Newt talks with Daniel Silva, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist known for his Gabriel Allon series. Silva discusses his latest novel, "An Inside Job," the 25th installment in the series, which features the intriguing character Gabriel Allon, an art restorer and legendary spy. Silva shares the inspiration behind Allon's character, including influences from real-life art restorers and historical events like Munich massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes in September 1972. Their conversation explores the novel's plot, which involves a mysterious death in Venice and a scandal at the Vatican, drawing parallels to real-world events. Silva also discusses his writing process, which includes crafting his novels in longhand on yellow legal pads, and his unique approach to storytelling without a predefined outline. Silva describes his knowledge of art, history, and the intricacies of Vatican politics, which makes this latest novel very engaging.

Newt talks with Daniel Silva, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist known for his Gabriel Allon series. Silva discusses his latest novel, "An Inside Job," the 25th installment in the series, which features the intriguing character Gabriel Allon, an art restorer and legendary spy. Silva shares the inspiration behind Allon's character, including influences from real-life art restorers and historical events like Munich massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes in September 1972. Their conversation explores the novel's plot, which involves a mysterious death in Venice and a scandal at the Vatican, drawing parallels to real-world events. Silva also discusses his writing process, which includes crafting his novels in longhand on yellow legal pads, and his unique approach to storytelling without a predefined outline. Silva describes his knowledge of art, history, and the intricacies of Vatican politics, which makes this latest novel very engaging.

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Episode 871: Daniel Silva on “An Inside Job”

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The votes are in, and Democrats have won control of both the House and the Senate, flipping seats in red states including Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina. Now John McLaughlin, President Trump’s pollster since 2016, and Doug Sosnik, who ran the political operation in the Clinton White House, are back to make sense of what happened. Newt brings both of them back to break down what drove the blue wave, from gas prices and the Iran war to candidate quality and Republican messaging failures, what the collapse of Republican support in Texas really means, and what a Democratic Congress means for President Trump. They also look ahead to 2028, an open nominating process on both sides, and whether the age of Trump is over.

McLaughlin & Associates post-election survey

Doug Sosnik post-election analysis 

 

The votes are in, and Democrats have won control of both the House and the Senate, flipping seats in red states including Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina. Now John McLaughlin, President Trump&rsquo;s pollster since 2016, and Doug Sosnik, who ran the political operation in the Clinton White House, are back to make sense of what happened. Newt brings both of them back to break down what drove the blue wave, from gas prices and the Iran war to candidate quality and Republican messaging failures, what the collapse of Republican support in Texas really means, and what a Democratic Congress means for President Trump. They also look ahead to 2028, an open nominating process on both sides, and whether the age of Trump is over.
<a href="https://mclaughlinonline.com/2026/11/06/national-2026-post-election-results/">McLaughlin &amp; Associates post-election survey</a>
<a href="https://dougsosnik.substack.com">Doug Sosnik post-election analysis</a>&nbsp;
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Episode 1061: The Midterms Part 2 The Aftermath — McLaughlin and Sosnik on the Blue Wave and What Comes Next

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Millions of Americans are voting based on a picture of reality that someone else painted for them. Matt Towery calls it the mirage machine: a combination of legacy media, partisan fact-checkers, and compliant pollsters that has convinced a large swath of the public that President Donald Trump is ignorant, racist, a fascist, and a warmonger. Towery, one of the most accurate pollsters in the country and a longtime friend of Newt’s who chaired his political organization in the 1990s, joins Newt to discuss his new book, The Honoring of Ignorance: The 7 Mirages Destroying America. Drawing on four decades of watching American media transform, Towery breaks down how the mirage machine works, why most Americans never see positive news about Republican governance, and what conservatives must do to break through.

Millions of Americans are voting based on a picture of reality that someone else painted for them. Matt Towery calls it the mirage machine: a combination of legacy media, partisan fact-checkers, and compliant pollsters that has convinced a large swath of the public that President Donald Trump is ignorant, racist, a fascist, and a warmonger. Towery, one of the most accurate pollsters in the country and a longtime friend of Newt&rsquo;s who chaired his political organization in the 1990s, joins Newt to discuss his new book, The Honoring of Ignorance: The 7 Mirages Destroying America. Drawing on four decades of watching American media transform, Towery breaks down how the mirage machine works, why most Americans never see positive news about Republican governance, and what conservatives must do to break through.

Episode 1060: The Honoring of Ignorance — Matt Towery on the Mirage Machine Distorting American Politics

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Two-thirds of Americans now say they support Medicare for All, the highest level ever recorded. But Dr. Joel Zinberg warns that Medicare for All is not Medicare as we know it. It would ban the private insurance that covers more than half of Americans, eliminate Medicare Advantage and Part D drug plans, and replace the entire system with a single government program. Dr. Zinberg, Director of the Public Health and American Well-Being Initiative at Paragon Health Institute and a former White House health policy advisor to President Trump, joins Newt to explain what the Sanders bill would actually do, why countries like Britain and Canada offer a cautionary tale, how Medicaid reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill address sustainability, and what it will take to root out the fraud draining billions from America’s health programs.

Two-thirds of Americans now say they support Medicare for All, the highest level ever recorded. But Dr. Joel Zinberg warns that Medicare for All is not Medicare as we know it. It would ban the private insurance that covers more than half of Americans, eliminate Medicare Advantage and Part D drug plans, and replace the entire system with a single government program. Dr. Zinberg, Director of the Public Health and American Well-Being Initiative at Paragon Health Institute and a former White House health policy advisor to President Trump, joins Newt to explain what the Sanders bill would actually do, why countries like Britain and Canada offer a cautionary tale, how Medicaid reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill address sustainability, and what it will take to root out the fraud draining billions from America&rsquo;s health programs.

Episode 1059: Medicare for All — Dr. Joel Zinberg on What It Would Really Cost You

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