The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, February 7, 2025

4:20 pm: Ryan McMaken, Editor of Mises Wire and The Austrian joins the program to discuss his recent article for the Epoch Times in which he writes about why the U.S., and other countries in the world, are giving up on birthright citizenship.

4:38 pm: Philip K. Howard, Chair of Common Good, joins the program to discuss his new report for the Manhattan Institute on how to fix and modernize American infrastructure.

6:05 pm: Utah Senate President Stuart Adams joins Rod and Greg for their weekly conversation about what’s happening at the 2025 session of the Utah Legislature.

6:20 pm: Terry Schilling, President of the American Principles Project, joins the program to discuss how the Biden Administration doled out hundreds of millions of dollars in grants and contracts to promote "radical ideas" on gender ideology.

6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to Rod and Greg’s interviews this week with Joy Pullman of The Federalist on how elections are essentially fake if Presidents don’t have control of government agencies, and (at 6:48 pm) with John Daniel Davidson of The Federalist on how defunding USAID is just shutting down leftist propaganda.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, February 6, 2025

4:20 pm: Steve Moore, Co-Founder of Unleash Prosperity and an economic advisor to President Trump, joins the show for his weekly visit with Rod and Greg to discuss politics and the nation’s economy.

4:38 pm: Representative Neil Walter joins the show to discuss his bill designed to strengthen E-Verify requirements and make it harder to steal the identities of young children.

5:05 pm: Townhall columnist Derek Hunter joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece in which he writes the USAID program might be the one thing Democrats love more than abortion.

6:05 pm: John Tierney, Contributing Editor for the City Journal, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece in which he calls the FAA’s air traffic control system an international disgrace.

6:38 pm: State Representative Ken Ivory joins the program for a conversation about his bill, HB380, that establishes mechanisms to deal with jurisdictional conflicts between the state and federal governments.

4:38 pm: John Daniel Davidson, Senior Correspondent for The Federalist joins Rod and Greg to discuss how defunding USAID is about shutting down leftist propaganda more than reducing the deficit.

5:05 pm: Representative Jon Hawkins joins the program for a conversation about his bill that would give a judge the ability to hand down a harsher sentence to those who have assaulted a referee or official of a sporting event.

6:20 pm: Scott Morefield, a Columnist with Townhall joins the show for a conversation about how the uproar over DEI is the fault of those on the left who prioritized diversity over knowledge and capability.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, February 4, 2025

4:20 pm: Terry Jones, Editor of Issues and Insights, joins the program for a conversation about his recent piece on poll results that shows Donald Trump’s executive orders have the backing of American voters.

4:38 pm: Joy Pullman, Managing Editor of The Federalist, joins Rod and Greg to discuss her piece on how, if Presidents are unable to control executive agencies like the FBI or the DOJ, then elections are fake.

6:05 pm: Author and historian Victor Davis Hanson joins the show to discuss his piece for American Greatness about the ten problems with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion that frighten the public.

6:38 pm: Representative Candice Pierucci joins the show to discuss a bill she’s sponsoring that will increase Utah’s sentence for Class A misdemeanors by one day, therefore making immigrants charged with some offenses eligible for immediate deportation.

4:20 pm: Pat McMonigle, former FBI Special Agent, joins the program for a conversation about his piece in the City Journal about how Kash Patel can fix the FBI.

4:38 pm: Jeff Mordock, White House Reporter for the Washington Times, joins the show to discuss his piece about how President Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal workforce is testing some legal boundaries.

5:05 pm: Travis Tokar, Supply Chain Professor at Texas Christian University, joins the show for a conversation about how the tariffs President Trump has placed on China, Canada and Mexico could backfire.

6:05 pm: Steve Milloy, founder of JunkScience.com at the Heartland Institute joins Rod and Greg to discuss how the latest lie from climate activists is that rising temperatures has caused a rise in the world’s rat population.

6:38 pm: Matt Margolis, Columnist for PJ Media, joins the show to discuss his piece about how Donald Trump was right when he said DEI hiring was a factor for the FAA’s lack of qualified air traffic controllers.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, January 31, 2025

4:20 pm: Henry Olsen, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, joins the show for a conversation about his piece in the New York Post on Saturday’s election of a New Democratic Party Chair.

4:38 pm: Brianna Lyman, Elections Correspondent for The Federalist, joins the show to discuss her recent piece about how America was, in fact, not a country founded by immigrants.

6:05 pm: Utah Senate President Stuart Adams joins the program for his weekly conversation with Rod and Greg to discuss the week that was in the 2025 Legislative session, and today they’ll discuss the fast pace of the session, tax cuts and election integrity.

6:20 pm: Francis Menton, a blogger for the Manhattan Contrarian joins the program to discuss his recent article on the EPA’s “Endangerment Finding” and why getting rid of it could lead to a clear path of success for Donald Trump’s energy-related goals.

6:38 pm: We will listen back to Rod and Greg’s conversations this week with Robyn Bagley of Utah Education Fits All about School Choice Week, and (at 6:50 pm) with David Harsanyi of the Washington Examiner on the excessive use of executive orders by recent U.S. Presidents.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, January 30, 2025

4:20 pm: Dr. Gary Foster, a state dental representative from Cache County, joins the program for a conversation about Senate Bill 81, which would remove fluoride from Utah’s drinking water.

5:05 pm: Jay Ratliff, iHeartMedia Aviation Expert, joins the program to discuss the latest from the tragic airplane-helicopter collision in Washington, D.C.

6:05 pm: Steve Moore, Economist and co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins the program for his weekly conversation about politics and the nation’s economy.

6:38 pm: Author and journalist Bethany Mandel joins Rod and Greg to discuss her piece for the New York Post about Vice President JD Vance’s pro-family priorities.

4:20 pm: Senator Brady Brammer is running a bill that would ban Utah residents from registering vehicles in the state of Montana to avoid paying state sales taxes, and he joins the program to discuss his reasons for sponsoring the bill.

4:38 pm: Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies joins the show to discuss how President Trump’s mass deportation plan can bring relief to Americans.

6:05 pm: Dr. Lance Izumi, Director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute joins Rod and Greg to discuss the results of the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress report which shows U.S. students have still not recovered academically from impacts of the Covid pandemic.

6:38 pm: Ramsey Touchberry, Congressional Reporter for the Washington Examiner, joins the program to discuss today’s confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, January 28, 2025

4:20 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins Rod and Greg for his weekly visit about what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and today they’ll discuss his impressions of Trump’s first week in the White House, and his support of RFK Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

4:38 pm: Tristan Justice, Western Correspondent for The Federalist, joins the show to discuss his piece about how many Senators set to question Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. about his nomination to run the Department of Health and Human Services have pocked millions in donations from Big Pharma.

6:05 pm: Representative Karianne Lisonbee joins the program for a conversation about her bill which would remove Utah from the Electronic Registration Information Center and ensures efforts by the state to keep its voter rolls accurate.

6:38 pm: Senator Jordan Teuscher joins Rod and Greg to discuss a controversial bill he is sponsoring that would eliminate collective bargaining for public sector employees, including firefighters, police officers and teachers.