What do you make of this, hot push rods.

Easy. For whatever reason, they are not getting oiled. I don't know about those rockers, maybe wrong shaft or wrong shaft (oil holes) orientation

Are both of those heads as "oil dry" as they look?

Do you have a Magnum block? Those are LA heads. Pull one or both shafts --- is there any evidence of top end oiling?

If it's not a Mag block, maybe the cam bearings are not installed correctly.