Amanpour and Company

January 17, 2020

Christiane Amanpour speaks with Peggy Orenstein about the messages our culture sends boys about emotional suppression and sexual aggression. She also talks to Father Greg Boyle about his organization Homeboy Industries, the largest rehabilitation program in the world for active gang members. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner to discuss The Blue Zones Project.

Peggy Orenstein on the Messages We Teach Boys About Sex

2m 57s

For more than 25 years, Peggy Orenstein broke new ground with her intimate explorations of girls and sexuality in New York Times bestsellers like “Girls and Sex.” Now she turns her eye to “Boys and Sex,” hearing directly from young men about their most intimate experiences. Christiane speaks with her about the pervasive messages our culture sends about emotional suppression and sexual aggression.

Previews + Extras

  • Father Greg Boyle on the Healing Power of Spirituality: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Father Greg Boyle on the Healing Power of Spirituality

    S2020 E2145 - 3m 1s

    Father Greg Boyle is a Catholic priest and founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest rehabilitation program in the world for active gang members. Over 3-plus decades, Father Boyle has helped more than 15,000 people a year break their vicious cycles of violence, find jobs and leave gangs behind. Boyle tells Christiane about the healing power of tenderness and spirituality.

  • Dan Buettner on the Diets that Help People Live Longer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Dan Buettner on the Diets that Help People Live Longer

    S2020 E2145 - 17m 19s

    Dan Buettner is a National Geographic fellow and founder of The Blue Zones Project, a well-being improvement initiative launched in over 40 cities across the United States. It also inspired a cookbook called “The Blue Zones Kitchen,” based on the diet of people who live in these zones living long and healthy lives. Buettner tells Hari exactly what makes these places so special to him.

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