NaN/100 votes#1 - Al Sharpton
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2023
Reverend Al Sharpton discusses his evolution as a civil rights leader and the challenges and controversies he has faced. He weighs in on the progress of the movement and the power of Black voters.
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#2 - Jon Meacham
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2023
Pulitzer Prize winning-author and presidential biographer Jon Meacham discusses how today’s leaders compare to their predecessors. Meacham, who has helped craft some of Biden's key speeches, weighs in on today's GOP and whether Biden will run again.
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#3 - Nancy Mace
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/2023
Nancy Mace discusses the challenges of being a Republican who rejects the GOP's extremes and supports bipartisan solutions on abortion, cannabis and other issues. She weighs in on the classified documents investigations and debt ceiling.
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#4 - Barry Diller
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 2/3/2023
Media mogul Barry Diller discusses why he thinks Hollywood and the Oscars are irrelevant, the future of streaming, why he does not believe Alec Baldwin is responsible for the "Rust" set shooting, and what's ahead in politics.
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#5 - Glenn Loury
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/2023
Brown economist Glenn Loury says affirmative action and reparations will not solve inequality and defends free speech on college campuses. Loury—who at 33 became Harvard's first Black tenured economics professor—discusses how his views have evolved.
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#6 - Brian O’Hara
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 2/17/2023
Brian O’Hara—Minneapolis’ first new police chief since George Floyd’s death—discusses policing after the death of Tyre Nichols renewed calls for reform. He weighs in on racial disparities, qualified immunity, gun violence and elevated crime rates.
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#7 - Mike Gallagher
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 3/10/2023
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI)—chair of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party—discusses how the US should respond to growing threats from the CCP. He discusses trade, the dangers of TikTok, and says the US should commit to defending Taiwan.
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#8 - Larry Hogan
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 3/17/2023
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, the second Republican governor to be re-elected in Maryland and a vocal Trump critic, discusses why he won't challenge Trump for the GOP nomination, economic policy proposals, and the future of the GOP.
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#9 - Paulina Porizkova
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 3/31/2023
Supermodel and 1980s cover girl Paulina Porizkova discusses aging and ageism, harassment in modeling, her journey out of Communist Czechoslovakia, struggling with mental health, and the breakdown of her marriage to the late Cars' singer Ric Ocasek.
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#10 - Andrew Weissmann
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 4/7/2023
Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann discusses the 34 felony count indictment of former President and 2024 candidate Donald Trump. He discusses the prosecution’s strengths and weaknesses and what to expect as Trump faces more criminal probes.
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#11 - Thomas Chatterton Williams
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 4/14/2023
Author and cultural critic Thomas Chatterton Williams explains why he thinks Americans need to unlearn traditional racial constructs in order to achieve equality. He also discusses the impact of culture wars and wokeness on contemporary politics.
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#12 - Wes Moore
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 4/21/2023
Rising Democratic star and political newcomer Gov. Wes Moore discusses overcoming tragedy to become a Rhodes Scholar, Army captain, bestselling author and Maryland's first Black governor. He details his plans for tackling poverty and crime.
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#13 - David French
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 4/28/2023
Conservative New York Times columnist David French, an anti-Trump voice in the GOP, weighs in on the 2024 presidential race, turmoil at Fox News, whether Trump may go to prison, and the latest cases and ethics questions before the Supreme Court.
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#14 - Richard Dreyfuss
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 5/5/2023
Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss discusses America's civics crisis and his initiative to restore civics education in public schools. He weighs in on the state of discourse in the country and speaks out against diversity inclusion standards in Hollywood.
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#15 - Felix Salmon
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 5/12/2023
Financial journalist Felix Salmon discusses how Covid created an economic paradigm shift affecting everything from labor markets to millennial investing. He advocates for ending the debt ceiling and says minting money would be better than a default.
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#16 - Charlie Sykes
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 5/19/2023
Charlie Sykes, a founder and the editor-in-chief of the non-partisan news site "The Bulwark," discusses why he disassociated himself from the Republican Party, the challenges of covering Trump, the 2024 race, and whether conservatism can be redeemed.
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#17 - Chris Christie
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 6/9/2023
Chris Christie discusses his newly launched 2024 presidential bid and why he’s taking direct aim at his former friend and boss Donald Trump. He says the DOJ must indict Trump if they have evidence of crimes in the classified documents investigation.
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#18 - Elie Honig
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 6/23/2023
Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the federal indictment against Donald Trump and what to expect of the trials that may take place during the election season. He also weighs in on Hunter Biden’s plea deal.
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#19 - Jill Lepore
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 7/7/2023
Harvard historian and journalist Jill Lepore discusses how the past sheds light on present truth-related threats. Lepore critiques the Supreme Court's dismantling of affirmative action, which she says will erode public confidence in the Court.
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#20 - Jewel Kilcher
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 7/14/2023
Singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher discusses her journey from a troubled upbringing in Alaska to music megastardom, how she saved her own soul by prioritizing her mental health, and her virtual reality platform providing access to mindfulness tools.
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#21 - Lisa Murkowski
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 7/21/2023
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Republican who defeated a Trump-backed candidate in the midterms, says Alaska’s new voting reforms could help democracy elsewhere. She discusses the 2024 race and indicates how she would vote in a Trump-Biden rematch.
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#22 - Amul Thapar
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 7/28/2023
Sixth Circuit Judge Amul Thapar discusses his new book defending Clarence Thomas’s originalism, his own presence on the conservative short-list for the Supreme Court, the affirmative action ruling, and ethics questions involving justices.
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#23 - Vivek Ramaswamy
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 8/4/2023
Entrepreneur and GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy discusses his critique of woke capitalism, his plan to eliminate federal agencies, his opposition to U.S. military support for Ukraine and why he believes America needs a political outsider.
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#24 - Will Hurd
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 8/11/2023
Moderate Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd challenges prevailing GOP sentiment by taking on Donald Trump. Hurd, a former Texas congressman and undercover CIA agent, discusses immigration, national security, and artificial intelligence.
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#25 - Roya Mahboob
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 9/1/2023
Afghanistan’s first female tech CEO, Roya Mahboob, discusses the fall of Kabul and decimation of women's rights after two years of Taliban rule. She gives an update on the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, which she launched prior to the Taliban takeover.
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The Best Episodes of Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Season 6
Every episode of Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Season 6!
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Season 6 Ratings Summary
"Al Sharpton" is the best rated episode of "Firing Line with Margaret Hoover" season 6. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/13/2023. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Jon Meacham".