Amanpour: Peter Westmacott, Bonnie Greer, Alexander De Croo, Ayoade Alakija, Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux

Amanpour

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Former royals Meghan and Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah saw accusations of racism against the British royal family as well as reflections on Meghan’s personal battle with her mental health. Former deputy private secretary to Prince Charles Peter Westmacott and New European columnist Bonnie Greer join Christiane Amanpour to unpack the interview and how the crown will react. To mark International Women’s Day Belgian PM Alexander De Croo explains why gender equality is a moral and economic issue that men should work to achieve. Then turning to covid, Ayoade Alakija talks about leading the push for vaccine equity in Africa. She says that as wealthy countries snap up vaccine doses other countries are left behind. And finally, Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman is funding Inspiration4 — the world’s first all-civilian space mission — with SpaceX. Our Walter Isaacson speaks to him and Hayley Arceneaux who is set to be the first crew member of the historic mission. 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 Amunfor here's what's coming up.
0:09.0	I just didn't want to be alive anymore. The Duchess of Sussex shares her pain.
0:15.6	I talked to Sir Peter West McCock, former Royal Insider, and former Ambassador to the United States
0:21.3	about what Megan and Harry's story reveals about the Royal Family.
0:26.0	Also joining me, British American writer Bonnie Greer.
0:29.0	And...
0:30.0	This is a moment to not talk about trust, but to show that we can be trust for it.
0:35.5	This Belgian Prime Minister is a feminist.
0:37.7	On International Women's Day, we talked to Alexander de Crewe, a male ally who means it.
0:43.0	Then, the glaring inequalities of the global vaccine rollout
0:47.0	from Dr Aioa Al-Qieja, tasked with getting every African a shot in the arm.
0:53.0	Plus, they told me about this mission
0:55.0	and then they asked if I wanted to go to space.
0:57.0	And immediately I said yes.
0:59.0	It was a no-brainer.
1:00.0	A billionaire invites a cancer survivor to see stars.
1:04.0	Entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and physician assistant Haley Arsenal
1:08.0	tell Walter Isachson about the charitableian Mission to Space. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpur in London where the British
1:31.7	Royal Family is dealing with the shock waves from Megan and Harry's interview with Oprah.
1:37.0	In her first public comments since taking a step back from official duties, the Duchess of Sussex gave a glimpse into what it was really like for
1:44.8	her after marrying Prince Harry.
1:47.1	She says she was so isolated and unsupported that she thought about taking her own life, and
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