The Lars Larson Show Interviews

Jeff Eager, former mayor of Bend, attorney, political consultant, and writer at Oregon Roundup, joins Lars to discuss BPA’s push for higher power rates following a federal court order aimed at protecting salmon. Send us Fan Mail

Katie Daviscourt, Seattle-based investigative reporter and correspondent for The Post Millennial, joins Lars to discuss allegations involving Somali home daycares, taxpayer funding, and concerns over how Washington is tracking childcare payments. Send us Fan Mail

Kenneth Schrupp, investigative reporter at City Journal, joins Lars to discuss California’s welfare programs and claims that benefits are reaching illegal immigrants. Send us Fan Mail

Jake Werner, director of the East Asia program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, joins Lars to discuss the latest Trump-Xi meeting, the current U.S.-China trade truce, and the tensions that remain between the two countries. Send us Fan Mail

Joe Cortright, an economist with City Observatory, joins Lars to discuss Oregon’s massive transportation cost overruns, including the I-5 Interstate Bridge Replacement Project and ODOT’s highway maintenance backlog. Send us Fan Mail

Kate Anderson, senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom and director of its Center for Parental Rights, joins Lars to discuss a lawsuit alleging the Hillsboro School District denied reimbursement for homeschooling expenses because the curriculum was Christian. Send us Fan Mail

Leland Vittert, host of On Balance and chief Washington anchor for NewsNation, joins Lars to discuss an AI-generated intelligence report that nearly triggered a U.S. military response to a Chinese ship. Send us Fan Mail

Nigel Jaquiss, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for Willamette Week, joins Lars to discuss an Oregon appeals court ruling that could make it easier to convert existing buildings into affordable housing by overturning BOLI’s prevailing-wage requirement. Send us Fan Mail

Christian Townsend, an attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation, joins Lars to discuss a California fee requiring spray foam manufacturers to fund green research and the constitutional challenge to the mandate. Send us Fan Mail

Dr. Kurt Miceli, chief medical officer at Do No Harm, joins Lars to discuss allegations that Planned Parenthood affiliates may have used incorrect billing codes for cross-sex hormone treatments and the call for a federal investigation. Send us Fan Mail

Jay Young, founder and CEO of King Operating Corporation, joins Lars to discuss President Trump’s proposal to restrict U.S. diesel exports and whether keeping more fuel at home could lower prices for American farmers and truckers. Send us Fan Mail

 Aaron Siri, an attorney and founder and managing partner of Siri & Glimstad LLP and general counsel for ICAN, joins Lars to discuss the proposal to separate the MMR vaccine into three shots and Merck’s claim that the process could take up to a decade.  Send us Fan Mail

John Klar, a Vermont farmer, author, attorney and founder of Small Farm Republic, joins Lars to discuss Trump’s decision to allow more foreign beef imports and the backlash from American ranchers.  Send us Fan Mail

 Rep. Dwayne Yunker, who represents Oregon’s 3rd District, joins Lars to discuss his call for an accounting of how the Oregon Department of Justice is using public funds and personnel.  Send us Fan Mail

 Todd Myers, Vice President for Research at the Washington Policy Center, joins Lars to discuss Washington’s climate mandates and whether they align with what energy customers actually want.  Send us Fan Mail

Patrick Semmens, vice president of the National Right to Work Foundation, joins Lars to discuss workers’ rights and the fight over compulsory union membership. Send us Fan Mail

Richard Stern, Vice President of the Plymouth Institute for Free Enterprise at Advancing American Freedom, joins Lars to discuss inflation, affordability and the policy ideas he says could help make life more affordable in 2026. Send us Fan Mail

John O’Connor, an experienced trial lawyer and author of Postgate, joins Lars to discuss the Justice Department’s lawsuit over San Jose’s nearly $1,600 firearms carry-permit fee and the Second Amendment issues at stake. Send us Fan Mail

Roma Daravi, former White House Deputy Communications Director, joins Lars to discuss the new U.S.-Denmark agreement on Greenland and what expanded American access could mean for security in the Arctic. Send us Fan Mail

Adam Steinbaugh, Senior Attorney at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, joins Lars to discuss a Tennessee man’s lawsuit after eight armed officers raided his home following his filming of alleged police misconduct. Send us Fan Mail

 John Charles, President and CEO of Cascade Policy Institute, joins Lars to discuss the think tank’s 35 years of work pushing for smaller government and policy changes in Oregon. What impact has Cascade had on Oregon policy?  Send us Fan Mail

Peter Foreshaw Brookes joins Lars to discuss the sharp decline in fertility rates among American women and what it could mean for the country’s future. What should be done to reverse the trend? Send us Fan Mail

Roger Pielke Jr., senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and professor emeritus at the University of Colorado Boulder, joins Lars to discuss questions surrounding climate research used by Nepal to pursue a $20 million UN compensation claim. Should unreviewed research be enough to support such a claim?  Send us Fan Mail

 Suzanne Gordon, CWA/NewsGuild member and co-author of Courage or Complicity , joins Lars to discuss federal workers’ fight against privatization, agency dismantling and efforts to strip public employees of bargaining rights. Should the VA and Postal Service remain public?  Send us Fan Mail

 Ammon Blair, Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and former Border Patrol agent, joins Lars to discuss the ICE shooting in Austin and what it means for immigration enforcement. What should happen next?  Send us Fan Mail