Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic church, is dead. We get the latest from Vatican City, plus reflections from Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, who will be one of the few people to choose the next pope. Then we bring you insight from a reporter who interviewed Francis and was knighted by him. Plus, religious scholar David Gibson joins the show to discuss on the Francis's moral authority in a world of strongmen. And we look back at Christiane's conversation with filmmaker Wim Wenders about his revealing portrait of the pope as you've never seen him before.
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The War on America’s Elite Universities and Colleges
As the Trump administration intensifies its attempts to reshape U.S. colleges and universities, Christiane Amanpour speaks to those who are pushing back. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey talks about her concerns as her state is targeted by the Republican White House and Wesleyan University President Michael S. Roth discusses why he believes the Trump Administration is, in his words, “selling Jews a dangerous lie” by claiming its crackdown is to combat Anti-Semitism. Then, Mike Valerio’s report on how South Korean women are fighting against explicit images made with AI deepfakes. Also, British playwright Ryan Calais Cameron discusses his timely West End smash, ‘Retrograde’, a play revealing how Sidney Poitier’s career was almost derailed by the Red Scare. Plus, as Sudan marks two years of its devastating war, an echo from history as Christiane revisits her reporting on the humanitarian crisis in Darfur in 2004. And finally, a tribute to a giant of Latin American literature, Mario Vargas Llosa. As the Peruvian author dies aged 89, Christiane looks back at their conversation when he told her how he got started by writing love letters.
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
When Donald Trump re-entered the White House less than three months ago, he began with a flurry of executive orders, and now the impact of those policies is hitting home. Maura Healey is the Democratic governor of Massachusetts and an influential voice in her party. She says Americans must stand up for what they believe in, and she joins the show from Boston.
Also on today's show: Cyrus Nasseri, former Iranian nuclear negotiator; Simon Shama, host of the new PBS documentary "The Holocaust, 80 Years On"
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Former Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell
Countries around the world are asking whether it is in their best interest to align
more closely with China or the United States. Kurt Campbell helped guide US-
China policy through multiple administrations and was Deputy Secretary of State
under Joe Biden. He joins Christiane for his first TV interview since leaving
government.
Also on today’s show: Director Marcel Mettelsiefen discusses his new
documentary on the Israel-Palestine conflict, “A State of Rage”; business owners
Debbie Wei Mullin and Sarah LaFleur on the impact of the Trump tariffs
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Fighting Back Against Trump
Harvard University has refused to bow to President Trump's demands to drop DEI measures and punish student protesters. While some universities like Columbia buckled under the financial pressure and Trump's demands, Harvard is not alone in resisting. Among those fighting back is Wesleyan University, whose own federal funding has been threatened. School President Michael Roth joins Christiane from Connecticut.
Also on today's show: David Gibson, Director, Center on Religion and Culture, Fordham University; author Kelsey Osgood ("Godstruck")
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