Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Friday, May 15, 2020

4:20 pm: Larry Gelwix of Columbus Travel joins Rod to discuss the results of a recent survey regarding how their customers are feeling about when they’ll feel save to travel again with respect to the coronavirus

4:35 pm: Dr. Keith Koper, Director of the University of Utah Seismograph Stations, joins the show to discuss how the recent Magna earthquake was not big enough for the Wasatch Fault to expend the pressure along the fault and why a bigger quake is likely to occur sometime in the future

5:05 pm: Kaysville Mayor Katie Witt, also a candidate for Congress in Utah's 1st District, joins the show to discuss why she is defying state directives and allowing a protest group to hold a concert in the city later this month

6:05 pm: Utah 1st Congressional District candidate Kerry Gibson, former state commissioner of agriculture and food, joins the show to discuss his platform in the race to replace longtime Congressman Rob Bishop

6:20 pm:Aldo Vasquez, spokesperson for AAA Utah, joins Rod to discuss how their numbers show that Memorial Day travel rates will be very low this year, so low in fact the organization didn’t bother releasing a travel forecast for the holiday weekend

6:35 pm: We’ll listen back to Rod’s conversations this week with author and writer David Zweig of Wired.com on the case for reopening America’s schools, and (at 6:50 pm) with Connor Boyack of the Libertas Institute, who accessed the “snitch reports” about the coronavirus from Salt Lake City, on what people were snitching on their neighbors about

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Thursday, May 14, 2020

4:20 pm: Jordan Mathis, Director of the Tri County Health Department encompassing Uintah, Duchesne and Daggett Counties, joins Rod to discuss the department’s vote to move the area from a moderate health risk to low-level risk health risk with regards to the coronavirus pandemic

4:35 pm: Dr. Brian Shiozawa, an Adjunct Associate Professor of Preventative and Family Medicine at the University of Utah and a former state senator, joins Rod for a conversation about how the virus seems to be showing a geographical shift from the east side of the state to the west side of the Salt Lake Valley and the circumstances that may be causing the shift

5:05 pm: Steve Moore, Chief Economist for the Heritage Foundation, joins Rod for their weekly visit about politics and the nation’s economy

6:05 pm: Mike Hollingshaus, a Demographer at the Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah, joins Rod to discuss how the coronavirus pandemic may have the effect of slowing Utah’s rapid birth rate

6:20 pm:Turning Point USA spokesperson Isabel Brown, a conservative Gen Z commentator, joins the show to discuss the debate about reopening America’s college campuses from a student’s point of view

6:35 pm:Author Matt Margolis, a contributor to PJ Media, joins the show for a conversation about his recent piece on how it's time for the left to admit that President Obama's tenure as President did not go without its share of scandal

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Wednesday, May 13, 2020

4:20 pm: Senator Jerry Stevenson joins the show to discuss the difficulties the pandemic is causing for state budgets and why state agencies have been tasked with coming up with budgets that include significant cuts

4:35 pm: Dr Steve Hotze, M.D., Founder and CEO of Hotze Health & Wellness Center in Houston Texas, joins Rod to respond to many recent comments and actions of Dr. Anthony Fauci

6:05 pm: Senator Dan Hemmert, a member of the Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission, joins Rod to discuss the data that will guide the commission in its decisions for phase-transitioning to lower risk status (i.e.: orange to yellow) during the pandemic

6:20 pm: Utah Gubernatorial candidate Greg Hughes is upset about what he calls an “off the record briefing, about off the record, no bid government contracts” held yesterday by Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Jess Anderson, and others, regarding start contracts related to the Covid 19 pandemic

6:35 pm: Salt Lake City Council Chair Chris Wharton joins the show to discuss why there is an impasse between the council and the mayor’s administration in adopting rules to regulate the use of e-scooters in the city

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Tuesday, May 12, 2020

4:20 pm: Margaret Talev of Axios joins Rod to discuss the results of a survey showing Americans are not fond of contact tracing and are not likely to use a cell phone based system

4:35 pm: Jim Antle, Politics Editor at the Washington Examiner, joins the program for a conversation about Trump’s pivot in his approach to seek reelection

5:05 pm: Author David Zweig, who is also a contributor to The Atlantic and the New York Times, joins Rod to discuss his recent piece on Wired.com about the argument for reopening America’s schools

6:05 pm: Utah Congressman John Curtis has been named to a task forced charged with making recommendations and reviewing issues having to do with China and he joins the program to discuss the appointment

6:20 pm: Rabbi Dov Fischer, Rav, Young Israel of Orange County, joins the program to discuss his piece in The American Spectator about now being a good time to hate Barack Obama

6:35 pm: Brian Kilmeade, Co-Host, Fox and Friends at the Fox News Network, joins the show to discuss his new book “Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History”

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Monday, May 11, 2020

4:20 pm: Connor Boyack of the Libertas Institute recently acquired copies of all of the coronavirus-related "whistle blower" complaints made to Salt Lake City, complaints most people thought were anonymous, through an open records request and he joins Rod to discuss the highlights and low lights of those complaints

4:35 pm: Bill Tibbitts, Associate Director and Coalition of Religious Communities Director for the Crossroads Urban Center, joins Rod to discuss a letter sent to Governor Herbert by himself and other housing advocates asking him to extend the state's hold on evictions until July

5:05 pm: Matthew Boose, a contributor to American Greatness, joins Rod to discuss his recent piece about how the coronavirus has exposed how the ruling elite in America hate the country, "its people and their free institutions"

6:05 pm: Therapist and Mental Health Consultant Jenny Howe joins Rod to discuss the results of a new study that shows up to 75,000 people could die due to "despair" resulting from the coronavirus

6:20 pm: Deseret News Editor Doug Wilks joins Rod to discuss his commentary about recent comments from Newt Gingrich that reporters in this country aren't asking the right questions when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic

6:35 pm: State Representative Angela Romero, a Democrat from Salt Lake City, joins the program for a conversation about the extra work going into getting coronavirus testing for minorities and others from the city's under-served areas as the numbers show those populations are especially vulnerable to the virus

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Friday, May 8, 2020

4:20 pm: Ron Gibson, President of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, joins Rod to discuss a new program called Farmers Feeding Utah to help feed Utah families in need

4:35 pm: Dr. Paul Lawrence, an undersecretary and the Department of Veterans Affairs, joins the show to discuss why veterans are at an even higher risk than the general population during the coronavirus pandemic

5:05 pm: Steve Moore, Chief Economist at the Heritage Foundation, joins the show for his weekly visit with Rod to discuss the nation’s economy and record unemployment

6:05 pm: Corina Morga, Owner of C.R. Services and a contributor to the Washington Examiner, joins the show to discuss why the Paycheck Protection Program is working well for minority-owned small businesses

6:20 pm:Debra Saunders, a columnist with the Las Vegas Review Journal, joins Rod to discuss the silence of the Democratic media when it comes to the allegations of sexual assault against Joe Biden

6:35 pm: We’ll listen back to Rod’s conversations this week with Representative Rob Bishop, a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, on how he plans to fix Utah’s election system should he and Thomas Wright be elected, and (at 6:50 pm) with Jay Cost of Real Clear Politics on how those being most negatively affected by the coronavirus shutdowns won’t sit idly by much longer

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Thursday, May 7, 2020

4:20 pm: Bryan Walsh, Future Correspondent for Axios, joins Rod for a conversation about why the coronavirus is dividing America even further than before

4:35 pm: Representative Kim Coleman joins Rod for a conversation about the changes to Title IX announced by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that will protect free speech and due process for accused students

5:05 pm: Radio host and political commentator Seth Leibsohn joins Rod for a conversation about his recent Fox News piece that ponders whether we are doing more harm than good for our children by closing schools during the pandemic

6:05 pm: Congressman Andy Biggs, a Republican from Arizona and a member of President Trump’s congressional task force on reopening the American economy, has been one of the most outspoken members of Congress on reopening the American economy and protecting our liberties during this time and he joins the show to discuss why he’s so passionate about reopening America

6:20 pm:David Marcus, New York Correspondent for The Federalist, joins the show to discuss his recent piece on the national media’s blatant lies about President Trump’s response to the coronavirus

6:35 pm: Bianca Quilantan, Education Reporter at Politico, joins Rod to discuss the difficult choice colleges will soon have to make: reopen and risk spreading the virus or face financial ruin

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Wednesday, May 6, 2020

4:20 pm: Utah Congressman Rob Bishop, who is now seeking the Lt. Governor’s seat as the running mate of gubernatorial candidate Thomas Wright, joins Rod to discuss his recent op-ed piece about how he would fix Utah’s election system if he and Wright are elected

4:35 pm: Kevin Chavous, President of Academics, Policy and Schools for K12 joins the show to discuss his recent piece in Issue and Insights outlining what he says people need to know about online learning

5:05 pm: Dr. Logan Mitchell of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah, joins the program to discuss the results of his recent study showing Utah’s air is much cleaner since the onset of the pandemic

6:05 pm: Larry Gelwix of Columbus Travel joins Rod to discuss the screaming travel deals that can be had during this pandemic, and how travelers can best protect themselves financially if they do plan a vacation now

6:20 pm: iHeart Radio aviation expert Jay Ratliff joins the show to discuss how airlines are mandating that masks be worn by all passengers and failure or refusal to do so could result in being denied access to a flight

6:35 pm: Michael Hendrix, Director of State and Local Policy for the Manhattan Institute, joins the show to discuss the results of a study of light rail lines to airports that shows they are popular politically but don’t make much economic sense

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Tuesday, May 5, 2020

4:20 pm: Charles Lipson, Professor International Politics at the University of Chicago, joins Rod to discuss his piece in the Wall Street Journal about repealing the Logan Act, which he says invite political abuse like that we’ve seen against Michael Flynn

4:35 pm: Dave Davis, President and CEO of the Utah Food Industry Association, joins the show to discuss reports that the country could be facing a meat shortage that’s related to the coronavirus pandemic

5:05 pm: Kevin Burt, Unemployment Insurance Director at the Utah Department of Workforce Services, joins the show to discuss Utah’s unemployment insurance rules and if people in Utah can refuse to go back to work in order to continue receiving both federal and state assistance

6:05 pm: Scott Shackford, Associate Editor for Reason.com, joins Rod to discuss how people in St. Louis, Missouri that turned in businesses that defied closure orders could be identified through sunshine laws

6:20 pm:Jill Gonzalez, an analyst with Wallet Hub joins the show to discuss the group’s report on the states with the fewest Covid19-related restrictions in which only one state has few than Utah

6:35 pm: Jay Cost of Real Clear Politics joins the program to discuss how he does not expect those suffering the worst because of the country’s shutdown to sit idly by for much longer

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Monday, May 4, 2020

4:20 pm: Tristan Justice, a staff writer with The Federalist, joins Rod for a conversation about how the perspective candidates to be Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential running mate in the Democratic Party are overlooking the sexual assault allegations against him

4:35 pm: Utah Department of Transportation Executive Director Carlos Braceras joins Rod to discuss why the state has decided to abandon a program that asked travelers to report their health status when entering the state after just three weeks in operation

5:05 pm: Marc Hansen, Professor of Physiology and Developmental Biology at Brigham Young University joins Rod to discuss his recent op-ed about it being time to return to normalcy

6:05 pm: Fred Lucas, White House Correspondent for the Daily Signal, joins the program to discuss his five keys to understanding the Michael Flynn case

6:20 pm:John Fund of National Review Online joins Rod for a conversation about what lessons can be learned from the Hong Kong flu of 1968

6:35 pm: Dr. Kelly Baron, an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Programat the University of Utah joins the show to discuss how people may be experiencing a lack of sleep because of concerns over the coronavirus and recent earthquakes, and a study about how the pandemic is affecting sleep patterns