Christiane Amanpour’s ‘The Ex Files’ Pod Adds Tina Brown As Co-Host For Season 2
Journalist Tina Brown will join Christiane Amanpour and Jamie Rubin as a guest co-host for season two of their podcast, *The Ex Files*. The programme examines international affairs, geopolitics and politics, and Brown’s addition comes as Amanpour prepares to leave CNN next year.
The new season will cover major stories including the upcoming US midterm elections. Brown, a former editor of *The New Yorker* and founder of *The Daily Beast*, said she was pleased to bring a less diplomatic perspective to conversations beyond the daily news cycle. Episodes are released on Tuesdays and Thursdays on Global Player and YouTube.
In short
- Tina Brown joins season two of *The Ex Files*.
- The podcast will cover the US midterms and global politics.
- Amanpour is due to leave CNN next year.
Explained simply
Christiane Amanpour is a journalist known for reporting on international affairs, while Jamie Rubin is a former US diplomat. Together they host The Ex Files, a podcast about global politics and geopolitics, where they discuss events and the people shaping them.
Tina Brown is a British-born journalist and editor who led The New Yorker and founded The Daily Beast, two prominent publications. The US midterm elections, which choose members of Congress halfway through a president’s four-year term, are among the issues the podcast plans to examine.
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