Synopsis
A selection of ongoing reporting from Washington and other datelines by Emmy award-winning correspondent Simon Marks. Heard on radio stations worldwide, and now also here, on iTunes and on Google Play. Simon is the President and Chief Correspondent of Feature Story News (www.featurestory.com)
Episodes
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April 26, 2025 - Ahead of Pope's funeral, Trump meets Zelensky in Rome
26/04/2025 Duration: 11minSimon's live update for Matt Frei's Saturday morning programme on the UK's LBC.
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April 25, 2025 - "American Week": Nearing 100-day mark, Trump's approval ratings crater
25/04/2025 Duration: 10minSimon's weekly chronicle of events in the US for Tom Swarbrick's Friday drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or find it here on-demand afterwards.
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April 24, 2025 - SA President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to Trump, says they will "meet soon"
24/04/2025 Duration: 10minSimon's live update on President Cyril Ramaphosa's phone conversation with President Donald Trump, in which the South Africans say an agreement was made for the two men to meet soon in an effort to solve the impasse in the bilateral relationship. For Newzroom Afrika DSTV405 with Michelle Craig anchoring.
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April 23, 2025 - US Treasury Secretary calls Trump's trade war "not sustainable"
24/04/2025 Duration: 05minSimon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Morning Report" with Corin Dann anchoring.
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April 18, 2025 - Rubio indicates Trump's patience with Ukraine peace talks is expiring
18/04/2025 Duration: 06minSimon's live update for Radio New Zealand's "Saturday Morning" with Susie Ferguson presenting.
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April 18, 2025 - "American Week": Trump defies the courts and maligns Ukraine again
18/04/2025 Duration: 10minSimon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for the Good Friday edition of Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC. Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or find it here on demand afterwards.
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April 15, 2025 - Harvard refuses to buckle under Trump's pressure
16/04/2025 Duration: 06minSimon's live update for Monocle Radio about Harvard University's decision to challenge Trump's decision to freeze more than $2 billion in federal funding for the storied institution. With Emma Nelson presenting.
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April 15, 2025 - VP J.D. Vance says "good chance" of US-UK trade deal
15/04/2025 Duration: 04minSimon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.
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April 15, 2025 - Trump urges El Salvador's Bukele to build prisons to house American detainees
15/04/2025 Duration: 09minSimon's update for James O'Brien's programme on the UK's LBC.
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April 11, 2025 - "American Week": Trump's retribution moves into higher gear as he drives the global economy into a ditch
11/04/2025 Duration: 10minSimon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on LBC. Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm or find it here on demand afterwards. This week: Trump drives the economy into the abyss, and threatens treason charges against two of his critics.
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April 10, 2025 - Trump's U-turn on tariffs leaves confusion, incoherence in its wake
10/04/2025 Duration: 13minSimon's chat with James O'Brien on the UK's LBC.
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April 9, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump makes dramatic U-turn on trade war
09/04/2025 Duration: 15minSimon's live, breaking news coverage of Trump's astonishing climb-down, for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.
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April 5, 2025 - US sees largest nationwide protests since Trump's inauguration
05/04/2025 Duration: 07minSimon's live update for Natasha Devon's Saturday programme on the UK's LBC.
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April 5, 2025 - Democratic Party leaders locate their spines, and Republican opposition to tariffs grows
05/04/2025 Duration: 10minSimon's Saturday morning roundup from Washington for Matt Frei's programme on the UK's LBC. As Barack Obama and Kamala Harris return to the political fray, Republican anxiety over Trump's trade war grows.
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April 4, 2025 - "American Week": Mr. Trump Goes To War
04/04/2025 Duration: 10minSimon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.. This week, Donald Trump declares a trade war against virtually every country on earth, sparking an historic Wall Street rout. Listen live every Friday at 5:50pm UK time, or find it here on demand afterwards.
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April 4, 2025 - Wall Street rout continues into second day as China retaliates against Trump
04/04/2025 Duration: 02minSimon's live update for Shelagh Fogarty's afternoon programme on the UK's LBC.
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April 3, 2025 - Amid trade war, UK fights back against American chlorinated chicken
04/04/2025 Duration: 06minSimon's live update for Tom Swarbrick's drivetime programme on the UK's LBC.
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April 2, 2025 - Trump wages trade war on entire world
03/04/2025 Duration: 08minSimon's live update for Ben Kentish's late night programme on the UK's LBC.
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April 2, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump announces 10% tariff on UK, 20% on EU
02/04/2025 Duration: 04minSimon's live update for LBC's breaking news coverage of President Trump's announcement on tariffs, with Iain Dale helming in London.
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April 1, 2025 - As world awaits Trump tariffs decision, Booker's marathon galvanises US Democrats
01/04/2025 Duration: 06minSimon's live update for Ben Kentish's late-night programme on the UK's LBC.