Newt’s World – Episode 176: 5 Days of Christmas Immortals – Benjamin Franklin
Printer, Philosopher, Scientist, Writer, Politician, Inventor, Postmaster, Soldier, Diplomat, American. This is Ben Franklin. Part of the Immortals leadership series.
Printer, Philosopher, Scientist, Writer, Politician, Inventor, Postmaster, Soldier, Diplomat, American. This is Ben Franklin. Part of the Immortals leadership series.
Roman politician, military general and historian who was at the helm of the rise of the Roman Empire and the demise of the Roman Republic. What can we learn from Caesar? Part of the Immortals leadership series.
Coming to the end of 2020, many of us feel overwhelmed by all the challenges we have faced this year – whether it’s politics, COVID, the economy or the lockdowns. Newt reflects on the inspirational words of William Faulkner’s 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature banquet speech: “I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail.”
As Americans, we have faced challenging Christmases before. Newt describes three challenging Christmases in American history: George Washington crossing the Delaware 1776, The Battle of the Bulge 1944, The Battle of the Chosin Reservoir 1950.
November 2020 brought a Republican House wave. Planning for 2022 is now underway and the National Republican Congressional Committee is leading the way to protect and expand the Republican House Conference. Newt’s guest is Congressman Tom Emmer, (MN–6th) Chairman of the NRCC.
Sister Orla Treacy arrived in Rumbek, South Sudan, 14 years ago, on a mission to continue to bring secondary education to girls in South Sudan. In the last 14 years, she has witnessed South Sudan’s independence, a civil war, famine, and all along challenged the Dinka culture’s traditions to have girls formally educated. Sister Orla Treacy is the 2019 recipient of the U.S. State Department’s International Women of Courage award.
Amid so much misinformation and hysteria, the coronavirus pandemic has become egregiously politicized. On this episode, Gianno cuts through the BS to get to the facts about COVID in a can’t-miss interview with Dr. Drew Pinsky, a well-known author, internist, and media personality. They also dig into the current state of politics. Plus, Gianno goes to therapy with Dr. Drew, discussing some of the traumas he endured earlier in life and how they affect him to this day.
Having spent more than four years watching the left resist President Donald Trump and focus entirely on undoing and undermining the 2016 election, Newt lays out the challenge is that he – and other conservatives – are now facing and why they will not give up.
After a tough year of lockdowns and living through a global pandemic, many of us are looking for a sign of hope. And on December 21st, the world may get just the sign they are looking for in the night skies when Jupiter and Saturn come together to form The Christmas Star. Newt’s guest is Dr. Henry Throop, Program Scientist at NASA.
The two Georgia Senate runoffs between Republican David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock are some of the most important in modern history. Because these two races will determine whether Republicans maintain the control of the Senate under a Biden Administration and a Pelosi House, or whether the radical left will control both the legislative and executive branches. Newt’s guest is Brian Robinson, Georgia Republican strategist.