The Rod & Greg Show

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, June 23, 2026

4:20 pm: Inez Stepman, Senior Policy Analyst for the Independent Women’s Forum joins the show for a conversation about her piece in National Review on the quiet competence of the Trump Administration.

4:38 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins the program for his weekly visit with Rod and Greg about what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and today they’ll discuss a judge’s decision that President Trump’s upgrade of the centralized voter-verification database was unlawful, plus the rise of socialism in America.

6:05 pm: John Hinderaker of Powerline joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece on the rise of socialism in America and how it may have created an unbridgeable divide.

6:38 pm: James Thorne, a marketing strategist and contributor to the Epoch Times, joins the show to discuss his piece about how President Trump has helped secure peace in the world by using American strength.

4:38 pm: Kelly Wickens, Communication and Prevention Specialist for the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, joins the program for a conversation about the Iron Fire near Eureka that nearly took out the town.

6:05 pm: Leor Sapir, Adjunct Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins the show to discuss his piece for the City Journal about major transgender suicide study that has crumbled under closer examination.

6:38 pm: Thaddeus McCotter, a contributor to American Greatness, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece on a study showing iPhones may be to blame for the drop in the fertility rates in the U.S.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, June 18, 2026

4:20 pm: Ian Haworth, author and political commentator, joins the show to discuss his piece for the Washington Examiner about why he came to America, and why he decided to stay.

4:38 pm: Brigham Tomco, Politics Reporter at the Deseret News, joins the show for a conversation about how Republican voters may very well decide the Democratic primary in the state’s 1st Congressional District race.

6:05 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins Rod and Greg for their weekly conversation about politics and the nation’s economy, and today they’ll discuss the economic impact of President Trump’s deal with Iran to end the war.

6:20 pm: Geoff Dickens, Director of Media Analysis for the Media Research Center, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for NewsBusters about how the opening of Barack Obama’s Presidential Center will give the media another opportunity to fawn over the former president.

6:38 pm: Dr. Brad Birzer, History Professor at Hillsdale College, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his book “The Declaration of Independence: A Radical Experiment in Liberty.”

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Wednesday, June 17, 2026

4:20 pm: Kurt Couchman, Senior Fellow in Fiscal Policy for Americans for Prosperity, joins the show for a conversation about why he says Congress must stop fraud to bring interest rates down.

4:38 pm: Zachary Faria, Commentary Writer for the Washington Examiner, joins Rod for a conversation about his piece about how conviction of Karmelo Anthony has brought out the nation’s race baiters and racists that like to play the victim.

5:05 pm: Stacey Matthews (aka: Sister Toldjah), joins the program to discuss how Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri has demanded answers from Major League Baseball after the league warned three San Francisco Giants players of future punishment for writing Bible verses on their “Pride Night” themed caps.

6:38 pm: Fred Lucas, Chief News Correspondent for the Daily Signal, joins the program for a conversation about his piece on why President Dwight Eisenhower included the phrase ‘under God’ in the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, June 16, 2026

4:20 pm: Patrick De Haan, Senior Petroleum Analyst for GasBuddy.com, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about when Americans can expect to see lower gas prices given President Trump’s deal with Iran to end the war.

4:38 pm: As Utah prepares to enact a new law banning bell-to-bell cell phone use by students in public schools, Thomas Dee, Economist and Professor of Education at Stanford University, joins the program to discuss the results of several studies of such cell phone bans.

6:05 pm: PJ Media columnist Matt Margolis joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece about the results of a recent study that shows mental illness is emerging as its own political identity, and that it is mostly aligned with leftist political ideology.

6:38 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 possible cease-fire deal with Iran, plus his reaction to Hillary Clinton’s recent comments about voters and the SAVE America act.

4:20 pm: Brooke Brandtjen, a contributor to The Blaze, joins Rod and Greg to discuss her piece about how Democrats are unable to distance themselves from the trans-support platform they’ve created.

4:38 pm: Beth Brelje, Senior Political Investigator for Restoration News, joins the show to discuss a proposed paid parental leave program in Pittsburgh that threatens to destroy small businesses, and it has the support of large unions.

6:05 pm: Tim Stay, CEO of the Other Side Academy, joins the program to respond to a Salt Lake Tribune article that is critical of the foundation’s business model.

6:38 pm: Glenn Beaton, Columnist with Aspen Beat, joins the show to discuss his piece in which he writes the world would be a better place without humans.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, June 12, 2026

4:20 pm: Box Elder County Commissioner Boyd Bingham joins Rod and Greg to discuss a conflict-of-interest complaint that’s been filed against him by the Utah Civic Compact, a complaint seemingly tied to the Stratos data center project.

4:38 pm: Gary Abernathy, author and contributor to Real Clear Energy, joins the show to discuss his recent piece about how the opposition Americans hold to data centers will eventually have to give way to the nation’s security.

6:05 pm: Anna Pingel, Visiting Fellow at the Independent Women’s Voice, joins the show to discuss her piece for Real Clear Politics in which she writes the real victims of gerrymandering are the independent voters.

6:38 pm: Jennifer Graham, Ideas and Culture Editor for the Deseret News, joins Rod and Greg to discuss her piece about how it’s likely we are being recorded during nearly everything we do these days.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, June 11, 2026

4:20 pm: Ben Smith, political writer and contributor to Red State, joins the show for a conversation about his piece on how Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was aware of the fraud taking place in his state, yet did nothing to stop it.

4:38 pm: Jim Antle, Politics Editor for the Washington Examiner, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece about how Spencer Pratt’s loss in the Los Angeles mayoral election shows that large cities run by Democrats won’t change course anytime soon.

6:05 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins Rod and Greg for their weekly conversation about politics and the nation’s economy, and today they’ll discuss inflation and get a history lesson about Calvin Coolidge you didn’t know you needed.

6:38 pm: Jason Richwine, Resident Scholar for the Center for Immigration Studies, joins the show to discuss the results of a new report that shows welfare use by non-citizen households is substantially higher than that of the U.S.-born.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Wednesday, June 10, 2026

4:38 pm: Jennifer Weber, K-12 Education Policy Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins the show to discuss the latest Nation’s Report Card assessments for reading and math.

6:05 pm: Ed Ring, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Greatness, joins the show to discuss his column about how California’s political machine reshaped the final vote count and buried Spencer Pratt’s bid for LA Mayor.

6:38 pm: Guy Ciarrocchi, contributor to Broad and Liberty, joins the program to discuss his latest piece about the 10 Commandments of the Left, which outlines the items with which a middle ground does not exist with Democrats.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, June 9, 2026

4:20 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins the show for his weekly conversation with Rod and Greg about what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and today they’ll discuss his thoughts on the LDS Church, at least initially, not being recognized as being of Christian denomination. Plus, they’ll discuss why what’s happening in the California primary election is why it’s necessary to pass the SAVE Act.

4:38 pm: Jack Tomczak, Vice President of Outreach for Americans for Citizen Voting, joins the program to discuss the question of how the idea of citizen-only voting could be controversial.

6:05 pm: Anthony Iafrate, Associate Editor for The Daily Caller, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece on which party won the gerrymandering war.

6:38 pm: James Thorne, Chief Market Strategist for Wellington-Altus Private Wealth, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for Real Clear Politics on how Scott Bessent could be the most consequential Secretary of the Treasury since Alexander Hamilton.