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The Mark Simone Show

FULL SHOW: Blizzard of 2026; Big Olympics win for the USA!

The Mark Simone Show

iHeartRadio and Mark Simone

News

4.3695 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

It’s the Blizzard of 2026, and Mark gives us an update on the storm and how many inches of snow the tri-state area has gotten. NYC may not have enough shovelers to help remove all the snow throughout the city. Tomorrow is the State of the Union address to the nation. Could Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat Chuck Schumer in a Senate race? Mark interviews political strategist Ed Rollins. Ed breaks down what President Donald Trump has to do at the State of the Union tomorrow night to seal the deal for his party. Trump has to show a lot of class tomorrow and not come out as nasty. The cost of a possible war in the Middle East could cost Americans tons of money. The Supreme Court struck down the way President Trump imposed broad tariffs, so those duties could be invalidated and refunded. His administration shifted to a temporary 15% tariff under a different law, meaning tariffs may continue but in a narrower or time-limited form. An Arizona couple reportedly found gloves possibly tied to a cartel killing, though details remain limited. The Russia-Ukraine war is still ongoing, with continued fighting and strained diplomatic efforts. Mark interviews columnist John Fund. John and Mark discuss what they see as questionable motives in Democratic messaging on the issue about Voter ID laws. They examine claims that voter ID requirements disproportionately impact Black voters, and question whether suggesting minorities are unable to obtain identification is itself offensive or patronizing. John breaks down the statistics often cited in the debate and explains the percentage of Americans - including minority voters - who already possess government-issued ID. John and Mark argue that identification is required for many everyday activities in the United States and around the world, and they question why voting should be treated differently.

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0:00.0

You just heard the news.

0:02.6

Now you'll find out what it all means.

0:05.6

It's Mark Simone on 710 W-O-R.

0:14.5

Well, I'm here.

0:16.8

I'm only a couple blocks away.

0:18.7

It was easy to get.

0:19.5

Well, I wouldn't say it was easy to get here. Even walking just a block or two is not easy. It is a mess outside. It is also eerie and gloomy outside. It's pandemic-like in that if you do walk outside, there's no traffic. I mean, there's a car here and there, and there are no pedestrians

0:39.5

either. That's the eerie part. You might look way down. This is the middle of Manhattan.

0:45.6

You may look, you block or two down and see one person walking. It's just like the pandemic.

0:50.2

It's very, very quiet out there. The snow is messy. It's wet snow.

0:54.9

It's not the dry snow.

0:56.5

No, the wet snow is worse.

0:57.5

Harder to shovel.

0:58.4

It's heavier.

0:59.5

And when it's on the tree branches or power poles, it can get so heavy, it can actually cause them to break, snap.

1:08.4

That's we get these power outages.

1:10.5

It's power outage-wise, you've got $6 break, snap. That's we get these power outages. It's power outage wise. You've got

1:13.1

640,000 people without power. That's up and down the East Coast, all the way down to

1:19.0

Virginia. Now here in this area, New York State, including New York City, Nassau, Suffolk,

1:26.2

17,000 people without power. And that's mostly Nassau, Suffolk, 17,000 people without power.

1:28.9

And that's mostly Nassau Suffolk Queens, mostly Long Island.

1:33.4

Almost all of it is Long Island.

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