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Newt is joined by members of his inner circle club and takes their questions about current events, including the debt ceiling, the indictment of Congressman George Santos, artificial intelligence, and his new book, “March to the Majority.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt discusses the three major challenges that will define America’s future and his new book, “March to the Majority”, available for preorder now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Artificial Intelligence is developing so rapidly by the tech industry and A.I. is starting to affect millions of Americans who engage with it. From college students using ChatGPT software to write their papers, to A.I. sampling human voices, to A.I. creating whole new search engines, like Microsoft’s new launch of Bing, powered by A.I. There is so much happening, Newt wanted to devote a series of episodes to understanding Artificial Intelligence. Newt’s guest is Will Rinehart. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The House voted last Wednesday to pass a bill raising the nation’s debt ceiling, after days of wrangling Republican lawmakers to unify behind the package, which would bolster House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s position at the negotiating table with the White House. The final vote was 217-215, with four Republicans – Ken Buck of Colorado, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Tim Burchett of Tennessee and Matt Gaetz of Florida – voting against the bill. Newt’s guest is Veronique de Rugy. She is the George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy and Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a nationally syndicated columnist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For fans of HBO’s award-winning and popular “Succession” TV series, which follows the Roy family as they vie for control of their media empire, comes a new book, “Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy.” And while the “Succession” TV series is inspired by the Murdoch family, “Unscripted” is the true story of Sumner Redstone and the Redstone family as they wrestled for control of Paramount Global, an empire that included Paramount, CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Showtime, and Simon & Schuster. Newt’s guests are James B. Stewart, New York Times best-selling author and columnist for The New York Times, and Rachel Abrams, reporter and senior producer for the New York Times’ television documentary series, The New York Times Presents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea visits the United States this week. July 27, 2023 will mark the 70th anniversary of the mutual defense treaty between the United States and South Korea that bound together our security interests after the Korean War ended with a cease-fire. Newt talks with Kelley Vlahos about the longstanding relationship between the United States and South Korea. Newt’s guest is Kelley Vlahos, Senior Advisor at The Quincy Institute and Editorial Director of Responsible Statecraft.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges accusing two men of helping run an unauthorized Chinese police station, which is one of more than 100 around the world, used to intimidate and control Chinese citizens living in New York City. The two men were arrested and charged with conspiring to act as agents of the Chinese government and with obstructing justice. The Chinese government in Beijing said the outposts aren’t doing police work, but Chinese state media reports say they “collect intelligence” and solve crimes far outside their jurisdiction. Newt’s guest is Erin Walsh. She is a Senior Research Fellow in international affairs in the Asia Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The news outlet, Just the News, broke a story on Wednesday about an IRS special agent who is seeking whistleblower protection to disclose information about what the agent alleges is mishandling of an investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. Newt’s guest is John Solomon. He’s an award-winning investigative journalist, author and digital media entrepreneur who serves as Chief Executive Officer and Editor in Chief of Just the News.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senator Tommy Tuberville had a legendary career as a college football coach for 40 years before being elected to the United States Senate to represent the State of Alabama. Now, he’s leading on two major issues in the Senate regarding the impact the Biden Administration’s new Title IX policies will have on female athletes and pushing back against the military’s new abortion policy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is an amazing amount of work going on at the state level, with real reforms aimed at promoting excellence in the nation’s educational system, advancing reforms through parental choice, supporting efficiency, accountability, and transparency in all educational institutions, and ensuring America’s youth are given the opportunity to succeed in education. Newt’s guest is Andrew Handel, Director of the Education and Workforce Development Task Force at the American Legislative Exchange Council. Visit https://alec.org to learn more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.