Amanpour

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August 11, 2021 Amanpour: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Legendary Norman Lear, Ben Jealous and Andrew Sullivan
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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56 min
August 10, 2021 Amanpour: Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Husain Haqqani, Cecily Strong and Louis Menand
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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57 min
August 10, 2021 Amanpour: Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Husain Haqqani, Cecily Strong and Louis Menand
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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56 min
August 09, 2021 Amanpour: Alok Sharma, Kate Orff, Cal Newport and Van Jones
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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57 min
August 09, 2021 Amanpour: Alok Sharma, Kate Orff, Cal Newport and Van Jones
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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56 min
August 06, 2021 Amanpour: Dr. Karl Lauterbach, Dr. Larry Brilliant, Laura Coates, Peter Bergen and Lachlan Morton
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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57 min
August 06, 2021 Amanpour: Dr. Karl Lauterbach, Dr. Larry Brilliant, Laura Coates, Peter Bergen and Lachlan Morton
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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56 min
August 05, 2021 Amanpour: Alexander Vindman, James Brainard and Adam Hampshire
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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58 min
August 05, 2021 Amanpour: Alexander Vindman, James Brainard and Adam Hampshire
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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56 min
August 05, 2021 Amanpour: Georges Kettaneh, Robin Wright, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Julia Sweig and John Bel Edwards
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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57 min