Red Eye Radio
by Cumulus Podcast Network
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
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10-30-26 Part One - A Good GDP Report
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin with positive news. The U.S. economy grew at a robust 3.4% last quarter, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday. But another report showed inflation worsened last month, and both reports add fuel to the...
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10-30-26 Part Two - Where We Stand with Iran
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we discuss President Trump's options regarding Iran, as well as the possibility of a pre-emptive strike from Iran on US interests before Tuesday's election. This as Vice President JD Vance has reportedly opened diplomatic...
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10-29-26 Part One - The Alaska Senate Scandal
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin with the Alaska Senate scandal. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, told Fox News that Democrats will do "anything" to gain power while addressing reports that the campaign of his Democratic challenger Mary Peltola secretly...
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10-29-26 Part Two - Scandals, Corruption and the Insanity of the Left
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we discuss the various Democratic scandals just in this election cycle alone. From Eric Swallwell, Graham Platner, Ilhan Omar and now Mary Peltola in Alaska that we could only hope voters will take into account as they head to the...
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10-28-26 Part One - A Star Studded Lineup
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, FOX News Media announced Thursday that it will offer expanded coverage of the 2026 midterm elections across television, digital, audio and podcasts, bringing the latest results and analysis straight to viewers, wherever they are....
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10-28-26 Part Two - Improving Social Security
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano said "eliminating fraud, waste and abuse" is the "first solution" to protecting the retirement program as concerns persist over its long-term finances. During an appearance...
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10-27-26 Part One - T-Minus One Week
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Jay-Z picks himself to headline the next Super Bowl half-time show / A National Review editorial: The Stakes In 2026 And Beyond / The DSA will have a major platform at the next DNC convention / Voter turnout and the midterms / The...
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10-27-26 Part Two - Shoring Up The Base
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the excitement quotient of elections / From the Cato Institute: the Trump administration now holds equity stakes in 40 private companies / The midterms will mark the end of the Trump influence in elections / The two things that will...
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10-26-26 Part One - The Boys Are Back In Town
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys return from vacation and catch up on the latest headlines with the mid term elections at the top of the list. With all the craziness with the left, they express the importance that everyone get out and vote on November 3rd....
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10-26-26 Part Two - Snakes On A Plane
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Gary shares about his encounter with a lady on his plane ride who wasn't exactly the Trump supporter she once was. Also LeBron James isn’t spending much time worrying about President Trump’s latest criticism. The Philadelphia 76ers...
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10-23-26 Part One - Ilhan Omar is a Fraud
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 trying to indentify the real Ilhan Omar. Ilhan Omar is not the "real name" of the Minnesota congresswoman. Her real name is Ilhan Nur Said...
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10-23-26 Part Two - Ukrainian Strikes are Crippling Russian Diesel
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 discuss the Russian diesel deal. Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian refineries have grown to such a scale, reach and effectiveness that they have...
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10-22-26 Part One - Political Ads, Omar and the WNBA
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 a political ad that hits below the belt. Vice President JD Vance, during a rally in Cincinnati on Wednesday, praised Ohio...
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10-22-26 Part Two - Amy Acton's Act
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 continues discussing the political ad in Ohio that's making headlines. The ad features former Director of the Ohio DOH Amy Acton's estranged mother,...
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10-21-26 Part One - Trump's Trope
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 something the President said. President Trump used an antisemitic slur Monday in defending Sen. Roger Marshall after an article said he…
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10-21-26 Part Two - Rediscovering Noah's Ark
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Dan Mandis fills us in with the latest on the Iranian war, audio from Ted Cruz on Abdul El Sayed and President Trump's remarks about the possibility of deportation and jail time for Ilhan Omar. Also Dan interviews Kevin Fisher. A...
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10-20-26 Part One - Omar in Deep DNA
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 Ilhan Omar's investigation. The federal raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home prompted warnings Wednesday from a...
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10-20-26 Part Two - A Geological Find of Biblical Proportions
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 Dan discusses his loyalty to the GOP and President Trump and how political divides erupt between friends and family. Also President Trump on Monday...
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10-19-26 Part One - Paris Under Siege
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 horrific riots in Paris. Street violence erupted across France on Saturday when peaceful marches of 500,000 to 800,000 people…
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10-19-26 Part Two - The Art of the Diesel
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley,Dan Mandis fills in this week and discusses the Russian oil deal. President Trump defended his decision to pause sanctions against Russia as a means to secure a permanent peace deal and bring fuel price relief for the US — while...
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10-16-26 Part One - Katie's Credentials
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, as the frist cold front moves through Texas this weekend, the guys discuss the weather changes and the need to stay warmer based on their age. Also the New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said that she did her "very best"...
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10-16-26 Part Two - The Midterms Are Looking Blue
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said current polling suggests there’s a 67% chance Democrats will win both the House and Senate in the 2026 midterm elections. On the latest episode of “The Enten Scale,” Enten noted that the…
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10-15-26 Part One - Major Banks Discriminate Conservatives
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, major banks closed accounts and refused credit to MAGA merchants, pro-life causes, religious groups, conservative organizations and sectors disfavored by the Biden administration, such as firearms, oil and gas, and private prisons…
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10-15-26 Part Two - The Left's Nose is Growing
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, from Florida House Rep Angie Nixon to Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico, the lies continue to grow as they campaign on issues and promises that are simply untrue. Also a poll on California's infastructure and voter's concerns /…
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10-14-26 Part One - Investigating Ilhan Omar's Family Tree
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Rep. Ilhan Omar’s, D-Minn., immigration history is facing fresh scrutiny after federal agents searched her Washington, D.C., home, with new reports detailing subpoenas to relatives and a request from her congressional staff to…
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10-14-26 Part Two - James Talarico Emerges
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, State Rep. James Talarico is back on the campaign trail after a nine-day absence due to the flu, dismissing online rumors about his health and challenging Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to a debate in their U.S. Senate race....
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10-13-26 Part One - Economic Nostalgia
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, legal analyst Jonathan Turley's latest column talks about how Democrats have found God in elections / Texas senate candidate Talarico's 9 day absence is "weird" / The raid on Ilham Omar's DC house / The National Review article " Our...
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10-13-26 Part Two - Democrats vs Alaska
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, what are the Democrats' plan to make your life easier? / A Wall Street Journal opinion piece " Democrats vs Alaska, Again" / 3 in 10 Americans say a college education is important...a record low. For more talk on the issues that...
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10-12-26 Part One - The Illegal "New Yorker"
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, a new study labels Dallas Ft Worth International the most stressful airport in the country / New Trafalgar polling shows Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico winning their senate seats in Michigan and Texas / Secretary of Homeland...
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10-12-26 Part Two - Trump's Russia Diesel Deal
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Trump's Russia diesel deal doesn't make any sense and won't have any impact on prices / Ukraine says there is no energy cease fire deal with Russia / A record low 31% say a college education is unimportant / Remembering Hall of Fame...
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10-09-26 Part One - Chaos in the Bronx
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, as the President continues to rally for his voting base in the south, he's getting a bit miffed that we are not taking him serious about transitioning from "AI" to "SI". We here are finding it difficult because "SI" to us will…
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10-09-26 Part Two - Hurricane Isaias
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Hurricane Isaias is barreling toward the Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 2 storm, bringing damaging wind gusts, heavy rain and potentially life-threatening flash flooding. Three states, including Alabama, Florida and Georgia, have...
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10-08-26 Part One - The GOP is Viable for 2028
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, from JD Vance to Ron DeSantis to Ted Cruz, the GOP looks strong for the Presidential bid in 2028. The Democrats? Not so good. Especially now that Don Lemon (yes that guy) is considering running on the Democratic ticket. Imagine a...
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10-08-26 Part Two - A Look Back at the Industrialized Revolution
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Jeff Bezos revealed his vision for America's next frontier — from AI to the moon. The Amazon founder says AI could help families live on one income, and that space race is real: 'We have to beat China'. He went on to say that AI…
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10-07-26 Part One - Hollywood Democrats Abondon Ship
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, from Lady Gaga to Bill Maher to Debra Messing, more and more celebrities are beginning to realize the insanity of of the Democratic agenda and shifting their support to the Republican party. Also audio from liberal haven...
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10-07-26 Part Two - Some Artists Won't Budge
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we continue the discussion of artists and celebrities who are making a shift in their political beliefs. Some however like John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen simply won't budge from their hatred of the right and use their…
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10-06-26 Part One - MAGA Clings To Their Leader
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, through the many decisions President Trump makes especially with Iran, MAGA supporters and his voting base are challenged to continue support the man they originally voted for. The midterm elections will prove where the GOP stands…
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10-06-26 Part Two - Seattle Stalls the Homeless
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, a democratic socialist, has run into major roadblocks while trying to enact her agenda in the city as she grapples with public safety concerns and homelessness. Wilson campaigned on adding 1,000 homeless...
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10-05-26 Part One - Virtue Signaling is On The Rise
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, we begin by seeing the increase of virtue signaling by the left. The definition of vitue signaling is the public expression of moral values, social awareness, or political correctness primarily intended to make the speaker look good...
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10-05-26 Part Two - The Russian Plague
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Russian authorities have imposed “anti-epidemic measures” after a laboratory worker at an institute in Siberia dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of a mysterious illness. The researcher, a…
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10-02-26 Part One - Play Misty For Me
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys take a quick walk down memory lane remembering those special songs that has a way of magically transporting you back in time when the song was on the radio. They point out some songs that elicit not so happy memories, but…
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10-02-26 Part Two - The Heated Race for the Texas Senate
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, with just weeks before Election Day, Democratic engagement and positive ratings give Democrat James Talarico a razor-thin edge over Republican Ken Paxton in what is, so far, shaping up to be a photo finish for the Lone Star State’s...
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10-01-26 Part One - Christa Pike Cheats Death
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the lone woman on Tennessee’s death row was still alive on Wednesday night after she was administered two lethal injections, according to her lawyer. Convicted Tennessee killer Christa Pike's legal team said in a motion seeking to...
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10-01-26 Part Two - There's Nothing Like The Real Thing
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, new reseach indicates podcast listeners are not happy with AI replacements for the human host of the show. AI is continually replacing media professionals with voice matching technology, but it's still "buggy". There's still a lot…
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09-30-26 Part One - Talarico’s Unconvincing Christian Progressivism
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, James Talarico may not think that God is nonbinary anymore, but he’s certain that He’s in favor of universal health care. The Texas Senate candidate posted a riff on X about how the Bible is the foundation of his progressivism....
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09-30-26 Part Two - Introducing "Super Intelligence"
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order renaming artificial intelligence to “super intelligence” in a rebranding that comes amid growing concerns about AI safety and hours after top AI industry executives met the...
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09-29-26 Part One - Russian Cannon Fodder
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Russia is recruiting frontline troops for its war against Ukraine any way it can, and has duped at least 18 US men into fighting. The NY Times article states most are sent into the “meatgrinder” — the frontlines where they are…
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09-29-26 Part Two - An Ethical Work Ethic
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the guys continue discussing job availability and the need for skilled laborers, remembering their own jobs and career ambitions as well. Also the continued resilience of employment and consumption in the US economy strengthens...
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09-28-26 Part One - Walmart Won't Take It Personal
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Walmart is assuring customers it will not use personal data or AI to personalize prices. In a letter published Friday, Walmart President and CEO John Furner reaffirmed the retail giant's long-standing "Every Day Low Prices"…
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09-28-26 Part Two - The High Cost of Education
In part two of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, according to an article in the New York Review, the New York City Department of Education says it spent this year at P.S. 307 in Brooklyn, around $44,000 per student — and, when including other wraparound services, a whopping…
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About this show
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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