Michael Rapaport | Actor/Comedian | 03-04-26

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, Comedy, News

4.2 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Sid welcomes actor and comedian Michael Rapaport to discuss the controversy surrounding Sid’s recent comments about Zohran Mamdani and the backlash from New York Democrats. Rapaport defends Sid’s character while arguing that apologizing when you believe you crossed the line shows strength, not weakness. The conversation also touches on political double standards, social media outrage, and the importance of focusing criticism on policy rather than personal attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.6	Outside of Gange and West Orange, I did have a text conversation with Police Commissioner Jessica.
0:44.9	You know, Jessica came out like everybody else and condemned.
0:49.6	That's fine.
0:50.4	But we had a great conversation.
0:52.0	We're still very close.
0:54.1	And John Schell, too.
0:55.4	So some of the folks that came out pretty strong yesterday, don't kid yourself, okay?
0:59.7	They're still very, very, very good friends of mine.
1:02.7	Love you back and forth, all that stuff.
1:04.5	So it's all good.
1:06.5	But when Michael Rappaport, the brilliant comedic actor Michael Rappaport, reaches out to me and says to me,
1:14.4	I'm coming on.
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