Newt's World

As the COVID-19 global pandemic unfolded, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, MD, was in regular contact with all the key players in Congress, the Trump administration, and the drug and diagnostic industries. He has an insider’s knowledge of how level after level of American government crumbled as the COVID-19 crisis advanced. His new book: UNCONTROLLED SPREAD: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic is available now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The progressive left-wing Democrats want their $3.5 trillion Reconciliation bill passed before they will vote on Infrastructure. Senator Joe Manchin and Senator Kyrsten Sinema won’t vote for a $3.5 Reconciliation bill, but support Infrastructure. And the person with an iron gavel, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is trying to unite her party to get it all through. Newt gives his take on this Capitol Hill chaos. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt has a fascinating conversation with the billionaire philanthropist, David Rubenstein, author of The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream. He is cofounder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm. He is also the Chairman of the Boards of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Council on Foreign Relations. He is an original signer of The Giving Pledge and the host of The David Rubenstein Show on Bloomberg TV and PBS. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt is joined by members of his Inner Circle membership club and he answers their questions about Bernie Sanders big government socialism bill, the debt ceiling, the Arizona recount and why he thinks Republicans will gain seats in the 2022 mid-terms 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.

Many have noticed the cost of food and gas prices rising. Are we headed for skyrocketing inflation? And will global supply chain issues affect our holiday gift giving this year? Newt’s guest is David Beckworth, he is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and former economist at the Department of the Treasury. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt is joined by a long-time friend, and fellow historian, Dr. Allen Guelzo. He is Director of the James Madison Program Initiative on Politics and Statesmanship and Senior Research Scholar in the Council of the Humanities at Princeton University. He is The New York Times best-selling author of Gettysburg, and his new book about the Civil War Confederate General: Robert E. Lee: A Life is out this Tuesday. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt is joined by Congressman Kevin Brady to discuss the Democrats’ proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill and $3 trillion tax increase bill. As Ranking Republican of the House Ways and Means Committee, Brady is a leading voice in speaking out about the reasons to oppose the Democrats’ tax increase. They also discuss the border crisis. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt talks with Josh Mitchell, author of The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe. They discuss the origins of student loans and how student loan debt has increased to $1.5 trillion dollars in the United States. Looking at the story from all angles; students, parents, educational institutions, federal policy and the lenders themselves. And they discuss how earning a college degree may not always pay off, and what’s to be done about it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War details interviews with people who played a direct role in the war and their stunning admissions; that the U.S. government’s strategies for Afghanistan were a mess, the nation-building project was a colossal failure and drugs and corruption infiltrated their allies in the Afghan government. Newt talks with the author and Washington Post investigative reporter, Craig Whitlock, a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed SB 744 into law on July 14th. The law directs the Department of Education to review state requirements for a high school diploma. It also suspends the proficiency requirements for high school students in reading, writing and math for three years. Newt talks with Representative Christine Drazan, Minority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.