Fmr. Mexico FM Jorge Castañeda and Correspondent Patrick Oppmann join Bianna Golodryga to discuss what's driving the biggest protests in Cuba since the 1959 revolution. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó defends the country's new law that bans information which "promotes" homosexuality and gender change being used in schools. The government claims it is doing to so protect children, though critics believe that prohibiting access to such information stigmatizes LGBTQ people. Then Kate Jul...
Jul 14, 2021•51 min
Correspondent Matt Rivers and Politics Professor Robert Fatton join Bianna Golodryga to discuss the fallout from the shocking assassination of Haiti's President and the root of their political crisis. Former U.S. Acting Surgeon General Boris Lushniak calls this an 'OMG moment' as the world still deals with 'messed up communication' around covid. Then host of the popular soccer podcast 'Men in Blazers,' Roger Bennett breaks down England's heartbreaking defeat at the European Championships final a...
Jul 14, 2021•55 min
Despite Taliban gains on the ground, leading Afghan official Abdullah Abdullah explains to Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, that the ousting of the democratically elected government in Kabul will not happen. Then Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of U.N. Women, talks about the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on women and the need to prioritize them in the covid-19 recovery. And our Michel Martin speaks to award-winning historian and author Kathleen Bel...
Jun 25, 2021•57 min
Economist Susan Lund says it was easier to shut down the economy in 2020 than to restart it in 2021. She joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss the bumpy road ahead as the economy reboots. Then Samantha Stark, director of "Framing Britney Spears," reflects on the popstar's statement to court today regarding the conservatorship she's been living under since 2008. President Joe Biden is a devout Catholic and the first Catholic president in nearly 60 years. But cons...
Jun 24, 2021•57 min
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss President Joe Biden's plans amid Taliban's wins in Afghanistan as well as tensions with China and Iran. She says the U.S. is not withdrawing from Afghanistan. Then award-winning rapper and best-selling “Natives” author Akala discusses turning his hand to fiction, combating systemic racism in the UK and how Shakespeare has more in common with modern day hip-hop than you might expect. The first case of AIDS was repor...
Jun 24, 2021•57 min
Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss opposition leader Alexey Navalny and Moscow's relations with the west following the Biden-Putin summit. Turning to America, former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and broadcaster Brian Lehrer dissect the forces at play in the 2021 New York City election. Then our Walter Isaacson speaks to American libertarian-conservative political commentator and author George Will about the recent Supreme Court rulings and how ...
Jun 23, 2021•57 min
New York Times Correspondent David Sanger and European Council on Foreign Relations Deputy Fellow Ellie Geranmayeh join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the implications of Iran's new president-elect Ebrahim Raisi and his hardline politics. Art curator Antwaun Sargent talks about "Social Works," his first exhibition for the Gagosian gallery in New York. Renowned astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi speaks to our Hari Sreenivasan about how he overcame the odds and escaped a life of crime, which he details...
Jun 22, 2021•57 min
Andy Slavitt, former White House Senior Adviser for Covid and author of "Preventable", joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to talk about the Delta variant, vaccinations and Obamacare. Elie Honig, author of the Bill Barr biography "Hatchet Man," breaks down the attempts to undermine the Justice Department during the Trump administration. The Elaine Race Massacre left hundreds dead in 1919; "Rise Again" director Dawn Porter explains how like Tulsa, it was sparked by racist...
Jun 21, 2021•57 min
News director and anchor for TV Rain, Russia's only independent TV news channel, Ekaterina Kotrikadze joins Bianna Golodrya, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to give her take on the Biden-Putin summit and the response in Russia. She says the summit changes nothing in Russia. Then Marc Polymeropolous, retired CIA officer and author of "Clarity in Crisis", explains how he was forced to retire after being targeted by a sonic attack in Moscow. Oxford's Alexander Betts, author of “The Wealth of R...
Jun 18, 2021•57 min
As U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva, Nina Khrushcheva, Russian international affairs expert and granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev, and Richard Haass, from the Council on Foreign Relations, join Christiane Amanpour to asses the rhetoric coming out of the summit. Author George Packer discusses his new book, "Last Best Hope," in which he warns that America must stop fighting amongst itself. Then Booker prize-winning author Salman Rushdie talks to Walter ...
Jun 18, 2021•57 min
Stanford's Abbas Milani joins Christiane Amanpour to talk about Ebrahim Raisi, the man widely expected to be Iran's next president, and prospects for the nuclear deal. Then Alice Waters, chef and author of "We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto," explains how slow food is not only linked to our personal health but the health of our communities and the planet. Our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to transgender athlete and activist Mack Beggs and his grandmother Nancy Beggs about his story, reflected ...
Jun 15, 2021•57 min
Starting with some personal news, Christiane Amanpour explains her absence for the past four weeks by revealing she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Then as Benjamin Netanyahu's time is office draws to a close, former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni joins to discuss the new Israeli government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks about how President Biden and NATO can deal with Russia ahead of Biden's meeting with Putin. And our Walter Isaac...
Jun 15, 2021•57 min
At the first G7 meeting in two years, leaders of the world's largest economies look to present a unified front against authoritarian aggression. Senior director for Europe on U.S. National Security Council Amanda Sloat joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss. And as Biden gets ready to meet Putin in Geneva, Russia has all but liquidated Alexey Navalny’s opposition movement this week. A Moscow court designated the two organisations linked to the Kremlin critic as “...
Jun 14, 2021•57 min
As the G7 kicks off in the English seaside and U.S. President Joe Biden meets with British PM Boris Johnson, all eyes are on the special relationship. Mark Landler, London bureau chief of The New York Times, and Tom McTague, staff writer at The Atlantic, join Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss. Turning to Nicaragua, human rights defender Bianca Jagger reflects on the crackdown by President Daniel Ortega and explains what the U.S. can do about it. Then former NYPD C...
Jun 12, 2021•57 min
Eexiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to assess what democratic countries must do to put pressure on President Lukashenko. As President Biden arrives in the UK for the G7 meeting of leading economies, Chris Krebs, partner at Krebs Stamos Group and a former DHS cybersecurity official, discusses why we're seeing more ransomware attacks with and why dealing with this is a key priority for America. Kurtis Minder, CEO ...
Jun 09, 2021•57 min
Political analyst Denise Dresser joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to explain why the U.S. needs to focus on Latin America and “the authoritarian winds blowing.” CEPI CEO Richard Hatchett lays out his nightmare scenario for the pandemic and why developing nations must get the support they need. He says vaccine doses must be shared. Then Senator Kirsten Gillibrand talks about fighting for justice for military sexual assault victims. After years of work, she finally has ...
Jun 08, 2021•57 min
Other U.S. leaders have tried to stem Latin American migration, so what’s new about Vice President Harris’ effort? "60 Minutes+" correspondent Enrique Acevedo joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss what's different this time around. Then former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes, author of "After the Fall," says the best way to fight nationalism abroad is to make democracy work at home. 18-year-old Texan Paxton Smith used her valedictorian speech to rail against a controve...
Jun 07, 2021•57 min
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., discusses her efforts to bring the world's attention back to Syria. Finn Lau, an exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, and Wu'er Kaixi, a Chinese dissident, talk about the Hong Kong police's attempt to block commemorative gatherings on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a bioethicist and oncologist, about vaccine hesitancy and the uphill battle to get 70% of all American adults ...
Jun 04, 2021•57 min
Nobel Prize-winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo discuss vaccine inequality and how developed nations failed poorer countries early in the pandemic. Matt Hancock, British Health Secretary, talks about the summit today at the G7 in Oxford and the concern in the U.K. over the new variant. Major General Sami Sadat, Commanding General of the Afghan Army 215 Maiwand Corps, discuss the U.S withdrawal from Afghanistan and a new UN report warning the Taliban poses a severe threat to the ...
Jun 03, 2021•56 min
Benjamin Netanyahu’s run as the longest-serving Israeli PM may be coming to an end as what is essentially an anti-Netanyahu coalition is working toward an agreement. Haaretz columnist Anshel Pfeffer joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss. Then turning to the sporting world, support for tennis player Naomi Osaka is pouring after she decided to withdraw from the French Open citing her mental health. Former professional tennis player and sportscaster Pam Shriver and...
Jun 02, 2021•57 min
New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen is leading a bipartisan mission to Eastern Europe, bringing a message of support for Belarus democracy. She joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss that mission. This week marks 100 years since the Tulsa Massacre when around 300 black people were killed and hundreds of thousands were left homeless; historians Scott Ellsworth and Keisha Blain talk about the disturbing coverup and importance of reparations for survivors. Former U...
Jun 01, 2021•57 min
Amid a crackdown on journalists in Belarus and Russia and the dramatic abduction of Roman Protasevich, local independent reporters Alexey Kovalev and Hanna Liubakova join Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss the importance of fighting for a free press. They say "enough is enough." Turning to the U.S., historian and author Carol Anderson talks about her new book "The Second," where she argues America's Second Amendment is inextricably linked to anti-Blackness. Then ou...
May 31, 2021•57 min
Susan Glasser, staff writer for The New Yorker, and Fintan O'Toole, writer for the Irish Times, join Bianna Golodryga to discuss U.S. politics and President Biden's foreign policy challenges. Then director Bartlett Sher talks about how his film “Oslo” brings to life the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the power of human connection. Our Walter Isaacson speaks to The New York Times opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury about navigating the changing media landscape in a world of polarization, can...
May 28, 2021•57 min
Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, takes a closer look at the Covid-19 lab leak theory with Bianna Golodryga. He says there needs to be an investigation into the origins of Covid-19. Then science writer for The Atlantic Ed Yong warns of an impending mental health crisis after the Covid pandemic and explains how it can be combated. Continuing our conversation about trauma, our Michel Martin speaks to Palestinian-American author and clinical ps...
May 28, 2021•57 min
Following Sunday’s extraordinary arrest of Roman Protasevich, a journalist who has been critical of the Belarus' authoritarian president Aleksandr Lukashenko, Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yuriy Filatov joins Bianna Golodryga to refute accusations of Russia's involvement. Turning to the fight against climate change, Mark Carney, author of "Value(s): Building a Better World for All", discusses the financial industry's transition to a climate-priority future. In Carole Leonnig's new book, 'Zero Fa...
May 27, 2021•57 min
On the anniversary of George Floyd's death, Congresswoman Karen Bass discusses the movement his killing ignited and the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act which has hit roadblocks in Congress. Tamara Alrifai, Director of Strategic Communications at UNRWA, talks about her work on the frontlines helping Palestinians rebuild their lives after the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants. Bob Costas, sportscaster, discuss the Tokyo Olympics which are set to go ahead in less than two month...
May 25, 2021•57 min
Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuanian Foreign Minister, discusses the detention of a Belorussian opposition journalist after his plane was diverted and grounded in Minsk on Sunday. Franak Viačorka, Senior Adviser to Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, and Anne Applebaum, historian and staff writer at The Atlantic, talk about the wider repercussions of the incident. Abrahm Lustgarten, Senior Environmental Reporter at ProPublica, discusses his work looking at how climate migration will reshape the world. On Bob ...
May 24, 2021•57 min
After 11 days of violence, Yossi Klein Halevi, author of "Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor", joins Bianna Golodryga to react to the latest spate of violence between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian writer Mariam Barghouti reacts to the Israel Hamas ceasefire and gives a glimpse into the daily lives of Palestinians. Nobel Prize-winning psychologist and author Daniel Kahneman breaks down "Noise": innate flaws in judgment that lead to unpredictable outcomes. Dr Monica Gandhi was an early proponent o...
May 21, 2021•57 min
As international pressure builds on both sides to find a solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants, Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, IDF International Spokesperson, discusses the possibility of a ceasefire. Sarah Al Ramlawi, a 24 year old resident of Gaza, talks about what her life has been like for the past 11 days. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistani Foreign Minister, discusses the international co-operation to broker peace. Walter Isaacson talks to former Republican senator Jef...
May 20, 2021•57 min
Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, discusses his meeting with U.S. Climate envoy John Kerry ahead of the COP26 summit later this year and warns that "there's no vaccine against the climate crisis". Ayoade Alakija, Co-Chair of the Africa Vaccine Delivery Alliance, discusses how the continent is struggling to get enough doses and the dangers of vaccine apartheid. Michel Martin talks to Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, about wh...
May 19, 2021•57 min
