Red Eye Radio

Red Eye Radio

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

01-20-26 Part One - SCOTUS & POTUS

January 20, 2026 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys return from a long holiday weekend to dive right into what President Trump plans to do about Greenland, trade wars and military might to get what he feels the US may need. All of this as Denmark ramps up defenses in Greenland as Trump zeros in on control of the territory. A 'Substantial contribution' of troops arrived in Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq after President...
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01-20-26 Part Two - The Moral High Ground

January 20, 2026 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is rejecting assertions that the anti-ICE protesters who stormed a church in his state over the weekend broke the federal law the Justice Department has cited as having potentially violated. Top DOJ officials say they are looking into whether the agitators who disrupted services at St. Paul's Cities Church on Sunday violated th...
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01-18-26 - MLK Jr. Day (No Podcast Today)

January 18, 2026 • 1 min
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01-16-26 Part Two - Addressing the Somalian Fraud

January 16, 2026 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Marconi award winning radio host Dan Mandis fills in for the guys and we begin with the Somalin fraud in Minnesota with audio from outraged opponents decrying race and other baseless issues. Also audio from Nick Shirley exposing a Somalian day care center, how Nashville may become the new Chicago and audio from CNN about the nation's economy and mortgage rates. For...
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01-16-26 Part One - The Latest on Minnesota and Iran

January 16, 2026 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Marconi award winning radio host Dan Mandis fills in for the guys and we begin with a poll posted on Dan's X feed asking is President Trump's decisions about Iran making America great again? Also Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is reportedly trying to reach the President to discuss the unfolding events in Minnesota. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reprimande...
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01-15-26 Part Two - The Latest on Iran

January 15, 2026 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, armed Kurdish separatist groups tried to cross into Iran from Iraq in recent days, stoking fears that the country’s spiraling unrest has attracted dangerous foreign militants who could destabilize the wider region, according to reports. Iranian officials said the attempted breach came amid a sweeping crackdown on nationwide protests against the country’s regime, with ...
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01-15-26 Part One - Chaos in Minneapolis

January 15, 2026 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is in the hospital after being ambushed during an attempt to arrest a Venezuelan national in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening. The agent was ambushed by two people while attempting to conduct a traffic stop on an illegal immigrant from Venezuela. The agent fired his gun during the alleged attack because he was "fe...
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01-14-26 Part Two - Newsom Changes His Tune

January 14, 2026 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, California’s governor Gavin Newsom renewed his pledge this week to fight a controversial plan to tax billionaires in the state. The proposed ballot measure, which could go to voters in November, has gained public attention recently amid heavy criticism and threats from tech moguls to leave the state. Also the Democratic Senate race in Texas heats up as Jasmine Crock...
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01-14-26 Part One - Don't Touch That Dial!

January 14, 2026 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin by discussing why after the age of 60 it's advised not to find a significant other. The primary reason is because of the conflict of interest in temperature settings in the home. Go figure. Also Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito grilled an attorney representing a biological male athlete in the case of Little v. Hecox on Tuesday about the definitions of a wo...
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01-13-26 Part One - Minnesota Files Suit

January 13, 2026 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul sued the Trump administration Monday, seeking to block a massive federal immigration enforcement surge they say has flooded the Twin Cities with armed agents, sparked fear and unrest, and interfered with state and local authorities, according to court filings. The lawsuit names Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ...
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01-13-26 Part Two - A Crucial Decision about Iran

January 13, 2026 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, many congressional lawmakers, including some within the Republican Party, have criticized the President Trump's threats to bomb Iran, with several arguing that he needs approval from Congress under the Constitution, that the U.S. should not be involved in another foreign affair and that military action could rally Iranian protesters behind the Ayatollah. Protests in ...
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01-12-26 Part Two - Only The Dead Die Young

January 12, 2026 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, in remembering the life and death of Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir who died over the weekend at 78, the guys comment on the perspective of aging as they get older. Also audio from Stephen A. Smith on sanctuary cities, wild video shows s U-Haul being driven through a major Iran protest in Los Angeles and how chance encounters in life are often moments of coincidenc...
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01-12-26 Part One - Head East, Rich Man

January 12, 2026 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, apparently moving to California makes you rich. Staying there is another matter. The state's wealth tax proposal hemorrhages $1T as billionaires flee. One Silicon Valley investor warns the middle class will 'foot the bill' as ultra-wealthy residents leave the Golden State. Also Portland Police Chief Bob Day choked up while revealing two Venezuelan illegal immigrants...
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01-09-26 Part One - Payments To Win Greenland

January 9, 2026 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Trump offers up to $100,00 to Greenland citizens as a way to get their approval for the U.S. to acquire the territory / Extension of Obamacare subsidies passes in the House of Representatives / Stephan A. Smith responds to a caller who says Trump supporters are mentally ill / It was a good move for Trump to send out JD Vance to address the Minneapolis shooting / A Rep...
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01-09-26 Part Two - The Left's End Game

January 9, 2026 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio, Gary McNamara and Eric Harley talk about an article from The New Criterion by James Piereson titled "Socialism Is A Hate Crime" / After two straight loses, Stacey Abrams says she will sit out the upcoming Georgia Governors' race / Chicago's police superintendent speaks on what to expect if you box in ICE agents / Audio of a liberal white woman who feels uneasy after she mourned the loss of Renee Go...
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01-08-26 Part One - Good vs. Evil in Minneapolis

January 8, 2026 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, city leaders have identified the woman killed during an ICE operation in Minneapolis Wednesday as 37 year-old Renee Nicole Good and federal and local officials offered sharply different accounts of the shooting. The fatal shooting occurred during an ICE enforcement operation in south Minneapolis, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which said agents were...
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01-08-26 Part Two - Government Intrusion for Home Owners

January 8, 2026 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a discussion emerges about government intrusion in home ownership, specifically property rights and rental options for home owners and landlords. Also audio from Scott Jennings summing up political vigilance against law enforcement of any kind and the Democrats embracing fraud, waste and abuse. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio station...
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01-07-26 Part One - A Crude Takeover

January 7, 2026 • 75 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin with audio from ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith loudly reminding his democratic counterparts of how Joe Biden increased the bounty on now ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro's head to $25M, saying "you can't promote the bounty and hate the capture". Also President Trump announces Venezuela is turning over millions of barrels of oil to the US governm...
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01-07-26 Part Two - Iran is Falling

January 7, 2026 • 37 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Iran is on the brink of falling as protesters move to take two cities and desperately appeal to President Trump. Abdanan and Malekshahi cities reportedly taken over by people celebrating in streets chanting 'Death to Khamenei'. Similar accounts emerged from Tehran, where security forces were reportedly seen entering Sina Hospital, prompting fear among patients and fa...
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01-06-26 Part Two - Defending Justice

January 6, 2026 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, AG Pam Bondi says President Trump 'saved countless lives' in Venezuelan dictator Maduro's capture operation. She defends military operation as 'well within' presidential authority after Democratic criticism. Some Democrats have criticized the military operation as a violation of state sovereignty, comparing it to former President George W. Bush’s actions in Iraq. Als...
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