Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Danny Meyer on the secret sauce of hospitality

Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer tells Firing Line how a hot dog cart became a global brand—and why some of his biggest failures taught him the most about business. The r

Is American foreign policy for sale? Anne Applebaum on Trump’s ‘empire of grift’

As President Trump addresses the UN General Assembly and hosts Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum explains how an alliance of ideo

‘You don't want to bet against the United States’: Dambisa Moyo on the economy in the age of AI

As AI leaders face backlash over doomsday warnings and the Federal Reserve defies Donald Trump on interest rates, economist Dambisa Moyo assesses the risks and opportunit

Where is the off-ramp? Spencer Cox on defusing America’s crisis of polarization

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) talks to Margaret Hoover about his new book Off-Ramp, which explores how alienation and polarization lead to political violence and how American

Salman Rushdie’s second act: 'My interest now is to lead the life that is mine to lead'

Author Salman Rushdie reflects on the “second act” he nearly didn’t get: surviving the 2022 attempt on his life, reclaiming his life and returning to fiction. He discusse

Why should anyone trust Marjorie Taylor Greene now?

Margaret Hoover sits down with former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once one of Donald Trump’s fiercest loyalists—and now one of his most outspoken defectors. Greene resi

What does one of America’s most powerful CEOs think business owes the country?

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, joins Margaret Hoover for a wide-ranging conversation about what American business owes the country—and where government should get ou

A defense of democratic socialism from House candidate Melat Kiros

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros sits down with Margaret Hoover in Denver to discuss her House race, what democratic socialism means to her, and explains her criticism of

Justice Neil Gorsuch on the heroes of 1776 and the future of American democracy

Justice Neil Gorsuch sits down with Margaret Hoover at the Supreme Court to talk about the ideas that shaped America, why they have endured for 250 years, and how to pres

Ret. Gen. Stan McChrystal on the role of the military and the responsibilities of citizens

Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal joins Margaret Hoover to discuss America’s founding ideals and the role of the military and citizens in ensuring that they endure. 

Can public education be fixed? Success Academy's Eva Moskowitz thinks yes

Eva Moskowitz, CEO of Success Academy–the top-performing charter school network in New York City–joins Margaret Hoover to talk about what’s wrong with public education in

America at 250 with Justice Neil Gorsuch, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and Gen. Stan McChrystal (Ret.)

As America marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Margaret Hoover speaks to a Supreme Court justice, a swing state governor, and a

Melissa Murray’s strict scrutiny of the Constitution

Margaret Hoover talks to Melissa Murray, legal scholar and best-selling author of tThe U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader, a boo

‘Arrogance’ in Iran? Former IDF intelligence chief Tamir Hayman assesses the war plan

Margaret Hoover talks to General Tamir Hayman, former head of the IDF’s military intelligence unit, about the state of the war in Iran, the status of negotiations over Ir

Ryan Holiday and Jim Mattis on Stoicism and leadership in America

Bestselling author and podcaster Ryan Holiday and former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis discuss America’s founding ideals and why they still matter 250 years later in the s

Living with loss: Danielle Crittenden shares ‘Dispatches from Grief’

Danielle Crittenden joins Margaret Hoover to discuss her new book, “Dispatches from Grief: A Mother's Journey Through the Unthinkable,” which details the aftermath of her

Built to last? America at 250 with Yuval Levin and Jeffrey Rosen

Margaret Hoover sits down with American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Yuval Levin and National Constitution Center CEO Emeritus Jeffrey Rosen to discuss the enduring

Ben McKenzie’s warning about crypto: ‘All hell will eventually break loose’

Ben McKenzie joins Margaret Hoover to break down his new documentary about cryptocurrency, “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,” and the dangers he believes crypto poses

Lanhee Chen on fixing America’s broken health care system

Health care policy expert Lanhee Chen joins Margaret Hoover to unpack the paradox at the heart of American medicine: the best care in the world—and some of the highest co

Can Congress be fixed? A Firing Line forum with Philip Wallach and Oona Hathaway

As presidents increasingly rely on executive action to advance their agenda, Philip Wallach and Oona Hathaway join Margaret Hoover to discuss why Congress has abdicated i