FULL SHOW: The Middle East is in Jeopardy; Rex Heuermann pleads guilty.

The Mark Simone Show

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4.3 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Talks between the USA and Iran are set to begin soon in Pakistan, to potentially end the war. China, which is heavily dependent on oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, unlike the USA, has significant stakes in the outcome. Could Iran actually impose a toll on the strait? Also, Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has confessed to the murders of eight women. Mark interviews Roger Friedman from Showbiz411. Hamilton remains a massive Broadway hit, but how is Broadway in New York City faring overall? Roger also breaks down the Michael Jackson biopic, which has been generating enormous buzz and is packed with details you won’t want to miss. Singer Paul McCartney is set to appear as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live in the near future. The Oscars will stay on ABC next year, and Roger shares what changes may be coming down the road. Jared Kushner, real estate developer Steve Witkoff, and VP JD Vance are heading to Pakistan to meet with Iranian leaders in pursuit of a possible end to the war. New York City Mayor Mamdani’s campaign promise to make buses free was recently rejected in a City Council meeting, though there may be an alternative path forward. The Artemis 2 astronauts are scheduled to splash down on Friday evening. Mark also reveals just how many podcasts exist in the world today, and the number is staggering. Mark interviews WOR weeknight host Jimmy Failla. President Trump is prepared to keep the pressure on Iran, particularly if the ceasefire talks fall through. The Al Sharpton convention is currently underway, and Jimmy argues that Democrats aren’t adjusting their strategy, a miscalculation that could work in Trump’s favor heading into the midterms. Former President Biden was spotted in public recently, and his appearance raised some eyebrows.

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0:39.2	Hey, another beautiful sunny day. It's Thursday. We've got a lot to get to. Bring you all the latest on Iran. The talks. We'll get to the Gilgo Beach, a lunatic, and what happened there. We'll get to Artemis, the space capsule coming down tomorrow. We'll get to the Masters and Mamdani.
0:56.5	Hockel getting booed like crazy.
0:59.6	Al Sharpton having his big convention right now as we speak over there, but
1:04.8	blocking two blocks away at the Sheraton.
1:09.6	So we'll also get to some of the crazy, crazy left-wing rants that are, these are all people,
1:15.6	you know, very prominent left-wing Hollywood types, melting down on Twitter going absolutely
1:21.9	nuts.
1:22.8	Now, the talks are about to take place.
1:26.5	Vice President Vance will be there. Iran has agreed to talk for a couple of reasons. One, they see that militarily they are going to get wiped out. He could just wipe them off the face of the earth, Donald Trump, at any point, so they've realized that. Also, as we keep telling you, we don't use
1:46.1	the Straits of Hormuz for anything. This country doesn't need anything from the Straits of Hormuz.
1:50.6	We don't use that oil, but China is heavily dependent on that oil, as is Japan, as is India, but
1:57.1	especially China. And if there's anybody that Iran actually listens to, it's China,
2:02.5	and China apparently has pressured them like crazy to have these talks and come up with some
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