Amanpour and Company

May 21, 2020

Epidemiologist Peter Piot explains what he learned from his own battle with COVID-19. Dorothy Duffy, who lost her sister to COVID-19, reads the poem she wrote entitled "My Sister is Not a Statistic." Bestselling author Anand Giridharadas explains how the pandemic is exposing inequality in the U.S. Sue Stuart-Smith and Ron Finley discuss the therapeutic power of gardening in these uncertain times.

Questioning the Seat of Power and Money in the United States

16m 45s

The pandemic has prompted many to reflect on how the world works and, importantly, for whom it works. This is at the heart of a new program on Vice TV called “Seat at the Table,” hosted by best-selling author Anand Giridharadas. He has made a career of questioning the seat of power and money in America, and explains to Hari Sreenivasan why society must adapt or fail.

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    What an Epidemiology Expert Learned From Beating COVID-19

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    Peter Piot is one of the world’s leading epidemiologists who co-discovered Ebola back in 1976. More than 40 years later, he was nearly felled by COVID-19--a grueling experience from which he is still in recovery. He explains what he learned.

  • Dorothy Duffy Reads Her Poem "My Sister Is Not a Statistic": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Dorothy Duffy Reads Her Poem "My Sister Is Not a Statistic"

    S2020 E2234 - 1m 42s

    More than a quarter of the coronavirus deaths in the UK have been in care homes. Rose Mitchell was one of those who succumbed to the virus. She died in a London care home last month, and afterwards her sister, Dorothy Duffy, wrote a powerful poem to memorialize her life. Duffy joins the program to remember her sister and read an excerpt from her poem.

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    The Therapeutic Power of Gardening

    S2020 E2234 - 1m 55s

    Mental health is more important than ever, and studies show that connecting with nature can lift our spirits. Psychiatrist Sue Stuart-Smith is the author of “The Well-Gardened Mind,” while Ron Finley – who calls himself “the Gangsta Gardener” – has inspired dozens of community gardens around Los Angeles. They join the program to discuss the therapeutic power of gardening in these uncertain times.

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