Firing Line with Margaret Hoover - Season 4 / Year 2021
Season 4 / Year 2021
Episodes
Episode 1
Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher discusses the storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Episode 2
Joe Manchin discusses the Capitol attack and the second impeachment of President Trump.
Episode 3
Historians Mary Frances Berry and Douglas Brinkley discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden.
Episode 4
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) discusses former President Trump's looming impeachment trial.
Episode 5
Charles Blow discusses his plan for a reverse migration to the South for Black Americans.
Episode 6
Jaime Herrera Beutler, who voted to impeach Pres. Trump, discusses the impeachment trial.
Episode 7
Dr. Michael Osterholm says new COVID-19 strains will likely cause cases to surge in March.
Episode 8
Justice Neil Gorsuch discusses his judicial philosophy.
Episode 9
Charles Blow discusses his plan for a reverse migration to the South for Black Americans.
Episode 10
Bari Weiss discusses the rise of anti-Semitism across the political spectrum.
Episode 11
Jennifer Granholm explains how Biden's administration plans to achieve clean energy goals.
Episode 12
Yo-Yo Ma performs & discusses his belief that music can comfort people & connect cultures.
Episode 13
Anne Applebaum and David Frum discuss the future of the GOP.
Episode 14
Robert Reich and Maya MacGuineas discuss America's staggering national debt.
Episode 15
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) discusses working across the aisle to protect veterans.
Episode 16
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) discusses what it means to be a Republican post-Trump.
Episode 17
Sen. Mazie Hirono discusses her recent bipartisan bill addressing anti-Asian hate crimes.
Episode 18
Senator Amy Klobuchar discusses the explosive growth of big tech and corporate mergers.
Episode 19
Garry Kasparov warns about the rising tide of authoritarianism worldwide.
Episode 20
Irshad Manji discusses how she thinks diversity should be defined and taught.
Episode 21
Yo-Yo Ma performs & discusses his belief that music can comfort people & connect cultures.
Episode 22
Robert Reich and Maya MacGuineas discuss America's staggering national debt.
Episode 23
Lawrence Summers discusses his concerns about a post-Covid economy leading to inflation.
Episode 24
CNN anchor Don Lemon discusses his new book on racism in America's past and present.
Episode 25
Admiral William McRaven discusses the imminent withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
Episode 26
Four-star Admiral William McRaven shares stories of heroism from his service to America.
Episode 27
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson discusses America's mission to return to the moon.
Episode 28
Episode 29
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-FL, discusses the ongoing oppression on in Cuba.
Episode 30
Dr. Celine Gounder and Dr. Ashish Jha discuss the dangers of the Delta variant.
Episode 31
Elissa Slotkin discusses the investigation into the attack on the Capitol & voting rights.
Episode 32
Senator Amy Klobuchar discusses the explosive growth of big tech and corporate mergers.
Episode 33
Columbia University linguist John McWhorter explains the origins of critical race theory.
Episode 34
McMaster responds to the attack in Kabul; Petraeus discusses withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Episode 35
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson discusses America's mission to return to the moon.
Episode 36
Rep. Peter Meijer, R-MI, discusses the U.S. exit from Afghanistan.
Episode 37
George Will discusses the conservative movement and what's next for Trumpism.
Episode 38
Economist Mohamed A. El-Erian outlines his concern that inflation will persist.
Episode 39
Billionaire Frank McCourt discusses his venture to create social media alternatives.
Episode 40
Firing Line interviews three dissidents: Hatice Cengiz, Jewher Ilham, and Leopoldo Lopez.
Episode 41
John Lithgow discusses his new collection of poems and his take on contemporary politics.
Episode 42
Russia expert Dr. Fiona Hill discusses the rise of populism in the U.S.
Episode 43
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ, discusses his immigration reform plan.
Episode 44
Andrew Sullivan discusses the need for open debate with different perspectives.
Episode 45
Artist and activist Ai Weiwei discusses resisting authoritarianism in China and beyond.
Episode 46
Senator Tim Scott discusses growing up in poverty in South Carolina.
Episode 47
Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Robert George discuss the need for civil discourse.
Episode 48
Firing Line interviews three dissidents: Hatice Cengiz, Jewher Ilham, and Leopoldo Lopez.
Episode 49
Republican Chris Christie says the GOP needs to renounce conspiracy theories.
Episode 50
Dana Canedy discusses her book A Journal for Jordan that is now a major movie.
Episode 51
John Lithgow discusses his new collection of poems and his take on contemporary politics.
Episode 52
Artist and activist Ai Weiwei discusses resisting authoritarianism in China and beyond.
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