09-30-25 Part One - Last Call for Government

Red Eye Radio

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🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 147 minutes

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In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, the clock is ticking to fund government and so far lawmakers do not have a path forward to avert a partial shutdown. Lawmakers have until midnight Wednesday to pass a short-term funding extension, or else the government will close. Also Philadelphia’s Office of Immigrant Affairs plans to hoist the red flag emblazoned with the star of the Chinese Communist Party in front of city hall today to celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the CCP (we only wish we were joking), sports is dominating social media, audio from Rand Paul on his "penny plan" and audio from Benjamin Netanyahu declaring victory with or without the help of the U.S. Also Kamala Harris reveals hypotheticals based on writings in her new book, Bad Bunny's ICE comments resurface as NFL fans debate selection of Super Bowl LX halftime show performer and a story in Axios speculating why Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer upholds his position on a Government shutdown. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am CT (1am-6am ET and 10pm-3am PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smart speaker, or listening at RedEyeRadioShow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now it's Red Eye Radio.
0:10.0	Gary McNamara and Eric Harley talk about everything from politics to social issues and news of the day.
0:17.0	Whether you're up late or you're just starting your day, welcome to the show from the Unidon, America Studios.
0:24.8	This is Red Eye Radio.
0:27.4	All across America and around the world, we are Red Eye Radio.
0:31.1	He is Eric Carly, and I'm Gary McNamara.
0:33.9	Welcome to an almost shutdown.
0:36.7	By the way, Red Eye Radio will still be here if there is a government shutdown.
0:41.6	As far as you know.
0:42.7	Yes, we do not receive any funds from the federal government, so...
0:46.8	Only grants from local government.
0:49.8	I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
0:51.3	This show is made possible by viewers like you.
1:00.2	You know, when I was reading a bunch of stuff yesterday, every time we have a shutdown,
1:04.2	I just think of the TV show Cheers. And Norm, when he asked, I don't know what was going on at cheer, something was going on,
1:12.9	and Norm kept asking the question throughout the entire program,
1:16.3	Hey, Sammy, how is this going to affect the cost of my beer?
1:21.4	And Sammy said, it's not.
1:23.1	He goes, what do I care?
1:25.1	The majority of people in the United States, that's probably when you look at,
1:29.4	you know, what happens in a shutdown, you get, you know, you get the loyalists on both sides
1:37.7	supporting it, but it's what do independents think? Because when you look at it, Medicare, Social Security,
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