In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark and the crew discuss multiple trending topics including the Missouri Governor planning on appointing a police commission, a Connecticut man that was kept captive in his own home by his step mother for over 20 years, and more. Mark is then joined by Neal McCluskey, the Director of the CATO Institute's Center for Educational Freedom. They discuss his thoughts on the United States Department of Education being cut down and more. They then discuss the trending news involving a high school athlete that hit an opponent with a baton during a race that she is claiming was an accident. Are people buying it? In hour 2, Sue 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 then joined by Madeleine Kearns, an Associate Editor for The Free Press. They discuss her recent piece on a grandma who was arrested by Scotland's speech police. Listen to find out what she did to deserve this. He is later joined by Jane Dueker, a local attorney and a regular on the Reardon Roundtable. They discuss Missouri Governor Kehoe planning on signing the police control bill for St Louis, her advocacy for state control of the St Louis police department, and more. In hour 3, Mark is joined by John Hart, the CEO of Open The Books. They discuss his thoughts on DOGE, his group's new report on NASA that breaks down if DEI took priority over mission safety. Mark is then joined by Dr. Scott Poock, an Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri Extension and a dairy and beef cattle vet. He discusses the latest on the bird flu. They are then joined by 97.1 Golf Correspondent Dan Reardon with an update on the Players Championship. They wrap up the show with the Audio Cut of the Day.