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Jan 26, 2026•1 min
Red Eye Radio
Red Eye Radio is the pre-eminent syndicated overnight radio show hosted by radio vets Gary McNamara and Eric Harley airing Monday through Friday, Midnight to 5am Central. Targeted at long haul truckers, Red Eye Radio has broadened its mission to include virtually everyone living and working non-traditional hours. The audience includes shift workers, travelers, truck drivers and others who embrace the new 24/7 lifestyle, with many restaurants, retailers and other business establishments open round the clock. Red Eye Radio is the successor to Midnight Trucking Radio Network, a program whose roots go back 40 years. Each night the hosts of Red Eye Radio review the headlines, cover the issues that matter and keep listeners tuned-in with insight and perspective. Also on the agenda popular culture, family issues and detailed national weather forecasts.
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01-23-26 Part One - California's Economic Suicide
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, in a National Revue article many college students in particular complain of the Golden State's lack of proper leadership and natural disasters leading to depressing conditions that eventually override the sunny beaches and blue skies. Many indicate these are underlying reasons why residents and corporations are moving out of California in record numbers. Also amnesty returns as President Trump enforces paying back college loans, mo...
Jan 23, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-23-26 Part Two - Riding The Storm Out
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, more than 235 million people across more than 40 states from Arizona to Maine are in the path of a potentially historic winter storm that's expected to extend over 2,000 miles and deliver crippling snow and ice, beginning Friday. A trailing blast of Arctic air associated with the polar vortex is expected to bring a dangerous refreeze that could create long-duration power outages and paralyze travel for days. In anticipation for the...
Jan 23, 2026•38 min
01-22-26 Part One - Icey Dicey Weather Just Ahead!
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys discuss preparing for a major ice storm forecasted to hit Texas and much of the central and southwest part of the country this weekend. Also President Trump in Davos yesterday and his comments on importing foreign cultures, how Trump's possible invasion of Greenland is against federal law, NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani's failed free bus fare fails, racial slurs against a black ICE agent in St. Paul Minnesota and Democrats fume a...
Jan 22, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-22-26 Part Two - Not Guilty in Uvalde
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a jury returned a not guilty verdict Wednesday evening in the trial of former Uvalde school police officer Adrian Gonzales, charged with 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment tied to the May 24, 2022 Robb Elementary shooting. The jury deliberated for only 7 hours before returning the verdict. Gonzales faced charges tied to the early minutes of the Robb Elementary attack. Nineteen children and two adults died in the shootin...
Jan 22, 2026•38 min
01-21-26 Part One - SCOTUS Goes To Hawaii
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to side with a group of Maui gun owners in their challenge to a Hawaii law restricting their ability to bring their guns onto private property that is open to the public. After approximately two hours of oral argument in Wolford v. Lopez , virtually all of the court’s six Republican appointees seemed to agree with the challengers that the law, which requires the gun owners to obtain express per...
Jan 21, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-21-26 Part Two - A Decline in Overdose Deaths
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed that overdose deaths have been falling for more than two years — the longest drop in decades — but also that the decline was slowing. Also a stale-mate on the tariff issue at the Supreme Court, a Native American group vows a Supreme Court fight over woke New...
Jan 21, 2026•38 min
01-20-26 Part Two - The Moral High Ground
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is rejecting assertions that the anti-ICE protesters who stormed a church in his state over the weekend broke the federal law the Justice Department has cited as having potentially violated. Top DOJ officials say they are looking into whether the agitators who disrupted services at St. Paul's Cities Church on Sunday violated the FACE Act and the Ku Klux Klan Act. Also the phrase "churches ar...
Jan 20, 2026•38 min
01-20-26 Part One - SCOTUS & POTUS
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys return from a long holiday weekend to dive right into what President Trump plans to do about Greenland, trade wars and military might to get what he feels the US may need. All of this as Denmark ramps up defenses in Greenland as Trump zeros in on control of the territory. A 'Substantial contribution' of troops arrived in Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq after President Trump said Denmark 'cannot protect that land from Russia or Chin...
Jan 20, 2026•1 hr 16 min
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Jan 18, 2026•1 min
01-16-26 Part One - The Latest on Minnesota and Iran
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Marconi award winning radio host Dan Mandis fills in for the guys and we begin with a poll posted on Dan's X feed asking is President Trump's decisions about Iran making America great again? Also Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is reportedly trying to reach the President to discuss the unfolding events in Minnesota. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reprimanded Walz Thursday for fueling the violence in Minnesota and his lack...
Jan 16, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-16-26 Part Two - Addressing the Somalian Fraud
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Marconi award winning radio host Dan Mandis fills in for the guys and we begin with the Somalin fraud in Minnesota with audio from outraged opponents decrying race and other baseless issues. Also audio from Nick Shirley exposing a Somalian day care center, how Nashville may become the new Chicago and audio from CNN about the nation's economy and mortgage rates. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio station...
Jan 16, 2026•38 min
01-15-26 Part One - Chaos in Minneapolis
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is in the hospital after being ambushed during an attempt to arrest a Venezuelan national in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening. The agent was ambushed by two people while attempting to conduct a traffic stop on an illegal immigrant from Venezuela. The agent fired his gun during the alleged attack because he was "fearing for his life and safety." One Venezuelan suspect was shot, ...
Jan 15, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-15-26 Part Two - The Latest on Iran
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, armed Kurdish separatist groups tried to cross into Iran from Iraq in recent days, stoking fears that the country’s spiraling unrest has attracted dangerous foreign militants who could destabilize the wider region, according to reports. Iranian officials said the attempted breach came amid a sweeping crackdown on nationwide protests against the country’s regime, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) leading the respo...
Jan 15, 2026•38 min
01-14-26 Part One - Don't Touch That Dial!
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin by discussing why after the age of 60 it's advised not to find a significant other. The primary reason is because of the conflict of interest in temperature settings in the home. Go figure. Also Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito grilled an attorney representing a biological male athlete in the case of Little v. Hecox on Tuesday about the definitions of a woman and girl. Alito asked Kathleen R. Hartnett, who is arguing on ...
Jan 14, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-14-26 Part Two - Newsom Changes His Tune
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, California’s governor Gavin Newsom renewed his pledge this week to fight a controversial plan to tax billionaires in the state. The proposed ballot measure, which could go to voters in November, has gained public attention recently amid heavy criticism and threats from tech moguls to leave the state. Also the Democratic Senate race in Texas heats up as Jasmine Crockett's opponent State Representative James Talarico calls the nation...
Jan 14, 2026•38 min
01-13-26 Part One - Minnesota Files Suit
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul sued the Trump administration Monday, seeking to block a massive federal immigration enforcement surge they say has flooded the Twin Cities with armed agents, sparked fear and unrest, and interfered with state and local authorities, according to court filings. The lawsuit names Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, top officials with DHS, U.S. Immigration a...
Jan 13, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-13-26 Part Two - A Crucial Decision about Iran
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, many congressional lawmakers, including some within the Republican Party, have criticized the President Trump's threats to bomb Iran, with several arguing that he needs approval from Congress under the Constitution, that the U.S. should not be involved in another foreign affair and that military action could rally Iranian protesters behind the Ayatollah. Protests in Tehran alone have lead to the deaths of more than 500. Also the Ca...
Jan 13, 2026•38 min
01-12-26 Part One - Head East, Rich Man
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, apparently moving to California makes you rich. Staying there is another matter. The state's wealth tax proposal hemorrhages $1T as billionaires flee. One Silicon Valley investor warns the middle class will 'foot the bill' as ultra-wealthy residents leave the Golden State. Also Portland Police Chief Bob Day choked up while revealing two Venezuelan illegal immigrants shot by federal agent have suspected Tren de Aragua connections, P...
Jan 12, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-12-26 Part Two - Only The Dead Die Young
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, in remembering the life and death of Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir who died over the weekend at 78, the guys comment on the perspective of aging as they get older. Also audio from Stephen A. Smith on sanctuary cities, wild video shows s U-Haul being driven through a major Iran protest in Los Angeles and how chance encounters in life are often moments of coincidence and serendipity. For more talk on the issues that matter to you,...
Jan 12, 2026•38 min
01-09-26 Part One - Payments To Win Greenland
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Trump offers up to $100,00 to Greenland citizens as a way to get their approval for the U.S. to acquire the territory / Extension of Obamacare subsidies passes in the House of Representatives / Stephan A. Smith responds to a caller who says Trump supporters are mentally ill / It was a good move for Trump to send out JD Vance to address the Minneapolis shooting / A Republican strategist brings facts to a CNN discussion about the dea...
Jan 09, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-09-26 Part Two - The Left's End Game
In part two of Red Eye Radio, Gary McNamara and Eric Harley talk about an article from The New Criterion by James Piereson titled "Socialism Is A Hate Crime" / After two straight loses, Stacey Abrams says she will sit out the upcoming Georgia Governors' race / Chicago's police superintendent speaks on what to expect if you box in ICE agents / Audio of a liberal white woman who feels uneasy after she mourned the loss of Renee Good, another white woman / More electric vehicle news. For more talk o...
Jan 09, 2026•38 min
01-08-26 Part One - Good vs. Evil in Minneapolis
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, city leaders have identified the woman killed during an ICE operation in Minneapolis Wednesday as 37 year-old Renee Nicole Good and federal and local officials offered sharply different accounts of the shooting. The fatal shooting occurred during an ICE enforcement operation in south Minneapolis, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which said agents were attempting to make arrests when Good tried to use her vehicle as...
Jan 08, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-08-26 Part Two - Government Intrusion for Home Owners
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a discussion emerges about government intrusion in home ownership, specifically property rights and rental options for home owners and landlords. Also audio from Scott Jennings summing up political vigilance against law enforcement of any kind and the Democrats embracing fraud, waste and abuse. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am CT (1am-6am ET and 10pm-3am ...
Jan 08, 2026•38 min
01-07-26 Part Two - Iran is Falling
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Iran is on the brink of falling as protesters move to take two cities and desperately appeal to President Trump. Abdanan and Malekshahi cities reportedly taken over by people celebrating in streets chanting 'Death to Khamenei'. Similar accounts emerged from Tehran, where security forces were reportedly seen entering Sina Hospital, prompting fear among patients and families. Also the 2025 U-Haul Growth Index indicates Texas as the n...
Jan 07, 2026•38 min
01-07-26 Part One - A Crude Takeover
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin with audio from ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith loudly reminding his democratic counterparts of how Joe Biden increased the bounty on now ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro's head to $25M, saying "you can't promote the bounty and hate the capture". Also President Trump announces Venezuela is turning over millions of barrels of oil to the US government 'immediately', the health care debate continues as democrats wa...
Jan 07, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-06-26 Part One - Jazz Hands Waves Goodbye
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Democrats in Minnesota are urging longtime Sen. Amy Klobuchar to jump into the blue-leaning state's race for governor in the wake of Monday's blockbuster move by Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to end his 2026 re-election bid amid political fallout from a massive fraud scandal. Klobuchar is receiving calls urging her to run for governor and the possibility of appointing Walz to the state Senate. Also the DOJ's investigation into the Minne...
Jan 06, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-06-26 Part Two - Defending Justice
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, AG Pam Bondi says President Trump 'saved countless lives' in Venezuelan dictator Maduro's capture operation. She defends military operation as 'well within' presidential authority after Democratic criticism. Some Democrats have criticized the military operation as a violation of state sovereignty, comparing it to former President George W. Bush’s actions in Iraq. Also audio from Brit Hume, Martha MacCallum and even The View support...
Jan 06, 2026•38 min
01-05-26 Part One - Operation: Absolute Resolve
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Happy New Year and Happy Birthday Eric! Before the guys left for holiday vacation the US was sending criminals to Venezuela, and when they returned we are extracting a criminal from Venezuela. The latest is that Maduro's arraignment is expected today after helicopters flew the Venezuelan leader to New York City over the weekend. Operation "Absolute Resolve" now places Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez in charge. She made...
Jan 05, 2026•1 hr 16 min
01-05-26 Part Two - The Future of Tim Walz
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Embattled Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is expected to bow out of the 2026 re-election race as he faces mounting national criticism over a massive Somali fraud scandal engulfing his state. “He’s likely to drop out of the 2026 #mngov race,” Minnesota political analyst Blois Olson posted on X Sunday night. The news comes as Walz’s office has scheduled a press conference for 11 a.m. today. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, whom he said Walz me...
Jan 05, 2026•38 min
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