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.

Watch: S2023 E6121

26m 46s

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April 16, 2025

April 16, 2025 / 55m 40s

Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University, discusses threats to their federal funding from the Trump administration and how they are pushing back. Religious scholar David Gibson explains the impact of Pope Francis on the current moment. Kelsey Osgood explores the stories of millennial women who have delved into organised religion in her book "Godstruck."

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April 15, 2025

April 15, 2025 / 55m 47s

Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Merezhko on how Ukraine can navigate a fraught relationship with the White House amidst ongoing Russian attacks. Sudanese political analyst Kholood Khair reflects on two years since civil war erupted in Sudan. Journalst Jane Mayer and director Alex Gibney on the new HBO series "The Dark Money Game." A look back at a 2022 conversation with cartoonist Art Spiegelman.

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April 14, 2025

April 14, 2025 / 55m 41s

Economists Ernie Tedeschi and Gregory Mankiw discuss the constantly changing news about Trump's tariffs. Fmr. State Dept Advisor Vali Nasr weighs in on talks between the US and Iran. Correspondent David Culver gives an update on the relationship Trump is cultivating with El Salvador. Kenneth Stern, an expert on hate, shares concerns over the use of antisemitism as an excuse for suppressing speech.

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April 11, 2025

April 11, 2025 / 55m 47s

Peter Frankopan, professor of global history at Oxford University, puts Trump's tariffs in historical context. Artist Linder on her new exhibition "Danger Came Smiling." Colossal Biosciences co-founder George Church on the resurrection of the dire wolf.

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April 10, 2025

April 10, 2025 / 55m 47s

Former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu reacts to Trump's changing tariff policies. Ed Yong discusses threats to America's public health agencies and disease research. Economist Oren Cass believes that tariffs are the way forward for America and makes the case for bearing the costs for a period of time. Gints Zilbalodis discusses his Oscar-winning animated film "Flow."

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April 9, 2025

April 9, 2025 / 55m 47s

The New York Times journalist Li Yuan on the trade war with China. Ryan Calais Cameron on his new play "Retrograde." Canadian actress and entrepreneur Jasmine Mooney on being detained by ICE while attempting to renew her work visa.

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April 8, 2025

April 8, 2025 / 55m 47s

Gregg Nunziata, Executive Director of the Society for the Rule of Law, discusses the new Supreme Court rulings that will impact Trump Administration deportation cases. Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, shares what he saw on his recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden on measles outbreaks and federal funding cuts.

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April 7, 2025

April 7, 2025 / 55m 47s

Expert economists discuss the fall of world markets. Utah State Senator Nate Blouin on demonstrations against Trump and Elon Musk that took place across all 50 states and globally on Saturday. Journalist Ece Temelkuran on Turkey’s biggest protest movement in more than a decade. New York Times reporter Steven Kurutz on his latests article, "The Gen X Career Meltdown."

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April 4, 2025

April 4, 2025 / 55m 41s

Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos react to Trump's tariffs. Actors Tom Basden and Tim Key discuss their new movie "The Ballad of Wallis Island." Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel discusses how the Democratic Party can claw its way back.

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April 3, 2025

April 3, 2025 / 55m 47s

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Trump's new tariffs. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on her latest novel "Dream Count." The Atlantic's Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg joins Walter Isaacson to discuss his bombshell story after being added to a Trump Administration Signal chat.

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April 2, 2025

April 2, 2025 / 55m 44s

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) discusses Cory Booker's marathon speech in Congress. Arwa Damon, founder of INARA and Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan a physician who volunteered in Gaza, on the current state of the war there. Harvard history professor Tiya A. Miles weighs in on the Trump admin's targeting of the Smithsonian Museum.

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April 1, 2025

April 1, 2025 / 55m 18s

Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Trump and "the most serious threat to the rule of law in a generation." The mother of Israeli hostage Alon Ohel speaks out. Loyola Law Professor Justin Levitt on why Trump's recent executive order regarding voting is both illegal and unconstitutional. A look back at Christiane's 2022 conversation with "Operation Mincemeat" author Ben Macintyre.

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March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025 / 55m 47s

French politician Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzling more than four million euros of European Union funds. Thierry Arnaud and Nathalie Tocci unpack the fallout. Dr. Sania Nishtar discusses the impact of Trump terminating US support for Gavi. Geopolitical strategist Tina Fordham on how the world should respond to US tariffs. Edward Fishman further unpacks US use of economic warfare.

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March 28, 2025

March 28, 2025 / 55m 47s

Author Colum McCann on his highly anticipated new book "Twist." As "The Sound of Music" celebrates its 60th birthday, we look back on Christiane's 2019 conversation with Hollywood pantheon Julie Andrews. Former editor of Vanity Fair Graydon Carter on his new memoir "When the Going Was Good."

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March 27, 2025

March 27, 2025 / 55m 47s

Vincent Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, discusses the Trump admin's detention of students at US universities. Michael Lewis and W. Kamau Bell shine a light on the work of US civil servants in their book "Who is Government." Professor of China Studies Jessica Chen Weiss sheds light on what China's strategy may be for dealing with Trump's presidency.

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March 26, 2025

March 26, 2025 / 55m 47s

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel discusses the group chat mishap regarding strikes on Houthis in Yemen. European Council President Antonio Costa urges European NATO members to become less dependent on others, "namely on the United States." Yale Professor Jason Stanley on how new teaching guidelines are stoking a culture of fear, and why he's taking drastic measures as a result.

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March 25, 2025

March 25, 2025 / 55m 47s

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže discusses the latest developments between Russia and Ukraine. WIRED reporter Makena Kelly shares current news out of Elon Musk's DOGE. Save the Children UK's Shaima Al-Obaidi reveals what she has seen working in Gaza. Clay Risen discusses his new book "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America."

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March 24, 2025

March 24, 2025 / 55m 47s

Russia expert Dara Massicot on Russia-Ukraine. Özgür Özel, leader of Turkey's opposition party, on the targeting of Pres. Erdogan's rivals. Olivia Hill, the first elected transgender lawmaker in Tennessee, on the White House's campaign against trans rights. Filmmaker Asako Gladsjo and Dr. Le’Shauna Phinazeeo on their new documentary "The Calling: A Medical School Journey."

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March 21, 2025

March 21, 2025 / 55m 16s

David Miliband, President of the International Rescue Committee, discusses the lives at risk from government cuts to USAID. Journalist Omar El Akkad calls attention to suffering in Gaza in his book “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.” Carrie Besnette Hauser, President and CEO of the Trust for Public Land, discusses the impact of funding cuts on our public spaces.

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March 20, 2025

March 20, 2025 / 55m 24s

Maja Stojanovic, Executive Director of Civic Initiatives, on the mass protests against Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić. Actor and co-writer Stephen Graham on his new Netflix show "Adolescence." The New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof on the harrowing picture in Kenya and Sudan after USAID supply lines were cut.

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