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Amanpour interviews - December 2021

Thursday, 23 December

Groundbreaking mRNA scientist: Covid-19 antiviral pills are 'game changers'
Dr. Drew Weissman says the pills offer highly effective outpatient treatment. He and Israeli Covid-19 adviser Dr. Ran Balicer also discuss encouraging new studies about Omicron.
Thandiwe Newton on Zimbabwe's turbulent quest for democracy
Record-breaking hikers: 'People thought we were insane'

Wednesday, 22 December

Dead or alive? A look at the status of Biden's Build Back Better bill
Patrick Gaspard, President of Center for American Progress, says he's optimistic that a deal can still be reached on President Biden's plan to expand America's social safety net.
How can the US and Russia retreat from the brink?
Darlene Love discusses -- and sings -- her iconic Christmas hit

Tuesday, 21 December

'Freedom of speech is being annihilated,' warns author
Andrew Solomon's bestselling book about diverse families, "Far From the Tree", was targeted by a Texas state lawmaker. Solomon says the effort to blacklist and ban books shows "we are in the period of backlash".
'Clyde's': Redemption in the quest for a perfect sandwich

Monday, 20 December

Former WH Covid Adviser defends testing shortage
Andy Slavitt, former White House Covid Adviser, says the focus on quality control is why there are fewer home tests available in the US compared to Europe.
What Chile can teach the US about democracy
'Onward and downward!' Legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle on her hope for the ocean

Friday, 17 December

U.S. Envoy: Bosnia a 'crisis of dysfunction and corruption masked in ethnic language'
U.S. Envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar says Bosnia's Serb leader Milorad Dodik is deeply corrupt and is trying to use ethnic language as a distraction.
How a local election spells trouble for Boris Johnson
How the pandemic made Ann Patchett aware of life's beauty

Thursday, 16 December

Omicron variant: what do we know?
Fmr. Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Tom Frieden and Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Dr. Richard Horton warn of a "hard winter" ahead.
A climate crisis from the Arctic to Antarctica
Kim Jong Un biographer on a regime 'based on lies'

Wednesday, 15 December

Katyal: 'Mark Meadows is no John Dean'
Former Acting Solicitor General Neil Katyal rejects Watergate parallels for Mark Meadows, saying 'John Dean ultimately came around and did the right thing'
He voted to impeach Trump: Can GOP Rep. Peter Meijer keep his political career alive?
LGBTQ Afghans 'hiding and screaming in silence' says activist

Tuesday, 14 December

Military veteran reflects on famine and failings in Afghanistan
Tom Tugendhat, chair of the UK Foreign Affairs Select Committee, discusses Afghanistan and allegations about the Foreign Office by a recent whistleblower.
Counterinsurgency expert: Afghan collapse 'massive morale boost' for terrorists
'It's called acting': A Master Class from Kathleen Turner

Monday, 13 December

'His shtick is getting rather old': UK Opposition MP on Boris Johnson controversies
UK Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy talks to Amanpour about Britain's Covid crisis and the controversies swirling around Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Fmr. British Conservative MP: Boris Johnson is 'careless'
Sifting through the aftermath of Kentucky's tornadoes

Friday, 10 December

U.S. promotes democracy globally while backsliding at home
President Biden hosts more than 100 democratic leaders for a summit, while acknowledging that America faces an ongoing struggle to live up to its ideals.
Long Covid clinic Doctor: There is no one magic pill to cure it all
Emmett Till's cousin: 'I have to hold out hope'

Thursday, 9 December

China's treatment of Uyghurs 'a genocide,' says independent tribunal
Uyghur Tribunal Chair Geoffrey Nice and Uyghur dissident Wu'er Kaixi tell Amanpour the "widespread, systematic attacks" against them amount to "genocide," which the Chinese deny.
CNN anchor presses pro China analyst: what is the 'rationale' for Uyghur camps?
A 'male version of Angela Merkel'? Meet Germany's new chancellor

Wednesday, 8 December

Fmr. Reagan official warns of threats to abortion -- and to democracy
Former U.S. Solicitor General Charles Fried and writer Katie Roiphe discuss democracy in the United States and the Mississippi abortion case before the Supreme Court.
Hong Kong activist: Fighting for democracy 'the right thing to do'

Tuesday, 7 December

Putin not prepping Russians for war with Ukraine, says analyst
Veteran Russia watchers Andrey Kortunov and Alexander Vershbow say an invasion wouldn't lead to a 'happy scenario' for President Putin.
'Handmaid's Tale' writer on what totalitarianism could look like in US

Monday, 6 December

Greek PM defends vaccine mandate: 'Our policies eventually will be vindicated'
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks with Christiane Amanpour about making Covid vaccines mandatory for the over 60s -- and why he overcame his initial reluctance.
Plant and Krauss: Rock Icon and Bluegrass Queen re-unite

Friday, 3 December

Ukrainian official: 'We are prepared to defend our country'
Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador to the US, said the country is being attacked by Russia and remains "very concerned" about the troop buildup along its border.
Inside Libya's 'brutal' detention centers
Puerto Rico leading the way on Covid response

Thursday, 2 December

WTA's Steve Simon: IOC's call with Peng Shuai 'very much orchestrated'
WTA CEO Steve Simon discusses his continued concerns for Peng Shuai, his decision to suspend all tournaments in China and why this is about "right and wrong."
Iranian professor: 'American government can't have its cake and eat it, too'
'Sabotage and bombings': Journalist on 'open war' between Israel and Iran
Tony Kushner: Our debt to Stephen Sondheim is 'incalculable'

Wednesday, 1 December

'We run the risk of going from Omicron to Omega'
Dr. Ayoade Alakija of the African Vaccine Delivery Alliance explains why inequality heightens the risk of dangerous new variants, while the WHO's Dr. Helen Rees says Omicron appears very transmissible.
'It's not okay that we allow this to happen': Former gun exec. on Michigan school shooting