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Amanpour: Kay Bailey Hutchison, Michael Lewis and Jonathan Haidt
Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the key developments and dramas to come out of the NATO summit in London. Michael Lewis, author of "Fifth Risk" and "The Big Short," digs down into the political crisis unfolding on Capitol Hill, as the House Judiciary Committee hears its fist testimony from four constitutional scholars. He gives his take on the impeachment process so far and the future of the country. Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Jonathan Haidt, the social psychologist and co-author of "The Dark Psychology of Social Networks." He serves up solutions for what he calls the "outrage machine," that is spreading anger and toxicity.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Bobby Ghosh, Gülnur Aybet, Shirin Neshat, Hadi Ghaemi and Feras Fayyad
Bobby Ghosh, the Bloomberg opinion editor, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the tensions between presidents Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron, as they meet in London for NATO's 70th summit. Gülnur Aybet, senior adviser to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, unpacks the criticism Macron levelled at Erdogan over Turkey's offensive in Syria. She defends the apparent blocking of the NATO defense plan for the Baltics and Poland. Shirin Neshat, Iranian artist, and Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran, explain the importance of defending artist freedoms in Iran amid the ongoing protests that have seen more than 200 killed. Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Feras Fayyad, the Emmy Award-winning director, to discuss his new film of "The Cave" which documents the work of Syrian doctor Amani Ballour as she managed an underground hospital in Ghouta, outside Damascus.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Jens Stoltenberg, Gérard Araud, Karin von Hippel, Yaron Zilberman and Jonah Peretti
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General and former Prime Minister of Norway, joins Christiane Amanpour to reflect on 70 years of NATO, their strategy on terrorism and their approach to Trump's foreign policy. Gérard Araud, former French Ambassador to the United States, and Karin von Hippel, the Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute, weigh in and assess the future of the post-war alliance. Yaron Zilberman, co-writer and director of "Incitement", talks about dramatizing the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. He explains how the consequences of that deep division and religious extremism seen 25 years ago can still be felt in Israeli society today. Our Walter Isaacson sits down with Jonah Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed and co-founder of The Huffington Post, to unpack what "public interest" means in the age of the internet.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Kevin Sheekey, Richard Gere, David Gere, Julia Neuberger and Darren Walker
Kevin Sheekey, campaign manager for Bloomberg 2020, joins Christiane Amanpour to explain why the media mogul and billionaire Michael Bloomberg has made a late entry to the 2020 presidential race. Brothers Richard Gere, the iconic actor and activist, and David Gere, the director of UCLA Art & Global Health Center, give an emotional and candid account of the friends they've lost to AIDS. They talk about coming together to help create new and powerful photography exhibition and book called "Through Positive Eyes" to celebrate World AIDS Day and end stigma once and for all. Julia Neuberger, senior rabbi and member of the British House of Lords, discusses the Labour party's anti-Semitism problem and how this might impact the upcoming UK election. Our Walter Isaacson sits down with Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, to discuss his new book, "From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Jenna Ellis, Neal Katyal, Pat Mitchell and Lena Waithe
Jenna Ellis, senior legal adviser for the Trump 2020 campaign, joins Christiane Amanpour to give her defense of President Trump and explains why his behavior is not impeachable. Neal Katyal, former Acting U.S. Solicitor General and author of "Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump," pushes back against Ellis' claims and gives his legal view. Pat Mitchell, the former head of CNN productions and first woman head of PBS, speaks candidly about her life in media, activism and growing older in the public eye. She reflects on "Becoming a Dangerous Woman"; and why she chose this as the title of her new memoir. Our Alison Stewart sits down with Lena Waithe, award-winning screenwriter, to talk about writing her first feature film, "Queen & Slim," a tale of bloodshed, race, trauma and hope.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Annette Bening and Joel Stein
Doris Kearns Goodwin, the renowned presidential historian, joins Christiane Amanpour to delve into the Trump presidency, his predecessors and the latest shocking developments to emerge in the impeachment inquiry. Annette Bening, the award-winning actress best known for her roles in "American Beauty" and "Bugsy", reflects on growing older and stronger in Hollywood and what it was like to portray Senator Dianne Feinstein in new Amazon film "The Report". Feinstein was instrumental in the Senate investigation into CIA torture after 9/11, that exposed wrongdoing at the highest level. Our Walter Isaacson sits down with Joel Stein, former writer for Time magazine, discusses his new book "In Defense of Elitism" and why it is so important to fight against the tide of elitism, populism and end America's political culture war.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Nima Elbagir, Maria Ressa, Olafur Eliasson and Martha Minow
In a special report, CNN Senior International Correspondent Nima Elbagir confronts a priest accused of abusing some of the World's most vulnerable children in the Central African Republic. Maria Ressa, the CEO of social news network Rappler, talks about her experience of going toe to toe with the Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte. Olafur Eliasson, the artist famous for his use of the natural elements, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss how his work helps people connect with the climate crisis. And our Michel Martin sits down with Martha Minow, the former dean of Harvard Law School, to discuss her new book "When Should Law Forgive?" about the complicated intersections between law, justice and forgiveness.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Chris Ruddy, Susan Glasser, Daria Kaleniuk, Lauren Greenfield and Andy Bautista
Christiane Amanpour is joined by Chris Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax and Susan Glasser, Staff Writer at the New Yorker, to talk about the latest in the ongoing impeachment inquiry. Daria Kaleniuk, one of Ukraine's most respected anti-corruption activists gives her perspective on investigation and our Alison Stewart is joined by Director Lauren Greenfield and Former Philippine Elections Commission Chairman Andy Bautista, who talk about their new biopic of Imelda Marcos, "The Kingmaker".To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Henk Ovink, Katharine Hayhoe, Joey Zwillinger and S. James Gates
Henk Ovink, Dutch special envoy for International Water Affairs, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the extreme flooding in Venice; the worst it has ever experienced. Katharine Hayhoe, atmospheric scientist, also weighs in on the climate crisis causing natural disasters around the world like the flooding in Venice, fires in California and smog in India. Joey Zwillinger, co-CEO of shoe company Allbirds, talks about developing his innovative and sustainable shoe brand. Our Walter Isaacson, sits down with Sylvester James Gates, professor and theoretical physicist, to reflect on co-writing, "Proving Einstein Right". He explores how scientists proved Einstein's ground-breaking theory of relativity all those years ago.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Nancy McEldowney, James Baker, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Frankel
Nancy McEldowney, former Director of the U.S. Foreign Service Institute, and James Baker, former FBI General Counsel join Christiane Amanpour to unpack the latest developments in the ongoing impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. Mark Ruffalo, actor in new film "Dark Waters," and Rob Bilott, the lawyer who Ruffalo plays in "Dark Waters," reflect on working together in this new project. Bilott took on the chemical company Dupont after one of its West Virginia plants leaked a chemical known as PFO into the water supply. Our Walter Isaacson sits down with Adam Frankel, President Obama's former speechwriter and author of "The Survivors," to discuss his search for truth after uncovering a traumatic secret in his family.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Mike Rogers, Elizabeth Holtzman, Anthony Gardner, Jeff Greenfield and Carl Bernstein
Mike Rogers, former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, and Elizabeth Holtzman, former member of the House Judiciary Committee, join Christiane Amanpour to reflect on the first public hearing of the impeachment investigation. They give their thoughts on top U.S. diplomat Bill Taylor's testimony on Capitol Hill. Anthony Gardner, former U.S. Ambassador to the EU, gives his thoughts on the strategies employed by both Democrats and Republicans so far. Jeff Greenfield, journalist and author, and Carl Bernstein, former Washington Post reporter, reflect on past impeachment processes involving Presidents Nixon and Clinton. They give their take on how this impeachment compares.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: John McLaughlin, Joe Crowley, Yair Golan and Garry Kasparov
John McLaughlin, former deputy CIA director, joins Christiane Amanpour to talk about the first public impeachment hearings due to take place this week. Joe Crowley, former House Democrat and predecessor to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, sheds light on the political strategies both Republicans and Democrats will employ during these hearings. Yair Golan, Israeli Knesset member and former deputy chief of staff at the IDF, reflects on the political paralysis in Israel and the spike of violence at the Gaza-Israel border. Our Miles O'Brien sits down with Garry Kasparov, the chess grandmaster and pro-democracy activist, to discuss the threat technology and Putin's Russia poses to American democracy.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Timothy Garton Ash, Christopher Mallaby, Andrey Kortunov, Wendell Pierce and Jimmie Fails
Timothy Garton Ash, historian and author, Christopher Mallaby, former UK Ambassador to Germany, and Andrey Kortunov, the Director General of the Russian Intl. Affairs Council, join Christiane Amanpour to reflect on the historic day the Berlin wall came down 30 years ago. They discuss how the reunification of Germany shaped the modern world. Wendell Pierce, actor best known for his roles in "The Wire" and "Suits", talks about taking to the stage in London in the reinterpretation of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman." Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Jimmie Fails, actor in "The Last Black Man in San Francisco", to discuss his debut role in the semi-autobiographical film that has prompted rave reviews.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Steven Reed, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Alex Gibney and Megan Phelps-Roper
Steven Reed, mayor-elect of Montgomery, Alabama, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss his historic victory as the African-American mayor of the former Confederate capital and battleground of the civil rights movement. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, exiled Russian businessman and former oligarch, talks about Russia's unique form of gangster capitalism. Alex Gibney, director of documentary "Citizen K", speaks about creating his new doc that delves into the extraordinary and complex life of Khodorkovsky. Our Michel Martin sits down with Megan Phelps-Roper, former member of the notorious Westboro Baptist Church, to talk about why she left and how she feels about religion now.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Scott Jennings, John Nichols, Iltija Mufti, Leonard Kleinrock and Vint Cerf
Scott Jennings, former adviser to U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, and John Nichols, correspondent at the Nation, join Christiane Amanpour to explore the Democrats' big win in Kentucky. Iltija Mufti, daughter of Mehbooba Mufti, the former leader of Kashmir, discuss India's crackdown in Kashmir. Our Miles O'Brien sits down with Leonard Kleinrock and Vint Cerf, the founding fathers of the internet, to reflect on their first pioneering steps and what they would do differently if they could go back.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: George Osborne, Eleni Kounalakis, Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Aneesa Folds
George Osborne, former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister David Cameron and current editor of the Evening Standard newspaper, sits down with Christiane Amanpour. He discusses the future of the conservative party, the possibility of a trade deal with the U.S. and the likely outcome of the approaching December election. Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic Lieutenant Governor for California, gives her take on the climate crisis causing the ongoing fires in California and the ten-day toxic smog in New Delhi. Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Aneesa Folds, the cast of Freestyle Love Supreme, to explain how their Broadway show that fuses rap and improv.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Vali Nasr, Karl Sharro, Julie Andrews and Ev Williams
Vali Nasr, professor of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University, and Karl Sharro, the Lebanese-Iraqi satirist, join Christiane Amanpour to dissect the motivations behind the deadly protests in Iraq. Julie Andrews, the Oscar-winning actress best known for her iconic roles in "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music," talks candidly about the highs and lows of Hollywood and penning her new memoir "Home Work." Our Walter Isaacson sits down with Ev Williams the co-founder of Twitter, to discuss his new publishing platform Medium and why he's focusing on more nuanced, quality content. He also digs into why Twitter needs to take more responsibility.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Karen Armstrong, Brendan Simms and Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
Karen Armstrong, former nun and religious scholar, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss penning her new book "The Lost Art of Scripture." She's reflects on her extraordinary life and interpretation of religion. Brendan Simms, historian and author of "Hitler: A Global Biography," delves into both Hitler's rise to power in the thirties and the dangerous increase in nationalism and anti-Semitism we are seeing creep back into the world today. Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, president of StubHub and founder of theBoardlist, to discuss the importance of diversity and structural reform of corporate America.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Norman Ornstein, Robert Reich, Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom and Ocean Vuong
Norman Ornstein, congressional scholar at the American Enterprise Institute joins Christiane Amanpour to to give his take on President Trump's behavior in the last few months, just as the House votes to proceed with the formal impeachment process. Robert Reich, former U.S. Labor Secretary, discusses the raging wild fires in California and the complex causes behind them. Cynthia Erivo, actor in "Harriet", and Leslie Odom, Jr., her co-star in the film, reflect on what it was like to delve into the outstanding life of Harriet Tubman, the slave who led her people to freedom. Michel Martin sits down with Ocean Vuong, author of "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous," to talk about the debut novel that earned him six weeks on the New York Times best-seller list this year.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: William Cohen, Antonio Banderas and Zanny Minton Beddoes
William Cohen, former U.S. Defense Secretary, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss how politicians on both sides of the aisle need to put country before party as they evaluate evidence in the impeachment inquiry. Antonio Banderas, the iconic actor from "The Mask of Zorro" and "Shrek," opens up about taking on a very different role in "Pain and Glory." Our Walter Isaacson sits down with Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, to talk about what the Brexit vote really represents.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: David Shulkin, Mona Fawaz, Juan Manuel Santos and Lithgow
David Shulkin, former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs and author of "It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Serve Your Country," sits down with Christiane Amanpour to give insight into the ongoing impeachment inquiry. He weighs in as Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman testifies behind closed doors about Trump's Ukraine phone call. Mona Fawaz, professor at the American University of Beirut, talks about what sparked the ongoing mass protests in Lebanon that caused the Prime Minister to resign. Juan Manuel Santos, the former Colombian President, discusses the connections and motivations behind the protests in Lebanon, Hong Kong, Chile and Colombia. He explains how it is inequality and polarization that is forcing people out onto the streets around the world. Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with John Lithgow, multi-award-winning actor, to reflect on playing Fox News chairman Roger Ailes in new film "Bombshell" and turning his hand to satirical poetry in his new book "Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Rukmini Callimachi, Frank Luntz, Elizabeth Holtzman and Aarti Shahani
Rukmini Callimachi, award-winning correspondent at The New York Times, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the life and death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who died during a U.S. raid in Idlib, Syria. Frank Luntz, pollster and political strategist, and Elizabeth Holtzman, former U.S. House Democrat, give their views on this win for President Trump, during a tumultuous time in The White House and the ongoing impeachment inquiry. Aarti Shahani, author of "Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares," talks about her immigrant family and their fight for justice in America.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Brian Cox, John Kerry and Maya Moore
Brian Cox, actor in Broadway play "The Great Society" and HBO's hit series "Succession", joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss stepping into the shoes of presidents and media moguls. John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of State, reflects on a tumultuous time in U.S. politics; from policy in Northern Syria, to the ongoing impeachment inquiry back home. Our Michel Martin sits down with Maya Moore, the basketball star, to explain why she took a sabbatical from the WNBA in her pursuit of justice.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Anita Hill, Noah Feldman, Jokha Alharthi and Marilyn Booth
Anita Hill, professor of Brandeis University, joins Christiane Amanpour to talk about how three decades later the same mistakes are being made. She reflects on testifying against then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas and the shocking similarities with last year's Kavanaugh hearings. Our Walter Isaacson sits down with Noah Feldman, professor at Harvard Law School, to discuss how the ongoing impeachment inquiry is impacting the U.S. constitution. Jokha Alharthi, author of "Celestial Bodies" and Marilyn Booth, the translator of Alharthi's novel, explore how they created the International Man Booker Prize-winning novel set in Oman.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Mark Esper, Tom Mueller, Richard Stengel
Mark Esper, U.S. Secretary of Defense, joins Christiane Amanpour in Saudi Arabia to defend the U.S. government's decision to withdraw troops from Northern Syria, paving the way for Turkey's invasion of the Kurdish held region. Our Michel Martin sits down with Tom Mueller, author of "Crisis of Conscience", to unpack why whistleblowing is ultimately about American values. Walter Isaacson speaks to Richard Stengel, former Under Secretary of State under Obama and author of "Information Wars", to discuss his experience of fake news during Russia's invasion of Crimea.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Peter Frankopan, Malte Herwig, Grayson Perry and Rhiannon Giddens
Peter Frankopan, professor of Global History at Oxford University, and Malte Herwig, journalist and Peter Handke biographer, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the controversial decision to award writer and playwright Peter Handke with the Nobel Prize in Literature. Handke has been accused of being an apologist for the Serbian project of Slobodan Milosevic and the consequent ethnic cleansing which occurred in Bosnia. Grayson Perry, the London-based contemporary artist, explained his creative journey and the inspiration behind his new exhibit "Super Rich Interior Decoration." Our Walter Isaacson sat down with Rhiannon Giddens, award-winning musician and music scholar, to discuss her latest album "The Is No Other."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Mikhail Kasyanov, Nina Jankowicz, Jonathan Powell and Gulalai Ismail,
Mikhail Kasyanov, former Russian Prime Minister, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss President Erodgan's bloody offensive in Northern Syria caused by President Trump's decision to withdraw troops from the region. He explains the possible impact this will have on U.S. allies. Nina Jankowicz, a disinformation fellow at the Wilson Center, gives her take on President Trump's actions in Ukraine as the U.S. ambassador the to EU testifies in the congressional impeachment inquiry. Jonathan Powell, former chief of staff to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, gives his take on the news that the UK and EU have reached a new Brexit deal. Our Michel Martin sits down with Gulalai Ismail, human rights activist, to discuss her home nation of Pakistan and why she was inspired to become an advocate for victims of alleged sexual abuse by Pakistan's army.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Charles Barkley, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Mehdi Hasan and Dr. Deepak Chopra
Charles Barkley, former NBA Player, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the political firestorm that has engulfed the NBA ever since the manager of the Houston Rockets tweeted support for the Hong Kong protests. Brittany Packnett Cunningham, co-host of "Pod Save the People", and Mehdi Hasan, columnist at The Intercept, reflect on the most recent Democratic presidential debate and how foreign policy was unusually front and center. Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Dr. Deepak Chopra, the new age wellness guru, to talk about his eighty-ninth book, "Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Jack Goldsmith, Katharine Gun and Robbie Robertson
Jack Goldsmith, former Head of the U.S. Office of Legal Counsel, joined Christiane Amanpour to discuss how his step-father became the prime suspect in the disappearance of labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa, which is now the topic of new film "The Irishman." He delves into this as well as what he sees as executive overreach in The White House, past and present. Katharine Gun, the Iraq War whistleblower, reflects on leaking memos that exposed a plot by U.S. security officials to secure votes for the invasion. Our Walter Isaacson sat down with Robbie Robertson, musician in "The Band", to look back on his rock career and his more recent work on "The Irishman" music score.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Shiraz Maher, Kori Schake, Jane Fonda and Raj Chetty
Shiraz Maher, Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Kori Schake, Deputy Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss Turkey's military offensive in Syria. Jane Fonda, actress and activist, talks about her recent arrest at a climate protest. Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Raj Chetty about how he's using Big Data to give disadvantaged children the same opportunities he had.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Jonathan Rugman, Patricia Cornwell and Susan Rice
Jonathan Rugman, the award-winning journalist, joins Christiane Amanpour to speak about the exclusive access that enabled him to write his book, "The Killing in the Consulate: Investigating The Life and Death of Jamal Khashoggi." Patricia Cornwell, best-selling novelist of the The Scarpetta Series", talks about her love of all things adventure and how that helped her pen the first in her new series "Quantum." Susan Rice, former U.N. Ambassador to the U.S. and author of "Tough Love", reflects on her political career and working under President Obama.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: John Bruton, Nancy McEldowney and Alastair Mactaggart
Nancy McEldowney, former Ambassador to Bulgaria and former policy adviser on Europe during the Clinton Administration, reflects on the second day of Turkey's offensive in Northern Syria and the impact it is already having on the Kurdish population there. John Bruton, former Irish Prime Minister, gives his take on the latest Brexit developments, as the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Our Hari Sreenivasan sat down with Alastair Mactaggart, real-estate developer and founder of "Californians for Consumer Privacy", to explain why he is fighting for people's privacy.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Gulnur Aybet, John R. Allen, Chris Morris and Mark Cuban
Gulnur Aybet, senior adviser to the President of Turkey, joins Christiane Amanpour to defend Turkey's invasion of Kurdish Northern Syria. John R. Allen, former envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, gives a different take on Turkey's move; he explains how this could help the resurgence of ISIS in the territory. Chris Morris, writer and director of the iconic "Four Lions", talks about his new film "The Day Shall Come" and how he uses satire to create comedy in these chaotic times. Our Walter Isaacson sits down with Mark Cuban, entrepreneur and owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, to unpack his love of both business and politics.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Christopher Ruddy, Danylo Lubkivsky, Peter Galbraith and Christopher Wylie
Christopher Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax Media, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the White House barring a key witness from testifying in the impeachment injury. Danylo Lubkivsky, former Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister, weighs in on Ukraine's part in the current U.S. political crisis. Peter Galbraith, former U.S. Ambassador, explains the dangers of President Trump's decision to remove U.S. troops from Northern Syria. Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Christopher Wylie, former Cambridge Analytica Employee and whistleblower, to discuss his new book that reflects on the Facebook data mining scandal he exposed in 2018.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Leon Panetta, Jack Harries, Farhana Yamin and Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
Leon Panetta, former U.S. Defense Secretary, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the impact of a second whistleblower coming forward in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Jack Harries, Extinction Rebellion activist, and Farhana Yamin, fellow Extinction Rebellion activist and lawyer, explain the necessity of civil disobedience in the climate change movement. Our Michel Martin sits down with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, pediatrician and the first and current Surgeon General of California, to discuss her new book "The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Bob Iger and Martin Kemp
Bob Iger, the CEO and Chairman of the Walt Disney Company, sits down with Christiane Amanpour in New York for a frank conversation about his career and his new book, "The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company." Martin Kemp, Emeritus Research Professor in the History of Art at Oxford University and the author of "Leonardo by Leonardo," talks to our Walter Isaacson about 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Imran Khan, Ta-Nehisi Coates and London Breed
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan joins Christiane Amanpour in New York to discuss his warnings of potential nuclear war in Kashmir. Then, essayist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about his new book 'The Water Dancer' which uses magical realism to examine the painful legacy of slavery. Our Michel Martin sits down with San Francisco Mayor London Breed to talk about her time in office.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Antony Blinken, John McLaughlin, Declan Walsh and Mona Eltahawy
Antony Blinken, the former Deputy U.S. National Security Adviser, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire's testimony before the House Intelligence Committee. John McLaughlin, the former CIA Deputy Director, talks about the whistleblower complaint at the heart of the impeachment investigation. Declan Walsh, the New York Times Cairo Bureau Chief, discusses facing arrest for reporting in Cairo and the threat to journalism today. Our Michel Martin talks to Mona Eltahawy, the feminist Egyptian-American journalist, about her new book, "The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Barbara Boxer, Elie Honig, Dara Khosrowshahi and Orlando von Einsiedel
Barbara Boxer, the former Democratic Senator from California, and Elie Honig, a former federal and state prosecutor, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launching impeachment proceedings and the phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Uber, talks about the criticism his company has attracted and the company's future. Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Director Orlando von Einsiedel about his new Netflix documentary, "Evelyn," that deals with the suicide of his brother.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Gérard Araud, Jane Harman, Al Gore and Kevin Sneader
Gérard Araud, the former French Ambassador to the U.S. and the UN, and Jane Harman, the President and CEO of the Wilson Center, join Christiane Amanpour in New York to discuss President Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly, the constitutional crisis Boris Johnson faces at home and House Speaker Pelosi starting the impeachment process. Al Gore, the former U.S. Vice President, discusses the UN climate summit and the action world leaders now need to take to stop the crisis. Our Walter Isaacson talks to Kevin Sneader, the Global Managing Partner at the consulting firm McKinsey & Company, about the company's involvement with 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

Amanpour: Mohammad Javad Zarif, Brian Hook and Naomi Klein
Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Minister, joins Christiane Amanpour in New York to discuss the tensions between Iran and the U.S. Brian Hook, the U.S. Special Envoy for Iran, talks about America's hardline policy toward the country. Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Naomi Klein about legislation that would overhaul the U.S. economy and her new book, "On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Jonathan Safran Foer, Marianne Williamson and Julian Fellowes
Jonathan Safran Foer, the author of "We are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast" joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss why he's turned his attention to the climate crisis. Our Michel Martin talks to Marianne Williamson, the U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidate, about her campaign. Julian Fellowes, the award-winning Writer & Producer, talks about "Downton Abbey" the movie.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Ronen Bergman, Dan Meridor, Susan Neiman and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Ronen Bergman, the New York Times Magazine staff writer, and Dan Meridor, the former Deputy Israeli Prime Minister join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the Israeli elections. Susan Neiman talks about the rise of the far right and her new book, "Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil." Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, the youth director of climate group Earth Guardians, about the global strikes this Friday and growing up protesting climate change.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Michelle Bachelet, Brad Pitt and Brad Smith
Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, joins Christiane Amanpour from Geneva to discuss why the climate crisis is a human rights issue and her upbringing in Chile. Actor Brad Pitt talks about masculinity and vulnerability in his latest film "Ad Astra." Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Brad Smith, the President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft, about regulating big tech and the new book he co-authored, "Tools and Weapons."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: David Miliband, Christy Turlington Burns and Samantha Powers
David Miliband, the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss Brexit, Yemen and Syria. Christy Turlington Burns, the model and Founder of Every Mother Counts talks about her recent return to the catwalk, her work addressing the issue of maternal mortality and her film "No Woman No Cry." Our Walter Isaacson talks to Samantha Powers, President Obama's Ambassador to the United Nations about her career and her new memoir "The Education of an Idealist."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: John Kirby, Vali Nasr, Laurie Santos and Ken Burns
John Kirby, the Retired Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, and Vali Nasr, the Professor of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the attack on Saudi oil fields. Laurie Santos, the host of "The Happiness Lab" talks about her popular class at Yale University that teaches students how to be happy. Our Walter Isaacson talks to Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest work, "Country Music."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Mark McKinnon, David Axelrod, Rev. Irene Monroe and Azadeh Moaveni
Mark McKinnon, the former Campaign Adviser to George W. Bush and John McCain, and David Axelrod, the former Chief Campaign Strategist for Barack Obama, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the latest Democratic Presidential debate. Our Michel Martin talks to Rev. Irene Monroe, a self described African American-Lesbian-Radical Feminist, about opening up her religious community to LGBTQ issues. Our Arwa Damon reports on the wives, widows and children of ISIS militants in refugee camps across Syria. Azadeh Moaveni talks about what drove these women to ISIS and her new book "Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS."To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Mark Sanford, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner and Paul Tough
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mark Sanford joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss his campaign, and his challenge to U.S. President Trump. Actress Lily Tomlin, and her partner, producer Jane Wagner, talk about their personal and professional partnership, and their new Lincoln Center retrospective, "Two Free Women". Our Michel Martin speaks to author Paul Tough, whose new book "The Years that Matter Most", examines how the university system is still weighted in favor of the wealthy.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, Carrie Gracie, Amy Schatz and Taresh Batra
Investigative journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey join Christiane Amanpour to talk about their Pulitzer prizewinning expose on Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and their new book "She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement". Journalist and author Carrie Gracie tells Christiane about her fight for equal pay and her new book "Equal: A Story of Women, Men and Money". And, marking a sombre anniversary, director Amy Schatz and former Stuyvesant student Taresh Batra talk to our Hari Sreenivasan about new HBO documentary "In the Shadow of the Towers", which reflects on what it was like to be a child on September 11 2001.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanpour: Jim Sciutto, Steve Hall, Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts and Sarah M. Broom
Jim Sciutto, author of "The Shadow War", and Steve Hall, former Head of CIA Russia Operations, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss U.S. national security, Russia and the recent resignation of U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton. Film-makers Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts join Christiane on set in London to talk about their new documentary "For Sama", which provides a first-hand look at the horror and humanity of life in Aleppo, Syria. Our Walter Isaacson is joined by author Sarah M. Broom, whose latest memoir "The Yellow House" recalls the devastation caused by 2005 Hurricane Katrina, and the struggle to rebuild.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices