Jason Plummer on Fleeing Democrats

In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark Reardon makes his return and is joined by Jane Dueker, Steve Butz, and Tim Fitch for the Reardon Roundtable. They discuss Brian Williams announcing his candidacy for St Louis County Executive, St Louis City SC kicking a fan out for wearing ... Show More

In hour 3, Mark is joined by David Strom, an Associate Editor for Hot Air. They discuss their battles with mental health, Texas and Illinois gerrymandering, and much more. He's then joined by Tim Sommer, a Music Journalist, Former Record Executive and a Contributor to The Rock an ... Show More

In these segments, Mark is joined by Tim Sommer, a Music Journalist, Former Record Executive and a Contributor to The Rock and Roll Globe. He discusses the death of Ozzy Osbourne, his impact on music and much more. 

While Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are vying for the White House, neither will be able to make good on their campaign promises if they don’t also get some help from their respective parties in Congress. Control of both the Senate and the House ar ... Show More

In a dramatic act of protest on Sunday, Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives began to flee the state. It is a last-ditch attempt to stop President Trump and Texas Republicans from adopting an aggressively redrawn congressional map that would eliminate Democrat ... Show More

Republicans in the Texas State House released their plans to redraw the state’s congressional map this week. It’s a nakedly partisan gambit to maximize GOP wins in next year’s midterm elections, all at the behest of President Donald Trump. In response, some Democrats want the par ... Show More

Texas Democrats, in an attempt to block Trump's redistricting effort, shut down a special legislative session by fleeing the state. Texas State Rep. James Talarico joins the show to explain what happens now and why he and his Democratic colleagues believe that getting out of town ... Show More

The battle is on in Texas, where Republicans voted to issue civil arrest warrants for Democrats who fled the state to stop plans to redistrict the congressional map. Texas Democrats involved say they're “running into the fight to stand up for our democracy.” Former Democratic Con ... Show More

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Democratic National Convention tonight, formalizing her rapid ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket and capping a very unusual path to the nomination.No primary. No serious opposition. No real robust sense of what her legislative pr ... Show More

Texas is a red state with a strongly Republican legislature and voted for Trump by 14 points. So why do many state GOP leaders work in concert with Democrats to keep moderates in control of the state? Texas GOP Chair Abraham George explains the crucial power struggle in Texas tha ... Show More

Is Biden inching toward dropping out, or is he committed to staying put? If he did make a move, when would he do it, and how? Live in Madison, Jon, Lovett, Tommy, and Dan parse the latest news and discuss the worst and the weirdest of the Republican convention alongside guest hos ... Show More

Former President Trump is favored to win the South Carolina GOP primary, even seeing support from a former opponent native to the state. Republican South Carolina Senator Tim Scott says, "The people have spoken," and they want to see another Trump presidency. He discusses why he ... Show More

A bonus episode with James Menendez in St. Louis, Missouri. With Midwesterners on both the Democrats' and Republicans' presidential tickets, James asks what it means to be a Midwesterner.