The people of Gaza are facing an impossible choice - try to survive starvation, or risk their lives to find food. 25 nations, including the UK, Canada and France, have united to condemn what they call the "drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians," and to appeal for an end to the war. But for many it's already too late, as correspondent Paula Hancocks reports. Also on today's show: CNN Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond; Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Ibrahim Al-Assil; milit...
Jul 21, 2025•56 min
First up this week is Christiane's exclusive interview with the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his response to President Trump threatening him with a 50% tariff and claims the Bolsonaro investigation is a "witch hunt." Then, Christiane talks to billionaire media mogul Barry Diller about his new book, Who Knew in which he bares all about his dysfunctional childhood, sexuality, climb to success and his love for fashion queen Diane von Furstenberg. CNN's Donie O'Sullivan report...
Jul 19, 2025•41 min
Barry Diller has transformed the way people around the world enjoy entertainment, helping to put some of the biggest titles in film and television on our screens. He's also enjoyed success beyond Hollywood, becoming CEO of Paramount Pictures at just 32, before launching the Fox TV network. He made home shopping the habit of millions, and later founded the conglomerate IAC which has owned dozens of brands. Until now, the story of Barry Diller himself has never really been told - but his new memoi...
Jul 18, 2025•56 min
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is coming out fighting against President Trump's extraordinary threat of 50% tariffs. Trump's tariffs are mostly slapped on nations that have a trade surplus with America. But Brazil has a trade deficit. So why? To settle scores for Lula's predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, now facing trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup. The current Brazilian president joins the show from Brasilia for an exclusive interview, and says it's unacceptable for the USA...
Jul 17, 2025•56 min
Fighting is intensifying inside Syria, after Israel launched a powerful series of airstrikes on the capital, Damascus. And as conflict in the Middle East escalates, Russia launched more massive air strikes on Ukraine. Christiane speaks with former British Intelligence chief John Sawers about an increasingly complicated global landscape. Also on today's show: Jason Furman, former Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers & Financial Times columnist Gillian Tett; Maryland Governor Wes Moore Learn...
Jul 16, 2025•56 min
An American citizen is killed by Israeli settlers. We have a special report on the escalating violence in the occupied West Bank. Then, Israel hits targets in southern Syria, saying it's protecting the Druze community. What does it all mean for Syria and its stability? Plus, the International Criminal Court warns that war crimes may be committed in Darfur. Where is the accountability? Finally, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers gives Walter Isaacson his take on President Trump's sweeping do...
Jul 15, 2025•56 min
Donald Trump is putting the pressure on Russia today, announcing a new weapons deal for Ukraine. David Shimer, former director of Russian Affairs at the US National Security Council under President Biden, and Ivo Daalder, former US Ambassador to NATO, join the show to discuss. Also on today's show: Zan Times Editor-in-Chief Zahra Nader; author Sam Tanenhaus ("Buckley: The Life and the Revolution that Changed America") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 14, 2025•57 min
Free after more than 100 days without charge, Christiane speaks with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil as the Trump Administration continues its efforts to deport him in what is his first interview on CNN. They speak about the accusations against him, whether the campus protests were antisemetic and about what it was like missing his son's birth while in I.C.E. custody. Then, after New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani's stunning victory in the democratic primary, Christiane speaks with Se...
Jul 12, 2025•41 min
Six months into President Trump's second term, his quest to remake America rolls along, highlighted by the passage last week of his sweeping domestic policy bill - despite polls showing it's unpopular with most Americans. Democrats have been completely unable to mount an opposition, but Vermont's Independent Senator Bernie Sanders is drawing record crowds with his "Fighting Oligarchy Tour." He joins the show from Capitol Hill. Also on today's show: Correspondent Matthew Chance on the Russia-Ukra...
Jul 10, 2025•56 min
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington for what's now an extended visit to President Trump. But their talk of an imminent ceasefire has yet to come to fruition. Instead, Israel's renewed offensive in Gaza has killed hundreds more in recent days, while the country's Defense Minister is proposing to move 600,000 Palestinians into a concentrated area of Rafah. James Elder has just returned from a recent trip for UNICEF and joins Christiane in the studio. Also on today's show: G...
Jul 09, 2025•56 min
President Trump claimed that Gaza ceasefire talks are "going well" as he met with Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington, who was also optimistic after the meeting, even saying that peace between Israel and the entire Middle East was possible under Trump's leadership. While the world waits for an agreement, the people of Gaza continue to be bombed, with over 60 people reported killed there today. Noa Landau is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which has done e...
Jul 08, 2025•56 min
First: As Gaza ceasefire talks continue in Doha, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, DC to meet with US President Donald Trump. Could a deal between Israel and Hamas be within reach? Israeli journalist Nadav Ayal explains. Plus: Texas braces for more rain after floods kill over 80. We get the latest on the ground. And: As extreme weather events become more frequent, how can we prepare? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 07, 2025•56 min
A deadly week in Gaza saw hundreds of Palestinians killed. The world now waits for a possible ceasefire, which would bring some relief to a population already facing a fuel crisis and food shortages. Chris Lockyear is the Secretary-General of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and joins the show from Geneva. Also on today's show: Ukrainian Journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk; Ari Shaw Director of International Programs, UCLA Williams Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...
Jul 04, 2025•54 min
First: The House continues to debate the GOP’s major domestic legislation, we speak to Annie Grayer about the latest developments. Next: NYT immigration reporter Hamed Aleaziz, who has been on the frontline of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown - he embedded with ICE on one of their operations - joins the show. Then: CNN's Nick Patton Walsh's exclusive report on North Korea tripling the number of troops they’re sending to Russia’s front lines. And: A look back at Christiane’s 2019 interview wi...
Jul 03, 2025•54 min
After more than six weeks of testimony, the jury in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial found the media mogul guilty on charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, but acquitted him of the most serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Ann Olivarius — a British American lawyer who specializes in discrimination, sexual harassment and assault — joins the show to discuss. Also on today's show: Amos Hochstein, former senior adviser to President Joe Biden; author Jeff Goodell, "The Heat ...
Jul 02, 2025•56 min
First: After a marathon, multi-day debate, the Senate has passed Donald Trump's massive "Big Beautiful" tax and spending bill. What will it mean for America's fiscal future? Brianna puts that question to two top former presidential advisers. Plus: Trump goes after federal courts as judges face a torrent of threats. Brianna speaks with two who understand this all too well: US District Judge Esther Salas - herself a victim of violence - and former Venezuelan federal criminal Judge Eliazar Javier S...
Jul 01, 2025•56 min
First: Bianna speaks to Heorhii Tykhyi, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson about the recent barrage of Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine and what the US and EU can do to aid Ukraine's war effort. Plus: We bring you a harrowing report from Gaza on the death of a three-month-old girl from starvation. Max Rodenbeck from the International Crisis Group joins the show to discuss. And: Former CDC Director Tom Frieden reacts to RFK Jr.'s plans to make America healthy again. Learn more about you...
Jun 30, 2025•56 min
As world leaders met at this week's NATO summit in the Netherlands, Christiane's exclusive interview with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The two discussed the fallout from the Israel-Iran conflict, a resolution in the war in Gaza, Canada-U.S. relations, Trump's demand NATO allies boost defense spending by 5% and whether Ukraine can still count on U.S. support. Then, former White House Arms Control Coordinator, Gary Samore talks to Christiane about whether Iran will continue to pursue its n...
Jun 28, 2025•41 min
The primary goal of Israeli and American attacks on Iran was to remove the country's "existential" nuclear threat. But what if the attacks have the opposite effect, motivating the Iran to pull of the non-proliferation treaty and resume their nuclear program covertly? In parliament, Iranian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to suspend cooperation with the IAEA. This means that Iran would halt inspections, reporting and oversight activities. Iran always insisted its nuclear program is peaceful. For s...
Jun 27, 2025•56 min
Could US strikes in Iran pave the way for a ceasefire in Gaza? And could progress toward a ceasefire in Gaza help dial down tension in the West Bank as well? Christiane speaks with Mustafa Barghouti, a longtime Palestinian politician and former peace negotiator. Also on today's show: Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; David A. Graham, Staff Writer, The Atlantic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 26, 2025•56 min
At today's NATO summit, President Trump devoted a great deal of his press conference to the US's strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. After a back and forth over a leaked Pentagon report suggesting the strikes only set back Iran's nuclear program by months, Trump said it was preliminary and "inconclusive." Then he got another report by Israel's Atomic Energy Commission, saying the US attack on Fordow "destroyed the site's critical infrastructure." Iran itself also said the facilities were badly...
Jun 25, 2025•56 min
NATO leaders are gathering in the Netherlands for their annual summit at the same time a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war appears to be holding. Can diplomacy succeed if the ceasefire survives? Among the leaders urging that path is Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney. Christiane sat down with the Prime Minister in the Netherlands today. Also on today's show: EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas; Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Politics, U.C. Berkeley Learn more about your ad...
Jun 24, 2025•56 min
First: Christiane’s exclusive conversation with the Iranian deputy foreign minister on how it could respond to U.S. involvement and still holding out hope for nuclear negotiations once this war is over. Then: If regime change is also Israel's goal. Who is waiting in the wings to take over? Christiane speaks with former State Department adviser and Iran expert Vali Nasr. Also: From her archives, Christiane looks back at a moment of hope inside and outside Iran for a peaceful transition to freedom...
Jun 21, 2025•41 min
Israel's attacks on Iran and Iran's retaliation have brought the United States to the edge of entering another war in the Middle East. It is exposing divisions within President Trump's cabinet and the MAGA movement over American involvement abroad. As former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen has an insider's view of war in the Middle East. He joins Christiane to discuss this all. Also on today's show: investigative journalist and author Carol Cadwalladr on the dangers of te...
Jun 20, 2025•54 min
As Israel continues to attack Iran, it says Tehran crossed the red line after striking a major hospital in southern Israel. Iran says it was targeting a nearby technology park, but Israel says it was a deliberate attack on civilians. Correspondent Fred Pleitgen is in Tehran and brings a report from outside the state television building that Israel attacked. Also on today's show: Vali Nasr, Author, "Iran's Grand Strategy: A Political History"; Jeff Flake, Former Republican US Senator / Former US ...
Jun 19, 2025•56 min
Will the US join Israel in its offensive against Iran? President Donald Trump says, "I may do it, I may not do it." Residents of Tehran have been called upon to evacuate and are mired in traffic gridlocks trying to leave. Meantime, Israel continues to strike leadership targets and nuclear sites. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, rejected the U.S. President's call for unconditional surrender in a taped video message aired on State TV. Majid Takht-Ravanchi is Iran's Deputy Foreign Ministe...
Jun 18, 2025•56 min
President Trump took to social media to warn Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei that he's an "easy target" and calling for unconditional surrender, adding to the fears of Iranians who are desperately trying to leave the capital since Trump told all 10 million to "immediately evacuate." Just before Israel launched its massive attacks, the International Atomic Energy Agency declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation agreements for the first time in 20 years. IAEA Director General Rafae...
Jun 17, 2025•56 min
Iran's state television channel says that it has been attacked by Israel. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country's air force "controls the skies" over Iran's capital city. Christiane Amanpour switches roles and joins Bianna to analyze this intense moment. Also on today's show: former US State Department official Richard Haass; New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser; Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 16, 2025•56 min
Strikes on Iran continue as Israel plunges the Middle East into dangerous new territory. Iran vows retaliation and launches hundreds of drone strikes against Israel. On today's show we ask key experts and insiders where all of this is headed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 13, 2025•56 min
It's "Russia National Day," the anniversary of Russia declaring its sovereignty from the Soviet Union in 1990. The US State Department sent congratulations, even as Russia continues to violate the sovereignty of its neighbor, Ukraine. Nobel laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk is pushing for “justice and accountability” as negotiations continue for an end to the Ukraine war. Also on today's show: David Sanger, National Security Correspondent, The New York Times; photojournalist Giles Clarke; comedian ...
Jun 12, 2025•56 min
