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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.
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06-01-26 Part Two - Breaking Down Graham Platner

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we delve into who and why Democrats are even considering the Nazi Tattoo wearing radical candidate for the Democratic nomination in the Senate election in Maine. Now the sexting scandal is another black mark against Graham Platner as new details continue to unfold about just who this man is and, if elected, what the state of Maine will be in for. Also a trans-identifying cyclist wins two Oregon women’s races by a combined 48 minute...

Jun 01, 202638 min

05-29-26 Part One - Freedom 250 Dropouts

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Martina McBride is one of many artists who have now canceled for President Trump’s ‘Freedom 250' concert this summer. In part of an initiative planned by the Trump administration, fans took to social media to criticize the artists on the roster for performing. Morris Day, leader of the Time, announced that a performance by his funk ensemble was “a no for me,” and others soon followed suit, including William King of the Commodores a...

May 29, 20261 hr 16 min

05-29-26 Part Two - CBS, Talarico and Iran

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, CBS News fires '60 Minutes' correspondents and their top producer in sweeping shakeup of the storied program. Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega, and executive producer Tanya Simon were all let go Thursday. Also James Talarico continues to fade heat from falsly claiming he's not a vegan, and the lastest on the war with Iran. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am CT ...

May 29, 202638 min

05-28-26 Part One - Knicks Knacks

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Gov. Kathy Hochul's attempt at dunking on President Trump's New York Knicks fandom backfires. The Chicago Bulls won the 1993 NBA title, not the Knicks, whose last championship came two decades earlier in 1973. Gary chimes in with his knowledge of the lineup in the classic years. Also the advantage of winning in November vs. passing the SAVE Act, Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner stands by ad accusing Red Sox private equity owne...

May 28, 20261 hr 16 min

05-28-26 Part Two - Defining the Far Right

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we discuss the comparison of the far left vs. the far right. Issues supported by the leftist extreme are quite obvious, yet there are some dogmatic views supported by the GOP that threaten the integrity of the party at a crucial time for America. Also audio from a new political ad for Karen Bass featuring actor Samuel L. Jackson, audio from James Talarico from 2021 proving he lied about being a vegan, and a nostalgic look back at c...

May 28, 202638 min

05-28-26 Part One - MAGA Triumph in Texas

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, President Trump's ally Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in a long and bitter Texas GOP primary war. Paxton now faces Democrat James Talarico in a race that could decide the GOP's slim 53-47 Senate majority. Also State Sen. Mayes Middleton defeated Rep. Chip Roy for the Republican attorney general nomination in Texas, California Rep. Steve Hilton leads the gubernatorial race in the Golden State, and other state election results. For m...

May 27, 20261 hr 16 min

05-27-26 Part Two - Trump's Demands for Iran

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, President Trump’s demand that more Muslim-majority countries join the Abraham Accords and recognize Israel as part of efforts to end the Iran war is being met by officials in such countries in different ways. Also residents near Seattle’s Aurora Avenue frustrated by rising gun violence, consumer spending's affect on the mid-terms, and Garham Platner's private equity ad. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radi...

May 27, 202638 min

05-26-26 Part One - Left In The Nuclear Dust

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, President Trump claimed Monday that Iran’s enriched uranium, or "nuclear dust", will either be surrendered to the U.S. or destroyed as the two countries continue working toward a potential peace deal. His comments came after an earlier post in which he said countries negotiating for peace should join the Abraham Accords. Over Memorial Day weekend Trump announced that a deal with Iran — which would include reopening the Strait of Ho...

May 26, 20261 hr 16 min

05-26-26 Part Two - The Race for '28

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, with JD Vance rumored not to run in 2028 and Kamala Harris gaining ground as a potential Democratic front-runner, what will the general election look like in 2 years? Also more Nazi laced comments from Graham Platner about property rights, and actor Gary Sinise says his money would be ‘moving a lot faster out the door’ if he still lived in California. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across A...

May 26, 202638 min

05-25-26 The Red Eye Podcast Has The Day Off Today

Gary and Eric return Tuesday to get you caught up on everything that happened over the Memorial Day weekend. 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

May 25, 20261 min

05-24-26 Part One - Can We Trust Iran?

Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) hosts a special Sunday morning edition of Red Eye Radio. In part one, there is plenty of speculation of a potential deal with Iran. With a lot to unpack, Dan has the latest on what we know and don't know / Axios says it has the tenants of the new Iran deal / The deceased White House shooter has been identified as Nesire Best who suffered from mental issues. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am CT...

May 24, 20261 hr 16 min

05-24-26 Part Two - Trump Is Stuck

Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) hosts a special Sunday edition of Red Eye Radio. With a possible Iran deal that has not been verified yet, some high profile members of social media on both sides of the issue are fiercely debating / A news organization says Iran rejects the new NYT/US officials claim that Iran "agreed" to hand over its highly enriched uranium and suspend enrichment above 3.6% for 10 years / Update on the Straight of Hormuz / Trump is stuck in a hard place with Iran with the midterms i...

May 24, 202638 min

05-22-26 Part One - The DNC Autopsy Report

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the DNC releases an autopsy report on the 2024 election. Among the findings, the Kamala Harris campaign went too soft on Trump, and the institutionalized racism within the party needs to be stopped / Stephen Colbert exits stage "left" / Head scratching audio from Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am CT (1am-6am ...

May 22, 20261 hr 16 min

05-22-26 Part Two - The Fear Of A.I.

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Trump approves more troops to be sent to Poland / Trump's $1.8B compensation fund for wrongful Biden DOJ prosecutions / Jeff Bezos says there will be a labor shortage as a result of A.I. / The Wall Street Journals's opinion piece "The Panic Industry's New Target" / The new movie about the Battle Of The Buldge "Lucky Strike" For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5a...

May 22, 202638 min

05-21-26 Part One - Normies, Biggers and Nipple Nazis

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin with audio from 'Primetime with Jesse Watters' as he details what Democrats defend as their own, humorously referencing people like Graham Platner as "normies and nipple Nazis". Also audio from author Fran Lebowitz on "drama economics" in NYC, gay pioneer and liberal stalwart in Congress Barney Frank dies at 86, Robert L. Woodson Sr., a leader of the Black conservative movement died on Tuesday at 89, audio from ex-climate ...

May 21, 20261 hr 16 min

05-21-26 Part Two - Colbert's Final Curtain

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Byron Allen said there will be "no politics" on Comics Unleashed as the series takes over CBS' Stephen Colbert time slot. The final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs tonight. Also the White House calls The Chicks' Natalie Maines a 'despicable nobody' after singer's vulgar attack on President Trump, audio from billionaire Jeff Bezos demonizing Democrats on NYC taxes and a transgender high school track athlete sparks...

May 21, 202638 min

05-20-26 Part One - My AI Girlfriend Dumped Me

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, filmmaker and “Taxi Driver” screenwriter Paul Schrader revealed on Facebook that he “procured an online AI girlfriend,” but the chatbot ended the relationship after he attempted to explore the boundaries of its programming. “What a disappointment,” Schrader wrote. “I tried to probe her programming, the boundaries of explicitness, the degree she has knowledge of her creation and so forth. She fell into evasive patterns, redirecting ...

May 20, 20261 hr 16 min

05-20-26 Part Two - UFOs .. The Second Coming

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the Trump administration is expected to release a second wave of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) files, with officials teasing the next batch of UFO files will be made public "very soon." The promise comes on the heels of federal officials’ release of "never-before-seen" files and videos relating to UAPs earlier this month in an effort to increase transparency surrounding the government’s knowledge of otherworldly phenomena....

May 20, 202638 min

05-19-26 Part One - Who Created Who?

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, ahead of an all-day prayer event backed by the White House on Washington’s National Mall Sunday, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson doubled down on Christianity as a core part of the American identity — over the objections of religious freedom advocates. We feature audio from MSNOW questioning his quote from the Declaration of Independence about who the "creator" is. Also audio from Will I. Am on Bill Maher's podcast about the d...

May 19, 20261 hr 16 min

05-19-26 Part Two - The New York Times Unhinged

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a civil war has erupted inside the New York Times over Nicholas Kristof’s explosive column alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinians by Israeli prison guards. According to Puck News staffers at the newspaper are questioning whether some of the most incendiary claims, including an allegation that Israel trains dogs to rape Palestinian detainees, would have ever cleared the paper’s newsroom standards. Also Stephen Colbert head...

May 19, 202638 min

05-18-26 Part One - Louisiana Saturday Night

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, headlines over the weekend were a bit unsorted as we start the week. College basketball overshadowed the World Cup, for example, but one important story was the Louisiana Senate shake-up with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy being un-seated by Trump endorsed Congresswoman Julia Letlow. We feature audio from Cassidy skirting a question about impeaching President Trump during his first term, as well as audio from Louisiana Senator Joh...

May 18, 20261 hr 16 min

05-18-26 Part Two - Blah-Blah-Blah

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin with audio from Stephen A. Smith loudly proclaiming that he's a "Moderate", begging the question "what is a Moderate?" Our answer: a wanna be Democrat and/or anyone who's narrative translates as "blah-blah-blah". Also a Democratic Op-ed from Bill Crystal, audio from Bill Maher on antisemitism and shipping giants FedEx and UPS say they will pass through tariff refunds to customers. For more talk on the issues that matter to...

May 18, 202638 min

05-15-26 Part One - Flooding The Market

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the trigger point for a controversial new tax on luxury second homes in New York City could be lowered from $5 million to $1 million of a property’s assessed value — potentially squeezing even more homeowners. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office finally spilled details on her and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s envisioned pied-à-terre tax Thursday, revealing a convoluted two-phase plan that could ultimately lead to drastic changes to the city’s unlo...

May 15, 20261 hr 16 min

05-15-26 Part Two - Breaking Down Breaking News

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, from the "breaking news" of the raid on Tulsi Gabbert's office to the latest headlines on X, we take a hard look at the urgency of what truly "breaks the news" based on a story from the NY Times. And lastly Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum's comment that solar power would not be available after the sun set, decidedly makes our insane "audio cut of the week". For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stati...

May 15, 202638 min

05-14-26 Part One - Solar 101: The Battery

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the secretary of the interior should presumably know how solar power generation works. On Wednesday, Doug Burgum showed that he does not. Burgum was testifying before the House Natural Resources Committee, and exposed himself under questioning from Democratic Representative Jared Huffman, who brought up energy projects in Nevada. Also audio from Wednesday's CBS News closing liberal comments on China vs. America, the South Carolina ...

May 14, 20261 hr 16 min

05-14-26 Part Two - Trump, China and a COVID Cover-Up

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, President Trump concluded his tour of the Temple of Heaven, a historic 15th-century site, following a round of talks early Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Nvidia's Jensen Huang joined the President on the historic trip. The chipmaker is the most valuable company in the world at $5.3 trillion. Also the summit triggers discussion of tariffs and other economic implications and if the President is just saving face with the ...

May 14, 202638 min

05-13-26 Part One - Out-Rage in Commie Land

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, as anti-billionaire AOC continues to spew stupidity each time she opens her mouth, she has has surged to the top of the latest 2028 Democratic presidential primary poll. According to the most recent poll by AtlasIntel, 26% of Democratic voters said they would back Ocasio-Cortez’s presidential bid. Also AtlasIntel indicates Marco Rubio leading the GOP Presidential hopeful race for 2028, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello faces b...

May 13, 20261 hr 16 min

05-13-26 Part Two - Van Hollen vs. Patel

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, FBI Director Kash Patel and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., clashed in a heated Senate hearing Tuesday, trading personal accusations over allegations of misconduct and a past overseas trip. The exchange escalated from questions about Patel’s leadership into a direct confrontation, with Van Hollen citing allegations reported in The Atlantic and Patel responding by accusing the senator of misconduct during a 2025 visit to El Salvador —...

May 13, 202638 min

05-12-26 Part One - Venezuela Loves Trump

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, President Trump is eyeing oil-rich Venezuela as a potential 51st state as officials continue to court oil companies for investments in the South American country following the U.S. intervention that removed President Nicolas Maduro from power. Trump said in a phone call with Fox News that he is motivated by the estimated $40 trillion value of oil in Venezuela, adding that he is popular with the country's citizens. Also audio from B...

May 12, 20261 hr 16 min

05-12-26 Part Two - Obama's Power Promise

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we compare former President Barack Obama's energy promise before he was elected, to the current demonization of AI powered data centers and the future of energy production. Also defining the hantavirus as fears spread to the airline industry. At least seven states are monitoring residents for possible hantavirus exposure tied to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak. States reporting monitoring residents include Arizona, California, ...

May 12, 202638 min
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