A Charlie Rose Global Conversation
by Charlie Rose
Emmy and Peabody award winning journalist Charlie Rose has been praised as "one of America's premier interviewers." He engages America's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers.
Episodes
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Anthony Scaramucci: How America Got Trump and What Comes Next
Anthony Scaramucci has led an interesting life at the cross section of finance, government briefly, conferences, media and politics. He grew up on Long Island, New York attended Tufts and Harvard Law School worked at Goldman Sachs and formed the firm SkyBridge Capital in 2005.As a political donor...
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Muppets in Moscow: The Violent Story of Bringing Sesame Street to Russia
Natasha Lance Rogoff is a journalist, educator, filmmaker, author, and media producer. She has been fascinated by two countries in her life, America and Russia. As a teenager, she changed her name to Natasha in 1982. At 22, she went to Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, as a student and learned the...
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David Ignatius on a World in Transition: Trump, Xi Jinping, AI & Global Power
David Ignatius is theinternationally admired foreign affairs columnist and associate editor for TheWashington Post. He joined the paper in 1986, later served as foreign editor,and has written his twice-weekly column since 1998. He is also a popular novelist,writing 11 successful books about the...
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What’s Next for America? Bret Stephens on Trump, War & the Midterms
Bret Stephens is an opinion columnist for The New York Times. He has held the position since 2017He also writes a column for The New York Times with Frank Bruni in which they engage points of view about political and cultural issues.Stephens was previously a foreign affairs columnist and deputy...
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Robert Kaplan: Can America and China Avoid a Catastrophic Conflict?
Robert D. Kaplan is one of our most interesting experts studying the behavior of nations. He combines the normal analysis of leadership, politics, and culture by looking not just at history and journalism, but also at other factors that influence the plight of countries, including the development...
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As Warren Buffett Steps Down - What Made Him So Great
Warren Buffett, one of the greatest investors of all time and a much-admired businessman and philanthropist, announced last week that he was stepping down as Chairman of the Board of Berkshire Hathaway to become Chairman of the Board Emeritus. His son, Howard Buffett, will succeed him as Chairman...
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David Brooks Left The New York Times. Here’s What He’s Searching For
David Brooks, journalist, New York Times columnist, PBS commentator, author, and social analyst, did something few at the top of their game do. He quit his powerful position at The New York Times to write for The Atlantic, host a weekly podcast, and become a fellow at Yale University.When one...
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25 Years Later: Remembering 9/11 With the CIA Official Who Was With The President
Michael Morell has been more than a man who had a front-row seat to history.He was a participant in two monumental events as an official of the CIA.Morell spent more than three decades in the CIA and served as an analyst, Deputy Director, and twice as Acting Director.He was with President Bush on...
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Gloria Steinem: Her Life & Legacy
Gloria Steinem came from journalism to add her considerable skills to the battle for women’s equality, which changed the lives of women and became her lifelong passion. She became one of the most visible figures in feminism and remained so all her life.Gloria Steinem died on September 2 at her…
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Dolly Parton in Her Own Words: The Woman Behind the Legend
Dolly Parton came out of poverty in the mountains of Tennessee to create huge international success and earn honors in country and pop music, movies, business, and philanthropy. Dolly Parton died on Tuesday, August 25. She was 80.Dolly Parton was, most of all, a songwriter, and she wrote songs...
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Mike Murphy on Trump and After, the Midterms, 2028 and the Future of American Politics
Mike Murphy wears many hats and possesses many skills, but the one that may fit best is strategist. He has advised some famous and admired Republicans, including John McCain, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Tommy Thompson, Chris Whitman, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Born in Detroit, he attended the…
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Mark Halperin on Trump, the Midterms, 2028 & the Future of American Politics
Mark Halperin is a journalist whose world is American politics.He is obsessed with explaining the politics, policy and personality of those who inhabit the world of government, and perhaps more, those who participate in the art and science of elections.Halperin has been around politics and...
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The Voice of American History: David McCullough on America's 250th
David McCullough is one of America's best-known, bestselling, and beloved historians. His books include John Adams, The Johnstown Flood, The Wright Brothers, Truman, The Great Bridge, and The Path Between the Seas. They're all the story of America.His varied television presentations have made him…
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America at 250: Where Do We Go From Here?
America is 250 years old.The ideas that shaped it are even older - ideas like freedom, justice, and respect for the rule of law. Others, like equality under the law, have evolved over time.To better understand the American journey from 1776 to 2026, we're turning to historians like David…
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Mel Brooks at 100: Stories, Laughter & The 2000 Year Old Man | Charlie Rose
As America celebrates its 250th birthday, we're not the only ones marking a major milestone. The legendary filmmaker and comedian Mel Brooks has just celebrated his 100th birthday.We also have something to celebrate - with your help. If Charlie Rose Global Conversations gains 100 more YouTube...
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David McCullough, America's Most Popular Historian On Who We Are and What We Stand For
America celebrates its 250th birthday this July 4, 2026. It has become a time to ask: What is the American idea, and how is it doing after 250 years?Across America, celebrations and evaluations are taking place. Questions are being asked. We have listened to those voices.We begin this evening…
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Remembering Clive Davis
Clive Davis, the music empresario responsible for so many talents in the music industry, died today. He was 94. It's an interesting time to talk about the life of Clive Davis as the music industry undergoes so many changes because of the digital revolution. We talked of many things including…
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Remembering Alan Greenspan | A Charlie Rose Global Conversation
Alan Greenspan, a powerful voice in shaping the American economy as Chairman of the Federal Reserve for 20 years, died today. He was 100.Greenspan was a champion of capitalism, markets, and managing interest rates to fight inflation. His critics argued he did not do enough in regulating the new...
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David Petraeus on Ukraine, Iran, China - and the Next Global Conflict
General David Petraeus is a soldier-scholar of extraordinary talent: a 4-star Army general, battlefield commander, West Point graduate, PhD from Princeton, author of books on warfare, creator of counterinsurgency strategies, and architect of the surge in Iraq. He was famous for building...
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The Rise of China and America's Response With Evan Osnos
Evan Osnos won the prestigious National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2014 for his book Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China. The rise of China has been a focus of his reporting career, along with American politics and the impact of our wealthiest individuals.Osnos...
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David Ignatius on Trump, Iran, China, Russia, and the Thing That Worries Him Most
A Charlie Rose Global Conversation.David Ignatius is the internationally admired foreign affairs columnist and associate editor at The Washington Post.He joined the paper in 1986, later served as foreign editor, and has written his twice-weekly column since 1998.From 2000 to 2003, he was…
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Nicholas Thompson (CEO of The Atlantic) on AI, Ambition, and Running As a Metaphor
Nicholas Thompson has been one of the definers of thedigital revolution in all of its impact on our life. After graduating fromStanford and engaging in freelance writing, he became editor of NewYorker.com.Later, he became Editor-in-Chief of Wired as the power of social media becamemore pervasive....
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Barney Frank on Human Rights and Financial Regulation | An Appreciation
Barney Frank was described as legendary and the funniest person in Congress by liberals and conservatives for his actions in Congress from 1981 to 2013, as a smart, quotable, liberal, iconic representative from Massachusetts.He became a pioneer in human rights in 1987 as the first sitting member…
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Richard Haass on the Meeting Between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump and What It Means for the World
Richard Haass is one of the best and best-known interpreters and explainers of foreign policy, the relationship between nations, and the management of their ambitions.He has bridged the two poles of diplomacy and public intellectual at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he served as…
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Ted Turner: Bold, Brilliant, and Unforgettable | He Changed Things
A Charlie Rose Global Conversation from 7/23/2004.Ted Turner died May 6, 2026. He imagined himself a great man. He was, in multiple ways. He created a huge institution: CNN. He changed things. After CNN, global news was not the same.He won things. The America’s Cup in sailing is the fiercest...
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Bret Stephens On His Jewish Faith, A Palestinian State, Iran and the Important Question
A Charlie Rose Global Conversation:Bret Stephens is a popular opinion columnist for The New York Times. He has held the position since 2017.He was previously a foreign affairs columnist and deputy editorial page editor at The Wall Street Journal. In 2013, he received the Pulitzer Prize for...
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Bret Stephens on Iran, the U.S., and Global Stability
A Charlie Rose Global Conversation: Bret Stephens is a popular opinion columnist for The New York Times. He has held the position since 2017.He was previously a foreign affairs columnist and deputy editorial page editor at The Wall Street Journal. In 2013, he received the Pulitzer Prize for...
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Jon Meacham on America at 250: How Is the Nation Really Doing in 2026?
We live in historic times and stand at three significant milestones. Year two of President Trump’s second term begins on January 20, 2026. One quarter of the 21st century began on January 1, 2026. And on July 4, 2026, America will celebrate its 250th birthday.I am asking, on camera, a series of...
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David Ignatius on Donald Trump, Venezuela, Greenland and Iran
A Charlie Rose Global Conversation:David Ignatius join me for a continuation of a conversation that was posted this week but recorded before the U.S. military’s mission to Venezuela to arrest the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and his wife.It also occurred before a fascinating interview...
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Tom Friedman On The Morning After The Morning After - In Venezuela
We begin tonight a series of conversations about the United States military’s mission to arrest the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and bring him to the United States for trial on drug charges. Is it part of the controversial new initiative in American foreign policy?We start with Thomas…
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David Ignatius on Donald Trump After 1 Year and America at 250 Years
* This conversation was recorded on Dec 22nd 2025, before the events in Venezuela. We hope to follow up with David Ignatius soon on Venezuela and more.America is at an interesting moment.We are approaching one year into the second Trump administration and are one quarter of the way through the…
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Marty Baron - Former Editor of the Washington Post - on Venezuela, Trump, and the Role of the Press
Freedom was at the heart of America 250 years ago on July 4th, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Freedom of speech was recognized as an American right. It was essential to the responsibility of journalism in America to hold power accountable. How was journalism doing as…
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Remembering the Charlie Rose Guests Who Died in 2025 – In Their Own Voices
Rob ReinerFrank GehryTom StoppardBill MoyersDiane KeatonJane GoodallRobert RedfordDavid LynchVal KilmerGene HackmanRoberta FlackRichard Chamberlain Terence StampJim LovellGeorge Foreman Charles Rangel Sam MooreJules FeifferBrian WilsonAthol FugardDick CheneyFrederick SmithJames WatsonEdmund White
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Fareed Zakaria on How America is Doing at 250 Years Old
Fareed Zakaria has spent decades explaining the forces shaping the modern world, and America’s place within it.He is the host of Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN, a weekly international affairs program he has anchored since 2008. He writes a weekly foreign affairs column for The Washington Post. He...
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Elon Musk’s Biographer, Walter Isaacson on the “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written”
America is at an extraordinary moment in its history.We are one quarter of the way through the 21st century, and in 2026 we will celebrate our 250th birthday.I am asking a series of extraordinary Americans - many without fame or fortune, speaking from lived experience as well as poetry - to take...
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Bret Stephens on Violence, Trump, Epstein, AI, and America at 250
America is at an interesting moment. We are one quarter of the way through the 21st century, and in 2026 we will celebrate our 250th birthday. I am asking a series of extraordinary Americans—many without fame or fortune, but rich in experience and poetry—to take the temperature of America in...
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Rob Reiner on Politics, Parenting, and the Power of Early Childhood
Rob Reiner, who became famous for his acting in All in the Family and was much admired as a director of classic films, was brutally murdered on December 14, 2025, in his Brentwood, Los Angeles, home alongside his wife, photographer Michele Singer Reiner. He was 78. She was 70.Their deaths are the...
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Rob Reiner on Carl Reiner, His Early Influences, and Directing Hollywood Classics
Rob Reiner, who became famous for his acting in All in the Family and was much admired as a director of classic films, was brutally murdered on December 14, 2025, in his Brentwood, Los Angeles, home alongside his wife, photographer Michele Singer Reiner. He was 78. She was 70.Their deaths are the...
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Spike Lee on Making Films, Denzel Washington, Acting, Race, and America's Birthday at 250
Spike Lee received an honorary Academy award for his “lifetime achievement and significant contribution to cinema recognizing him as a champion of independent film and an inspiration to young filmmakers.”In more than 35 films, he has explored politics, history, sports, music, and culture with a...
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Senator Manchin on Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and a Third Party
Joe Manchin came from immigrant parents and grandparents in in Farmington West Virginia to the Governor’s Mansion in Charleston, and then to the United States Senate in Washington, where he served from 2010 to 2025. Manchin left the Democratic Party in 2024 to register as an independent.During…
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Frank Gehry - One of Our Greatest Architects - Died Today | The Man and His Buildings
A Charlie Rose Global Conversation.Frank Gehry - a great and distinctive architect by any definition - died on December 5, 2025. He was 96.Gehry was perhaps most famous for the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Disney Concert Hall, the Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris and his home in Santa Monica,...
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Tom Stoppard (1937–2025): Charlie Rose's Interview with the Legendary Playwright
Sir Tom Stoppard, the Czech-born British playwright in a nation of brilliant playwrights, made an incredible contribution to the world’s theatre. Stoppard died on November 29 at his home in England. He was 88. Stoppard was taken from then Czechoslovakia in 1939 to Singapore to be with his father…
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Tom Freston On MTV, AI, Bowie, Bono, Oprah, Kimmel, South Park and Warner Brothers
A Charlie Rose Global Conversation:Tom Freston is very much admired for his winning personality and unconventional leadership of MTV, the culture defining cable tv channel that merged music and television. He added Comedy Central, South Park and Live Aid to his success. It all led to becoming CEO...
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Saudi Crown Prince's Meeting with President Trump | Karen House
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia - widely known as MBS - came to Washington this week to meet with President Trump and business leaders. It is his first visit to America in eight years and seven years after the murder of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi.The Crown Prince also...
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Jonathan Karl On The Shutdown, Politics And Trump’s Retribution
Jonathan Karl is a reporter’s reporter. He is the Chief Washington correspondent for ABC News and co-anchor of This Week, the ABC News Sunday morning program.His new book on the 2024 campaign is Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America. It is his fourth book on President...
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James Watson on DNA, the human genome, and his controversial life
James Watson, an American scientist and Nobel laureate who was involved in two of the most important scientific achievements of the 20th century, died on Thursday. He was 97.James Watson and Francis Crick received the Nobel prize in 1962 for the discovery of the structure of DNA, the genetic...
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Mike Murphy on Mayor-Elect Mamdani and Democrats’ Future
The voters have spoken, and we have the first indication of what they think since the election of 2024 which put Donald Trump back in the White House for a second term.Our focus is what these results say and what are their implications for the future.Joining me is Mike Murphy, a Republican...
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Molly Ball and Mike Murphy On The Future As Democrats Roar Back
The voters have spoken, and we have the first indication of what they think since the election of 2024 which put Donald Trump back in the White House for a second term.Our focus is what these results say and what are their implications for the future.Joining me in separate conversations Molly…
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Remembering the life of Dick Cheney
Remembering the life of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who passed away at age 84. We honor his decades-long struggle with heart disease, and reflect on his significant influence on U.S. foreign policy and national security.
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Michael McFaul on Russia, China, and American Power
Michael McFaul has spent a lifetime studying Russia and the global contest between great powers.A Rhodes Scholar and Stanford professor, he speaks from the perspective of scholar, diplomat and author.From 2012 to 2014, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Russia under President Obama, after three…
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