Hour 2: A popular TV show may be coming back.

The Mark Simone Show

iHeartRadio and Mark Simone

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4.3 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Mark brings up the possibility of a revival of the TV show “The Apprentice,” explaining what he knows. He covers Pete Hegseth’s testimony on Capitol Hill regarding the conflict in Iran, describing the contentious exchanges between Hegseth and Democratic lawmakers. Mark also discusses criticism of Minnesota schools that were intended to serve Somali students, arguing that they have not met the expectations set by Governor Tim Walz and community leaders. Mark takes your calls! Mark interviews WOR weeknight host Jimmy Failla. Jimmy describes the decor of the Oval Office and parts of the White House, likening it to a Cracker Barrel restaurant. He offers his impressions from the conclusion of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Mark and Jimmy also discuss King Charles’ fashion choices, comparing his style to Volodymyr Zelensky and debating whether he could have dressed more appropriately for the occasion.

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0:00.0	This is the Mark Simone show.
0:04.3	On 710 W.O.R.
0:07.5	Hey, believe it or not, there's talk of bringing back The Apprentice.
0:14.1	Remember Donald Trump, The Apprentice?
0:16.1	It started off early 2000s, very early 2000s.
0:23.7	And it became a big hit.
0:26.6	And next thing you know, it ran 14 seasons.
0:28.2	14 seasons.
0:32.9	It was for a long time, the number one highest rated show in television.
0:36.9	It was the great producer, Mark Burnett, that came up with it.
0:41.0	He's the guy that came up with Survivor and that kind of stuff.
0:46.2	And he came up with Shark Tank, which is done in Los Angeles.
0:51.3	And he was on this show and we asked him about The Apprentice.
0:55.6	And he said, the way it came about was he had to travel, you survivor he had to leave his family go travel over all these crazy places and then
0:59.7	uh shark tank had to travel out to l a he wanted a show that would take place in new york city
1:05.0	so he didn't have to leave his family so he could be with his family so he came up with this
1:09.6	idea what what's new york city it's a lot of big corporations business executives skyscrapers so he could be with his family. So he came up with this idea. What's New York City?
1:11.2	It's a lot of big corporations, business executives, skyscrapers. So he decided it'll be a business
1:16.1	show. He came up with the whole concept. A top, top, top business CEO would be looking for
1:23.2	an apprentice and they'd all have to audition for a business thing.
1:31.6	And I asked him, I said, well, and how'd you come up with Donald Trump?
1:35.6	He said, well, we came up the whole concept and then we said, who's the most famous businessman in America?
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