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Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai joins Christiane for an exclusive interview about how to deal with the Taliban and try to save Afghan lives … Marin Alsop, the first woman to lead a major American orchestra, discusses the new documentary about her life, The Conductor … The terrifying reality of the pandemic for the immunocompromised and the disabled, and why they feel abandoned by the Biden administration. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As fears of war reverberate around Europe, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tells Christiane that diplomacy is not dead – but it’s up to Putin to dial down the aggression … Amid fears of conflict, Covid, inflation, supply-chain issues, and rising energy prices, the head of the International Monetary Fund speaks exclusively with Christiane about all of this and why the IMF is downgrading prospects for growth this year … Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt discusses his new book, It Could Happen Here, and how we can strike back against hate. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"There is a gaping hole in the governing of Britain” is the sobering assessment of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who joins Christiane to discuss his country’s future amid the Boris Johnson scandals, and whether diplomacy can diffuse the standoff over Ukraine ... A conversation with Ian Shaw, co-writer and star of The Shark Is Broken, the play based on the 1975 thriller Jaws ... Walter Isaacson interviews former US Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After blowback over his comment that a “minor incursion” Vladimir Putin in Ukraine could provoke a different response from the US, President Biden reiterated that Russia would pay a “heavy price” if any units cross the Baltic state’s border. Senator Chris Murphy, who just returned from Ukraine, joins the show from Capitol Hill … Oscar-winning actor Penelope Cruz on her new film Parallel Mothers … Michel Martin interviews Merritt Tierce, author of “The Abortion I Didn’t Have.” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With rising signs of Russia's intent to invade, Ukraine puts its former President Petro Poroshenko on trial for treason. He joins us to explain what it's like to face off with adversaries at home and abroad … In a matter of weeks, he lost his son to suicide, survived the Capitol insurrection and led impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. Now congressman Jamie Raskin talks about overcoming the unthinkable … Author Alec MacGillis on how the big tech takeover spurred inequality and left America in the shadow of Amazon. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the eve of Joe Biden’s one-year anniversary, former Pentagon policy adviser Kori Schake and CNN’s Abby Phillips assess the President’s performance and the many challenges that lie ahead … Emmy Award-winning director Stanley Nelson and co-director Traci Curry discuss their new documentary “Attica” … Former federal prosecutor Laura Coates explains how the pursuit of justice can create injustice. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Martin Luther King Day, the family of the late civil rights leader asks that there be “no celebration without legislation” on voting rights. South Carolina Congressman and House Majority Whip James Clyburn played a key role in President Biden winning the Democratic nomination, and he’s not ready to give up just yet, as he explains to Christiane. Plus, former US Ambassador to NATO and German politician Norbert Roettgen assess Russia’s ongoing threat to Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Australian government again cancels tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa. Veteran sportscaster and former tennis pro Mary Carillo tries to make sense of it all … As “Partygate” dominates British headlines, we look under the radar at the new legislation that could gut civil liberties here … Actors Lawrence Fishburn and Frankie Faison remembers the great Sydney Poitier. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, joins Christiane to talk about the Beijing Olympics, mental health, and Novak Djokovic … As tensions between Russia and the West rise after recent talks over Ukraine, we ask, “What will Putin do?” … Michelle Martin speaks to a woman who says her father couldn’t get the emergency room treatment he needed because hospitals were filled with Covid patients. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the tense situation on the Ukranian border is a “crisis of Russia’s making.” For the latest on the crisis, Christiane speaks with the chief American negotiator with the Russians, Deputy US Secretary of State Wendy Sherman … The Atlantic’s Tom McTague on whether Boris Johnson can survive his latest controversy … Walter Isaacson interviews Facebook whistleblower Francis Haugen. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden visits Georgia today, the scene of Donald Trump’s most blatant attempt to strong-arm state officials into overturning the 2020 vote. We talk with the man who Trump asked to “find” thousands more votes, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Plus, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya Stephanie Turco Williams, and legendary journalist Carl Bernstein. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the U.S. and Russia meet in Geneva, Vladimir Putin sends troops into neighboring Kazakhstan, where protests over rising fuel prices have left 164 dead and some 6,000 arrested. Christiane speaks with senior Kazakh diplomat Erzhan Kazykhanov and former U.S. ambassador to Russia and former NATO deputy secretary general Alexander Vershbow. Plus, Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim on the latest in the saga of tennis champion Novak Djokovic. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christiane examines how democracy is built, and how it’s preserved when under threat, with historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Timothy Snyder … What South Africa and Colombia can teach us about restorative justice and building a new democracy … Loretta J. Ross, a visiting professor at Smith College whose teaching focuses on white supremacy in the age of Trump, on whether January 6 provides an opportunity for reflection and healing. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Washington reflects on the first anniversary of the assault on the Capitol, a conversation with House Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who was trapped inside Congress that day … Former Republican Senator and Defense Secretary William Cohen, who warned of an impending disaster well before the insurrection, predicts what will happen next … Yale professor Jason Stanley on why he believes a small group of Americans are trying to wrest control from the masses. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democratic Senator Tim Kaine talks about the nation’s moment of reckoning, voting rights, and his 27-hour drive to Washington … Why the new Omicron wave is hitting children so hard, and emotional toll it’s taking … How the U.S. can preserve its democracy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why is truth-telling important? And what are the consequences of buying into a big lie? Christiane seeks answers to those vital questions with author Barbara Walter and columnist Fintan O’Toole … Henry Louis Gates Jr. of the hit series “Finding Your Roots” talks about America at a troubling crossroads … Ed Yong, science writer for the Atlantic, explains why recent CDC decisions could have a devastating impact on U.S. healthcare. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will 2022 mark the beginning of the end of the pandemic? Dr. Larry Brilliant, who helped eradicate smallpox, and Dr. Ayoade Alakija, co-chair of the African Vaccine Delivery Alliance, provide some answers … The widow of Nelson Mandela discusses the legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu … The story of one family trying to get ahead against all odds. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is no new episode of the Amanpour showcast. New episodes will resume on January 3. If you haven’t already, please check out CNN’s other podcasts and showcasts at cnn.com/audio. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New research indicates Omicron is less severe than Delta. One of the scientists who developed MRNA vaccine technology provides the facts … The executive producer of a new documentary on Zimbabwe explores that country’s precarious struggle for democracy … An interview with the 21-year-olds who used the pandemic to trek 7,000 miles across America. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. President fights to keep his signature piece of legislation alive after Senator Manchin leaves it hanging by a thread … As concerns over an invasion into Ukraine reach a fever pitch, the U.S. and Russia agree to a first round of meetings … The authors of Out Of Office on how the pandemic is making us rethink the way we work. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Omicron variant of Covid spreading at staggering speed, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, dives into the latest data … World-renowned author Andrew Solomon talks about book banning … Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage discusses her new hit play. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Joe Manchin derailed President Biden’s social spending package, and the real-life implications of the West Virginia Democrat’s break with his own party … With the Omicron variant spreading fast, a former White House pandemic adviser analyzes the latest data … What 35-year-old leftist Gabriel Boric’s election as Chile’s new president means for democracy in the region. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Bosnian state in danger of unravelling, the American special envoy to the region talks about the worldwide fallout … With Boris Johnson facing a crisis of trust, is the party over for the British PM? … With inflation accelerating, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers gives his take on how the country can right the ship. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The former head of the CDC and the editor-in-chief of the Lancet Lancet tell you what you need to know … Why what’s happening to a crucial ice shelf is a red alert for the human race … How AI could reinforce inequality. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why the Jan 6 investigation is crucial to American democracy, and what new revelations tell us about the state of the Republican party … The harrowing reality of life under the Taliban for Afghanistan’s LGBTQ community … The first woman of color to run a Fortune 50 company on her work, life, family and our future. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christiane talks with the lawmaker investigating the startling accusations of incompetence that plagued the chaotic exit from Afghanistan, as well as a former infantryman who just wrote a new book on the subject … Former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards about the assault on women’s choice … Show biz legend Kathleen Turner on her one-woman show. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Covid crisis converges with scandals at #10 Downing Street, politicians on both sides of the aisle discuss whether British PM Boris Johnson has any credibility now … How much does climate change have to do with the calamity in Kentucky? … Reckoning with slavery across America. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya on what, if anything has been achieved by President Biden’s virtual democracy summit … What is “long Covid?” Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh provides answers on the lingering condition … Journalist Barton Gellman says Donald Trump’s next coup has already begun. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An independent panel says China is committing genocide against the Uighurs. We break down the evidence with a dissident activist, and then hear China’s view … A foreign policy expert on the life and vision of Germany’s new chancellor … The man behind Moderna talks about Omicron and where the Covid-19 vaccines may take us in 2022. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Mississippi lawsuit has the U.S. closer to overturning Roe vs. Wade. Frank discussions with feminist author Katie Roiphe, and Charles Fried, Ronald Reagan’s Solicitor General ... A new report declares China the biggest captor of journalists. Christianne speaks to a columnist-turned-activist from a Hong Kong newspaper that was forced to close … A look back at Angela Merkel, a woman who shaped an era. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the specter of war in Europe hanging in the air, the American and Russian Presidents spoke for over two hours today. Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow gives his perspective … Novelist/poet Margaret Atwood on how to build practical utopias … The author of “Dopesick” and the founder of “Relatives Against Purdue Pharma” discuss the harrowing impact of the opioid epidemic. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While there are early signs the new COVID variant may not be as severe as Delta, health experts insist the key to ending the pandemic is vaccination. So Greece is taking the bull by the horns, mandating vaccines for everyone 60+. We speak exclusively to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotaki about his plan to find those who refuse the vaccine. Plus: Allison Krauss and Robert Plant discuss their new album, and why it took them 14 long years to reunite. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can Joe Biden persuade Putin to reverse the recent troop buildup on the Ukraine border? An exclusive interview with the Ukranian ambassador to the U.S. Plus: A look inside one of Libya’s detention centers, and how Puerto Rico is beating the odds to become the poster child for vaccination. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the Women’s Tennis Association suspended all tournaments in China, it took a crucial stand in defense of Peng Shuai and in support of women’s rights. We talk with WTA CEO Steve Simon. Plus: The secret cyber skirmishes between Israel and Iran. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the new Omicron variant continuing to spread, global public health experts talk about mixed messages and possible missteps … Following another mass shooting in the U.S., a former gun executive explains why America is the only country where this keeps happening … A fresh look at the legacy of Malcom X. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“We will repel, destroy and eliminate the enemy.” Those are the stark words today from Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Senator Chris Coons, President Biden’s foreign policy man in Congress, sheds light on the grim situation … A new documentary uncovers the American laws punishing boycotts of Israel … Will Omicron usher in another winter of discontent? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The new coronavirus variant has prompted multiple countries to institute travel bans. But is that the best strategy? The woman spearheading the WHO’s global COVID strategy weighs in. Plus: Taiwan on alert. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Bosnia faces its most serious crisis since the 1990s, Christiane speaks with the country’s former prime minister … Is the latest COVID variant more transmissible than Delta? … Why the Chicago 7 trial still resonates today. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 migrants drown in the English Channel. We seek answers from a migration expert and a Macron ally … The International Olympic Committee is under fire for its handling of the Peng Shuai case. We speak with a senior IOC official … An incredible story of survival and Thanksgiving. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take you on patrol in some of the world’s most contested waters as Ukraine prepares for a possible Russian invasion. Plus: The U.S. Supreme Court under the microscope. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The WHO’s Hans Kluga explains the reasons behind Europe’s latest Covid wave – and the way out … A new report says US democracy is backsliding … Documenting the incredible legacy of Arthur Ashe. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Afghanistan verges on a humanitarian catastrophe, Christiane interviews the former U.S. envoy who struck America’s deal with the Taliban. Plus: “Get Back” director Peter Jackson, and Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chinese tennis star hasn’t been seen since making assault allegations against a former Communist Party leader. What does her disappearance say about China? … Why is Russia building up forces on Ukraine’s border? … Pioneering new ways to fight the opioid epidemic. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya claims the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, is a “criminal” who’s weaponizing migrants to pressure the U.S. to lift sanctions. Those same migrants on the Belarus-Poland border were met with water cannons and tear gas from Polish authorities. Christiane asks Poland’s deputy foreign minister a simple question: why? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tensions escalate as Poland accuses Belarus of a mass entry of migrants across their shared borders … As Europe once again becomes the epicenter of the pandemic, Dr. Paul Offit on the trajectory of the virus … A desperate search for answers in the wake of the Astroworld Festival tragedy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Exclusive interview with Boston Celtics player Enes Kanter, who ignited a firestorm by accusing Xi Jinping of “unimaginable human rights abuses and crimes against humanity.” Also: Washington Post reporter Aaron Gardner’s detailed investigation into the Capitol Hill insurrectionists. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Anne Applebaum on the political violence at the Belarus border … The high-stakes meeting between the world’s two most powerful men … J.J. Abrams on what went right with The Play That Goes Wrong. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Glasgow climate summit is over, but did world leaders buy humanity enough time to avert disaster? … How three immigrant brothers built a company that would bring the global economy to its knees … Boundary breaking entertainer Billy Porter opens up. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An in-depth look at the two ongoing trials that will test the difference between self-vigilante killings and self-defense … Film star Forrest Whitaker explains how his acting career inspired his global activism … Grammy-winning musician Carlos Santana on his fascinating life and career. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the U.S. eyes a return to the Iran nuclear deal, Christiane speaks with Iran’s lead negotiator. Plus, a look back at the complex legacy of South Africa’s last apartheid president, FW de Klerk, who died today at age 85. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices