Caller-driven conservative radio, preserved in motion.
ARCHIVED: The Tom Sullivan Show captures Tom Sullivan working through the day’s political fights in real time. The pace is loose but pointed, moving from tariffs and court rulings to callers arguing about government jobs, inflation, lawyers, prisons, and protests.
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ARCHIVED: The Tom Sullivan Show is conservative talk radio captured in its live, call-in form. The program is built around Tom Sullivan’s running reaction to the political and economic news of the day. Tariffs, court rulings, Trump administration authority, ICE disputes, campus protests, prison escapes, taxes, inflation, consumer sentiment, and government spending all move through the same practical filter. What does it cost. Who has authority. Who is accountable. The show’s rhythm is direct and familiar. Tom Sullivan opens with a date-stamped rundown, frames the issue in plain language, and then lets callers shape the rest of the hour. Those calls are central to the appeal. A retired schoolteacher talks about fixed income and lost buying power. Another caller argues that federal employment protections should be torn down. Others ask about the FBI, lawyers, contractors, and government-backed companies. The conversations can wander, but they keep returning to competence, incentives, and distrust of institutions. The tone is skeptical and sometimes cutting. It is also personal. Several excerpts carry the feeling of a long-running program nearing a transition, with callers thanking Tom Sullivan and trying to get one last word in. That farewell texture gives the archive more than a news-cycle function; it records a community of listeners who treated the show as part of their routine. The political lane is clear, but the strongest material often comes from the collision between national headlines and ordinary work-life experience. For PlayNext users, this is a useful archive for sampling caller-driven conservative radio with its pauses, repetitions, arguments, jokes, and occasional flashes of affection left intact.
Made for: For listeners who want conservative political commentary with live-radio texture, caller pushback, and heavy attention to costs, courts, public agencies, and government power. It especially suits people who prefer plainspoken argument over polished roundtable analysis.
What sets it apart: The archive keeps the hour-by-hour feel of talk radio: date-stamped openings, unfolding news, caller names, market checks, farewell calls, and arguments that sometimes change shape midstream. Its strongest distinction is the constant translation of national politics into workplace rules, household budgets, and everyday accountability.
Previously 12 - 3pm Monday through Friday on KFBK. Check out Tom's newest podcast content on his new feed: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-the-tom-sullivan-show-278473584/
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A listener's farewell gives way to calls about federal jobs, the FBI and Freddie Mac.
Tom Sullivan's May 30 hour begins with UCLA Doc saying goodbye after years of listening. The exchange has barely settled before Kurt argues that federal workers should be easier to fire and that their employment protections should be rolled back.
A tariff dispute gives way to callers' questions about lawyers, contractors, and experience.
A tariff dispute leads Tom Sullivan to ask how far a president can go in imposing tariffs when the Constitution gives that power to Congress. He describes a temporary appeals court ruling while the case is under appeal and expects the Supreme Court to decide the issue.
A retired teacher puts tariff worries in terms of his shrinking spending power during Sullivan's Friday call-in hour.
Tom Sullivan opens his third hour on Friday with tariff worries. He reports that the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell from 52.2 to 50.8 and says surveyed consumers expect higher prices. A retired schoolteacher brings that concern into his own finances.
Tom Sullivan’s May 30, 2025 hour on The Tom Sullivan Show moves from Elon Musk and the end of his radio run into government, housing, and UFOs.
Tom Sullivan examines Elon Musk's DOGE effort, contrasting reported savings of $175 billion with an original target of $1 trillion or $2 trillion.
Tom Sullivan's May 29, 2025 Big Radio Show examines two federal rulings challenging President Donald Trump's tariffs, including a case involving five toy manufacturers facing a 145% tariff.
On May 29, 2025, Tom Sullivan examines court challenges to Donald Trump’s tariff authority, including a June 9 hearing and a likely Supreme Court decision.
Wall Street's "TACO trade" buys tariff selloffs and sells when Trump delays the policy.
Tom Sullivan’s May 28, 2025 broadcast centers on Elon Musk’s opposition to a spending bill that could increase the deficit by $3 trillion to $4 trillion.
Tom Sullivan discusses the latest consumer sentiment report and the impact of tariffs on inflation.
Tom Sullivan discusses a protest at an ICE detention facility in Newark involving local politicians and Congress members.
Tom Sullivan discusses the 80th anniversary of VE Day and a delayed presidential announcement.
Tom Sullivan discusses recent protests at Columbia University where students occupied the library, criticizing the university's handling of protesters and comparing it to previous incidents.