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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Season 9 · Episode 10

Jim Mattis and Ryan Holiday

0.027mMarch 20, 2026

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and bestselling author Ryan Holiday discuss the war in Iran, its potential impact, and how Stoic virtues can inform military leadership in a conversation recorded at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

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Episode 1Elliott Abrams
Episode 2James Clyburn
Episode 3Brandon Johnson
Episode 4Noa Tishby
Episode 5Brian O’Hara
Episode 6Natalie Winters and Adam Mockler
Episode 7Jon Meacham
Episode 8Mark Cuban