Newt's World
Join former House Speaker, professor, historian, and futurist Newt Gingrich as he shares his lifetime of knowledge and access to the world’s most interesting minds in a new series that covers all aspects of our society. From history to health, national security to science, Newt offers stories, conversations, and context to uncover new perspectives, knowledge and insight. This podcast isn’t about politics; it’s about exploring the past, present, and future to understand where we’ve been and where we’re going. Welcome to Newt’s World, a podcast for independent thinkers.
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Episode 53: How It Happened – The Iranian Revol...
In 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown and the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power. 52 Americans were held hostage. To understand the U.S. – Iranian relationship today, our guests discuss the last 40 years of diplomatic relations
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Episode 52: The Deadliest Terrorists
The opioid crisis is not only about drug addiction and life expectancy, it's also about our national security. Newt's guests are Missy and Michael Owen from the Davis Direction Foundation and journalist Sara Carter.
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Episode 51: An End to Aging?
Incredible new breakthroughs in research reveal that we can slow down, or even reverse aging. Newt’s guests are Dr. David Sinclair, author of Lifespan: Why We Age – and Why We Don’t Have To and Dr. Nir Barzilai from National Institutes of Health.
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Episode 50: 5 Things to Watch in 2020
The U.S. Presidential race and election, Brexit, North Korea and more. Newt discusses the five most important things to watch in 2020.
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Episode 49: George Washington and America’s Chr...
On Christmas Day 1776, General George Washington crossed the icy Delaware River and led his army to victory at Trenton. It would become a turning point in the Revolutionary War and change America's destiny in the fight for freedom.
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Episode 48: The Lies About the Clinton Impeachment
Speaker Gingrich reflects on his experience on the impeachment of President Clinton, and how the process in 1998 was vastly different than what is happening today.
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Episode 47: Surprise Attacks
From Pearl Harbor to 9/11, what surprise attacks on the United States can teach us about intelligence gathering and disseminating information to key decision makers. Newt is joined by guests: Steve Twomey and Erik Dahl.
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Episode 46: The Plot Against the President
Newt is joined by veteran reporter Lee Smith, who tells the incredible story of Congressman Nunes and his hunt for the truth behind the origins of the Mueller investigation and the Deep State’s plot to take down a sitting president.
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Episode 45: Thanksgiving - Carving an American ...
From the Pilgrim’s first Thanksgiving in 1621 to the modern day. Newt explores the history of our uniquely American tradition, with guest Melanie Kirkpatrick.
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Episode 44: How It Happened - The Gettysburg Ad...
President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on the afternoon of November 19, 1863 during the Civil War. It would become one of greatest speeches in American history.
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Episode 43: Gary Sinise, Grateful American
Actor Gary Sinise joins Newt for Veterans Day to talk about his journey from self to service. The Gary Sinise Foundation supports veterans, first responders and their families.
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Episode 42: Deadly Mexican Drug Cartels
Journalist Sara Carter joins Newt for a discussion about the danger of Mexican drug cartels and the murder of 9 innocent Americans. This is a Newt's Inner Circle bonus episode. Join today at NewtsInnerCircle.com.
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Episode 41: Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down this Wall!
On June 12, 1987, President Reagan gave his Berlin Wall speech at the Brandenburg Gate that would bring about the end of the Cold War. President Reagan's speechwriter, Peter M. Robinson, tells the story behind that speech on the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Episode 40: China / Russia Strategic Alliance
Since the end of the Cold War, new global alliances and partnerships have formed. The most alarming of which is China’s relationship with Russia and the consequences that this could have for the United States. Part 3 in a new three-part series.
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Episode 39: China's Authoritarian Rule
What is it like to live in modern day communist China? How does the Chinese Communist Party impose its control and stifle opposition? Part two in a new three-part series.
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Episode 38: China’s Con Game
American investors are being conned into investing in Chinese companies traded on U.S. stock exchanges that have misrepresented their values and over-inflated the stock price. Part one in a new three-part series.
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Episode 37: Newt on the Movies
Newt discusses the movies that shaped his life, from his very early memories as a child going to the movie theater to appreciating the craft of film making. And he describes his favorite films of all time.
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Episode 36: How It Happened – The Contract with...
25 years ago, Newt led a group of disruptors from the Republican party and created 10 pledges to the country called the Contract with America. The Republicans took control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. Here is the inside story.
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Episode 35: America's Secret Cyber War
We are fighting a new war with an indiscernible enemy. This is America’s Secret Cyber War and we’ve been fighting it since the dawn of the internet.
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Episode 34: Founding Mothers – A Conversation w...
We’re celebrating the life of one of the Founding Mothers of women in journalism, Cokie Roberts. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter – and also my dear friend who will be missed.
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Episode 33: Growing Up Gingrich
Newt interviews his daughter, Jackie Gingrich Cushman, about growing up in a political family and her new book, Our Broken America: Why Both Sides Need to Stop Ranting and Start Listening. The book is available for pre-order now, and will be in stores Tuesday, September 17.
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Episode 32: Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)
What is an Electromagnetic Pulse? Could it be a real threat to our civilization? On this episode, we explain EMP with our guests: Dr. Peter Pry and Dr. William Forstchen.
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Episode 31: A Conversation with Mike Rowe
For Labor Day, Newt talks with Mike Rowe about the importance of work, his new book The Way I Heard It and Rowe's fascinating life.
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Episode 30: How Foreign Countries Cheat in Glob...
Newt talks with trade attorney, David Ross and two CEOs of American-owned businesses about subsidies, dumping and trans-shipment - examples of how foreign countries cheat in global trade.
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Episode 29: To the Moon and Mars – The Future o...
The next phase of space travel is to the Moon and Mars. Newt outlines in compelling detail what we, as Americans, need to do to push the boundaries of human exploration forward.
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