Newt's World

After the February 1, 2021 coup d'état in Myanmar, the National League for Democracy were deposed by Myanmar’s military. They declared a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been transferred. To provide history and context to this historical struggle for Democracy, Newt’s guest is Wai Wai Nu, a Rohingya-Burmese activist and an outspoken advocate for the rights and equality of all the people in Myanmar. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How is the Chinese Communist Party controlling the Hollywood film industry? Newt’s guest is Chris Fenton, author of FEEDING THE DRAGON: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, & American Business. A Hollywood insider, Fenton served as president of DMG Entertainment Motion Picture Group and has negotiated with the Chinese in the film business for decades. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will New York City ever recover from the devastation of the COVID lockdowns? This is New York, a new documentary series capturing the day-to-day struggles of New York City residents is now available to stream for free on YouTube. Featuring interviews with residents about the city’s worst problems, including skyrocketing crime, random assaults, stabbings, and shootings that have hurt the already struggling restaurant and tourism industries. Newt’s guest is This is New York director, Matthew Taylor. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Robert Zubrin is a former staff engineer at Lockheed Martin Astronautics and President of Pioneer Astronautics. He is also the Founder and President of the Mars Society and the author of over 200 publications and several books including The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must. Dr. Zubrin is here to talk about his recent article, The Profound Potential of Elon Musk’s New Rocket and what SpaceX’s Starship could do for the future of space travel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the night of June 6, 1944, President Roosevelt went on national radio to address the nation for the first time about the Normandy invasion. His speech took the form of a prayer. Using historical audio, Newt revisits D-Day and President Roosevelt’s prayer to the nation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we honor those men and women who gave their life in service to our country and to protect our freedoms, as part of our Memorial Day episode. Newt’s guest is Pete Hegseth, a true American patriot. He served in the Army National Guard for two decades. He’s a proud son of Minnesota, the author of American Crusade: Our Fight to Stay Free and Fox and Friends weekend co-host Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lieutenant Colonel Dan Rooney, a career fighter pilot, and a two-time recipient of the “Top Gun” award, founded the non-profit Folds of Honor in 2007, with the mission to provide educational scholarships to spouses or children of wounded or killed military service members. This weekend, Patriot Golf Day is Folds of Honor’s largest national golf fundraiser. To donate go to: https://foldsofhonor.org Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In July 2012, a gay couple came into Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado asking for a custom wedding cake. The owner, Jack Phillips, had a brief conversation with them and explained that he could not make a cake for their occasion. The case went to the U.S. Supreme Court where he won by a vote of 7-2. Phillips’ case is just one of many legal battles happening across the United States over religious freedom. His new book The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in my Cake Shop Took Me to the Supreme Court is available now. Newt’s guests are Jack Phillips, and Jake Warner, legal counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During the pandemic, as shutdowns prevented businesses from operating at full capacity, the federal government stepped in to assist small business owners with loans, known as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), to help them stay afloat. But this funding, meant to help American owned businesses also went to Chinese owned and Chinese invested companies in the United States in the amount of $419 million dollars. To describe how this happened, Newt’s guest is Emily de La Bruyère, co-founder of Horizon Advisory. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newt’s guest is the remarkably talented writer, Malcolm Gladwell. He is the author of six New York Times bestsellers, including Talking to Strangers, David and Goliath, Outliers, Blink, and The Tipping Point. He is the co-founder and president of Pushkin Industries, an audiobook and podcast production company that produces the podcasts Revisionist History; Broken Record, a music interview show; and Solvable, in which Gladwell interviews innovative thinkers with solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems. His new book The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, A Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War is available now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.