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The Lars Larson Show Interviews
Lars Larson has been asking the hard questions for decades and he's not stopping now. Every weekday, Lars hosts two of the most listened-to talk radio programs in the country.
From noon to 3pm PT, he anchors a Northwest-focused program heard across more than 100 affiliates in Washington and Oregon, covering the stories and policies hitting closest to home.
Then, from 3 to 6 pm PT, he takes it national with a syndicated program reaching listeners from coast to coast.
No talking points. No agenda-driven nonsense. Just the news, the debates, and the conversations that actually move the needle. Subscribe and find out why millions of listeners keep coming back.
Episodes
677 episodes
Alan Evans - Should a Shelter Have to Beg Donors to Stay Open?
Alan Evans, founder and president of Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers, joins Lars to discuss his effort to keep beds open at Portland’s Bybee Lakes shelter after Multnomah County budget cuts eliminated funding for a planned 100-bed expans...
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Tyler Hassen - What Did DOGE Really Find Inside Washington?
Tyler Hassen, former Acting Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Interior and its most senior DOGE official, joins Lars to discuss his new book Inside DOGE and what he discovered while searching for government waste. What does ...
Robert H. Bork Jr. - Was This Your Last Labor Day?
Robert H. Bork Jr., president of the Antitrust Education Project, joins Lars to discuss how artificial intelligence could reshape the American workforce. Is AI about to replace millions of workers, or create opportunities we haven’t imagined ye...
Rachel Greszler - Why Aren’t Bigger Paychecks Feeling Bigger?
Rachel Greszler, a senior research fellow at the American Action Forum, joins Lars to discuss the latest jobs numbers and what they mean for American workers. If the economy is adding jobs, why does it still feel like families are falling behin...
Martha Jenkins - What Does the GOP Need to Do to Win Women?
Martha Jenkins, president of the National Federation of Republican Women, joins Lars to discuss the political issues shaping women voters ahead of the November elections. What does the Republican Party need to do to win over more women this Nov...
Mayor Warren Wilson - Should Protecting Birds Come Before Saving Lives?
King Cove Mayor Warren Wilson joins Lars to discuss the decades-long fight for a road connecting his remote Alaska community to an all-weather airport for medical emergencies. Should environmental protections stand in the way of a road resident...
Dr. Sharon Nachman - Should America Be Watching China’s New Virus?
Dr. Sharon Nachman, Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, joins Lars to discuss a newly identified tick-borne virus spreading in China. What do we know about the virus, and should Americans be concerned abou...
Vance Ginn - Should Trump Use Trade to Pressure the Fed?
Vance Ginn, president of Let People Prosper and a former White House OMB chief economist, joins Lars to discuss President Trump’s push for lower interest rates and his threat to cut off trade with countries where the U.S. runs a deficit. Should...
Tyler Caille - Should Starting a Deadly Wildfire Mean Prison?
Douglas County Sheriff Tyler Caille joins Lars to discuss the investigation into the deadly Chelan Hills Fire and the arrest of an 18-year-old suspect. What’s the right punishment for starting a wildfire that kills someone?
Peter Rosenkranz - Should Parents Have the Final Say in Their Kid’s Care?
Peter Rosenkranz, Superintendent of the La Center School District, joins Lars to discuss Washington’s Initiative 001 and parental notification in schools. Should schools be allowed to provide certain medical or mental health services to student...
Patrick Connor - Is Washington Making It Harder for Small Businesses to Hire?
Patrick Connor, Washington State Director for the National Federation of Independent Business, joins Lars to discuss why Washington employers are more reluctant to add jobs than businesses nationwide. Are the state’s rising labor costs and work...
Mark Merritt - Are Health Insurers Getting Rich While You Pay More?
Mark Merritt, Executive Director of the Insurance Watchdog Coalition, joins Lars to discuss a study examining UnitedHealth Group’s profit margins. Are health insurers making far more money than patients realize while premiums keep climbing?&nbs...
James Walker - Should Nuclear Reactors Be Mass-Produced?
James Walker, nuclear physicist and CEO of NANO Nuclear Energy, joins Lars to discuss a new regulatory pathway that could speed up the licensing and deployment of microreactors. Could nuclear reactors soon be built in factories and deployed lik...
Hal Frampton - Should a Mother Have to Beg Courts to Protect Her Daughter?
Hal Frampton, senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, joins Lars to discuss a Washington high school wrestler’s Title IX lawsuit after she was allegedly assaulted by a transgender opponent. Will the Ninth Circuit step in before she’s fo...
Dan Demsky - Is Trump’s Trade War With Canada About to Backfire?
Dan Demsky, CEO of Unbound Merino, joins Lars to discuss Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars of American goods. Who ultimately pays the price when the U.S. and Canada escalate their trade fight?
Bob Ortblad - Is the New I-5 Bridge a Traffic Nightmare?
Bob Ortblad, a civil engineer, joins Lars to discuss safety concerns surrounding the Interstate Bridge Replacement project and plans to squeeze northbound and southbound traffic onto one bridge during construction. Is the proposed design settin...
Anupam Ghildyal - Is China Quietly Starving America’s Defense Supply Chain?
Anupam Ghildyal, Chief Operating Officer of REalloys, joins Lars to discuss Chinese suppliers refusing to ship critical rare earth minerals to U.S. companies. What happens to America’s defense and manufacturing industries if Beijing tightens it...
Jared Knott - Can Toilet Paper Cripple a Warship?
Bestselling author Jared Knott joins Lars to discuss an 11-hour fire aboard the USS New Orleans that caused $12 million in damage. How did blocked sprinklers and basic human error turn a shipboard fire into a major disaster?
Jackie Deal - Is China Infiltrating American Politics?
Foreign Policy Research Institute senior fellow Jackie Deal joins Lars to discuss a nonprofit accused of ties to the Chinese Communist Party that continues placing interns in political offices. How deep does China’s influence reach inside Ameri...
Daniel Dew - Should Data Centers Be Able to Take Your Land?
Pacific Legal Foundation Vice President Daniel Dew joins Lars to discuss the use of eminent domain for infrastructure serving data centers. Should private companies be able to take property when landowners refuse to sell?
Andrea Picciotti-Bayer - Are Christian Symbols Banned From Public Property?
Conscience Project Director Andrea Picciotti-Bayer joins Lars to discuss a Massachusetts court blocking statues of two Christian saints meant to honor police and firefighters. Is this religious neutrality or hostility toward Christianity? ...
Ryan Young - Should Congress Take Back Tariff Power?
CEI Senior Economist Ryan Young joins Lars to discuss a proposal to repeal Trump’s Canada tariffs and return more taxing authority to Congress. Has the presidency gained too much power over tariffs?
Nigel Jaquiss - Should Sheriff John Ward Resign?
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Nigel Jaquiss joins Lars to discuss a decades-old Oregon DOJ investigation resurfacing as Curry County Sheriff John Ward faces growing calls to step down. Do the allegations raise too many questions for Ward to r...
Rep. John Ley - Where Did All the Bridge Money Go?
Washington State Rep. John Ley joins Lars to discuss more than $321 million already spent on the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, including millions on public affairs and communications. Are taxpayers funding a bridge or an expensive sale...
Frank Cassidy - Is Red Tape Driving Up Housing Costs?
Former Federal Housing Commissioner Frank Cassidy joins Lars to discuss the Trump administration eliminating an Obama-era housing rule that left property owners liable for accessibility complaints years after construction. Will cutting the regu...