Former professional soccer player Kaiya McCullough discusses the allegations of emotional abuse she levelled against Washington Spirit coach Richie Burke - claims he denies. Yvens Rumbold, Director of Communications at Policité, talks about the abduction of American and Canadian missionaries in Haiti and how this is just the tip of the iceberg of kidnapping incidents in the country. Orlando von Einsiedel and Hassan Akkad, co-directors of "Convergence: Courage in a Crisis", discuss telling the st...
Oct 19, 2021•57 min
Jack Straw, Former British Foreign Secretary, reflects on the passing of Colin Powell, the former U.S. Secretary of State and four star general. Journalist Robert Draper talks about Powell's legacy as a giant of American military and politics. John Emshwiller and Rebecca Smith, co-hosts of the "Bad Bets" podcast, discuss the fall of Texas energy giant Enron and the ensuing scandal, 20 years on. Christiana Figueres, member of The Earthshot Prize Council, and Vaitea Cowan, co-founder of Enapter an...
Oct 18, 2021•57 min
With supply chain issues plaguing the global economy, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman joins Christiane Amanpour asses Biden's plan of action. 60 years ago today, the "architect of the Holocaust" Adolf Eichmann stood trial in Israel . CNN Legal Analyst and former federal and state prosecutor Eli Honig's grandparents lived through this dark period of history; he sits down with his family and key players in the trial to discuss the quest for justice and the threat anti-Semitism and ethni...
Oct 14, 2021•57 min
Afghanistan is headed towards a full-blown humanitarian and economic crisis, with its health system on the brink of collapse. Christiane Amanpour is joined by Fawzia Koofi, a former Afghan politician who was part of the negotiating team with the Taliban, and Mary-Ellen McGroarty, the World Food Programme’s director for Afghanistan. Then, Kimberlé Crenshaw is world-renowned for her work on the intersection between sexism and racism. She discusses the true meaning of "intersectionality" and what R...
Oct 14, 2021•57 min
Doctors Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci changed the course of history when their company BioNTech, alongside Pfizer, developed the first clinically approved Covid-19 vaccine. Their work has saved countless lives, and now they're working to save more by turning their focus to booster shots and other deadly diseases like malaria and tuberculosis. They join Christiane to discuss their work, and their fascinating personal stories. Then, actress Beanie Feldstein reflects on the challenges of playing Moni...
Oct 13, 2021•56 min
Tension in Poland is climbing to boiling point over European Union membership and the UK’s food industry supply chains are in in chaos weighed down under severe labour shortages. Christiane Amanpour is joined by the EU’s former chief negotiator, and now French presidential candidate, Michel Barnier. Then, in just three weeks world leaders will meet in Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference, where they'll reckon with a dispiriting report from the United Nations showing that the world is warming...
Oct 12, 2021•56 min
Be it police violence, racism, voting rights and climate change, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s career puts him at the heart of so many issues we’re grappling with. Now, he is taking big oil to court because 'we can't expect them to grow a conscience.’ He joins Bianna Golodryga to discuss. Then, CNN Global Economist Analyst Rana Foroohar outlines her analysis of the U.S. September jobs report. Sociologist Eric Klinenberg talks about the impact covid has had on American society and ho...
Oct 08, 2021•57 min
The world’s first malaria vaccine marks a historic move in global healthcare. The marvels of modern science and our battle against diseases such as Covid continues to wreak havoc. Dr Sanjay Gupta is out with a new book, “World War C” about lessons learned and how to prepare for the next pandemic. Rep. Michael McCaul is the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs committee. In his talk with Bianna Golodryga, he calls for a bipartisan response to possible war crimes in Ethiopia. Then to th...
Oct 07, 2021•56 min
An exclusive CNN investigation has revealed that the Ethiopian government used flagship airlines to transport weapons during war with Tigray. Correspondent Nima Elbagir unpacks her gripping reporting from the region. Former U.S Envoy for the Sahel Region, J. Peter Pham, speaks with Bianna Golodryga about how the international community bears a great deal of responsibility for propping up Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Then, following a decade long understanding into the lived experience o...
Oct 06, 2021•57 min
Former Russia adviser to Trump and author of "There Is Nothing For You Here," Fiona Hill, joins Bianna Golodryga to discuss the implications on America if Trump were to be re-elected. Following one of the largest oil spills in recent history, Mayor of Huntington Beach, California, Kim Carr expresses holding Amplify Energy accountable for the devastation. Then turning to China, national security expert, Sheena Greitens talks about the aggressive incursions near Taiwan to help train their air forc...
Oct 05, 2021•57 min
With the Pandora Papers unmasking the parallel financial universe used by the rich and powerful, ICTJ’s Gerard Ryle speaks to Bianna Golodryga about leading the global team of journalists behind the data leak. Sheera Frenkel, co-author of "An Ugly Truth," reacts to a former Facebook employee's claims that the company prioritizes making money over users' safety. Then, author Jonathan Franzen discusses his new novel "Crossroads", that grapples with religion and his public persona. And our Michel M...
Oct 05, 2021•57 min
Former U.S. Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp and Faiz Shakir, former Campaign Manager for Bernie Sanders 2020, join Bianna Golodryga to discuss the two high stakes bills making their way through Congress and what they mean for Americans. As the world's attention focuses once again on violence against women, Yogita Bhayana, Women's and Children's Rights Activist, and Jamie Klingler, Co-founder of Reclaim These Streets, talk about the heightened calls for racial and social justice. David Chase, C...
Oct 01, 2021•57 min
With tensions increasing over migrants on the Polish-Belarussian border, Bianna Golodryga talks with Margaritis Schinas, European Commission Vice-President, as the EU says it's suspending visas for Belarusian officials. While the number of projected covid deaths in the U.S is dropping, Ed Yong, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, warns that we're 'already barreling towards the next pandemic'. Hari Sreenivasan talks with Max Chafkin about detailing the life of one of Silicon Valley's most influential i...
Sep 30, 2021•57 min
Days ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court's new term, Christiane Amanpour speaks with Justice Stephen Breyer, one of the nine justices sitting on America's highest court, about the cases on the docket and whether he plans to retire during President Biden's administration. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead discusses his latest book "Harlem Shuffle" and the emotional impact of writing. Walter Isaacson talks with the award winning investigative journalist Bob Woodward about his bombshell ne...
Sep 29, 2021•57 min
As singer R Kelly awaits sentencing after being found guilty in his sexual misconduct trial, Christiane Amanpour talks to Anita Hill about her lifelong quest to tackle gender violence and her new book, "Believing". Richard Kohn, military historian and Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discusses the Senate hearing on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Michel Martin talks with Rais Bhuiyan about his extraordinary story of survival and forgiveness a...
Sep 28, 2021•57 min
Dr Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, talks to Walter Isaacson about booster shots and how she hopes to convince 70 million Americans to finally get vaccinated. Anna Sauerbrey, a journalist at Der Tagesspiegel, and Anne Applebaum, the Pulitzer prize-winning historian, talk to Amanpour about the close election result in Germany and what happens now. The New Yorker's Jane Mayer digs into dark money and the role it plays in congress, especially when it com...
Sep 27, 2021•57 min
Economist Betsey Stevenson and former Rep. Donna Shalala say the Senate needs a cardiologist on hand, for the stress they're causing the U.S. economy. They join Bianna Golodryga to discuss how congress is playing a dangerous game with the debt ceiling. Then Chief China correspondent for the Wall Street Journal Lingling Wei explains how President Xi Jinping is dramatically steering China away from capitalism. Turning to coronavirus, our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to critical care nurse Kathryn Sherm...
Sep 25, 2021•57 min
As UNGA is in full swing, Linda Thomas-Greenfield joins Christiane Amanpour to explain that the U.S. is building better relations with its allies, despite some recent "expressions of disappointment". She reflects on what she calls recent "bumps in the road". Then Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani argues that nothing in Islam prevents girls schooling and therefore the treatment of women in Afghanistan is unacceptable. And our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to former U.S. M...
Sep 24, 2021•57 min
Former U.S. Ambassador to the EU Anthony Gardner and Chinese expert Victor Gao join Christiane Amanpour to reflect on the fallout from the AUKUS pact and implications for US/China relations. Then Bridget Cambria, immigration lawyer and Executive Director of Aldea - The People's Justice Centre, discusses the Haitian migrants attempting to reach the U.S. and the systemic issues with America's immigration system. And our Michel Martin speaks to Lee McIntyre, author of "How to Talk to a Science Deni...
Sep 23, 2021•57 min
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen joins Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview to talk about the AUKUS deal. She says a lot of questions have to be answered and the current treatment of France is “not acceptable”. Then UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi discusses the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the need for stability in the country. Turning to a moving portrayal of the Asian-American experience, our Hari Sreenivasan speak to former Twilight actor ...
Sep 22, 2021•57 min
President of the Rockefeller Foundation Dr. Rajiv Shah joins Bianna Golodryga to discuss his ambitious proposal to challenge global inequity. Then Journalist and biographer Evan Osnos speaks about his new book, “Wildland: The Making of America's Fury”, and how President Biden's foreign policy has taken shape in his first nine months in office. And our Walter Isaacson talks to NASA Administrator and former Senator Bill Nelson about SpaceX's groundbreaking all-civilian mission to orbit space. To l...
Sep 22, 2021•57 min
Angela Povilaitis was the lead prosecutor of Larry Nassar, she speaks exclusively to Bianna Golodryga about the U.S. gymnasts' brave testimony and the institutional failings that permitted Nassar's abuse. Then reporter Georgia Wells and Tristan Harris, co-founder of Humane Tech and subject of "The Social Dilemma", discuss The Wall Street Journal report on Facebook's knowledge of its harmful impact on teen girls. Turning to Venezuela, opposition activist Leopoldo López, who's featured in the new ...
Sep 17, 2021•57 min
Dr. Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's Regional Director for Europe, joins Christiane Amanpour to talk about vaccine inequity and the case for booster shots. Mike Davis, CEO of Global Witness, and Margarita Campuzano, climate activist and Communications Director at Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, discuss why 2020 was the deadliest year for environmental activists worldwide. And The Lincoln Project’s Steve Schmidt speaks out on the collective GOP pushback on COVID-19 mandates and t...
Sep 16, 2021•57 min
Christiane Amanpour talks to director Ken Burns about his new documentary series "Muhammad Ali" on the legendary boxer, what he found so compelling about him, and sportsmanship today. John McEnroe, 7-time tennis Grand Slam champion, discusses the whirlwind success of British tennis star Emma Raducanu and the role mental health plays in the game. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dave Zirin, author of "The Kaepernick Effect", about the waves footballer Colin Kaepernick made in the sporting world when he ...
Sep 14, 2021•57 min
Christiane Amanpour talks with Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama, and science journalist Tara Haelle about anti-vaxxers, the influence they hold and how they prey on credible health fears. Academy award-winning actor Morgan Freeman joins actor Frankie Faison and Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. to talk about their new film, "The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain" and the true story it's based on. Walter Isaacson talks with Matt Pottinger, former U.S. deputy n...
Sep 13, 2021•57 min
20 years after the 9/11 attacks, Christiane Amanpour speaks with Roya Rahmani, the former Afghan ambassador to the U.S., about what it means to have the Taliban in charge again two decades later. Then, reflecting on her reporting at the time, Christiane talks about the attacks and how we got to where we are. Lawrence Wilkerson, the former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, discusses America's place in the world today. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Joseph Pfeifer, a retired New York f...
Sep 10, 2021•57 min
Bianna Golodryga talks to Anand Gopal, contributor at The New Yorker, about his reporting on the lives of rural Afghan women suffering through decades of civil war and foreign occupation. Daniel Bogado, director of '9/11: One Day in America', talks about giving voice to the people who survived the attack on the World Trade Centre and the process of making his documentary. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Spencer Ackerman, a national security reporter and author of 'Reign on Terror', about the consequen...
Sep 09, 2021•57 min
As the Taliban's hardline caretaker government takes shape, Christiane Amanpour talks to U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy about America's role in the crisis. Kori Schake, the Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses her time in the Bush administration and where American foreign policy goes from here. Ali Soufan, former FBI special agent and author of "Anatomy of Terror", tells Michel Martin that the terrorism threat is entering a more dan...
Sep 08, 2021•57 min
Former California Governor Jerry Brown joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss what it will take for countries to act on climate as well as the recall vote facing his successor Governor Newsom in California. Then “Red Roulette" author Desmond Shum explains why he believes his new book about corruption in China led to the mysterious reappearance of his ex-wife after she vanished four years ago. And our Michel Martin speaks to Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor and legal correspondent at the Slate, about...
Sep 07, 2021•58 min
As the Taliban crack down on women protesting in Kabul and new shocking segregation measures are installed in Afghan universities, Shkula Zadran, who was Afghan Youth Representative to the United Nations in 2020, joins Christiane Amanpour to explain why she refuses to be silent despite the grave risks. Turning to the United States, Carol Moseley Braun, the first African American woman elected to the Senate, assesses Texas' new restrictive abortion law and what it means for the erosion of women's...
Sep 07, 2021•57 min
