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June 24, 2021 Amanpour: Wendy Sherman, Akala and Clint Johnson
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss President Joe Biden's plans amid Taliban's wins in Afghanistan as well as tensions with China and Iran. She says the U.S. is not withdrawing from Afghanistan. Then award-winning rapper and best-selling “Natives” author Akala discusses turning his hand to fiction, combating systemic racism in the UK and how Shakespeare has more in common with modern day hip-hop than you might expect. The first case of AIDS was reported 40 years ago this month, Michel Martin speaks to Clint Johnson from the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus to reflect on the millions of lives lost to the virus.
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56 min
June 23, 2021 Amanpour: Andrei Kelin, Christine Quinn, Brian Lehrer and George Will
Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss opposition leader Alexey Navalny and Moscow's relations with the west following the Biden-Putin summit. Turning to America, former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and broadcaster Brian Lehrer dissect the forces at play in the 2021 New York City election. Then our Walter Isaacson speaks to American libertarian-conservative political commentator and author George Will about the recent Supreme Court rulings and how the nation's political divisions will impact legislation around the economy, infrastructure, and voting rights.
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57 min
June 23, 2021 Amanpour: Andrei Kelin, Christine Quinn, Brian Lehrer and George Will
Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss opposition leader Alexey Navalny and Moscow's relations with the west following the Biden-Putin summit. Turning to America, former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and broadcaster Brian Lehrer dissect the forces at play in the 2021 New York City election. Then our Walter Isaacson speaks to American libertarian-conservative political commentator and author George Will about the recent Supreme Court rulings and how the nation's political divisions will impact legislation around the economy, infrastructure, and voting rights.
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56 min
June 22, 2021 Amanpour: David Sanger, Ellie Geranmayeh, Antwaun Sargent, Hakeem Oluseyi and David Lan
New York Times Correspondent David Sanger and European Council on Foreign Relations Deputy Fellow Ellie Geranmayeh join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the implications of Iran's new president-elect Ebrahim Raisi and his hardline politics. Art curator Antwaun Sargent talks about "Social Works," his first exhibition for the Gagosian gallery in New York. Renowned astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi speaks to our Hari Sreenivasan about how he overcame the odds and escaped a life of crime, which he details in his new memoir, "A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars." And finally, In "The Walk," a massive new theater piece spanning eight countries and 5,000 miles, a giant puppet of a refugee girl named Amal travels all across Europe. Writer and Producer David Lan explains the heroic journey of Little Amal.
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57 min
June 22, 2021 Amanpour: David Sanger, Ellie Geranmayeh, Antwaun Sargent, Hakeem Oluseyi and David Lan
New York Times Correspondent David Sanger and European Council on Foreign Relations Deputy Fellow Ellie Geranmayeh join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the implications of Iran's new president-elect Ebrahim Raisi and his hardline politics. Art curator Antwaun Sargent talks about "Social Works," his first exhibition for the Gagosian gallery in New York. Renowned astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi speaks to our Hari Sreenivasan about how he overcame the odds and escaped a life of crime, which he details in his new memoir, "A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars." And finally, In "The Walk," a massive new theater piece spanning eight countries and 5,000 miles, a giant puppet of a refugee girl named Amal travels all across Europe. Writer and Producer David Lan explains the heroic journey of Little Amal.
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56 min
June 21, 2021 Amanpour: Andy Slavitt, Elie Honig, Dawn Porter, Bernita Bradley and Keri Rodrigues
Andy Slavitt, former White House Senior Adviser for Covid and author of "Preventable", joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to talk about the Delta variant, vaccinations and Obamacare. Elie Honig, author of the Bill Barr biography "Hatchet Man," breaks down the attempts to undermine the Justice Department during the Trump administration. The Elaine Race Massacre left hundreds dead in 1919; "Rise Again" director Dawn Porter explains how like Tulsa, it was sparked by racist anger of Black progress. Then mothers turned education justice advocates Bernita Bradley and Keri Rodrigues join Michel Martin to discuss why they launched they’ve turned their backs on the public school system and launched homeschooling initiatives.
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57 min
June 21, 2021 Amanpour: Andy Slavitt, Elie Honig, Dawn Porter, Bernita Bradley and Keri Rodrigues
Andy Slavitt, former White House Senior Adviser for Covid and author of "Preventable", joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to talk about the Delta variant, vaccinations and Obamacare. Elie Honig, author of the Bill Barr biography "Hatchet Man," breaks down the attempts to undermine the Justice Department during the Trump administration. The Elaine Race Massacre left hundreds dead in 1919; "Rise Again" director Dawn Porter explains how like Tulsa, it was sparked by racist anger of Black progress. Then mothers turned education justice advocates Bernita Bradley and Keri Rodrigues join Michel Martin to discuss why they launched they’ve turned their backs on the public school system and launched homeschooling initiatives.
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56 min
June 18, 2021 Amanpour: Ekaterina Kotrikadze, Marc Polymeropoulos, Alexander Betts, and Annette Gordon-Reed
News director and anchor for TV Rain, Russia's only independent TV news channel, Ekaterina Kotrikadze joins Bianna Golodrya, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to give her take on the Biden-Putin summit and the response in Russia. She says the summit changes nothing in Russia. Then Marc Polymeropolous, retired CIA officer and author of "Clarity in Crisis", explains how he was forced to retire after being targeted by a sonic attack in Moscow. Oxford's Alexander Betts, author of “The Wealth of Refugees” lays out the crucial need to change the narrative about refugees. He says they should be seen as human beings who have talents and skills to offer. And as Juneteenth, the end of slavery, is finally made a national holiday in America, Pulitzer prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed talks to Walter Isaacson about the significance of this date and her own remarkable story as the first black student to integrate into a white school.
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58 min
June 18, 2021 Amanpour: Ekaterina Kotrikadze, Marc Polymeropoulos, Alexander Betts, and Annette Gordon-Reed
News director and anchor for TV Rain, Russia's only independent TV news channel, Ekaterina Kotrikadze joins Bianna Golodrya, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to give her take on the Biden-Putin summit and the response in Russia. She says the summit changes nothing in Russia. Then Marc Polymeropolous, retired CIA officer and author of "Clarity in Crisis", explains how he was forced to retire after being targeted by a sonic attack in Moscow. Oxford's Alexander Betts, author of “The Wealth of Refugees” lays out the crucial need to change the narrative about refugees. He says they should be seen as human beings who have talents and skills to offer. And as Juneteenth, the end of slavery, is finally made a national holiday in America, Pulitzer prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed talks to Walter Isaacson about the significance of this date and her own remarkable story as the first black student to integrate into a white school.
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56 min
June 18, 2021 Amanpour: Nina Khrushcheva, Richard Haass, George Packer and Salman Rushdie
As U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva, Nina Khrushcheva, Russian international affairs expert and granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev, and Richard Haass, from the Council on Foreign Relations, join Christiane Amanpour to asses the rhetoric coming out of the summit. Author George Packer discusses his new book, "Last Best Hope," in which he warns that America must stop fighting amongst itself. Then Booker prize-winning author Salman Rushdie talks to Walter Isaacson about his new collection of essays, "Languages of Truth,” and the importance of freedom of speech, storytelling and fighting back against cancel culture.
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58 min