The Lars Larson Show Interviews

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

Devin Morgan, a security expert at PRO-tect Premier Investigations and former U.S. Navy counterintelligence agent, joins Lars to discuss the Flock camera network, the massive number of images it collects, and a recent security breach. How vulnerable is your privacy? Send us Fan Mail

 Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at Advancing American Freedom and former FEC commissioner and DOJ attorney, joins Lars to discuss whether the White House has the legal authority to revoke journalists’ access and the First Amendment issues surrounding the decision.  Send us Fan Mail

Mark Merritt, Executive Director of the Insurance Watchdog Coalition, joins Lars to discuss how insurers classify spending on benefits like gym memberships and cash cards and what that means for medical spending and premiums. Should insurers be allowed to count those benefits as medical care? Send us Fan Mail

 Eric Scheiner, Senior Director of MRC Video at the Media Research Center, joins Lars to discuss several controversial media comments from the week. Which quote stands out the most?  Send us Fan Mail

Sheriff Tyler Caille, Douglas County Sheriff, joins Lars to discuss the arrests in the Chelan Hills wildfire investigation, including allegations that illegal fireworks fired from a moving truck ignited the blaze. What happened before the fire started? Send us Fan Mail

 Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director of Power The Future, joins Lars to discuss legislation that would require large data centers to bear the costs of new electricity rather than shifting those costs onto existing customers. Who should pay when data centers drive up demand for power?  Send us Fan Mail

 Amber Duke, Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Caller and author of the Unfit to Print newsletter, joins Lars to discuss changes to traditional biblical language in the “Inclusive Bible” and an undercover video involving a Texas Democratic Senate candidate’s church. What happens when traditional biblical language is rewritten?  Send us Fan Mail

Daniel Mitchell, owner of Sporting Systems and a federally licensed firearms dealer in Vancouver, Washington, joins Lars to discuss Washington’s new permit-to-purchase law, the state patrol’s guidance on NRA-certified instructors and the lack of an approved training curriculum. What happens if the state isn’t ready when the law takes effect? Send us Fan Mail

Kent Strang, owner of Strang Firearms, joins Lars to discuss concerns over violent offenders receiving reduced sentences and the potential impact on public safety. How many chances should repeat offenders get? Send us Fan Mail

Travis Teich, KOIN news anchor, joins Lars to discuss the locally produced documentary Rose City Reckoning: The Cost of Keeping a Team and the issues surrounding the Moda Center renovation. What does the documentary reveal about the fight over the Blazers’ future in Portland? Send us Fan Mail

 William Jacobson, founder of Legal Insurrection and a law professor at Cornell, joins Lars to discuss free speech and political bias on college campuses. What happens when universities stop treating competing viewpoints equally?  Send us Fan Mail

Rep. Paul Evans, Democratic Oregon state representative for House District 20, joins Lars to discuss calls for lawmakers to review the Oregon Terrorism Information Threat Assessment Network Fusion Center amid free speech concerns. What should the state’s anti-terror center be allowed to monitor?  Send us Fan Mail

 Dr. James Robbins, national security expert, former Pentagon official and Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs at the American Foreign Policy Council, joins Lars to discuss Hasan Piker’s claim that the U.S. military has committed more terrorism than Al-Qaeda. How should that claim be evaluated?  Send us Fan Mail

 Haley Strack, investigative reporter for City Journal, joins Lars to discuss Chinese nationals and other operators running illegal marijuana grows in Northern California, along with allegations involving gang activity and toxic pesticides. Who is really behind these massive illegal operations?  Send us Fan Mail

Preston Brashers, Research Fellow at Advancing American Freedom’s Plymouth Institute for Free Enterprise, joins Lars to discuss differences in housing and overall costs of living between states and the role of government policy in affordability. Is government policy driving up the cost of living? Send us Fan Mail

 Tyler Brooks, Senior Counsel at the Thomas More Society, joins Lars to discuss a legal demand involving a North Carolina school district and parents seeking to remove their children from a required class taught by a transgender teacher. Do parents have a constitutional right to say no?  Send us Fan Mail

Bryan Shull, founder and owner of Trap Door Brewing, joins Lars to discuss the decision to leave the brewery’s flagship Vancouver location, following backlash over a political campaign event and citing taxes, public safety, wage mandates and regulatory costs. What really pushed the brewery to leave? Send us Fan Mail

Nigel Jaquiss, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for Willamette Week, joins Lars to discuss how Oregon’s high food stamp error rate could allow the state to avoid an estimated $185 million in federal costs for one year under a provision in the 2025 federal spending law. How did one of the country’s highest SNAP error rates end up saving Oregon money?  Send us Fan Mail

Michael Pack, president of Manifold Productions and producer and director of The Last 600 Meters , joins Lars to discuss the Air Force’s disclosure that the U.S. has space-based weapons intended to counter hostile actions by adversaries. Is America already in a new arms race with China and Russia above the Earth?  Send us Fan Mail

Leland Vittert, host of On Balance with Leland Vittert and chief Washington anchor for NewsNation, joins Lars to discuss the House vote on a war powers resolution seeking to limit further U.S. military action against Iran without congressional approval. What does growing Republican support for the resolution mean for Trump’s Iran policy?  Send us Fan Mail

 Eli Arnold, Portland police officer and candidate for Portland City Council District 4, joins Lars to discuss his proposal to use Portland Clean Energy Fund revenue to make public transit fare-free. Should Portland use climate money to eliminate bus and transit fares?  Send us Fan Mail

Dan Varroney, economic strategist and author of Rethinking Economic Growth , joins Lars to discuss the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate decision amid mixed inflation data. Did the Fed make the right call, and what could it mean for consumers and the economy?  Send us Fan Mail