Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

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 Feb 6, 2023

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Author, feminist, gay rights activist and political commentator Margaret Hoover leads a rigorous exchange of ideas with America’s political and cultural newsmakers. In the spirit of William F. Buckley Jr.’s iconic “Firing Line,” Hoover engages with thought leaders on the pivotal issues moving the nation forward. New podcast episodes drop weekly, and sometimes more, featuring bonus content you won’t hear on TV.

Episode Date
Justice Neil Gorsuch on the heroes of 1776 and the future of American democracy
Jul 25, 2026
Ret. Gen. Stan McChrystal on the role of the military and the responsibilities of citizens
Jul 18, 2026
Can public education be fixed? Success Academy's Eva Moskowitz thinks yes
Jul 11, 2026
America at 250 with Justice Neil Gorsuch, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and Gen. Stan McChrystal (Ret.)
Jun 27, 2026
Melissa Murray’s strict scrutiny of the Constitution
Jun 12, 2026
‘Arrogance’ in Iran? Former IDF intelligence chief Tamir Hayman assesses the war plan
May 30, 2026
Ryan Holiday and Jim Mattis on Stoicism and leadership in America
May 16, 2026
Living with loss: Danielle Crittenden shares ‘Dispatches from Grief’
May 09, 2026
Built to last? America at 250 with Yuval Levin and Jeffrey Rosen
May 02, 2026
Ben McKenzie’s warning about crypto: ‘All hell will eventually break loose’
Apr 25, 2026
Lanhee Chen on fixing America’s broken health care system
Apr 18, 2026
Can Congress be fixed? A Firing Line forum with Philip Wallach and Oona Hathaway
Apr 11, 2026
General Jim Mattis and Ryan Holiday on the war in Iran and Stoicism in the military
Mar 21, 2026
Iran: The road to war
Mar 14, 2026
Mark Cuban wants to ‘f- up the entire healthcare industry’
Feb 28, 2026
Jon Meacham on ‘American Struggle’ and the pursuit of a more perfect union
Feb 21, 2026
A brave new world of media and politics: Natalie Winters and Adam Mockler
Feb 14, 2026
Policing a city on ICE: Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O’Hara
Feb 07, 2026
Is anti-Zionism the new antisemitism? Activist and author Noa Tishby says yes
Jan 31, 2026
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on ICE raids and brutal budget battles
Jan 24, 2026
Rep. Jim Clyburn tells the cautionary tale of ‘The First Eight’
Jan 17, 2026
Elliott Abrams makes the case for a democratic Venezuela
Jan 10, 2026
Bari Weiss on the ‘perfect storm’ fueling antisemitism in America
Jan 03, 2026
Rob Reiner’s 2019 warning about the fate of American democracy
Dec 20, 2025
Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling on Trump’s second-term National Security Strategy
Dec 13, 2025
Assessing William F. Buckley Jr.’s legacy with biographer Sam Tanenhaus
Dec 06, 2025
Robert George and Cornel West: Revisiting a conversation with an ideological odd couple
Nov 29, 2025
Nebula CEO Dave Wiskus on the rise of the creator economy
Nov 22, 2025
Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein on ‘The American Revolution’
Nov 15, 2025
Andrew Ross Sorkin on the 1929 crash, the Depression, and Herbert Hoover’s legacy
Nov 08, 2025
Autocracy and democracy in the age of Trump with former Amb. Michael McFaul
Nov 01, 2025
Andrew Cuomo on his mayoral run, Mamdani’s ideas, and taking on Trump
Oct 25, 2025
Anthony Kennedy: Democracy would be in danger if a president defies the Supreme Court
Oct 18, 2025
Can technology save democracy? Taiwan’s cyber ambassador Audrey Tang thinks so
Oct 11, 2025
Former AG Alberto Gonzales: 'Without the rule of law, we have no democracy'
Oct 04, 2025
‘Food security is national security,’ says the World Food Programme’s Cindy McCain
Sep 27, 2025
Extremism expert Cynthia Miller-Idriss on Charlie Kirk and America’s political violence problem
Sep 20, 2025
John Malone says the current state of media ‘is not good for democracy’
Sep 13, 2025
Sen. Chris Coons warns American prosperity and security are ‘profoundly at risk’
Sep 06, 2025
Biographer Sam Tanenhaus on the life and legacy of William F. Buckley Jr.
Aug 23, 2025
NY GOP Rep. Mike Lawler on being a blue state Republican
Aug 02, 2025
Economist Jessica Riedl on Trump’s tariffs, a looming debt crisis, and ‘spending cut theater’
Jul 26, 2025
Sen. Elissa Slotkin on her war plan, Democrats’ divisions, and MAGA’s Epstein drama
Jul 19, 2025
Mike Pence says the Trump administration is ‘not acting in a manner consistent with the law’
Jul 12, 2025
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Iran, Medicaid cuts, and her “lonely” place in Trump’s GOP
Jun 28, 2025
WSJ columnist Jason Riley says affirmative action stifles Black achievement
Jun 21, 2025
Marketcraft and the Meta antitrust trial, with Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes
Jun 14, 2025
Godmother of AI Dr. Fei-Fei Li on the ‘double-edged sword’ of artificial intelligence
May 24, 2025
Historian Niall Ferguson on Trump’s tariffs, Ukraine, and China
May 17, 2025
Lessons in grief and gratitude with Kelsey Grammer
May 10, 2025
Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer defends Trump’s tariffs
May 03, 2025
Changing the recipe – and changing the world – with José Andrés
Apr 26, 2025
The trouble with tariffs, with conservative economist Glenn Hubbard
Apr 19, 2025
Challenges to journalism in the age of Trump: A Firing Line forum
Apr 05, 2025
Author Lawrence Perelman looks back on his friendship with William F. Buckley Jr.
Mar 15, 2025
NYT columnist Ross Douthat on Trump and the new post-post-Cold War era
Mar 08, 2025
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Trump, tariffs, and tax cuts
Mar 01, 2025
Who will pay Trump’s tariffs? A Firing Line forum with Jeff Ferry and Scott Lincicome
Feb 22, 2025
The real way to DOGE: Will Marshall and Philip K. Howard on Elon Musk’s deep state blitz
Feb 15, 2025
A Surgeon General's Warning: Dr. Richard Carmona on RFK Jr.’s nomination
Feb 08, 2025
'Time for Democratic outrage’: Mike Murphy and James Carville on the new Trump era
Feb 01, 2025
Newt Gingrich takes on GOP skepticism of legal immigration
Jan 25, 2025
Fox analyst Juan Williams: ‘We are at a critical juncture in terms of race’
Jan 18, 2025
Defying a dictator: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Katya Snytsina, and Natalia Kaliada
Jan 11, 2025
Peggy Noonan: GOP senators ‘will regret it’ if they don’t serve as check on Trump
Dec 21, 2024
Journalists under attack abroad: Alsu Kurmasheva, Maria Ressa, and Jonathan Munro
Dec 14, 2024
The Fight to Free Jimmy Lai: Sebastien Lai and attorney Jonathan Price
Nov 23, 2024
AEI’s Kori Schake on the ‘genuine risk’ and potential upside of Trump 2.0 foreign policy
Nov 16, 2024
Jon Meacham on what Trump’s reelection means for the soul of the nation
Nov 09, 2024
H.R. McMaster: America is electing a wartime president
Nov 02, 2024
Counting the vote: A bipartisan panel on voting, elections & Elon Musk
Oct 26, 2024
Gov. Josh Shapiro says the 2024 race is a ‘jump ball’ in Pennsylvania
Oct 19, 2024
Condoleezza Rice on Israel, Ukraine, and the perils of American isolationism
Oct 12, 2024
GOP Senate candidate Larry Hogan vows to ‘stand up to the crazy’ on both sides
Oct 05, 2024
Hillary Clinton braces for an October surprise, warns of Trump 2.0 threat
Sep 28, 2024
‘I’d be a fool to dredge that up’: Bill O’Reilly faces questions about harassment settlements
Sep 21, 2024
Fmr. Trump economic adviser: Harris agenda is ‘consistent with the socialist playbook’
Sep 14, 2024
California Sen. Alex Padilla makes the case for Kamala Harris
Aug 24, 2024
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says America is ‘over ruled’
Aug 17, 2024
GOP Sen. and combat vet Joni Ernst on Ukraine, antisemitism, and restoring civility
Aug 10, 2024
Why the 2024 election will be free and fair, according to three experts
Aug 03, 2024
James Carville says Democrats are ‘in a better position’ with Harris instead of Biden
Jul 27, 2024
Is the 2024 race over? Only if Dems stick with Biden, Mike Murphy says
Jul 20, 2024
China wants to ‘render the United States irrelevant,’ says former NSC official Matt Pottinger
Jul 13, 2024
Author Edward O’Keefe on the ‘unsung’ women behind Theodore Roosevelt
Jun 29, 2024
Dem Rep. Ritchie Torres on the ‘fundamental problem’ with the progressive movement
Jun 22, 2024
Dan Senor defends Israel after war crimes accusations: No war has been more ‘scrutinized’
Jun 15, 2024
George Conway explains why ‘narcissistic sociopath’ Trump is unfit for office
May 25, 2024
Doris Kearns Goodwin on her husband, history, and her ‘unfinished love story’
May 18, 2024
Fareed Zakaria: ‘Biden should learn something from Trump’ on the border
May 11, 2024
Grievance in vogue: Frank Bruni on modern discontent
May 04, 2024
Trump allies indicted in Arizona: GOP Maricopa election official Stephen Richer responds
Apr 27, 2024
Scrutinizing Donald Trump’s first criminal trial with Melissa Murray
Apr 20, 2024
The case for a colorblind America with Coleman Hughes
Apr 13, 2024
Futurist Ari Wallach on building a better tomorrow
Apr 06, 2024
Saving Gen Z from smartphones and social media with Jonathan Haidt
Mar 30, 2024
Time to abolish the Electoral College? A Firing Line forum
Mar 23, 2024
Two conservatives debate the impact of Trump 2.0
Mar 16, 2024
‘Life After Power’ author Jared Cohen on why the post-presidency matters
Feb 17, 2024
BET co-founder Sheila Johnson on ‘Walking through Fire’ and the secrets to her success
Feb 10, 2024
Gen. David Petraeus on deadly drone attack: ‘They can not get away with this’
Feb 03, 2024
U.S. antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt: This is a ‘defining moment’ for western democracies
Jan 27, 2024
NH Gov. Chris Sununu wants Haley over Trump: ‘I’m so tired of losing with this guy’
Jan 20, 2024
‘There is no end in sight,’ GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales says of the border crisis
Jan 13, 2024
Tim Alberta explains Trump’s ‘chokehold’ on the evangelical vote
Jan 06, 2024
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on progressive antisemitism and college campus hypocrisy
Dec 16, 2023
Exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez says democracy is ‘very fragile’
Dec 09, 2023
GA Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger on defying Trump in 2020 and preparing for 2024
Nov 18, 2023
Fmr. Amb. to Israel Tom Nides on Israel’s race against the clock
Nov 11, 2023
Kimberly Kagan on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza–and Iran’s role in both
Nov 04, 2023
Mitch Daniels warns soaring federal debt will lead to ‘enormous social betrayal’
Oct 28, 2023
Terrorism expert Jonathan Schanzer on Israel, Iran, and averting a ‘nightmare scenario’
Oct 21, 2023
Bret Stephens on Israel’s heartbreak and rage after the Hamas attack
Oct 14, 2023
Escaping ‘The Identity Trap’ with political scientist Yascha Mounk
Oct 07, 2023
Inside Elon Musk’s universe: Biographer Walter Isaacson on what drives and haunts him
Sep 30, 2023
Actor Liev Schreiber on why helping Ukraine matters and why Russia will lose
Sep 23, 2023
‘America Outdoors’ host Baratunde Thurston’s ‘better story of us’
Sep 16, 2023
Gov. Doug Burgum’s GOP presidential pitch to the ‘exhausted majority’
Sep 09, 2023
Afghan CEO Roya Mahboob: Fall of Kabul was ‘my darkest time’
Sep 02, 2023
2024 GOP candidate Will Hurd: ‘Donald Trump is a loser’
Aug 12, 2023
On the rise in the GOP: Vivek Ramaswamy vows 'revolution,' not 'incremental reform'
Aug 05, 2023
Federal Judge Amul Thapar defends originalism and Justice Clarence Thomas
Jul 29, 2023
Sen. Lisa Murkowski: ‘I would go with Joe Manchin’ over Trump or Biden
Jul 22, 2023
Saving your soul: Jewel on music and mental health
Jul 15, 2023
Seeking the truth about truth with historian Jill Lepore
Jul 08, 2023
‘Solemn,’ ‘surreal,’ and ‘inevitable,’ is how former prosecutor Elie Honig sees Trump’s federal indictment
Jun 24, 2023
Chris Christie says Trump ‘must be charged’ if the DOJ has proof of crimes
Jun 10, 2023
Charlie Sykes: ‘People need to imagine what Trump 2.0 means’
May 20, 2023
Just get rid of this ‘stupid’ debt ceiling, says Axios reporter Felix Salmon
May 13, 2023
Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss on what makes him ‘vomit’
May 06, 2023
Conservative NYT columnist David French on Fox News, 2024 and the Supreme Court
Apr 29, 2023
Is Maryland Gov. Wes Moore the Dems’ next superstar?
Apr 22, 2023
Unlearning race with Thomas Chatterton Williams
Apr 15, 2023
Former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann on the case against Trump
Apr 08, 2023
Model Paulina Porizkova’s unfiltered views on beauty, age, harassment and grief
Apr 01, 2023
What Larry Hogan will do to stop Trump
Mar 18, 2023
We’re in a new cold war, says CCP Committee Chair Rep. Mike Gallagher
Mar 11, 2023
2024 GOP candidate Nikki Haley's delicate Trump balancing act
Feb 25, 2023
Minneapolis PD Chief Brian O’Hara: ‘Guns are designed to kill people’
Feb 18, 2023
Black economist Glenn Loury says it’s time to end affirmative action
Feb 11, 2023
Media mogul Barry Diller on why the movie business is finished
Feb 04, 2023
A GOP congresswoman who is pro-cannabis and pro-compromise on abortion
Jan 28, 2023
Presidential biographer Jon Meacham on the sins and virtues of America’s leaders
Jan 21, 2023
Rev. Al Sharpton still has no regrets about defending Tawana Brawley
Jan 14, 2023
VP Mike Pence explains his actions before and during January 6th
Jan 07, 2023
Yo-Yo Ma on bringing people together in dark times with music
Dec 24, 2022
Misty Copeland on being Black in ballet, breaking barriers, and becoming a superstar
Dec 17, 2022
Journalist and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa: ‘I am unjustly accused’
Dec 10, 2022
Former VP Mike Pence on what he told Trump in private
Dec 03, 2022
Former AG William Barr on Trump’s ‘monumental ego’ and legal peril
Nov 19, 2022
GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson: It’s time for a ‘post-Trump future’
Nov 12, 2022
NY Times’ Maggie Haberman casts doubt on Ron DeSantis as the ‘Trump-stopper’
Nov 05, 2022
Will an independent conservative challenger in Utah unseat a GOP senator?
Oct 29, 2022
Conservative scholar Matthew Continetti says Trump-style populism is here to stay
Oct 22, 2022
Exiled Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad on the protests to bring down Iran’s ‘hell’ for woman
Oct 15, 2022
‘Squad’ member Rep. Cori Bush’s tale of pain and perseverance
Oct 08, 2022
Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. accuses Russia of ‘genocide’
Oct 01, 2022
Fmr. Colombian Pres. Ivan Duque Marquez on confronting ‘post-truth’ populism
Sep 24, 2022
Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein on the ‘failures’ of the U.S. response to the Holocaust
Sep 17, 2022
Veteran and author Elliot Ackerman on America ‘flat-out’ losing in Afghanistan
Sep 10, 2022
Singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins is ‘Still Alright’ after decades in music
Sep 03, 2022
GOP Sen. Mike Lee doesn’t rule out supporting Trump but has questions about Jan. 6th
Jul 30, 2022
Organizational psychologist Adam Grant wants you to think again
Jul 23, 2022
‘Success begets success’: Sen. Chris Murphy on a gun reform compromise
Jul 16, 2022
Author James Kirchick on the secret history of gay power brokers in Washington, D.C.
Jul 09, 2022
Pro-choice former GOP governor Christine Todd Whitman laments the end of Roe
Jul 02, 2022
Prosecutors need ‘rock-solid’ case to indict Trump, GOP election lawyer Ben Ginsberg says
Jun 25, 2022
Sen. Raphael Warnock says Georgia has ‘a real choice’ ahead of face-off with Herschel Walker
Jun 18, 2022
‘Does the state own your body?’: Margaret Atwood on America’s abortion debate
May 28, 2022
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt: ‘Playing with fire’ at the dawn of the age of AI
May 21, 2022
After SCOTUS leak, legal experts debate the fallout of overturning Roe v. Wade
May 14, 2022
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on confronting Russia and China at the UN
May 07, 2022
‘Palace Papers’ author Tina Brown: Queen’s death will cause ‘national identity crisis’ for Britain
Apr 30, 2022
‘It sure feels like genocide,’ former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch says of Russia’s actions in Ukraine
Apr 23, 2022
Matt Damon and Gary White outline their plan to end the global water crisis
Apr 16, 2022
‘I’m part of the problem,’ Sen. Chris Coons says of polarization of judicial confirmations
Apr 09, 2022
‘When it’s a simple story, it’s usually wrong’: Rhiannon Giddens on the history of the banjo
Apr 02, 2022
Pulitzer-prize winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario on capturing the horror of Putin’s war in Ukraine
Mar 26, 2022
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ author Margaret Atwood reflects on real-world threats to freedom
Mar 19, 2022
‘The Russians will lose one way or the other,’ predicts former Ambassador William Taylor
Mar 12, 2022
Former Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul explains why the crisis in Ukraine matters
Feb 19, 2022
NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom speaks out against China and the Beijing Olympics
Feb 12, 2022
Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie Bunch on the challenges of preserving America’s history
Feb 05, 2022
‘We've got to change the game’: Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz defends charter schools
Jan 29, 2022
Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi explains why corporations can’t solve all of society’s problems
Jan 22, 2022
CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria: Elements of the GOP are ‘actively undermining’ democracy
Jan 15, 2022
Jan. 6 Committee Republican Adam Kinzinger says some in GOP ‘instigated’ the riot
Jan 08, 2022
‘Doing God’s work’: Dana Canedy on telling her family’s story in ‘A Journal for Jordan’
Dec 18, 2021
Chris Christie lays out his ‘Republican Rescue’ plan and blames Trump for giving him COVID
Dec 11, 2021
Ideological odd couple Drs. Cornel West and Robert George reflect on their shared humanity
Nov 27, 2021
Sen. Tim Scott on race, politics, and uniting the GOP in 2024
Nov 20, 2021
Exiled artist Ai Weiwei: Americans are living in an authoritarian state
Nov 13, 2021
Conservative writer Andrew Sullivan takes on the ‘cult of social justice’
Nov 06, 2021
Sen. Bob Menendez calls AOC ‘ill-informed’ on Cuba embargo
Oct 30, 2021
Former NSC official Fiona Hill warns ‘democracy’s done’ if Trump returns to the White House
Oct 23, 2021
Actor and author John Lithgow: America is ‘at a tipping point’
Oct 16, 2021
Three dissidents discuss the global fight for human rights at the Oslo Freedom Forum
Oct 09, 2021
Billionaire Frank McCourt invests in transforming the internet: ‘With no trust, there's no democracy’
Oct 02, 2021
Mohammed A. El-Arian explains what the Fed got wrong about COVID and inflation
Sep 25, 2021
Conservative columnist George Will says Biden is ‘unquestionably’ an improvement over Trump
Sep 18, 2021
Iraq veteran Rep. Peter Meijer on the ‘futility’ of America’s post-9/11 conflicts
Sep 11, 2021
Petraeus and McMaster assess the fallout from Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal
Aug 28, 2021
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Facebook: ‘They've become God when it comes to the internet’
Aug 14, 2021
Rep. Elissa Slotkin says some thing are more important than getting re-elected
Aug 07, 2021
Drs. Céline Gounder and Ashish Jha on what America got right and wrong in its COVID response
Jul 31, 2021
‘They are asking for freedom’: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart on the latest wave of protests in Cuba
Jul 24, 2021
Linguist John McWhorter takes a critical look at critical race theory
Jul 17, 2021
‘Space is hard’: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on sending astronauts to the moon and Mars
Jul 10, 2021
Independence Day Special | Admiral William H. McRaven
Jul 03, 2021
Admiral William McRaven recalls identifying Osama bin Laden’s body
Jun 26, 2021
CNN anchor Don Lemon: ‘I don’t do opinion… I do point-of-view’
Jun 19, 2021
Lawrence Summers on inflation: ‘I think we took a risk that we probably shouldn't have taken’
Jun 12, 2021
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