Drug Historian Challenges Trump’s War on Fentanyl | Amanpour & Company

Nov 25, 2025 | While America pursues a drug war with Venezuela marked by lethal strikes on boats accused of carrying so-called "narco terrorists" (a move which has faced much criticism over its legality), at home the country continues to face a fentanyl issue which is killing thousands of people every year. Drug historian David Herzberg joins the show to speak on the mechanisms behind the crisis and the administration's actions towards Venezuela. | Originally aired on November 25, 2025

Presidential Historian: Trump Has Tried to Introduce Fear in First 100 Days | Amanpour & Company

Apr 20, 2025 | President Trump, taking a victory lap to mark the first 100 days of his second term, said his success surpasses any in U.S. history, "according to many, many people.” Presidential historian Timothy Naftali places the Trump presidency in context for Walter Isaacson. | Originally aired on April 30, 2025

Gov Andy Beshear (D-KY) on Trump Bill: “A Punch in the Face of Rural America” | Amanpour & Company

Jul 9, 2025 | President Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill has been signed into law, impacting Americans across the country. Millions of people on Medicaid are set to lose their health coverage, a loss that is raising serious concern even in traditionally conservative states. Andy Beshear, two-term Governor of Kentucky, joins the show to talk about the bill's real-life effect on rural communities, plus the future of the Democratic Party.

Americans are paying the high price of their foolhardiness in voting for Trump, for a man who has little understanding of economics and even less compassion for the downtrodden and underprivileged. Moreover, Americans will go on paying the high price. In fact, as time passes by, the price will get even higher. There is much truth in the saying ‘be careful what you wish for’. – © Mark Alexander

Larry Summers: Big Beautiful Bill Is “a Shocking Thing in Its Brutality” | Amanpour & Company

July 15, 2025 | Some 11.8 million Americans are at risk of losing their health coverage through President Trump's new domestic policy law, and while he has insisted that "it's not going to cause death," former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers argues that it's a cruel law that pushes aside "simple matters of decency." Summers details his criticisms in his recent New York Times op-ed "This Law Made Me Ashamed of my Country." He joins Walter Isaacson to discuss. | Originally aired on July 15, 2025

Is Donald Trump the nastiest, cruelest president America has ever had? – © Mark Alexander

Pres Trump Says the US Doesn’t “Need” Canada. Is He Right? | Amanpour & Company

Mar 13, 2025 | In a trade war that is spiraling out of control, the gloves are off between the U.S. and Canada. Canada's next Prime Minister has promised to stand up to Trump. Eric Lascelles is Chief Economist of the Royal Bank of Canada Global Asset Management. He joins the show to look at what all this might mean.

Scott Galloway on Markets, Musk, and Trump’s “Weapons of Mass Distraction” | Amanpour & Company

Mar 12, 2025 | Scott Galloway believes there is method in Trump's "MAGA-nomics" -- from a tariff war to tax cuts for the rich. Galloway is an NYU professor, author and podcast host. He joins the show to break down what Trump's policies mean for the American economy.

Exiled Russian Journalist on Putin's Ambitions and the Mood in Moscow | Amanpour & Company

Mar 14, 2025 | The re-orientation of the United States away from its traditional allies has a been long-feared consequence of President Trump's election. In the Kremlin, his victory is still being celebrated. This week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the second Trump administration -- and its tilt towards Moscow -- "a return to normalcy." As Trump talks of peace in Ukraine, the narrative in Russia has changed on a dime. Mikhail Zygar is a Russian journalist sentenced in absentia to eight and one-half years in prison for criticizing Russia’s war on Ukraine. Christiane spoke to Zygar about Putin's ambitions and the mood inside his home country. | Originally aired on March 14, 2025

Fmr. Chief of Staff to VP Mike Pence on Trump's First Month in Office | Amanpour & Company

Feb 29, 2025 | In the five weeks since the inauguration of his second term, President Trump has been flooding the zone with executive order after executive order, while slashing federal agencies with help from Elon Musk. Is this style of governing finally meeting resistance? Marc Short, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence, brings an insider view.

Can Europe Unite to Defend Ukraine? Fmr. British Defense Secretary Weighs In | Amanpour & Company

Feb 26, 2025 | Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is gearing up to visit Washington to sign a deal with President Trump over its rare earth minerals and reconstruction. Will the agreement give Ukraine what it desperately needs — guaranteed security against another Russian invasion? For the past week, Trump has publicly aligned the United States more with America's adversary, Vladimir Putin, than with its allies, Ukraine and the rest of Europe. Since Monday, the third anniversary of the war, the U.S. sided with Russia, Belarus and North Korea at the U.N. in voting against a resolution that condemned Russia's invasion. With the newly elected German chancellor talking about gaining security independence from the United States, NATO leaders are already ramping up their defense spending. Ben Wallace was the U.K.'s Defense Secretary during Russia's invasion in 2022 and has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine. Wallace joins Christiane in London. | Originally aired on February 26, 2025

M. Gessen: "If Ukraine Falls, All of Europe Could Fall" | Amanpour & Co

Feb 21, 2025 | Jaw-dropping, head-spinning, an earthquake -- all descriptives that have been applied to President Trump's foreign policy. Bringing Russia in from the cold, selling-out Ukraine and strong-arming allies all may be part of Trump's negotiating style. Yet leaders of nations are reeling at what they see as a betrayal of the NATO consensus.

At the same time, observers of American democracy have been stunned by the speed and apparent ease with which Trump and Musk are barrelling through federal institutions and testing the boundaries of executive power.

Journalist Masha Gessen is a vocal critic of both the Kremlin and Trump. Last year, Gessen was convicted in absentia and sentenced by a Moscow court for reporting on the conflict in Ukraine. Gessen's recent reporting explores how authoritarianism can take root in a democracy.

Masha Gessen joins the show to put this critical moment into context.

Originally aired on February 21, 2025

Fmr. Head of Saudi Arabian Intelligence Reacts to Trump's Proposal for Gaza | Amanpour & Company

Feb 6, 2025 | Trump is banking on rich Arab countries and kingdoms to support and implement his vision. Qatar, the main regional mediator, has already said it plans to help rebuild Gaza — while the Palestinians remain on their land. The United States wants normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia, but the Saudi foreign minister has also rejected the Trump plan. Former Saudi Intelligence Chief and former Ambassador to the United States Turki Al Faisal joins Christiane from the capital, Riyadh. | Originally aired on February 5, 2025

America’s Lonely Future: David Frum on Trump’s “Predatory” Foreign Policy | Amanpour & Co.

Dec 4, 2024 | With Trump's inauguration on the horizon, conversations continue about the impact of the President-elect's policies both at home and abroad. David Frum is a political commentator and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. In his latest piece for The Atlantic, “America's Lonely Future," Frum warns that the U.S. could become a global bully. He joins Walter Isaacson to discuss.

Originally aired on December 4, 2024

Ronan Farrow: How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens | Amanpour & Company

Apr 15, 2022 | The New Yorker's Ronan Farrow recently investigated the commercial spyware industry and its implications for democracies around the world. He tells Hari Sreenivasan what he found.

Originally aired on April 25, 2022

Dr Sanjay Gupta on What RFK Jr's Leadership Could Mean for US Healthcare | Amanpour & Company

Nov 15, 2024 | Dr Sanjay Gupta joins the show to discuss the controversial selection of Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Services., and to drill down on what this might mean for American and global healthcare on a day-to-day basis.

Originally aired on November 15, 2024

Authoritarianism v. Democracy: Francis Fukuyama on the Year of Elections | Amanpour & Company

Sep 19, 2024 | Democracy has undergone a major stress test this year, with nearly half the world's voting population heading to the polls in a time of democratic backsliding and growing extremism. Francis Fukuyama, senior fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute, joined Walter Isaacson to speak about the danger of taking democracy for granted, and -- following his recent trip to Ukraine -- how he believes the war there might end. Originally aired on September 19, 2024

U.S. v. Google: Inside the Biggest Tech Antitrust Trial in Decades | Amanpour & Company

Aug 13, 2024 | In a landmark case, a federal judge has found Google guilty of U.S. antitrust violations. For the tech company, it's a staggering defeat that could upend decades of dominance and potentially reshape how millions of Americans get their information online. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the verdict. Originally aired on August 13, 2024

Anne Applebaum: Autocracy Is “Infecting U.S. Politics” | Amanpour & Company

Aug 5, 2024 | In a momentous deal struck between Moscow and several Western nations, the biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War was concluded last week. Some 24 detainees were returned to their home soil, including American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Many of those released by Russia were opposition figures imprisoned for criticizing the Kremlin. In her new book, "Autocracy Inc.," journalist Anne Applebaum argues that many of today's dictators collaborate to help keep one another in power. She joins the show to discuss this phenomenon. Originally aired on August 5, 2024

Biden Out, Harris In: “This Is Exactly What the Trump Team Feared” | Amanpour and Company

Jul 24, 2024 | Tim Alberta has had a front-row seat at what has been a dramatic turn of events for Donald Trump and his team. Alberta spent months behind the scenes of Trump's campaign, and just two weeks ago reported that they were planning for a landslide victory -- on the condition Joe Biden didn't drop out. Now that their worst fears have come true, Alberta discusses with us how the Trump campaign is shifting its approach to confront a new Democratic nominee. | Originally aired on July 24, 2024

Alexey Navalny’s Mentor and Friend: Putin Is “Evil, and a Killer” | Amanpour & Company

Feb 22, 2024 | As a result of a crackdown on independent journalists in Russia, Yevgenia Albats has been forced into exile. The Editor-in-Chief of The New Times, an independent political weekly based in Moscow, has been working in the United States since 2022. She was a close friend of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, whose death she blames squarely on President Putin -- as does Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalny. The Kremlin calls the accusation “absolutely unfounded,” claiming that an investigation into Navalny's death is underway. Yevgenia Albats joins the show to discuss the loss of her friend and what it means for the world. | Originally aired on February 21, 2024

George Conway: “Trump Deserves to Spend the Rest of His Life in Prison” | Amanpour & Co

Jan 22, 2024 | Former President Trump continues to ricochet between the courthouse and the campaign trail. This morning, he was back to face a trial for his statements about former columnist E. Jean Carroll's sexual assault allegations in 2019. Meanwhile, just ahead of the New Hampshire primary he got a boost from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who decided to drop out of the race and back Trump. Conservative lawyer George Conway joins Michel Martin with incisive analysis of Trump's legal woes and how they are shaping his campaign. | Originally aired on January 22, 2024