviser at the U.S. State Department, discusses U.S.-Iran relations. Journalist Michael R. Gordon says the world could be entering an era of "great power" conflict.

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March 8, 2023

March 8, 2023 / 55m 37s

Fiona Hill served as deputy assistant to the president for European and Russian affairs, and is urging world leaders to push Russia to the negotiating table. Mahnaz Afkhami wrote about her work for women in Iran and around the world in her recent memoir, "The Other Side of Silence." Professor Andrew Delbanco speaks with Michel Martin about the importance of reversing the humanities decline.

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March 7, 2023

March 7, 2023 / 55m 8s

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas joins Christiane to discuss immigration. Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis explains how his country is being impacted by the Russia-Ukraine war. Adrienne LaFrance, Executive Editor of The Atlantic, discusses her new cover story "The New Anarchy."

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March 6, 2023

March 6, 2023 / 55m 26s

The U.S. and its NATO allies are monitoring developments in eastern Ukraine, where the battle for Bakhmut rages – and where Russia may be on the cusp of victory. Mike Mullen discusses. Jing Tsu's new book "Kingdom of Characters" looks at the way China's history is tied to its language. Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett reflects on the early days of the pandemic and the future of vaccine research.

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