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Episode 259: Why SpaceX’s Starship Will Change Everything Jun 04, 2021

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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.

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Episode 258: D-Day and the FDR Prayer Jun 01, 2021

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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.

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Episode 257: Pete Hegseth on What Makes America Great May 30, 2021

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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

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Episode 256: A Top Gun’s Mission for Education May 29, 2021

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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

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Episode 255: How a Cake Maker Took a Stand for Religious Freedom May 27, 2021

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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.

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Episode 254: How the Chinese Benefited from the PPP May 26, 2021

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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.

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Episode 253: Malcolm Gladwell on The Bomber Mafia May 23, 2021

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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.

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Episode 252: Admiral James Stavridis on the Next World War May 22, 2021

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Imagination is a national security imperative. Pearl Harbor, 9/11 and even COVID one could say were failures of imagination – a failure to imagine what could happen and therefore unprepared for it. Newt’s guest is Admiral James Stavridis, retired four-star U.S. naval officer. He led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander with responsibility for Afghanistan, Libya, the Balkans, Syria, counter piracy, and cyber security. His new novel imagines a future conflict with China. 2034: A Novel of the Next World War is available now.

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Episode 251: Hamas, Churchill and the Survival of Israel May 20, 2021

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The Hamas – Israel conflict needs a new diplomatic approach. Newt presents a compelling argument for why all Western and Democratic societies should never ask for a cease fire, but demand Hamas’ acknowledgement that Israel has a right to exist. And, why a program similar to Denazification that took place in Germany after World War II is required to help insure the future doesn’t repeat the past.

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Episode 250: Congresswoman Jane Harman on Insanity Defense May 19, 2021

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This episode details how four administrations have failed to confront some of the toughest national security policy issues. Newt’s guest is Congresswoman Jane Harman who served nine terms in the U.S. House representing California’s 36th district, including serving as a former ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee. Her new book, Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe is available now.

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