Hour 1 opens with Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge noting expected downtown St. Louis traffic as over 50,000 attendees gather at The Dome at America's Center for the beatification Mass of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. The hosts examine federal court rulings regarding executive press room access and pool structures managed by the White House Correspondents' Association. On the shortlist, the hosts review economic statements from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Senate Judiciary hearings chaired by Senator Dick Durbin on athletic policies, and Senate Judiciary testimony led by Senator Josh Hawley regarding automated license plate readers.In the second half of the hour, the hosts discuss downtown event logistics following a concert at the Enterprise Center and evaluate murder charges filed against Frankfort, Illinois resident Corie Walsh involving her two-year-old son Barrett Walsh. On Kim on a Whim, Kim St. Onge reviews viral video footage recorded during a Turning Point USA event at the University of Missouri involving Promise Keepers CEO Shane Winnings. The hour concludes with listener feedback on reproductive health terminology and an analysis of proposed Amendment 6, which would establish an 80% legislative supermajority threshold before lawmakers could modify voter-approved initiative petitions. For official voter guides, sample ballots, and registration information, consult the Missouri Secretary of State Elections Division.
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