In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt sits down with the founder and editor of the Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol. Mr. Kristol is the host of the Conversations with Bill Kristol program. The Conversations program was developed by the Foundation for Constitutional Government as an online resource in order to study politics and political philosophy. Although this week’s podcast will focus on the 1994 Republican takeover of Congress, the entire conversation with Newt...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews former  Governor Rick Perry, the longest-serving Governor in Texas history. Governor Perry served from December 2000 until January 2015. During his tenure, Texas became the standard-bearer for job creation in the United States. In just the past decade, Texas has created one-third of all jobs across the country. Individuals, families and businesses have come to Texas seeking opportunity and have found it in a state...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews the CEO of Gotham Air, Tim Hayes. Gotham Air is revolutionizing air travel in the New York/New Jersey area by enabling individuals to order a helicopter via their smartphone in the same way they would order an Uber. Anyone who has been stuck in traffic after arriving at an airport in the New York/New Jersey area knows how frustrating the experience can be. Gotham Air alleviates this frustration by allowing a customer...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews the Founder and CEO of Pathway Genomics, Jim Plante. Pathway Genomics works with patients and physicians to identify potential genetic risks through DNA testing in their global clinical laboratories. Through their groundbreaking research and forward-thinking approach, Pathway Genomics has re-invented the world of preventative health by focusing on a client-based culture to bring affordable healthcare to more...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews Pat Nolan, an expert and key conservative voice on prison reform. In recent years, members of the conservative movement, particularly Republican governors, have begun to pay close attention to the dire situation within our nation’s prison system and have enacted reforms to lower the costs associated with running these prisons and ensure that offenders do not return to prison once released. Initiatives such as Right on...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews Jim Hake, the Founder and CEO of Spirit of America. Spirit of America is a terrific organization that provides assistance to members of the U.S. military and U.S. diplomats in places such as Afghanistan in order to support their mission. Spirit of America strives to ensure that our military members get the materials they need, including tools, medical supplies, and food into the hands of the people who need them the...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews the COO and Founder of ZocDoc, Dr. Oliver  Kharraz. ZocDoc is a free service that allows patients to locate a doctor by insurance, area and availability. It’s as simple as going to the ZocDoc website or using the ZocDoc app and entering your zip code. Within seconds it pulls together a list of available doctors who have open appointments. The national average to see a physician is currently 18.5 days, while the...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews Congresswoman Ann Wagner. Congresswoman Wagner is the sponsor of the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation, or SAVE Act. This bill will criminalize the advertisement of innocent victims in order to stop the human trafficking that occurs in the United States. 300,000 children are in danger of being forced into underage prostitution in the United States, and according to the Department of Justice, 75% of transactions...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews the Founder and CEO of Pathway Genomics, Jim Plante. Pathway Genomics works with patients and physicians to identify potential genetic risks through DNA testing in their global clinical laboratories. Through their groundbreaking research and forward-thinking approach, Pathway Genomics has re-invented the world of preventative health by focusing on a client-based culture to bring affordable healthcare to more...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt speaks to an audience at the 2015 Iowa Freedom Summit. In his speech, Newt discusses how elites in both political parties refuse to acknowledge just how real the threat of radical Islamic groups like ISIS is. Both the Obama administration and the State Department continue to be unwilling to tell the American people that we are in a war and it will take several decades to defeat this enemy, just as it took several decades to...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews the inventor of the Tankchair, Brad Soden. Brad personifies a “pioneer of the future,” with an invention that has already improved the lives of veterans and others, including Brad’s wife, who was the first recipient of a Tankchair. The Tankchair is exactly what it sounds like: a modified wheelchair that uses a continuous track instead of traditional wheels, allowing its user to move at greater speeds over uneven...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt sits down with the founder and editor of the Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol. Mr. Kristol is the host of the Conversations with Bill Kristol program. The Conversations program was developed by the Foundation for Constitutional Government as an online resource in order to study politics and political philosophy. Although this week’s podcast will focus on the 1994 Republican takeover of Congress, the entire conversation with Newt...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews author Bill Forstchen. Newt has collaborated with Bill on several historical fiction titles including Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War, Pearl Harbor and Victory at Yorktown. In 2009, Bill wrote One Second After. One Second After details the story of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the United States and its effect on a small North Carolina town. In August of 2014, Bill wrote Day of Wrath. Day of Wrath...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews Andy Zwick, the Executive Director of the Foundation for Constitutional Government. The Foundation for Constitutional Government strives to educate students, faculty members and ordinary citizens about historical and contemporary thinkers who have seen their works pushed to the side or completely eliminated from the classroom curriculum. The Foundation for Constitutional Government also produces Conversations with...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews Pete Hegseth, the CEO of Concerned Veterans for America. One of the main focuses of Concerned Veterans for America is to bring substantial and substantive reform to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA has become a large bureaucratic institution, working off a 20th century model that is more concerned with protecting those who run the Department as opposed to helping veterans receive the care they both need...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt discusses the results of the 2014 midterm elections. President Obama and the Democratic Party were handed a big loss last Tuesday. The Republicans took control of the United States Senate and added to their majority in the House of Representatives. Republicans also won gubernatorial races in the deep blue states of Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts. Incoming Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, who won his re-election race...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews Erik Stanley, an attorney who has been challenging the City of Houston and the attempts of Mayor Annise Parker and some members of the Houston City Council to subpoena the sermons of five Houston pastors. Although the subpoenas have been withdrawn, this is a troubling case of government, in this case the government of the fourth largest city in the United States, attempting to stifle the First Amendment rights of...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt and his wife, Callista discuss her newest children’s book, From Sea to Shining Sea.  This is Callista’s fourth title in her Ellis the Elephant series. In From Sea to Shining Sea, Ellis, America’s favorite time-traveling pachyderm, sets off on a quest to learn about the courageous pioneers who forged a growing nation and spread freedom from coast to coast.  Ellis introduces children to the early years of America, including the...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews Philip Howard, the author of The Rule of Nobody and the founder of Common Good, a nonpartisan national coalition dedicated to restoring common sense to America. In The Rule of Nobody, Philip discusses how bureaucracy and regulations are choking the country by stifling progress and limiting the ability of government to fix crumbling infrastructure due to outdated laws and regulations. These laws and regulations add...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews the founder of Hopecam, Len Forkas. Hopecam allows children who are not in school because they are undergoing treatment for cancer to stay connected with their classmates via a webcam. Len’s son Matthew, who was diagnosed with Leukemia eleven years ago, had to remain at home during his treatment and could not be with his friends. Len decided to put a webcam on a computer in order to help Matthew remain close with...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt responds to President Obama’s speech on how the U.S. plans to defeat the terrorist group ISIS. Although the President gave a good speech, it still contained strategic flaws that leave the U.S. vulnerable to attacks from these radical extremists. One of the major points the President failed to clearly articulate was that this will be a long, and at times frustrating war against this enemy. It took forty-five years after WWII for...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt discusses the effect that crowdsourcing has on the way individuals and groups raise money for a new project or idea. Crowdsourcing websites such as Kickstarter.com allow creative entrepreneurs to propose their project to the public and allow them to pledge as little or as much money as they see fit. Using 21st centurytechnology that allows the public to congregate in one place has led to thousands of projects to become funded....

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt discusses how Airbnb is changing the way people travel. Airbnb connects a host who is interested in renting out a house, apartment, or an individual room to a prospective guest. A guest can find information on a host by reviewing the feedback left by those who have stayed in the host’s property. Airbnb is the perfect alternative to a hotel, especially in a city such as New York or San Francisco. However, prison guards of...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt interviews Don Soifer, co-founder and Executive Vice President of the Lexington Institute in order to discuss blended learning. Blended learning integrates online learning with the traditional classroom model of direct exchange between the teacher and student. Students spend part of their day using online programing as a means to learn, while also working with their teacher in order to better understand the material. Teachers...

In this episode of the Breakout with Newt Gingrich podcast, Newt speaks to an audience at The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, D.C.to discuss his plan to use 21st century smartphone technology in order to improve the healthcare of our veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs is a bureaucratic nightmare that keeps our veterans trapped in a system which refuses to adapt to a world where private hospitals and treatment centers are using the most advanced technology offered....