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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06-05-26 Part One - A Gestational Gamechanger

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a bill surrounding state child custody and parental laws passed the State Assembly and Senate this week and now heads to the governor's desk. The legislation would replace gender-specific terms like "mother," "father," and "paternity" used in places like family court with terms like "parentage," "gestating parent," and "non-gestating parent." The bill aims to make custody law more inclusive for LGBTQ+ parents and families who use a...

Jun 05, 2026•1 hr 16 min

06-05-26 Part Two - Video Killed the Radio Star

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys discuss a recent interview with Classic Rock Star and Producer Todd Rundgren on Billy Corrigan's 'Masterclass' podcast. Todd delved into his recent observations on music trends and music consumption by age and gender and how his recent work as a producer focuses more on gaming than anything else. Also Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, appeared Thursday night in his first interview sinc...

Jun 05, 2026•38 min

06-04-26 Part One - Rubio's Shoes

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Wednesday's House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing "a circus" after Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., questioned him about a pair of shoes he received as a gift from President Donald Trump. The exchange came after Jacobs criticized Rubio's testimony regarding the recent conflict with Iran, arguing that he was unwilling to acknowledge facts. The exchange came amid a combative hearing in which Democra...

Jun 04, 2026•1 hr 16 min

06-04-26 Part Two - The War Powers Act 101

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict that has reordered politics at home and abroad. Going back to the rulebook, we are reminded that these resolutions are non-binding and will never ultimately trump Trump's power as President in this...

Jun 04, 2026•38 min

06-03-26 Part One - Adios Scott Pelley

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a look at election results so far (ballots were still being counted at the time of this recording) in the California governor's race and Los Angeles mayoral race / Jill Biden has a new book. It will be interesting to see how well it will sell as her favorability with Democrats has sunk / The social media focus by Maine residents on Graham Platner is now higher than ever even though he has slipped in the polls / 60 Minutes' Scott Pe...

Jun 03, 2026•1 hr 16 min

06-03-26 Part Two - American Idle Men

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the letter the new 60 Minutes producer sent to Scott Pelley that informed him he has been fired / The Wall Street Journal's opinion piece " The Exxon Example For Corporations" / Department of Labor Statistics show a record 1 in 3 men have stopped working in April / Social safety nets with generous benefits affecting the incentive to work. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday...

Jun 03, 2026•38 min

06-02-26 Part One - Bad Ink

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin with more fallout from Graham Platner's infamous Nazi tattoo, fueled now by his "sexting" scandal. Audio from MSNOW and NPR indicates Dems are beginning to realize the gravity of what this man truly represents to his party. Also President Trump’s May 2025 executive orders have resulted in a productive year for nuclear power, audio from Senator Chris Murphy in 2024 on 'Face The Nation' lying about the impact of the Biden ad...

Jun 02, 2026•1 hr 16 min

06-02-26 Part Two - The Murder of 60 Minutes

In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, veteran correspondent Scott Pelley has accused CBS News executive Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ 60 Minutes. “She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that,” Pelley said of his boss at a heated meeting Monday. Pelley reportedly deplored the “catastrophic” changes Weiss has made to the “CBS Evening News,” a show he hosted from 2011 to 2017. Also audio from Scott Pelly breaking down an interview with former Acting Direc...

Jun 02, 2026•38 min

06-01-26 Part One - A Commie-Nazi Update

In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin June with an update on Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, who struck a defiant posture on Sunday in response to reports that he had sent sexual messages to women outside his marriage, accusing a former aide of false claims and news outlets of “journalistic malpractice.” Also President Trump has yet to announce a "final determination" on the proposed Iran peace agreement as of Sunday, an...

Jun 01, 2026•1 hr 16 min

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