In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark and the crew discuss St Louis Mayor Cara Spencer and others taking a free trip to London (not publicly funded) and whether or not she was right to. Mark is then joined by Tim Carney, a Senior Political Columnist for the Washington Examiner. They discuss his latest article which is titled, "The Impending Republican Collapse." He's later joined by Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe. They discuss the upcoming August ballot initiatives including income tax, the Missouri First Map, Data Centers and more.