The Rod & Greg Show

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, September 11, 2025

4:20 pm: Peter Laffin, Deputy Commentary Editor at the Washington Examiner, joins the show for a conversation about his piece in which he writes that mass shootings are a cultural sickness with no legislative cure.

4:38 pm: Steve Moore, Economist and Co-Founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins the show to offer his thoughts on yesterday’s tragic events at Utah Valley University where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated.

6:05 pm: Chris Piehota, retired FBI Executive Assistant Director, joins Rod and Greg to discuss how the bureau is likely going about trying to identify the person responsible for shooting Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University yesterday.

6:38 pm: Sean Stevens, Chief Research Advisor at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, joins the program to discuss the results of a study that shows growing university student support for violence and banning “controversial” speech.

4:20 pm: Senator Mike Lee reacts to today’s assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

5:05 pm: Utah Congressman Mike Kennedy reacts to the shooting death of Charlie Kirk at UVU today.


5:38 pm: Utah Speaker of the House Mike Schultz joins the show about the death of Charlie Kirk and with information about a vigil being held this evening at the state capital.

6:05 pm: We’ll continue to get reaction about the murder of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk from Senator John Curtis.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Tuesday, September 9, 2025

4:20 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and today they’ll discuss the difficulty Congress has faced confirming Trump nominees, as well as redistricting.

4:38 pm: Nic Dunn, Senior Fellow at the Sutherland Institute, joins the show to discuss a news effort to ensure boys and men in Utah can live healthy lives with productive careers.

6:05 pm: Brianna Lyman, Elections Correspondent at The Federalist, joins Rod and Greg to discuss how Dearborn Heights, Michigan, will allow police officers to wear an Arabic patch on their uniforms.

6:38 pm: Andrew Fowler, Editor for RealClearReligion, joins the program for a conversation about his recent piece about how, according to science, prayer works.

4:20 pm: Sterling Burnett, Director of the Center on Climate and Environmental Policy at The Heartland Institute, joins the program to discuss the results of a recent study showing that, despite reports, sea levels are not rising.

4:38 pm: J.D. Tuccille, Contributing Editor to Reason.com, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece about the growth of private schools, charter schools and homeschooling in America.

6:05 pm: Ira Mehlman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform joins the show for a conversation about today’s Supreme Court ruling, and a report that shows the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles were premeditated and organized by anti-borders activists and foreign actors.

6:38 pm: Glenn Beaton, Columnist for the Aspen Beat, joins the program for a conversation about his recent piece in which he writes that we should let Chicago destroy itself for “legal, philosophical and political” reasons.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Friday, September 5, 2025

4:20 pm: Gary Gygi of Gygi Capital Management joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about the latest jobs report, which shows only 22,000 jobs added in August and a rise in unemployment.

4:38 pm: Wayne Niederhauser, Utah Homeless Service Coordinator, joins the show to discuss the site selection for the new 1,300 bed homeless services campus, and how the state will quell the fears of residents in the northwest corner of Salt Lake City.

6:05 pm: John Daniel Davidson, Senior Correspondent at The Federalist, joins the show to discuss his recent piece about how transgenderism has become a threat to public safety and it’s time to eradicate it.

6:20 pm: Brooke Brandtjen, a journalist, writer and contributor to The Federalist, joins the show to discuss her piece about the “before” of transgenderism and the evil it has become.

6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s interviews with Corey Astill of the Summit Institute for Law and Policy on how a judge’s ruling on Utah’s redistricting law oversteps judicial bounds, and (at 6:50 pm) with Beverly Willett, a contributor to The Federalist, on how it’s not a coincidence that most school shooters come from families of divorce.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, September 4, 2025

4:38 pm: Legal analyst and author John O’Connor joins Rod and Greg to discuss the criticism ten federal judges have leveled at the Supreme Court for overturning lower court rulings involving the Trump administration.

6:05 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins the show for his weekly visit with Rod and Greg about politics and the nation’s economy.

6:38 pm: Scott Mourtgos, Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for City Journal on how the media influences public support of the police.

4:20 pm: Stephen Dinan of the Washington Times joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about how President Trump has won the border wall battle with Congress approving an additional $46.5 million in funding.

4:38 pm: Beverly Willett, author and former litigator and copyright attorney, joins the program to discuss her recent piece for The Federalist about how many school shooters come from families of divorce.

6:05 pm: John Hart, CEO of Open the Books, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his open letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asking him to end the longstanding year-end “use-it-or-lose-it” spending spree.

6:38 pm: Conn Carroll, Commentary Editor for the Washington Examiner, joins the show to discuss his piece about President Trump’s successful immigration policies.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, September 2, 2025

4:20 pm: Tim Goeglein, Vice President of External and Government Relations at Focus on the Family joins the show to discuss his recent piece for the Epoch Times about how remote work changed working moms.

4:38 pm: Corey Astill, President of the Summit Institute for Law and Policy, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his op-ed piece in the Deseret News in which he writes that a judge’s recent ruling on redistricting in Utah oversteps judicial bounds.

6:05 pm: Adam Coleman, Founder of WrongSpeak Publishing, joins the show to discuss his New York Post piece in which he writes America does not need illegal immigrants to do the jobs Americans won’t.

6:38 pm: Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief of the Illinois Review, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about crime in Chicago following a Labor Day weekend that saw 57 people shot, seven fatally.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Wednesday, August 27, 2025

4:20 pm: Jon Levine, a Reporter for the Washington Free Beacon, joins the show for a conversation about how money raised by celebrities to help the victims of the 2025 California wildfires ended up going to unrelated nonprofits, some of which provide support to illegal aliens.

4:38 pm: Larry Behrens of Power the Future joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about how Democrats are attempting to blame high energy prices on Donald Trump, but it’s their own green energy failures causing the problem.

6:05 pm: Amanda Head, White House Correspondent for Just the News and host of the Furthermore Podcast, joins the program to discuss her recent piece about President Trump’s executive order against burning of the American flag.

6:38 pm: Author and journalist Bethany Mandel joins the show to discuss her piece in the Washington Examiner about how the American Academy of Pediatrics is digging its heels in the sand and insisting that all children receive vaccinations.