With rising signs of Russia's intent to invade, Ukraine puts its former President Petro Poroshenko on trial for treason. He joins us to explain what it's like to face off with adversaries at home and abroad … In a matter of weeks, he lost his son to suicide, survived the Capitol insurrection and led impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. Now congressman Jamie Raskin talks about overcoming the unthinkable … Author Alec MacGillis on how the big tech takeover spurred inequality and left Amer...
Jan 19, 2022•57 min
On the eve of Joe Biden’s one-year anniversary, former Pentagon policy adviser Kori Schake and CNN’s Abby Phillips assess the President’s performance and the many challenges that lie ahead … Emmy Award-winning director Stanley Nelson and co-director Traci Curry discuss their new documentary “Attica” … Former federal prosecutor Laura Coates explains how the pursuit of justice can create injustice. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your a...
Jan 19, 2022•57 min
On Martin Luther King Day, the family of the late civil rights leader asks that there be “no celebration without legislation” on voting rights. South Carolina Congressman and House Majority Whip James Clyburn played a key role in President Biden winning the Democratic nomination, and he’s not ready to give up just yet, as he explains to Christiane. Plus, former US Ambassador to NATO and German politician Norbert Roettgen assess Russia’s ongoing threat to Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN prot...
Jan 17, 2022•57 min
The Australian government again cancels tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa. Veteran sportscaster and former tennis pro Mary Carillo tries to make sense of it all … As “Partygate” dominates British headlines, we look under the radar at the new legislation that could gut civil liberties here … Actors Lawrence Fishburn and Frankie Faison remembers the great Sydney Poitier. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...
Jan 14, 2022•57 min
The most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, joins Christiane to talk about the Beijing Olympics, mental health, and Novak Djokovic … As tensions between Russia and the West rise after recent talks over Ukraine, we ask, “What will Putin do?” … Michelle Martin speaks to a woman who says her father couldn’t get the emergency room treatment he needed because hospitals were filled with Covid patients. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more...
Jan 13, 2022•57 min
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the tense situation on the Ukranian border is a “crisis of Russia’s making.” For the latest on the crisis, Christiane speaks with the chief American negotiator with the Russians, Deputy US Secretary of State Wendy Sherman … The Atlantic’s Tom McTague on whether Boris Johnson can survive his latest controversy … Walter Isaacson interviews Facebook whistleblower Francis Haugen. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy...
Jan 12, 2022•57 min
President Biden visits Georgia today, the scene of Donald Trump’s most blatant attempt to strong-arm state officials into overturning the 2020 vote. We talk with the man who Trump asked to “find” thousands more votes, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Plus, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya Stephanie Turco Williams, and legendary journalist Carl Bernstein. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...
Jan 11, 2022•57 min
As the U.S. and Russia meet in Geneva, Vladimir Putin sends troops into neighboring Kazakhstan, where protests over rising fuel prices have left 164 dead and some 6,000 arrested. Christiane speaks with senior Kazakh diplomat Erzhan Kazykhanov and former U.S. ambassador to Russia and former NATO deputy secretary general Alexander Vershbow. Plus, Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim on the latest in the saga of tennis champion Novak Djokovic. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, vis...
Jan 10, 2022•57 min
Christiane examines how democracy is built, and how it’s preserved when under threat, with historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Timothy Snyder … What South Africa and Colombia can teach us about restorative justice and building a new democracy … Loretta J. Ross, a visiting professor at Smith College whose teaching focuses on white supremacy in the age of Trump, on whether January 6 provides an opportunity for reflection and healing. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn...
Jan 07, 2022•57 min
As Washington reflects on the first anniversary of the assault on the Capitol, a conversation with House Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who was trapped inside Congress that day … Former Republican Senator and Defense Secretary William Cohen, who warned of an impending disaster well before the insurrection, predicts what will happen next … Yale professor Jason Stanley on why he believes a small group of Americans are trying to wrest control from the masses. To learn more about how CNN protects listener p...
Jan 06, 2022•57 min
Democratic Senator Tim Kaine talks about the nation’s moment of reckoning, voting rights, and his 27-hour drive to Washington … Why the new Omicron wave is hitting children so hard, and emotional toll it’s taking … How the U.S. can preserve its democracy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 05, 2022•57 min
Why is truth-telling important? And what are the consequences of buying into a big lie? Christiane seeks answers to those vital questions with author Barbara Walter and columnist Fintan O’Toole … Henry Louis Gates Jr. of the hit series “Finding Your Roots” talks about America at a troubling crossroads … Ed Yong, science writer for the Atlantic , explains why recent CDC decisions could have a devastating impact on U.S. healthcare. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.c...
Jan 04, 2022•57 min
Will 2022 mark the beginning of the end of the pandemic? Dr. Larry Brilliant, who helped eradicate smallpox, and Dr. Ayoade Alakija, co-chair of the African Vaccine Delivery Alliance, provide some answers … The widow of Nelson Mandela discusses the legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu … The story of one family trying to get ahead against all odds. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 03, 2022•57 min
There is no new episode of the Amanpour showcast. New episodes will resume on January 3. If you haven’t already, please check out CNN’s other podcasts and showcasts at cnn.com/audio . To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 24, 2021•2 min
New research indicates Omicron is less severe than Delta. One of the scientists who developed MRNA vaccine technology provides the facts … The executive producer of a new documentary on Zimbabwe explores that country’s precarious struggle for democracy … An interview with the 21-year-olds who used the pandemic to trek 7,000 miles across America. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 23, 2021•57 min
The U.S. President fights to keep his signature piece of legislation alive after Senator Manchin leaves it hanging by a thread … As concerns over an invasion into Ukraine reach a fever pitch, the U.S. and Russia agree to a first round of meetings … The authors of Out Of Office on how the pandemic is making us rethink the way we work. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 22, 2021•57 min
With the Omicron variant of Covid spreading at staggering speed, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, dives into the latest data … World-renowned author Andrew Solomon talks about book banning … Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage discusses her new hit play. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 21, 2021•57 min
How Joe Manchin derailed President Biden’s social spending package, and the real-life implications of the West Virginia Democrat’s break with his own party … With the Omicron variant spreading fast, a former White House pandemic adviser analyzes the latest data … What 35-year-old leftist Gabriel Boric’s election as Chile’s new president means for democracy in the region. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
Dec 20, 2021•57 min
With the Bosnian state in danger of unravelling, the American special envoy to the region talks about the worldwide fallout … With Boris Johnson facing a crisis of trust, is the party over for the British PM? … With inflation accelerating, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers gives his take on how the country can right the ship. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 17, 2021•57 min
The former head of the CDC and the editor-in-chief of the Lancet Lancet tell you what you need to know … Why what’s happening to a crucial ice shelf is a red alert for the human race … How AI could reinforce inequality. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 16, 2021•56 min
Why the Jan 6 investigation is crucial to American democracy, and what new revelations tell us about the state of the Republican party … The harrowing reality of life under the Taliban for Afghanistan’s LGBTQ community … The first woman of color to run a Fortune 50 company on her work, life, family and our future. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 15, 2021•57 min
Christiane talks with the lawmaker investigating the startling accusations of incompetence that plagued the chaotic exit from Afghanistan, as well as a former infantryman who just wrote a new book on the subject … Former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards about the assault on women’s choice … Show biz legend Kathleen Turner on her one-woman show. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...
Dec 14, 2021•57 min
As the Covid crisis converges with scandals at #10 Downing Street, politicians on both sides of the aisle discuss whether British PM Boris Johnson has any credibility now … How much does climate change have to do with the calamity in Kentucky? … Reckoning with slavery across America. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 13, 2021•56 min
US Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya on what, if anything has been achieved by President Biden’s virtual democracy summit … What is “long Covid?” Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh provides answers on the lingering condition … Journalist Barton Gellman says Donald Trump’s next coup has already begun. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 10, 2021•57 min
An independent panel says China is committing genocide against the Uighurs. We break down the evidence with a dissident activist, and then hear China’s view … A foreign policy expert on the life and vision of Germany’s new chancellor … The man behind Moderna talks about Omicron and where the Covid-19 vaccines may take us in 2022. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 09, 2021•57 min
A Mississippi lawsuit has the U.S. closer to overturning Roe vs. Wade. Frank discussions with feminist author Katie Roiphe, and Charles Fried, Ronald Reagan’s Solicitor General ... A new report declares China the biggest captor of journalists. Christianne speaks to a columnist-turned-activist from a Hong Kong newspaper that was forced to close … A look back at Angela Merkel, a woman who shaped an era. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about y...
Dec 08, 2021•57 min
With the specter of war in Europe hanging in the air, the American and Russian Presidents spoke for over two hours today. Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow gives his perspective … Novelist/poet Margaret Atwood on how to build practical utopias … The author of “Dopesick” and the founder of “Relatives Against Purdue Pharma” discuss the harrowing impact of the opioid epidemic. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad cho...
Dec 07, 2021•57 min
While there are early signs the new COVID variant may not be as severe as Delta, health experts insist the key to ending the pandemic is vaccination. So Greece is taking the bull by the horns, mandating vaccines for everyone 60+. We speak exclusively to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotaki about his plan to find those who refuse the vaccine. Plus: Allison Krauss and Robert Plant discuss their new album, and why it took them 14 long years to reunite. To learn more about how CNN protects listen...
Dec 06, 2021•57 min
Can Joe Biden persuade Putin to reverse the recent troop buildup on the Ukraine border? An exclusive interview with the Ukranian ambassador to the U.S. Plus: A look inside one of Libya’s detention centers, and how Puerto Rico is beating the odds to become the poster child for vaccination. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 03, 2021•57 min
When the Women’s Tennis Association suspended all tournaments in China, it took a crucial stand in defense of Peng Shuai and in support of women’s rights. We talk with WTA CEO Steve Simon. Plus: The secret cyber skirmishes between Israel and Iran. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 02, 2021•57 min