Dr Matshidiso Moeti, W.H.O regional director for Africa, and Angus Thomson of UNICEF, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the latest in the coronavirus pandemic, specifically the study on the AstraZeneca vaccine's efficacy against the South Africa variant. Then folk singer Judy Collins talks about her return to New York's The Town Hall and reflects on her 60-year career that helped launch Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. And lastly, our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Nikki King, manager of Behaviora...
Feb 08, 2021•57 min
Senator Bob Menendez joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss America’s new foreign policy goals under President Biden and how the U.S. plans to regain its respect on the world stage. He digs into how Biden is approaching the alleged genocide of Muslim Uyghur’s in China. Then Uyghur-American lawyer Nury Turkel further highlights China’s treatment of the Ughurs, calling it modern-day slavery that the world is failing to stop. In his new film "Falling," Viggo Mortensen takes on his directorial debut a...
Feb 05, 2021•57 min
Republican Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss why he thinks Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene should not be on committee assignments. Then, Ingrid and Joachim Wall speak to Amanpour, along with Director Tobias Lindholm, about the gruesome murder of their daughter Kim Wall, and the investigation’s portrayal in the new series, “The Investigation.” Financial Columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks to Walter Isaacson about what the GameStop trading frenzy means for invest...
Feb 04, 2021•41 min
Journalist Tim Harford and renowned medical researcher Dr. Helen Rees join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the latest on covid-19 vaccines and the spread of disinformation. Then, CNN’s Phil Black spends some time with bereaved families who have tragically lost loved ones to the virus. Director Ebs Burnough speaks to Amanpour about his debut film about the American author Truman Capote. Author Charles Blow talks to Hari Sreenivasan about his book, "The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto." To ...
Feb 03, 2021•57 min
Sergey Markov, Director of the Institute of Political Studies, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny's sentencing to two and a half years in jail. Marina Litvinenko, widow of Alexander Litvinenko, talks about the ongoing protests across the country and the her unique perspective following her husband's death in 2006 that was likely at the hands of President Putin. Artist Kehinde Wiley, best known for his presidential portrait of Barak Obama, discusses spen...
Feb 02, 2021•57 min
In an exclusive interview, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tells Christiane Amanpour that the U.S. has "a limited window of opportunity" to return to the Iran nuclear deal. As President Biden threatens to review sanctions on Myanmar following the military's staged coup, Tom Andrews, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, discusses how the situation arose. Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat and author of the new book "We are Bellingcat: An Intelligence Agency for the People", discuss his inve...
Feb 01, 2021•58 min
Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron is retiring after a legendary career in journalism. He joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss his life and legacy and how he credits his 'strong sense of mission' for his success. Then looking back at the Arab Spring ten years on; Egyptian novelist Ahdaf Souief and Amnesty International's Amna Guellali discuss how the region has changed since the revolutions one decade ago. Chris Young was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 22 due to mandatory mi...
Feb 01, 2021•57 min
As Pakistan's Supreme Court orders the release of the four men accused and previously convicted of the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, Christiane Amanpour is joined by his father Judea Pearl to reflect on the loss of his son and getting justice. Economist Mariana Mazzucato talks about her new book "Mission Economy" and how the public and private sectors must collaborate to tackle the world's big problems. Then former Republican consultant and author of "It Was All a Lie", Stu...
Jan 28, 2021•57 min
Jim Clyburn, Democratic Congressman, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the climate agenda President Biden set out today and the theme of equity that runs through the President's executive actions. Barry Gibb, the last surviving member of the Bee Gees, discusses the band's legacy and the new HBO documentary that looks at their extraordinary stardom, 'The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart'. Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to former Treasury Secretary Jack Law about Biden's massive stimulus p...
Jan 27, 2021•57 min
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the economic recovery from the pandemic in 2020 and why it will be unequal and uneven. Then, 20-time Grand Slam Tennis Champion Rafael Nadal discusses the upcoming Australian Open from quarantine in his hotel room in Adelaide. Our Walter Isaacson talks to Ezra Klein, the New York Times columnist and host of "The Ezra Klein Show", about bipartisanship in U.S. politics. To learn more ab...
Jan 26, 2021•57 min
Evelyn Farkas, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, and Nina Khrushcheva, Professor of International Affairs at The New School, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the protests in Russia against the detention of opposition leader Alexey Navalny, and how the Biden administration should respond. Then, climatologist and author Michael Mann breaks down how the fossil fuel industry is encouraging climate inaction and discusses his latest book, "The New Climate War". Our Hari ...
Jan 25, 2021•57 min
With coronavirus infection rates soaring in Ireland, Taoiseach Micheál Martin joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss introducing new measures to combat the spread of the virus. He also reflects on Biden’s proud Celtic roots, the U.S.-Ireland relationship and the damning new report that shows 9,000 children died in Ireland’s mother-and-baby homes. Then a new documentary, “The Human Factor", offers a fly-on-the-wall view of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, bringing the quirks, tragedies and many mi...
Jan 22, 2021•57 min
Devi Sridhar, professor of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, joins Christiane Amanpour to asses where the UK is at with its vaccine rollout and how Biden plans to quickly implement his federal plan to combat covid-19. Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, discusses President Biden's promise to repair alliances and "engage with the world once again." House Intelligence Chairman Representative Adam Schiff talks impeachment; he says we should not presume all Americans nor U.S...
Jan 21, 2021•58 min
A new era begins in U.S. politics this week with the inauguration of Joe Biden on Wednesday. He promises to vaccine 100 million Americans in 100 days and help families around the country who are struggling financially as a result of the pandemic. Paul Krugman, the Nobel prize-winning Economist, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss coronavirus, unemployment, national debt and why now is time for governments to dig deep into their pockets. Mary Trump, clinical psychologist and niece to the current...
Jan 18, 2021•58 min
Washington D.C. is in Lockdown as officials warn of the potential for domestic terrorism, the danger is underscored by new details from last week’s insurrection on Capitol Hill. Correspondent Shimon Prokupecz spoke to several police officers about what they were up against that day – we bring you that report. Then counterterror expert Ali Soufan and Washington Post columnist Margaret Sullivan join Christiane Amanpour to weigh up free speech and national security in response to Trump's challenges...
Jan 15, 2021•57 min
Francis Rooney, former U.S. House Republican, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the House's vote to impeach President Trump, the Senate trial ahead and the reckoning in the Republican Party. Gideon Saar, founder of New Hope party, talks about his run against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's fourth election in two years. With President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration right around the corner and security in the Capitol at an all time high, our Hari Sreenivasan talks to ProPublica's ...
Jan 14, 2021•57 min
Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the ongoing House impeachment proceedings. Paul Greengrass, the director of the hugely successful "Bourne" franchise, delves into his new film, "News of the World" starring Tom Hanks. And, as Youtube becomes the latest social media platform to ban President Trump, our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Roger McNamee, author and early investor in Facebook about why platforms must pay for their role in last week's riots on Capito...
Jan 13, 2021•57 min
Juliette Kayyem, Former Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the ongoing national security concerns following the riots on Capitol Hill last week. All this as Democrats continue to try to remove President Trump from office. Former U.S. Senate Republican Jeff Flake speaks with our Michel Martin about the major soul searching by his colleagues in a Republican Party that has been dominated by Trumpism for the last four years. Then, ahead o...
Jan 12, 2021•58 min
Republican U.S. Representative Nancy Mace has been in Congress barely a week and in that time, she has seen the Capitol attacked and been personally threatened by angry Trump supporters. Despite all this she joins Christiane to explain why she’s against impeaching the President. Then New York Times Contributing Opinion Writer and "Sway" podcast host Kara Swisher discusses his ban from a whole host of social media sites and how social media companies get engagement through enragement and therefor...
Jan 11, 2021•57 min
As the U.S. still reels from Wednesday's attack on Capitol Hill, former senior director on President Trump's National Security Council Fiona Hill joins Christiane to assess whether impeachment is warranted. The Lincoln Project’s co-founder Rick Wilson weighs in, joining calls for President Trump to resign or be removed from office. He speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about what’s at stake. Then in an exclusive joint interview, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and First Lady Rula Ghani discuss peace in ...
Jan 11, 2021•57 min
After an extraordinary and sad day in American history, when hundreds of Trump supporters charged on the U.S. Capitol in an insurgency not seen in hundreds of years, many are asking how this happened? But not Gretchen Whitmer; the Michigan Governor is not surprised as only last year a very similar mob stormed the seat of power in Michigan in response to her covid strategy whilst others plotted to kill her. She joins Christiane to unpack all of this. Then some the striking on-the-ground reporting...
Jan 08, 2021•58 min
Irish Times columnist Fintan O'Toole and The Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum give Christiane the global view of Trump's attempts to overturn the U.S. election. Then turning to coronavirus, journalist and author Lawrence Wright digs into the 3 biggest mistakes in America’s covid response. This after The New Yorker dedicates an entire issue to "The Plague Year": an investigation by Wright detailing these deadly missteps. In the wake of George Floyd’s death, Ijeoma Oluo’s 2018 book “So You Wan...
Jan 06, 2021•57 min
Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the latest news in the coronavirus pandemic. He says the UK should not be extending the gap between doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Turning to U.S. politics - Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen explains why he and 9 other former defense secretaries are calling on Trump to not use the military in his efforts to overturn the election. Carol Moseley Braun, former Democrati...
Jan 05, 2021•57 min
Director Jeff Kaufman and producer Marcia S. Ross join Christiane Amanpour to discuss their new documentary "Nasrin." Then, Moderna co-founder Noubar Afeyan speaks to Walter Isaacson about what the company's coronavirus vaccine means for the the world. Director Jasmila Zbanic tells Amanpour about her highly acclaimed new film, called "Quo Vadis, Aida?" which tells the story of the worst atrocity on European soil since the Second World War. And Finally, Women's freediving world record holder Alen...
Dec 18, 2020•57 min
Pediatric Surgeon Dr. Cornelia Griggs joins Christiane Amanpour to talk about her experience on the frontline of the pandemic. Then, as time runs out on U.S. government funding, GOP Senator Bill Cassidy explains why he thinks remaining hang-ups to a bipartisan relief bill aren't crucial. Former Hong Kong lawmaker and pro-democracy activist Ted Hui speaks to Amanpour about how he fled from Hong Kong and the struggle for freedom. Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot and Second Harvest Foo...
Dec 17, 2020•57 min
South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss how her country is handling Covid-19, North Korea, and the incoming Biden administration. Then, singer and actress Cher talks about her love for a recently rescued elephant, and takes a look back on her life and career. Former white nationalist Derek Black talks to Michel Martin about his transformative journey. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad c...
Dec 16, 2020•57 min
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss a CNN-Bellingcat investigation, which has identified the Russian specialists who trailed Navalny for years before he was poisoned. Then, Palestinian lawmaker Hanan Ashrawi explains why she decided to resign from the PLO executive committee. Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, speaks to Walter Isaacson about how the year 2020 has tested the founding principles of the 160 year old magazine. To learn more a...
Dec 15, 2020•58 min
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss and political strategist Sarah Longwell join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the Electoral College and Trump’s unfounded claims of election fraud. Correspondent Scott McLean brings us an exclusive interview with Ivorian President Outtara, who’s been accused of crushing dissent and jailing political opponents. Then, singer Andrew Bird speaks to Amanpour about his latest album, “Hark!” Kwame Owusu-Kesse and Geoffrey Canada talk to Hari Sreenivasan about thei...
Dec 14, 2020•57 min
John Kerry, President-elect Joe Biden's climate envoy, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss investing in new infrastructure. Then, climate activist Greta Thunberg breaks down why she thinks environmental and social justice go hand-in-hand. Cardinal Wilton Gregory speaks to Amanpour about his recent appointment by Pope Francis as the first African-American Cardinal. Atlantic Staff Writer Alexis Madrigal tells Hari Sreenivasan about The COVID Tracking Project. To learn more about how CNN protects ...
Dec 11, 2020•57 min
President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the stimulus plan and her priorities to invest in women and green policies. Then, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon shares why she thinks the chance of achieving an UK-EU deal on Brexit is small. Chef Marcus Samuelsson speaks to Walter Isaacson about his new book, "The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food." To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Lea...
Dec 10, 2020•57 min
