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Charlie Kirk Was Killed. Now What?
CNN One Thing
Sep 14, 2025

The apparent assassination of Charlie Kirk has both sides of the aisle calling on Americans to ‘lower the temperature’ of political rhetoric. But we’ve been here before – is there actually any chance that happens? We hear why Kirk was so effective in motivating young conservatives and look at what could happen next. 

Guest: Alex Stone & Lilliana Mason, SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins Professor of Political Science 

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Host: David Rind 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin 

Editorial Support: Donie O’Sullivan & Sean Clark