The Rod & Greg Show

The Rod & Greg Show

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The Rod and Greg Show: SCOTUS to Take Up Trans in Sports; Results of Annual Report; ICE Death Deppens Immigration Divide

The Rod and Greg Show: The Left Knows It's Losing; Why Do Americans Romanticize Socialism?

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Friday, January 9, 2026

4:20 pm: Tim O’Brien, Communications and Crisis Management Consultant and contributor to PJ Media, joins the show for a conversation about how, after Trump’s first year, the left has realized it is losing.

4:38 pm: Patrick Lencioni, an author and creator of The Working Genius, joins the show to discuss his piece for the Daily Wire about why so many Americans are romanticizing socialism - and why they are wrong in doing so.

6:05 pm: Ryan Burge, Professor of Practice at the Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his study about what the 2024 election revealed about religion in America.

6:38 pm: Yuri Perez, Director of Latin American Studies at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for Fox News on how Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela have put all socialists on notice.

The Rod and Greg Show: Tim Walz's Monumental Failures as a Democrat Leader; Trump Takes Parent's Side on Gender Identity Issues

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Thursday, January 8, 2026

4:20 pm: Jim Antle, Politics Editor for the Washington Examiner, joins the show for a conversation about his piece on the monumental failures of Tim Walz as a leader for the Democrats.

4:38 pm: Ed Ring, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Greatness, joins the program for a conversation about his piece on how rebuilding real infrastructure, deregulation and rewarding work over dependency can help unite and restore opportunity in America.

5:05 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.

6:05 pm: Rhyen Staley, Director of Research for Defending Education, joins the program for a conversation about why he writes in The Hill that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies have no place in American K-12 classrooms.

6:38 pm: Alvin Lui, President of Courage is a Habit, joins the show for a conversation about a potential White House executive order that would prevent any government from removing children from parents who oppose gender transition and what the move could mean politically and culturally.

The Rod and Greg Show: Why Southern Schools Outperform Others; SAFE act; American Energy Works

4:20 pm: Daniel Buck, a Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins the program to discuss his piece in the City Journal about why southern states are outperforming others in post-pandemic recovery in classrooms.

4:38 pm: Representative Doug Fiefia joins Rod and Greg to discuss his proposed legislation – the SAFE Act – that would help restrict the use of technology in Utah classrooms.

6:05 pm: Cole Kelley of the Utah Board of Education joins Rod and Greg to give his response to allegations of corruption both inside the board and the broader education community coming from two other board members.

6:38 pm: Jason Isaac, President of American Energy Works, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about what the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro will mean for the global oil industry and energy prices.

The Rod and Greg Show: Utah School Board Members Level Accusations of Corruption; Senator Mike Lee on Maduro

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Tuesday, January 6, 2026

4:20 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins Rod and Greg for their weekly conversation about what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and today they’ll get Lee’s reaction to the events leading to the capture and arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, as well as the Somalian fraud case in Minnesota.

4:38 pm: Gary Sasse, State Chairman of Our Republican Legacy, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for Real Clear Politics on how Americans won’t believe the economy is improving if they don’t feel economic relief.

6:05 pm: Christina Boggess and Emily Green, members of the State Board of Education, join Rod and Greg to discuss a scathing X post by Boggess in which she alleges broad corruption inside the board and “broader educational establishments.”

6:38 pm: Jeff Davidson, a work-life balance expert and contributor to Townhall, joins the show to discuss his piece on how history will judge the woke crowd working to allow gender-affirming care for children.

The Rod and Greg Show: Capture of Nicolas Maduro; Shirley's Reports and Legacy Media; Minnesota Fraud

4:20 pm: Utah Congressman Mike Kennedy joins the show to give us his thoughts on this weekend’s arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro on narco-terrorism and drug importation charges.

4:38 pm: Terry Jones, Editor of Issues and Insights, joins Rod and Greg to discuss a piece by the outlet’s editorial board on how the recent reports from Nick Shirley about the fraud in Minnesota has exposed the legacy media.

5:05 pm: Salt Lake County Councilman Carlos Moreno, a former political asylee from Venezuela, joins the show to give us his reaction to the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and discuss his experience.

6:38 pm: Guy Ciarrocchi, Political Commentator and contributor to Broad and Liberty, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece about how Minnesota’s daycare fraud is just more proof that Democrats still don’t understand what the American people want.

The Rod and Greg Show: U.S. Needs Better Bail Practices; Jason Chaffetz on Fixing Healthcare

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

4:20 pm: Justin Keener, President of Americans for Public Safety, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for Real Clear Policy on how better bail practices in the U.S. would make the country safer.

4:38 pm: Former Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz, a contributor to Fox News, joins the program for a conversation about his recent piece on how Republicans have an opportunity now to fix a healthcare system broken by Barack Obama.

6:05 pm: Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for The Gateway Pundit on how the gender divide is changing America.

6:20 pm: Peter Copeland, Deputy Director of Domestic Policy for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, joins the program to discuss his recent piece for Commonplace about how the burden unchecked immigration adds to the housing crunch in the United States.

6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s conversations with Representative Mike Kennedy about why he voted against the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, and (at 6:50 pm) with Kelsey Piper of The Argument magazine on how the economic growth of America has transformed childhood and made us more protective.

The Rod and Greg Show: Rep. Mike Kennedy Explains Vote Against Ban on Child Trans Surgeries; Referendum Against SLCO Property Tax Increase

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

4:20 pm: Goud Maragani, a former GOP candidate for Salt Lake County Clerk, is leading a group that has filed a petition for a referendum to stop a 14.65% property tax hike in the county, and he joins the show to discuss the effort.

4:38 pm: Utah Congressman Mike Kennedy, a physician by trade, joins Rod and Greg to explain his vote against the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, a house bill that makes it a felony for doctors to perform transgender surgeries and procedures on minors. Kennedy is one of four Republicans to oppose the bill.

6:05 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins the show for his weekly visit about politics and the nation’s economy, and today they’ll discuss inflation, healthcare costs, and his take on President Trump’s address to the nation.

6:38 pm: Rachel Sheffield, Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Health and Welfare Policy, joins the show for a conversation about her piece for Fox News on how fraud in Minnesota proves our welfare system is broken.

The Rod and Greg Show: Manhunt for Brown University Shooter; Getting Ricker Made Teens Less Free; Marijuana

4:20 pm: Former FBI operative and cybersecurity expert Eric O’Neill joins the show for a conversation about how investigators are going about identifying and tracking down the person responsible for the shooting at Brown University.

4:38 pm: Kelsey Piper, Contributor to The Argument Magazine, joins Rod and Greg to discuss how the economic growth of America has transformed childhood and made us more protective.

6:05 pm: Steve Milloy, Senior Fellow at the Energy and Environment Legal Institute, joins the program to discuss his piece for the Daily Caller on how the Paris Climate Accord has become a decade-old disaster.

6:38 pm: Kevin Sabet, President and CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana and a Fellow at Yale University, joins the show to discuss the results of a clinical trials showing no evidence that the use of marijuana is effective to treat acute pain and insomnia. 

The Rod and Greg Show: Senator Mike Lee; Latest Jobs Report

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

4:20 pm: Gary Gygi of Gygi Capital Management joins the show for a conversation about the latest jobs report, which shows a rebound of 64,000 jobs added in November following the loss of 105,000 jobs in October.

4:38 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins Rod and Greg for their weekly conversation about what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and today they’ll discuss the latest jobs report, Obamacare subsidies, and concerns about radical Islamic extremism.

6:05 pm: Kevin McCullough, nationally syndicated host and podcaster and a contributor to Townhall, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece on the many Americans seeking to flee the country to “escape” Donald Trump.

6:38 pm: David Winston, President of the Winston Group and a contributor to Roll Call, joins the show to discuss his piece about how voters might react to inflation during the 2026 midterm elections.