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Episode 125, Season 2018
Caitlyn Jenner

Caitlyn Jenner discusses working with Republicans to advance LGBT equality.

26:48
Episode 124, Season 2018
Mitch Daniels

Mitch Daniels, former Governor of Indiana, about debt, college campuses and politics

26:46
Episode 123, Season 2018
Donna Brazile

Donna Brazile joins to discuss her career in politics.

27:16
Episode 122, Season 2018
Tom Steyer

Tom Steyer joins to discuss the role of money in political advocacy.

26:46
Episode 121, Season 2018
Max Boot

Author and columnist Max Boot joins to discuss the 2018 elections.

26:46
Episode 120, Season 2018
Jeff Weaver

Jeff Weaver, Bernie Sanders' former campaign manager, discusses the midterms.

26:46
Episode 119, Season 2018
Peter Navarro

Peter Navarro on trade wars, tariffs, and the threat from China.

26:46
Episode 118, Season 2018
Ben Sasse

Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska joins to discuss loneliness and the Senate.

27:16
Episode 117, Season 2018
Leonard Leo

Leonard Leo joins to dicuss the recent Supreme Court confirmation process.

26:47
Episode 116, Season 2018
Lt. Col. Oliver North

Lt. Col. Oliver North, President of the National Rifle Association, joins.

26:46
Episode 115, Season 2018
Christine Lagarde

Christine Lagarde of the IMF joins to discuss women and economic inclusion.

26:46
Episode 114, Season 2018
Reihan Salam

The Executive Editor of National Review joins to discuss conservative populism.

26:46
Episode 113, Season 2018
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson joins to explore the stars, science, and human conflict.

26:46
Episode 112, Season 2018
J.D. Greear

Pastor J.D. Greear speaks on faith, racism, and political support for Donald Trump

27:16
Episode 111, Season 2018
DeRay Mckesson

DeRay Mckesson joins to discuss his new book.

26:46
Episode 110, Season 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discusses her ideas and the future of democratic-socialism.

26:50
Episode 108, Season 2018
Ayaan Hirsi Ali

What does #metoo mean for the most vulnerable?

26:49
Episode 107, Season 2018
Jordan Peterson

Dr. Jordan Peterson, accidental icon of the Conservative movement, joins this week.

27:16
Episode 106, Season 2018
Randi Weingarten

The Supreme Court, teacher's unions, and improving education, with Randi Weingarten

26:49
Episode 105, Season 2018
Jeff Merkley

Progressive Senator Jeff Merkley joins this week on Firing Line

26:46
Episode 104, Season 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discusses her ideas and the future of democratic-socialism.

26:52
Episode 103, Season 2018
Paul Ryan

“Firing Line” explores the federal government’s poverty agenda with Speaker Ryan.

26:46
Episode 109, Season 2018
Gretchen Carlson

The #MeToo movement, the resurrection of the ERA and the changing rules for Miss America.

26:41
Episode 102, Season 2018
Gretchen Carlson

The #MeToo movement, the resurrection of the ERA and the changing rules for Miss America.

26:46
Episode 101, Season 2018
John Kasich

What does it mean to be a conservative in the age of Trump?

26:47

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