Red Eye Radio
Cumulus Podcast Network
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.
Recent Episodes
20 episodes08-28-26 Part One - Russia Turns Up the Heat
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Russia warned Thursday that it could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine if Kyiv uses long-range British cruise missiles against targets deep inside Russian territory, according to reports. This came a day after Moscow accused Ukraine of striking a shopping center in Russian-controlled Donetsk with British Storm Shadow missiles, wounding civilians, including children. Also President Trump signs an order to rename Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ / Jill Biden opens up about her husband Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race—and the conversation that followed in their bedroom / and the US‑Canada trade war deepens as President Trump revives Depression‑era trade tool – what’s at stake for consumers and the midterms. 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
08-28-26 Part Two - The Terror of Tariffs
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Canadian exporters who sell clothing, alcohol and other products hit by the new 50 percent U.S. tariffs are worried the levies will discourage American consumers — which would take a debilitating bite out of their businesses. After a year of escalating tensions between the Trump administration and Canada, Canadian businesses have already exhausted the most logical options to expand their customer bases, said Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses. Also American life expectancy hit a record in 2024 as deaths fell from most major causes, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report this week / and according to the National Review, one of the top reasons Americans cite for opposing data centers is their excessive water use. 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
08-27-26 Part One - Abdul El Sayed Goes Too Far
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, it seems every time Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Democrat running for U.S. Senate, opens his mouth, chaos ensues. Monday's interview with Fox News' Jesse Watters simply got too personal. They were talking about transgender surgery, and it became intense. Watters kept pressing, saying, “So you think it’s OK for a parent to slash his kid’s ding-a-ling off?” El-Sayed responded: “Are you circumcised?” Watters said, “Yeah, but that’s a personal question, Doctor!” El-Sayed was trying to make the point that a lot of personal medical decisions are made between families and doctors. Watters said that “circumcision is different than castration.” The fallout from this and the countless other senseless comments from El Sayed are atrocious. Also the Dems protective stance on transgenderism / examining the agenda of John Fetterman / the NFL ends the Pro Bowl game / and the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation remained flat in July, according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. 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
08-27-26 Part Two - Remembering Tim Curry
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the smug concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” has died. He was 80. Curry, who suffered a stroke in 2012 that put him in a wheelchair, died Tuesday night at his home in Los Angeles, according to his longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz. No cause was disclosed. The guys discuss losing celebrities and the impact they leave on their fans and society. In the wake of losing Dolly Parton on Tuesday, who was also 80, we all reflect on the lasting legacy artists, actors and musicians leave when they pass. Also AOC tries to separate herself from the DSA / Senator Mark Kelly's idiotic interview with Jen Psaki / and Pete Hegseth upholds his position. 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
08-26-26 Part One - Remembering Dolly Parton
In part one of Red Eye Radio, Gary and Eric remember the life and career of Dolly Parton who passed away Tuesday at the age of 80 / The story of her song "I WIll Always Love You" that was also made famous by Whitney Houston / A lawsuit has revealed Massachusetts did not follow its own climate rules / Sen. Darline Graham wins the US South Carolina Senate GOP primary / Republicans are allowing populist socialism to creep into their economic policies / Enes Kanter Freedom banned from Chicago home games. 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
08-26-26 Part Two - Republicans Never Radicalized
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, data now shows it's the left that has been radicalized. Not the right / CIA Director John Ratcliffe has made an unexpected, completely unannounced visit to Moscow / New York Times polling of Senator John Fetterman has some surprising results / The meaning of air conditioning in France. 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
08-25-26 Part One - The WDSA
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the WNBA says Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are not eligible to play because they are mocking the league and it's "simply a publicity stunt / Former Seattle Times columnist Matt Calkins says it could be a combination of cowardice and ideology that led to several of his pieces on trans-athletes not being published by the company / John Fund's column in The National Review "The Democratic Socialists of America Hate Billionaires — Except Fidel Castro " / Indiana's Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith has some thoughts on what's going on in the WNBA / Abdul El-Sayed believes castration is the same as circumcision. 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
08-25-26 Part Two - What Are You Afraid Of?
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a national survey by Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences finds Americans continue to fear corruption in government more than anything else / Other top fears include pollution of rivers, oceans and lakes, Russia using nukes, another world war, people we love dying, cyber terrorism, economic collapse, and government tracking personal data. Eric and Gary also look at top phobias that include the fear of snakes, heights and flying. 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
08-24-26 Part One - Enes Gets Tossed
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, there's been no buzz about the recent release of more UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) files / Enes Kanter was kicked out of a WNBA game after a player got triggered by his pro-woman shirt / The organized messaging against AI data centers / Traffic is up at the Strait of Hormuz / Farmers are furious that Trump wants to import foreign beef. 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
08-24-26 Part Two - Youth Turning To Trades
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a new poll shows Kamala Harris favored by 30 percent of Democrat voters / Jasmine Crockett continues to blame racism for her loss to James Talarico / American colleges are facing an enrollment crisis as high school grads turn to trades. 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
08-21-26 Part One - Save Women's Sports
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a Seattle Times columnist resigns after the paper allegedly refused to run his 'Save Women's Sports' column. Matt Calkins says the rejected piece centered on two student athletes opposing transgender athletes in women's sports. Also NYC might subsidize local grocers losing business to Mamdani’s city-owned stores / The New York Times loses a defamation suit, ordered to pay $9.25M to a former Alabama basketball player / and Gary returns to 'X' 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
08-21-26 Part Two - The Cost of Fandom
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys discuss the high cost of tickets to sporting events compared to years ago. A new poll indicates only the die hard fanatic would be willing to go into debt to buy tickets to high profile games. Most Americans now choose to watch on TV. Also California will vote on its statewide "billionaire tax" in November. In an X response to Rep. Ro Khanna, Mark Cuban said the tax would adversely affect founders, who may be billionaires in stock but lack the cash to pay it. 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
08-20-26 Part One - Gary Remains 'X' d Out
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Gary's X account was hacked a few days ago and the guys discuss the ramifications of having any social media account compromised. Also an op-ed piece on the young socialists / former NBA Player and Republican Senator hopeful Royce White plans to declare for WNBA draft as a transgender player / Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are planning to move back to the United Kingdom with their two children later this month / the U.S. national debt officially surpassed $40 trillion for the first time / and remembering the life of ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard who passed away Monday at 77. 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
08-20-26 Part Two - Vaccines and Data Centers
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the two biggest issues that most people are concerned about are vaccines and data centers. An experimental mRNA-based vaccine succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients, Moderna and its partner Merck said Wednesday, paving the way for a potentially new life-extending treatment for the thousands of people diagnosed with the deadly skin cancer each year. Moderna shares more than doubled Wednesday, while Merck’s stock hit an all-time high. Also data centers, the gigantic buildings that house the computing power behind the artificial intelligence boom, are wildly unpopular. A recent Gallup poll found that 7 in 10 Americans oppose one being built in their area. 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
08-19-26 Part One - Young MAGA Socialists
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Gary is still locked out of his "X" account that remains compromised by a hacker / Byron Donalds wins the Florida Governor primary / The late Lindsey Graham's sister Darline Graham says "national security is not my thing, not my area of expertise" at a Senate candidate debate / Florida Sen. Ashley Moody wins her primary and warns about the extremism of DSA opponent Angie Dixon / Florida Democrat gubernatorial nominee David Jolly distances himself from the DSA / A Wall Street Journal op-ed "The Young MAGA Socialists Are Here" 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
08-19-26 Part Two - Fake Pollster Shuts Down
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, polling firm closes down after it faked polling on Los Angeles Mayor Bass and former Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong / Maine celebrates "trans lactation" during national breast feeding month / The economic cost of the lack of air conditioning in Europe during heatwaves. 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
08-18-26 Part One - Gary's Been Hacked!
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Gary's "X" account has been hacked...and no..he's not making big money! / The National Association of Black Journalists gives Stephen A. Smith the “Thumbs Down” award / The WNBA admits it got it wrong after a mom and daughter were told to cover their XX-XY shirts or leave the arena during the Fever-Dream game in Atlanta / Commentary from Royce White continues to put the WNBA on the spot / New York State Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher calls shoplifting a “crime of poverty” driven by “biological need” 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
08-18-26 Part Two - A Fang Fang Update
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, newly declassified documents reveal that disgraced Eric Swalwell was having sex with "Fang Fang" ( an agent of the Chinese Ministry of State Security) / Bill Maher recalls the time when George Bush proposed privatizing social security / A National Review article "What Happens When Teens Stop Working, but Keep Spending" 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
08-17-26 Part One - A Cap on Capitalism
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the results of a CBS News poll on whether Democrats are split over socialism, are surprising in that 54% of Republicans support government price caps. The numbers favored Democratic support across the board. Also a WalletHub study shows 2 in 5 Americans support a 10% credit card cap / protests erupt in various cities over the alleged mis-use of flock cameras / and the guys take a nostalgic look back at .. nostalgia. 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
08-17-26 Part Two - An Eye in the Sky
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we continue the discussion of the use of flock cameras and the potential mis-use of the technology. There have been recent protests in many cities across the country over privacy laws over-stepped by the technology. Also Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ex Riley Roberts was spotted for the first time Saturday since news of the power couple’s split — walking their shared dog Deco outside of the socialist lawmaker’s Queens apartment. They split up two years ago / Former ABC News correspondent Terry Moran admitted on Friday that his longtime network was liberal and struggled to understand President Trump's supporters because its newsroom lacked political viewpoint diversity / and PETA now defends sardines. 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