The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Friday, September 19, 2025

4:20 pm: Christopher Tremoglie, Commentary Writer for the Washington Examiner, joins the show to discuss how those on the right held vigils, and didn’t riot, when Charlie Kirk’s life was taken.

4:38 pm: Stella Morabito, Senior Contributor to The Federalist, joins Rod and Greg to discuss how Charlie Kirk helped American college students that questioned left-wing narratives overcome campus loneliness.

6:05 pm: Jean Twenge, a Professor in the Department of Psychology at San Diego State University, joins Rod and Greg to discuss her continued work to make parents aware of the harmful effects of screen time for children and her newbook “10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World: How Parents Can Stop Smartphones, Social Media, and Gaming from Taking Over Their Children’s Lives.”

6:20 pm: Lee Schalk, Senior Vice President of Policy at the American Legislative Exchange Council, joins the show to discuss the group’s new civics education coalition.

6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s conversations with Brett Tolman, former U.S. Attorney for Utah and now of Right on Crime, about the charges filed this week against Charlie Kirk’s assassin, and (at 6:50 pm) with Henry Olsen of the Ethics and Public Policy Center on whether the U.S. can retain its republic.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, September 18, 2025

4:20 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.

4:38 pm: Scott Pinsker, public relations expert and contributor to PJ Media, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece about how Democrats, who for years championed cancel culture, are suddenly angry about free speech.

6:05 pm: Jeffrey H. Anderson, President of the American Main Street Initiative, joins the program for a conversation about his piece in the City Journal in which he says President Trump is right for fighting wokeness at the Smithsonian.

6:38 pm: Shima Baradaran Baughman, a law professor at Brigham Young University and Distinguished Fellow at the Wheatley Institute, joins the show for a conversation about her piece in the Deseret News on how the Constitution is not partisan.

4:20 pm: David Manney, writer and contributor to PJ Media, joins the show to discuss his piece about how Washington’s panic over Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. shows he is likely close to the truth.

4:38 pm: Beth Brelje, Elections Correspondent for The Federalist, joins the show to discuss her report about how former FBI Director Christopher Wray targeted Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA organization as part of a long list of Republican groups being improperly investigated under Joe Biden.

6:05 pm: Dr. Eric Patterson, President and CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for Fox News on how young Americans are falling for ‘pop Marxism.’

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Tuesday, September 16, 2025

4:20 pm: Craig Shirley, author, historian and Chairman of Citizens for the Republic, joins the show to discuss his piece about how national conservatism doesn’t exist in America.

4:38 pm: Former U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman, now Executive Director of Right on Crime, joins Rod and Greg to discuss the charges filed against the man that assassinated Charlie Kirk.

6:38 pm: Guy Ciarrocchi, political commentator and contributor to Broad and Liberty, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece on how the left must condemn violence instead of making excuses to justify violent behavior.

4:20 pm: David Deavel, a contributor to AMAC and an instructor at the University of St. Thomas, joins the show for a conversation about his piece on how the Democrats need to stop spouting death wishes.  


4:38 pm: Elle Purnell, Elections Editor for The Federalist, joins the show to discuss her recent piece in which she writes there is no more room for “both sides-isms” in America.


6:38 pm: Henry Olsen, a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece in the Washington Examiner questioning whether the U.S. can keep its Republic.

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Friday, September 12, 2025

4:20 pm: Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith joins the program for a conversation about the capture of the man suspected of killing Charlie Kirk.

4:38 pm: Utah Congressman Burgess Owens and Michigan Representative Tim Walberg join the show for a conversation about the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.

6:05 pm: Utah Attorney General Derek Brown joins the show to discuss his thoughts on Charlie Kirk, his assassination and this morning’s arrest of the suspect.

6:20 pm: Dr. Salvatore J. Giorgianni, Jr., Senior Science Advisor to the Men’s Health Network, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about whether people have become desensitized to violence.

6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s conversations with columnist Glenn Beaton of the Aspen Beat on why he says we should let Chicago destroy itself, and (at 6:50 pm) with Andrew Fowler of RealClearReligion on how science proves that prayer works.

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.