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.

4:20 pm: Steve Milloy, Senior Fellow at the Energy and Environment Legal Institute, joins the program for a conversation about President Trump’s announcement of a $700 million initiative to support the coal industry, which includes upgraded power plants. 

4:38 pm: Deseret News reporter Brigham Tomco joins the show to discuss how a campaign firm that supports Democrats is behind the push for Republican voters in Box Elder County to oust sitting GOP county commissioners over their approval of the Stratos Project Data Center.

5:05 pm: Centerville City Council Member Cheylynn Hayman is under fire for displaying a pride flag on her desk during council meetings and says it’s her freedom of speech. Representative Trevor Lee, who ran the bill banning unauthorized flags in government buildings, joins Greg to explain how the new law does apply to an individual using the flag on government property.

6:20 pm: Don Palmer, Senior Legal Fellow for Election Integrity at the Heritage Foundation, joins the program for a conversation about the lengthy vote count in California’s recent primary election, and why the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles is now investigating possible fraud.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, June 5, 2026

4:20 pm: Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Heritage Foundation, joins the program to discuss his piece for the Washington Examiner on how the Marxist threat to America is advancing on two fronts.

4:38 pm: Josh Wood, Executive Director of Them Before Us, joins the show to discuss why he thinks a new Gallup poll shows support for same-sex marriage and other LGBTQ causes is declining for the first time in decades. Hint: It’s about how these issues have overlooked children.

5:05 pm: Gary Gygi of Gygi Capital Management joins Rod and Greg to discuss the May job numbers, which show a growth of more than 172,000 jobs while unemployment remained at 4/3%.

6:05 pm: Major Keith Bottjen of the Salvation Army joins the show to discuss National Donut Day and how it helps serve our communities and veterans.

6:20 pm: Dan Neville of Harvest Right joins Rod for our new “CEOs You Should Know” feature.

6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s conversations with Professor Robert George of Princeton University, the creator of Fidelity Month, on the meaning behind the idea. Utah Governor Spencer Cox recently declared June Fidelity Month in the state.

6:50 pm: An encore of this week’s interview with Scott McKay of the American Spectator on why he says the CBS program 60 Minutes is burning to the ground.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, June 4, 2026

4:20 pm: Breccan Thies, White House Correspondent for The Federalist, joins the show to discuss his piece about how the America250 commission, created by Congress to plan celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary nationwide, funneled millions to leftist groups during the Biden years.

4:38 pm: Brian Kennedy, Chairman of the Committee on the Present Danger: China, Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, and President of the American Strategy Group, joins the show to discuss his piece for Real Clear Politics on why there is an urgency to secure America’s elections.

6:05 pm: Adrienne Byrd, a West Virginia mother of two, was recently charged with contempt of court in Berkeley County for engaging in a hug with her daughter and posting the hug – and information about a child-welfare court case – on Facebook. Adrienne Byrd joins Rod and Greg to discuss her case.

6:38 pm: Robert Moffitt, Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece for Real Clear Health about the progress made by the Trump administration in cracking down on Medicare fraud.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Wednesday, June 3, 2026

4:20 pm: Scott McKay, Contributing Editor to American Spectator, joins the show for a conversation about his piece on the demise of 60 Minutes and CBS News.

4:38 pm: Sarah Parshall Perry, Vice President of Defending Education, joins the show to discuss how the courts have finally put a stop to the Biden administration’s attempts to change Title IX to allow males into traditionally female-only spaces.

6:05 pm: Robert George, Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, joins the show to discuss the idea behind “Fidelity Month,” which calls for a rededication to patriotism, family and faith. Governor Spencer Cox has declared June as “Fidelity Month” in Utah.

6:20 pm: Susan Crabtree, White House and National Political Correspondent for Real Clear News, joins Rod and Greg to discuss her piece about how Republican “change agents” have infiltrated the elections in deep-blue California.

6:38 pm: Author and journalist Bethany Mandel joins the show to discuss her piece for the New York Post on how scientists are finally moving off the predictions of climate doom.