{"podcast":{"title":"Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files","slug":"christiane-amanpour-presents-the-ex-files-7291256","podcast_index_feed_id":7291256,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/project-files/","website_url":"https://amanpourpod.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/255143c4-37ce-4fe1-9621-7b31bf09e732/XseBIwEGE6HuyLj_YEr7SolB.jpg","author":"Global","episode_count":108,"summary":"World-renowned journalist Christiane Amanpour and ex-husband Jamie Rubin, a former US State Department official, unpack today’s defining global crises. Drawing on decades of insider experience in global affairs, reporting from conflict zones, and grilling world leaders, they explain how we ended up where we are – and where we might be going. Forget about a new world order – right now, there’s no world order. From Trump and Putin to the war in Ukraine, China’s global rise, and chaos in the Middle East, geopolitics has never been more dangerous or unpredictable. The Ex Files provides unparalleled insight into the issues keeping world leaders, and the rest of us, awake at night. With searing honesty, jaw-dropping stories, and candid humour, this is the foreign policy podcast for our fractured age. They’re no longer married, but when it comes to current affairs, Christiane and Jamie still finish each other’s sentences. Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files is a Global production, available every Tuesday and Thursday on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode. For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: d…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T08:17:55.749817+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christiane-amanpour-presents-the-ex-files-7291256"},"episode":{"title":"Q&A: US-Iran stalemate, can Trump be forced out & journalists under fire","slug":"q-a-us-iran-stalemate-can-trump-be-forced-out-journalists-under-fire","published_at":"2026-04-30T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christiane-amanpour-presents-the-ex-files-7291256/q-a-us-iran-stalemate-can-trump-be-forced-out-journalists-under-fire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christiane-amanpour-presents-the-ex-files-7291256","url":"https://amanpourpod.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b6d0e697-84f8-4cc3-9c39-b0a216c00c2d.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=fbbc0fd6-7f5d-4503-91ab-00eef2763889&aw_0_1st.episodeid=b6d0e697-84f8-4cc3-9c39-b0a216c00c2d","summary":"In this week’s Q&A, Christiane and Jamie are asked how much chaos President Trump could yet cause for the US, what it would take for him to be removed from office and why a country that so often intervenes abroad struggles to keep its own leaders in check. On the war in the Middle East, they unpack the rigid stalemate between the US and Iran, suggesting what a resolution might realistically look like. They also look at the dangers facing journalists in Gaza and Lebanon and whether the countless reporter casualties could prompt a shift in the media - will the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil could become a watershed moment? Finally, they’re asked whether authoritarian leaders like Putin may already be fostering relationships with JD Vance in anticipation of a post-Trump world. Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files is a Global production, available every Tuesday and Thursday on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode. Watch us: https://www.youtube.com/@AmanpourPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanpourpod X: https://x.com/AmanpourPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Christiane-Amanpour-Presents BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/amanpourpod.bsky.social","meta_description":"In this week’s Q&A, Christiane and Jamie are asked how much chaos President Trump could yet cause for the US, what it would take for him to be removed…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1735,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/christiane-amanpour-presents-the-ex-files-7291256/episodes/q-a-us-iran-stalemate-can-trump-be-forced-out-journalists-under-fire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christiane-amanpour-presents-the-ex-files-7291256/q-a-us-iran-stalemate-can-trump-be-forced-out-journalists-under-fire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}