Greta Wire

Preaching Behind the Old Iron Curtain: Franklin Graham in Belarus

This episode is a firsthand account from Belarus, where Greta joins Franklin Graham during his Festival of Hope in Minsk. The heart of the story is how extraordinary the event is: an evangelical preacher is allowed to come into Belarus, preach with the blessing of President Lukashenko, and fill a 10,000-seat arena with thousands more in overflow — all without formal advertising, relying only on word of mouth through hundreds of churches. Greta frames it as more than a religious event; it is also a rare thaw in a difficult and often hostile relationship between Belarus and the United States, made even more striking by Graham’s private meeting with Lukashenko and the decision to have the crowd pray for him. The episode then pivots sharply from revival to crisis management. Between the first and second nights in Belarus, Graham learns of a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the conversation shifts to Samaritan’s Purse preparing an emergency response. Greta uses that moment to show the breadth of Graham’s work: one hour he is preaching the gospel before thousands, and the next he is coordinating planes, protective gear, water systems, and assessment teams for one of the world’s deadliest outbreaks. The result is both a portrait of an unusual diplomatic-religious breakthrough in Belarus and a look at the speed, scale, and seriousness of the humanitarian work Graham’s organization takes on around the world. 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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Jessica Marquez Shares the Story Behind Her Husband’s Life-Saving Kidney

This episode tells the deeply personal story of Greta’s producer, Jessica Marquez, whose husband spent nearly five years on nightly dialysis while waiting for a kidney transplant. Jessica describes the exhausting reality of structuring family life around his treatment, raising a young child during that period, and living with the uncertainty of whether a transplant would ever come. When the long-awaited call finally arrives in September 2024, the relief is immediate but cautious, shaped by earlier false alarms and the fear that something could still go wrong. The story then opens into something even more moving: the discovery of the donor’s identity and the eventual meeting between Jessica’s family and the family of the young man whose organs saved six lives. The donor, Ronald Schowski, was a 27-year-old Navy serviceman who died in a hit-and-run while visiting the United States from Japan. Jessica describes how emotional it was to meet his parents, siblings, and widow, and how the encounter became not just an expression of gratitude but the beginning of a lasting bond between two families linked by tragedy and generosity. The episode becomes a reflection on grief, resilience, organ donation, and the extraordinary way one life can continue through others. 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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Vacation That Turned Into a Nightmare: Yvonne DeVries Tells Her Story

This episode is a deeply personal conversation with Yvonne DeVries about the 2004 disappearance of her 14-year-old son, Max, in Aruba, a case Greta says never received the attention it deserved. Yvonne recounts traveling to Aruba with her children as a healing trip after the death of her husband, only to have the vacation turn tragic when Max vanished during a jet ski outing with an older American man they had met at the hotel. She describes how quickly her suspicions formed, how the stories given about what happened on the water kept changing, and how Aruban authorities, in her view, failed to investigate obvious red flags from the start. The conversation expands into a broader indictment of how the case was handled over the years. Yvonne explains why she believes there was more than mere incompetence involved, pointing to contradictory statements, a troubling background connected to the man who was with Max, and a pattern of official indifference that left her searching for answers largely on her own. Greta frames the case as one that still feels unfinished and suspicious, especially given what she has learned over two decades of reporting on Aruba and other disappearance cases. The result is not just a retelling of Max’s disappearance, but a portrait of a mother still living with unanswered questions and still refusing to let her son’s story disappear. 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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Tim Miller Never Stopped Hunting His Daughter’s Killer

This episode is a deeply personal and emotional conversation with Tim Miller, the founder of Texas EquuSearch, about the 1984 disappearance and murder of his daughter Laura. Greta introduces Miller not just as a grieving father, but as someone who turned his pain into a lifelong mission to help other families find missing loved ones. The interview retraces Laura’s case from the moment she vanished, through the indifference and failures of local law enforcement, to the agonizing 17 months before her remains were found. Miller explains how, from the very beginning, he believed the authorities ignored obvious leads, dismissed the case, and allowed the people responsible to remain free. The heart of the episode is Miller’s account of what happened next over the following decades. He describes how he kept investigating on his own, gathered evidence, pressured officials, and never let go of the belief that he owed it to Laura to keep going. Eventually, a man connected to Laura’s death came forward and gave details that led to charges against another accomplice, even though the suspected primary killer died before facing full justice. Miller also reflects on how his daughter’s murder drove him to help countless other families, including in high-profile cases like Natalee Holloway. The conversation becomes less about one solved case than about endurance, grief, institutional failure, and a father’s refusal to quit, even after more than 40 years. 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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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

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 [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 [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 [http://newsmaxplus.com/] Follow Greta on Social Media: Facebook:  ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/greta/⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/greta/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠https://x.com/greta⁠⁠ [https://x.com/greta] Instagram: ⁠⁠https://Instagram.com/greta⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/greta] TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@greta.com⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@greta.com] Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: Facebook: ⁠⁠http://nws.mx/FB⁠⁠ [http://nws.mx/FB] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠http://nws.mx/twitter⁠⁠ [http://nws.mx/twitter] Instagram: ⁠⁠http://nws.mx/IG⁠⁠ [http://nws.mx/IG] YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV] Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV] TRUTH Social: ⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX⁠⁠ [https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX] GETTR: ⁠⁠https://gettr.com/user/newsmax⁠⁠ [https://gettr.com/user/newsmax] Threads: ⁠⁠http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX⁠⁠ [http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX] Telegram: ⁠⁠http://t.me/newsmax⁠⁠ [http://t.me/newsmax] BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com] Parler: ⁠⁠http://app.parler.com/newsmax⁠⁠ [http://app.parler.com/newsmax] THANKS FOR LISTENING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]