The Rob Carson Show

-Rob opens on a somber note with a heartfelt tribute to Dolly Parton following news of her death at 80 - celebrating “Jolene,” “9 to 5,” “I Will Always Love You,” her acting career, legendary sense of humor and ability to become a cultural icon without ever losing her joy. 

-Newsmax hotline guest Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt (Ret.) joins Rob - appearing on camera while delivering a blockbuster analysis of Iran’s potential endgame, saying Kurdish and revolutionary forces are moving as the regime weakens and arguing that Scott Bessent’s “economic D-Day” may signal that the conditions are finally in place for Iranians...

-Rob celebrates an ICE enforcement surge in Virginia and Maryland that nets more than 1,300 illegal immigrants - including alleged gang members and violent offenders - while repeatedly enjoying his newly reclaimed ability to say “illegal aliens” on the radio.

-The Supreme Court hands President Trump a victory on his mail-in ballot executive order - sending Rob into a deep dive on voter eligibility, non-citizen registrations and the apparently revolutionary concept that only eligible voters should receive ballots.

-Newsmax hotline guest Brigitte Gabriel of ACT for America joins Rob to break down the escalating economic squeeze on Ir...

- Rob celebrates what he sees as a growing list of Trump-era wins - from falling crime and a secured border to Washington’s wildly successful America 250 Grand Prix, which gets positive coverage from CNN and nearly causes Rob to check whether his television is malfunctioning.

-Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy joins Rob to discuss Newsmax’s growth, Trump’s record, Iran, the economy and the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America - while warning that high interest rates and the political environment could threaten Republican control of the Senate.

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-Newsmax Hotline guest Gordon G. Chang joins Rob for an extended tour of the China threat, warning about rising tensions over Taiwan, Chinese banks facilitating Iranian transactions, alleged Chinese Communist Party connections to Neville Roy Singham, anti-data-center activism, China’s economic pressure on American manufacturing and Chinese-linked programs in U.S. schools. Chang says Xi Jinping may see an opportunity while U.S. military assets are focused on the Middle East — although he believes China’s military still isn’t ready for an invasion of Taiwan. Basically, Gordon arrives for one segment and gives Rob enough China material for another t...

-Rob digs into allegations of foreign money influencing American political organizations, highlighting Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s discussion of an investigation involving Neville Roy Singham and organizations associated with the Democratic Socialists of America. Rob’s assessment: if your grassroots movement requires hundreds of millions of dollars, those are some extremely expensive blades of grass.

-Newsmax Hotline guest and former federal prosecutor Doug Burns joins Rob for a legal buffet: the investigation into Neville Roy Singham, possible foreign-influence violations and extradition; the legality of Biden-era autopen pardons; allegedly fabricated political polling; ballot-name shenanigans; New York’s government grocery...

-Rob recounts his trip to Washington’s Freedom 250, where he arrives without a ticket, gets recognized by listeners, watches the race from the Museum of Modern Art and somehow ends up cramming five people onto a rickshaw blasting AC/DC — proving you don’t need a grandstand seat when you have ingenuity and ten bucks.

-Rob examines the intensifying economic squeeze on Iran, marveling at the rial’s collapse while arguing that Iran’s military capabilities have been badly diminished — and then breaks out a musical parody about blockading the Strait of Hormuz because apparently sanctions commentary needs a chorus...

Hollywood in Toto’s Christian Toto joins Rob to review Rosie O’Donnell’s Jimmy Kimmel fill-in, discuss Coyote vs. Acme finally escaping Warner Bros.’ vault, check in on the latest horror movies and argue that Hollywood might finally be rediscovering the revolutionary concept of entertaining audiences before lecturing them.

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-Hilary Fordwich joins Rob in studio and gives the British perspective on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s potential return to the U.K., dubbing him “Hypocritical Harry” and questioning whether family devotion—or taxes, acting opportunities and cold financial calculation—is really driving the royal homecoming.

-Mike Rogers reaches across the aisle to Michigan Democrats who feel abandoned by their party, promising to represent voters regardless of party affiliation—and Rob sees an opening for a political coalition that apparently includes his newly coined demographic of “homeboys, hillbillies and Hebrews.”

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-Rob gets revved up for Washington’s Freedom 250, where IndyCars prepare to blast down Pennsylvania Avenue at nearly 190 mph and organizers weld down 229 manhole covers so the race doesn’t accidentally turn D.C. infrastructure into flying saucers.

-On the Newsmax hotline, Daily Signal investigative columnist Tony Kinnett joins Rob for a gloriously unhinged Friday tour through IndyCar racing, a Penn State fraternity cocaine operation, Jill Biden’s explanation of Joe Biden’s disastrous debate, and Abdul El-Sayed declaring himself African—giving Rob and Tony enough material to keep the comedy factory operating at full capacity.

-Rob celebrates the decline of woke comedy while proving that comedians and radio hosts still possess humanity's most dangerous weapon: the ability to offend people who weren't even being talked about.

-Comedian Allie Breen joins the Newsmax Hotline to discuss stand-up comedy, cancel culture, free speech, political correctness, touring life, and why the loudest offended people are rarely the actual targets of jokes. She shares stories from her comedy career, her work with the legendary Bob & Tom Show, and argues that comedy works best when everyone is allowed to laugh at themselves.

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-A South Carolina Senate candidate admits she gets stumped on Taiwan, then returns to explain herself—and Rob gives her credit for simply saying she doesn’t know everything, which he contrasts with AOC before Sen. John Kennedy supplies the punch line by comparing the congresswoman to Kamala Harris “with more bartending experience.”

-Fred Fleitz of the America First Policy Institute joins Rob to break down Trump’s “economic D-Day” against Iran, arguing that sanctions and a blockade could deprive Tehran of hundreds of millions of dollars per day while economic pressure, internal unrest and energy alternatives squeeze the reg...

-Rob surveys the Democratic socialist surge and argues that Florida’s political landscape turns Angie Nixon’s primary victory into less of a revolution and more of a Republican campaign commercial—with Democrats themselves keeping their distance from the DSA brand.

-Michael Charbon of the Charbon Report joins after a spectacular bout of technical difficulties to celebrate easing U.S.-Canada trade tensions, discuss Keystone XL and cross-border commerce, and explain why Canadians may finally get American booze back on their shelves.

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-Michigan becomes Exhibit A in Rob’s case that moderate Democrats are fleeing the socialist wing, as he highlights Democrats publicly backing Republican Mike Rogers over Abdul El-Sayed. “Vote blue no matter who” suddenly develops some fairly important fine print.

-Rob dives into polling—both allegedly biased and outright fabricated—as a fake polling operation involving races in multiple states becomes evidence for his longtime warning not to let rosy summer numbers discourage Republican voters. Translation: if your candidate is losing in August, Rob recommends checking whether the pollster actually exists.

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-Alpha News journalist Liz Collin joins Rob to unpack Derek Chauvin attorney Greg Joseph’s new challenge to his conviction, centered on the argument that the charges required a grand-jury indictment. She also dives into Minnesota fraud, immigration enforcement, election rules and rising property taxes.

-Rob reviews South Carolina Senate candidate Darlene Graham’s debate performance, where a question about Taiwan and the South China Sea produces the refreshingly candid admission that she isn’t very informed on national security. Rob gives her points for honesty—and considerably fewer for the whole “running for U.S. Senate” part.

-Byron Donalds celebrates his Florida victory and immediately turns his attention to David Jolly, while Rob dusts off an old Chris Cuomo COVID exchange to argue that Donalds has been right to resist vaccine-era political pressure.

-“Top Fuel Bill” William Williamson joins Rob to promote a major Washington, D.C., gathering for the 25th anniversary of 9/11. What starts with motorcycles quickly becomes an invitation to everybody—bikers, veterans, police, firefighters and patriotic Americans—with Rob apparently willing to participate provided somebody finds him a trike.

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-Rob updates listeners on his prostate cancer diagnosis and says he is weighing several treatment options while leaning heavily on faith, optimism, and his audience—because apparently even a professional talker occasionally needs somebody else to do the pep talk.

-Sen. Ron Johnson’s comments launch Rob into a full-throttle COVID retrospective, as he attacks Anthony Fauci, vaccine safety oversight, government censorship, and pharmaceutical advertising—essentially putting the entire pandemic response on trial without bothering with a recess.

-Newsmax hotline guest: Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt joins Rob to discuss Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and the possi...

-The DSA gets the Carson flamethrower as Rob argues its anti-Constitution and socialist agenda is headed for a collision with his favorite coalition of “homeboys, hillbillies and Hebrews.” His prediction for the revolution: less Les Misérables, more electoral spanking.

-Newsmax hotline guest: Former DHS senior adviser and Newsmax contributor Charles Marino joins Rob to discuss border security, radicalization, assimilation and national-security threats. Marino argues that lax immigration enforcement leaves agencies such as the FBI with a much harder job identifying threats already inside the country.

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-Rob opens with political fireworks, arguing the Democratic Socialists of America are less electorally dominant than the hype suggests while unloading on universities, student debt, and what he sees as a generation sold expensive degrees with lousy returns. 

-The show takes a deeply personal turn when Rob reveals he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer, discusses the fear and isolation of the past several weeks, and asks his audience to pray that testing shows the cancer remains localized.

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-Anthony Fauci lands squarely in Rob’s crosshairs as the show examines - released communications about COVID vaccination during pregnancy. Rob argues officials concealed safety concerns and blasts the media and pharmaceutical industry for the way vaccine coverage is handled. 

-Student debt meets socialism, and Rob sees a very expensive cautionary tale. After hearing a DSA member disclose roughly half a million dollars in student loans, Rob marvels at how anyone gets that deep in educational debt and argues that personal disappointment doesn’t constitute a mandate to remake the American economy.

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-Rob declares the gloves officially off as he unloads on the Democratic Socialists of America, candidates he views as embracing radical politics, and rhetoric surrounding the upcoming 25th anniversary of 9/11—while rallying his newly christened coalition of “Homeboys, Hillbillies and Hebrews.” 

-The DSA provides enough material to keep the outrage meter pinned. Rob plays an interview in which a DSA co-chair calls October 7 “largely inevitable,” then challenges her reasoning and connects it to a broader argument about extremism on the American left.

-Newsmax hotline guest Thane Rosenbaum joins the fray and forcefully...

-Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden get paired up while Reagan and Trump share the other side of the economic seesaw,as Rob argues that presidents inherit economic messes their successors then get blamed for—and uses Rob Finnerty’s commentary to make the Reagan-Trump comparison.

-Christian Toto joins Rob for a Hollywood happy hour covering the movie theater comeback, blockbuster box-office numbers, the enormous video-game business and Hollywood’s discovery that adapting games into movies can actually make serious money.

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-An SPLC scandal gives Rob enough material for an entire comedy set as he discusses federal charges against a former Southern Poverty Law Center CFO, allegations involving payments to informants, and the bizarre personal details surrounding the case.

-Mary Walter joins Rob for a conversation that somehow travels from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Gen-X childhoods to a contentious surrogacy case, abortion, New Jersey’s surprisingly lofty livability ranking, Jersey diners, Wyoming winters, the possible resurrection of MySpace and Rob’s first pilgrimage to Buc-ee’s

-Dearborn becomes the final battleground of the hour as Rob reacts...

-Tony Kinnett of The Daily Signal joins the show for a rapid-fire tour through Democratic candidates, socialism, Minnesota fraud, Iowa politics and a particularly disastrous remark suggesting grain farmers only work a few weeks a year.

-Rob and Kinnett discuss a Daily Signal report about a Chinese national with alleged intelligence and sniper training purchasing a building roughly 650 feet from the White House—prompting Rob to propose the decidedly low-tech counterintelligence strategy of driving past and giving him the finger.

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-Rob puts political polling on trial and finds it guilty of malpractice, pointing to wildly inaccurate primary projections and Frank Luntz’s warning that low-turnout elections make confident predictions especially shaky. Rob’s takeaway: polls are less crystal ball and more Magic 8 Ball with a political science degree.

-Janice Fiamengo, author of The Goddess That Failed, joins Rob for a sweeping and provocative conversation about the failure of feminism. They discuss feminism’s ideological roots, victimhood and identity politics, transgender participation in women’s sports, attraction to dangerous men, and whether younger men and women are beginning to reject...

-Rob declares “Woke 1.0” a product nobody gets to quietly discontinue, arguing that politicians who embrace defunding police and other progressive causes can’t simply slap a new version number on the past and move along. Stephen Miller supplies the rhetorical flamethrower as Rob happily adds gasoline.

-Newsmax hotline guest Vince August brings politically incorrect comedy back without a permission slip. The veteran stand-up and Rob discuss offended audiences, social media turning everyone into the star of their own TV show, the return of unrestricted comedy, the WNBA, transgender athletes and why connecting with real people on the road be...

-Rob bids a “Sweet Caroline” farewell to Karoline Leavitt, praising her tenure as White House press secretary and sizing up possible replacements—including Stephen Miller, Matt Boyle, Lydia Moynihan and his personal “kaboom” candidate, Alina Habba. 

-AOC calls the excesses of the progressive era “Woke 1.0,” but Rob isn’t accepting the software update. He argues Democrats are trying to distance themselves from defund-the-police politics and the upheaval surrounding 2020, while Stephen Miller delivers a blistering rebuttal later in the hour.

-Guest Michael A. Charbon brings a Canadian grab bag of WNBA controversy, snoozing self-driving motorists, a Narcan-requiring r...

-The Democratic “big tent” becomes Rob’s favorite political horror movie. He argues party leaders welcome increasingly radical DSA activists only to discover they’ve invited people who want to tear down the institutions holding up the tent. In Rob’s version, the newcomers aren’t houseguests—they’re vampires who immediately start redecorating.

-NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck joins Rob to dissect the Democrats’ “big tent,” Francesca Hong’s defeat, Abdul El-Sayed and media coverage of progressive candidates. Houck also argues that journalists aren’t giving enough attention to government fraud and corruption. The conversation eventually reaches Hasan Piker’s expens...

-Rob treats Francesca Hong’s Wisconsin defeat like the political equivalent of Democrats hitting the emergency eject button. After Hong enters election week heavily favored, Rob argues her loss shows Democrats are realizing the DSA brand could be electoral kryptonite outside the party’s most progressive pockets. 

-Mike Lindell discovers that even a Trump endorsement can’t fluff every political pillow. Rob argues Lindell torpedoes his Minnesota campaign by proposing conditional visas for some undocumented immigrants, complete with a pathway to obtaining driver’s licenses. Rob’s career advice afterward is considerably simpler: maybe stick to selling pillows.

-Rob says Democrats invite the DSA into their “big tent” and discover they’ve basically welcomed vampires into the house. He argues the socialist movement isn’t catching on nationally and points to Wisconsin’s primary, where David Crowley narrowly defeats Francesca Hong despite predictions that Hong is headed for victory.

-Wisconsin election night develops a serious case of “check the USB drive.” Officials say five flash drives arrive at Milwaukee’s central count containing audit logs instead of election results because of human error, sending Rob into a lengthy discussion about election administration and his demand for faster, more t...

🇺🇸 Rob decides the DSA has picked possibly the worst anniversary calendar imaginable for its political rise:America is celebrating its 250th birthday while the country prepares to mark 25 years since 9/11. His basic invitation policy for anyone who isn’t proud of America: feel free to skip the party. 

🚔 A DSA leader who wants alternatives to police and incarceration runs straight into the dreaded follow-up question: what happens when someone commits a violent crime? When asked who investigates an assault and where the perpetrator goes without police or jail, she tries to move away from the hypothetical—and Rob pounces.

-Rob goes full medical-accountability mode over newly released Fauci communications concerning COVID vaccination during pregnancy, arguing that officials and media outlets fail to level with Americans about potential risks—and suggesting Pfizer sponsorships give television newsrooms a rather powerful case of selective curiosity. 

-Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt joins Rob and wastes approximately zero time easing into things. The Dangerous Intellectuals host discusses COVID-era accountability and his own experience seeking treatment before pivoting to his military wheelhouse: Trump, Iran, prospects for regime change, Venezuela and Cuba. Holt argues the U.S. shouldn’t choose Iran’s next leader and says Ir...

-Mamdani discovers the revolutionary new economic principle of “you have stuff, therefore we want more money,”as Rob unloads on New York’s pied-à-terre tax, the release of homeowners’ information and the court fight temporarily putting the brakes on it.

-AOC rolls out the political equivalent of “that was the old me,” discussing whether the movement went too far during what the show calls “Woke 1.0.” Rob isn’t buying the rebrand and argues the policies are merely getting new packaging.

-Rob diagnoses the socialist revolution as a very expensive college group project gone horribly wrong, arguing that ov...

-Mike Rowe’s warnings about college debt, skilled-worker shortages and young men disappearing into their screens have Rob wondering whether the better diploma these days comes with a welding torch and considerably fewer student-loan statements.

-Fred Fleitz, America First Policy Institute, joins Rob to discuss Iran’s demands over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that U.S. economic pressure can eventually force Tehran’s hand without American ground troops; he also weighs in on oil prices, Cuba and the possibility of political change inside Iran. Rob somehow works his newfound love of Buc-ee’s into the geopolit...

-Rob watches Democrats wrestle with their socialist wing as Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow Michigan primary victory becomes Exhibit A in his argument that the party is having a full-blown identity crisis—and some Democrats begin openly backing Republican Mike Rogers.

-Newsmax hotline guest and GOP strategist Ashley Davis joins Rob to size up DSA-backed candidates, El-Sayed versus Mike Rogers, the Wisconsin governor’s race, Susan Collins’ prospects in Maine and Washington, D.C.’s transformation. She also argues that candidates promising expensive “free” programs eventually collide with the inconvenient question of who actually pays for them. 

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-Rob discovers Buc-ee’s and reacts like a man who has just learned civilization peaked somewhere between the brisket counter and the Beaver Nuggets—while his return flight proves American Airlines has other ideas about human progress.

-AOC explains democratic socialism, and Rob provides the running commentary as she discusses her DSA affiliation, elections, health care and progressive candidates’ positions on policing.

-Newsmax hotline guest Doug Burns joins Rob for a legal-and-political tour through New York City socialism, the pied-à-terre tax controversy, the SPLC case, potential legal action involving Anthony Fauci, Jeanine Pirro and the refle...

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-Mitch McConnell says he’s out of rehab and recovering at home, but Mary remains stuck on one small detail: nobody has actually seen him. With the Senate heading into a five-week recess, she floats the listener-inspired solution to congressional productivity—start paying them hourly.

-On the Newsmax Hotline, Daily Signal investigative columnist and “Kinnett Cast” host Tony Kinnett joins Mary to tackle Trump’s push against birth tourism, the Democratic Party’s ideological direction and the mystery surrounding McConnell—before the conversation takes its most consequential turn: root beer floats. Tony ch...

* Today's Guest Host : Mary Walter

-Mary Walter wonders how an accused child predator gets a lighter bond than the outraged father who allegedly shoots him, then admits plenty of dads are probably nodding along.

-Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer joins the Newsmax Hotline to assess the conflict with Iran, arguing the regime must be decisively defeated rather than temporarily contained, discussing efforts to weaken the IRGC, the role of Kurdish and internal opposition groups, the status of Gaza, and why economic pressure alone may not end the conflict.

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* Today's Guest Host : Mary Walter

-Mary Walter wonders why Congress needs another month off when most Americans would be thrilled just to find a free three-day weekend.

-A Florida steakhouse's clothing-optional dinner gets two thumbs down as Mary concludes some meals are simply better served fully dressed.

-Newsmax Canadian correspondent Michael Charbon joins to discuss growing acceptance of socialism in America, arguing younger generations have developed unrealistic expectations about work and success, while contrasting Canadian social programs with the U.S. system in a spirited debate over health care, personal responsibility, and the...

* Today's guest host: Mary Walter

-Mary argues Republicans have an uncanny talent for turning winning positions into nail-biters, then pleads for the party to actually play offense for once.

-Republican strategist Jim Keady joins the Newsmax Hotline to break down the primary results, arguing Democrats are struggling to balance moderates and progressives, saying Republicans benefit from stronger candidates in key races, predicting ideological divisions within the Democratic Party will continue ahead of 2028, and urging Republicans to capitalize on the opportunity by maintaining turnout and disciplined campaigns in the midterms.

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* Today's Guest Host : Mary Walter

-California callers blame Trump for expensive gas, while Mary reminds everyone that state taxes deserve a starring role in the drama.

-Retired Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt joins the Newsmax Hotline to argue that the strategy toward Iran is progressing behind the scenes, says the Iranian regime is weakening while opposition forces organize, predicts any new Strait of Hormuz deal will be temporary, and calls recent leaks of military operations a serious national security threat that should carry criminal consequences.

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