In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark and the crew discuss the rumors about Dolly Parton and her health concerns. Mark is then joined by Brian Kilmeade, the Co-Host of Fox and Friends and the Host of One Nation with Brian Kilmeade and The Brian Kilmeade Show. He discusses the latest trending political news including Josh Hawley's recent comments in a Senate hearing, Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones' horrible leaked messages wishing death on a Republican's family, the government shutdown and more. He's later joined by Michael Cannon, the Director of Health Policy Studies at the CATO Institute. He discusses his latest piece in the Washington Times which is headlined "Democrats' latest shutdown stunt exposes the ObamaCare fraud."