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

January 1, 2026 1 min
Best wishes in the new year from Gary McNamara, Eric Harley and the staff of Red Eye Radio to all our loyal listeners. A brand new podcast will be available 6am eastern tomorrow January 2, 2026. Happy New Year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley this week. In part one of today's Red Eye Radio podcast, YouTuber Nick Shirley says he receiving death threats over his video exposing Somali fraud / The Trump administration says it's withholding childcare funds from Minnesota amid fraud allegations / A deep dive into the failures of California Governor Gavin Newsom / Dem Rep Ilhan Omar's ties to a murderous di...
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December 31, 2025 38 mins
Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley this week. In part two of the podcast, NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has announced the nomination of Ramzi Kassem, an attorney who defended an Al Qaeda terrorist, as Chief Counsel of New York City / The Big Apple's new Fire Chief has never fought a fire / A Minnesota election policy allows a registered voter to "vouch" for up to eight people seeking same-da...
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December 30, 2025 76 mins
Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley. In part one of today's Red Eye Radio podcast, breaking news: Nashville Covenant school shooter used Federal aid to purchase her guns for the March 2023 attack / Dem Rep Ilhan Omar says she won't be intimidated by the alleged Somali fraud / Dozens of children trucked in to the "Quality Learing Center" after exposure on the Nick Shirley video / Vice President JD...
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December 30, 2025 38 mins
Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley. In part two of the Red Eye Radio podcast, Dan continues his discussion of potential Democrat presidential primary candidates including Gavin Newsom who has nothing good for California, yet some say he has the momentum / More on the alleged Somali fraud / The Minnesota Department of Children head Tikki Brown responds to Nick Shirley's fraud video as Democrats ru...
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Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley this week. In part one of the Red Eye Radio podcast, YouTuber Nick Shirley exposes Somali Day Care fraud in a viral video now with over 100 million views / The economy and your money / Portable mortgages and the housing market / Vice President Vance comments on the latest with illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia / The false narrative that ICE is arresting U.S. ...
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December 29, 2025 38 mins
Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley this week. In part two of today's Red Eye Radio podcast, Governor of Minnesota Tim Waltz says you are a white supremacist if you bring up Somali fraud/ More audio from YouTuber Nick Shirley investigating Somali fraud in Minnesota / Student tased by Georgia cops after he allegedly refused to leave a school bus. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, l...
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Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley. In part one Jimmy Kimmel bashes Trump in a United Kingdom holiday video and says Americans are not "bright" / Hear Democrats call into Chris Cuomo's show to praise the effectiveness of Trump / The DNC is drowning in debt and pointing fingers over the failed Kamala Harris campaign / U.S. military strikes on ISIS in Nigeria / Republican Congressman Tom Emmer on ...
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Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley. In part two, there are an additional one million Epstein files that have been found by the FBI / White House Chief Of Staff Susie Wiles says Trump will be campaigning in 2026 leading up to the midterms / The Biden's bizarre family Christmas photo / The U.S. is on pace for the largest one year drop of murders on record. For more talk on the issues that matte...
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Merry Christmas from Gary McNamara, Eric Harley and the staff of Red Eye Radio! Enjoy the holiday. A brand new podcast will be available 6am eastern Friday morning. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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December 24, 2025 76 mins
Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley. In part one of today's Red Eye Radio podcast, 98 Minnesota mayors have sent a letter to state leaders including Governor Walz concerned that billions of dollars have disappeared due to Somali fraud / The Supreme Court rejects Trump's effort to deploy National Guard in Illinois / Hunter Biden throws his father under the bus by speaking out against illegal immig...
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December 24, 2025 38 mins
Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley. In part two of today's Red Eye Radio podcast, During a podcast appearance, Kamala Harris responded to  criticisms of her lacking humility. She also gave dating advice to young single women / More Epstein files released Tuesday, many featuring Bill Clinton / Many of the Epstein documents released on Tuesday are redacted with names and information blacked out,...
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December 23, 2025 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, it's the Christmas show! / The Daily Mail UK has the story "Father Christmas is 'too white' and has no right to judge if children are naughty or nice" / Turning Point USA and the debate of what it means to be a conservative today / The think tank Heritage Foundation loses 3 of it's top officials amid ideological infighting within the organization / Singer-song write...
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In part two of Red Eye Radio, as Gary and Eric get ready to head out on Christmas vacation, they reminisce about the greatest gifts they ever received for Christmas along with other childhood memories. 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 RedEye...
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In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Comedian Pete Holmes has a great twist on how to say "Merry Christmas" to those easily offended by the greeting / Democrat approval at 18 percent / An evil perverted statement by a Democrat politician on transgender surgeries for minors / The politics of the Republican party and cutting spending / Republicans are in great shape for 2026...except for prices / House Mi...
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December 22, 2025 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the unnecessary chaos of the Epstein files release / Scott Jennings tells a CNN panel the Epstein files should be called the Clinton files /  Feds say Minnesota fraud crisis could reach $9 billion / Babylon Bee headlines! / Parents in western New York complain about cold rides and breakdowns of electric school buses / Driver-less cars stalled n the streets of San F...
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December 19, 2025 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys begin by discussing the security detail protecting the rich and famous. From Elon Musk to the Hollywood elite, security is becoming crucial in today's violent society. Even security cameras in any environment have become critical after last weekend's series of multiple mass shootings. In fact authorities have identified the suspect in Saturday's mass shootin...
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In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Federal prosecutors announced new indictments Thursday in the widening Minnesota fraud scandal, this time involving two Philadelphia-based men accused of traveling to Minneapolis after a friend told them the taxpayer-funded programs there presented "a good opportunity to make money." Anthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown are accused of siphoning millions from fed...
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December 18, 2025 38 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Ford on Monday said it is pulling back on its electric vehicle plans, a move that will result in a $19.5 billion charge against its earnings to be taken mostly in the current quarter. The pullback on its EV plans also means its flagship electric vehicle, the F150 Lightning, will be on hold indefinitely. Ford said the next generation of the F150 will have a 700-mile ra...
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December 18, 2025 76 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, President Donald Trump sharply explained how his economic policies have pulled America from "the brink of ruin" following former President Joe Biden's tenure during his primetime address to the nation on Wednesday. The president announced his primetime address Tuesday as his administration zeroes in on its economic messaging following Democrats latching onto a winning...
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