Episodios

  • 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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  • The Rod and Greg Show: Controversial UVU Commencement Speaker; Mirrors in Space??
    Apr 8 2026
    The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, April 7, 2026

    4:20 pm: J.T. Young, author and a contributor to Townhall, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for Townhall on how the American left is seemingly oblivious to Iranian terrorism.

    4:38 pm: Mike Carey, Chair of the Salt Lake County Republican Party, joins the show for a conversation about Utah Valley University’s invitation of author and influencer Sharon McMahon, who has been openly critical of Charlie Kirk, to speak at the school’s commencement ceremony. Kirk was murdered on the UVU campus in September.

    6:05 pm: Brady Knox, Foreign Affairs Reporter for the Washington Examiner, joins Rod and Greg to discuss the latest on the Iran War and how Ian has called on young people to form human chains around power plants as a deterrent to U.S. airstrikes.

    6:38 pm: Maaneli (Max) Derakhshani, Senior Science Advisor at the Co2 Coalition, joins the program to discuss why the California firm Reflect Orbital’s idea to put 50,000 mirrors into low orbit in space to reflect light for use in powering solar farms at night carries the potential to have disastrous effects on life on earth.
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  • The Rod and Greg Show: Report on Misused Medicaid Funds; Defense of America 250 Celebration; Insight on Iran Rescue Mission
    Apr 7 2026
    4:20 pm: Utah State Auditor Tina Cannon joins the program for a conversation about a new report showing that nearly half a billion dollars in Medicaid funds that should have been used for patient care in Utah instead were used on administrative fees.

    4:38 pm: Cole Kelly of the Utah State Board of Education joins the program to discuss the board’s resolution to recognize America’s upcoming 250th birthday – and the slew up negative public comments the board has received regarding the resolution.

    5:05 pm: Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark Hasara joins the program to discuss how the military plans and executes search and rescue missions like the one executed to save two American pilots in Iran over the weekend.6:05 pm: Zachary Faria, Commentary Writer at the Washington Examiner, joins Rod and Greg to discuss how Democratic policies are leading judges to release violent criminals into our neighborhoods.

    6:38 pm: Joshua Slocum, Host of the Disaffected podcast and contributor to The Blaze, joins the show for a conversation about his recent piece about how affordable childcare has become a harmful entitlement.
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  • The Rod and Greg Show: Battle Over Birthright Citizenship; False Reporting on Ballistics in Kirk Case
    Apr 3 2026
    The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, April 2, 2026

    4:20 pm: Nathanael Blake, Senior Contributor to The Federalist and a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece on how liberals won’t confront fraud because they believe government has the solution.

    4:38 pm: Dr. Keri Ingraham, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, Director of the American Center for Transforming Education, and a Senior Fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, joins the show to discuss her piece for the Daily Wire about how parents are taking control of their children’s education.

    5:05 pm: Tom Knighton, a writer with Bearing Arms, joins the show to discuss how gun experts are blasting the Daily Mail for the misinformation it put forth regarding ballistics information in the Charlie Kirk murder case.

    6:05 pm: Ilya Shapiro, Director of Constitutional Studies at The Manhattan Institute, joins the show to discuss his piece for the New York Post about how the birthright citizenship issue won’t go away even if it is upheld by the Supreme Court.

    6:20 pm: Daniel McCarthy, Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought at the Heritage Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of Modern Age, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece about the brewing battle over birthright citizenship.

    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 how the Iran War is contributing to rising oil and gas prices.

    6:50 pm: Dr. Jonathan Thorp, CEO of Quantum Connections, joins the program to discuss the results of the latest poll from the Monster Research Institute that shows workplace tones are growing more serious with 52% saying they don’t want to hear political jokes while at work.
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  • The Rod and Greg Show: Birthright Citizenship; Forest Service Moves to SLC; Trump Correct on Iran
    Apr 2 2026
    4:20 pm: Matt Crapo, Director of Litigation for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, joins the show for a conversation about today’s Supreme Court hearing in the birthright citizenship case Trump v. Barbara.

    4:38 pm: Utah Speaker of the House Mike Schultz joins the program for a conversation about the benefits for Utah of having the U.S. Forest Service headquarters move to Salt Lake City.

    6:05 pm: Fred Fleitz, Vice Chair at the Center for American Security at the America First Policy Institute, joins the show to discuss his piece for American Greatness about how European leaders have come to realize President Trump was right when he labeled Iran a global threat.

    6:38 pm: Albert Eisenberg, an advisor to the American Unity Fund, joins the program for a conversation about yesterday’s Supreme Court decision that strikes down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for gay children.
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  • The Rod and Greg Show: Bible Passages to be Taught in Utah Classrooms
    Apr 1 2026
    The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, March 31, 2026

    4:20 pm: Representative Tiara Auxier, sponsor of HB 312, which requires schools to teach students specific Bible passages as part of a new social studies curriculum beginning as early as third grade, joins the show to discuss the specifics of the bill. Governor Spencer Cox has signed the bill into law.

    6:05 pm: Townhall Senior Columnist Kurt Schlichter joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his recent piece in which he outlines all the reasons the Iran War should only end when Iran is no longer a destabilizing force in the world.

    6:38 pm: Jim Antle, Politics Editor for the Washington Examiner, joins the show for a conversation about his recent piece on how Vice President JD Vance’s chances of winning the 2028 GOP nomination for President are being underrated.
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  • The Rod and Greg Show: No Kings Can't Be Repeated; Do Americans Understand Melting Pot?
    Mar 31 2026
    4:20 pm: Gil Guerra, Senior Policy Analyst for the Niskanen Center, joins the program to discuss his piece for the City Journal on how America’s “melting pot” worked in the early 1900s and the lessons that can be used today.

    4:38 pm: Tim O’Brien, a contributor to PJ Media, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece on the inorganic nature of the No Kings protests.

    6:05 pm: Utah Attorney General Derek Brown joins the program to discuss the details of his Deseret News op-ed on the importance of access to public lands, and their roads, for residents of rural cities and towns in Utah.

    6:38 pm: Scott McKay, Publisher of The Hayride and a Contributing Editor to American Spectator, joins the program to discuss his piece about how the Democrats won’t win the midterm elections, but the GOP could find a way to lose them.
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  • The Rod and Greg Show: "Trans Kids" Trend is Dying; Importance of Midterms for Republicans
    Mar 28 2026
    The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, March 27, 2026

    4:20 pm: Chris Bray, contributor to The Federalist and a former U.S. Army Infantry Sergeant, joins the program to discuss his piece in which he outlines how the “trans kids” trend is dying because high rates of trans kids have decided to detransition.

    4:38 pm: Kirsten Fleming, Features Columnist for the New York Post, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about her piece on coaches that are hard on athletes – and the resilience and grit that is a result of hard coaching.

    6:05 pm: Arthur Schaper, writer for American Greatness, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece about the importance of the 2026 midterms for the Republican Party.

    6:20 pm: Jake Dreyfous of Slow the Flow joins Rod for the latest on the group’s efforts to save the Great Salt Lake.

    6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s conversations with Phil Kerpen of American Commitment on what he calls President Trump’s reckless war on credit cards, and (at 6:50 pm) with Stacey Mathews of Legal Insurrection on the results of polling that shows Democrats are out of touch with voters on their messaging about voter ID.
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