Amanpour and Company

May 31, 2019 (Originally Broadcast April 5, 2019)

Robert Caro is perhaps America’s greatest living biographer, with his books on Lyndon Johnson and Robert Caro considered the definitive works on those men. Ayelet Gundar-Goshen is a prominent Israeli novelist and psychologist and joins the program to explore the fault lines and political narratives of her home country. Emilio Estevez joins to discuss “The Public” – which he wrote and directed.

Renowned Biographer Robert Caro on Writing

3m 7s

Robert Caro is perhaps America’s greatest living biographer, with his books on Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses considered the definitive works on those men. Now 83, he is hard at work on the final volume of his Johnson biography, but has carved out the time to document a little of his own life and research methods in his new book “Working.”

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  • Author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen on Politics in Israel: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen on Politics in Israel

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    As the Israeli elections approach, many expect to see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu re-elected to a fourth consecutive term, despite facing indictment for multiple counts of bribery and fraud. Ayelet Gundar-Goshen is a prominent Israeli novelist and psychologist, and she joins the program to explore the fault lines and political narratives of her home country.

  • Emilio Estevez on His New Project, "The Public": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Emilio Estevez on His New Project, "The Public"

    S2019 E251 - 19m 4s

    Emilio Estevez may be best known for his role in classic teen films like “The Breakfast Club”, but his new work has a more literary and socially conscious ambition: “The Public” – which he wrote, directed, and starred in – is a story of social activism and civil disobedience, set in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it centers on an uprising staged by the city’s homeless inside the public library.

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