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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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Jul 21, 2023 • 56min
Dissident Nathan Law, author Colson Whitehead, author Paco de Leon
First: As China tightens its grip on Hong Kong, speaks with targeted dissident Nathan Law about living with a bounty on his head.
Then: In his new book Crook Manifesto, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead returns to the overlords and underbelly of 1970s Harlem.
And: With the end of student loan forgiveness looming, Michelle Martin speaks with millennial financial expert Paco de Leon.
Plus: A final farewell to Jane Birkin, the 1960s muse who inspired fashion, film and song. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 20, 2023 • 56min
Ukrainian journalist/activist Daria Kaleniuk
The Ukrainian port city of Odesa has faced its third consecutive night of Russian strikes. These kinds of attacks punctuate the life of Ukrainian journalist and activist Daria Kaleniuk. The head of the Anti-Corruption Action Centre, she's been holding her government, and others, to account during the war. She joins the program from Kyiv.
Also on today's show: USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan; author Keyu Jin; author Kai Bird To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 19, 2023 • 57min
Israel's president faces US Congress
“Ironclad” is how Israel’s President Isaac Herzog is describing the relationship between his country and the United States. Today he addressed a joint meeting of Congress, just the second Israeli president in history to do so. He was received with strong bipartisan support in the chamber, even as a handful of Democratic lawmakers boycotted today’s address. Former Middle East peace negotiator Dennis Ross joins the show to discuss.
Also on today's show: Chris Krebs, former director of the US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency; Amalgamated Bank CEO Priscillia Sims Brown To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 18, 2023 • 57min
Trump, now a 'target,' expects to be arrested
Donald Trump’s legal woes just got a whole lot worse. He’s indicated he expects to be arrested as part of the federal investigation into January 6th and election interference. In a social media post, the former president said he’s been informed by special counsel Jack Smith - who Trump called 'deranged' - that he is a target of the investigation. It would be Trump’s third indictment for alleged criminal offenses. Former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth joins the show to discuss these latest developments.
Also on today's show: former US Defense Secretary William Cohen; Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen; actor-turned-author Ben McKenzie To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 17, 2023 • 57min
How Europe is adapting to rising temps
Greeks are facing life-threatening elements today as temperatures soar with no relief in sight. A wildfire burned near Athens, and tourists sweltered visiting the sites, forcing the temporary closing of the Acropolis. Meanwhile, China recorded its hottest temperature ever – 126 degrees Fahrenheit, just as US Climate Envoy John Kerry touched down in the country. In the US, a heat dome is scorching much of the country and smoke from the Canadian wildfires is spreading over the northeast. Greece’s Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and top WHO official Francesca Racioppi join Bianna Golodryga to discuss how the continent is adapting to rising temperatures.
Also on today's show: "The Bear" writer Alex O’Keefe and actor Shaan Sharma; "Extraordinary Birding" host Christian Cooper To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 14, 2023 • 56min
Russian journalist on Moscow intrigue
The cracks are clear in Moscow in the wake of the failed Wagner mercenary army coup last month. The Russian journalist Mikahil Zygar, who was forced to flee his country when the invasion began, talks about the intrigue unfolding in Moscow, and his new book “War and Punishment” which charts the painful history between his country and Ukraine.
Also on today's show: author Rachel Eliza Griffiths; author Jennifer Pahlka; "Bad Sisters" creator Sharon Horgan To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 13, 2023 • 57min
US has 'no doubt' Ukraine will join NATO
In Ukraine, controversial cluster bombs have just arrived from the US. Ukraine’s military commanders say they will give them the advantage over Russia on the battlefield, but critics say cluster munitions have also killed countless civilians in the past. Meanwhile, on the diplomatic front, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says he has “no doubt” Ukraine will become part of NATO – but only after the war ends. President Zelensky’s chief diplomatic adviser Igor Zhovkva joins from Kyiv to discuss.
Also on today's show: The director and producer of HBO's new four-part documentary "The Last Call"; IPCC Chairman Dr. Hoesung Lee To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 12, 2023 • 57min
Estonian PM Kaja Kallas
As the critical NATO summit wraps up, Ukrainian President Zelensky may not be walking away with membership to the alliance, but he is leaving with a huge boost in military support. US President Biden and G7 leaders are announcing a new package, Germany is pledging more Patriot missiles, and a coalition of 11 member states is being formed to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s. Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is one of Ukraine’s fiercest defenders. Living right next door to Russia, she’s consistently called for Europe to up its defense spending. She joins the show from the meeting of world leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Also on today's show: EU Commissioner Thierry Breton; US House Democrat Becca Balint & FEMA Regional Administrator Lori Ehrlich; former Disinformation Governance Board leader Nina Jankowicz To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 11, 2023 • 57min
On the frontlines of the NATO summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got a rockstar welcome in Lithuania, as he arrives for the NATO summit in Vilnius. The president has expressed frustration about the lack of a timeline for his country's membership of the alliance, calling it absurd. This ahead of his meeting with US President Joe Biden tomorrow. The American leader comes to the summit with a win already in the bag, Turkey opening the way for Sweden to join the alliance. Correspondent Melissa Bell reports on the latest details from Vilnius.
Also on today's show: CNN Correspondent Hadas Gold reports from Jerusalem, followed by former Israeli politician Erel Margalit; US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith; Alexander Betts, Director of Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford; author Xochitl Gonzalez To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 10, 2023 • 56min
Volker: NATO needs Ukraine
As Russian airstrikes continue in Ukraine, NATO leaders are gearing up to hold their summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. The issue dominating the meeting is the much-debated topic of Ukraine’s accession into NATO. However, President Biden has poured cold water over that happening anytime soon by saying Ukraine is not ready for NATO membership. Former US Ambassador Kurt Volker argues that the opposite is true, and that the bloc needs Ukraine. He joins to preview the summit and discuss Ukraine’s position there.
Also on today's show: Former Mexico Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard; author Jeff Goodell; award-winning war correspondent Jane Ferguson To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices