Peacemaker: U Thant and the Turbulent 60s

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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First: U Thant led the UN during a golden era of diplomacy. What can we learn from him today? Christiane speaks with Thant's grandson, historian Thant Myint-U, about his new book, "Peacemaker." Plus: In this age of disinformation, the legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog tells Christiane why we must never stop fighting for the truth. And: Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy reveals new insights into her tumultuous childhood in her new memoir, "Mother Mary Comes to Me." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.6	Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur. Here's what's coming up. As war rages and institutions
0:40.3	stumble, learning from a golden era of diplomacy and a true peacemaker, the UN Secretary General
0:47.3	Yu Fan, his grandson, historian Fant Mintu, joins me then.
0:51.3	Fake news are spreading very, very fast,
0:54.7	and they are omnipresent.
0:57.3	And by the way, the latent lies,
1:00.3	we have measured it, spread five times as fast
1:05.0	as something that's true.
1:06.7	In this age of disinformation,
1:08.8	the legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog tells me
1:11.8	why we must never start fighting for the truth.
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