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

11-27-25 - Happy Thanksgiving! The Podcast Has The Day Off

November 27, 2025 • 1 min
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11-26-25 Part One - Insanity Up For Election In Middle Tennessee

November 26, 2025 • 76 mins
Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley. In part one, the Dec. 2 special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District has Republican Matt Van Epps running against Democrat Aftyn Behn, who has said she hates everything about Nashville. A Behn win would further cut the Republican's House majority / In Geneva, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there has been some progress in the Ukraine peace pl...
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11-26-25 Part Two - Biden Turkey Pardons Null And Void

November 26, 2025 • 38 mins
Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley. In part two, more on the the December 2 special election in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District that pits radically insane Democrat Aftyn Behn against Republican Matt Van Epps to replace retiring Rep. Mark Green / Trump jokes that he has nullified last year's Biden turkey pardons because the former President used an auto-pen / As seen on CNN: Polling shows...
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11-25-25 Part One - The Peace Plan Leaker

November 25, 2025 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, this Thanksgiving traveling season, Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy would like passengers to stop wearing pajamas and slippers on the plane / Who leaked the 28 point peace plan for ending the Ukraine-Russia war / AOC reportedly gearing up to run for President in 2028. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across ...
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11-25-25 Part Two - Dems Sowing Seeds Of Doubt

November 25, 2025 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Senator Mark Kelly is under investigation by the Pentagon for participating in a video that encourages U.S. service members to refuse illegal orders / Here's the headline: "Your Thanksgiving Leftovers Are Harming The Planet" / New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill may stop her state from paying federal taxes as a way to protest Trump policies. For more talk o...
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11-24-25 Part One - The Motivation of MTG

November 24, 2025 • 75 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the "ShamWow guy" has reportedly filed to run for Congress in Texas as a Republican / The motivation of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene with her resignation from Congress / DOGE is officially over / The case of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) who was recently indicted for allegedly stealing $5 million from FEMA to fund her 2021 congressional campaign. Marjorie Taylor...
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11-24-25 Part Two - Mamdani Meets The President

November 24, 2025 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Senator Elissa Slotkin admits there were no illegal military orders by Trump. Bill Maher talks about Michelle Obama's claim the country is not ready for a woman president. At the White House Mayor elect Mamdani is asked if he still thinks President Trump is a fascist. A poll shows the younger generation is souring on democracy. For more talk on the issues that ma...
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11-21-25 Part One - A Grown Up Mayor

November 21, 2025 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson said now that she has been elected mayor and is earning more money as a result, she no longer needs to ask her parents for help to pay the bills. The 43 year old Wilson, who recently told CNN she thought embracing the help she got from her parents made her more "relatable" to Seattle voters, quipped on social media that, "after much de...
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11-21-25 Part Two - Presidential Poll Numbers

November 21, 2025 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, new poll numbers indicate which candidates for President in 2028 skew toward JD Vance, DeSantis, Rubio and Kennedy (in that order) for the GOP. For Democrats, Harris, Newsom, AOC, Buttigieg and Shapiro. The general election pits JD Vance vs. Gavin Newsom. Also Olivia Nuzzi – the US star political reporter known for her cozy access to top Republican figures – dropped ...
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11-20-25 Part One - Rumors of War and Peace

November 20, 2025 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, an end to the Russia/Ukraine war may be in the works. Although there's no official word from the White House, analysts and other media outlets report details are being hashed out to end the devastating conflict between the two nations. Also, a federal judge sides with Meta in antitrust trial and will not spin off WhatsApp and Instagram, bringing down Venezuelan drug t...
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11-20-25 Part Two - Mamdani's About Face

November 20, 2025 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, NY mayor elect Zohran Mamdani is doing an about face on the re-vamping of the NY police department. Also the political future of Vivek Ramaswamy and a rumor that former President George W. Bush and his family will take over the GOP from Donald Trump in 2028. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am...
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11-19-25 Part One - The File Cabinet

November 19, 2025 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, as the Epstein files case begins to unravel, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., was ridiculed as "dishonest" and "sick" after arguing from the House floor that his former law school student and colleague was only "taking a phone call from her constituent" when she was texting disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 House hearing. Republicans on Tuesday, led by Rep. R...
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11-19-25 Part Two - The Lines of Texas are Upon You

November 19, 2025 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a panel of three federal judges on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional seats in the 2026 midterm elections, ruling 2-1 that the map in question appeared to constitute an illegal, race-based gerrymander. The matter now goes to the Supreme Court. Also President Trump has given new insigh...
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11-18-25 Part One - Meet You in My Memes

November 18, 2025 • 73 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin with comparing dating habits from today's non-traditional online hookups to the more conventional methods that were much more respectful and thus meaningful. Also, women are much more likely to defend political values when dating, Ford Corporation has thousands of openings for critical positions, former Harvard president Larry Summers steps back from public r...
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11-18-25 Part Two - Mamdani Shames Hochul

November 18, 2025 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Gov. Kathy Hochul thought endorsing Zohran Mamdani would win over his supporters; instead, they’re now threatening to oust her if she doesn’t cave to their demands. Oops. If Hochul blocks tax hikes on the rich to fund “universal childcare,” warned state Sen. Jabari Brisport at a “Tax the Rich” rally Sunday, “she has to go.” Also, affordability is still the GOP's prior...
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11-17-25 Part One - Whoopi's Refund

November 17, 2025 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin with audio from Friday's The View as Whoopi Goldberg laments paying health insurance premiums wishing the system would return her payments if she doesn't file a claim. Also the FAA lifts restrictions imposed earlier in the month because of the government shutdown, the results of the Canadian Super Bowl, the five issues with Marjorie Taylor Greene and the affo...
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11-17-25 Part Two - Assisted Suicide in Canada

November 17, 2025 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the lack of adequate health care is pushing Canadians toward assisted suicide. The family of an elderly man is speaking out about the terrible hospital conditions that led their father to request euthanasia before he died of natural causes. Also Bill Maher's disdain of Zohran Mamdani's unrealistic promise of healthcare for his blue state, lobbying for the hemp law, au...
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11-14-25 Part One - AOC's Dark Side

November 14, 2025 • 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we start with audio from AOC making up a story about people becoming disenchanted with FOX News and "slowly realizing that their eyes are being opened to real information". Sort of like coaxing a Jedi to the dark side of The Force with a false fantasy. Also, consumer pricing, tariffs and affordability is the focus for the GOP, another socialist/Marxist is elected in S...
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11-14-25 Part Two - Moving a Broad

November 14, 2025 • 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a new survey found that a record number of young women are interested in fleeing the U.S. and moving abroad permanently. Gallup recently found for the second year in a row that approximately one in five Americans say they would like to leave the U.S. and move to another country permanently. Also, Seattle's new communist/socialist mayor offers everything for free and i...
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11-13-25 Part One - Back In Business

November 13, 2025 • 75 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, President Donald Trump signed legislation to fund the government again putting an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Trump signaled Monday the government would open soon, as consequences of a lapse in funding continued to snowball, including missed paychecks for federal workers and airline delays stemming from air traffic controller staffing short...
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