Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Wednesday, January 6, 2021

4:20 pm: Representative Mike Winder joins Rod for a conversation about his legislation that would allow for students to miss schools for mental health days

4:35 pm: James Wallner, a Senior Fellow in Governance for the R Street Institute, joins the show for a conversation about the election results in Georgia yesterday and today’s protests in Washington, D.C. today

6:05 pm: Former Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes joins Rod for their weekly conversation about the world of politics

6:35 pm: Peter D'Abrosca, a contributor to American Greatness, joins the program to discuss why he is advocating treating those who stole the 2020 Presidential Election with the same disdain they’ve shown over the last four years

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Tuesday, January 5, 2021

4:20 pm: Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director of Power the Future, joins the show to discuss why he says Joe Biden’s energy and climate goals will mean a greater dependence on China

4:35 pm: Utah Congressman Chris Stewart joins the show to discuss why he says there is plenty of evidence to question the legitimacy of the election and challenge Joe Biden’s win

5:05 pm: Jen Dredge, the organizer of a rally for freedom and election integrity taking place tomorrow morning at the Utah Capitol joins Rod for a preview of the event

6:05 pm: Townhall contributor Kurt Schlichter joins the program to discuss his latest piece on why he refuses to unify with Joe Biden and his followers

6:20 pm: Sean McVey, a local attorney and former trial judge, joins Rod to discuss his recent op-ed piece in the Deseret News about how to fix the currently useless Presidential debates

6:35 pm: Mona Zhang, States Cannabis Policy Reporter for Political Pro, joins Rod to discuss her piece outlining how legalizing marijuana became a breeding ground for corruption in some states

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Monday, January 4, 2021

4:20 pm: Representative Walt Brooks joins Rod to discuss his proposal that the state do away with concealed carry permits and allow people to have a loaded firearm without also carrying a license

4:35 pm: Washington Examiner energy and environment reporter Josh Siegel joins Rod for a conversation about how the prospects of Joe Biden passing his climate legislation are bleak even if the Democrats win the special election in Georgia this week

6:05 pm: Mike Kennedy, formerly a member of the Utah House of Representatives, recently won a special election and is back at the Utah Legislature as a Senator and he joins Rod to discuss his plans for the upcoming 2021 session

6:20 pm: Representative Susan Pulsipher joins the show to discuss her proposed legislation that would require manufacturers to turn on parental control filters on cell phones and tablets prior to being sold to customers in an effort to curb the use of pornography

6:35 pm: Steven Greenhut, Western Region Director for the R Street Institute, joins Rod to discuss his op-ed piece for the Orange County Register in which he says 2021 is the year for government to begin leaving American citizens alone

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Friday, December 18, 2020

4:20 pm: Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine, and a Sr. Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, joins Rod to discuss how vaccines can be distributed in a way that would end lockdowns by the end of next month

4:35 pm: Jeffrey Lord of American Spectator joins Rod to discuss why he says now is the time to appoint a special counsel to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden's dealings in China

5:05 pm: Deseret News Reporter Jennifer Graham joins the show to discuss how the so-called “cancel culture” has canceled the careers of many well-known people in 2020

6:05 pm: Shawn Teigen, Research Director for the Utah Foundation, joins Rod for a conversation about a recent survey that shows Utah voters don’t think state lawmakers listen to the constituents they serve

6:20 pm: Garfield County Commissioner Leland Pollock joins Rod to give his reaction to President-elect Joe Biden's choice of New Mexico Representative Deb Haaland to server as Interior Secretary, and his concern that Haaland will listen only to special interest groups when it comes to making decisions about federal lands

6:35 pm: We’ll listen back to Rod’s conversations this week with Congressman Chris Stewart on his op-ed stating that misinformation is the biggest threat to the United States, and (at 6:50 pm) with Senator Evan Vickers on his proposal to allow all medical doctors in Utah to prescribe medical marijuana

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Thursday, December 17, 2020

4:20 pm: Salt Lake Tribune Columnist Robert Gehrke joins the program to discuss the future of the Democratic Party in Utah given the results of the 2020 election

4:35 pm: Steve Moore, Chief Economist for The Heritage Foundation, joins the program for his weekly visit with Rod about politics and the nation’s economy

6:05 pm: Susan Madsen, Founder of the Utah Women and Leadership Project, joins Rod to discuss her recent piece about how Covid-19 might have a negative effect on keeping women in the workplace

6:20 pm: Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute joins the show to discuss the likely effects of forgiving student loans

6:35 pm: Willis Krumholz joins Rod to discuss his piece for Real Clear Politics outlining a simple policy change that would help encourage two-parent homes in the United States

6:50 pm: Steve Milloy of the Heartland Institute, founder of junkscience.com, joins Rod to discuss where Joe Biden will turn when it comes to appointing a White House Climate Advisor

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Wednesday, December 16, 2020

4:20 pm: John Fund of National Review Online joins Rod to discuss his piece for Fox News in which he ponders the legacy of President Donald Trump

4:35 pm: Utah Congressman Chris Stewart joins Rod to discuss his Deseret News op-ed piece in which he outlines why he believes misinformation is the biggest threat to the United States

5:05 pm: Senate President Stuart Adams joins Rod to discuss the announcement that the state will see increased revenue over the next two fiscal years and lawmakers are proposing stipends equaling $121 million to Utah teachers and another $140 million on student funding

6:05 pm: Former Utah Speaker of the House Greg Hughes joins the program for his weekly conversation with Rod about the world of politics

6:35 pm: Representative Robert Spendlove joins the show to discuss his proposed legislation that would block the government from mandating residents get vaccinated for Covid-19

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Tuesday, December 15, 2020

4:20 pm: Charles Lipson, Professor of International Politics at the University of Chicago, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for Real Clear Politics about Northwestern University’s sharp rebuke of an op-ed by Joseph Epstein regarding Jill Biden’s use of the “Dr.” title

4:35 pm: Carl Cannon, Executive Editor and Washington Bureau Chief for Real Clear Politics, joins the show to discuss why he says a divided government is better for Joe Biden

6:05 pm: Senator Mitt Romney is pushing for Congress to pass a second coronavirus relief package that extends unemployment benefits and he joins the show to discuss the package, which includes money for small businesses but offers no direct payments to taxpayers

6:20 pm: Author and historian Craig Shirley joins the program to discuss why he says the GOP is the party of the future

6:35 pm: Jim Wood, a Senior Fellow at the Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah joins the show to discuss the results of a recent study that shows affordable housing in Utah is entering “perilous territory”

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Monday, December 14, 2020

4:20 pm: Brieanah Schwartz, Policy Counsel for the American Wild Horse Campaign, joins the program to discuss why the group is against Utah’s plan to trap and spay a dozen wild mares from the state’s wild horse population

5:05 pm: iHeartRadio Aviation Expert Jay Ratliff joins Rod to discuss the difficulties airlines face in distributing the Covid 19 vaccines

6:05 pm: San Juan County Commissioner Bruce Adams joins the show for a conversation about his work to help get federal funds for counties to help deal with the Covid 19 crisis

6:20 pm: Jacob Sullum, Senior Editor for Reason.com joins Rod for a conversation about how the media has overplayed the threat of the coronavirus

6:35 pm: State Senator Evan Vickers joins the show to discuss proposed legislation that will allow all doctors in Utah to prescribe medical marijuana

Friday, December 11, 2020

Rod Arquette Show: Job Numbers Are Out, Utah Joins Texas' Lawsuit and New Police Body Cam Policy