Amanpour

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Sep 16, 2019 • 58min

Amanpour: John Kirby, Vali Nasr, Laurie Santos and Ken Burns

John Kirby, the Retired Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, and Vali Nasr, the Professor of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the attack on Saudi oil fields. Laurie Santos, the host of "The Happiness Lab" talks about her popular class at Yale University that teaches students how to be happy. Our Walter Isaacson talks to Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest work, "Country Music."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 13, 2019 • 57min

Amanpour: Mark McKinnon, David Axelrod, Rev. Irene Monroe and Azadeh Moaveni

Mark McKinnon, the former Campaign Adviser to George W. Bush and John McCain, and David Axelrod, the former Chief Campaign Strategist for Barack Obama, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the latest Democratic Presidential debate. Our Michel Martin talks to Rev. Irene Monroe, a self described African American-Lesbian-Radical Feminist, about opening up her religious community to LGBTQ issues. Our Arwa Damon reports on the wives, widows and children of ISIS militants in refugee camps across Syria. Azadeh Moaveni talks about what drove these women to ISIS and her new book "Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 12, 2019 • 58min

Amanpour: Mark Sanford, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner and Paul Tough

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mark Sanford joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss his campaign, and his challenge to U.S. President Trump. Actress Lily Tomlin, and her partner, producer Jane Wagner, talk about their personal and professional partnership, and their new Lincoln Center retrospective, "Two Free Women". Our Michel Martin speaks to author Paul Tough, whose new book "The Years that Matter Most", examines how the university system is still weighted in favor of the wealthy.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 11, 2019 • 58min

Amanpour: Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, Carrie Gracie, Amy Schatz and Taresh Batra

Investigative journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey join Christiane Amanpour to talk about their Pulitzer prizewinning expose on Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and their new book "She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement". Journalist and author Carrie Gracie tells Christiane about her fight for equal pay and her new book "Equal: A Story of Women, Men and Money". And, marking a sombre anniversary, director Amy Schatz and former Stuyvesant student Taresh Batra talk to our Hari Sreenivasan about new HBO documentary "In the Shadow of the Towers", which reflects on what it was like to be a child on September 11 2001.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 10, 2019 • 57min

Amanpour: Jim Sciutto, Steve Hall, Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts and Sarah M. Broom

Jim Sciutto, author of "The Shadow War", and Steve Hall, former Head of CIA Russia Operations, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss U.S. national security, Russia and the recent resignation of U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton. Film-makers Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts join Christiane on set in London to talk about their new documentary "For Sama", which provides a first-hand look at the horror and humanity of life in Aleppo, Syria. Our Walter Isaacson is joined by author Sarah M. Broom, whose latest memoir "The Yellow House" recalls the devastation caused by 2005 Hurricane Katrina, and the struggle to rebuild.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 9, 2019 • 58min

Amanpour: Sediq Sediqqi, Saad Mohseni, Camilla Cavendish and Daniel R. Day

Christiane Amanpour speaks to Sediq Sediqqi, Afghan Presidential Spokesperson, and Saad Mohseni, Chair & CEO of Moby Group, about the recent developments in U.S.-Taliban negotiations. Camilla Cavendish, former Director of Policy for David Cameron, joins Christiane on set in London to discuss Brexit and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament. Our Hari Sreenivasan talks with Daniel R. Day, author of "Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem", about his origins and his new partnership with Gucci.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 6, 2019 • 57min

Amanpour: John Browne, Angelique Kidjo and Marc Brackett

John Browne, former CEO of BP, joins Christiane Amanpour in New York to discuss the oil industry and climate change. Singer Angelique Kidjo talks about her childhood in Benin and her new album "Celia". Our Michel Martin is joined by Marc Brackett, Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, who explains why children should be taught to recognize emotions.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 5, 2019 • 57min

Amanpour: Cory Booker, Alistair Burt, Yascha Mounk and Linda Villarosa

U.S. Presidential candidate Cory Booker joins Christiane Amanpour in New York to talk climate, his childhood and the 2020 presidential race. Former Conservative Party MP Alistair Burt discusses the recent Brexit developments and Yascha Mounk, Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University, reflects on their wider implications for British democracy. Our Walter Isaacson is joined by Linda Villarosa, Contributing Writer at the New York Times Magazine, to talk about the Times' 1619 Project.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 4, 2019 • 57min

Amanpour: Beto O'Rourke, Ernesto Araújo and George Takei

U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidate Beto O'Rourke joins Christiane Amanpour in New York to discuss his campaign, gun control and the climate crisis. Ernesto Araújo, the Brazilian Foreign Minister, talks about the fires threatening the Amazon rainforest. Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to George Takei about his childhood internment and his new memoir "They Called Us Enemy".To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 3, 2019 • 56min

Amanpour: Jim Mattis, John Redwood, Margaret MacMillan and Salman Rushdie

Jim Mattis, the Former U.S. Defense Secretary, joins Christiane Amanpour in New York to discuss leadership, the Trump administration and his new book "Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead." John Redwood, the British Conservative MP, talks about British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspending Parliament in the midst of the ongoing Brexit negotiations. Margaret MacMillan, History Professor Emeritus at Oxford University, discusses the wider impact of this move. Renowned author Salman Rushdie talks to our Walter Isaacson about his decade in hiding and his latest Booker prize-nominated novel "Quichotte."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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