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The Mark Simone Show

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4.3 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Stephen Colbert is preparing for his final shows as host of CBS’s The Late Show. Paul McCartney and Billy Joel are scheduled to appear as guests. It has been eight months since the announcement that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert would end, and as of now, there have been no public reports of plans for Colbert. U.S. border crossings are at their lowest levels since the 1990s, and the catch-and-release policy has not been in effect for over ten months. Windmills installed as part of green initiatives over the past decade are presenting challenges in removal and maintenance. James L. Dolan, owner of the Knicks, announced that the Knicks and New York Rangers will become separate publicly traded companies. Mark takes your calls. Mark interviews streaming host Bill O’Reilly. Bill discusses shifts in political ideology in California and London. Andrew Cuomo has faced criticism regarding progressive policies such as bail reform. Bill O’Reilly also discusses President Trump’s recent visit to China, offering a positive assessment, and describes negotiation strategies related to China. He comments on ongoing risks in Iran, referencing statements by President Trump about potential developments.

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0:00.0	Always a step ahead of the news.
0:02.9	Here's more Mark Simone on 710 WOR.
0:09.2	Hey, it's almost Memorial Day weekend.
0:11.6	It's coming up this weekend.
0:12.9	It's the beginning of summer for most people.
0:15.4	It's going to be this heat will continue until about 8 o'clock tomorrow night. but then it goes into the 60s for the whole weekend.
0:24.2	It looks like rain, Saturday, and Sunday, but still be a great weekend.
0:28.2	Good things happening this week.
0:30.0	Stephen Colbert will go off the air Thursday night.
0:32.8	That'll be it for him.
0:34.9	The show canceled, and he will will in interviews or on the show itself make it sound
0:43.4	like he was pushed off the air. It was pressure from the Trump administration. CBS fired him.
0:49.7	Pressure from the Trump. Well, first of all, it's a little kind of ridiculous to claim when you're a
0:54.4	disaster ratings wise and you're losing 40 to 50 million a year it doesn't take much
0:59.8	pressure to get a show canceled that's losing up to 50 million a year it's been a
1:06.8	total a failure revenue wise ratings wise you could say oh You could say, oh, it beats Kimmel.
1:12.1	That's only because Kimmel has the most pathetic ratings in the world.
1:15.5	Jimmy Fallon took the Tonight Show down to like one million viewers.
1:18.6	Greg Gutfeld, three million viewers easily.
1:22.0	Jimmy Phala, Saturday night, his late-night show, I'm sure, beats that.
1:26.9	He's going to do some weird shows to end his run.
1:30.5	Last night was kind of a strange show.
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