Amanpour: Alexey Kovalev, Hanna Liubakova, Carol Anderson, Dr. Becky Kennedy and Steven Johnson

Amanpour

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4.2 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Amid a crackdown on journalists in Belarus and Russia and the dramatic abduction of Roman Protasevich, local independent reporters Alexey Kovalev and Hanna Liubakova join Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss the importance of fighting for a free press. They say "enough is enough." Turning to the U.S., historian and author Carol Anderson talks about her new book "The Second," where she argues America's Second Amendment is inextricably linked to anti-Blackness. Then our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to clinical Psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy – best known for her extremely popular Instagram page @drbeckyatgoodinside – about the mental health crisis facing kids today and lays out tangible tips for parents. And finally, Steven Johnson, author of "Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer", explains why our life expectancy has doubled in the last century. 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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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Amantour. Here's what's coming up.
0:07.0	We cannot be sure that people will not come to arrest our families or to do something bad to them.
0:17.0	Democracy and free speech under attack in Belarus and Russia.
0:21.0	I speak to two journalists about the threats they face.
0:24.8	Then the right to bear arms. Are we truly all equal under the Second Amendment?
0:31.0	Renowned historian Carol Anderson joins me on her latest book, The Second, Race and Guns in a
0:37.2	fatally unequal America.
0:39.3	Plus, I would tell every single parent watching this, go to your kid today,
0:43.1	no matter how old they are, and just say to them,
0:46.3	it's hard to be a kid right now.
0:48.0	Helping kids emerge from the pandemic.
0:50.7	Hari, Serena Vassen talks to Dr. Becky Kennedy about the mental health crisis gripping kids.
0:57.0	And finally, our battle to live longer.
1:00.2	Best-selling science writer Stephen Johnson on the Revolution and Health Care that saved our lives. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Bianna Galadriga in New York sitting in for Christian
1:23.2	Amanpour. President Biden marked Memorial Day today in the US with their
1:27.6	traditional wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It's a way to
1:32.1	reflect on the country's enduring democracy. of the
1:33.0	unknown soldier. It's a way to reflect on the country's enduring democracy made possible by those who died in service to their country.
1:38.1	But around the world, Democratic values remain under attack and journalists seeking the truth are being shut down.
1:45.4	And Belarus often called Europe's last dictatorship, the editor-in-chief of a local news website
1:50.6	was detained over the weekend. It follows the brazen arrest of
1:54.5	journalist Raman Protecevich, kidnapped after Belarus diverted a European plane.
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