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

July 11, 2025 151 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the left's dishonesty about the ICE raid at a marijuana farm in California / Texas Rep Jasmine Crockett leads a hypothetical primary Senate 2026 field with 35% of likely Democratic voters / Kamala Harris' cringe worthy guest appearance on a podcast that was too bad to air / A new poll by CNN shows Americans aren't afraid of climate change / Audio of another TikTok ...
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In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a look back at the two top stories of the week (the planned deadly attack on ICE agents in Alvarado Texas...and some Congressional Democrats are scared of their own voters) / Questions about TSA policy change on removing shoes at security / Washington Post CEO encourages employees take a buyout if they don't align with the companies new direction. For more talk on ...
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In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the left conitinues to push lies about the Big Beautiful bill / The View's Joy Behar doesn't know the difference between medicaid and medicare / The DOJ investigation of James Comey and John Brennan over the Russia collusion hoax / Biden's former White House doctor appeared before a House oversight committee, took the 5th and refused to answer questions because of ...
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In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the audio cut of the day from a liberal who thinks she has it all figured out / Democrat socialist allies of NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani may be eyeing primary challenges next year to congressional democrats in New York City / Economic news from the commerce department / Kamala Harris' TikTok "Subway Takes" was so bizarre, the host and Harris both agreed to delete it...
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July 9, 2025 151 mins
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, NYC mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani has come under fire for radical campaign promises and quoting communist Karl Marx. Mayor Eric Adams rebukes him for romanticizing socialism during the campaign. Also TSA pre-checks at airports slightly lifted by allowing you to leave your shoes on, a look at the accuracy of Presidential polls, President Trump delays sending weapons ...
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In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, hilarious headlines from the Babylon Bee with the best relating to the new Superman movie. We try to imagine the Christian "think tank" office of the Babylon Bee as related to National Lampoon's smoke-filled office of writers back in the day. Also the politicalization of the new Superman movie as director James Gunn summizes the plot of the movie related to immigran...
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In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, an Axios article exposes their own kind detailing how leftist democrats are openly willing to turn into extremists and martyrs for their cause citing violence and drawing blood to prove their cause..all invoked by their hatred for President Trump and the administration's efforts to establish and enforce law and order in America. Also 11 people charged with attempted m...
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July 8, 2025 39 mins
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, as the death toll in south Texas exceeds 100, Governor Greg Abbott vows to increase search and rescue efforts until every missing person is accounted for. Cleanup efforts for the disastrous flood intensify as miles of mountainous debris is set to be cleared. Aid and volunteer efforts from all over the nation are pouring in. Also audio from President Trump on "Commie M...
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In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys return from vacation to catch up on events from the last week. We start with the devastating flooding of the Guadalupe river in south Texas that has taken the lives of over 79 people including 22 children. As search and rescue teams tirelessly continue to comb the river for rescue and recovery. Some 860 people have been rescued thus far and the devastation is...
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In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, in defiance of President Trump's tax bill, Elon Musk announces that he has formed the "America Party" to give you back your freedom. The President respond's by saying "he's completely off the rails". Musk wants to focus on winning just a few house and district seats over the next 12 months and may later consider a candidate to represent the so called third party. Pres...
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Enjoy your Independence Day. Great news! Gary McNamara and Eric Harley return with a new podcast Monday morning to catch you up on everything that happened this holiday weekend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary and Eric. House Speaker Mike Johnson expects the Big Beautiful Bill to pass early Thursday morning. Overnight as Red Eye began, it seemed President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill was all but dead in the House with unexpected opposition by 5 Republicans and 8 no votes/ Tennessee Congressman Scott Desjarlais joined the show to talk about the stalled bill and whether or not he thought it wi...
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Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Eric and Gary, In part two of Red Eye Radio, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke from the Senate floor on what he calls the one big ugly bill...and abomination that will starve children / Dan takes more of your calls on the Big Beautiful Bill /Deportation numbers in Tennessee shows 80 percent had a criminal conviction or a pending charge / A CNN commentator asks why people aren’t inv...
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Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary and Eric. In part one of Red Eye Radio, President Trump visits Alligator Alcatraz and is asked about his relationship with Flordia Governor Ron DeSantis / Trump approves the National Guard as immigration judges at the new Florida dentention center / Over 300 bodies near the Mexican border have been discovered by authorities on the floor of a private crematorium / CNN actually reports T...
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Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Eric and Gary. In part two of Red Eye Radio, border czar Tom Homan expresses strong disapproval of CNN's reporting on an app / Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is equally angered by the app / Noem also says an illegal attempted to eat himself during deportation flight / It appears Trump helped negotiate a peace deal between Israel and Gaza / Joy Reed calls Alligator Alcatraz a conce...
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July 1, 2025 151 mins
Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary and Eric. In Part one of Red Eye Radio, Trump's late night post on Truth Social goes after Elon Musk and the subsidies for EV's / the Senate voter-rama finger pointing continued in the Senate on Monday / Meanwhile the House is not happy with the Senate version of the Big Beautiful Bill / A Gallup poll asks "are you proud to be an American?" / Trump travels to Alligator Alcatraz Tuesday ...
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Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Eric and Gary. In part two of Red Eye Radio, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani once rapped about his love for the Holy Land 5, a Hamas terror funding group / CNN says Mamdani's taxing white neighborhoods comment is being taken out of context / Vote-a-rama continues into the early morning hours/ The number one rated fast food restaurant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
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In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys are on vacation this week and Marconi award winner Dan Mandis fills in. We begin with the horrific ordeal from Idaho where a man started a fire and the opened fire on the responding firefighters, killing two Firefighters and wounding 11 others including a firefighter who is clinging to life. Also President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" passed the first stage ...
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In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, special guest host Dan Mandis fill in this week and discusses the Florida Attorney General proposing a sort of "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades as protesters galvanize. Also back to the issue of truck drivers who are not English proficient causing issues and deadly accidents. Lots of truckers calling in to voice their opinion. Mo...
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In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, as the Big Beautiful Bill gets close to landing on the President's desk we witness the finishing touches and final changes for Senate approval. Also appreciation for Pete Hegseth and the military accomplishments thus far under the Trump administration. Also audio from Col. Dan "Raisin" Caine on no beach volleyball (a reference to Top Gun 2: Maverick), Gary reflecting ...
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