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Greta Wire

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Frequency: 1 episode/3d. Total Eps: 48

After decades at the forefront of television news and the biggest stories, veteran anchor and host of NEWSMAX’s “The Record,” Greta Van Susteren brings her sharp instincts and no-nonsense style to the podcast world with Greta Wire. Greta Wire cuts through the noise with in-depth topics and interviews with newsmakers and people of interest. With Greta's rare ability to get guests talking and her decades of experience holding the powerful accountable, every episode delivers the kind of straight-talk conversation that's increasingly hard to find. This podcast will connect with your heart and your mind. Subscribe to Greta Wire today on your favorite podcast app — because the news doesn't wait, and neither does Greta. Got a comment or question? Send it to EmailGreta@newsmax.com and it may be used or answered on a future episode. Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://NewsmaxPlus.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to NEWSMAX Podcasts at http://newsmax.com/listen

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Greta Wire Shorty: The Bronco Chase That Hijacked the NBA Finals

Thursday, June 4, 2026 • Duration 04:59

This Shorty uses the NBA Finals as a jumping-off point to revisit one of the strangest live-TV moments in American history: June 17, 1994, when the Knicks and Rockets were playing in the Finals while O.J. Simpson’s white Bronco chase unfolded in real time. Greta focuses on the sheer absurdity of the moment, describing how NBC kept interrupting or splitting the screen between the game and the slow-speed police pursuit, leaving producers and viewers stuck between a championship broadcast and a possible national tragedy. The piece is really about memory and cultural shock. Greta explains that for people old enough to remember it, the Bronco chase permanently fused itself to that NBA game, no matter who won or what happened on the court. She closes with a bit of macabre trivia, noting that the Bronco itself still exists and is now displayed in a Tennessee museum, turning one of the most surreal nights in televised sports and crime history into a literal exhibit. Got a comment or question? Send it to EmailGreta@newsmax.com and it may be used or answered on an upcoming episode. You can watch the video version of the “Greta Wire” podcast on NEWSMAX social media channels, plus YouTube and Rumble, on the same afternoon the audio version launches. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and subscribe to our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Don’t miss Greta every weekday on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 4 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX TV. Watch the show anytime, anywhere with NEWSMAX+. Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Follow Greta on Social Media: Facebook: / greta X/Twitter: https://x.com/greta Instagram: / greta TikTok: / greta.com Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG YouTube: / newsmaxtv Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax THANKS FOR LISTENING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Greta Wire Shorty: Greta Exposes the Van der Sloot Family’s Shocking Rental Listing

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 • Duration 08:33

In this short episode, Greta uses the anniversary of the deaths of Natalee Holloway and Stephany Flores to make a jarring point: the Aruba room once tied to Joran van der Sloot is now being rented out on Airbnb by his mother. She frames that detail not as a curiosity, but as a grotesque symbol of how the case still reverberates, tying together the murders of both young women and arguing that van der Sloot’s violence was never some isolated mystery but part of a much darker pattern. Greta also turns the focus squarely onto van der Sloot’s mother, Anita, saying she long knew her son had serious anger issues and still refused to face what he was. She presents her own years of reporting on the case as a relentless pursuit of the truth, points to a recent WhatsApp message in which Anita allegedly calls her a “bitch journalist,” and uses that as proof that the family still resents anyone who forces the reality into public view. The result is less a travel warning than a sharp, personal indictment of denial, complicity, and the lingering ugliness surrounding the case. Got a comment or question? Send it to EmailGreta@newsmax.com and it may be used or answered on an upcoming episode. You can watch the video version of the “Greta Wire” podcast on NEWSMAX social media channels, plus YouTube and Rumble, on the same afternoon the audio version launches. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and subscribe to our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Don’t miss Greta every weekday on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 4 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX TV. Watch the show anytime, anywhere with NEWSMAX+. Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Follow Greta on Social Media: Facebook: / greta X/Twitter: https://x.com/greta Instagram: / greta TikTok: / greta.com Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG YouTube: / newsmaxtv Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax THANKS FOR LISTENING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Greta Wire Shorty: How a School in Haiti Became One of Greta’s Most Personal Missions

Friday, May 8, 2026 • Duration 07:26

This Shorty is a deeply personal Mother’s Day reflection centered on Greta’s long relationship with Samaritan’s Purse, Franklin Graham, and the work they have done in some of the world’s hardest-hit places. Greta recounts traveling to Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake and later during the cholera crisis, where she saw firsthand the scale of suffering, displacement, and the number of children left with nowhere to go. Out of that devastation came what would become the Greta Home and Academy, a place created to give vulnerable Haitian children safety, education, structure, and a real future. The heart of the episode is Greta’s emotional connection to the children there and the annual Mother’s Day video they send her. She reflects on how far the academy has come, from caring for children who once had almost nothing to helping them thrive in school, learn languages, compete in chess internationally, and even attend college in the United States. The episode is less a broad update than a heartfelt tribute to what sustained compassion can build over time, and to the joy Greta feels seeing those children grow into lives filled with dignity, opportunity, and love. Got a comment or question? Send it to ⁠⁠EmailGreta@newsmax.com⁠⁠ and it may be used or answered on an upcoming episode. You can watch the video version of the “Greta Wire” podcast on NEWSMAX social media channels, plus YouTube and Rumble, on the same afternoon the audio version launches. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and subscribe to our entire podcast lineup at ⁠⁠http://Newsmax.com/Listen⁠⁠ Don’t miss Greta every weekday on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 4 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX TV. Watch the show anytime, anywhere with NEWSMAX+. Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at ⁠⁠http://NewsmaxPlus.com⁠⁠ Follow Greta on Social Media: Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/greta/⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠https://x.com/greta⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://Instagram.com/greta⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@greta.com⁠⁠ Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: Facebook: ⁠⁠http://nws.mx/FB⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠http://nws.mx/twitter⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠http://nws.mx/IG⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV⁠⁠ TRUTH Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX⁠⁠ GETTR: ⁠⁠https://gettr.com/user/newsmax⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX⁠⁠ Telegram: ⁠⁠http://t.me/newsmax⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com⁠⁠ Parler: ⁠⁠http://app.parler.com/newsmax⁠⁠ THANKS FOR LISTENING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Favre on Football, Family, and Life After the Game

Thursday, May 7, 2026 • Duration 26:22

This episode is a warm, wide-ranging conversation with Brett Favre that blends football history with a much more personal look at his life now. He talks about being drafted by Atlanta, getting unexpectedly traded to Green Bay, and building a bond with Packers fans that turned him into one of the most beloved figures in Wisconsin sports. The conversation also revisits some of the defining milestones of his career, including his long ironman streak, the emotional game he played after his father died, and the way the NFL changed over time, especially in how quarterbacks are protected. The second half of the episode turns to health, aging, and what life looks like after football. Favre speaks candidly about dealing with Parkinson’s, describing the stiffness, loss of dexterity, and different treatments he has been trying in hopes of slowing or easing the disease. What emerges is less a nostalgia piece than a portrait of a legendary athlete still confronting new challenges head-on, while reflecting with humor and honesty on the career, toughness, and community that made him such a lasting figure in the first place. Got a comment or question? Send it to EmailGreta@newsmax.com and it may be used or answered on an upcoming episode. You can watch the video version of the “Greta Wire” podcast on NEWSMAX social media channels, plus YouTube and Rumble, on the same afternoon the audio version launches. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and subscribe to our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Don’t miss Greta every weekday on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 4 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX TV. Watch the show anytime, anywhere with NEWSMAX+. Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Follow Greta on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greta/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/greta Instagram: https://Instagram.com/greta TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greta.com Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax THANKS FOR LISTENING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greta Wire Shorty: A Ted Turner Tribute with One Very Funny Wolf Blitzer Story

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 • Duration 09:28

This episode is a short, affectionate remembrance of Ted Turner that doubles as a funny behind-the-scenes story from Greta’s CNN years. After learning of Turner’s death, Greta decides to share an old memory that captures both the strange energy of early CNN and Turner’s larger-than-life presence. She reflects on how beloved he was inside the network, how unconventional he could be, and how completely he changed television news by turning CNN into a 24-hour operation when many people mocked the idea. The main story centers on a White House Correspondents’ Photographers Association dinner shortly after Turner married Jane Fonda. Greta and Wolf Blitzer both wind up in an awkward tug-of-war over the same chair after Jane privately tells each of them they must sit next to her because she “has to tell” them something. Greta wins the seat, spends the entire dinner feeling guilty, and then discovers afterward that Jane had told Wolf the exact same thing and never said a word to either of them all night. The result is a light, funny media-world anecdote that also serves as a small tribute to the odd, memorable world Ted Turner created at CNN. Got a comment or question? Send it to ⁠EmailGreta@newsmax.com⁠ and it may be used or answered on an upcoming episode. You can watch the video version of the “Greta Wire” podcast on NEWSMAX social media channels, plus YouTube and Rumble, on the same afternoon the audio version launches. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and subscribe to our entire podcast lineup at ⁠http://Newsmax.com/Listen⁠ Don’t miss Greta every weekday on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 4 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX TV. Watch the show anytime, anywhere with NEWSMAX+. Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at ⁠http://NewsmaxPlus.com⁠ Follow Greta on Social Media: Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/greta/⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/greta⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://Instagram.com/greta⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@greta.com⁠ Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: Facebook: ⁠http://nws.mx/FB⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠http://nws.mx/twitter⁠ Instagram: ⁠http://nws.mx/IG⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV⁠ Rumble: ⁠https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV⁠ TRUTH Social: ⁠https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX⁠ GETTR: ⁠https://gettr.com/user/newsmax⁠ Threads: ⁠http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX⁠ Telegram: ⁠http://t.me/newsmax⁠ BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com⁠ Parler: ⁠http://app.parler.com/newsmax⁠ THANKS FOR LISTENING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Wife’s Long Search for Justice: Christine Levinson Speaks Out

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 • Duration 52:46

This episode is a deeply personal and emotional conversation with Christine Levinson about the disappearance of her husband, former FBI agent Bob Levinson, who vanished in Iran in March 2007. She recounts how what began as a routine business trip quickly turned into a nightmare when he failed to call home, never made it to his next hotel, and was later discovered to have traveled to Iran’s Kish Island without her knowledge. From there, the discussion traces the family’s agonizing early search, the lack of useful help from the U.S. government, the trip Christine and her son made to Iran, and the years of uncertainty before proof-of-life images and video finally emerged showing Bob alive but clearly deteriorating in captivity. The conversation also becomes a broader indictment of how Washington handled the case. Christine describes the frustration of dealing with the FBI, State Department, and White House across multiple administrations, especially when the Obama administration secured a nuclear deal with Iran without bringing Bob home or even securing his remains. She reflects on eventually being told that Bob had died, while his body was never returned, and explains why it is so painful to now see an Iranian official tied to the case participating in present-day diplomacy. The interview closes on both grief and resolve, with Christine emphasizing her children’s strength, the legacy behind the Bob Levinson Act, and her belief that the U.S. government still could and should bring Bob home. Got a comment or question? Send it to EmailGreta@newsmax.com and it may be used or answered on an upcoming episode. You can watch the video version of the “Greta Wire” podcast on NEWSMAX social media channels, plus YouTube and Rumble, on the same afternoon the audio version launches. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and subscribe to our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Don’t miss Greta every weekday on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 4 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX TV. Watch the show anytime, anywhere with NEWSMAX+. Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Follow Greta on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greta/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/greta Instagram: https://Instagram.com/greta TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greta.com Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax THANKS FOR LISTENING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greta Wire Shorty: A Side of Donald Trump the Cameras Rarely Catch

Friday, May 1, 2026 • Duration 09:55

This episode is a personal reflection on Donald Trump built around a story from Greta’s years covering him long before his presidency. After interviewing Trump again, she revisits the case of Sergeant Andrew Tahmooressi, a veteran with PTSD who mistakenly crossed into Mexico with legal firearms in his car and ended up jailed there. Greta explains how she pursued the story, retraced the route herself, realized how easily the wrong turn could happen, and spent months trying to help secure his release while feeling frustrated that the Obama administration did not step in more forcefully. The heart of the episode is what happened after Tahmooressi was finally released. Greta recounts getting an unexpected call from Trump, who asked about the veteran and then quietly sent a personal $25,000 check to help him get back on his feet. She uses that moment to make a broader point about public figures: whatever people think of them politically, there are private acts of generosity and character that the public often never sees. The result is less a political interview recap than a revealing, firsthand portrait of Trump through one specific act that, in her view, showed a side of him rarely reflected in the usual coverage. Got a comment or question? Send it to EmailGreta@newsmax.com and it may be used or answered on an upcoming episode. You can watch the video version of the “Greta Wire” podcast on NEWSMAX social media channels, plus YouTube and Rumble, on the same afternoon the audio version launches. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and subscribe to our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Don’t miss Greta every weekday on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 4 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX TV. Watch the show anytime, anywhere with NEWSMAX+. Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Follow Greta on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greta/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/greta Instagram: https://Instagram.com/greta TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greta.com Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax THANKS FOR LISTENING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BONUS EPISODE: Greta interviews President Donald Trump

Thursday, April 30, 2026 • Duration 21:38

Are our jobs safe? When will the Iran war end? President Donald Trump speaks with Greta Van Susteren about some of the pressing questions facing Americans. The President also shares his thoughts about Jimmy Kimmel. (As seen on Thursday's "The Record with Greta Van Susteren" on NEWSMAX TV) Don’t miss Greta every weekday on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 4 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX TV. Watch the show anytime, anywhere with NEWSMAX+. Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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North of Ordinary: Sue Aikens Tells the Story of a Life Few Could Survive

Thursday, April 30, 2026 • Duration 39:28

Today's episode of "Greta Wire" is a deep and personal conversation with author and "Life Below Zero" star Sue Aikens, whose life in the Kavik River Camp in remote Alaska feels almost impossible by ordinary standards. Aikens' memoir, "North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left It All Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier," is now available in bookstores. Greta reconnects with Aikens years after first meeting her in the Arctic and explores how she came to live such an isolated, demanding life. Aikens reflects on being taken to Alaska by her mother as a child, being abandoned there at age twelve, and learning to survive in brutal conditions long before most people could imagine handling them. The discussion moves through her early years, the solitude that shaped her, and the strange mix of hardship, self-reliance, and instinct that ultimately became the foundation of her identity. The episode also dives into the realities of her adult life at Kavik River Camp, hundreds of miles from any town, where she runs a remote outpost, hunts for food, manages extreme weather, and lives for long stretches without seeing another person. Aikens recounts surviving a horrifying grizzly bear attack, stitching herself up, dragging herself to safety, and enduring days alone before being found. Along the way, the conversation touches on marriage, motherhood, flying in Alaska, aging, and what keeps her committed to a place and a lifestyle most people would never choose. The result is less an interview than a portrait of one of the toughest and most unusual lives imaginable. Got a comment or question? Send it to EmailGreta@newsmax.com and it may be used or answered on an upcoming episode. You can watch the video version of the “Greta Wire” podcast on NEWSMAX social media channels, plus YouTube and Rumble, on the same afternoon the audio version launches. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and subscribe to our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Don’t miss Greta every weekday on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 4 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX TV. Watch the show anytime, anywhere with NEWSMAX+. Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Follow Greta on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greta/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/greta Instagram: https://Instagram.com/greta TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greta.com Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax THANKS FOR LISTENING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Jennifer Ashton on the Weight Loss Drugs That Are Changing Everything

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 • Duration 40:19

This episode is a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Jennifer Ashton about GLP-1 medications and why they may be far more significant than simple weight loss tools. She explains that drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and others belong to a broader class of therapies that appear to affect not just body weight, but inflammation, heart health, liver health, immune response, and even behaviors like alcohol consumption. The discussion explores how researchers are discovering these broader benefits in real time, and why Ashton believes the medical community is only beginning to understand how powerful these drugs may be. The conversation also moves into bigger questions about prevention, insurance coverage, obesity treatment, and how medicine often oversimplifies weight by blaming patients instead of recognizing the many biological and environmental factors involved. Ashton argues that these medications can be transformative when used with proper medical supervision, while also stressing that they are not casual wellness shortcuts. The episode closes on a more personal and practical note, with the discussion shifting to strength training, aging, infrared saunas, and everyday health habits, giving the whole conversation a mix of serious medical insight and relaxed back-and-forth familiarity. Got a comment or question? Send it to EmailGreta@newsmax.com and it may be used or answered on an upcoming episode. You can watch the video version of the “Greta Wire” podcast on NEWSMAX social media channels, plus YouTube and Rumble, on the same afternoon the audio version launches. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and subscribe to our entire podcast lineup at ⁠⁠http://Newsmax.com/Listen⁠⁠ Don’t miss Greta every weekday on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 4 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX TV. Watch the show anytime, anywhere with NEWSMAX+. Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at ⁠⁠http://NewsmaxPlus.com⁠⁠ Follow Greta on Social Media: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/greta/ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/greta Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Instagram.com/greta⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greta.com Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠http://nws.mx/FB⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠http://nws.mx/twitter⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠http://nws.mx/IG⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV⁠⁠⁠ TRUTH Social: ⁠⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX⁠⁠⁠ GETTR: ⁠⁠⁠https://gettr.com/user/newsmax⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX⁠⁠⁠ Telegram: ⁠⁠⁠http://t.me/newsmax⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com⁠⁠⁠ Parler: ⁠⁠⁠http://app.parler.com/newsmax⁠ THANKS FOR LISTENING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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