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The Rick Robinson Show
by Rick Robinson
Rick Robison is the Programming Director of KLRNRadio and the host of several podcasts: America off The Rails, The Jenn and Rick Show, Rick and Ordy, and Juxtaposition, Rick has been a host on WNJC 1360 AM on CRN Digital Talk Radio and can even be heard occasionally on KOKC 95.3 FM and 1520 AM in Oklahoma City. This long-format show will air weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 2pm to 4 pm Central time. The show will focus on national politics and events that matter to Oklahomans.
Episodes
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The Future Can Fly. Washington Can’t.
A flying-car video has Rick dreaming like an ’80s kid—and wondering why even cool technology turns into a political fistfight. Then it’s back to earth: Burisma questions, midterm polling, campaign reversals, and Washington’s talent for delivering excuses instead of answers. Rick tackles...
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Good Charts, Tight Wallets
Growth is aggregate. Affordability is personal. Rick Robinson returns for Finally Friday with a look at the gap between economic headlines and the bills Americans actually have to pay. He discusses jobs, housing costs, consumer confidence, and how energy prices ripple through groceries,...
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Who Watches the Watchers? Data, Surveillance and the Systems Beneath Us
Modern institutions collect more information than ever—but who controls that information, who protects it, and what happens when the systems underneath everything begin to fail? Rick Robinson examines a federal judge’s temporary order restoring White House access to CNN, MSNBC, and Politico. The...
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The Price of Power
Who controls the information — and who ultimately pays when power changes hands? Rick starts with the escalating fight over White House press access, the traditional presidential media pool, and whether modern political journalism is gathering information or manufacturing confrontation. Then a...
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Who Controls the Machine?
Artificial intelligence may exist as software, but the infrastructure that supports it is very real—and whoever controls that infrastructure may eventually control far more than the technology itself. Rick Robinson revisits warnings about artificial intelligence, separating documented problems…
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Twenty-Five Years Later: What We Know and What Remains Unanswered
Twenty-five years after September 11, remembrance demands more than familiar footage, ceremonial speeches, and political slogans. It requires Americans to remember those lost, honor those who ran toward danger, and examine the evidence without surrendering to blind institutional trust or...
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The Machinery Under the Headline
Later, he examines Tucker Carlson's praise for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, the difference between political friendship and intellectual agreement, and why audiences should investigate claims independently. The show concludes with strange political allegations from…
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What Does Done Mean?
When America commits blood, money, and military power overseas, what does victory actually look like—and who gets to define when the mission is done? On this special #ChatLivesMatter Night edition of The Rick Robinson Show, Rick Robinson examines the war in Iran and the difference between…
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TRRS Power Needs Rules: China, the Grid, and Who Decides
Modern national security is no longer limited to borders, weapons, and military bases. It now includes transformers, power inverters, data centers, utility networks, and even the political arguments shaping whether America builds the infrastructure it needs. Rick Robinson examines President…
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They Asked for Trust. We Asked for Receipts.
Government constantly asks the public for trust—but trust should follow accountability, not replace it. Rick Robinson begins in Oklahoma, examining the primary and runoff results, what the voters actually said through two very different state-question outcomes, and why state agencies are being...
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When the Rules Get in the Way: The DSA, Election Integrity, and Institutional Power
What happens when political movements decide America’s institutions are obstacles to be removed rather than guardrails to be respected? Rick opens with Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea before examining Wisconsin’s remarkably close Democratic gubernatorial primary, where socialist Francesca Hong came...
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The Doctor, the Diary, and the Fifth — Part Two
Rick Robinson continues his examination of Anthony Fauci’s pandemic-era record, focusing on what survived, what may be missing, and what congressional investigators can legally do next. The episode examines “delete this email” records, David Morens’ alleged use of private Gmail, material from...
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TRRS_2026-08-12_ChatLivesMatterDay Who Controls the Machine — and Who Controls Us?
It’s #ChatLivesMatterDay, and this time the chatbots get honorary membership. Rick opens with Bernie Sanders’ call to pause advanced AI development, then digs into the larger question of whether the United States can afford to slow down while competitors like China and Russia keep moving forward....
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TRRS 07-31-26 The Doctor, the Diary, and the Fifth
Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times before the Senate—but the private diary he kept during the COVID-19 pandemic had plenty to say. Rick Robinson examines Fauci’s own pandemic-era entries and compares his private record with the confident public messaging presented to the American...
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TRRS 07-24-26 Who Gave Them Permission
On this Finally Friday edition, Rick Robinson asks one central question: Who gave them permission? After an opening about Iran, ideological warfare, and America’s reluctance to confront a determined enemy, Rick examines what happens when access, authority, or technology is mistaken for unlimited...
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07-20-26 It Was Only an Exercise—Until the Shadow Government Spoke
In this episode of The Rick Robinson Show, Rick connects the dots between political “war games,” FBI election-security operations, January 6 intelligence failures, confidential human sources, Capitol security breakdowns, disputed testimony, and the institutions that later shaped the official...
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TRRS 07-17-26 The Speech They Decided You Shouldn’t Hear
President Trump used a nationally televised address to unveil newly declassified material concerning foreign interference, election-system vulnerabilities, and the intelligence community’s handling of information surrounding the 2018 and 2020 elections. Rick plays the president’s remarks…
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07-15-26 Trust Us—The Guardrails Are Optional
From fatal ICE encounters and missing body-camera clarity to prosecutors bypassing constitutional safeguards, this episode asks what happens when the institutions exercising power expect public trust without consistently showing their work. Rick Robinson begins with the temporary ICE vehicle-stop...
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07-10-26 The National Divorce Has Already Started
America may still share one flag and one map, but millions of citizens are already separating from the institutions that claim to represent them. Rick Robinson examines the growing movement among rural Illinois counties to escape the political gravity of Chicago and Cook County, along with the...
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07-06-26 #America250: The Clash of Ideologies, America Celebrated. The Left Seethed
America turned 250, and while millions celebrated with flags, fireworks, faith, and family, much of the political Left seemed determined to treat the birthday party like a crime scene. Rick Robinson breaks down the backlash to America 250, including complaints about Christianity and patriotic...
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07-03-26 A Republic—If We Still Want It.
On the eve of America’s 250th birthday, Rick Robinson steps away from the usual news cycle for a patriotic look at the history, sacrifice, faith, and freedom behind the American experiment. The episode revisits the story of Fort McHenry and the Star-Spangled Banner, features John F. Kennedy…
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07-01-26 Citizenship Is Not an ATM Card.
A Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship forces America to confront a much larger question: Is citizenship merely a benefit triggered by geography, or is it a bond built on allegiance, membership, and national consent? Rick Robinson examines the constitutional fight over the Fourteenth...
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TRRS 06-17-26 The Iran MOU: The Deal They Said Wasn’t the Deal
Wednesday’s show changed course as new details emerged about the Trump administration’s agreement with Iran. Rick examines the widening gap between the administration’s original red lines and the terms taking shape in the MOU—from Iran’s ballistic missile program and nuclear infrastructure to the...
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06-10-26 The Voters Are Starting to Notice
On this episode of The Rick Robinson Show, Rick argues that voters are starting to notice the gap between political slogans and real-world consequences. The show opens with Trump’s newly signed border enforcement funding package, the Senate fight over FISA, and the tension between giving elected...
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06-05-26 The Finally Friday Edition -- The Fine Print Is the Story
On this Finally Friday edition of The Rick Robinson Show, Rick argues that the fine print is where the real story lives. The show starts with the failed push to attach the SAVE America Act to the GOP’s immigration enforcement package, then moves into the May jobs report, which beat expectations...
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06-15-26 Primary Eve: Oklahoma Votes, Washington Spins - Do Ballot Faries Like Cookies?
On this episode of The Rick Robinson Show, Rick breaks down Oklahoma's primary eve chaos, from early voting totals and ballot access to the GOP governor race, attack ads, and the confusing Trump endorsement of Mike Mazzei. The show digs into the major candidate lanes for Gentner Drummond, Mazzei,...
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TRRS 06-03-26 The Kids Are Not Alright -- The Embrace of Socialism and The Death Of the American Dream
Do young Americans really prefer communism over capitalism — or have they been taught the complaints without ever learning the cost? Today on The Rick Robinson Show, we dig into the polling, the education pipeline, activist networks, soft-on-crime city policy, and last night’s election results to...
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TRRS 06-01-26 #America250 -- The Report Card Came Back Red, White and Bruised
America’s 250th birthday should be an easy celebration — flags, fireworks, history, and gratitude. Instead, patriotism feels weaker, more divided, and strangely controversial. Today, Rick connects the dots among declining national pride, decades of centralized, test-driven education, the collapse...
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TRRS 05-29-26 Finally Friday: Red Lines and Wake-Up Calls
Today on The Rick Robinson Show, we’re drawing the line between politics and power abuse — from the apparent swatting attempt at Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s home to blue-state Democrats floating a 100% tax on anti-weaponization payouts. We’ll look at voter wake-up calls in Georgia, California…
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TRRS 05-27-26 When the Base Talks, Washington Better Listen
Texas voters just sent Washington a message loud enough to shake both parties. John Cornyn is out, Ken Paxton is in, and the old idea that seniority equals automatic renewal took a serious hit. But the Texas reset did not stop with Republicans — Democratic voters rejected Maureen Galindo’s...
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#TRRS 05-22-26 When the Rules Get in the Way
Today on The Rick Robinson Show: courts, consequences, fake consensus, and political institutions that only seem to love the rules when the rules help them win. Rick breaks down Virginia’s court-retaliation fight, the DNC’s Biden-free 2024 autopsy, Iran’s reported assassination-bounty talk, Rubio...
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TRRS 05-20-26 #ChatlivesMatterDay -- Power, Payback, and Political Math
TRRS 05-20-26 #ChatlivesMatterDay -- Power, Payback, and Political Math Thomas Massie loses his Kentucky primary, Hakeem Jeffries talks about ‘breaking’ MAGA, Democrats drag SEC athletes into redistricting politics, and the FBI’s January 6 answers keep getting messier. Then we hit New York City’s...
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TRRS 05-13-26 The Cover Up Is ALWAYS Worse
Oh looky looky, the CIA is getting outed on The Hill along with Dr. Fauci -- So again Rick Eleventy trolls ZERO Plus Fraud rediscricting and news updates
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TRRS 05-08-26 Finally Friday! Red Lines, Redistricting, and Little Green Men
The Redistricting fight did not go the way Temu Obama hoped the UFO files dump happened, or did it? Can we trust Trump and red lines anymore? All this and more is discussed on this episode.
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TRRS 05-06-26 The Bill Came Due Last Night
TRRS 05-06-26 The Bill Came Due Last Night Politicians have spent years talking about democracy, public safety, clean government, immigration, and accountability. Now voters are starting to ask a simple question: are they actually walking the walk? Today on The Rick Robinson Show, we dig into the...
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TRRS 03-11-26 How Many Ayatollahs Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?
How many does it take? Much like the tootsie pop, the world may never know. Who is really running Iran? Life imitates art as Iran makes a southpark skit come to life The Idiocy is on both sides of the aisle, with dueling dumb takes from the Senate Majority and Minority Leader,s and the same issue...
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TRRS 03-09-26 The Cry of Freedom Is Being Carried On The Winds of Change
Love him or hate him, President Trump is reshaping the world with a sharp pivot toward freedom and self-determination. The elites and Globalists hate that
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Rick Robison is the Programming Director of KLRNRadio and the host of several podcasts: America off The Rails, The Jenn and Rick Show, Rick and Ordy, and Juxtaposition,
Rick has been a host on WNJC 1360 AM on CRN Digital Talk Radio and can even be heard occasionally on KOKC 95.3 FM and 1520 AM in Oklahoma City.
This long-format show will air weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 2pm to 4 pm Central time. The show will focus on national politics and events that matter to Oklahomans.
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