The Rod and Greg Show: Hidden Costs of a Gas Tax Holiday

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Friday, May 15, 2026

4:20 pm: Glenn Beaton of the Aspen Beat joins Greg for a conversation about his piece on the decline in devotion to family in the U.S., and why certain subgroups of the population may survive.

4:38 pm: Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith joins Greg to discuss why he and the county commission have once again found themselves defending their decision to allow their police department to cooperate with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

6:05 pm: President Donald Trump is considering putting a pause on the federal gas tax to help give Americans some financial relief. But such a move is not free of consequences. Shai Akabas, Vice President of Economic Policy for the Bipartisan Policy Center, joins Greg to discuss the hidden costs of a gas tax holiday.

6:20 pm: John Daniel Davidson, Senior Correspondent for The Federalist, joins the show for a conversation about his piece on how the recent elections in Britain could forecast trouble for the election in America later this year.

6:38 pm: We’ll listen back to this week’s conversations with Samuel Benson of Politico regarding his story on how Senator John Curtis is showing interest in running for Utah’s gubernatorial seat, and (at 6:50 pm) with political theorist William Barclay, a Canadian resident, about how Canada’s identity has devolved into ‘not American.’