Denver politics with practical teeth.
Rush To Reason pairs brisk political commentary with call-in radio texture, moving from Washington fights to Colorado election math without losing its local center. The show favors plain-spoken arguments, numbers, and practical consequences over polished punditry.
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Rush To Reason is a Denver-centered conservative talk show built around argument, local consequences, and live-radio momentum. It does not treat politics as distant theater. Washington fights, state taxes, primary strategy, energy policy, consumer privacy, and health concerns all get pulled into the same practical frame: what does this mean for people trying to live, vote, work, pay bills, and make decisions? John Rush leads with a blunt, conversational style that mixes impatience, humor, numbers, and everyday examples. The show is quick to challenge Republican leadership as well as the left, especially when the issue is electoral math, government spending, or political courage. Recent episodes spend time on Colorado’s unaffiliated voters, Greg Lopez’s possible effect on Republican chances, DHS funding, California’s fiscal warning signs, and whether government systems are failing by accident or design. It also reaches beyond campaign talk. Segments cover smart TV tracking, AI-shaped search results, health and wellness issues inside the home, energy-efficient building concerns, oil exports, green energy, and tax burdens that may be easy to miss. That range gives the show a practical, slightly restless feel. A listener may hear Colorado road updates, a sponsor read, John from Wyoming, Jersey Joe, and a debate about Wall Street or algorithms in the same stretch. The show’s best distinction is its scale-shifting: big national stories are brought down to voter rolls, tax bills, household technology, and local radio callers. It is also more conversational than many political shows. Guests such as Steve House, Jim Papp, Richard Battle, Justin Everett, and Larry Behrens help carry specific segments, while Charlie Grimes is named as engineer and Andy Pate appears in the room for political discussion. Rush To Reason is not soft-edged commentary. It is often direct, sometimes irritated, and plainly ideological. But its appeal comes from the way it keeps asking for the numbers, the incentives, and the real-world fallout behind the headline.
Made for: For conservative listeners who want local Colorado politics tied to national fights, household consequences, and caller-driven radio texture. It also fits news followers who prefer blunt argument over detached analysis.
What sets it apart: Rush To Reason stands out by moving quickly from national headlines to Colorado-specific math, callers, taxes, roads, technology, and everyday costs. It feels like live local radio, not a studio-polished politics briefing.
Rush to Reason is "Denver's Afternoon Rush" ~ News, Politics, and Humor. Finding real answers using logic and reason. Tune in every weekday from 3 to 7pm MT. Find the KLZ560 app at The App Store or on Google Play, or in Denver on the Dial at 560AM, or at RushToReason.com John Rush is a local talk show host who has been on the radio in Denver since 1996. He also hosts Fix It Radio and Drive Radio both call in radio shows on KLZ on Saturdays from 9am - 1pm.John has been a small business owner since 1986 and has owned several businesses over the past 2 decades. He brings his wealth as a "common man" to the events of the day.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Rush To Reason connects conservative political argument to Colorado electoral math, energy policy, local development, and practical technology concerns.
John Rush works from a plainly conservative position, pairing firm political argument with conversational exchanges involving Andy Pate, guests, and callers.
John Rush sends you to the voter roll before you declare a Colorado race winnable.
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