Hour 3 opens with guest host Dan Buck and Kim St. Onge walking through The Marc Cox Missouri Voter Guide available on 971talk.com. The hosts break down upcoming November 2026 ballot initiatives, including congressional redistricting (Prop A), reproductive health regulations (Amendment 3), petition requirements (Amendment 6), the Show-Me Prosperity Fund (Amendment 7), elected county sheriffs (Amendment 8), and St. Louis County Proposition S. They also announce a listener town hall event for October 29, 2026, at Dave & Buster's in Maryland Heights.
Heritage Foundation Visiting Fellow Dr. Steven Bucci joins the broadcast to discuss the dissolution of the 2,000-person Honduran migrant caravan under regional border security agreements. Dr. Bucci provides an expert analysis of the finalized September 30, 2026 withdrawal of 2,500 U.S. military personnel from Iraq, detailing operational logistics and counter-terrorism postures.
The hour continues with an analysis of ongoing security probes into the September 30, 2026 Flydubai Flight FZ1073 in-flight emergency, contrasting international anti-Semitism concerns with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's anti-hate initiative. On Kim on a Whim (sponsored by Missouri Brush Control), the hosts review the civil lawsuit and special prosecutor appointment of Attorney General Letitia James in the Cornell University fraternity sexual assault case.
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