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The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, January 23, 20264:20 pm: Ross Marchand, Executive Director of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, joins the program to discuss President Trump's decision to remove the United States from the World Health Organization.4:38 pm: Fred Fleitz, Vice Chair of the Center for American Security at the America First Policy Institute, joins Rod and Greg to discuss how President Trump dominated the global stage at this week's World Economic Forum in Davos.6:05 pm: Andrew Handel, Director of the Education and Workforce Development Task Force at the American Legislative Exchange Council, joins the show for a conversation about the group's new report on how well states are progressing toward education options for its children.6:38 pm: Steven Hayward, Visiting Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy at Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy, joins the show to discuss his piece for the Civitas Institute about how America has become a gas exporting nation.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, January 22, 20264:20 pm: Justin Keener, President of Americans for Public Safety, joins the show to discuss a new Council on Criminal Justice report showing homicide rates in America have fallen to the lowest in recorded history and the possible reasons for the decline.4:38 pm: Washington County Commissioner Adam Snow joins Rod and Greg to discuss the Trump administration's decision to move forward with the Northern Corridor Highway project, a four-lane highway that will run through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area.5:05 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins the show for his weekly visit about politics and the nation's economy, and today they'll discuss President Trump's pitch to European leaders about America's economy during the World Economic Forum in Davos.6:05 pm: Mary Taylor, President of Pro-Life Utah, joins Rod and Greg to discuss abortion-related proposals in front of the Utah Legislature, and to preview this weekend's March for Life.6:30 pm: KNRS will present coverage of Utah Governor Spencer Cox's 2026 State of the State Address live from the Utah State Capitol.

4:20 pm: Bethany Mandel, author and journalist, joins the show to discuss her piece in the Washington Examiner about how the Minnesota fraud scandal is hurting the people the system was set up to help.4:38 pm: Representative Cory Maloy joins the program to discuss his bill that would require proof of citizenship to participate in state elections.6:05 pm: John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, joins the show to discuss his piece in the Wall Street Journal about how the state of Hawaii is trying to skirt the Second Amendment via a law that bans firearms on private property – a law now being challenged in front of the Supreme Court.6:38 pm: Guy Ciarrocchi, a contributor to Broad and Liberty joins the show to discuss his piece about the crazy actions of the left in Minnesota.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Tuesday, January 20, 20264:20 pm: Jeffrey Anderson, President of the American Main Street Initiative, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for Real Clear Politics in which he writes America's immigration problem still isn't solved.4:38 pm: Senator Todd Weiler joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about a call the state's Republican leaders are making for there to be more transparency in the judicial branch of Utah government.6:05 pm: Curtis Houck, Managing Editor for Newsbusters at the Media Research Center, joins the program for a conversation about how several major media networks have either ignored or downplayed the story of the anti-ICE protestors interruption of a church service in Minnesota.6:38 pm: Andrew Stiles, Senior Writer for the Washington Free Beacon, joins the show for a conversation about how leaders of the Democrat Party, including those seen as most likely to run for President, still refuse to define the word “woman.”

4:20 pm: Conservative activist Scott Presler and Utah GOP Chair Rob Axson join the show to preview tomorrow's “Utah Fights Back” events happening across the state to promote the initiative and gather signatures to repeal Proposition 4.4:38 pm: Rachel Sheffield, a Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Center for Health and Welfare Policy, joins the program to discuss her piece for Fox News in which she writes the Minnesota fraud scandal shows the nation's welfare system is designed to fail.6:05 pm: Ingrid Jacques, a columnist at USA Today, joins the show to discuss how Democrats are stuck in the past and how hating Donald Trump won't help them win future elections.6:20 pm: Tommy Pigott, Deputy Spokesperson at the U.S. Department of State, joins the program to discuss how the government has revoked over 100,000 visas from foreign nationals in 2025, and the reasons for those revocations.6:38 pm: We'll listen back to this week's conversations with Victor Joecks of the Las Vegas Review Journal about his piece for the Daily Signal on why America needs more masculinity, and (at 6:50 pm) with Kirsten Fleming of the New York Post on how soccer moms are turning into anti-ICE agitators.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Wednesday, January 14, 20264:20 pm: Paul Schvaneveldt, Professor of Child and Family Studies at Weber State University, joins the show to discuss his op-ed in the Deseret News about the importance of family in improving child literacy.4:38 pm: Chris Talgo, Editorial Director at The Heartland Institute, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for RedState about how two decades of socialism destroyed Venezuela.6:05 pm: Jessica Costescu, Staff Writer at the Washington Free Beacon, joins the show to discuss her story about how the premier foundations and dark money networks from the left are funding the group's that are harassing ICE agents in Minnesota.6:38 pm: Darel E. Paul, Professor of Political Science at Williams College, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for Compact Magazine on the death of “Minnesota nice.”

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Tuesday, January 13, 20264:20 pm: Utah Attorney General Derek Brown joins Rod and Greg to give his thoughts on today's Supreme Court oral arguments of two cases that could decide whether states can ban transgender men from participating in women's sports.4:38 pm: Victor Joecks, a columnist with the Las Vegas Review-Journal and contributor to the Daily Signal, joins the program to discuss his latest piece about why American needs more masculinity.6:05 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins the program for his weekly visit to discuss what's happening in Washington, D.C., and today they'll get his thoughts on the Supreme Court taking up transgender men in women's sports.  6:38 pm: Kai Schwemmer, Field Director for the Utah Federation of College Republicans, joins the program to discuss the results of a new study showing fewer young Mormons identified as Republicans in 2024 compared to 2020.

4:20 pm: Sarah Parshall Perry, Vice President of Defending Education and a Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, joins the show to discuss what's to come this week as the Supreme Court takes up state bans on transgender athletes participating in school sports.4:38 pm: Zions Bank Senior Economist Robert Spendlove, formerly a state lawmaker, joins Rod and Greg to discuss how the economic improvements touted by the Trump administration are playing out in Utah.6:05 pm: Brian Steed, Great Salt Lake Commissioner, joins the show to discuss the latest annual report from the Great Salt Lake Strike Team that shows cities are contributing to the lake's decline more than previously thought.6:38 pm: Andrew Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, joins the program to discuss how the recent death during an ICE operation in Minneapolis underscores a deep divide on immigration policy exists in America.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Friday, January 9, 20264:20 pm: Tim O'Brien, Communications and Crisis Management Consultant and contributor to PJ Media, joins the show for a conversation about how, after Trump's first year, the left has realized it is losing.4:38 pm: Patrick Lencioni, an author and creator of The Working Genius, joins the show to discuss his piece for the Daily Wire about why so many Americans are romanticizing socialism - and why they are wrong in doing so.6:05 pm: Ryan Burge, Professor of Practice at the Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his study about what the 2024 election revealed about religion in America.6:38 pm: Yuri Perez, Director of Latin American Studies at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for Fox News on how Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela have put all socialists on notice.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, January 8, 20264:20 pm: Jim Antle, Politics Editor for the Washington Examiner, joins the show for a conversation about his piece on the monumental failures of Tim Walz as a leader for the Democrats.4:38 pm: Ed Ring, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Greatness, joins the program for a conversation about his piece on how rebuilding real infrastructure, deregulation and rewarding work over dependency can help unite and restore opportunity in America.5:05 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins the show for his weekly visit with Rod and Greg about politics and the nation's economy.6:05 pm: Rhyen Staley, Director of Research for Defending Education, joins the program for a conversation about why he writes in The Hill that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies have no place in American K-12 classrooms.6:38 pm: Alvin Lui, President of Courage is a Habit, joins the show for a conversation about a potential White House executive order that would prevent any government from removing children from parents who oppose gender transition and what the move could mean politically and culturally.

4:20 pm: Daniel Buck, a Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins the program to discuss his piece in the City Journal about why southern states are outperforming others in post-pandemic recovery in classrooms.4:38 pm: Representative Doug Fiefia joins Rod and Greg to discuss his proposed legislation – the SAFE Act – that would help restrict the use of technology in Utah classrooms.6:05 pm: Cole Kelley of the Utah Board of Education joins Rod and Greg to give his response to allegations of corruption both inside the board and the broader education community coming from two other board members.6:38 pm: Jason Isaac, President of American Energy Works, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about what the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro will mean for the global oil industry and energy prices.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Tuesday, January 6, 20264:20 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins Rod and Greg for their weekly conversation about what's happening in Washington, D.C., and today they'll get Lee's reaction to the events leading to the capture and arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, as well as the Somalian fraud case in Minnesota.4:38 pm: Gary Sasse, State Chairman of Our Republican Legacy, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for Real Clear Politics on how Americans won't believe the economy is improving if they don't feel economic relief.6:05 pm: Christina Boggess and Emily Green, members of the State Board of Education, join Rod and Greg to discuss a scathing X post by Boggess in which she alleges broad corruption inside the board and “broader educational establishments.”6:38 pm: Jeff Davidson, a work-life balance expert and contributor to Townhall, joins the show to discuss his piece on how history will judge the woke crowd working to allow gender-affirming care for children.

4:20 pm: Utah Congressman Mike Kennedy joins the show to give us his thoughts on this weekend's arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro on narco-terrorism and drug importation charges.4:38 pm: Terry Jones, Editor of Issues and Insights, joins Rod and Greg to discuss a piece by the outlet's editorial board on how the recent reports from Nick Shirley about the fraud in Minnesota has exposed the legacy media.5:05 pm: Salt Lake County Councilman Carlos Moreno, a former political asylee from Venezuela, joins the show to give us his reaction to the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and discuss his experience.6:38 pm: Guy Ciarrocchi, Political Commentator and contributor to Broad and Liberty, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece about how Minnesota's daycare fraud is just more proof that Democrats still don't understand what the American people want.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Friday, December 19, 20254:20 pm: Justin Keener, President of Americans for Public Safety, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for Real Clear Policy on how better bail practices in the U.S. would make the country safer.4:38 pm: Former Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz, a contributor to Fox News, joins the program for a conversation about his recent piece on how Republicans have an opportunity now to fix a healthcare system broken by Barack Obama.6:05 pm: Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for The Gateway Pundit on how the gender divide is changing America.6:20 pm: Peter Copeland, Deputy Director of Domestic Policy for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, joins the program to discuss his recent piece for Commonplace about how the burden unchecked immigration adds to the housing crunch in the United States.6:38 pm: We'll listen back to this week's conversations with Representative Mike Kennedy about why he voted against the Protect Children's Innocence Act, and (at 6:50 pm) with Kelsey Piper of The Argument magazine on how the economic growth of America has transformed childhood and made us more protective.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, December 18, 20254:20 pm: Goud Maragani, a former GOP candidate for Salt Lake County Clerk, is leading a group that has filed a petition for a referendum to stop a 14.65% property tax hike in the county, and he joins the show to discuss the effort.4:38 pm: Utah Congressman Mike Kennedy, a physician by trade, joins Rod and Greg to explain his vote against the Protect Children's Innocence Act, a house bill that makes it a felony for doctors to perform transgender surgeries and procedures on minors. Kennedy is one of four Republicans to oppose the bill.6:05 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins the show for his weekly visit about politics and the nation's economy, and today they'll discuss inflation, healthcare costs, and his take on President Trump's address to the nation.6:38 pm: Rachel Sheffield, Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Center for Health and Welfare Policy, joins the show for a conversation about her piece for Fox News on how fraud in Minnesota proves our welfare system is broken.

4:20 pm: Former FBI operative and cybersecurity expert Eric O'Neill joins the show for a conversation about how investigators are going about identifying and tracking down the person responsible for the shooting at Brown University.4:38 pm: Kelsey Piper, Contributor to The Argument Magazine, joins Rod and Greg to discuss how the economic growth of America has transformed childhood and made us more protective.6:05 pm: Steve Milloy, Senior Fellow at the Energy and Environment Legal Institute, joins the program to discuss his piece for the Daily Caller on how the Paris Climate Accord has become a decade-old disaster.6:38 pm: Kevin Sabet, President and CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana and a Fellow at Yale University, joins the show to discuss the results of a clinical trials showing no evidence that the use of marijuana is effective to treat acute pain and insomnia. 

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Tuesday, December 16, 20254:20 pm: Gary Gygi of Gygi Capital Management joins the show for a conversation about the latest jobs report, which shows a rebound of 64,000 jobs added in November following the loss of 105,000 jobs in October.4:38 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins Rod and Greg for their weekly conversation about what's happening in Washington, D.C., and today they'll discuss the latest jobs report, Obamacare subsidies, and concerns about radical Islamic extremism.6:05 pm: Kevin McCullough, nationally syndicated host and podcaster and a contributor to Townhall, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece on the many Americans seeking to flee the country to “escape” Donald Trump.6:38 pm: David Winston, President of the Winston Group and a contributor to Roll Call, joins the show to discuss his piece about how voters might react to inflation during the 2026 midterm elections.

4:38 pm: Clark Aposhian of the Utah Shooting Sports Council and Graham Park, President of Shooters Union Australia, join the show to discuss the tragic shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia over the weekend, as well as Australia's restrictive gun laws.6:05 pm: Ammon Blair, Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joins the show for a conversation about how breakdowns in our immigration system lead to violence.6:38 pm: Paul Larkin, Senior Legal Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, joins the show for a conversation about why he says President Trump's plan to reschedule cannabis from a Schedule I controlled substance to a Schedule III would be a mistake.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, December 11, 20254:20 pm: Beth Brelje, Elections Correspondent for the Federalist, joins the show to discuss how American taxpayers are helping pay for Somalian immigrants not to assimilate into American culture.4:38 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins Rod and Greg for his weekly conversation about the nation's economy, and today they'll discuss the changes we've seen, and aren't seeing, with prices of goods and services in the U.S.6:05 pm: Ian Haworth, author and political commentator, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his latest Substack piece about Australia's ban on social media for everyone under 16 years of age is a terrible idea.6:20 pm: Issac Orr, co-founder and Vice President of Research at Always On Energy Research, joins the program to discuss the results of a new report from the Institute for Energy Research showing how blue state policies lead to higher energy costs.6:38 pm: Maisey Jefferson, Staff Editor at The Federalist, joins the show for a conversation about her piece on why people shouldn't compare the Holy Family to illegal immigrants.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Friday, December 5, 2025  4:20 pm: Congressman Blake Moore joins the show to discuss his role in helping President Trump create a program that would create $1,000 savings accounts for all U.S. children that will accrue interest into their adult years.  4:38 pm: Grover Norquist, Founder and President of Americans for Tax Reform, joins the show for a conversation about how President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill will lead to larger tax refunds in 2026.  6:05 pm: Kreg Edgmon, CEO of WeYouth, joins the show for a conversation about the dangers of AI toys for youth after talking teddy bears were temporarily pulled from store shelves after it was discovered the bears could give advice about topics from sex to the best way to light matches.  6:20 pm: Jeremy Carl, Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, joins the show to discuss his piece for the American Mind about how settling Afghans in the U.S. puts America last.  6:38 pm: We'll listen back to this week's conversations with Utah Senate President Stuart Adams on how the Utah Legislature plans to battle the new congressional map put in place by Judge Dianna Gibson, and (at 6:50 pm) with Jessika Harkay of The 74 on the effects of parents not reading to their kids.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, December 4, 20254:20 pm: Frank Miele, a columnist for Real Clear Politics, joins the program for a conversation about why people shouldn't be blindly loyal to President Trump.4:38 pm: Jessika Harkay, Staff Reporter at The 74, joins the program for a conversation about a study showing parents rarely read to their children and it's leading to kids entering school unprepared.6:20 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins the show for his weekly conversation about politics and the nation's economy, and today they'll discuss his thoughts on “affordability” and inflation, as well as his ideas on payroll tax cuts.6:38 pm: Jesse Arm, Director of Polling at the Manhattan Institute, joins the show for a conversation about the group's new survey on the current makeup of the Republican Party.

4:20 pm: Dean Clancy, Senior Health Policy Fellow at Americans for Prosperity, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece in the Washington Examiner about how President Trump has put Democrats on the spot with his new Health Savings Account plan.4:38 pm: Chris Jacobs, Founder and CEO of the Juniper Research Group and a contributor to The Federalist, joins the show to discuss his piece about how the middle class can't keep up with inflation.6:05 pm: Kevin Killough, Energy Reporter for Just the News, joins the program for a conversation about how the International Energy Agency has listened to U.S. threats to stop funding the agency and is no longer basing its forecasts of future oil demand on net-zero emissions scenarios.6:38 pm: Sean Mahoney, Executive Director of the Space Frontier Foundation, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about today's confirmation hearing for Jason Isaacman, President Trump's nominee to lead NASA.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Tuesday, December 2, 20254:20 pm: Sean Stevens, Chief Research Advisor for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), joins the program to discuss the results of a new survey of college students, including students at Utah Valley University, about how the assassination of Charlie Kirk is shaping student attitudes and behavior.4:38 pm: Jarrett Stepman, Columnist for the Daily Signal, joins the show for a conversation about his piece about the massive gap between red states and blue states when it comes to affordability.6:05 pm: Utah Senate President Stuart Adams joins Rod and Greg to discuss the latest on the Utah Legislature's efforts to overturn the congressional map put into place by Judge Dianna Gibson.6:38 pm: Jeff Charles, News Editor for Townhall, joins the show for a conversation about his piece on the 5,000 Afghan nationals flagged as national security risks allowed into the U.S. by the Biden administration.

4:20 pm: David Manney, contributor to PJ Media, joins the show to discuss his piece about new information from the House Oversight Committee revealing that Joe Biden wasn't calling the shots in the White House.4:38 pm: Rosalind Hanson, Parental Rights and Education Advocate and Chair of the Montgomery County, Maryland chapter of Moms for Liberty, joins the program for a conversation about her piece in the Washington Times about the growing illiteracy of American children.6:38 pm: Michael McKenna, Contributing Editor for the Washington Times, joins the show to discuss his piece about the radical shift facing Republicans that the party establishment refuses to recognize.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Friday, November 21, 20254:20 pm: Richard Lyons, author and contributor to American Greatness, joins the show for a conversation about how government failures have led to an “unaffordable” America.4:38 pm: Jamie Wilson, Executive Director of Conservatarian Press, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about her piece on what she calls the “jobs Americans won't do lie.”5:05 pm: Representative Matt MacPherson joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his op-ed piece in the Deseret News on holding judges accountable and the possibility of impeachment proceedings against Judge Dianna Gibson.6:05 pm: Kelsey Piper, a contributor to The Argument Magazine, joins the show for a conversation about the math scandal at the University of California at San Diego and when grades stopped holding meaning.6:20 pm: Katherine Hamilton, Political Reporter for Breitbart News, joins the show to discuss her reporting on the 130 Democrat lawmakers that have asked the Supreme Court to rule on the side of transgender athletes in several cases.6:38 pm: We'll listen back to this week's conversations with Kurt Schlichter of Townhall on his piece about purging the backstabbers within the Republican Party, and (at 6:50 pm) with Alfonso Aguilar of Defending Education on the restructuring of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, November 20, 20254:38 pm: S.A. McCarthy, a writer for the Washington Stand and the Family Research Council, joins Rod and Greg to discuss how the U.S. Department of Agriculture will require people to reapply for SNAP benefits as it tries to curb fraud within the program.5:05 pm: Economist Steve Moore of Unleash Prosperity joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about the "affordability" argument and the health of the U.S. economy.6:05 pm: Breccan Thies, Correspondent for The Federalist, joins the program for a conversation about his piece in which he writes the U.S. should maintain a goal of deporting one million illegal immigrants per month during the Trump administration.6:38 pm: Victor Joecks, a columnist with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, joins the show to discuss his piece for the Daily Signal about ways to help solve the housing crisis in America.

4:20 pm: Alfonso Aguilar, Senior Director of Government Affairs for Defending Education, joins Rod and Greg to discuss the recent reorganization of the U.S. Department of Education.4:38 pm: Tyler O'Neil, Managing Editor for The Daily Signal, joins the program for a conversation about how a new report from Health and Human Services about transgender care for minors has revealed why activists have tried to silence critics.6:05 pm: John Tillman, CEO of American Culture Project, joins the show to discuss his piece for Real Clear Politics about how television news networks should just admit their bias instead of attempting to be objective.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Tuesday, November 18, 20254:20 pm: Larry Behrens, Director of Communications for Power the Future, joins the program to discuss his piece for Townhall on how the Democrats, no longer in power, are suddenly concerned about “affordability.”4:38 pm: Steve Milloy, Senior Fellow at the Energy and Environment Legal Institute, joins Greg for a conversation about how claims from climate activists have taken another hit as the 2025 hurricane season will soon pass without any landfalls or significant activity.5:05 pm: Conn Carroll, Commentary Editor for the Washington Examiner, joins the program to discuss his piece about how sports betting apps are worse than people realize.6:20 pm: Kurt Schlichter, Senior Columnist at Townhall, joins Greg to discuss his piece about how the time has come to purge the party of members who collaborate with Democrats.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Friday, November 14, 20254:20 pm: Mark Tapscott, Senior Congressional Analyst for the Washington Stand, joins the show to discuss his piece about how Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's actions during the shutdown could spell the end of Obamacare.4:38 pm: Michael Capuano, Director of Research for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, joins the program for a conversation about a new report showing high immigration levels are adding to the stress of America's housing supply shortage.6:05 pm: Fox News Columnist Liz Peek joins the show to discuss her recent piece about how the Democrats are eating their own following the shutdown with calls for the ouster of Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.6:20 pm: Chris Jacobs, Founder and CEO of Juniper Research Group, joins the show to discuss his piece for the Wall Street Journal about how health reimbursement accounts can serve as an alternative to Obamacare.6:38 pm: We'll listen back to this week's conversations with Utah Speaker of the House Mike Schultz on Judge Dianna Gibson's decision forcing the state to use a congressional map drawn by activists rather than one from Utah lawmakers, and (at 6:50 pm) with Curtis Houck of Newsbusters on how the big three networks have all admitted that Democrats caused the government shutdown.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, November 13, 20254:20 pm: J.D. Tuccille, Contributing Editor to Reason.com, joins the program to discuss his piece about how California's $20 per hour minimum wage killed approximately 18,000 jobs in the state.4:38 pm: Guy Ciarrocchi, fellow at the Commonwealth Foundation and a contributor to Broad and Liberty, joins the show to discuss his piece outlining the reasons the Democrats fought so hard during the government shutdown.6:05 pm: Edward Ring, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Greatness, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for American Greatness about how, once again, California voters chose their hatred of Donald Trump over fixing their state.6:38 pm: Connor Boyack of the Libertas Institute joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for Reason.com about how highly educated college graduates were the strongest supporters of socialist Zohran Mamdani in his mayoral election victory in New York City.

4:20 pm: Jason Perry, Director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics, joins the program to discuss the congressional district map put in place by Judge Dianna Gibson and why it is a departure from past districts used by the state.5:05 pm: Salt Lake County GOP Chairman Mike Carey joins Rod and Greg to discuss the specifics of the new congressional district put in place by Judge Dianna Gibson, the borders, the voting history, and why he says the district is more gerrymandered than the map submitted by Utah lawmakers.6:05 pm: Curtis Houck, Managing Editor of Newsbusters at the Media Research Center, joins the show for a conversation about how news programs from the nation's “Big Three” networks, ABC, CBS and NBC, have all now reported that Democrats are responsible for the government shutdown.6:38 pm: Sarah Parshall Perry, Vice President at Defending Education and Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, joins Rod and Greg to discuss a federal appellate court ruling that an Ohio school district violated students' First Amendment rights by compelling them to use the preferred pronouns of classmates.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Tuesday, November 11, 20254:05 pm: Utah Speaker of the House Mike Schultz joins Rod and Greg to discuss how lawmakers plan to respond to last night's decision by Judge Dianna Gibson to throw out the legislature's proposed congressional map in favor of one drawn by the plaintiffs in the case which could guarantee a Democratic seat from Utah.4:38 pm: Laura Lewis Eyi, Spokesperson for Mormon Women for Ethical Government, one of the groups that sued the Utah Legislature over congressional maps adopted in 2021, joins the program to discuss the judge's decision to favor their map over the one proposed by Utah lawmakers.5:05 pm: Utah Republican Party Chairman Rob Axson joins the program for a conversation about the party's next steps after Judge Dianna Gibson's decision to reject the state legislature's new congressional map in favor of a map drawn by nonprofit groups that likely favors a Democrat candidate.6:05 pm: Former Utah Congressman Rob Bishop, also a former member of the state's Independent Redistricting Commission, joins the program to give us his thoughts on Judge Dianna Gibson's decision on Utah's congressional map.

4:38 pm: Steve Milloy, Senior Fellow at the Energy and Environment Legal Institute, joins the program to discuss his piece about why Ford's electric F150 pickup truck was a commercial failure.6:05 pm: Dr. John Eastman, a Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for The American Mind on the constitutional importance of the upcoming Supreme Court term.6:38 pm: Leslie Eastman, a writer for Legal Insurrection, joins the show to discuss her piece about how Denmark's attempts to reduce the amount of methane gas produced by cows via a food additive have failed and now cows are dying.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Friday, November 7, 20254:20 pm: Lauren Stewart, Senior Legislative Affairs Liaison for Americans for Prosperity and Concerned Veterans for America, joins the show to discuss her piece for Fox News in which she says Democrats are holding the government hostage over subsidies Americans don't want.4:38 pm: Christopher Ferguson, Professor of Psychology at Stetson University, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for Real Clear Investigations about loneliness in America.5:05 pm: Jamie K. Wilson, Executive Director of Conservatarian Press, on her piece for PJ Media on how America is “missing the journey” of putting in hard work to achieve success.6:05 pm: Caitlin Sutherland, Executive Director of Americans for Public Trust, joins the show for a conversation about the group's report on how foreign charities have donated nearly $2 billion into American policy advocacy groups that focus on climate change and political activism.6:20 pm: Summer Love and Laura Hadley of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation join the show to preview this year's Taste of Utah Foundation fundraiser.6:38 pm: We'll listen back to Rod and Greg's conversations this week with Aimee Winder Newton of the Salt Lake County Council on the controversial closures of four county-run day care centers and (at 6:50 pm) with John Tamny of Real Clear Markets on the proliferation of data centers in the U.S.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, November 6, 20254:20 pm: Larry Gelwix of Columbus Travel, host of the Travel Show on KNRS, joins the program to discuss the flight cuts that will take place at 40 of the country's busiest airports starting Friday.4:38 pm: Tim Goeglein, Vice President of External and Government Relations for Focus on the Family, joins the show to discuss his piece for the Daily Signal about how men are returning to church.6:05 pm: Ilya Shapiro, Director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about the Supreme Court taking up the question of the legality of President Trump's tariffs.6:38 pm: Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow and Manager of the Election Law Reform at the Heritage Foundation, joins the program for a conversation about California Governor Gavin Newsom's redistricting push.

4:20 pm: The Jordan School District Board recently approved a $700,000 bid to build a greenhouse at Herriman High School, which has raised the ire of some parents in the district. One of those parents, Shawn Mathis, hopes to get the approval overturned and joins the show to discuss his concerns.4:38 pm: Salt Lake County Councilwoman Aimee Winder Newton joins the program for a conversation about a controversial decision by the council to close several county-operated daycare centers at the end of the calendar year.6:05 pm: Chase Jennings, Founder of the Jennings Strategy Group and a former spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security, joins the show to discuss his piece for RedState on how the GOP must learn to win elections without Donald Trump on the ballot.6:38 pm: Adam Coleman, Founder of WrongSpeak Publishing, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece in the New York Post about how the Democratic Party is giving in to radicals like Zohran Mamdani.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Tuesday, November 4, 20254:20 pm: Matt Welch, Editor-at-Large for Reason.com, joins the show for a conversation about the giddiness Democrats are showing for New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.4:38 pm: Utah Congressman Mike Kennedy joins the program for a conversation about what he says is a problem that the nation's lawmakers seem unwilling to address - the national debt.6:05 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins Rod and Greg today for a conversation about the latest about the government shutdown, plus they consider changes to the filibuster.  6:38 pm: Brenda Hafera, Assistant Director at the Heritage Foundation's Center for American Studies, joins the program to discuss the foundation's new “Guide to Historic Sites” that grades America's museums, presidential homes and other historical venues on historical accuracy and woke narratives.

4:20 pm: Michael Weiser, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles and History, joins the show to discuss his piece for Real Clear Politics on the cost of civic illiteracy.4:38 pm: Scott Yenor, Director of the Center for American Studies at the Heritage Foundation and a Fellow at the Claremont Institute, joins the program to discuss his piece for The Federalist about why male teachers have left the nation's elementary schools.6:05 pm: Beth Brelje, Elections Correspondent for The Federalist, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about her report on how illegal aliens have milked the SNAP program for food.6:38 pm: John Tamny, Editor of Real Clear Markets, joins the show to discuss how the large growth of data centers in America will prove to be about more than collecting data.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Friday, October 31, 20254:20 pm: Amanda Head, White House Correspondent for Just the News, joins the show to discuss her recent piece regarding fraud in the SNAP food assistance program.4:38 pm: Representative Tyler Clancy joins the show for a conversation about his decision to accept the appointment to become Utah's new State Homeless Coordinator.6:05 pm: S.T. Karnick, Author and Senior Fellow at the Heartland Institute, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece for The Federalist on how big government locks young Americans out of the American Dream.6:20 pm: Nathan Honeycutt, Manager of Polling and Analytics for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), joins the show for a conversation about their report on the lasting impacts of the attacks on the freedom of speech of university scholars in the U.S.6:38 pm: We'll listen back to this week's conversations with Hannah Cox of BASEDPolitics on her report for the Washington Examiner that BlackRock is not buying up homes across America, and (at 6:50 pm) with Jason Hopkins of the Daily Caller on the GOP crackdown on illegal immigrant truckers.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, October 30, 20254:20 pm: Sterling Burnett, Director of the Center on Climate and Environmental Policy at the Heartland Institute, joins the show to discuss how Bill Gates has suddenly backed off his alarmist views that climate change will lead to humanity's demise.4:38 pm: John Carney, Finance and Economics Editor for Breitbart, joins the program for a conversation about his piece on why the tariff inflation scare is now dead.6:38 pm: Clifford May, Founder and President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a columnist for the Washington Times, joins the show to discuss his piece about why American needs energy dominance.

4:20 pm: Ward Clark, political columnist and contributor to RedState, joins the show to discuss his recent piece about the downfall of American cities.4:38 pm: Shawn Teigen, President of the Utah Foundation, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his op-ed piece for the Deseret News about why social capital and community life are important to Utah.6:05 pm: Michele Steeb, Founder of the Free Up Foundation and Visiting Fellow at the Discovery Institute's Fix Homelessness Initiative, joins Rod and Greg to discuss her Fox News piece about the corruption behind the homelessness crisis.