Newt's World

The citizens of California are fed up with government shutdowns, schools that are closed and a Governor who dines at restaurants like French Laundry while the rest of California is barred from eating indoors. A grassroots effort by Californians to recall their Governor, Gavin Newsom, is underway. Newt’s guest is Anne Dunsmore, Campaign Manager and Finance Director of Rescue California. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1760s London, John Wilkes was a champion of liberty and an advocate for free speech and freedom of the press. He was an outspoken member of Parliament and in 1764 the House of Commons expelled him, but he was reelected. The Founding Fathers of the United States were deeply shaped by Great Britain’s Parliamentary oppression of Wilkes. Part of the Immortals leadership series. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a young man, Devin Nunes watched as farms in his home town in the San Joaquin Valley in California started to dry up due to a water shortage. That experience spurred him into politics and he’s been challenging the progressive left in his home state and in Congress ever since. Newt’s guest is Congressman Devin Nunes, representing California 22nd District. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Suzi LeVine is Biden’s top pick for acting assistant secretary at the Employment and Training Administration, part of the Labor Department. She was deeply involved in the Washington State unemployment fraud scheme that cost her state over $600 million to a Nigerian fraud ring. Newt’s guest is John Carlson, radio host for 570 KVI in Seattle. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo completely mishandled the early days of the pandemic. He made misguided policy decisions that killed thousands, including many seniors. Newt’s guest is Matt Palumbo, author the new book, Dumb and Dumber: How Cuomo and de Blasio Ruined New York. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

America’s Small Businesses are arguably the hardest hit by the pandemic shutdowns. The U.S. Small Business Administration has released a second round of the Paycheck Protection Program as of January 2021. Will it help Main Street survive? Newt’s guest is Elaine Parker, President of the Job Creators Network Foundation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iceland, an island nation with a population of 395,000, has figured out how to defeat COVID-19 by using a variety of scientific approaches. What can the United States learn from their experience? Newt’s guest is Dr. Kári Stefánsson, M.D., founder and CEO of Iceland-based deCODE Genetics. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt shares his observations on the first week of the Biden presidency. 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.

The Biden Administration has made sweeping changes to United States immigration and border protection policies since taking the oath of office on January 20th. And we are witnessing a new wave of immigrant caravans from Honduras and elsewhere surging towards the southern border. Newt’s guest is former Indiana Congressman John Hostettler, who currently oversees Right on Immigration as Vice President of Federal Affairs at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The social media app, Parler, has faced a Silicon Valley shutdown. The Parler app was founded as a “nonpartisan public square” for free speech and public opinion without censorship. So why are they being taken down by big tech and will they be back online soon? Newt’s guest is Amy Peikoff, Chief Policy Officer of Parler. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.