Amanpour: Abbas Milani, Alice Waters, Mack Beggs, Nancy Beggs and Angélique Kidjo
Jun 15, 2021
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Abbas Milani discusses Iran's next president and the nuclear deal. Alice Waters promotes slow food for personal and community health. Mack Beggs and Nancy Beggs discuss trans athlete activism. Angélique Kidjo performs and talks about her new album celebrating African culture.
The upcoming Iranian presidential election is expected to bring a hardliner, Ibrahim Raisi, to power, potentially aligning with a more conservative and Islamic vision for the country.
Renowned chef Alice Waters promotes slow food and highlights the importance of sustainable, locally sourced, and healthy eating choices.
The documentary 'Changing the Game' sheds light on the experiences and challenges faced by transgender athletes, urging for inclusivity and fairness in sports.
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Biden's Foreign Visit and Meeting with Putin
US President Joe Biden's first foreign visit before meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin focuses on defending democracies and rooting out corruption. The upcoming meeting aims to address the low point in US-Russia relations and discuss key issues such as Iran and the revival of the nuclear deal abandoned by the previous administration.
Iran's Presidential Election and Raisi's Ascendancy
The upcoming presidential election in Iran is set to bring hardliner Ibrahim Raisi to power. The election has been criticized as engineered to eliminate potential challengers and consolidate power. Raisi's history in the judiciary and his conservative stance align with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini's vision for a more Islamic state.
Alice Waters and the Slow Food Movement
Renowned chef Alice Waters discusses her slow food manifesto and the importance of mindful eating. Waters promotes the use of locally sourced, organic ingredients and aims to change the fast food culture by emphasizing slow, sustainable, and healthy eating choices.
Transgender Athletes and the Documentary 'Changing the Game'
The documentary 'Changing the Game' highlights the experiences of transgender athletes, including Mac Beggs, a high school wrestler. The film explores issues of inclusion, fairness, and the challenges faced by transgender athletes in an environment where their participation is debated and, in some cases, legally restricted.
Angelique Kijo's New Album and Message of Love for Mother Nature
Angelique Kijo's new album 'Mother Nature' is an ode to the African continent and its cultures. The album includes collaborations with young African artists and addresses the urgent need to care for the environment and combat climate change. Kijo emphasizes the power of music to convey messages of love, unity, and respect for the Earth.
Stanford's Abbas Milani joins Christiane Amanpour to talk about Ebrahim Raisi, the man widely expected to be Iran's next president, and prospects for the nuclear deal. Then Alice Waters, chef and author of "We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto," explains how slow food is not only linked to our personal health but the health of our communities and the planet. Our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to transgender athlete and activist Mack Beggs and his grandmother Nancy Beggs about his story, reflected in new documentary “Changing the Game” and recent uptick in anti-transgender legislation across the United States. And finally, Grammy award-winning singer Angélique Kidjo performs some of her new album "Mother Nature" and discusses working with artists across the African diaspora.
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