Newt's World

Consumers are paying more for everything. Increases in shelter, food, and energy costs are the largest they’ve been in years. And one way we can reduce energy costs is by renewing American energy independence. Americans deserve affordable energy for our families. Newt’s guests are Congressman Troy Balderson, representing Ohio’s 12th Congressional district and Matt Hammond, spokesman for The Empowerment Alliance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Kilmeade is one of the busiest people in television and radio today.  Many people watch him every morning on FOX & Friends, where he is co-host, and know him for his nationally syndicated three-hour radio program on FOXNews Radio, “The Brian Kilmeade Show”. He is the author of six books, five of them New York Times best-sellers, which have sold over 2.5 million copies. His most recent book is now out in paperback, “The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America’s Soul” with a new epilogue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tulsi Gabbard was elected to the Hawaii State House of Representatives at the age of 21. As a reservist in the Hawaii Army National Guard, she completed two tours of duty in the Middle East. In 2012, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Hawaii’s second district. She ran for president on the Democratic ticket in 2020. On October 11th she announced she is leaving the Democratic party. Newt’s guest is Tulsi Gabbard, a former congresswoman, former presidential candidate and she’s now campaigning for Republicans leading into the 2022 midterms. Her latest project is her new podcast, “The Tulsi Gabbard Show.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In “Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity” Bill O’Reilly explores the lives, legacies, and tragic deaths of three of the most famous people of the 20th century: Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed the worlds of music, film, and sports. Newt’s guest is trail-blazing TV journalist Bill O’Reilly, the best-selling author of the Killing series, nearly all of which have become #1 New York Times and national bestsellers and sold almost 19 million copies worldwide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the Bible, the most influential book in world history, still relevant today?    Dennis Prager believes it remains profoundly relevant, both to the great issues of our day and to each individual life. He is the author of “The Rational Bible” series, and his latest edition explains the Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Bible. He’s joining Newt to explain how the text relates to the contemporary world. Dennis Prager is the founder of Prager University, the author of nine best-selling books on politics, religion, and happiness.  Tens of millions of people watch his videos and millions more listen daily to his nationally broadcast radio show, “The Dennis Prager Show.”  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re only 26 days away from the November midterm elections.  In this episode, get insights from the experts as we go through the U.S. House and Senate races in the key battleground states. Newt’s guests are David Winston and Myra Miller, President and Co-Founders of The Winston Group, a Washington, D.C. strategy and survey research firm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What impact have smart phones and social media had on our society?  We are struggling with record rates of depression, loneliness, anxiety, overdoses and suicide.  And while the COVID pandemic exacerbated the crisis, we were at record levels of psychiatric distress before the pandemic. Newt’s guest is Dr. Nicholas Kardaras.  He is the best-selling author of Glow Kids, and he’s joining Newt to talk about his new book, “Digital Madness: How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Health Crisis – and How to Restore Our Sanity.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Navarro discusses why he believes President Trump lost the White House in 2020 and how he will win it back in 2024. Peter Navarro is one of only three senior White House officials who remained with President Trump from the 2016 presidential campaign to the end of his term in office. As director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, he served as policy coordinator for the Defense Production Act during the pandemic, and was a principal architect of Trump’s tariff, trade, and “tough on China” policies. His new book, Taking Back Trump’s America: Why We Lost the White House and How We’ll Win It Back is out now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should we be concerned about North Korea and Kim Jong-Un’s recent missile launches? On October 4th, North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan. The launches mark the 24th time this year that North Korea has conducted missile tests. The missile fired on Tuesday was the first from North Korea to fly over Japan in five years, triggering alarms across Japan’s northern regions. Newt’s guest is David Kang. He is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute and Maria Crutcher Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. He is also director of the USC Korean Studies Institute and Vice-Chair of the Political Science and International Relations department.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An update on the Russia and Ukraine war. On September 21st, Russia announced it will draft 300,000 reservists to support its military campaign in Ukraine. Russia has lost 5,937 Russian soldiers since the beginning of their invasion. Newt’s guest is George Beebe, former director of the CIA’s Russia analysis and former advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney. He is currently the Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute. His book, The Russia Trap: How Our Shadow War with Russia Could Spiral into Nuclear Catastrophe is out now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.