The Lars Larson Show Interviews

Joel Retzlaff joins Lars to discuss why his daughter, Sierra, and another Skyview High School cross-country runner stepped off the starting line in protest after learning a biological male would compete in their girls’ race at Camas High School. The discussion centers on the athletes’ protest and Washington’s Initiative 638, which would prohibit transgender girls from competing in school sports designated for females.

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Geoffrey Dickens, director of media analysis at the Media Research Center’s NewsBusters, joins Lars to discuss the week’s most controversial media quotes, including actors Robert De Niro and Mark Ruffalo’s remarks at an election rally. 

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Angela Morabito, director of media outreach at the Defense of Freedom Institute, joins Lars to discuss the Trump administration’s investigation into nine universities over alleged misuse of J-1 visas for international researchers. The administration alleges the universities used the visas to hire foreign researchers at lower wages instead of relying on American workers, and the Labor Department’s inspector general says subpoenas have been issued.

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Maria Keffler, former middle and high school teacher and co-founder of Advocates Protecting Children, joins Lars to discuss New York City’s plans for $8.9 million in contracts to provide gender-transition treatments to minors. The contracts would cover services including puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy, as the city moves forward despite two major hospital systems agreeing to end gender-transition care for minors amid federal scrutiny.

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Annelle Sheline, a research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and a former U.S. State Department foreign affairs officer, joins Lars to discuss American support for Saudi military operations in Yemen. She argues that President Trump should not restart direct U.S. airstrikes against the Houthis, pointing to the cost and limited effectiveness of previous campaigns and warning against deeper American involvement in the conflict.

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Simon Osamoh, former head of counterterrorism at the Mall of America, joins Lars to discuss an FBI operation that stopped an alleged terror plot targeting the mall. According to federal authorities, an 18-year-old suspect had been under investigation for nearly two years before undercover agents sold him an AK-47 and ammunition. 

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Dr. David Tarpy, professor of applied ecology and extension apiculturist at North Carolina State University, joins Lars to revisit years of warnings about declining honeybee populations and the threat of colony collapse disorder. Did the original warnings accurately reflect the long-term risks, or did some media coverage overstate the crisis?

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Deborah Collier, vice president of policy and government affairs at Citizens Against Government Waste, joins Lars to examine the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, a major modernization effort that has seen projected costs climb dramatically. Initially estimated to cost at least $21 billion over 20 years, the project now faces costs exceeding $200 billion and delays stretching decades into the future, according to a Government Accountability Office report. 

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Aaron Terr, director of public advocacy at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, joins Lars to discuss the criminal harassment case involving Ohio political blogger DJ Byrnes and state Sen. Jerry Cirino. Byrnes is accused of sending the lawmaker an explicit image of the cartoon character Shrek, an incident that has led to a trial over whether the message constituted unlawful harassment or protected expression. 

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Kyle Hatfield, CEO and co-founder of Cents-less, joins Lars to discuss the rising cost of producing U.S. coins and whether the nickel should be the next denomination reconsidered by lawmakers. With production reportedly costing taxpayers roughly eight cents more than the nickel’s five-cent face value, the conversation follows efforts to eliminate the penny and proposals to study cheaper materials for nickels. 

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