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4.3 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Curtis Sliwa filled in for Mark Simone and shared his experience from attending Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration at City Hall in New York City yesterday. He gave listeners an inside look at the atmosphere and key moments from the event. Additionally, Curtis discussed the recent increase in MTA subway fares, which affects New Yorkers and commuters throughout the Tri-State Area who rely on the subway system. Curtis takes your calls on Mayor Mamdani's inauguration, the MTA raising fares, and more! Curtis fills in for Mark Simone. He took time to remember the late, great radio producer and host Bernard McGuirk, sharing personal stories and highlights from his career in a heartfelt tribute. In addition, Curtis explored the growing impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce, considering how advancements in AI technology could potentially lead to significant job losses if companies choose automation over human employees. Curtis takes your calls on Radio producer and host Bernard McGuirk, AI, and more!

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0:00.0	Now the Guardian Angel of Top Radio is here.
0:05.1	Curtis Sliwa guest hosts the Mark Simone show on 710 W0.
0:13.6	Well, well, this is it last time around that I'll be substituting here for Mark Simone.
0:20.8	He's back on Monday Monday the 5th.
0:24.4	But every time I come here, I meet alumni from where I used to be, WABC.
0:31.0	Izzy, the board up here, crashed, so many others who fled like refugees.
0:41.6	From a station that has become synonymous now with always blaming Curtis for Zoran Mondami being the mayor and always bashing Curtis.
0:47.6	But anyway, so Izzy patronizes me this morning.
0:52.6	Oh, don't don't do that to me. Please. At a very busy New Year's Eve,
0:59.7	very busy New Year's Day. I'm going to get into it momentarily. By the way, you want to make
1:04.8	New Year's promise elected officials at the MTA money taking agency the most inept of the many
1:17.1	state agencies in New York how about cleaning the subway cars the number two three and
1:24.3	number one that are so thick with flotsam and jetsam dirt that I
1:32.2	it was shameful that I had to explain to tourists who were here in New York City why we can't
1:38.5	clean our subway cars.
1:40.1	I mean, filthy dirty.
1:42.5	Oh, no, but you know, our business here is just to raise the fare and take more money and
1:48.4	provide no service.
1:49.6	That's number one.
1:51.6	Number two, our New Year's resolution from the Slewa family, we posted it, you know, look
1:59.1	at all my social networking, just go to At Curtis Leeway. It's all there.
2:04.2	And Nancy and I said we want for New Year's to be a time where all stray and shelter animals
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