Hour 2: Elon Musk is back for now.

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🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Curtis continues as guest host for Mark Simone, turning his attention to Republican leadership in New York City. He argues that the current GOP leadership appears to be moving away from supporting a true two-party system, undermining efforts to make New York more politically competitive. The conversation shifts to Elon Musk’s recent comments on the city’s next mayor and his opinion on the new Fire Commissioner pick, adding another layer to the ongoing debate about New York’s political future. Curtis takes your calls, inviting opinions on the direction of NYC’s Republican leadership, Musk’s remarks, and other pressing local issues.

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0:00.0	now the red beret has returned to radio curtis leewa guest host the mark simone show on seven
0:08.5	ten w o'r i had my uh christmas present last week, substituting for Mark Simone.
0:22.9	He's the best in the business.
0:30.9	And then I get my pre-birthday gift, substituting for Mark this week, up until the second.
0:35.0	And that birthday, March 26, I'll be 72.
0:41.5	And I know more about New York City and politics and anybody alive.
0:42.4	There's no doubt about it.
0:47.0	I challenge anybody because I know where all the bones are buried in, who buried them,
0:49.4	and I don't mince my language.
0:59.2	We are going to get into subject matter that is of incredible importance to all of you if you happen to live within New York State.
1:06.3	And this same philosophy could be coming to a state where you live or near you.
1:14.4	Because I've spent incredible amount of time since losing the election to Zoran Mandami,
1:19.6	and yes, he is the mayor, he won fair and square, he is going to have his celebration after he is sworn in by Bernie the Outta Caca Sanders, originally from Brooklyn,
1:26.4	who went to Madison High School, which is also where
1:31.1	Chuck Schumer went, by the way, update on Chuck Schumer.
1:35.9	Oh, yeah.
1:37.7	A lot of you are not going to like it.
1:40.7	But the Masters of the Universe, the billionaires, they just can't stop themselves from getting
1:47.1	involved in things they know absolutely nothing about.
1:50.9	Big story.
1:52.4	We're going to get into it in this hour.
1:55.0	It's how Elon Musk decides to weigh in on the new fire commissioner who he claims as a result of
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