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The Mark Simone Show

iHeartRadio and Mark Simone

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4.3 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Remember when the speed limit got dropped from 75 to 55 mph back in 1979 to save gas? Mark draws a line to today’s foreign policy, where the U.S. is blocking the Strait of Hormuz, creating gas lines, and crippling Iran’s economy. A reminder: Ted Turner died at 87, and Mark takes a moment to reflect on his legacy. And mark your calendars, May 21st is the last night for Late Night with Stephen Colbert. Mark takes your calls! Actor Charlie Sheen wrote in his book about tuning into Newsmax and realizing their coverage might be more truthful than what you get from networks like MSNOW or CNN. He even drops some names you’ll recognize. Maybe there’s hope for TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) in Hollywood after all! Meanwhile, FBI Director Kash Patel told Sean Hannity on his podcast about finding a secret room in D.C. stuffed with fake Russian classified documents in burn bags. Out in California, Cedars-Sinai Hospital’s Nurse Matthew Shaffer posted something awful on X. He said he was disappointed the latest Trump assassin missed. The hospital responded but chose not to discipline him.

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0:00.0	No gloss, no filter.
0:03.0	Just stories.
0:04.7	Spoken without fear.
0:06.4	Person who is not generous can not be an artist.
0:09.4	The world will be at peace only when it is ruled by poets and philosophers.
0:14.3	Listen to my weekly podcast, the Pooja Bhats show on the IHeart Radio app,
0:18.5	Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:23.2	Come for the honesty.
0:24.9	Stay for the fire.
0:28.9	It's more of Mark.
0:30.6	Mr. New York on 710 W.O.R.
0:37.0	Hey, look for the stock market. It hit 50,000 in the next couple hours.
0:42.2	It will most likely happen, sending all-time records in the S&P.
0:45.9	But look for the stock market to break the 50,000 mark before the day is over.
0:50.6	Oil is down about $8 right now.
0:53.5	A lot going on. Iran, you know, this is a fascinating
0:57.9	situation by blocking the streets of Hormuz. They've completely cut off their revenue. They have no
1:05.7	money. It's a fascinating situation. Way back in the Iranian revolution in the late 70s some of you
1:14.4	were around back then the Iranian revolution caused all kinds of you know we were battling
1:20.2	Iran the U.S. Iran they cut off our oil and it was terrible we had tremendous gas shortages in the United States.
1:31.0	And if you were around back then, you remember there were gas lines that would go for blocks.
1:37.8	I mean, think about this.
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