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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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Latest Episodes:

Amanpour: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Legendary Norman Lear, Ben Jealous and Andrew Sullivan Aug 11, 2021

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The topic of vaccination has become a hot political issue. We speak to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Adviser to the U.S. President on how concern we should be as covid cases soar through Florida and Louisiana. Christiane Amanpour also speaks with a legendary TV producer, Norman Lear, and his work as a social activist. He appears alongside Ben Jealous who is President of the Lear’s Organization to discuss their work. Author Andrew Sullivan is one of today’s most provocative social and political commentators. He joins the show to discuss his new book, “Out On a Limb: Selected Writing.”

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Amanpour: Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Husain Haqqani, Cecily Strong and Louis Menand Aug 10, 2021

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Andrew Cuomo resigns as New York governor. What’s next? Christiane speaks to New York State Senate Majority Leader, Andrea Stewart-Cousins. American is almost out of Afghanistan but the Taliban is moving in with rapid speed, seizing its seventh provincial capital in five days. We speak to former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and former Pakistani Ambassador to the U.N Husain Haqqani. What is the true meaning of freedom and how its core values lie deeply within American culture today. Our PBS guest, Louis Menand on his new book, “The Free World.” Finally, veteran SNL comedic host, Cecily Strong on her new memoir, “This Will All Be Over Soon,” reflect on losing her cousin to brain cancer and her own isolation during the pandemic.

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Amanpour: Alok Sharma, Kate Orff, Cal Newport and Van Jones Aug 09, 2021

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Global warming is happening faster than we previously thought. The extreme weather conditions have been intensifying over the years as fatal floods occur in Germany and China, wildfire rages in California, and apocalyptic scenes of Greece with thousands forced to flee the burning infernos. Alok Sharma, the British government’s climate chief discusses the urgency of battling climate change. With sea levels rising fast, we speak to Katie Orff, a landscape architect on the desperate need to, “hit the reset button if we want nature to come back.” Also, how many emails have you received today? We speak to author Cal Newport on his new book, “A World Without E-mail.” Finally, Prince drops a new album, ‘Welcome 2 America.’ Christiane speaks with Van Jones who worked at the White House during the Obama administration and later became a close friend and adviser to Prince.

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Amanpour: Dr. Karl Lauterbach, Dr. Larry Brilliant, Laura Coates, Peter Bergen and Lachlan Morton Aug 06, 2021

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Dr. Karl Lauterbach, German Parliament Member, and Dr. Larry Brilliant, founder and CEO of Pandefense Advisory, join Bianna Golodryga to discuss the science and ethics behind some countries' plans to offer booster shots before millions around the world have even received their first vaccine. Former federal prosecutor Laura Coates digs into the new criminal complaint against New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Peter Bergen, author of "The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden", discusses his rare access to the al Qaeda leader. Lachlan Morton, cyclist with UCI WorldTeam EF Education-Nippo, talks to Hari Sreenivasan about riding 200 miles a day to beat the Tour de France by five days this summer.

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Amanpour: Alexander Vindman, James Brainard and Adam Hampshire Aug 05, 2021

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Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman joins Bianna Golodryga to discuss his new book "Here, Right Matters: An American Story" about his experience testifying before Congress in 2019 about the phone call between President Trump and the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Mayor James Brainard of Carmel, Indiana, talks about how he got his city to an 80% vaccination rate in a state falling behind the rest of the country. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Adam Hampshire about his latest research which draws a line between covid and decreased cognitive abilities.

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Amanpour: Georges Kettaneh, Robin Wright, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Julia Sweig and John Bel Edwards Aug 05, 2021

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On the one year anniversary of the deadly port explosion in Beirut, Christiane Amanpour looks back at it's devastating impact with Georges Kettaneh, the Secretary General of the Lebanese Red Cross. On the eve of the inauguration of Iran's President-elect Raisi, journalist and author Robin Wright discusses the future of U.S.-Iran relations and the possibility of reviving the nuclear deal. Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and Julia Sweig, author of "Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight", talk about LBJ's secret weapon...his wife. As Louisiana battles it's worst covid surge to date, our Walter Isaacson talks to Governor John Bel Edwards about his plan to tackle the crisis.

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Amanpour: Gavin Newsom, Elif Shafak and Robin DiAngelo Aug 03, 2021

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California Governor Gavin Newsom joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss his political future as he stares down a possible recall. He also blasts pundits who he accuses of sowing doubt about vaccines as his state battles growing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Then Turkish-British author Elif Shafak talks about her new book, “The Island of Missing Trees,” which explores the destruction of the natural world against the backdrop of love and war in Cyprus and London. Correspondent Frederik Pleitgen reflects on Iran's Supreme Leader Ebrahim Raisi and what it means for the nation’s relationship with the West. And our Michel Martin speaks to author Robin DiAngelo about her new book, "Nice Racism".

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Amanpour: Nathalie Loiseau, Ezra Klein, Michael Osterholm and Selina Wang Aug 03, 2021

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Nathalie Loiseau, French Member of European Parliament, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss President Macron's tough new covid health pass. Then Ezra Klein, opinion columnist for The New York Times and host of "The Ezra Klein Show", talks about the challenges of getting all eligible Americans vaccinated. Our Walter Isaacson speaks to Michael Osterholm, Director at the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy at the University of Minnesota, about the science behind the Delta variant and what the U.S. can learn from other countries' responses. And finally, CNN's Selina Wang reflects on Simone Biles' return to competition and whether the success of Japanese athletes is softening resistance to the Games.

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Amanpour: Dr. Reed Tuckson, Saad Mohseni, Roy Weathers, John Miller and Rodrigo Garcia Aug 02, 2021

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Dr. Reed Tuckson, founder of Black Coalition Against Covid, joins Bianna Golodryga to discuss covid-19 and vaccinations in the black community. Turning to Afghanistan, Saad Mohseni, CEO Of Afghanistan's largest media conglomerate Moby Media Group, explains that the Taliban now faces a different country to the one they left behind. Back in October over 100 CEOS came together to form CEO Action for Racial Equity; our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to the man in charge of that initiative, Roy Weathers, and Denny's CEO John Miller about why they’re taking a stand on racial justice. And finally, Rodrigo Garcia talks about his new book "A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes" which details the last days of his mother Mercedes Barcha and novelist father Gabriel García Márquez.

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Amanpour: Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya, Alexey Kovalev, Colleen Hacker, Dr. Michelle Fiscus, Dr. Jason B. Martin Aug 02, 2021

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Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya tells Bianna Golodryga about her meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. Alexey Kovalev, Investigations editor at Medusa, discusses Putin's crackdown on Russian media in the run up to the parliamentary election. Veteran U.S. Olympic mental skills coach Dr. Colleen Hacker discusses the psychological aspect of athletics and the heroism of gymnast Simone Biles. in Tennessee, only 39% are inoculated, two Tennessean doctors, Dr. Michelle Fiscus and Dr. Jason B. Martin, join our Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

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