In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show with Mike Elam filling in, he is joined by the Reardon Roundtable which includes Jane Dueker, Jeff Rainford, and Tim Fitch. They discuss and debate various political topics including the handling of the Texas Flash Floods, Cara Spencer's first few months in St. Louis' Mayoral office, whether or not New York City would actually elect a socialist as their Mayor, and more.