Is one of the world's most prominent Catholic journalists being slowly broken in a Hong Kong prison cell? Claire Lai joins Mary Margaret Olsen to tell the story of her father Jimmy Lai — founder of Apple Daily, convicted under a law written to destroy him — and the remarkable faith that has held him through 1,927 days of solitary confinement. With Britain and the Trump administration now raising his case, she has one request: don't let him be forgotten.

Recorded on March 20 2026.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
00:57 Where is Jimmy Lai now?
02:13 The day of the arrest
04:17 Why he was imprisoned
07:13 Prison conditions
09:12 Solitary confinement and the gospel by corridor light
12:29 Jimmy Lai's Catholic faith
15:00 Letters and prayers from his cell
18:35 Britain's response
19:29 The Trump administration
20:30 What Claire wants the world to know

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In Conversation With | Episode #7

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Guest: Claire Lai
Film Crew: Cavern Collective
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