Hour 2 [04/30/2026]: SCOTUS Redistricting Fight, Federal Mail Scandal, Cardinals Chaos, and NCAA Expansion Debate

Hour 2 [04/30/2026]: SCOTUS Redistricting Fight, Federal Mail Scandal, Cardinals Chaos, and NCAA Expansion Debate

From The Marc Cox Morning Show by Audacy

April 30, 2026 · 35 min

About this episode

Marc Cox discusses the Supreme Court's redistricting ruling, a postal investigation in St. Louis, and NCAA expansion with guest Tom Ackerman.

Hour 2 opens with Marc Cox continuing coverage of local morning conditions and quickly pivots back into the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act redistricting ruling, where he pushes back hard on Democratic criticism and argues the decision corrects decades of race-based district engineering. He frames the backlash as political panic over lost power rather than constitutional concern and explores how states like Illinois, Louisiana, and Missouri could see major map changes. The hour then turns to a St. Louis postal investigation after hundreds of pieces of mail were discovered dumped in North City, raising questions about mail security and federal accountability. Sports dominate the middle portion as Tom Ackerman joins to break down proposed NCAA Tournament expansion and the impact on mid-major programs like SLU, followed by analysis of the Cardinals’ volatile but entertaining play style ahead of a weekend series against the Dodgers. The hour closes with “In Other News,” covering Greece tourism restrictions, a viral Six Flags roller coaster evacuation, rising elder-care costs impacting millennials, and speculation about a possible “Apprentice” reboot involving Don Jr. Hashtags…

People in this episode

Host: Marc Cox

Guest: Tom Ackerman

Topics covered

  • Supreme Court
  • Voting Rights Act
  • Redistricting
  • Mail Security
  • NCAA Expansion
  • Cardinals
  • Elder-Care Costs

Keywords

  • SCOTUS
  • Redistricting
  • USPS
  • Cardinals
  • NCAA
  • Greece Travel
  • Elder-Care Costs
  • Six Flags

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act

Products: Six Flags

Places: Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, North City, St. Louis, Dodgers, Greece

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