{"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":"North of Ordinary: Sue Aikens Tells the Story of a Life Few Could Survive","slug":"north-of-ordinary-sue-aikens-tells-the-story-of-a-life-few-could-survive","published_at":"2026-04-30T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greta-wire-7827486/north-of-ordinary-sue-aikens-tells-the-story-of-a-life-few-could-survive","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greta-wire-7827486","url":"http://www.Newsmax.com/Listen","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NMAX5932310161.mp3","summary":"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 cha…","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2368,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/greta-wire-7827486/episodes/north-of-ordinary-sue-aikens-tells-the-story-of-a-life-few-could-survive/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/north-of-ordinary-sue-aikens-tells-the-story-of-a-life-few-could-survive.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}