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Red Eye Radio

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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.

Episodes

04-17-25 Part One - The World Has Gone To The Dogs

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a new article suggests there's another thing to eliminate from our life to save the planet. It's now determined that dogs are bad for the environment. Our reaction is simply "thats too bad!" Also humorous headlines from the Babylon Bee, audio from Pam Bondi on Garcia's gang status, audio from Sean Hannity forcing Taylor Lorenz to answer the question of her supporting assassinations (she refused to answer), Mayor Eric Adams on MSNBC...

Apr 17, 20253 hr 32 min

04-17-25 Part Two - Garcia And The Gang

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we discuss the latest on the deportation of Garcia, his association with a gang, his criminal record and the leftist agenda to continue to fight for his immunity. Plus much more. 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 PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smart speaker, or listening at RedEyeRadioShow.com. Learn more ...

Apr 17, 202539 min

4-16-25 Part One - Legal Trouble Ahead For Letitia James?

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the Trump administration refers New York AG Leticia James for possible prosecution over alleged mortgage fraud; Former President Biden resurfaces and regurgitates DNC talking points. Stephan A. Smith has some thoughts on Biden's reappearance. White House quietly floats millionaire tax hike proposal; There is no pathway set by SCOTUS on facilitating the return of El Salvadoran Abrego Garcia; US envoy Steve Witkoff walks back his pre...

Apr 16, 20253 hr 31 min

4-16-25 Part Two - Leak Probe At The Pentagon

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Eric Harley and Gary McNamara, United Airlines is offering two profit outlooks for 2025, reflecting uncertainty in the US economy; A look at Drudge Report headlines; White House denies Elon Musk would be stepping back from DOGE in the coming weeks; Does the GOP want to keep promoting DOGE if they can't cut spending from the budget? Fancy chocolate prices are going up; Top Hegseth advisor Dan Caldwell put on leave in Pentagon leak probe; James Carville suggests a...

Apr 16, 202539 min

4-15-25 Part One - Tax Day 2025

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, welcome to tax day! Is the GOP serious about budget cuts? Trump announces funding freezes for Harvard University; lead singer of a band who performed at Coachella calls for "an army of Luigis" ; The cast of "The Breakfast Club" reunite for the film's 40th anniversary; To tip or not to tip; Department of Transportation has ended a grant to fund the high speed rail service between Dallas and Houston. For more talk on the issues that ...

Apr 15, 20253 hr 31 min

4-15-25 Part Two - Sarah Palin's Second Chance

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Eric Harley and Gary McNamara, what will happen now that federal funds have been pulled and Amtrak is out of the Dallas-Houston high speed rail line; Sarah Palin is back in a New York court for a retrial in her libel suit against the New York Times; An article in the City Journal titled "America Should Learn From Argentina’s Failed Tariff Experiment" For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am CT...

Apr 15, 202539 min

4-14-25 Part One - A De-Classified CIA UFO File

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a Canadian Weekly World News story went viral this weekend...an article about a de-classified CIA Cold War-era UFO file...from 2000; The White House was all over the place regarding where it's going on the tariffs; Detroit's big three carmakers will be hit hard by Trump's tariffs; Democrats' strategy to fight Trump tariffs; Where rock 'n roll music is today: Bill Maher panel discussion on his meeting with Trump; MSNBC guest says sc...

Apr 14, 20253 hr 31 min

4-14-25 Part Two - Polling On Prices And Tariffs

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Eric Harley and Gary McNamara, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired back at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Sunday after he called him and other Trump appointees "Dumb Effing Individuals," A YouGov poll on prices and tariffs; 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 PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smart speaker, or listening at RedEyeRadi...

Apr 14, 202539 min

4-11-25 Part One - Trump Shuffles Trade Team

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, trade advisor Peter Navarro has been demoted while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now in charge of negotiating trade agreements; A.I. as a trade tool; Elon Musk says we can expect a savings of150 billion dollars from waste and fraud by 2026; The great mystery of why Kash Patel was removed as head of the ATF; Former Clinton pollster Doug Schoen says the current Democratic party exists only to oppose the Republican party; The Ho...

Apr 11, 20253 hr 31 min

4-11-25 Part Two - The Electability Of Kamala In California

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Eric Harley and Gary McNamara, what do California Democrats want in a candidate that would cause excitement? The question is...where does the Trump administration go next on tariffs; Larry Kudlow says it is reassuring Scott Bessent is now leading the trade team in negotiations. 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 PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking...

Apr 11, 202539 min

4-10-25 Part One - Panic Over The Bond Market Chaos

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the show starts off with one of Trump's most important executive orders to date: getting rid of low-pressure showers; Trump pauses tariffs for 90 days; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denies bond market panic on Wednesday pushed Trump into backing down on tariffs. Bessent claims Trump had been considering the pause for the past couple of days; Let's check Babylon Bee headlines! House Republicans delayed the vote on the reconciliat...

Apr 10, 20253 hr 31 min

4-10-25 Part Two - The Potential Of A.I. With Less Regulations

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Eric Harley and Gary McNamara, more on the 90 day pause on tariffs and what went into this move by Trump; California gas prices at 5 dollars per gallon leads the nation as the national average plummets; How A.I. can create effiency and productiviy in the supply chain. 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 PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smar...

Apr 10, 202539 min

4-9-25 Part One - The Musk-Navarro Tariff Feud

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Elon Musk calls Trump’s senior trade adviser Peter Navarro a moron as their tariff feud continued Tuesday; An economist has claimed the White House has made a basic mathematical error when calculating tariffs; The dire wolf, despite the headlines, is still extinct; Maine sues the Trump administration for freezing state funds; Trump's triple win at the Supreme Court; Trump allies push to end tariffs; A judge orders the White House t...

Apr 09, 20253 hr 32 min

4-9-25 Part Two - Budget Resolution Bill Set To Pass?

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Eric Harley and Gary McNamara, will the House be able to pass a budget resolution bill? Speaker of the House Johnson comments; Senator Ted Cruz says the reciprocal lowering of tariffs at home and abroad would be a huge win for Trump; Current mortgage rates head upward after dramatic drop. 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 PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW ...

Apr 09, 202539 min

4-8-25 Part One - An Exit Strategy For Trump On Tariffs

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, A Wall Street Journal article titled "A Win Win Exit Strategy For Trump On Tariffs" written by Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore; Prime Minister Netanyahu visited the White House and said Israel will work to even out the trade imbalance; The truth behind the CNBC story that Trump would put a 90 day pause on the tariffs; The Supreme Court 5-4 ruling allows the Alien Enemies Act to continue; ESPN's Stephan A. Smith says he has no desir...

Apr 08, 20253 hr 31 min

4-8-25 Part Two - AOC Battles Inequality By Flying First Class

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Eric Harley and Gary McNamara, a Politco headline reads "An anti-Trump Republican for governor tries to defy gravity in New Jersey’s primary"; Senator Rand Paul says tariffs are a tax and a terrible idea; AOC flew first class to a Bernie Sanders event titled "Fighting Oligarchy"; Border Czar Homan is not happy with the pace of deportations and the lack of border funding. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Mond...

Apr 08, 202539 min

4-7-25 Part One - Trump's Tariff End Game

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, an update on weekend developments with the Trump tariffs; On Air Force One Trump said tariffs will remain until there is even trade with every country; If stocks continue to tumble, at what point will Congress intervene? Elon Musk appears to have split with Trump on tariffs; There is now a legal challenge to Trump's China tariffs; The weekend "hands off" protests; Manufacturers say there are currently more job openings than workers...

Apr 07, 20253 hr 31 min

4-7-25 Part Two - Anti-Trump Puppets

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Eric Harley and Gary McNamara, Jay North, who played Dennis The Menace, has died; Elon Musk goes after the puppet masters of this weekend's hands-off protesters; Trump keeps changing what the goal is with his tariffs; Warnings of economic troubles ahead. 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 PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smart speaker, or ...

Apr 07, 202539 min

04-04-25 Part One - There's A New Tariff In Town

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, possible negotiations in the President's "non-negotionable" tariffs as the world responds to the possibility of higher prices and the markets tumble. Also colleges are not dropping DEI courses, Neil Young fears he'll be banned from the U.S, a survey of trans bathrooms, a few headlines from the Babylon Bee, audio from Steve Forbes on the possibility of massive tax increases and much more, For more talk on the issues that matter to y...

Apr 04, 20253 hr 31 min

04-04-25 Part Two - The Fear of Neil Young

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the crossroads of politics and rock-n-roll. Neil Young fears the Trump administration won't allow him back in the US. A "wave" of other artists have the same concerns. Also the various countries involved in assembling cars, national security counsel firings and much more. 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 PT), download the RED E...

Apr 04, 202539 min

04-03-25 Part Two - The Economic Impact of Tariffs

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, as the tariffs are imposed Trump's tariffs won't be used as an international bargaining chip. Also the economic impact for investors, Canada already vows to fight the tariffs. Also some international companies begin to build in America creating jobs and offering competitive marketplace, plus much more. 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 1...

Apr 03, 202539 min

04-03-25 Part One - Livation Thursday

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we all may need a "livation" after Liberation Day arrived as President Trump issued reciprocal tariffs with every country across the board. Also the effects on the economy and the markets, Elon Musk leaving DOGE by the end of May, Trump's new strategy on affordable housing, audio from Amy Koblachar on judges defying Trump's orders, remembering the Joplin, MO tornado and much more. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, lis...

Apr 03, 20253 hr 31 min

04-02-25 Part Two - Remembering Val Kilmer

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we remember the life and movie legacy of actor Val Kilmer who died today of pneumonia at 65. Also Gary reveals the history behind his name. 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 PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smart speaker, or listening at RedEyeRadioShow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

Apr 02, 202539 min

04-02-25 Part One - Liberation Day

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we start by remembering the life of actor Val Kilmer who has died at the age of 65. Also President Trump launches Liberation Day with reciprocal tariffs across the board, Florida and Wisconsin races and the outcome's effect on the mid-terms, a discussion on voter confidence, San Francisco launches a new law under Governor Gavin Newsome that issues speeding tickets based on income. Also Hunter Biden no longer able to practice law, a...

Apr 02, 20253 hr 31 min

04-01-25 Part One - We're No April Fools

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, after a night of not being live, we are back to being live tonight (no foolin). The Babylon Bee gives us 11 reasons why Donald Trump could serve a third term, the DOGE team interview with Bret Baier, reciprocal tariffs raising the cost of living, The president needs to be transparent with the American people about his intentions on tariffs. Also an ACLU update on men playing women's sports, audio from Scott Jennings on blanket voti...

Apr 01, 20253 hr 31 min

04-01-25 Part Two - Liberal's Mindless Hatred

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, various audio clips on the latest news from the astronauts to Bill Maher. Also the mindless hatred of the democrats, a variety of less publicized news stories and much more. 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 PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smart speaker, or listening at RedEyeRadioShow.com. Learn more about...

Apr 01, 202539 min

3-28-25 Part One - Elon's DOGE Team Interview

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, DOGE engineers appear on Fox News and talk eliminating waste and fraud; CNBC's Joe Kernen tells Dem Rep Ro Khanna he's out of his mind for saying Medicare and Social Security are efficient; A Fox News reporter asks Rep Jasmine Crokett why she won't apologize to Governor Abbott; Senator Josh Hawley grills a liberal lawyer who opposes the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil; Secretary Of State Marco Rubio on deporting students with visas; ...

Mar 28, 20253 hr 31 min

3-28-25 Part Two - Democrats' Cursing Strategy

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Eric Harley and Gary McNamara, A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit Thailand; National Review has the headline "The Democrats' Profanity Campaign Is Stupid By Design"; More of Fox News' interview with Elon Musk and his DOGE team; Tim Walz and Beto O'Rourke held a rally near Houston on Thursday. 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 PT), download the RED EYE RADIO S...

Mar 28, 202539 min

03-27-25 Part One - Political Activists

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Gary goes solo tonight as Eric is off for a few days. Gary begins with the media bias of political activists and the government subsidies to news agencies. Also "Signal Gate" with audio from Marco Rubio, wasteful funding to Ivy League schools, government funding to NPR and PBS, audio from Representative Eric Burleson on free speech, a classic children's song from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood on "boys will always be boys and girls will ...

Mar 27, 20252 hr 55 min

03-27-25 Part Two - Mr. Roger's Neighborhood

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the relevance of a classic children's song from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood on "boys will always be boys and girls will always be girls". Also 43% of democrats support keeping migrant gangs in this country and audio on taxpayer dollars spent on public television. 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 PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHO...

Mar 27, 202539 min