In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark shares the latest on one of his puppies that he was afraid was going to be put to sleep on Friday. He is then joined by Batya Ungar Sargon, a Columnist for The Free Press and an Author. She discusses her new show, "Batya!" on News Nation as well as some of the latest trending political news. Mark is later joined by Richard Stern, a Heritage Scholar and Expert on Fiscal Policy. He discusses the latest on the government shutdown as well as his thoughts on Rand Paul's "Six Penny Plan to Balance the Federal Budget in Five Years". They wrap up the hour discussing Chicago taking their pushback against ICE to a new level this past weekend. In hour 2, Dave Murray joins to preview the upcoming fall weather. 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 later discusses Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones' violent threats against Republicans. He is later joined by KSDK Sports Director Frank Cusumano who discusses the crazy weekend of football that occurred and then previews the St Louis Blues ahead of their season opener on Thursday. In hour 3, Mark is joined by Curtis Houck, the Managing Editor of News Busters at the Media Research Center. He discusses Bari Weiss being named the editor in chief of CBS News. Mark then previews 97.1 FM Talk's 25th Birthday party. Listen for information! He's later joined by J Peder Zane, an Editor at Real Clear Investigations and a Columnist for Real Clear Politics. He discusses his latest article titled, "The Progressive Fight From Reality". They wrap up the show with the Audio Cut of the Day.