Mark's 11am Monologue.

The Mark Simone Show

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4.3 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

New York City’s Doormen’s Union may strike next week if a deal for better benefits isn’t reached in time. President Trump is heading to Las Vegas to speak on taxes and the economy. Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster are facing major legal trouble after a landmark court ruling alleges that they illegally maintained monopoly power in the ticketing market. The verdict could cost Live Nation hundreds of millions of dollars and potentially force the company to sell some of its concert venues if the judge imposes penalties.

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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.
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0:23.1	Come for the honesty.
0:24.9	Stay for the fire.
0:29.4	On 710 W.O.R.
0:32.4	It's more of the Marksimon Show.
0:36.1	Hey, a steamy, beautiful 90-degree day today.
0:40.2	So, here in New York City, the doorman's union, it's more than the doorman.
0:46.6	What did she call them on the news?
0:48.2	Door professionals.
0:51.0	Well, they actually are.
0:52.0	Now, if you're living in the suburbs and you don't, you know,
1:11.9	you want to have to have a doorman for you. You can't open your own door. It's more than that. The doorman really kind of run the building. I mean, they're guarding the door, their security. They take care of everything for people. They do a lot of stuff. And it's not just doormen. It's all the building people, you know, and most right over there,
1:14.0	and all those buildings outside the window over there.
1:15.4	You got a doorman.
1:18.1	You got a guy behind the desk, the front desk.
1:19.1	You got concierge.
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