Season 2021 (2021)

Mike Gallagher
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January 8, 2021 • 27m

Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher discusses the storming of the U.S. Capitol, President Trump's role in inciting the insurrect...Read more

Joe Manchin
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January 15, 2021 • 27m

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) discusses the Capitol attack and the historic second impeachment of President Trump. As an influential ...Read more

Mary Frances Berry and Douglas Brinkley
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January 22, 2021 • 27m

American historians Mary Frances Berry and Douglas Brinkley discuss the inauguration of President Joe Biden at a time of national ...Read more

Tim Kaine
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January 29, 2021 • 27m

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) discusses former President Trump’s looming impeachment trial, President Biden’s COVID-19 stimulus plan and w...Read more

Charles Blow
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February 5, 2021 • 27m

Charles M. Blow, NYT columnist and author of “The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto,” discusses his plan for Black Americans...Read more

Jaime Herrera Beutler
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February 12, 2021 • 27m

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of ten House Republicans who voted to impeach President Trump, discusses her vote, the im...Read more

Michael Osterholm
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February 19, 2021 • 27m

Epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm says new COVID-19 strains will likely cause cases to surge in March. Osterholm, who was on Bi...Read more

Bari Weiss
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March 12, 2021 • 27m

Former New York Times editor and “How to Fight Anti-Semitism” author Bari Weiss joins Margaret Hoover to discuss the rise of Anti-...Read more

Jennifer Granholm
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March 19, 2021 • 27m

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm tells Margaret Hoover how the Biden administration plans to achieve clean energy goals, crea...Read more

Yo-Yo Ma
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March 26, 2021 • 27m

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs for “Firing Line” and joins Margaret Hoover to discuss the impact of the pandemic on the ...Read more

Anne Applebaum and David Frum
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April 2, 2021 • 27m

Pulitzer Prize winning historian Anne Applebaum and former White House speechwriter David Frum join Margaret Hoover to discuss str...Read more

Maya MacGuineas and Robert Reich
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April 9, 2021 • 27m

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and federal budget expert Maya MacGuineas discuss America’s staggering national debt and what ...Read more

Kirsten Gillibrand
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April 16, 2021 • 27m

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) discusses why paid family leave should be part of President Biden’s infrastructure legislation, wor...Read more

Adam Kinzinger
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April 23, 2021 • 27m

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) discusses what it means to be a Republican in the post-Trump era, what’s next for police and gun reform...Read more

Mazie Hirono
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April 30, 2021 • 27m

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) discusses her recent bipartisan bill addressing anti-Asian hate crimes, how her immigrant experience info...Read more

Amy Klobuchar
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May 7, 2021 • 27m

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) discusses the explosive growth of big tech and corporate mergers. She outlines her proposed antitrust...Read more

Garry Kasparov
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May 14, 2021 • 27m

Chess grandmaster turned democracy advocate Garry Kasparov, who chairs the Human Rights Foundation, warns about the rising tide of...Read more

Irshad Manji
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May 21, 2021 • 27m

The New York Times bestselling author Irshad Manji discusses how she thinks diversity should be defined and taught, the divisivene...Read more

Lawrence Summers
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June 12, 2021 • 27m

Former Treasury Secretary and Harvard economist Lawrence H. Summers discusses his concerns about an overheated post-pandemic econo...Read more

Don Lemon
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June 18, 2021 • 27m

CNN anchor Don Lemon discusses his new book on racism in America’s past and present, his own experiences dealing with prejudice, a...Read more

William McRaven
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June 25, 2021 • 27m

Four-star Admiral William H. McRaven discusses the imminent withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the current threat level f...Read more

William McRaven
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July 2, 2021 • 27m

In a special edition celebrating Independence Day, four-star Admiral William H. McRaven shares stories of heroism from his 37 year...Read more

Bill Nelson
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July 9, 2021 • 27m

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson discusses America’s mission to return to the moon and reach Mars, billionaires in space, unidentifi...Read more

John McWhorter
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July 16, 2021 • 27m

Columbia University linguist and race commentator John McWhorter explains the origins of critical race theory, what the decades-ol...Read more

Mario Diaz-Balart
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July 23, 2021 • 27m

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-FL—whose family fled Fidel Castro’s communist revolution in Cuba—discusses the ongoing oppression on the...Read more

Celine Gounder and Ashish Jha
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July 30, 2021 • 27m

With a summer COVID surge, epidemiologist Dr. Celine Gounder and Brown University Dean of Public Health Dr. Ashish Jha discuss the...Read more

Elissa Slotkin
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August 6, 2021 • 27m

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, D-MI, discusses representing a district that voted for Trump, the investigation into the attack on t...Read more

David Petraeus & H.R. McMaster
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August 27, 2021 • 27m

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster responds to the suicide attack that killed at least 13 U.S. service members outside the Kabul airport; Gen....Read more

Peter Meijer
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September 10, 2021 • 27m

As America marks the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, Rep. Peter Meijer, R-MI, discusses the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, his decision...Read more

George Will
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September 17, 2021 • 27m

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will discusses the conservative movement from William F. Buckley Jr. to the present, why h...Read more

Mohamed El-Erian
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September 24, 2021 • 27m

Economist Mohamed A. El-Erian outlines his concern that inflation will persist and urges the Federal Reserve not to miss the windo...Read more

Frank McCourt
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October 1, 2021 • 27m

Billionaire Frank McCourt discusses his venture to overhaul the internet and create social media alternatives. He says blockchain ...Read more

The Oslo Freedom Forum
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October 8, 2021 • 27m

Firing Line interviews three dissidents at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Miami: Hatice Cengiz, fiancée of murdered journalist Jamal Kh...Read more

John Lithgow
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October 15, 2021 • 27m

Actor, author and illustrator John Lithgow discusses his new collection of poems satirizing America’s “scoundrels,” his take on co...Read more

Fiona Hill
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October 22, 2021 • 27m

Russia expert Dr. Fiona Hill, a former senior official in Trump’s National Security Council and 2019 impeachment witness, discusse...Read more

Bob Menendez
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October 29, 2021 • 27m

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ, discusses his immigration reform plan and protecting Americans against floods. The Senate Foreign Relatio...Read more

Andrew Sullivan
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November 5, 2021 • 27m

Author and political commentator Andrew Sullivan, a self-described small-c conservative who opposes Trump, says this week’s electi...Read more

Ai Weiwei
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November 12, 2021 • 27m

Artist, activist and former political prisoner Ai Weiwei discusses resisting authoritarianism in China and beyond,

Tim Scott
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November 19, 2021 • 27m

Rising GOP star Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, discusses growing up in poverty in South Carolina...Read more

Chris Christie
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December 10, 2021 • 27m

Republican Chris Christie says the GOP needs to renounce conspiracy theories and Trump’s election fraud lies. The former New Jerse...Read more

Dana Canedy
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December 17, 2021 • 27m

Dana Canedy discusses “A Journal for Jordan”—her book about the late 1st Sgt. Charles M. King and the words of wisdom he left for ...Read more