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Firing Line Season 16 Episodes

  • 1966-2020
  • 38 Seasons
  • NET
  • Talk & Interview
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Spanning thirty-three years and 1,504 episodes, "Firing Line" was originally a one-hour debate program (later reduced to a half-hour) hosted by political commentator William F. Buckley. An eloquent interviewer and a formidable debater, Buckley verbally sparred on "Firing Line" with many notable figures in the latter half of the twentieth century. His guests included future U.S. presidents such as Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, venerated writers such as Tom Wolfe and Jack Kerouac, and political intellectuals such as Barry Goldwater and Noam Chomsky. One of the longest-running shows in television history, "Firing Line" garnered an Emmy Award in 1969.

Season 16 Episode Guide

Season 16

7 Episodes 1981 - 1981

Episode 1

Are Ideology and the CIA Compatible?

Sun, Feb 1, 1981

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Episode 32

Does the Warren Report on the Kennedy Assassination Hold Up?

Sun, Sep 13, 1981

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Episode 33

How to Win Arguments

Sun, Sep 20, 1981

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Episode 37

Is Modern Architecture Disastrous?

Fri, Oct 2, 1981

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Episode 39

Is There an Answer to Malthus?

Thu, Oct 15, 1981

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Episode 40

The Economic Lot of Minorities

Sun, Nov 15, 1981

Economist Thomas Sowell, the author of "Markets and Minorities," discusses with Buckley his views on the economic difficulties faced by African-Americans. He also articulates his criticisms of labor unions.

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Episode 44

What Is There to Learn from the Killing of Dr. Tarnower?

Sun, Dec 13, 1981

Trotskyist author doesn't know who to hate most - the bourgeois headmistress or the cruel lover she killed in a moment of blind passion.

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