In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark celebrates NBC firing Joy Reid. He discusses the recently released information on multiple intelligence agency employees involvement in sex chats, and more. Mark is then joined by Kimberley Strassel, a columnist and editorial board member for the Wall Street Journal. They discuss her latest piece which is headline, "Trump's Constitutional Cleanup" and more. He later reviews Megan Lynch's (KMOX News Talent) interview with the St Louis Mayor, Tishaura Jones. They play audio from the interview and discuss some of the mayor's comments.