The Rod & Greg Show

4:20 pm: Jeffrey Lord, Contributing Editor for The American Spectator, joins the show to discuss how former Obama and Biden administrations staffer Susan Rice has gone full fascist in her quest to punish supporters of Donald Trump.

4:38 pm: E.J. Antoni, Research Fellow and Public Finance Economist for the Heritage Foundation, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for Fox News on the five reasons President Trump’s economy is about the blast off.

6:05 pm: Utah Federation of College Republicans Field Director Kai Schwemmer joins Rod and Greg to discuss his experience attending last night’s State of the Union Address and get his reaction from the speech.

6:38 pm: Hannah Freeze, Deputy at the Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner, joins the program to discuss President Trump’s pledge to help save the Great Salt Lake and the state’s plan to ask for $1 billion in funding.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, February 24, 2026

4:20 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins Rod and Greg for their weekly conversation about what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and today they’ll discuss the latest on the progress of the SAVE Act, as well as preview tonight’s State of the Union address from President Trump.

4:38 pm: Peter Rosenberger, author, radio host, and longtime caregiver, joins the program to discuss his piece in The Blaze about how many people can no longer agree on what America means.

4:38 pm: Utah Attorney General Derek Brown joins the show for a conversation about his piece for the Deseret News on the dangers of gambling apps and how they are skirting Utah’s laws against gambling.

6:05 pm: Representative Cal Roberts joins Rod and Greg to discuss the details of a new agreement between the state and its oil and gas industry partners that will help enhance supply and lower Utah’s gas tax.

6:38 pm: Lora Ries, Director of the Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center, joins the program to give us her thoughts on the weekend news that the Mexican Army has killed a cartel leader, and what the fallout could be for residents of Mexico and America.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, February 20, 2026

4:20 pm: Esther Wickham, Education Reporter for The Center Square, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about her piece on how spending on public education in America is rising despite falling enrollment numbers.

4:38 pm: Larry Sand, former (retired) President of the California Teachers Empowerment Network, joins the show to discuss his piece for American Greatness about how teachers are helping instigate anti-ICE hysteria in American schools.

5:05 pm: Michael O'Neill, Vice President of Legal Affairs at the Landmark Legal Foundation, rejoins the show to get his reaction to the Supreme Court decision today that invalidates the tariffs President Trump placed on companies that import goods to America. The court rejected the administration's move to implement tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

6:05 pm: Joy Pullman, Managing Editor for The Federalist, joins the show for a conversation about her piece on how red states are struggling to implement pro-American history curriculum in schools because of continued pushback from the left.

6:20 pm: Nicholas Giordano, Higher Education Fellow at Campus Reform and a Political Science Professor at Suffolk Community College, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for The Federalist about how many of the students protesting ICE can’t answer basic questions from the U.S. Citizenship Exam.

6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s interviews with New York Post opinion contributor Karol Markowicz on how the recent rash of killers who are transgender proves we have a mental health crisis, and (at 6:50 pm) with R Street Institute Policy Director Matt Germer on why he says we should slow down the implementation of the SAVE Act.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, February 19, 2026

4:20 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins the show for his weekly visit to discuss politics and the nation’s economy, and today they’ll discuss Trump’s tariffs, the future of electric vehicles, America’s beef shortage, and the possibility of the NFL’s Bears leaving Chicago.

4:38 pm: Michael O’Neill, President of Legal Affairs at the Landmark Legal Foundation, joins the show to discuss the possible impacts of several upcoming decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States, including the question of birthright citizenship.

6:05 pm: Trent Staggs, Regional Advocate for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy and former Mayor of Riverton City, joins the show to discuss the Trump Administration’s work to lower regulatory costs for small businesses.

6:38 pm: John Sailer, Director of Higher Education Policy at the Manhattan Institute, joins the program to discuss a new issue brief modeling legislation that could restore a balance between faculty autonomy and accountability at public universities.

4:20 pm: Tiffany Justice, Executive Vice President of Heritage Action, joins the show to discuss her piece for the Washington Examiner about how women are not falling for the anti-SAVE Act propaganda from Democrats.

4:38 pm: Andrew Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, joins the show for a conversation about a recent report showing President Joe Biden granted “quite amnesty” to nearly one-million illegal immigrants.

6:05 pm: Karol Markowicz, Opinion Writer for the New York Post, joins the show to discuss her piece about how the rise of transgender killers is proof that a major mental health crisis is unfolding.

6:38 pm: Representative Kristen Chevrier joins Rod and Greg to discuss her proposal to prevent those receiving SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program) benefits from using them to purchase “ultra-processed food.”

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, February 17, 2026

4:20 pm: Matt Germer, Policy Director in Governance at the R Street Institute, joins the program to discuss why he says it would be a good idea to slow the implementation of the SAVE Act for federal elections because of timing and administrative concerns.

4:38 pm: Tim O’Brien, a contributor to PJ Media, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece about how the most recent meltdown from Hillary Clinton at the Munich Security Conference is just another in a long line of Hillary Clinton hissy fits.

6:05 pm: Guy Ciarrocchi, political commentator and contributor to Broad and Liberty, joins the show for a conversation about how Marco Rubio has shown he wants to unite the United States and Europe.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, February 13, 2026

4:20 pm: J.T. Young, author and contributor to Townhall, joins the program to discuss his piece in which he writes that housing affordability is about politics, and not economics.

4:38 pm: Representative Lisa Shepherd joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about her bill that would create a Secretary of State position in Utah, who would then assume operations of state elections from the Lieutenant Governor.

6:05 pm: Anne Schlafly, Chairman of the Eagle Forum, joins the show for a conversation about why legalizing marijuana has become a big problem in America, and the dangers the drug presents.

6:20 pm: William Henson, President Emeritus of Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School and a former Senior Investment Banker, joins the show for a conversation about his recent report for the Manhattan Institute examining the return on investment Americans receive for funding public education.

6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s conversations with Linda Denno of the University of Arizona College of Applied Science and Technology regarding how the exodus of voters from California is turning other states blue, and (at 6:50 pm) with author Ian Haworth about his Substack piece on how conservative anger over the NFL’s Bad Bunny halftime show only makes the league more profitable.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, February 12, 2026

4:20 pm: Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, joins the show for a conversation about the Trump administration’s decision to revoke the Obama-era Endangerment Finding, which states climate change poses a threat to the public, a significant step in the fight against green policies.

4:38 pm: Adam Coleman, Founder of WrongSpeak Publishing, joins the show to discuss his piece in the New York Post about how the trucking industry has become a hot spot for illegal immigrant labor.

5:05 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about the latest on the SAVE Act, which has passed the House of Representatives and now faces a vote in the Senate with strong Democrat opposition.

6:05 pm: Charles Lipson, a contributor to The Spectator and Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Chicago, joins the program to discuss his recent piece about how the upcoming midterm elections could determine the legacy of President Trump.

6:38 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins the program for his weekly visit with Rod and Greg about politics and the nation’s economy, and today they’ll discuss the latest jobs report, as well as the Democrat addiction to raising taxes.

4:20 pm: Gary Gygi of Gygi Capital Management joins Rod and Greg to discuss the latest jobs report, which shows the economy added 130,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in January.

4:38 pm: Michael O’Neill, Vice President of Legal Affairs for the Landmark Legal Foundation, joins the program to discuss his piece for RedState about why conservatives should support the SAVE Act, which would require ID and proof of citizenship to participate in federal elections.

6:05 pm: Jessica Costescu of the Washington Free Beacon joins the show to discuss her piece about how Democrats’ demands for ICE to improve its warrant procedures could grind ICE’s illegal immigration enforcement to a near halt.

6:38 pm: Ian Haworth, author and political commentator, joins the show to discuss his Substack piece about how conservative anger over the NFL’s Bad Bunny halftime show only makes the league more profitable.