The Rod & Greg Show
The Rod & Greg Show
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The Rod and Greg Show: Rep. Burgess Owens on College Sports; New Info on Trans-Teen Suicide Numbers
The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, September 18, 20264:20 pm: Congressman Burgess Owens joins the show to discuss his concerns about the number of international athletes now taking part in college sports, and if that shift is taking opportunities away from American high school athletes.4:38 pm: Esteban Elizondo, Associate Editor for Campus Reform, joins the show to discuss the Department of Justice lawsuit against Utah and other states that provide discounted, in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.6:05 pm: Ian Kingsbury, Senior Director of the Center for Accountability in Medicine for Do No Harm, joins the program for a conversation about how many claims about the data on trans-teen suicide are misleading.6:20 pm: Kirsten Baesler, Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education joins the program to discuss the department’s new Learning Agenda Playbook.6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s conversation with Jay Rogers, Founder and President of Alpha Strategies and a contributor to Townhall, about how a constitutional carry permit from any state should be honored nationwide.6:50 pm: This week’s edition of CEO’s You Should Know features Shelly Holt of First Community Bank.
Sep 19
1 hr 37 min
The Rod and Greg Show: U of U Students Free of Doxxing Troubles; Economist Steve Moore
The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, September 17, 20264:20 pm: Robert Shibley, Special Counsel for Campus Reform for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), joins the show to discuss why there were no grounds for punishment for two University of Utah students accused of doxxing a student who celebrated the anniversary of the death of Charlie Kirk.4:38 pm: Steven Camarota, Director of Research for the Center for Immigration Studies, joins the program to discuss the results of a new study showing the effects of illegal immigration on the makeup and political influence of the U.S. House of Representatives.6:05 pm: Miranda Devine, a columnist with the New York Post, joins Greg to discuss her piece on how Americans deserve the truth about what happened on the day President Trump was nearly assassinated while on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania.6:38 pm: Economist Stephen Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins Greg for their weekly conversation about politics and the nation’s economy, and today they’ll discuss Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s decision to raise interest rates.
Sep 18
1 hr 20 min
The Rod and Greg Show: Murder Trial Isn't Time for Social Justice; Kirk Family to Sue UVU
The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Wednesday, September 16, 20264:20 pm: Curtis Hill, former Attorney General in Indiana and now a member of the Project 21 Black Leadership Network, joins the program for a conversation about his piece for Townhall on how a murder trial is not the time to make a social justice statement.4:38 pm: Author and attorney Alan Dershowitz joins Rod and Greg today for a conversation about his new book “Why I Quit the Dems and So Should You.”5:05 pm: Attorney Steven Jensen from Parker & McConkie joins Rod and Greg to discuss the wrongful death lawsuit the family of Charlie Kirk has filed against Utah Valley University alleging security failures led to the assassination of Kirk.6:05 pm: Guy Ciarrocchi, columnist for Broad and Liberty, joins the program to discuss how Jimmy Kimmel is lying about how the FCC won't let him interview Senate candidate James Talarico (Texas) on his late-night program.6:38 pm: Dr. Jacob Hess, a contributor to the Deseret News, joins the show to discuss his piece about the multiple opinions offered for why University of Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian, a former BYU quarterback, rudely walked away from a postgame interview with ESPN’s Holly Rowe over the weekend.
Sep 16
1 hr 24 min
The Rod and Greg Show: Importance of Virtue; America's War on Trucking
The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, September 15, 20264:20 pm: Gregory Wrightstone, Executive Director of the C02 Coalition, joins the show for a conversation about the EPA’s decision to eliminate the monitoring of emissions from power plants.6:05 pm: Gord Magill, a trucker and contributor to The Blaze, joins the show to discuss his piece on the continued war on trucking in the United States.6:38 pm: Victor Joecks, a columnist with the Las Vegas Review Journal and a contributor to the Daily Signal, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece on the relationship between virtue and liberty.
Sep 16
1 hr 26 min
The Rod and Greg Show: Supreme Court/Gun Rights Case; Trump and Apathetic Voters; Saudi Pipeline Shutdown
4:20 pm: Jay Rogers, Founder and President of Alpha Strategies, joins Greg for a conversation about his piece in Townhall about how a constitutional carry permit from any state should be honored nationwide.4:38 pm: Carolina Lumetta, White House Correspondent for Real Clear News, joins the show for a conversation about Trump will need to wrangle apathetic voters for the GOP to achieve success in the November elections.6:05 pm: Jay Young, Founder and CEO of King Operations Corporation, joins the program for a conversation about how the shutdown of a crude pipeline by Saudi Arabia will affect oil prices in the United States.6:38 pm: Jay Evensen, Opinion Editor at the Deseret News, joins Greg for a conversation about the likelihood that Chinese bots are manipulating debates about data centers in the United States.
Sep 15
1 hr 39 min
The Rod and Greg Show: Remembering 9/11; Clancy Jurors + Covid Cult
The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, September 11, 20264:20 pm: Author and political commentator Ian Haworth, who is British, joins the show for a conversation about his Substack piece on what the phrase 'never forget' means for him when it comes to the events of 9/11.4:38 pm: M.D. Kittle, Senior Elections Correspondent for The Federalist, joins the show to discuss his piece on how the jurors from the Lindsay Clancy trial remind him of the “covid cult.”6:05 pm: John Daniel Davidson, Senior Correspondent for the Federalist, joins the program to discuss his piece in which he writes the weaknesses of the post-Christian West were exposed on 9/11 because the West failed to recognize the role religion plays in forming culture and society.6:38 pm: Judge Glock, Senior Fellow and Director of Research at the Manhattan Institute, joins the program for a conversation about his piece in the City Journal questioning why there is growing opposition to data centers.
Sep 12
1 hr 29 min
The Rod and Greg Show: Remembering Charlie Kirk; Trump's $5k Promise
The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, September 10, 20264:20 pm: Author Christy Edwards Lawton joins the show for a conversation about her book written in the words of Charlie Kirk, and her piece in The Federalist about why Kirk’s legacy may be inspiring young people to get married.4:38 pm: Stephen Davis, a contributor and speaker with Turning Point USA, joins the program for a conversation about today’s Charlie Kirk memorial at Utah Valley University, and what the year since Kirk’s death has meant to the country.5:05 pm: On the one-year anniversary of the death of Charlie Kirk today, Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith joins Rod and Greg to reflect on what he remembers about the events of that day.6:05 pm: Former Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz, who attended the speaking event at which Charlie Kirk was assassinated, joins the show for a conversation about that day and how the country responded.6:38 pm: Economist Steve Moore, co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, joins the show for his weekly conversation with Rod and Greg about politics and the nation’s economy, and today they’ll discuss President Trump’s pledge to give $5,000 to all Americans should Republicans retain control of the House and Senate following the midterm elections.
Sep 11
1 hr 29 min
The Rod and Greg Show: Trades Best for Success for Young Americans; Mona Data Center/Public Discourse; Smithsonian Land Acknowledgement
4:20 pm: Jason Isaac, Founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute, joins Greg for a conversation about how the success of America’s younger generation lies in learning a trade rather than getting a college education.4:38 pm: Representative Troy Shelley, whose district covers Mona in Juab County, the proposed site of yet another controversial data center, joins Greg to discuss the approval process for this and other future data centers.5:05 pm: We’re talkin’ baseball as once again Salt Lake City has popped up in the news as one of the favorites to land a Major League Baseball expansion franchise.But do the citizens of Utah want it?We’ll take your calls at 888-570-8010.6:38 pm: John Fonte, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for American Common Culture at the Hudson Institute, joins the show to discuss his piece in The Federalist on how the Smithsonian shouldn’t be saying that America was built on stolen land.
Sep 10
1 hr 36 min
The Rod and Greg Show: Recap of Socialism Conference; Canada Liberals Responsible for Strained U.S. Relations
The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, September 8, 20264:20 pm: William Barclay, Political Theorist, Policy Advisor and a contributor to the Washington Times, joins Greg to discuss his recent piece about how the liberal party of Canada is responsible for the strained relations between Canada and the United States, not President Trump.4:38 pm: Social media influencer Kent Strang joins Greg to discuss what he observed as he attended the 2026 Socialism Conference in Chicago over the weekend, as well as the new Fight Socialism Playbook from Americans for Prosperity.6:05 pm: Luke Ortega, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State, joins Greg to provide an update on the work of the department to revoke visas and secure the border.6:38 pm: Brad Bishop, President of the Utah Police Chiefs Association, joins the program to preview tomorrow’s Law Enforcement Career Day, which will include demonstrations from K9 units, SWAT, bomb squads, CSI and more, which takes place at the POST headquarters in Sandy.
Sep 9
1 hr 34 min
The Rod and Greg Show: Who is Funding the Data Center Backlash?; Trump's Deportation Success
The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, September 3, 20264:20 pm: Larry Behrens, Director of Communications for Power the Future, joins Greg to discuss his Fox News piece about the funding that far-left shadow organizations are spending to push the backlash against data centers.6:05 pm: Sal Nuzzo, Executive Director of Consumers Defense, joins the show for a conversation about the results of a study showing the U.S. Department of Agriculture is connected to a Biden-administration program that places hits farmers and ranchers with unnecessary net-zero goals and ESG policies, which end up making their products more expensive.6:38 pm: Steven Camarota, Director of Research for the Center for Immigration Studies, joins Greg for a conversation about a new report showing the illegal immigration population has fallen by 2.3 million people since the beginning of President Trump’s second term.
Sep 4
1 hr 29 min
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