Amanpour: Aaron Sorkin, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gordon Brown and Tom Vilsack

Amanpour

CNN

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4.2 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Writer and director Aaron Sorkin and actor Sacha Baron Cohen's Netflix film "The Trial of the Chicago 7" has been met with critical acclaim and a host of awards. They join Christiane Amanpour to reveal the process of making the film and the power of comedy to expose society's flaws. Britain will be hosting the G7 in June – President Biden’s first summit of the world’s richest nations. Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says mass vaccination of the world should be top of the agenda. He explains how we desperately need more equal vaccine distribution. Then our Walter Isaacson speaks to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about the effect the pandemic has had on agriculture and the innovative methods of reform they plan to explore to help combat the industry's impact on climate change. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.5	Hello everyone and welcome to Amunport. Here's what's coming up.
0:37.0	Three two one.
0:41.0	Ladies and gentlemen take your seats, have your first drinks.
0:44.6	A toast to opening up, I talked to former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown about lifting
0:49.4	lockdowns, combating vaccine inequality, and more pressing issues.
0:54.0	Then, we're going to Chicago to protest the Vietnam War.
0:58.0	Sasha Baron Cohen transformed from the bumbling Borat to 1960 social activist Abby Hoffman. The Oscar
1:04.8	nominated actor joins us along with director Aaron Sorkin to discuss their
1:08.6	riveting historical court drama, the trial of the Chicago 7.
1:13.0	Plus, I'm deeply concerned about the opportunities in rural America.
1:16.7	U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack tells our Walter Isakson
1:20.9	how growing up an orphan inspired him to help America's forgotten families. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Wancour in London.
1:44.0	Prime Minister Boris Johnson led a special session in the House of Commons today
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