Hour 1: The greats of talk radio.

The Mark Simone Show

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4.3 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Curtis Sliwa fills in for Mark Simone. He dives into the history of talk radio and the hosts who helped shape the format into what it is today. Curtis references some of the greats like Bob Grant, Lynn Samuels, and others who defined the golden era of New York talk radio. Today is Presidents' Day, and Curtis discusses what the reaction would be if Donald Trump ever decided to honor himself by renaming the holiday “Trump Day,” considering his larger-than-life personality. He also talks about Trump’s reported interest in having Penn Station renamed after him as an example of how he likes to be recognized for his accomplishments. Curtis takes your calls on Presidents Day, Donald Trump, the history of talk radio, and more!

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0:00.0	Now, the Red Beret has returned to radio.
0:04.5	Curtis Lewa, guest host the Mark Simone show on 710 W.O.R.
0:14.6	Oh, yeah. Generic music upon my return.
0:20.1	You know, would have been appropriate. music upon my return.
0:28.2	You know, would have been appropriate dizzy-izzi if we'd have come in with the Donna Summer's classic on the radio, huh?
0:32.4	I mean, the diva of all divas.
0:35.2	When I was the whirling dervish on the dance floor at a number of clubs.
0:41.3	But anyway, the fact is you come in with generic music.
0:46.3	And by the way, as the president of the United States announced that today is Donald Trump
0:51.4	day yet, I'm sure that's going to come up within the course of his
0:54.6	conversations today. Why we call it President's Day? Why don't we just call it Donald Trump Day?
0:59.0	And all of his sicklefants, totes and lackeys, brilliant idea. Outstanding! You're the best. You're
1:06.1	better than George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Come on. Yeah. Keep feeding that humongous ego that needs a crane to get him in and out of the Oval Office.
1:15.7	See, you're not going to hear that on talk radio.
1:18.9	It's like an echo chamber.
1:20.5	I love Trump.
1:22.7	You know, it's sort of like, it's like the Barney song.
1:26.6	Yeah, I hated Barney.
1:27.8	I had to watch Barney with my sons growing up, and it just...
1:32.7	I'll get to that momentarily.
1:35.0	Yeah, we're going to talk about President State.
1:37.7	We're going to talk about Epstein.
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