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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.
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Episodes
695 episodes
Clifford May - Should Mamdani Finally Name Who Attacked America on 9/11?
Clifford May, founder and president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins Lars to reflect on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the continued threat from al-Qaeda and his criticism of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamd...
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Jeffrey Price - Should TSA Roll Back Post-9/11 Airport Security Rules?
Jeffrey Price, professor of Aviation and Aerospace Science at MSU Denver and former assistant security director at Denver International Airport, joins Lars to discuss TSA’s new program allowing some non-ticketed TSA PreCheck members to pass thr...
Bob Barr - Could the Supreme Court Strike Down AR-15 Bans Nationwide?
Bob Barr, former CIA analyst and member of Congress, joins Lars to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to hear challenges to “assault weapon” bans in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois. Does the Second Amendment protect the right to own AR-...
Mike Werry - Is Canada’s Decline a Warning for America?
Mike Werry, Canadian film producer and co-producer of Broken Country, joins Lars to discuss a new documentary examining concerns over Canada’s healthcare system, affordability, immigration, drug policies, crime and government spending....
Rep. Kevin Mannix - Should Oregon’s Sex Offender Registry Include More Offenders?
Oregon State Representative Kevin Mannix joins Lars to discuss why fewer than 2,000 of Oregon’s roughly 34,000 registered sex offenders appear on the state’s public database and his efforts to expand who is listed. Should parents have the right...
Autumn Christensen - Could More Support for Mothers Prevent Hundreds of Thousands of Abortions?
Autumn Christensen, executive director of Her PLAN, joins Lars to discuss the organization’s effort to build a “pro-life safety net” providing emotional and material support to women facing unexpected pregnancies. Could providing mothers with m...
Dr. Angela Plowhead - Why Should Oregon Voters Trust Her to Bring Change to Salem?
Dr. Angela Plowhead, U.S. Air Force veteran and clinical psychologist running for Oregon State Senate District 10, joins Lars to discuss her campaign and the case she’s making to voters for bringing change to Salem. Why should Oregon voters tru...
Josh Marquis - Did Juror Misconduct Derail the Lindsay Clancy Case?
Former District Attorney Josh Marquis joins Lars to discuss the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder case and reports that the lone holdout juror recreated the strangulation of Clancy’s children with an exercise band during deliberations. Did ...
Nick Shivers - Will “Coming Soon” Listings Help or Hurt Washington Homebuyers?
Nick Shivers of the Nick Shivers Team joins Lars to discuss a settlement that will allow agents to market “coming soon” listings in Washington following a legal fight between Compass and Northwest MLS. Will the change give sellers and agents mo...
Scott Stump - Should More Schools Teach Kids Practical Skills Like Agriculture?
Scott Stump, president and CEO of the National FFA Organization, joins Lars to discuss FFA’s record-setting growth to more than one million student members nationwide and the renewed interest in hands-on agricultural education. Should more scho...
Lenny McAllister - Can You Support the Second Amendment and Tighter Gun Laws?
Lenny McAllister, author of A Venn Diagram of One, KDKA radio host and former Republican National Committee advisor, joins Lars to discuss why his father’s near-fatal shooting shaped his belief that supporting the Second Amendment and ...
Kent Lassman - Should Taxpayers Pay Stay-at-Home Parents to Raise Their Kids?
Kent Lassman, president and CEO of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, joins Lars to discuss a Trump administration proposal that would allow some married families to use federal child care funds to pay a parent who stays home to raise their ...
Jessica Vaughan - Should Legal Immigrant Workers Get a Grace Period After Losing Their Jobs?
Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, joins Lars to discuss a Department of Homeland Security proposal that could eliminate the 60-day grace period allowing certain legal immigrant workers to find ne...
Glenn Roper - Should Employees Be Forced to Endure Race-Based Hostility Training?
Glenn Roper, senior attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation, joins Lars to discuss a former Colorado corrections sergeant’s Supreme Court challenge to mandatory workplace DEI training that he says blamed employees for oppression based on their r...
Skye Krebs - Can Trump’s New Orders Fix the Damage From His Beef Deal?
Skye Krebs, vice president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and a fourth-generation Eastern Oregon cattle and sheep rancher, joins Lars to discuss President Trump’s new executive orders aimed at helping American ranchers after his p...
Henry Groepper - Is Oregon Losing a 43-Year Crime-Fighting Tool for Good?
Henry Groepper, retired Portland police officer and chairman of Crime Stoppers of Oregon, joins Lars to discuss the organization’s decision to dissolve after 43 years of helping law enforcement solve crimes through anonymous tips and cash rewar...
Brian Westbrook - Is Your Smart TV Spying on You Even When It’s Off?
Brian Westbrook, tech expert and longtime friend of the show, joins Lars to discuss a new investigation claiming LG smart TVs can collect data and potentially record audio even while the screen is turned off. How much information is your smart ...
Aaron Mesh - Should Portland Keep Half-Empty Schools Open Just to Save Jobs?
Aaron Mesh, managing editor for Willamette Week, joins Lars to discuss Portland Public Schools considering closing 10 to 20 schools as enrollment continues to decline and the district faces a $65.2 million budget reset. Should Portland keep hal...
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...
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...