The Rod & Greg Show

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, September 8, 2026

4:20 pm: William Barclay, Political Theorist, Policy Advisor and a contributor to the Washington Times, joins Greg to discuss his recent piece about how the liberal party of Canada is responsible for the strained relations between Canada and the United States, not President Trump.

4:38 pm: Social media influencer Kent Strang joins Greg to discuss what he observed as he attended the 2026 Socialism Conference in Chicago over the weekend, as well as the new Fight Socialism Playbook from Americans for Prosperity.

6:05 pm: Luke Ortega, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State, joins Greg to provide an update on the work of the department to revoke visas and secure the border.

6:38 pm: Brad Bishop, President of the Utah Police Chiefs Association, joins the program to preview tomorrow’s Law Enforcement Career Day, which will include demonstrations from K9 units, SWAT, bomb squads, CSI and more, which takes place at the POST headquarters in Sandy.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, September 3, 2026

4:20 pm: Larry Behrens, Director of Communications for Power the Future, joins Greg to discuss his Fox News piece about the funding that far-left shadow organizations are spending to push the backlash against data centers.

6:05 pm: Sal Nuzzo, Executive Director of Consumers Defense, joins the show for a conversation about the results of a study showing the U.S. Department of Agriculture is connected to a Biden-administration program that places hits farmers and ranchers with unnecessary net-zero goals and ESG policies, which end up making their products more expensive.

6:38 pm: Steven Camarota, Director of Research for the Center for Immigration Studies, joins Greg for a conversation about a new report showing the illegal immigration population has fallen by 2.3 million people since the beginning of President Trump’s second term.

4:20 pm: Representative Ray Ward joins Greg for a conversation about the barriers to building affordable housing in Utah, and why starter homes are still too expensive.

4:38 pm: Washington County Commissioner Adam Snow joins the show for a conversation about the Trump Administration’s proposal to repeal the “roadless rule” for national forests, and the opportunities it would open for counties in Southern Utah.

6:05 pm: Ammon Blair, Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and a former U.S. Border Patrol Agent, joins Greg for a conversation about the cartel influence on the Mexican cattle trade and the danger that presents to the United States as the borders are opened to bring cattle from Mexico to the U.S.

6:38 pm: Guy Ciarrocchi, contributor to Broad and Liberty, joins Greg for a conversation about how socialism is a failed economic theory, and whether Senator John Fetterman can survive in Pennsylvania given his opposition to the socialist side of the Democrat Party

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, September 1, 2026

4:20 pm: Alexander Bolton of The Hill joins Greg to discuss his recent piece about how the GOP will go about finding its post-Trump direction as he is set to become a “lame duck” following the November midterms.

4:38 pm: Jared Whitley, Principal at Whitley Political Media and a contributor to Townhall, joins Greg for a conversation about how President Trump is considering granting exemptions to refineries to avoid expensive blending mandates, therefore making gas cheaper, prior to the November election.

6:05 pm: Hannah Davis, Investigations Manager at the Federation for American Immigration Reform, joins the show for a conversation about the Trump Administration’s decision to shut down hundreds of trucker schools in efforts to combat fraud and abuse of the English proficiency requirement.

6:38 pm: Rick Clasby, Executive Director of the Utah Trucking Association, joins Greg to react to the news that hundreds of trucking schools are being shut down by the Trump administration, including a reported nine schools in Utah.

4:20 pm: Utah Attorney General Derek Brown joins Greg to discuss his op-ed piece in the Deseret News about the increased sophistication of fraud schemes happening in the U.S., including in Utah, and the launch of a new intelligence center with an aim to target financial crimes.

4:38 pm: Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd joins the program for a conversation about the city’s use of license plate readers/cameras, like the controversial Flock cameras, and the benefits they provide to his department.

6:05 pm: Popular conservative activist Scott Presler joins Greg for a conversation about the latest on the conservative fight as we enter midterm season.

6:38 pm: Robert Bork, Jr., President of the Antitrust Education Project, joins Greg for a conversation about his piece in the Wall Street Journal on how the lawsuit settlement between Meta and several states over platforms designed to be addictive to children may end up making big tech even bigger as the new obligations require more power.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, August 28, 2026

4:20 pm: Reagan Reese, White House Correspondent for the Daily Caller, joins Rod to discuss her piece on what President Trump’s swing voters from 2024 want from him now.

4:38 pm: Clinical psychologist Todd Corelli joins Rod to discuss why more children have decided to disengage/separate from their parents.

6:05 pm: Nathan Harden, who covers Education, Energy, Policy and Free Speech for Real Clear Politics, joins Rod to discuss his recent piece in Real Clear Education about how it’s wrong to let our kids develop a world view by using Tik Tok.

6:20 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s conversations with Charles Lipson, contributor to The Spectator, on how he expects the Iran sanctions to play out, and (at 6:38 pm) with Madison Martinez, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Education, on what changes President Trump has made to the education system as kids head back to school.

6:50 pm: This week’s edition of CEO’s You Should Know features a conversation with Dan Sjoblom of Bullfrog Spas.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, August 27, 2026

4:20 pm: Amy Kremer, Chair of Humans First, joins the show to discuss the group’s new nationwide campaign against AI data center expansion, saying communities are forced to pay for the infrastructure without their approval.

4:38 pm: Antonio Graceffo, Economist and National Security Analyst, joins the show to discuss his piece in the Gateway Pundit about how Sweden’s socialist system, often used as an example of success, is proof that socialism doesn’t work.

5:05 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins Rod for their weekly conversation about politics and the nation's economy, and today they'll discuss the U.S. trade with Canada and why he thinks it should end with both countries dropping tariffs.

6:05 pm: Joseph Grenny (Chair) and Tim Stay (CEO) of the Other Side Academy join Rod today to respond to a piece in the Salt Lake Tribune that accuses the academy and its employees of demeaning and sabotaging the recovery of people that have chosen to leave their program and use that information as a scare tactic for others in their program.

6:38 pm: Mark Mazman, a financial services industry veteran and contributor to The Federalist, joins Rod to discuss his piece about the ways to fix the student loan crisis without hurting taxpayers.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Wednesday, August 26, 2026

4:20 pm: Utah Attorney General Derek Brown joins Rod to discuss the $12.2 billion settlement with Meta over a lawsuit regarding its child safety practices.

4:38 pm: J.T. Young, author and contributor to The American Spectator, joins the show to discuss his piece about how Republicans should not only run on their accomplishments, but on the actions they’ve prevented Democrats from taking.

5:05 pm: Lieutenant Zach Randall of the Utah Highway Patrol joins the show to discuss the plan to further crackdown on so-called “left lane loafing."

6:38 pm: Terry Schilling, President of the American Principles Project, joins the show to discuss his piece in the Federalist about why it doesn’t make you a socialist if you notice America’s unaffordability problems and want to fix them.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, August 25, 2026

4:20 pm: Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow and the Institute for the Rule of Law at Advancing American Freedom, joins Rod to discuss what yesterday’s Supreme Court decision to hold up President Trump’s limits on mail-in-voting will mean for the upcoming elections.

4:38 pm: Scott McKay, Publisher of The Hayride and a Contributing Editor to American Spectator, joins the show for a conversation about how Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has broken off trade talks with the U.S. while openly trading with China.

6:05 pm: Jennifer Graham, Ideas and Culture Editor for the Deseret News, joins the show to discuss her piece about a Seattle Times Sports Columnist, Sophie Cunningham, and the rather high cost of expressing a point of view.

6:38 pm: Christian Toto, Editor of HollywoodinToto.com, joins Rod for a conversation about his piece for American Greatness on how we are living in the golden age of clean comedy.

4:20 pm: Charles Lipson, author and contributor to The Spectator, joins the program for a conversation about his latest piece in which he writes about how he expects the U.S. sanctions against Iran will play out.

4:38 pm: Madison Martinez, Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Education, joins the show to discuss what education changes the Trump administration has made as our children head back to school.

6:05 pm: Bob Maistros, Messaging and Communications Strategist, Crisis Specialist and contributor to Issues and Insights, joins Rod for a conversation about his latest piece in which he says the Democrats and the Democrat Socialists of America are now synonymous.

6:38 pm: Reem Ibrahim, Research Fellow in Policy and Media at Reason, joins the program for a conversation about her piece on the truth about universal healthcare.