Simon Marks Reporting
News & Politics Podcasts
Ongoing news reports from Washington and elsewhere by Emmy award-winning reporter Simon Marks. Simon's coverage airs on TV and radio networks worldwide and is now also available through all major podcast services. Once called "the harbinger of daily...
Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Description:
Ongoing news reports from Washington and elsewhere by Emmy award-winning reporter Simon Marks. Simon's coverage airs on TV and radio networks worldwide and is now also available through all major podcast services. Once called "the harbinger of daily astonishment", Simon is the President & Chief Correspondent of Feature Story News. You can watch his latest TV reporting here.
Twitter:
@simonmarksfsn
Language:
English
Contact:
202 210 1631
Website:
http://www.featurestory.com/
Email:
info@featurestory.com
Episodes
April 18, 2026 - Trump can't save himself from Trump, as agreement with Iran now looks uncertain
4/18/2026
Simon's live update for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.
Duration:00:10:43
April 17, 2026 - "American Week": Trump becomes increasingly unstable, enraging once-loyal supporters
4/17/2026
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.
Today: Trump closes in on a peace deal with Iran, but only after his own erratic behaviour raises huge questions about his mental stability. Plus, preparations are underway for the visit of the King.
Duration:00:11:04
April 15, 2026 - Trump is bonkers, but why aren't reporters telling you that?
4/15/2026
Simon's live roundup with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC. Today, the President plans to strike a "Grand Bargain" with Iran's brutal, murderous, fundamentalist regime. And why reporters are slow-walking the issue of Trump's evident mental instability.
#iran #Trump #midterms #25thAmendment
Duration:00:13:32
April 14, 2026 - Trump flays Meloni after she defends Pope Leo from White House attacks
4/14/2026
Simon's live update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC.
Duration:00:03:57
April 13, 2026 - Trump struggles to explain purpose of US blockade of Strait of Hormuz, and to explain picture depicting him as Jesus
4/13/2026
Simon's live update for South Africa's Newzroom Afrika TV, with Xoli Mngambi anchoring. Courtesy DStv405
Duration:00:11:56
April 13, 2026 - Trump begins his blockade of Strait of Hormuz, and deletes an offensive social media post
4/13/2026
Simon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report", reunited at long last with the great John Campbell.
#trump #iran #blasphemy #midterms
Duration:00:06:25
April 13, 2026 - Trump deletes controversial post depicting him as Jesus, claiming he thought he was depicted as a doctor
4/13/2026
Simon's live update for "Tonight with Andrew Marr" on President Trump's blasphemous social media depiction of himself as Jesus, and his vicious ad hominem attack on the Pope.
Duration:00:03:52
April 13, 2026 - Trump's naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz raises fresh questions about his mental stability
4/13/2026
Back from a week-long break, Simon's live update for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.
Duration:00:08:38
April 3, 2026 - "American Week": Pam Bondi walks the plank
4/3/2026
Simon's live update for LBC's Friday evening drivetime programme...this week, presented by...Simon.
Tonight: Bondi fired, while Trump stumbles again over Iran, and Artemis II heads to the moon.
Duration:00:13:49
April 1, 2026 - Trump says he is considering withrawal from NATO, and it's not an April Fool's joke
4/1/2026
Simon's live chat with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC, as Trump claims he will end his war on Iran in "the next two or three weeks", and pledges to consider withdrawing the United States from NATO....a seismic moment in post-war history.
Duration:00:19:10
March 28, 2026 - Iran launches strike on US forces in Saudi as Trump projects invincibility
3/28/2026
Simon's live update for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.
Duration:00:10:11
March 27, 2026 - "American Week": One month on, there's no end in sight to Trump's war on Iran
3/27/2026
Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.
This week: Trump blows hot-and-cold over Iran peace talks as his military escalation continues, and America's tech giants finally get their "Big Tobacco" style comeuppance.
#trump #iran #Democrats #bigtech #lbc #news #americanweek #simonmarks
Duration:00:10:48
March 27, 2026 - Does even Trump know if he's escalating or de-escalating in Iran?
3/27/2026
Simon's live round up for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.
Today: fresh efforts by top Trump officials to imbue the war on Iran with a Christian nationalist ethos, and mixed signals over whether Trump is building up his campaign, or looking for an off-ramp.
Duration:00:12:28
March 26, 2026 - Trump says he is not sure that U.S. is "willing" to strike peace deal with Iran
3/26/2026
Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC, as Trump held the first made-for-TV meeting of his Cabinet since the war began, and sounded very unsure about whether he truly wants to end the conflict.
Duration:00:04:10
March 26, 2026 - Trump claims Iran is "afraid to say" they want to make a deal, as his approval ratings crater
3/26/2026
US President Donald Trump has insisted that Iran is taking part in peace talks as he continues to push back on Tehran’s denials of being at the negotiating table. Simon's live update for The Claire Byrne Show on Ireland's Newstalk.
Duration:00:08:45
March 25, 2026 - Iranians reject US peace plan, as Trump takes steps for possible ground war
3/25/2026
Simon's live update for "Tonight With Andrew Marr" on the UK's LBC. This evening, the Iranians reject Trump's 15-point proposal, and on Capitol Hill anxiety grows about the possible deployment of American boots-on-the-ground in Iran.
Duration:00:02:53
March 25, 2026 - AS TWO STORIES BROKE: Iran rejects US peace plan, and tech giants lose a landmark case in California
3/25/2026
Simon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.
Today....Iran spurns Trump's proposed 15-point peace plan, accusing the President of "negotiating with himself". And Google and Meta lose a massive court case over the addictive nature of their products, with huge global implications.
Duration:00:07:03
March 25, 2026 - US conveys 15-point peace plan to Iran that raises even more questions about Trump's credibility
3/25/2026
Simon's live chat with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.
Duration:00:13:01
March 24, 2026 - US sends 15-point peace proposal to Iran via Pakistani mediators
3/24/2026
Simon's live update for LBC, with Henry Riley presenting.
Duration:00:06:14
March 23, 2026 - What ever happened to the idea of an Iranian popular uprising?
3/24/2026
Simon's live report for Iain Dale's programme on the UK's LBC.
Duration:00:05:17