Newt's World

Episode 1058: America's Golden Age — Adventures in Space

What will it take to open America's next frontier? Newt looks to the stars, beginning with Abraham Lincoln's Pacific Railway Act of 1862 as a model for unleashing private

Episode 1057: America's Golden Age — Artificial Intelligence Will Change Everything

Could artificial intelligence be the most important development in human history? Newt explains why he believes AI will define the next 50 years, how it differs from the

Episode 1056: America's Golden Age — America Fifty Years at a Time

What can 50-year stretches of American history teach us about 2076? Newt travels through America 50 years at a time, from the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson on

Episode 1055: America's Golden Age — Why Our Best Days Are Ahead

Why should Americans be optimistic about the next 50 years? On the day his new book is released, Newt explains the big idea behind America's Golden Age: science, technolo

Episode 1054: America's Golden Age — What Will Daily Life Look Like in 2076?

What will America look like when it celebrates its 300th birthday in 2076? Newt takes listeners on an imaginative journey 50 years into the future, exploring how artifici

Episode 1053: The Chip Age — How Semiconductors Became the World’s Most Powerful Resource

More than a trillion chips are made every year, roughly 150 for every person on earth. They power our phones, our cars, our missiles, and the artificial intelligence revo

Episode 1052: The Houthis — Survival, Expansion, and the Iran-Backed Threat in the Red Sea

The Houthis’ slogan is ‘Death to America, Death to Israel.’ They seized Yemen’s capital in 2014. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Israel hav

Episode 1051: The End of a Fair Price — Lindsay Owens on How Companies Use Your Data to Charge You More

For 150 years, the price tag was a promise: one price, the same for everyone. That promise is gone. Today, algorithms help landlords set your rent, software tracks your c

Episode 1050: The Midterms, 27 Days Out — McLaughlin and Sosnik on Who Will Control Congress

With 27 days until the 2026 midterms, mail-in voting is already underway and the polls are moving. Since September, the generic ballot has shifted toward Democrats, and p

Episode 1049: The Exhausted Majority — Who Independents Really Are and Why They'll Decide 2026

Nearly half of American voters now call themselves independents, but Adam Brandon argues they are far more than a mushy middle ground between the two parties. In his new

Episode 1048: Drones, AI, and the Future of War — How Artificial Intelligence Is Remaking the Battlefield

Ukraine has become the most innovative military power in the world, building drones by the millions, fielding ground robots, and wiring the battlefield together with soft

Episode 1047: Trace Gallagher — Life Lessons, Lucky Breaks, and Three Decades at Fox News

Before Trace Gallagher became one of Fox News's most recognizable faces, he was a professional water skier at Six Flags Marine World, where he once taught Jimmy Buffett t

Episode 1046: Inside DOGE — The Waste Was Real and the Resistance Was Fierce

In January 2025, Tyler Hassen was running a diversified energy business in Houston. Weeks later, he was inside the West Wing as a DOGE senior insider, named Acting Assist

Episode 1045 The $17 Billion Meta Settlement — and What It Means for Your Kids

Last month, a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general announced what may be the largest consumer protection settlement in American history: a $17 billion dollar agre

Episode 1044 Charlie Kirk — Faith, Free Speech, and a Legacy That Lives On

One year after Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University, his friend and longtime confidant Christy Edwards Lawton joins Newt to discuss her new memorial ph

Episode 1043: Alzheimer's Disease Breakthrough New Blood Tests, New Treatments, and What Congress Must Do Now

More than seven million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease today, a number projected to nearly double by 2060. It already consumes 20% of all Medicare spending and c

Episode 1042: Burn It Down — What the Polls Say Young Americans Really Want

Most political analysts say Generation Z is quietly turning conservative. Rich Baris says the data tells a completely different story. The director of Big Data Poll and t

Episode 1041: How America Borrowed Its Way to $40 Trillion — and What Comes Next

The federal debt just crossed $40 trillion, months ahead of schedule and less than a decade after hitting $20 trillion. Net interest payments now exceed what America spen

Episode 1040: Profit from the Profit — Why Most Investors Are Actually Speculating

Most people think they're investing. David Bahnsen thinks they're speculating — and there's a profound difference. The founder and chief investment officer of the Bahnsen

Episode 1039: 25 Years After 911 — Confronting the Next Generation of Threats

Twenty-five years after September 11th, is America ready for the next generation of threats? House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford joins Newt to discuss the