The Marc Cox Morning Show

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The Marc Cox Morning Show is your home for no-nonsense conversation. Marc Cox is a political junkie and recovering journalist who has spent decades reporting on the biggest news of the day. Now he gets to talk about it.

  1. 11h ago

    The Marc Cox Morning Show [6-24-26]:Socialist Wave in NYC, St. Louis Jail Crisis Escalates, and America’s Economic Reality Check

    HOUR 1 — Socialist Surge, Economic Boom Ignored, and Local St. Louis Fallout Hour 1 of The Marc Cox Morning Show opens with a sharp focus on the Democratic Socialist wave out of New York, where three candidates win primary races and move toward Congress. The results are framed as a major ideological shift inside the Democratic Party, with Marc Cox questioning where this trajectory ultimately leads for national politics. While political attention centers on the leftward shift, the show highlights strong U.S. manufacturing data showing a four-year high and five consecutive months of growth. The segment presents the economic performance as a major story being overshadowed by political headlines. Back in St. Louis, Kim St. Onge covers a controversial Starbucks case involving employees who intervened during an armed robbery and were subsequently fired, with the lawsuit now moving forward in court. The hour closes with a breaking local development involving St. Louis County. A memo to police leadership details growing impacts from a budget standoff tied to County Executive Sam Page, including jail staffing shortages, inmates being turned away, and the elimination of medical positions affecting law enforcement operations. Former County Police Chief Tim Fitch is introduced for Hour 2 to break it down further. HOUR 2 — Socialist Platform Shock, Local Crisis Updates, and “In Other News” Chaos Hour 2 continues the deep dive into the New York Democratic Socialist victories, highlighting sweeping platform positions including abolishing prisons, abolishing ICE, open-border policies, and taxpayer-funded gender transition programs. The results are framed as evidence that the far-left wing of the Democratic Party is gaining real electoral power in major urban districts. The St. Louis Morning Brief follows, with Kim St. Onge reporting on the immediate effects of the St. Louis County jail staffing crisis, which begins impacting operations at 6 a.m. Additional headlines include a major St. Louis Cardinals ownership announcement expected later in the day and a Jefferson County school bus driver facing 37 felony charges following a DUI-related incident. Nicole Murray joins with economic and workforce data, noting teen summer employment has dropped to its lowest level since the 1940s while bipartisan housing legislation advances in Washington. “In Other News” closes the hour with a mix of viral stories, including a driverless Waymo vehicle involved in a police chase, an Amazon driver mistakenly entering a residential lawn, and a JPMorgan executive losing her job after a controversial incident involving a stolen trash can during a Knicks celebration. Tim Fitch is previewed for Hour 3. HOUR 3 — Local Power Struggles, National Identity Warnings, and Campus Free Speech Battles Former St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch opens Hour 3, describing the St. Louis County jail staffing crisis as part of a broader political power struggle between County Executive Sam Page and the County Council. He warns that law enforcement operations are being directly impacted as budget tensions escalate. Derrick Morgan of the Heritage Foundation joins next, pointing to concerning polling showing declining national pride among Democrats ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. He connects these trends to the rise of Democratic Socialist candidates in major cities and discusses the political implications of the SAVE Act debate and voter integrity concerns. Sarah Parshall Perry of Defending Education highlights a Missouri State University policy that allegedly allowed anonymous student reporting over pronoun usage and speech issues. She explains how legal pressure forced the university to shut down the system, raising broader concerns about free speech on campus. Kim St. Onge closes the hour with a look at Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s declaration of a “transfemicide state of emergency,” contrasted with ongoing violent crime issues in the city, including a ...

    2h 11m

  2. 11h ago

    HOUR 4 [06/24/2026] — Socialist Surge Fallout, Jimmy Failla & Taylor Riggs, and Healthcare Cost Clash

    Hour 4 opens with Marc and Kim reacting to audience comments about identity politics and then pivoting into the Democratic primary results in New York, where a slate of Democratic Socialists—including candidates aligned with figures like Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander—defeat more moderate Democrats. The discussion frames it as a sharp ideological shift inside the party and raises concern about the downstream effects for congressional races, including renewed attention on former Missouri Rep. Cori Bush’s effort to reclaim her seat from Wesley Bell. The tone briefly lightens when Sue Thomas reveals that background noise occasionally heard during traffic updates comes from her bulldog, Lulu, whose loud snoring becomes an on-air joke and running gag among the crew. The “Short List” follows, highlighting internal Democratic criticism of the party’s left flank, President Trump’s remarks on foreign policy and Iran, and commentary suggesting the Democratic Party is increasingly divided between moderates and socialist-aligned progressives. The segment sets up the hour’s first guest, Fox Across America host Jimmy Failla. Failla joins with humor, reacting to the New York results by joking about increased interest in leaving for Florida real estate and mocking what he describes as the influence of TikTok-driven political narratives among younger voters. He argues that anti-capitalist messaging is gaining traction in digital spaces despite being disconnected from economic reality. The conversation touches on controversial rhetoric from some winning candidates, debates over Israel and antisemitism in political discourse, and Failla’s observation that many supporters of anti-capitalist ideas are benefiting from capitalist systems in their personal lives. The segment closes with Failla celebrating a new three-year Fox contract and trading stories about working with Sean Hannity before signing off. Next, Fox Business correspondent Taylor Riggs joins to break down both the political and economic implications of the moment. She reacts to reports of New York’s shifting political climate, noting that many business leaders and moderate voters have already relocated to states like Florida, Texas, and Tennessee. Riggs argues that coastal political ecosystems no longer reflect the national electorate and says capitalism-driven migration is reshaping where economic influence is concentrated. On the economic front, she highlights stronger-than-expected U.S. manufacturing data, crediting AI infrastructure investment, data center construction, and reshoring incentives for recent gains, while cautioning that factory employment trends remain mixed and job cuts in some sectors are still elevated. The hour closes with a detailed discussion on healthcare pricing and insurance systems, featuring a pharmacy operator who describes how insurance-driven billing inflates drug prices and creates administrative barriers like prior authorizations. He contrasts extreme insurance-negotiated costs with significantly lower cash prices for the same medication, arguing the system is structurally distorted by opaque pricing models and incentives. The segment broadens into a critique of healthcare insurance complexity, concluding with a call for reform and a preview of upcoming show coverage and voter resources before signing off for the day.

    31 min

  3. 11h ago

    Taylor Riggs on New York’s Socialist Shift, Manufacturing Gains, and Why America’s Economic Dream Still Matters

    Fox Business Network’s Taylor Riggs joins Hour 4 to react to the Democratic Socialist victories in New York, expressing disbelief that newly elected Congressman Brad Lander grew up in St. Louis. Riggs argues that New York’s political climate no longer reflects much of the country and says many moderate Democrats and business leaders have already migrated to states like Florida, Texas, and Tennessee. She emphasizes that capitalism and the American dream remain strong outside major coastal cities and warns that anti-business policies could further accelerate the exodus. Turning to the economy, Riggs highlights encouraging manufacturing data and credits investment in artificial intelligence, data centers, and reshoring efforts for boosting growth, while cautioning that some factory employment indicators remain weak. The discussion also touches on the importance of trade jobs and balancing career ambitions with family life before Taylor jokes that she may need to move in with the Cox family if New York’s political climate continues deteriorating.

    11 min

  4. 11h ago

    Jimmy Failla on New York’s Leftward Shift, TikTok Influence, and His New Fox Deal

    Fox Across America host Jimmy Failla joins Hour 4 to react to the wave of socialist victories in New York Democratic primaries, joking that it may be time to start shopping for real estate in Florida. Failla argues that younger voters are being heavily influenced by TikTok narratives critical of capitalism and Western culture, while Marc and Kim discuss candidates they view as emblematic of the Democratic Party’s shift to the left. The conversation turns humorous as they revisit the viral story of a JPMorgan DEI executive accused of stealing a trash can after a Knicks celebration, with Ethan joking that socialism means everything belongs to everyone. Failla also celebrates signing a new three-year contract with Fox News and shares stories about working alongside Sean Hannity, prompting Marc to joke that a Florida-based Fox studio may be in Failla’s future. The segment wraps with a preview of Fox Business Network’s Taylor Riggs and discussion of economic and manufacturing reports.

    7 min

  5. 11h ago

    Hour 3: Tim Fitch Blows Up Sam Page's Jail Power Play, Heritage Foundation Warns of Socialist Cities Takeover and Brandon Johnson Invents a Crisis While Chicago Burns

    Hour 3 of The Marc Cox Morning Show delivers the kind of truth-telling that the mainstream media refuses to touch. Former St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch opens the hour pulling back the curtain on Sam Page's calculated power play — using the county jail staffing crisis as a political weapon against the county council while local law enforcement and ordinary St. Louis residents pay the price. Derrick Morgan of the Heritage Foundation joins to sound the alarm on a nation approaching its 250th birthday with only 31% of Democrats saying they are proud to be Americans, a Democratic Socialist wave threatening major American cities, and a SAVE Act showdown that will force every politician in Washington to show their true colors. Sarah Parshall Perry of Defending Education exposes how Missouri State University was running secret campus thought police — allowing students to anonymously report classmates for pronoun violations — until Defending Education took them to federal court and shut it down. Then Kim St. Onge closes the hour with the story that perfectly captures how far off the rails the radical left has gone — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson declaring a transfemicide state of emergency in a city where thirty-nine people were shot over one weekend and not a single victim was transgender. Hour 4 is straight ahead and it only gets better from here. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #Hour3 #TimFitch #SamPage #StLouisCounty #DerrickMorgan #HeritageFoundation #SAVEAct #SarahParshallPerry #DefendingEducation #MissouriState #FreeSpeech #KimOnAWhim #BrandonJohnson #Chicago #Transfemicide #ConservativeRadio #MAGA #PatriotRadio #AmericaFirst #CommonSenseConservative #StLouis #MorningShow

    33 min

  6. 11h ago

    Sarah Parshall Perry: Missouri State University's Secret Thought Police Dismantled and the Campus Free Speech War Coming for Your Kids

    They called them bias response teams — but Sarah Parshall Perry of Defending Education calls them what they really are: campus thought police. The Vice President and Senior Legal Fellow joins Marc Cox to reveal how Missouri State University was allowing students to anonymously report their fellow classmates for using the wrong pronoun, triggering disciplinary action, registration suspensions, and permanent academic record notations that would follow them for life. Three days after Defending Education filed suit, Missouri State suddenly discovered they intended to shut the whole thing down all along — and the settlement now prevents them from ever punishing a student for expressing sincerely held beliefs again. Perry warns this is happening coast to coast, supercharged by Biden-era expansions of federal civil rights law, and that self-censorship on campus is just as devastating as outright punishment. As a mother of two college students herself, Perry makes it personal — and makes it urgent. If your kids are headed to a public university, The Marc Cox Morning Show and Defending Education have a warning you cannot afford to ignore. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #SarahParshallPerry #DefendingEducation #MissouriState #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #BiasResponseTeams #ParentalRights #CampusFreedom #WokeSchools #CollegeCampus #ConservativeRadio #MAGA #PatriotRadio #CommonSenseConservative #MorningShow #StLouis #EducationReform

    13 min

  7. 11h ago

    Derrick Morgan: Heritage Foundation Sounds the Alarm on Socialist Cities, the SAVE Act Showdown and America's Vanishing Pride

    Only 31% of Democrats say they are proud to be Americans — and Derrick Morgan of the Heritage Foundation says that number tells you everything you need to know about where the left is taking this country. As America approaches its 250th birthday, the executive vice president of the Heritage Foundation joins Marc Cox to break down the stunning collapse of patriotism on the left, the Democratic Socialist wave sweeping New York, Seattle, LA, and DC, and why the 2030 census is going to deliver a massive political reckoning as common sense Americans flee blue states for Florida and Texas. Morgan also delivers a critical warning on the SAVE Act — the simple, wildly popular bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote that President Trump is refusing to sign FISA without — and why attaching it to must-pass legislation like FISA or the NDAA is the only way to force cowardly Democrats and spineless Republicans to show their hand. The Heritage Foundation has been tracking economic freedom for thirty years and the verdict is clear — socialism fails every single time. The Marc Cox Morning Show and Heritage Foundation are making sure you know what's at stake before it's too late. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #DerrickMorgan #HeritageFoundation #SAVEAct #FISA #NDAA #VoterID #ProofOfCitizenship #DemocraticSocialists #AmericanPride #250thAnniversary #EconomicFreedom #ConservativeRadio #MAGA #PatriotRadio #AmericaFirst #CommonSenseConservative #MorningShow #StLouis

    7 min

  8. 11h ago

    Tim Fitch Exposes Sam Page's Jail Hostage Game — How a Power-Hungry County Executive Is Using Law Enforcement as a Political Weapon

    It's not a budget crisis — it's a power play. Former St. Louis County Police Chief and County Council Member Tim Fitch joins Marc Cox to pull back the curtain on exactly what Sam Page is doing with the county jail staffing shutdown that went into effect at 6 a.m. this morning. Fitch has seen this playbook before and he's calling it out — Page is using local law enforcement as a hammer to force the county council into approving three million dollars with zero questions asked, while his own health director refuses to even show up and answer to the council members whose job it is to oversee the budget. The ripple effects are staggering — ERs flooded with criminal suspects, cops weighing whether arrests are even worth the hassle, and prisoners gaming the system to avoid the jail altogether. Plus Fitch reveals Page's criminal case for using taxpayer dollars to fund his own political campaigns is still pending — and warns that Page has his eye on Ann Wagner's congressional seat and is not going anywhere. The Marc Cox Morning Show has the story nobody else is telling — and Tim Fitch is telling all of it. Hashtags: #MarcCoxMorningShow #TimFitch #SamPage #StLouisCounty #JailCrisis #LawEnforcement #StLouisNews #CountyCouncil #AccountabilityNow #BetterTogether #AnnWagner #ConservativeRadio #MAGA #PatriotRadio #CommonSenseConservative #MorningShow #StLouis #CrimeAndPunishment

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The Marc Cox Morning Show is your home for no-nonsense conversation. Marc Cox is a political junkie and recovering journalist who has spent decades reporting on the biggest news of the day. Now he gets to talk about it.

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    2017 - 2026
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