Episodes

  • The Rod and Greg Show: Cops Are Cool Again; California's Anti-Nick Shirley Act

    The Rod and Greg Show: Cops Are Cool Again; California's Anti-Nick Shirley Act
    Apr 18 2026
    The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, April 17, 2026

    4:20 pm: Chris Bray, former Infantry Sergeant in the U.S. Army and a contributor to The Federalist, joins the show to discuss his piece about California’s ridiculous “Stop Nick Shirley” Act.

    4:38 pm: Yael Bar tur, a contributor to City Journal and a Social Media Consultant, joins Rod and Greg to discuss her recent piece about how pro-police attitudes are regaining momentum in popular culture.

    5:05 pm: Cully Stimson, Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, joins Rod for a conversation about his Fox News piece about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ speech at the University of Texas at Austin in which he called for people to return to living the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.

    6:05 pm: Roger Pielke, Jr., Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins the program for a conversation about his recent piece on the legacy of Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth twenty years after its release.

    6:20 pm: Isabella Ritter, Global Health Fellow at the Institute for Women’s Health and a Rising Leaders Academy Coordinator, joins the program to discuss her piece for the Daily Signal about how feminism led to loneliness for women in America.

    6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s conversations with David Mahan, Policy Director at the Center for Christian Virtue, regarding the results of a new report that shows red states are best for young Americans looking to start families and careers, and (at 6:50 pm) with Peter Laffin of the Washington Examiner on how David Axelrod’s meeting with Pope Leo likely led to the Pope’s criticism of President Trump.
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • The Rod and Greg Show: UVU Cancels Controversial Commencement Speaker; Utah Tops State Financial Rankings

    The Rod and Greg Show: UVU Cancels Controversial Commencement Speaker; Utah Tops State Financial Rankings
    Apr 17 2026
    The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, April 16, 2026

    4:20 pm: Ward Clark, a contributor to RedState, joins the show for a conversation about how new polling shows GOP Senators are zeroing in on strategies to win voters on kitchen table issues.

    4:38 pm: Stephen Soukup, Director of the Political Forum Institute, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece about how Americans are mourning the loss of communities that used to provide them meaning and loyalty.

    5:05 pm: Kai Schwemmer, Political Director for the College Republicans of America, joins the show to give us his reaction to Utah Valley University's decision to cancel the commencement speech from Sharon McMahon over "increased safety concerns."

    6:05 pm: Jonathan Williams, President and Chief Economist at the American Legislative Exchange Council, and Utah Senate President Stuart Adams join Rod and Greg for a conversation about Utah retaining its number one spot on ALEC’s Rich States, Poor States report.

    6:38 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 Utah’s number one ranking atop ALEC’s Rich States Poor States rankings – again – as well the adverse effects Democratic policies are having on the economy in blue states.
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • The Rod and Greg Show: Celebrities Love Candidates That Also Hate Trump

    The Rod and Greg Show: Celebrities Love Candidates That Also Hate Trump
    Apr 16 2026
    The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Wednesday, April 15, 2026

    4:20 pm: Lisa Rue, Director of Global Health and Evaluation at the Institute for Women’s Health, joins the show to discuss her piece for Real Clear Politics on how Gen Z is harking back several generations in how they approach religion and relationships.

    4:38 pm: Peter Laffin, Senior Editor at the Washington Examiner, joins the show to discuss how Democrat political consultant David Axelrod’s recent visit with Pope Leo XIV likely led to the Pope’s criticism of President Trump.

    6:05 pm: Kirsten Fleming, Features Columnist for the New York Post, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about her piece on how celebrities that fall on the extreme left are fine on supporting candidates like Eric Swalwell if the candidates match their hatred for President Trump.

    6:38 pm: Jacob Siegel, Editor of Tablet Magazine and a contributor to the City Journal, joins the show for a conversation about his piece on how the simmering right-wing civil war doesn’t connect with the concerns of MAGA voters.
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • The Rod and Greg Show: Sen. Mike Lee and Speaker Mike Schultz Condemn UVU Commencement Speaker

    The Rod and Greg Show: Sen. Mike Lee and Speaker Mike Schultz Condemn UVU Commencement Speaker
    Apr 15 2026
    The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, April 14, 2026

    4:20 pm: Kelly McKenna, CEO of End Chronic Disease, joins the program for a conversation about her piece in the New York Post advocating for recess to be mandatory for all elementary school students.

    4:38 pm: Utah Speaker of the House Mike Schultz joins Rod and Greg to discuss why he has decided to send a letter to the administration at Utah Valley University urging them to cancel Sharon McMahon’s appearance as the school’s commencement speaker following backlash over her comments about Charlie Kirk following his assassination on that very campus.

    6:05 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins the show for his weekly visit with Rod and Greg about what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and today they’ll discuss the latest on the SAVE Act, as well as get his thoughts on the controversy over the choice of Sharon McMahon as the commencement speaker at Utah Valley University.

    6:38 pm: Ross Marchand, Executive Director of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about the trends taxpayers are experiencing as Tax Day approaches, and the grades recently given to federal agencies for their spending habits.
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • The Rod and Greg Show: Trump Blocking Iranian Vessels; Dignidad Act Betrays GOP Voters; Red States Better to Chase American Dream

    The Rod and Greg Show: Trump Blocking Iranian Vessels; Dignidad Act Betrays GOP Voters; Red States Better to Chase American Dream
    Apr 14 2026
    4:38 pm: Mike Brest, Defense Reporter for the Washington Examiner, joins the show to discuss his piece about how President Trump has begun blocking Iranian traffic from using the Strait of Hormuz.

    6:05 pm: Mike Howell, President of the Oversight Project, joins the program to discuss his piece in The Blaze about how proposed legislation from two Republicans would grant amnesty for illegal aliens, and why it’s a slap-in-the-face to GOP voters.

    6:38 pm: David Mahan, Policy Director at the Center for Christian Values, joins the show for a conversation about the 2026 Family Structure Index, which shows red states may be best for young Americans looking to start families.
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • The Rod and Greg Show: How Mullin is Changing the DHS; Has NATO Run Its Course?

    The Rod and Greg Show: How Mullin is Changing the DHS; Has NATO Run Its Course?
    Apr 11 2026
    The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, April 10, 2026

    4:20 pm: Edward Bartlett, Founder of SAVE, joins Rod and Greg to discuss the growing epidemic of female teachers raping male students and the broad range of harmful effects on the victims.

    4:38 pm: Guy Ciarrocchi, Political Commentator for Broad and Liberty, joins the program to discuss his latest piece in which he says the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has run its course and it’s time for the U.S. to create new alliances.

    6:05 pm: Anna Giaritelli, Immigration Reporter for the Washington Examiner, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about the ways new secretary Markwayne Mullin is changing the Department of Homeland Security.

    6:20 pm: Madison Marino Doan, a Policy Analyst for the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy, joins the program to discuss her piece for the Daily Signal on the possible end of the American Federation of Teachers, a teacher’s union that often engages in political activism.

    6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s conversations with Joshua Slocum, Host of the Disaffected podcast and contributor to The Blaze, about how affordable childcare has become a harmful entitlement, and (at 6:45 pm) with Auguste Meyrat, Senior Contributor to The Federalist, about how the trends of America’s youth today stem from online influencers – and how those who follow the trends have a new name.
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • The Rod and Greg Show: Possible New Natural Gas Pipeline in Alaska; Interview with Nick Shirley

    The Rod and Greg Show: Possible New Natural Gas Pipeline in Alaska; Interview with Nick Shirley
    Apr 10 2026
    The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, April 9, 2026

    4:20 pm: Valerie Richardson of the Washington Times joins the program to discuss how a group of Catholic nuns are fighting New York’s transgender-rights law that mandates the use of a person’s preferred pronouns and allows bathroom use based on gender identity.

    4:38 pm: YouTube journalist Nick Shirley joins the program to discuss his work on exposing government fraud, and to preview tomorrow’s Leadership Institute Free to Speak Tour event at the University of Utah.

    6:05 pm: James Varney of Real Clear Investigations joins Rod and Greg to discuss his recent piece about how the state of Alaska is pondering the construction of an additional natural gas pipeline, which would run 800 miles from Prudhoe Bay to the Kenai Peninsula.

    6:38 pm: Jeffrey H. Anderson, President of the American Main Street Initiative, joins the program to discuss his piece for the City Journal about how the President’s House Site in Philadelphia has moved away from a woke agenda and now promotes the historical significance of its exhibits.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • The Rod and Greg Show: Trump's Threat on Iran; Effect of Ceasefire; Is Deportation Compassion?

    The Rod and Greg Show: Trump's Threat on Iran; Effect of Ceasefire; Is Deportation Compassion?
    Apr 9 2026
    4:20 pm: Charlies Lipson, author and contributor to The Spectator, joins the show to discuss how President Trump’s threats to destroy Iran should be considered credible.

    4:38 pm: Jay Young, Founder and CEO of oil and gas company King Operating Corporation, joins the program for a conversation about what the two-week Iran War ceasefire could mean for oil and gas prices in the U.S.

    6:20 pm: Bart Marcois, political analyst and host of “A Minute with Bart” on YouTube, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece in American Greatness pondering if deportation is compassionate.

    6:38 pm: Auguste Meyrat, Senior Contributor to The Federalist, joins Rod and Greg to discuss how the trends of America’s youth today stem from online influencers – and how those who follow the trends have a new name.
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    1 hr and 18 mins