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Red Eye Radio
Cumulus Podcast Network
300 episodes
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.
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09-25-26 Part One - A Data Center Near You
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys begin by discussing data centers and the effeciency of operation, dispelling a lot of baseless concerns of noise and energy consumption. As the…
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09-25-26 Part Two - Send In The Clowns
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the Boston Globe has an extraordinary story on a woke lesbian bar named Last Ditch that has a mandatory masking policy and has been hit by a backlash…
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09-24-26 Part One - The GOP Maintains Favorability
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, even amid voter frustration over the economy and the Iran war, Republicans remain more popular than Democrats heading into Election Day. Republicans have…
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09-24-26 Part Two - A Full Court Press
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, President Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico suffered a setback Thursday after a federal judge ordered the administration to restore White House…
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09-23-26 Part One - Masks Required
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, trouble is a brewin’ at this watering hole. A Massachusetts lesbian bar descended into a catty culture war and faces a potentially business-ending…
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09-23-26 Part Two - The GOP's Cost for the Mid-Terms
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Republicans are heading into the final stretch of the midterm race recognizing a blunt message: Voters are frustrated, and acknowledging those…
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09-22-26 Part One - Paramount-Warner Nothing Burger
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Paramount-Warner Brothers merger brokered by Gavin Newsom / Sylvester Stallone recently revealed he never agreed to the "Hollywood Ambassador" position…
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09-22-26 Part Two -The Mind Of A Liberal
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the author of "The 1619 Project" sacrifices her own daughter's education for virtue-signaling / The world's largest data center in Piketon, Ohio. For…
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09-21-26 Part One - Jessica Tarlov Said What?
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a new national survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania shows that 65 percent of adults could name all three…
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09-21-26 Part Two - Sheeran Toes The Line
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a Fox News poll shows the economy is hurting Trump and Republicans / Ron DeSantis weighs in on the economic reality of inflation / Ed Sheeran has to tow…
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09-18-26 Part One - The War Department goes to War.
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a popular women’s sports bar's hypocrisy shows as it disavows the very thing it was meant to support. The Sports Bra also expelled fans wearing XX-XY…
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09-18-26 Part Two - The Plan for Regime Change
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, New satellite imagery shows Iran has added new defenses around tunnel entrances at Pickaxe Mountain, the deeply buried nuclear-linked site President…
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09-17-26 Part One - Bernie's 32 Hour Work Week
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the efficiency of the U.S. healthcare system versus others like the Canadian healthcare system / Bernie Sanders has introduced a new bill that would…
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09-17-26 Part Two - A.I. Kill Switch
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Sen. Rand Paul blocks Sen. John Kennedy's effort to unanimously require an AI "kill switch" nationwide / The wisdom of Kamala Harris on A.I. / The Fed…
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09-16-26 Part One - The Dangers of Sanctuary Cities
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin by getting a health update on Eric's Dad. By God's grace he is doing well. At the top of the news is sanctuary cites and how they prioritize…
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09-16-26 Part Two - Macklemore No More
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Ed Sheeran is speaking out after Macklemore says he was dropped from the English superstar's tour for making political statements on stage. In a social…
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09-15-26 Part One - Hoping to SAVE the Mid Terms
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Gary flies solo tonight and begins by discussing the SAVE Act. The SAVE Act debate over election rules is intensifying in Congress ahead of the 2026…
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09-15-26 Part Two - The Data Center Dilemma
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, data center hysteria is our latest group chat gone wild. Love them or hate them, if you want AI they are here to stay (wherever that may be). Also White…
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09-14-26 Part One - Gary and Eric Return
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys return from vacation to point out how 'X' stinks! The social media platform is replete with football stats and other fodder that interrupts…
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09-14-26 Part Two - Quarterback's Quarters Back
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys vent their frustration on the pre-game preamble of the NFL game day on TV. They share parodies of how they would handle the pre-game banter they…
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09-11-26 Part One - Demoralized Young Men
Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Gary McNamara and Eric Harley. In part one of today's Red Eye podcast, Dan asks "Do you believe that President Trump's 5k dividend is a sincere effort to return money to…
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09-11-26 Part Two - Trump Has No Regrets
Dan Mandis (WTN-Nashville) fills in for Eric Harley and Gary McNamara. In part two of today's Red Eye podcast, Trump is asked if the Iran conflict will last for the rest of his term / middle east development: Huthi…
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09-10-26 Part One - The Trump Dividend
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 this week and we begin by discussing night one of the Republican mid-term Convention in…
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09-10-26 Part Two - Your Vote For Sale
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 this week and we continue discussing night one of the Republican mid-term Convention in…
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09-09-26 Part One - Lindsay Clancy, Charlie Kirk and 9/11
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Marconi award winning talk show host Dan Mandis fills in for the guys this week and we begin tonight with the one year anniversary of Charlie Kirk's…
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09-09-26 Part Two - The Democratic Death Cult
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Marconi award winning talk show host Dan Mandis fills in for the guys this week and we continue discussing this insane and unforgivable "celebration" of…
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09-08-26 Part One - Iran, Clancy and the Trump Account
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 this week and we begin with the latest on the wa with Iran. The US moves to ramp up…
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09-08-26 Part Two - The Art of the Venezeualan Deal
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 this week and we continue discussing the President's deal on Venezeulan oil. Among many…
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09-07-26 - No Podcast Today ~ Happy Labor Day!
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09-04-26 Part One - The Death of a Feminist Pioneer
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Gloria Steinem, the pioneering journalist and feminist activist, has died at the age of 92. Steinem was a feminist activist her entire life, including…
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09-04-26 Part Two - The Firing of Maria Bartiromo
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Fox News said Thursday that it had parted ways with longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo, a vocal defender of President Trump who hosted several financial…
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09-03-26 Part One - Democrats Could Care Less
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin with audio from two different parents sharing their heartbreaking stories detailing in a House Congressional hearing, how their children were…
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09-03-26 Part Two - The Lindsay Clancy Trial
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the jury in Lindsay Clancy's triple‑murder trial remains deadlocked, prompting Judge William Sullivan to give a Tuey‑Rodriguez “dynamite” instruction in…
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09-02-26 Part One - Kaepernick Wants Back in the Game
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, It’s been 780 days since Colin Kaepernick took his last snap as an NFL quarterback. Now that Kaepernick has settled his grievance with the league, it…
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09-02-26 Part Two - Cruz and Capitalism
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Sen. Ted Cruz expressed concern about the future of the United States while discussing the Democratic Party’s shift toward embracing candidates with…
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09-01-26 Part One - GOP And Life After Trump
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the Supreme Court rules in favor of the new White House ballroom / The jury has found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty in the murder of Tupac Shakur/ The…
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09-01-26 Part Two - Vance Economics
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, VP JD Vance has shown he doesn't understand economics / Senator Ted Cruz priaised Trump this week calling him a fearless leader in comparison to other…
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08-31-26 Part One - Vehicle Privacy Concerns
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the flock camera debate and privacy concerns / kill switch technology that monitors impaired driving / Following international outcry, the Canadian…
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08-31-26 Part Two - Media's Lawfare Enabling
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Dem Rep Clyburn has called for an expanding of the Supreme Court to 13 justices / A Wall Street Journal piece by Kimberly Strassel "The Media's Lawfare…
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08-28-26 Part One - Russia Turns Up the Heat
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Russia warned Thursday that it could strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine if Kyiv uses long-range British cruise missiles against…
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08-28-26 Part Two - The Terror of Tariffs
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Canadian exporters who sell clothing, alcohol and other products hit by the new 50 percent U.S. tariffs are worried the levies will discourage American…
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08-27-26 Part One - Abdul El Sayed Goes Too Far
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, it seems every time Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Democrat running for U.S. Senate, opens his mouth, chaos ensues. Monday's interview with Fox News' Jesse…
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08-27-26 Part Two - Remembering Tim Curry
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky…
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08-26-26 Part One - Remembering Dolly Parton
In part one of Red Eye Radio, Gary and Eric remember the life and career of Dolly Parton who passed away Tuesday at the age of 80 / The story of her song "I WIll Always Love You" that was also made famous by Whitney…
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08-26-26 Part Two - Republicans Never Radicalized
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, data now shows it's the left that has been radicalized. Not the right / CIA Director John Ratcliffe has made an unexpected, completely unannounced visit…
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08-25-26 Part One - The WDSA
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the WNBA says Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are not eligible to play because they are mocking the league and it's "simply a publicity stunt /…
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08-25-26 Part Two - What Are You Afraid Of?
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a national survey by Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences finds Americans continue to fear corruption in government more than…
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08-24-26 Part One - Enes Gets Tossed
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, there's been no buzz about the recent release of more UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) files / Enes Kanter was kicked out of a WNBA game after a…
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08-24-26 Part Two - Youth Turning To Trades
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a new poll shows Kamala Harris favored by 30 percent of Democrat voters / Jasmine Crockett continues to blame racism for her loss to James Talarico /…
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08-21-26 Part One - Save Women's Sports
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a Seattle Times columnist resigns after the paper allegedly refused to run his 'Save Women's Sports' column. Matt Calkins says the rejected piece…
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