The Rod and Greg Show: Importance of Family for Child Literacy; Death of "Minnesota Nice"

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Wednesday, January 14, 2026

4:20 pm: Paul Schvaneveldt, Professor of Child and Family Studies at Weber State University, joins the show to discuss his op-ed in the Deseret News about the importance of family in improving child literacy.

4:38 pm: Chris Talgo, Editorial Director at The Heartland Institute, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece for RedState about how two decades of socialism destroyed Venezuela.

6:05 pm: Jessica Costescu, Staff Writer at the Washington Free Beacon, joins the show to discuss her story about how the premier foundations and dark money networks from the left are funding the group’s that are harassing ICE agents in Minnesota.

6:38 pm: Darel E. Paul, Professor of Political Science at Williams College, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for Compact Magazine on the death of “Minnesota nice.”