The Rod and Greg Show: The Left Knows It's Losing; Why Do Americans Romanticize Socialism?

The Rod and Greg Show Rundown – Friday, January 9, 2026

4:20 pm: Tim O’Brien, Communications and Crisis Management Consultant and contributor to PJ Media, joins the show for a conversation about how, after Trump’s first year, the left has realized it is losing.

4:38 pm: Patrick Lencioni, an author and creator of The Working Genius, joins the show to discuss his piece for the Daily Wire about why so many Americans are romanticizing socialism - and why they are wrong in doing so.

6:05 pm: Ryan Burge, Professor of Practice at the Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his study about what the 2024 election revealed about religion in America.

6:38 pm: Yuri Perez, Director of Latin American Studies at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, joins the show for a conversation about his piece for Fox News on how Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela have put all socialists on notice.