Worth of firing line episodes but critics. Close to it so shes probably the reigning expert on all things related to the fire line. Please welcome Heather Hendershot to the podium. [applause] thanks so much. Its really great to be here particularly here at the Hoover Institution because the hoover was so important in the research i did on the. Rtant to i was at stanford where the papers are and of course theyrs have preserved all the episodes but the papers and transcripts i really could not have done it without without the who bringser addition great to be here. The ers keeping keeping up to blast me about the book is why did he write it . That people askt this book is why did you write it. The short, quick answer in part is this guy, i have been working on the book since 2011, about a year and half ago it became more urgent as our level of discourse seem to be deteriorating in the shouting matches be increase. It seemed like an important time to be talking about a show that really va