The Mark Simone Show

Ann explains the reason she said a few years ago that former Senator Joseph McCarthy gets a bad rap. Former President Bill Clinton has historically invoked it as a negative benchmark for political attacks, labeling aggressive, partisan, or smear-based tactics as "McCarthyism." He notably used this comparison to criticize Republicans in 1992, 2012, and 2026 and make them look bad. Ann wrote about all this and explained in detail what she saw and meant about how Bill Clinton navigated his political career to bash McCarthy's actions and put him as the reason Republicans are the way they are today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe in Elmwood Park, NJ, wants to ask our in-studio guest, Irving, whether his energy bill has gone up over the last few months after Mikie Sherrill was elected governor of New Jersey, after she said she would lower it. Bill in Lafayette, NJ, called Mark to talk about alleged corruption at Harvard University involving the Jeffrey Epstein files. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Charity Auction winner for hunger, Irving Goldfarb from NJ, joined Mark in the studio to discuss his business and the aspirations of Mark's show. Rosie O'Donnell has come back to the USA after she said she wasn't, due to President Trump, and came to visit her family. The John F. Kennedy Jr. miniseries is performing well with viewers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Howie begins by arguing that the Obama Administration was a massive failure. Mark and Howie analyze how the Clintons are reacting to the Epstein files and how the testimony could go.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis in Long Island, NY, thinks Jimmy Failla, the weeknight host on WOR, should replace Stephen Colbert. Vincent in Brooklyn, NY, is already planning on raising his rent for tenants due to Zohran Mamdani’s plans and proposals targeting upper-middle-class and wealthy New Yorkers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's speech about balancing NYC's budget raised a lot of eyebrows when Zohran Mamdani mentioned a default plan that would include raising property taxes for middle-class New Yorkers if his original plan to tax the wealthy doesn't go through. Late-night host Stephen Colbert went on a rant at CBS for canning an interview with Trump critic James Talarico.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke at the Munich Security Conference, and her remarks sparked Democrats to possibly rethink how she is representing her own party. Hillary Clinton was also there and used very strong language about Donald Trump. Mark highlights the passing of Civil Rights leader the Reverend Jesse Jackson at the age of 84. Mark interviews Newsmax and WOR host Rob Astorino. Rob and Mark break down why it's hard for Republicans to run as one in NYC and across the entire NY region. He also explains what a county executive actually does, essentially acting as the CEO of county government, overseeing budgets, departments, labor contracts, and public safety operations. Is Ronald A. Hicks, the new Archbishop of New York, a little too “woke” with his views?  More names are expected to testify regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files. JB Pritzker’s cousin has resigned from the board of Hyatt Hotels Corporation amid a fallout connected to the documents. Steve Bannon was mentioned multiple times in the files, and Mark explains what that could mean for him politically and legally moving forward. Mark interviews streaming host Bill O'Reilly. Bill shares his thoughts on the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, offering mixed views on his legacy. He argues that Democratic-run states are facing fiscal trouble and says the Left will continue to attack President Trump because their cities are struggling financially. AOC was also in Munich, Germany, and made a very intense comment about Taiwan. Could that complicate relations between China and the United States and impact overall strategy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke at the Munich Security Conference, and her remarks sparked Democrats to possibly rethink how she is representing her own party. Hillary Clinton was also there and used very strong language about Donald Trump. Mark highlights the passing of Civil Rights leader the Reverend Jesse Jackson at the age of 84. Mark takes your calls! Mark interviews Newsmax and WOR host Rob Astorino. Rob and Mark break down why it's hard for Republicans to run as one in NYC and across the entire NY region. He also explains what a county executive actually does, essentially acting as the CEO of county government, overseeing budgets, departments, labor contracts, and public safety operations. Is Ronald A. Hicks, the new Archbishop of New York, a little too “woke” with his views? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More names are expected to testify regarding the Jeffrey Epstein files. JB Pritzker’s cousin has resigned from the board of Hyatt Hotels Corporation amid a fallout connected to the documents. Steve Bannon was mentioned multiple times in the files, and Mark explains what that could mean for him politically and legally moving forward. Mark takes your calls! Mark interviews streaming host Bill O'Reilly. Bill shares his thoughts on the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, offering mixed views on his legacy. He argues that Democratic-run states are facing fiscal trouble and says the Left will continue to attack President Trump because their cities are struggling financially. AOC was also in Munich, Germany, and made a very intense comment about Taiwan. Could that complicate relations between China and the United States and impact overall strategy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill shares his thoughts on the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, offering mixed views on his legacy. He argues that Democratic-run states are facing fiscal trouble and says the Left will continue to attack President Trump because their cities are struggling financially. AOC was also in Munich, Germany, and made a very intense comment about Taiwan. Could that complicate relations between China and the United States and impact overall strategy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.