Newt's World

There is so much happening in our country right now and many of you have questions. Newt is joined by members of his Inner Circle membership club and answers their questions in a town hall style meeting. Become a member of Newt’s Inner Circle today at http://newtsinnercircle.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The advances we’ve seen with space travel and technology in a half-century are stunning. In this episode, we go back in time to look at the space race between the United States and Russia and the Mercury Seven astronauts, including John Glenn, who were going to put the United States in history books. Newt’s guest is Jeff Shesol, author of Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Left’s assault on liberty, virtue, decency, the Republic of the Founders, and Western civilization has succeeded. You can no longer keep your social media account – or your job – and acknowledge truths such as: Washington, Jefferson, and Columbus were great men. How did we get to this point? Newt’s guest is: Michael Knowles author of Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Americans are facing the gravest threat to their survival as a free people since the fall of 1776. Unless we recognize four threats and organize methodically on an historic scale to defeat all four we are at enormous risk of losing our freedom. Newt provides his thoughts as a historian, on the four threats we are facing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The breakthroughs in cancer research and therapeutics in recent years have led to dramatically better outcomes. We know so much more now about cancer – what causes it, how to treat it and most importantly, how to prevent it, than we’ve ever known before. Newt’s guest is Dr. Patrick Hwu, President and CEO of Moffitt Cancer Center, one of the nation’s leading cancer hospitals. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Historian Allen C. Guelzo joins Newt to talk about how the founders struggled towards Independence from Great Britain in the years leading up to July 4, 1776. Guelzo describes the significance of the holiday and what a critical role General George Washington played in establishing our independence. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The media, the bureaucracy, the political elite – they’re all pushing the same narrative: that a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a violent insurrection to destroy democracy. But what if there is more to the story? Lisa Boothe guest hosts for Newt and interviews journalist, Julie Kelly. Listen or subscribe for free to The Truth with Lisa Boothe https://www.gingrich360.com/podcasts/the-truth-with-lisa-boothe/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2020, the American economy suffered the biggest financial collapse in history. But while Main Street suffered like never before, the stock market continued to reach new highs. Newt’s guest is Carol Roth. Her new book: THE WAR ON SMALL BUSINESS: How the Government Used the Pandemic to Crush the Backbone of America unveils the many abuses of power inflicted on small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rob Smith guest hosts for Newt and interviews Ryan Girdusky, founder of the 1776 Project PAC, dedicated to electing school board members who oppose critical race theory. His new book: They’re Not Listening: How the Elites Created the National Populist Revolution is out now. Listen and subscribe for free to Rob Smith is Problematic https://www.gingrich360.com/podcasts/rob-smith-is-problematic Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gianno Caldwell guest hosts for Newt and interviews Shannon Bream, Fox News Channel host and #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Women of the Bible Speak. Listen or subscribe for free to OUTLOUD with Gianno Caldwell https://www.gingrich360.com/podcasts/outloud-with-gianno-caldwell/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On September 6, 2007, just after midnight, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered a top secret Israeli air strike on a Syrian nuclear reactor. Newt’s guest is Yaakov Katz, author of Shadow Strike: Inside Israel’s Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power and current Editor-in-Chief of the Jerusalem Post. This interview was recorded in September 2019. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Boothe guest hosts for Newt and interviews Jon Voight, Academy Award winner for Best Actor. He shares stories about his childhood, his career as an actor, his faith journey and what it’s like to be a conservative in Hollywood. Listen or subscribe for free to The Truth with Lisa Boothe https://www.gingrich360.com/podcasts/the-truth-with-lisa-boothe/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack by hackers in April sent shockwaves through U.S. national security circles. What do we need to know about cybercrime and how to prevent it? Newt’s guest is Chris Gore, CEO of D4C Global, a counterintelligence firm based in Virginia. This interview was recorded in September 2019. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Biden meets with Putin this week, what do we need to know about Putin’s Russia? How does Vladimir Putin treat his political enemies? Newt’s guest is Amy Knight, author of Orders to Kill: The Putin Regime and Political Murder. This interview was recorded in April 2019. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is so much happening in our country right now and many of you have questions. Newt is joined by members of his Inner Circle club and answers their questions in a town hall style meeting. Join Newt’s Inner Circle today at http://newtsinnercircle.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Iraq and Afghanistan Marine veteran Andrew Biggio purchased an M1 Garand rifle, the same rifle his uncle had used in World War II, it led him on a journey to find the last living World War II veterans and document their stories – and have them sign his rifle. Newt’s guest is Andrew Biggio, author of The Rifle: Combat Stories from America’s Last WWII Veterans Told Through an M1 Garand. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What can we expect from the economic recovery now that the United States is coming out of the pandemic? What do we need to know about inflation? Newt’s guest is Larry Kudlow, who served as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council under President Trump. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the February 1, 2021 coup d'état in Myanmar, the National League for Democracy were deposed by Myanmar’s military. They declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been transferred. To provide history and context to this historical struggle for Democracy, Newt’s guest is Wai Wai Nu, a Rohingya-Burmese activist and an outspoken advocate for the rights and equality of all the people in Myanmar. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How is the Chinese Communist Party controlling the Hollywood film industry? Newt’s guest is Chris Fenton, author of FEEDING THE DRAGON: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, & American Business. A Hollywood insider, Fenton served as president of DMG Entertainment Motion Picture Group and has negotiated with the Chinese in the film business for decades. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will New York City ever recover from the devastation of the COVID lockdowns? This is New York, a new documentary series capturing the day-to-day struggles of New York City residents is now available to stream for free on YouTube. Featuring interviews with residents about the city’s worst problems, including skyrocketing crime, random assaults, stabbings, and shootings that have hurt the already struggling restaurant and tourism industries. Newt’s guest is This is New York director, Matthew Taylor. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Robert Zubrin is a former staff engineer at Lockheed Martin Astronautics and President of Pioneer Astronautics. He is also the Founder and President of the Mars Society and the author of over 200 publications and several books including The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must. Dr. Zubrin is here to talk about his recent article, The Profound Potential of Elon Musk’s New Rocket and what SpaceX’s Starship could do for the future of space travel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the night of June 6, 1944, President Roosevelt went on national radio to address the nation for the first time about the Normandy invasion. His speech took the form of a prayer. Using historical audio, Newt revisits D-Day and President Roosevelt’s prayer to the nation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we honor those men and women who gave their life in service to our country and to protect our freedoms, as part of our Memorial Day episode. Newt’s guest is Pete Hegseth, a true American patriot. He served in the Army National Guard for two decades. He’s a proud son of Minnesota, the author of American Crusade: Our Fight to Stay Free and Fox and Friends weekend co-host Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lieutenant Colonel Dan Rooney, a career fighter pilot, and a two-time recipient of the “Top Gun” award, founded the non-profit Folds of Honor in 2007, with the mission to provide educational scholarships to spouses or children of wounded or killed military service members. This weekend, Patriot Golf Day is Folds of Honor’s largest national golf fundraiser. To donate go to: https://foldsofhonor.org Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In July 2012, a gay couple came into Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado asking for a custom wedding cake. The owner, Jack Phillips, had a brief conversation with them and explained that he could not make a cake for their occasion. The case went to the U.S. Supreme Court where he won by a vote of 7-2. Phillips’ case is just one of many legal battles happening across the United States over religious freedom. His new book The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in my Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court is available now. Newt’s guests are Jack Phillips, and Jake Warner, legal counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During the pandemic, as shutdowns prevented businesses from operating at full capacity, the federal government stepped in to assist small business owners with loans, known as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), to help them stay afloat. But this funding, meant to help American owned businesses also went to Chinese owned and Chinese invested companies in the United States in the amount of $419 million dollars. To describe how this happened, Newt’s guest is Emily de La Bruyère, co-founder of Horizon Advisory. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt’s guest is the remarkably talented writer, Malcolm Gladwell. He is the author of six New York Times bestsellers, including Talking to Strangers, David and Goliath, Outliers, Blink, and The Tipping Point. He is the co-founder and president of Pushkin Industries, an audiobook and podcast production company that produces the podcasts Revisionist History; Broken Record, a music interview show; and Solvable, in which Gladwell interviews innovative thinkers with solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems. His new book The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, A Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War is available now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagination is a national security imperative. Pearl Harbor, 9/11 and even COVID one could say were failures of imagination – a failure to imagine what could happen and therefore unprepared for it. Newt’s guest is Admiral James Stavridis, retired four-star U.S. naval officer. He led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander with responsibility for Afghanistan, Libya, the Balkans, Syria, counter piracy, and cyber security. His new novel imagines a future conflict with China. 2034: A Novel of the Next World War is available now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hamas – Israel conflict needs a new diplomatic approach. Newt presents a compelling argument for why all Western and Democratic societies should never ask for a cease fire, but demand Hamas’ acknowledgement that Israel has a right to exist. And, why a program similar to Denazification that took place in Germany after World War II is required to help insure the future doesn’t repeat the past. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode details how four administrations have failed to confront some of the toughest national security policy issues. Newt’s guest is Congresswoman Jane Harman who served nine terms in the U.S. House representing California’s 36th district, including serving as a former ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee. Her new book, Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe is available now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, joins Newt to talk about leading the State Department and CIA under President Donald J. Trump. Prior to joining the Trump Administration, he served as Congressman from Kansas’ 4th District. Secretary Pompeo talks about his extraordinary career path, and some of the most historic moments and challenges in foreign policy decision making, as well as future threats facing the United States. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The American Legislative Exchange Council just released the 14th Edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index – its newest publication in an annual series illustrating each state’s competitiveness and economic outlook using 15 equally-weighted policy variables and trends from past decades. Newt’s guest is Jonathan Williams, Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy at the American Legislative Exchange Council. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Congressman Mike Waltz introduced a resolution in the House on February 15th calling on the United States Olympic Committee to withdraw from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing unless the International Olympic Committee finds an alternative site. His decision to introduce this resolution was based on a number of significant human rights violations carried out by the Chinese Communist Party. Newt’s guest is Congressman Mike Waltz, representing Florida’s 6th congressional district. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inflation is a hidden tax. It is a powerful and often unseen and unstoppable way for a government to pay for its goods and services without raising visible taxes that make people angry. Gas has skyrocketed. Since February, prices of fruits and vegetables have risen, and the index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs has also risen. Newt’s guest is Dr. Jayson Lusk, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt’s guest is a rising star in the Republican party, Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota. Her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in her state has made her widely known. She’s been serving the people of South Dakota in public office since 2007. She is a wife, a mother, and a lifelong rancher, farmer and small business owner. Growing up on a ranch she learned a lot of life lessons and she’s sharing them in this episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple were once symbols of American ingenuity and freedom. These Big Tech giants have now amassed an unimaginable amount of personal data, become a techno-oligarchy with overwhelming economic and political power. Newt’s guest is Senator Josh Hawley, his new book The Tyranny of Big Tech argues that these Big Tech mega-corporations, controlled by the robber barons of the modern era, are the gravest threat to American liberty in decades. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facebook announced on Wednesday, May 5th that their “Oversight Board”, a company-appointed panel, ruled that the ban of President Donald J. Trump for life from their social media platform was justified at the time but added that the company should reassess its action and make a final decision in six months. Many Americans who believe in our constitution and our first amendment right to free speech were shocked by their decision. Newt discusses Facebook’s hypocrisy and joins the fiercely debated conversation about Big Tech’s power over free speech online. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali fled a traditional Muslim upbringing in Somalia in 1992 at the age of 23 and went to The Netherlands to escape a forced marriage. From there, her life changed. She was elected as a member of the Dutch parliament and became an outspoken advocate for women’s rights. Today, she is a research fellow at the Hoover Institute, host of The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast, and author of the new book Prey: Immigration, Islam and the Erosion of Women’s Rights, a follow up to her 2007 New York Times best-seller, Infidel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt’s guest is a long-time friend and trail-blazing TV journalist, Bill O’Reilly, of No Spin News at https://www.billoreilly.com. Bill joins Newt to discuss the Biden Administration, the challenges America is facing and his new best-seller, the 10th book in the “Killing” series, Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America, available this Tuesday, May 4th. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt is joined by Republican strategist and pollster, Frank Luntz and members of his Inner Circle club. They discuss their reaction to President Biden’s Wednesday night speech, the 2022 elections and answer questions in a town hall style meeting. Join Newt’s Inner Circle today at http://newtsinnercircle.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York state will now offer one-time payments of $15,600 dollars to undocumented immigrants who lost work during the pandemic. A $2.1 billion-dollar fund in the state budget is by far the largest of its kind in the country and is a sign of the state’s shift towards policies championed by radical left-wing Democrats. To explain just how radical New York is becoming, Newt’s guest is New York Senate Republican Minority Leader, Robert G. Ortt, representing the 62nd District of New York. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Biden Administration’s first 100 days has been a purely radical explosion of ideas and policies that are a fundamental break with the American tradition. From immigration policy changes that have caused a surge at the border, to the rise in crime in major cities, to a call to defund the police, to the passing of D.C. statehood and H.R.1, the corrupt politicians act. It’s clear the Democrats are out of touch with what the American people really want. Newt gives his take on Biden’s first 100 days in office. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anna Paulina Luna’s story is truly amazing. Her life exemplifies the American dream. After serving six years in the U.S. Air Force, Anna has been engaged in conservative advocacy and philanthropic work. In 2020, she ran for Congress and won the Republican primary in Florida's 13th Congressional district. And now she is launching her new weekly podcast Luna Talks with Anna Paulina on the Gingrich 360 network. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the second time in history, H.R. 51, known as the Washington D.C. Admission Act, passed the House yesterday on a party-line vote of 216 Democrats voting for and 208 Republicans voting against. On April 13th, 22 Attorneys General sent a letter to President Biden and the leaders of Congress opposing the bill to make the District of Columbia a state. They argue it is unconstitutional. Newt’s guest is Alan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Derek Chauvin trial for George Floyd’s death brought out some amazingly pro-criminal, anti-police, pro-riot comments from Democrats. Newt shares the comments and gives his perspective on how against law and order the left has become. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are in a war for the soul of our nation. America is under siege, but what you’re seeing now didn’t happen overnight. The left started its takeover of our colleges and culture over half a century ago. Newt’s guest is former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who is launching a new YAF campaign called The Long Game. A bold plan to bring the principles of America’s founding back into education and culture. yaf.org/longgame Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tomorrow marks the 26th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. On April 19th, 1995, it was one of the most shocking moments of domestic terrorism in the United States history. It was a tragedy that took the lives of 168 Americans, including 19 children. Newt just recently visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum and met his guest, Kari Watkins, Executive Director of the Memorial and Museum. https://memorialmuseum.com/get-involved/donate/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are facing a crisis of American civilization. We are at a crossroads, a battle for the soul of America. Whether you’re conservative, or just a reasonable American, you should have concerns about both the liberal left-wing agenda to take over America and the United States role in the world which is being challenged by Communist China. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indiana Senator Mike Braun talks with Newt about his recent trip to the United States - Mexico border and what conditions were like there. He also discusses four health care reform bills he’s just introduced, and why health care reform should be at the top of the Republican agenda, next to a strong defense and economy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Speaker Gingrich wanted to do a podcast on why zoos matter because he’s been in love with animals all of his life and enjoys going to zoos all over the world. Before he decided to go into public service, he thought he wanted to be a zoo director or a vertebrate paleontologist. His guest shares his love of animals and they are long-time friends. Newt’s guest is Dr. Terry L. Maple, former President and CEO of Zoo Atlanta. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.