Explaining St Louis' Rising Water Costs | How Will Rams Money Be Used? | Media's Role in Political Violence | And More (5/7/26) Full Show

In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark is joined by Charles Lipson, a Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago who writes regularly for The Spectator Magazine, Real Clear Politics and others. Lipson questions the one page peace agreement being rumored between the US and Iran & more. Mark then reviews police cam body footage involving an elected Chicago official that resulted in her being acquitted. 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 more. Mark is then joined by David Amelotti, an Investigative Reporter and Anchor at First Alert 4. He discusses his latest story on rising St Louis City water bills. In hour 3, Mark is joined by Tim Graham, the Executive Director for the Media Research Center’s Newsbusters. They discuss the legacy media's role in inspiring political violence as well as ignoring the Minnesota fraud crackdown and more. He's later joined by St Louis Alderman Tom Oldenburg. He shares his reaction to Mayor Spencer's new plan for the St Louis Rams allocation money. They wrap up the show with the Audio Cut of the Day.