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As Democratic governors get ahead of the CDC on lifting mask mandates, we ask top doctors around the world how best to manage the end of the Omicron wave … With even more pressure piling up on Boris Johnson, how long can he survive this self-inflicted crisis? … Tara Westover, who wrote the best-seller Educated, explains why she is not proof of the American dream.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following meetings with Putin and Zelensky, French President Macron says he sees concrete solutions to easing tensions between Ukraine and Russia. French Ambassador to the US Philippe Etienne weighs in on the situation … Economist and author Heather McGhee explains what racism really costs everyone … Culture critic Thomas Chatterton Williams on healing a divided nation.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the RNC claiming the events of January 6 constitute “legitimate political discourse,” Christiane asks GOP Senator Todd Young of Indiana how the democracy disconnect at home impacts America abroad … With book-banning in the US on the rise, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnamese American author explains how reading so-called “dangerous” books helped change his life … During this particularly divisive Black History Month, writer Imani Perry heads south to better understand her peoples’ past.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

China’s most celebrated artist, Ai Weiwei, explains why he’s slamming the use of the stadium he created … Amid the saber rattling between Russia and NATO, what’s really behind Moscow’s obsession with Ukraine? … Why one of the most distinguished works of Holocaust literature is under attack.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the US sends more troops to Eastern Europe, Christiane speaks with Vladimir Chizhov, Russia’s ambassador to the EU … Journalist George Packer reviews his gut-wrenching reporting on America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan … Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman tells Michel Martin why he’s suing several of Trump’s closest allies, and how they tried to intimidate and retaliate against him for testifying against Donald Trump.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Syrians continue to suffer under Bashir al-Asaad, Christiane asks a Syrian journalist and a former US ambassador why world leaders are welcoming him back into the fold … The story behind the emotional reunion of a US Army vet who refused to leave his Afghan counterpart behind ... A famed explorer invites us to share in his adventure and expand our horizons along the way.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While another round of intense diplomacy over the Ukraine situation grinds on behind the scenes, Christiane asks the US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Michael Carpenter, if all the talk is actually making a difference … One year after Myanmar's military coup, the resistance is stronger than ever. A member of the ousted government joins Christiane from exile … With the Beijing Olympics days away, what it's like to cover these games under the world's most strict Covid rules.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The long-awaited report on Boris Johnson’s scandal arrives just as the PM heads to Ukraine, prompting the question: Is this a desperate ploy to avoid war or his mounting crisis at home? … Actor Jamie Dornan on his new filmy Belfast … The new documentary exposing a horrifying truth about America's southern border.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Friday’s show focuses on how the world of culture and entertainment is taking on two huge issues. First, Christiane speaks with Meryl Streep and Adam McKay about their outrageous climate-change satire, Don’t Look Up. Then comes a bold look into the deeply troubling world of sexual assault, accountability, and taking women seriously by comedian W. Kamau Bell, director of We Need To Talk About Cosby. Plus: Walter Isaacson interviews New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the US and its NATO allies anxiously await Vladimir Putin’s response to their written letters addressing Russia’s security concerns, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, joins Christiane for an exclusive interview … Javier Bardem, who plays Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s new film Being The Ricardos, joins the show from Madrid … Michel Martin interviews David A. Kaplan, author of The Most Dangerous Branch, which deals with the growing polarization of America’s Supreme Court.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices