In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark is joined by Carl Cannon, the Washington Bureau Chief for Real Clear Politics. They discuss the government shutdown, the media's polarizing positions, and more. He's later joined by Edward Ring, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Greatness and the Co-Founder of the California Policy Center. He discusses his latest piece in American Greatness which is headlined, "Ten Years of Censorship That was Censored." In hour 2, Mark and the crew preview 97.1 FM Talk's upcoming 25th birthday party. Sue then hosts, "Sue's News" where she discusses the latest trending entertainment news, this day in history, the random fact of the day, and much more. Mark is later joined by Curtis Houck, the Managing Editor of News Busters at the Media Research Center. He discusses the media's reaction to the government shutdown. In hour 3, Mark is joined by Missouri Congresswoman Ann Wagner. Wagner discusses the government shutdown as well as the state's new congressional map. He's then joined by Mark Sutherland, "His Majesty's Honorary Consul of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the state of Missouri" and the Owner of Stone Ledge Distiller in Defiance. They discuss British Airways announcing that they will son start offering direct flights between Lambert Airport and Heathrow in London. Mark is later joined by John Tamny, the Editor of Real Clear Market. He discusses his new book, "Deficit Delusion: Why Everything Left, Right, and Supply-Side Tells You About the National Debt is Wrong". He wraps up the show with the Audio Cut of the Day.