{"podcast":{"title":"Greta Wire","slug":"greta-wire-7827486","podcast_index_feed_id":7827486,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NMAX3458154366","website_url":"http://www.newsmax.com/Listen","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/afb2ab7a-3cc5-11f1-8476-338dbdbf8995/image/8d2c8e9f62f3c86fcd01923b8bac4d15.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Newsmax","episode_count":37,"summary":"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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T16:19:58.581882+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greta-wire-7827486"},"episode":{"title":"Jessica Marquez Shares the Story Behind Her Husband’s Life-Saving Kidney","slug":"jessica-marquez-shares-the-story-behind-her-husband-s-life-saving-kidney","published_at":"2026-05-19T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greta-wire-7827486/jessica-marquez-shares-the-story-behind-her-husband-s-life-saving-kidney","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greta-wire-7827486","url":"http://www.Newsmax.com/Listen","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NMAX6222690914.mp3?updated=1778814514","summary":"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 NEW…","meta_description":"This episode tells the deeply personal story of Greta’s producer, Jessica Marquez, whose husband spent nearly five years on nightly dialysis while waiting…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1905,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/greta-wire-7827486/episodes/jessica-marquez-shares-the-story-behind-her-husband-s-life-saving-kidney/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greta-wire-7827486/jessica-marquez-shares-the-story-behind-her-husband-s-life-saving-kidney.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}