Amanpour and Company

News and Public Affairs Series / 3 Seasons

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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May 19, 2025

May 19, 2025 / 55m 36s

Fmr US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder on ongoing discussions about peace between Russia and Ukraine. Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman discusses the latest in the war in Gaza. Romanian political scientist Vladimir Bortun explains what the results of the Romanian elections mean for Europe and beyond. Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow talks about his new book about the life of Mark Twain.

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May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025 / 55m 47s

Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, on how tariffs will impact the economy of African nations. Daniel Kehlmann on his new novel "The Director," which takes a fictionalized look at the real life of Austrian film director G.W. Pabst. After Columbia discontinued her course on race and media, journalist Karen Attiah decided to offer it online. She joins the show to discuss.

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May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025 / 55m 38s

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba discusses peace talks that are set to take place in Turkey between delegations from Russia and Ukraine. Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman weighs in on the deals Pres. Trump is making on his Middle East trip. Dr. Jerry Avorn explains why the cost of medication in the U.S. is so high and what Trump may be able to do to lower it.

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May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025 / 55m 47s

Correspondent Jeff Zeleny is following President on his Middle East tour and joins the program from Doha. Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on the current strain on U.S.-E.U. relations. Standing Together co-directors Alon-Lee Green and Rula Daood on leading a Jewish and Arab movement for peace. NYT columnist Thomas Friedman on his op-ed, "This Israeli Government Is Not Our Ally."

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May 13, 2025

May 13, 2025 / 55m 46s

Daniel Kurtzer, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Egypt, offers his thoughts on Donald Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE. Jordan Thomas shares the reality of what it is like to fight forest fires in his book "When It All Burns." Actor Kelsey Grammer shares his experience with trauma, grief, and healing after the murder of his sister in his book "Karen: A Brother Remembers."

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May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025 / 55m 47s

Parents of Omer Neutra, an Israeli American captured and killed on Oct. 7, react to the return of American hostage Edan Alexander. Journalists Emily Feng and Felix Salmon on the 90-day pause in the U.S.-China trade war. Cardinal Michael Czerny on Pope Leo XIV's first public statements. Randi Weingarten offers an alternative future for public education.

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May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025 / 55m 31s

Finnish President Alexander Stubb weighs in on what may be Donald Trump's strategy to broker peace in Ukraine. Director James Jones and journalist Christo Grozev discuss Jones's new documentary detailing Grozev's work exposing Russian spy rings and murderers. NYT technology reporter David Yaffe-Bellany sheds light on the operations of Trump's crypto firm, World Liberty Financial.

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May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025 / 55m 47s

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta joins the show. History professor Christopher Bellitto on the selection of the new pope. Margaret MacMillan, a historian at Oxford University, offers penetrating insight into how war shapes our world. Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks to Michel Martin shortly after visiting Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk in an ICE detention center in Louisiana.

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May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025 / 55m 46s

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel discusses Israel's plans for Gaza and the ongoing humanitarian crisis happening there. Sister Nathalie Becquart and theology professor Steven Millies offer insight into choosing a new Pope as the conclave begins. NYT reporter Ana Swanson explains how Americans are and will continue to feel the impacts of tariffs.

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May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025 / 55m 47s

The former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. discusses new PM Mark Carney's visit with Donald Trump. Mujib Mashal, South Asia Bureau Chief for The New York Times, analyzes the political situation between India and Pakistan. A look back on Christiane's 2018 conversation with Sylvia Earle. Catherine Coleman Flowers on her new book, "Holy Ground," and the fight for environmental justice in America.

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May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025 / 55m 46s

Immigration law expert Marielena Hincapié discusses deportations under Trump. Vickie Patton, General Counsel for the Environmental Defense Fund, discusses drastic changes the Trump administration is making to climate change policy. Laurie Segall, CEO of Mostly Human Media, on Google making its AI chatbot available to kids. Former federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou talks major changes at the DOJ.

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May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025 / 55m 19s

Historians Jill Lepore and Timothy Garton Ash examine what America now represents after Trump's first 100 days. Correspondent Isobel Yeung on Mexico's drug crackdown. Bestselling author Elie Mystal on his new book "Bad Law."

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May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025 / 55m 44s

Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Merezhko discusses the minerals deal agreed upon by the US and Ukraine. Dr. Samer Attar, a US surgeon, describes what he saw recently in Gaza. Isabel Allende tells the story of a female war reporter covering Chile's civil war in her book "My Name is Emilia del Valle." Higher ed reporter Douglas Belkin explains how some colleges are attempting to resist pressure from Trump.

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April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025 / 55m 47s

David J. Bier, Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato institute, evaluates Trump's immigration policies. Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi join the program for their first joint interview since their release from Iranian Prison. Presidential historian Timothy Naftali places the fist 100 days of Trump's presidency in context.

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April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025 / 55m 47s

Canadian journalist Andrew Coyne analyzes Mark Carney's win in the Canadian elections. Israeli reporter Amos Harel sheds light on tensions between Netanyahu and the head of the Shin Bet. Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf and Dinaw Mengestu discuss crackdowns on writers across the world. Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink reflects on 50 years since the fall of Saigon.

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April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025 / 55m 46s

Susan Glasser, a staff writer for The New Yorker, on Trump's first 100 days. Ambassador Dennis Ross on his most recent book "Statecraft 2.0." Abortion law expert Mary Ziegler on her new book "Personhood." Filmmaker Perri Peltz and lawyer Matthew Bergman on their new documentary “Can’t Look Away.”

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April 25, 2025

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."

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April 24, 2025

April 24, 2025 / 55m 41s

Holocaust survivor Zvi Solow reflects on the 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz -- and antisemitism today. A look back at Christiane's conversations with WWII resistance fighter Selma van de Perre and Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. Zahra Joya on her mission to "give a voice to the women of Afghanistan." Jonathan Blitzer on Trump's immigration crackdowns.

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April 23, 2025

April 23, 2025 / 55m 46s

Fellow for the Prevention of Genocide at the Holocaust Museum Stephen Rapp discusses the case he has been building against Bashar Al-Assad. Angela Patton and Natalie Rae tell the story of young girls preparing to reunite with their incarcerated fathers in their new film "Daughters." Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt discusses his new book "Genesis."

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April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025 / 55m 44s

Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah discusses the ousting of Bashar al-Assad by rebel groups. U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on this "watershed moment in Syria's history." U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor explains the U.S. angle on developments in Syria. Abby Edaburn and Jacob Tice on their renewed hope for the return of their brother, journalist Austin Tice, believed to be in Syria.

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