Mark's 11am Monologue.

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🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 16 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. 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.

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0:00.0	It's more of Mark.
0:01.7	Mr. New York on 710 WOR.
0:08.1	Hey, look for the stock market to hit 50,000 in the next couple hours.
0:13.3	It will most likely happen, setting all-time records in the S&P.
0:17.0	But look for the stock market to break the 50,000 mark before the day is over.
0:21.7	Oil is down about $8 right now.
0:24.5	A lot going on.
0:27.2	Iran, you know, this is a fascinating situation by blocking the streets of Hormuz.
0:32.1	They've completely cut off their revenue.
0:35.8	They have no money.
0:39.5	It's a fascinating situation.
0:41.8	Way back in the Iranian Revolution, in the late 70s, some of you were around back then,
0:46.8	the Iranian Revolution caused all kinds of, you know, we were battling Iran, the U.S. Iran.
0:52.9	They cut off our oil oil and it was terrible.
0:57.8	We had tremendous gas shortages in the United States. And if you were around back then,
1:03.2	you remember there were gas lines that would go for blocks. I mean, think about this.
1:09.6	You had a wait in line for gasoline, and sometimes you had to wait an hour or two hours in line to get gas.
1:18.3	And back then, a big problem was people would actually run out of gas while in the line and couldn't move their car.
1:24.5	It got so bad that we had to do gas rationing.
1:28.5	This is in 1979 in America, gas rationing.
1:32.9	And remember you had to have, it was even and odd.
1:35.5	If you had an even number at the end of your license plate, you could only buy gas on an even day.
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