Rod Arquette

Rod Arquette

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Rod Arquette Show: Senator Mike Lee Addresses Senate Dress Code

Rod Arquette Show: Conservative Newsmaker Kari Lake Joins Rod

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Monday, September 18, 2023

4:20 pm: Deseret News Columnist Jay Evensen joins the program to discuss his piece about how Senator Mitt Romney wants to pass the torch but is having a hard time finding qualified takers.

4:38 pm: Shawn Teigen, President of the Utah Foundation, joins the program to discuss the group’s new report on which Universities in Utah give the best bang for the buck.

5:00 pm Hour: Conservative newsmaker Kari Lake, the former Arizona television news anchor who ran for Governor of the state in 2022, joins Rod to discuss her visit to Utah today to participate in a fundraiser for U.S. Senate candidate Trent Staggs.

6:05 pm: Fox News Columnist Liz Peek joins the show to discuss how rumors continue to swirl that the Democrats may force Joe Biden out of the 2024 race, but if they do, they’re stuck with his policies.

6:20 pm: David Winston, President of the Winston Group, joins the show to discuss his piece for RollCall.com in which he outlines how voters are asking if anything is working in America.

6:38 pm: Delano Squires, Research Fellow in Life, Religion and Family at the Heritage Foundation, joins the show to discuss his recent piece for The Blaze in which he says Black America’s “marriage before carriage” movement will likely require Black Americans to remove themselves from the Democratic Party.

Rod Arquette Show: School is a Hostile Environment for Boys

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Friday, September 15, 2023

4:20 pm: William Jacobson, a Professor at Cornell Law School and Founder of the Legal Insurrection blog joins Rod to discuss his recent piece about how Oberlin College’s women’s lacrosse coach was fired after she was an outspoken objector to men playing women’s sports.

4:38 pm: Erica Komisar, Parent Coach, Psychoanalyst and Author, joins the program to discuss her piece for the Wall Street Journal about how school is a hostile environment for boys.

6:05 pm: Derek Miller, President of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, joins the show to discuss a plan from Governor Spencer Cox to address the state’s labor shortage and immigration reform at the same time.

6:20 pm: James Wood, a Senior Fellow at the Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah joins the show for a conversation about a recent study that shows Utah’s housing markets are the least affordable in the state’s history.

6:38 pm: We will listen back to the conversations Rod and Greg Hughes had with Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson and (at 6:50 pm) with Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs to gauge their reactions to Senator Mitt Romney’s announcement that he will not seek reelection in 2024.

Rod Arquette Show - Who Will Replace Romney; Steve Moore/Discussion on Nations Economy



Coming up at 4 pm today on the Rod Arquette Show on Talk Radio 105.9 KNRS, Lavar Webb, a political consultant, joins Rod to break down the possible contenders for Mitt Romney’s senate seat. Plus, Jennifer Graham of the Deseret News joins Rod for a conversation about her piece on the lives of females that have been ruined by the Only Fans website. See below for a full rundown of today’s program.Rod Arquette Show

Daily Rundown – Thursday, September 14, 2023

4:20 pm: Lavar Webb, a political consultant and contributor to the Deseret News, joins Rod to break down the possible contenders for Mitt Romney’s senate seat.

4:38 pm: Steve Moore, Economist at FreedomWorks, joins the show for his weekly conversation with Rod about politics and the nation’s economy, and today they’ll discuss a new economic report that shows a rise in poverty.

6:05 pm: Bill Duncan, Director of the Center for Family and Society at the Sutherland Institute, joins Rod to discuss his piece for National Review on the flawed civic understanding behind the attacks on the Supreme Court.

6:20 pm: Brandon Morse, Senior Editor with Red State, joins the program to discuss the results of a study that shows most people are getting their political news from non-political outlets.

6:38 pm: Jennifer Graham of the Deseret News joins Rod for a conversation about her piece on the lives of females that have been ruined by the Only Fans website.

Rod Arquette Show w/ Greg Hughes: Reaction to Romney's Decision Not to Run for Reelection

Rod Arquette Show with Greg Hughes Rundown – “Wingman Wednesday,” September 13, 2023

4:38 pm: Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson, who is exploring a run for U.S. Senate in 2024, joins Rod and Greg to give us his reaction to Senator Mitt Romney’s announcement that he will not seek reelection.

5:05 pm: Mark Morgan, former acting Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and a Senior Fellow at the Federation for American Immigration Reform joins Rod and Greg to discuss how Americans are losing their lives because of the crisis on America’s southern border.

5:48 pm: Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, who has already announced a run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Mitt Romney, joins the guys to give his reaction to Romney's announcement that he will not run for reelection.

6:05 pm: Veronique de Rugy, Chair in Political Economy and a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, joins the show to discuss the latest consumer inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

6:38 pm: Susannah Luthi Taylor, a reporter with the Washington Free Beacon, joins the show to discuss a bill in California that would punish parents that don’t “affirm” their child’s gender identity.

Rod Arquette Show: Senator Mike Lee and Congressman Burgess Owens React to Biden Impeachment Inquiry

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, September 12, 2023

4:20 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins the show for his regular visit with Rod about what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and today they’ll discuss the directive from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to launch an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden.

4:38 pm: Carolyn Phippen, Executive Director of the Freedom Front of Utah, joins the program to discuss what can be done about Utah’s $130 million budget shortfall.

5:05 pm: Susan Shelley, a Columnist with the Southern California News Group joins Rod to discuss her piece about why an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden is needed.

6:05 pm: Madeline Fry Schultz, Contributors Editor for the Washington Examiner, joins the show to discuss her piece recapping a Slate writer’s reaction to some of the graphic novels showing up in school libraries in America.

6:20 pm: John Feehery, a blogger and partner at EFB Advocacy, joins the program to discuss his piece in The Hill urging the House of Representatives to begin acting like they have the majority.

6:38 pm: Congressman Burgess Owens joins Rod to further discuss Joe Biden impeachment inquiries that have been launched by Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Rod Arquette Show: New Mexico's Concealed Carry Ban; Sanctuary Cities Are a Failed Experiment

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Monday, September 11, 2023

4:20 pm: Dr. Currie Myers, a criminologist and law enforcement veteran joins the program to discuss the recent calls for impeachment of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham following her issue of an order banning concealed carry in the state.

4:38 pm: Stephen Balkam, Founder and CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute, joins the show to discuss his piece for the Deseret News about whether Utah’s social media law respects the rights of teen residents.

6:05 pm: Christopher Bedford, Executive Editor at The Common Sense Society, joins Rod to discuss his piece about how Joe Biden is using illegal immigrants to hurt his political enemies.

6:20 pm: Brian Lonergan, Director of Communications at the Immigration Reform Law Institute and Co-Host of the “No Border, No Country” podcast joins Rod for a conversation about his piece for the Washington Examiner in which he calls sanctuary cities a failed experiment.

6:38 pm: Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow of Foreign Policy at the Heritage Foundation joins Rod to discuss his opposition to a new Smithsonian Museum of the American Latino.

Rod Arquette Show: Survey Says Donald Trump May Have a Problem with Mormon Voters

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Friday, September 8, 2023

4:20 pm: Dr. Lance Izumi, Director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute joins the program to discuss the results of a new poll of voters regarding parental influence on school boards.

4:38 pm: Daniel A. Cox, Director of the Survey Center on American Life, joins the show to discuss the results of a recent survey that show Donald Trump may have a problem with Mormon voters.

6:05 pm: Victoria Snitsar Churchill, Writer and Editor of American Liberty News and The Republican Standard, joins the show for a conversation about her recent piece about the online backlash against Utah company Liberty Safe after the company gave the FBI access to a customer’s safe. That customer was a January 6 protester.

6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to Rod’s conversation earlier this week with Ward Clark, a contributor to Red State, regarding his piece pondering if the United States is currently under the direction of a shadow president.

Rod Arquette Show - Celeste Maloy CD2 Rep Canidate; The DEI Hiring Practices in Schools





Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Thursday, September 7, 2023


Coming up at 4 pm today on the Rod Arquette Show on Talk Radio 105.9 KNRS, Celeste Maloy is now the sole Republican candidate to replace Representative Chris Stewart in Utah’s second congressional district and she joins Rod to discuss the next steps as her campaign moves forward. Plus, Daniel McCarthy of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute joins the show to discuss his piece for News Busters about why Donald Trump is good for democracy in the U.S. See below for a full rundown of today’s program.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, September 7, 2023

4:20 pm: Celeste Maloy has been crowned the winner of the special primary election and is now the Republican candidate to replace Representative Chris Stewart in Utah’s second congressional district and she joins Rod to discuss the next steps as her campaign moves forward.

4:38 pm: Daniel Suhr, Legal Fellow at the National Opportunity Project joins the program for a conversation about the results of a survey that show discrimination in the hiring practices of school districts based on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts.

6:05 pm: Romina Boccia, Director of Budget and Entitlements Policy at the CATO Institute joins the show to discuss how government spending is moving America toward bankruptcy.

6:20 pm: Daniel McCarthy, Editor of Modern Age: A Conservative Review and Vice President at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, joins the show to discuss his piece for News Busters about why Donald Trump is good for democracy in the U.S.

6:38 pm: Bryce Bird, Air Quality Director at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality joins the program for a conversation about carbon reduction rule from the Biden administration that many are calling unrealistic.

Rod Arquette Show - Thoughts on CD 2 Race; Discussion on Stealing Your Vote



Coming up at 4 pm today on a “Wingman Wednesday” edition of the Rod Arquette Show with Greg Hughes on Talk Radio 105.9 KNRS, Political Consultant and Strategist Dave Owen joins Rod and Greg to break down yesterday’s Second Congressional District election and discuss how an election that is currently too close to call might shake out. Plus, Christina Bobb, an author, investigative reporter and Attorney for Donald Trump, joins the program to discuss her new book “Stealing Your Vote: The Inside Story of the 2020 Election and What It Means for 2024.” See below for a full rundown of today’s program.Rod Arquette Show w/ Greg Hughes Rundown – “Wingman Wednesday,”

September 6, 2023

4:20 pm: Jennie Taylor of the Major Brent Taylor Foundation joins Rod and Greg for a preview of this year’s 9/11 Remembrance Project.

5:05 pm: Political Consultant and Strategist Dave Owen joins Rod and Greg to break down yesterday’s Second Congressional District election and discuss how an election that is currently too close to call might shake out.

6:05 pm: Christina Bobb, an author, investigative reporter and Attorney for Donald Trump, joins the program to discuss her new book “Stealing Your Vote: The Inside Story of the 2020 Election and What It Means for 2024.”