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Episode 987: Obamacare Enrollment Fraud
Jun 10, 2026
35m 10s
Episode 986: Gad Saad on “Suicidal Empathy”
Jun 7, 2026
34m 24s
Episode 985: AI Update – Anthropic’s IPO, Pope Leo’s Encyclical and China
Jun 4, 2026
37m 30s
Episode 984: Dan Doyle on “Of Roughnecks & Riches”
May 31, 2026
26m 19s
Episode 983: Brent Dusing on TruPlay
May 30, 2026
32m 36s
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| 6/10/26 | ![]() Episode 987: Obamacare Enrollment Fraud | Newt talks with Elle Minarik, from the Paragon Health Institute, about their new report, “The Persistent Obamacare Enrollment Fraud” which details the widespread fraud and improper enrollment in Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange plans, driven by enhanced federal subsidies, weak verification systems, and misaligned incentives for insurers and intermediaries. Paragon Health Institute’s analysis compares Census data on people with incomes between 100–150% of the federal poverty level to the number of highly subsidized enrollees, estimating that 6.2 million people are enrolled in heavily subsidized plans despite not having incomes in that range. They project about $25 billion per year in improper Obamacare enrollment by 2026, with at least $75 billion over the last three years, and note that in one year alone $40 billion in federal payments went to insurers for “zero-claim” enrollees who never used their coverage. Improper enrollment is highly concentrated in non–Medicaid expansion states, especially Florida and Texas, which together account for 63% of projected improper enrollees in 2026; five states including Florida, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina account for 78%.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 35m 10s | ||||||
| 6/7/26 | ![]() Episode 986: Gad Saad on “Suicidal Empathy” | Newt talks with Dr. Gad Saad, a scholar at the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom at the University of Mississippi and professor of marketing at Concordia University. His new book, “Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind,” is a number one New York Times nonfiction bestseller. Dr. Saad argues that empathy is vital but must be properly calibrated; too little empathy risks psychopathy, while “hyperactive empathy” misdirected toward the wrong targets becomes “suicidal empathy,” which he believes underlies many domestic and foreign policy failures. Dr. Saad links “Suicidal Empathy” to his earlier book “The Parasitic Mind,” arguing that human decision-making is shaped by both cognitive and affective systems. He claims that just as minds can be infected by ideological brainworms, they can also be captured by dysregulated empathy, allowing activists and policymakers to hijack emotional responses and override critical thinking. Dr. Saad dates the roots of today’s academic and cultural crises to “parasitic ideas” incubated in universities 50–100 years ago, including cultural relativism and postmodernism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 24s | ||||||
| 6/4/26 | ![]() Episode 985: AI Update – Anthropic’s IPO, Pope Leo’s Encyclical and China | Newt talks with Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy at the Abundance Institute about the latest AI news. They discuss Anthropic’s IPO and the current AI investment surge. Chilson maintains it is a genuine boom rather than a speculative bubble, driven by massive datacenter and energy buildouts that are already generating substantial revenue. Their conversation turns to Pope Leo’s 42,000-word encyclical on AI. Chilson praises its emphasis on human flourishing but notes its academic skepticism toward technology and markets and observes that it appears only four years into the AI era, long before the full benefits and risks are known. They discuss China as a “fast follower” pursuing “good enough” AI models powered by abundant energy and released as open source, in contrast to U.S. labs’ focus on proprietary frontier models, and Chilson cautions that China may gain economic and military advantages by rapidly integrating AI across its economy and systems even without surpassing U.S. model quality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 37m 30s | ||||||
| 5/31/26 | ![]() Episode 984: Dan Doyle on “Of Roughnecks & Riches” | Newt talks with Dan Doyle, president of Reliance Well Services and Arena Resources and author of the new book, “Of Roughnecks & Riches: A Start-Up in the Great American Fracking Boom.” They discuss his decision to found a fracking company in 2009 amid the post-2008 financial crisis, despite severe industry volatility and personal setbacks. Doyle recounts his early fascination with oil sparked by family drilling projects in northwestern Pennsylvania, his shift to geology at the University of Pittsburgh, and his early career raising money for wells in Pennsylvania and Texas. He characterizes the broader oil and gas sector as a high-risk, “cowboy” culture that persists even as the industry becomes more corporate. Doyle explains that he wrote “Of Roughnecks and Riches” because the chaotic, risk-filled story of his startup, from volatile partners and a truck builder who pulled a knife on him after receiving substantial funds, to visits from the Attorney General’s office, was too dramatic not to document.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 19s | ||||||
| 5/30/26 | ![]() Episode 983: Brent Dusing on TruPlay | Newt talks with Brent Dusing, Founder and CEO of TruPlay, a faith-based gaming and entertainment platform for children. They discuss the growing fears surrounding A.I. and the urgent need for values-driven technology. Dusing began his career at Menlo Ventures leading to his first startup, Cellfire. He describes his conversion to Christianity in the early 2000s and how it led him to create Lightside Games, a Christian gaming studio that reached over seven million players. He created TruPlay as a response to what he describes as a crisis facing American children and the time they spend on screens. TruPlay’s game design is protective: the platform has no chat rooms, no ads, and no micro-purchases, relying instead on a single subscription fee. He emphasizes that TruPlay’s mission is to safeguard children while providing enjoyable experiences that convey messages about God’s truth, aiming to create a space parents can trust. Dusing argues that current AI systems embed anti-Christian values and warns that as AI increasingly governs speech, social media access, and financial transactions, it could be used to classify Christian organizations as “dangerous” groups, restricting their funding and public presence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 36s | ||||||
| 5/29/26 | ![]() Episode 982: Scott Rasmussen on “Out of Touch” | Newt talks with Scott Rasmussen, President of RMG Research, about his new book, “Out of Touch: The Elite One Percent and the Battle for America’s Soul.” They discuss the “We the People” project that gathered 1.6 million words from over 2,000 voters across every congressional district to draft a modern Declaration of American Ideals. Rasmussen describes the country as a “10-10-80” nation: 10% on the left and 10% on the right locked in conflict, while 80% quietly embrace founding ideals and focus on everyday life. Rasmussen’s research on the “elite 1%” identifies a small, politically active group, disproportionately postgraduates, high-income earners, and dense-city residents, whose views diverge sharply from most voters, including strong trust in the federal government, support for sweeping climate policies, and belief that Americans have too much individual freedom. He contends this elite group rejects core ideals of freedom, equality, and self-governance, with about half believing only college graduates should be allowed to vote and traces its intellectual lineage to Woodrow Wilson’s vision of “government by the unelected” and the administrative state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 55s | ||||||
| 5/24/26 | ![]() Episode 981: Senator Lamar Alexander | Newt talks with Senator Lamar Alexander, former Governor of Tennessee and U.S. Education Secretary, about his memoir, “The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump.” He traces his public life from a 1963 Justice Department job under Robert Kennedy, where he heard Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, through the rise of “digital democracy,” social media, globalization, the Great Recession, and the Obama and Trump eras, arguing that social media and economic disruption have transformed American politics since around 2008. Alexander contrasts gubernatorial and senatorial leadership, likening governors to Moses and Senate leaders to drum majors who must recruit, align, and manage diverse “marchers,” and notes that many governors find the Senate frustrating while some senators struggle as pragmatic executives. He credits Howard Baker with teaching him to be an “eloquent listener,” to “learn to count” votes, and to remember “the other fellow might be right.” Relationships, he argues, are the essence of the Senate: he cultivated them by visiting House counterparts, maintaining courtesy, and hosting about 60 Senate couples, both Republicans and Democrats alike, at his Tennessee home. Alexander reflects on his own presidential bids, which he compares to moving from eighth-grade basketball to the NBA finals. He warns that presidential politics are increasingly dominated by “media and money,” recalling a 1999 quip predicting a Trump-like figure emerging from this environment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 36m 54s | ||||||
| 5/23/26 | ![]() Episode 980: George H. W. Bush and the End of the American Establishment | Newt talks with historian Laurence Jurdem about his new book, “41: George H. W. Bush and the End of the American Establishment.” They discuss Bush’s upbringing in a patrician, duty-bound family culture shaped by his parents and elite institutions such as Phillips Academy and Yale. Bush’s wartime service as the youngest U.S. Navy fighter pilot in World War II, and other formative experiences deepened his sense of mission and sacrifice. Bush’s decision to reject a conventional Connecticut finance career and instead pursue a career in the West Texas oil industry was motivated by a desire for risk, independence and a desire for entrepreneurial achievement. They discuss Bush’s political evolution from an ambitious Senate candidate to President. In assessing Bush’s legacy, Jurdem contends that Bush represents the culmination and “end of the American establishment”: a multi-generational elite of highly experienced, institutionally loyal leaders whose credibility was later undermined by events such as the financial crisis and the Iraq War under subsequent administrations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 43m 52s | ||||||
| 5/17/26 | ![]() Episode 979: Steve Brusatte on “The Story of Birds” | Newt talks with Steve Brusatte, paleontologist and bestselling author of “The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present.” They discuss a recent fossil discovery in China, a gigantic, long-necked dinosaur found at a construction site that may approach the largest known dinosaur sizes. Brusatte compares these massive sauropods—potentially 100 feet long and 50–60 tons—to modern aircraft. Brusatte reflects on his role advising Jurassic World filmmakers, contrasting his technical academic work with the opportunity to reach mass audiences through films and popular books. They also discuss the modern scientific consensus that birds are living dinosaurs: a surviving, flight-capable branch of the dinosaur family that flourished after the mass extinction. Brusatte likens dinosaur diversity to that of mammals today, emphasizing that many dinosaurs were small and that birds are the dinosaur equivalent of bats—highly specialized, small-bodied fliers within a larger group. He notes that while non-avian dinosaurs died out in the asteroid impact, birds represent the last remnant of this once-dominant lineage. They discuss how birds have become extraordinarily successful: while there are about 6,500 mammal species, there are likely 10,000–15,000 bird species, meaning roughly twice as many bird species as mammals today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 46m 48s | ||||||
| 5/15/26 | ![]() Episode 978: Trump and Xi in China | Newt talks with Weifeng Zhong, of the America First Policy Institute, about President Trump’s visit to Beijing and his meetings with Xi Jinping. They describe Chinese diplomatic style as highly choreographed, such as the airport reception and elaborate youth choirs that are used to project confidence and set the stage for pressing core issues like Taiwan. Zhong argues that China’s slowing, export-dependent economy and severe demographic pressures from the one-child policy make closer economic ties with the U.S. necessary. Trump’s large delegation of top U.S. business leaders, especially from technology, semiconductor, and AI sectors, is seen as both a bid for market access and a reflection of where U.S.– China tensions are most acute. Their discussion turns to Chinese dishonesty in areas such as arms transfers to Iran, support for Russia in the Ukraine war, fentanyl exports, COVID transparency, and propaganda in state-controlled media, emphasizing the need to read beyond official narratives. On Taiwan, Zhong argues that Xi’s lack of major achievements and the loss of Hong Kong as a credible model make “reunification” with Taiwan central to the Chinese Communist Party’s search for legitimacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 44s | ||||||
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| 5/10/26 | ![]() Episode 977: Peter Carter on Delta and the Future of Air Travel | Newt talks with Peter Carter, President of Delta Air Lines. Their conversation traces Carter’s transition from 23 years as a trial lawyer to airline leadership. Carter explains how trial practice honed his skills in narrative, simplification of complex issues, and problem-solving, which he now applies to business decision-making and risk navigation, helping Delta pursue opportunities. Carter contrasts law firm culture with corporate leadership, describing the shift from revenue generator to support function and emphasizing the need to add enterprise-wide value in a 100,000-person organization. He underscores the hidden complexity of airline operations—about 5,000 procedures must run correctly daily to deliver safe, clean, on-time flights with baggage and high-quality service—and characterizes Delta as an “endlessly complex” business highly sensitive to geopolitical dynamics. Carter highlights Delta’s safety culture and industry-wide collaboration with the FAA, noting that U.S. airlines do not compete on safety but instead fully report and analyze incidents to drive continuous improvement. Looking to the future, Delta aims to become a leading global airline, focusing on expanding its international route network, particularly in underserved markets like the Middle East, Africa, and India.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 40m 40s | ||||||
| 5/9/26 | ![]() Episode 976: Bret Baier on “The Case for America”✨ | American resiliencepolitical leadership+3 | Bret Baier | Fox News ChannelThe Case for America: An Argument on Behalf of Our Nation | — | Bret BaierAmerican resilience+3 | — | 30m 07s | |
| 5/6/26 | ![]() Episode 975: John Tillman on “The Political Vise”✨ | politicsradical left+4 | John Tillman | American Culture ProjectThe Political Vise | — | political viseradical left+5 | — | 35m 27s | |
| 5/3/26 | ![]() Episode 974: Sean Spicer on “Trump 2.0”✨ | Trump's second termpolitical strategy+3 | Sean Spicer | America First Policy InstituteGingrich’s America’s New Majority Project+1 | — | Trump 2.0Sean Spicer+5 | — | 40m 54s | |
| 5/2/26 | ![]() Episode 973: Carl DeMaio on the California Governor’s Race✨ | California governor's raceRepublican candidates+3 | Carl DeMaio | Reform CaliforniaCalifornia State Assembly+1 | — | California governor's raceCarl DeMaio+6 | — | 35m 32s | |
| 4/26/26 | ![]() Episode 972: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik on “Poisoned Ivies”✨ | higher educationpolitical indoctrination+4 | Elise Stefanik | HarvardPoisoned Ivies | New YorkAmerica | Elise StefanikPoisoned Ivies+5 | — | 36m 36s | |
| 4/25/26 | ![]() Episode 971: The Hospital Cost Crisis✨ | hospital costshealthcare policy+3 | Brian Blase | Paragon Health InstituteMedicare | — | hospital costshealthcare prices+3 | — | 35m 08s | |
| 4/24/26 | ![]() Episode 970: Founder’s Fire From 1776 to the Age of Trump✨ | founder mindsetAmerican history+4 | Dr. Arthur Herman | Founders Fire: From 1776 to the Age of Trump | — | foundersAmerican exceptionalism+4 | — | 38m 48s | |
| 4/19/26 | ![]() Episode 969: Wayne Barnes on “A Traitor in the FBI”✨ | FBIespionage+3 | Wayne Barnes | FBIKGB+4 | PhiladelphiaMonterey+2 | A Traitor in the FBIRobert Hanssen+6 | — | 36m 09s | |
| 4/18/26 | ![]() Episode 968: CEI’s Annual Report of the Federal Regulatory State✨ | regulationgovernment spending+3 | Wayne Crews | CEIthe Competitive Enterprise Institute+1 | Washington | Ten Thousand CommandmentsCARES Act+3 | — | 34m 24s | |
| 4/16/26 | ![]() Episode 967: Regulating Online Sports Betting✨ | online sports bettingpublic health+3 | Dr. Greg Ganske | KalshiPolymarket+1 | — | gambling disorderprediction markets+6 | — | 30m 47s | |
| 4/12/26 | ![]() Episode 966: Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case✨ | birthright citizenshipSupreme Court+3 | Zack Smith | The Heritage FoundationThe Supreme Court+1 | U.S. | Trump v. Barbaraexecutive order+7 | — | 37m 24s | |
| 4/11/26 | ![]() Episode 965: The Winston Group on the 2026 Midterm Elections✨ | 2026 Midterm ElectionsIndependents+3 | David WinstonMyra Miller | The Winston Group | IranStrait of Hormuz | inflationeconomy+5 | — | 33m 59s | |
| 4/9/26 | ![]() Episode 964: Congressman Rick Crawford on Counterintelligence Reform✨ | counterintelligencenational security+3 | Congressman Rick Crawford | the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligencethe Department of Homeland Security+1 | Iranthe United States+4 | counterintelligence reformIran war+8 | — | 41m 02s | |
| 4/5/26 | ![]() Episode 963: The Landmark Social Media Addiction Case in California✨ | social mediaaddiction+3 | Joseph VanZandtMark Lanier | MetaYouTube+4 | California | MetaYouTube+8 | — | 47m 35s | |
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