

Amanpour
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Amanpour is CNN International's flagship global affairs interview program hosted by Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
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Sep 30, 2020 • 57min
Amanpour: Kevin Sheekey, Frank Luntz, Adam Schiff, and Jeff Daniels
Former Campaign Manager for Bloomberg 2020, Kevin Sheekey, and pollster Frank Luntz join Christiane Amanpour to unpack the first U.S Presidential debate, and how it's impacting voters. Then, Chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff discusses President Trump's unwillingness to accept the result of the election. Our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to actor Jeff Daniels about his new mini series, "The Comey Rule."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 30, 2020 • 57min
Amanpour: Maura Healey, Gérard Araud, Norbert Röttgen, Pete Peterson and Eric Liu
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey joins Christiane Amanpour to unpack voter suppression. Then, Gérard Araud, the former French Ambassador to the U.S., and Norbert Röttgen, Chairman of the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee, discuss the future of transatlantic ties. Our Michel Martin speaks to Pete Peterson, Dean of Pepperdine University School of Public Policy, and Eric Liu, co-founder & CEO of Citizen University, about how to create more resilient democracies.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 29, 2020 • 57min
Amanpour: H.R. McMaster, Beverly and Dereck Joubert and George Aumoithe
H.R. McMaster, former U.S. National Security Adviser, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss pressing foreign policy issues and his new book "Battlegrounds". He explains why Trump’s Taliban strategy is a 'disaster.' Then conservationists Beverly and Dereck Joubert talk about the devastating loss of global biodiversity and how the world might be able to recover. Our Michel Martin speaks to George Aumoithe, assistant professor of Global Health at Stony Brook University, about why there is such a shortage of ICU beds in low-income communities.
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Sep 26, 2020 • 57min
Amanpour: Patrisse Cullors, Charles Ramsey, Robert Harris and Craig Silverman
Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss her disappointment in the grand jury's decision in the Breonna Taylor case and what she says is the failing of the justice system to protect black lives. But Charles Ramsey, former Philadelphia police commissioner, paints a slightly different view and explains the difference between the law and justice. Then we mark the passing of Sir Harold Evans; the media giant who sat at the helm of the Sunday Times for 14 years and went toe-to-toe with Rupert Murdoch. Robert Harris, former journalist and novelist, was a close friend, he reflects of his extraordinary life and legacy. And finally, our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Craig Silverman, media editor at BuzzFeed, about Facebook's Failures to Stop Misinformation
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Sep 25, 2020 • 57min
Amanpour: Ron Howard, Anjan Sundaram, Jaime Casap, and Firooz Zahedi
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard talks to Christiane Amanpour about his film, "Rebuilding Paradise," which shows the aftermath of California's devastating wildfires. Journalist and author Anjan Sundaram explores the extraordinary story of Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina, who was suspiciously charged with terrorism. Ana Cabrera speaks to Jaime Casap, Former Education Evangelist at Google, about how technology can be used to improve learning experiences. Then, one of Hollywood’s most celebrated photographers, Firooz Zahedi, joins Christiane from Los Angeles to discuss his new book, “Look at Me.”To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 24, 2020 • 57min
Amanpour: Rev. William J. Barber II, Carrie Severino, Neal Katyal and Alexander Betts
Reverend Dr. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, joins Christiane Amanpour to react to the Breonna Taylor indictments, highlighting his disappointment but the importance of pushing forward. Then we break down the confusing arguments for a picking a new Supreme Court justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with right wing activist Carrie Severino and former Obama official Neal Katyal. And finally, Alexander Betts, professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs at Oxford University, explains the EU's new migration pact and what he says is an absent will to protect refugees.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 23, 2020 • 57min
Amanpour: Loretta Lynch, Harry Reid, Alexandria Villaseñor and Hansi Lo Wang
The former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss some of the controversial statements and decisions made by her successor, William Barr. She highlights how the current AG has never had to face racism and should recognize that not all Americans had the same experience of the justice system growing up. Then turning to the climate crisis, former Senate Majority leader Harry Reid and youth climate activist Alexandria Villaseñor talk wildfires, government accountability for our planet and their new documentary series "Earth Focus." Our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to NPR correspondent Hansi Lo Wang unpacks fatal problems with this year’s U.S. census; namely the politicisation of the 2020 count and how it could shape the country.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 22, 2020 • 57min
Amanpour: Stacey Abrams, Jeremy Farrar and Doris Kearns Goodwin
With a little less than two months away from the U.S. election, voting rights activist Stacey Abrams joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss America's history of voter suppression, how voting can fix it and her new documentary "All In: The Fight for Democracy." Then we unpack at the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic, including a second wave in the UK, with government adviser and director of the Wellcome Trust Jeremy Farrar. Our Walter Isaacson speaks Doris Kearns Goodwin, U.S. presidential historian, about the extraordinary life and legacy of the cultural icon and late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 20, 2020 • 57min
Amanpour: Andrew McCabe, Alex Gibney, Yoruba Richen, and Jay Shetty
Alex Gibney, Director of “Agents of Chaos,” and Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the new documentary that pulls back the curtain on Russian interference in 2016. Then, Yoruba Richen, Director of "The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show" talks about the iconic Black singer and activist who made history. Our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to podcast host and author Jay Shetty about his latest book, “Think Like a Monk.”To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 18, 2020 • 57min
Amanpour: Kim Darroch, Billie Jean King, and Joshua L. Powell
Former British Ambassador to the US Kim Darroch sits down with Christiane Amanpour in London to discuss the leaked cables about President Trump that ended his career, and the future of the "special relationship." Then, turning to the world of sport, former tennis champion Billie Jean King talks about mixing athleticism and activism. She also reflects on her legacy as the Fed Cup is renamed in her honor. Our Michel Martin speaks with former NRA senior strategist Joshua L. Powell about his new book, “Inside the NRA,” which accuses the organization of corruption and political extremism.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


