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The Mark Simone Show

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4.3 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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115,000 new jobs were added to the economy last month. There is a strong possibility that Kamala Harris will run again in the 2028 presidential race. The United States has fired upon and disabled two Iranian tankers attempting to evade the blockade. President Trump referred to the ongoing exchange of fire between Iran and the USA as just a "love tap." Trump also criticized Nancy Pelosi, claiming she represents everything wrong with politics in Washington, D.C. Governor Ron DeSantis commented on Mayor Mamdani’s video targeting billionaires, specifically Ken Griffin. Governor Hochul claims there is a budget deal in NYC, but is there really? Mark interviews Roger Friedman from Showbiz 411. The Rolling Stones are in NYC, celebrating their 62nd year as a band! Roger shares insights on some of the band’s new songs, provides updates on the progress of The Devil Wears Prada 2 film, discusses the Michael Jackson movie’s box office performance, and gives an overview of how Broadway is currently faring in NYC. Governor Kathy Hochul remains firm on keeping ICE out of New York City through new legislation, while Border Czar Tom Homan supports ICE continuing to patrol the city. Mark shares new research showing that eating eggs regularly can lower your risk of certain health issues. Marco Rubio visited the Vatican and brought Pope Leo a special gift. Mark discusses whether a deal with Iran will actually happen, noting that it might not. Private company Flock Safety is collecting large amounts of data using speed camera technology. Mark interviews Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman. Bruce provides an update on his campaign. He also emphasizes his commitment to lowering taxes and electric bills and criticizes Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul for raising taxes. Governor Hochul’s restrictions on purchasing gas from certain areas are causing difficulties for many New Yorkers. Bruce discusses his actions as Nassau County Executive to remove violent migrants with ICE. He also addresses how driving billionaires out of certain cities can impact tax rates and job creation.

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0:00.0	You just heard the news. Now you'll find out what it all means. It's Mark Simone on 710 W0R.
0:11.6	Well, hey, we'll get to President Trump. We'll get to Crazy Mom Johnny. We'll get to John Rickles. It's his 100th birthday today. We'll get to Kamala Harris.
0:22.9	2028.
0:23.7	Yeah, it looks like it's going to happen.
0:24.9	We'll get to the virus.
0:26.2	Is it coming here?
0:27.3	We'll get to Hakeem.
0:28.7	We'll get to Mick Jagger.
0:30.3	We'll get to a lot of stuff to talk about today.
0:32.8	It's Friday already.
0:34.2	That's the good news.
0:35.4	Bad news for Democrats.
0:36.9	The jobs numbers are out,
0:39.4	and they're really good. Way above estimates. This keeps happening month after month after
0:44.9	months. Stocks are up as a result of a very strong jobs report. This is several months in a row.
0:51.2	Very strong jobs report. Corporate spending is way up. Earnings are coming in. They're
0:56.5	looking great. You know, every so often you get a company. There'll be one little company.
1:00.9	A whirlpool, for instance, on their call yesterday said business is plunging. So this is all
1:06.0	you hear about, whirlpool. Business, it fell off a cliff and they'll just play that up on.
1:11.2	That's the only story they'll tell you.
1:13.3	They will not tell you that earnings are up all over the place, every other corporation.
1:18.8	So that's the problem.
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