Sid & Friends In The Morning

On this Monday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid recaps our New York Knicks beating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night, winning the series 4-1 and securing their first NBA title in 53 years. The Big Apple erupted in bloody chaos overnight as rowdy mobs celebrating the Knicks’ NBA title trashed NYPD cars and torched FIFA buses in Times Square, leaving 10 cops hurt and 63 people in handcuffs. In other news of the day, President Trump and Iran declared they've reached an agreement intended to end more than three months of war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, much to the chagrin of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and the Jewish state of Israel. Alex Traiman, Joe Benigno, John Catsimatidis, Wally Backman, Michael Rapaport, Scott Munro & Tracy Morgan join Sid on this Monday installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Munro, President of the Detectives' Endowment Association, joins Sid on this Monday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian & actor Tracy Morgan calls into the morning show to react to our New York Knicks beating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night, winning the series 4-1 and securing their first NBA title in 53 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor/Comedian Michael Rapaport joins Sid to react to our New York Knicks beating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night, winning the series 4-1 and securing their first NBA title in 53 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Traiman, CEO of Jewish News Syndicate, checks in with Sid live from Israel to explain why most Israelis feel President Trump has "lost his way" regarding the conflict with Iran after the President and Iran declared they reached an agreement intended to end more than three months of war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports radio personality Joe Benigno joins Sid to react to our New York Knicks beating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night, winning the series 4-1 and securing their first NBA title in 53 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wally Backman, brand-new manager for our very own Staten Island Ferryhawks, joins Sid and Red Apple Media Owner/Operator John Catsimatidis live from Stage 77 to discuss his new gig and bringing competitive, family-fun baseball action back to Staten Island! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid critiques his friend President Donald Trump for backtracking on his threat once again to hit Iran hard and once & for all completely wipe them out militarily, with Trump announcing that he canceled planned strikes against Iran yesterday and claiming Iran's leadership "approved" a draft agreement that would extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and launch 60 days of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. In other news of the day, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin criticizes New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a 'socialist communist' and vows to enforce immigration laws in sanctuary cities, protecting the homeland, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul met with community activists and immigrant groups yesterday to assure them she has their back amid threats from President Trump's border czar about sending in more U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as the World Cup kicks off, and the President announced yesterday that he’s nominating Jay Clayton - the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York - for the role of director of national intelligence. Brian Kilmeade, Joe Tacopina, K.T. McFarland, Mike Huckabee & Victoria Coates join Sid on this Friday installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Defense Attorney Joe Tacopina joins Sid for his weekly Friday morning appearance on Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former deputy national security advisor & current VP of the Heritage Foundation Victoria Coates joins Sid to discuss her returning to The Holy Land in Israel next week to speak alongside Sid at the annual JNS International Policy Summit in Jerusalem, before she offers her expert opinion on President Trump canceling planned strikes against Iran and claiming Iran's leadership "approved" a draft agreement that would extend the ceasefire and launch 60 days of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

K.T. McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor, joins Sid for her weekly Friday morning appearance to offer her expert opinion on President Trump announcing that he canceled planned strikes against Iran yesterday and claiming Iran's leadership "approved" a draft agreement that would extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and launch 60 days of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Huckabee, serving as the 29th United States ambassador to Israel since 2025, joins Sid live from the Jewish state to deliver an update on President Trump announcing that he canceled planned strikes against Iran yesterday and claiming Iran's leadership "approved" a draft agreement that would extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and launch 60 days of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Thursday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid illustrates a buzzing New York City last night as Knicks fans rejoiced in bars, bodegas, watch parties, city streets, and their own living rooms across the five boroughs after the team’s stunning comeback to win Game 4 — with the NBA championship now just one victory away. The Knicks stormed back in the second half in the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history to steal Game 4 at Madison Square Garden with a 107-106 win and take a 3-1 series lead over the San Antonio Spurs. In other news of the day, Madison Square Garden canceled a planned Knicks watch party outside the arena hours before Game 4 as owner James Dolan unloaded on Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a fake fan of the team - making the shocking announcement ahead of the Knicks’ showdown with the San Antonio Spurs after MSG blasted city government for its decision to set up a security zone around the venue for the event, the biggest World Cup tournament in history has arrived in North America and soccer fans across the globe are buzzing with excitement for the opening matches and star-studded ceremonies today and tomorrow, and President Donald Trump this morning escalated his threats against Iran - announcing that the U.S. intends to strike the country tonight and take control of Kharg Island - a strip of land home to Iran’s most important oil facility. Bill O'Reilly, Craig Carton, Joe Benigno, Katie Pavlich & Rich Lowry join Sid on this Friday-eve installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WABC Radio Correspondent Bill O'Reilly joins Sid for his weekly Thursday morning appearance on Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katie Pavlich, Host of Katie Pavlich Tonight on NewsNation, joins Sid to discuss President Trump saying this morning that the U.S. will hit Iran "very hard tonight," before she expands on other top national & local headlines in the news today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports radio personality Joe Benigno joins Sid to offer his die-hard reaction to last night's improbable if not impossible Game 4 comeback victory for the Knicks in the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich Lowry, Editor-in-Chief of National Review, joins Sid for his weekly appearance on the morning show to discuss President Trump's inflection point regarding the conflict with Iran, and whether he thinks the President has reached it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports radio personality Craig Carton joins Sid for the second time this week to recap his bombshell interview yesterday on WFAN with Knicks owner Jim Dolan. Dolan unloaded on Mayor Zohran Mamdani, calling him a fake fan of the team after MSG blasted city government for deciding to set up a security zone around the venue for the NBA Finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Wednesday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid debriefs his night last night at the Tribeca Film Festival where Michael Rapaport's new documentary premiered, entitled Am I Cancelled Yet? In other news of the day, TIME magazine’s “100 most influential people in sports” for 2026 list just dropped, President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said there may be a surge of ICE agents sent to New York City as a response to Gov. Kathy Hochul's policies regarding police departments cooperating with immigration officials, Democrat Nazi Graham Platner won the Maine Democratic primary for the United States Senate, President Trump says that Iran has taken too long to negotiate a peace deal and will now have to “pay the price," and the Knicks get ready for Game 4 of the NBA Finals tonight against the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. John Solomon, Peter King, Rick Scott & Sal Licata join Sid on this hump day installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports talk personality & former WFAN talent Sal Licata makes his debut on Sid & Friends in the Morning to preview tonight's Game 4 of the NBA Finals between our Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Congressman Peter King joins Sid for his weekly Wednesday morning appearance to update listeners on Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's bid to become the next Governor of New York, before expanding on today's top national headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Solomon, Founder of Just the News, joins Sid to speak on the latest developments coming out of the Middle East and the conflict with Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Scott, serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, joins Sid to discuss his work to pass the Stop Support for UNRWA Act of 2026 and the IGO Anti Boycott Act of 2026 — two bills to hold the U.N. accountable for abusing U.S. taxpayer dollars and mistreating America’s allies. Senator Scott then expands on today's top national headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Tuesday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid plays party pooper while denouncing "bad apple" New Yorkers who clashed with cops outside Bryant Park’s Game 3 NBA Finals Knicks' watch party last night – including at least one who hurled a bottle at an officer. The Knicks fell 115-111 in the game and saw their Finals lead cut to 2-1. In other news of the day, Mayor Mamdani slammed President Trump's role in the World Cup as players and coaches and fans arriving for the FIFA World Cup come up against the president's hardline immigration agenda, and Maine votes as scandal-plagued Graham Platner seeks the Democratic Senate primary win despite a string of controversies being revealed during his campaign. Andrew Giuliani, Bo Dietl, Brian Geltzeiler, Caroline Shinkle, Cory Zelnik & Michael Rapaport join Sid on this Tuesday installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caroline Shinkle, Republican running for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 12th Congressional District, joins Sid to discuss her campaign to obtain woke, leftist lunatic Jerry Nadler's old seat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor & Comedian Michael Rapaport joins Sid to react to last night's Game 3 of the NBA Finals between his Knicks & the San Antonio Spurs, before he continues to flirt with a run for Mayor of New York City against incumbent Mayor Zohran Mamdani in 2029. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Geltzeiler, Host on Sirius XM NBA Radio & Contributor at NBA TV, joins Sid to recap last night's Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks & San Antonio Spurs, and if Game 4 tomorrow night is a "must win" for New York after losing Game 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Red Apple Media Podcast Host Bo Dietl joins Sid for his weekly Tuesday morning appearance on Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Giuliani, Executive Director of the White House Task Force for the FIFA World Cup 2026, joins Sid to react to NYC Zohran Mamdani slamming President Donald Trump’s role in the World Cup as players, coaches and fans arriving for the FIFA World Cup confront the president’s hardline immigration agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cory Zelnik, Founder and CEO of Zelnik & Company Real Estate LLC. & Knicks' courtside season-ticket holder, joins Sid to recap his experience last night at MSG for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, where President Trump was also in attendance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Monday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid breaks down a visibly agitated President Trump storming off his interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” after a testy exchange with reporter Kristen Welker who grilled him over his claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. In other news of the day, New York Democrats recently passed a bill that would remove the words "mother" and "father" from parts of state law - sending the legislation to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk for final approval, election results in California's primaries are still being counted as Spencer Pratt loses ground in the Los Angeles mayoral race while billionaire businessman Tom Steyer - a Democrat - still lags behind British-born Republican political strategist Steve Hilton in the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, President Trump said Israel’s prime minister would be forced to play ball with Iran after the Islamic Republic launched a missile attack on the Jewish State Sunday — and insisted that he is still the one who “calls the shots,” and the plans for tonight's Knicks watch party at MSG for Game 3 of the NBA Finals have been doused amid amped-up security with President Trump due in the house. Alex Traiman, Craig Carton, Joe Pags, Joe Tacopina, John Catsimatidis & Stephen A. Smith join Sid on this Monday installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Radio Personality Craig Carton joins Sid to preview Game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight from Madison Square Garden, featuring our New York Knicks up 2-0 in the series against the San Antonio Spurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Defense Attorney Joe Tacopina joins Sid for his first of two appearances this week on Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Traiman, CEO of Jewish News Syndicate, joins Sid live from Israel to offer an update on the conflict with Iran, following missile fire from Iran into Israel overnight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Pags, host of The Joe Pags Show based out of KTSA Radio in San Antonio, joins Sid to offer a Texans take on the NBA Finals between our Knicks and his Spurs, where the Knicks currently hold a 2-0 series lead heading into tonight's Game 3 at Madison Square Garden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports television personality Stephen A. Smith joins Sid to explain why he believes that President Trump should be ashamed of himself for thinking that attending tonight's NBA Finals Game 3 at Madison Square Garden is a good idea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Red Apple Media Owner & Operator John Catsimatidis joins Sid live in-studio for his weekly Monday morning appearance to recap Friday evening's TALKERS Magazine 2026 National Talk Media Industry Conference at Hofstra University, where both John & Sid were featured as guest speakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid previews tonight's Game 2 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio between our New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, with the Knicks heading in as -6.5 point underdogs with a 1-0 series lead. In other news of the day, White House border czar Tom Homan defended the conditions and services at a federal immigration detention facility in New Jersey that has been at the center of protests for over a week - calling allegations of substandard conditions there "not factual," the Jewish woman allegedly attacked on the subway describes experiencing 'hatred' from her attacker, and President Trump endorsed a GOP challenger to Rep. Nancy Mace’s campaign for South Carolina governor last Friday - backing Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in the contest. Brian Kilmeade, Dick Jerardi, K.T. McFarland, Keith Sonderling, Anthony D'Esposito, Michael Harrison & Tom Homan join Sid on this Friday installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Horse Racing Analyst Dick Jerardi returns to the program for his annual appearance on the morning show on the Friday before the Belmont Stakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Border Czar Tom Homan makes his return to the morning show to discuss his “surprise visit” last weekend to Newark’s Delaney Hall ICE detention center amid an ongoing hunger and labor strike by detainees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WABC Radio Host Brian Kilmeade joins Sid for his weekly Friday morning appearance to discuss President Trump's decision to attend Monday night's Game 3 of the NBA Finals at MSG between our Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, a game Kilmeade also plans to attend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Deputy National Security Advisor K.T. McFarland joins Sid for her weekly Friday appearance to update listeners on the conflict with Iran before expanding on other top national headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Publisher of Talkers Magazine Michael Harrison joins Sid to discuss the publication of the 2026 list of the 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America – known colloquially as the Heavy Hundred - where Sid & Friends in the Morning was listed 13th for the second consecutive year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inspector General of the United States Department of Labor Anthony D'Esposito & Acting United States Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling join Sid live in-studio to discuss the great work the Department of Labor is doing for President Trump and for the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Thursday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid ponders why exactly New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani need to slap the "inshallah" tagline on the end of his New York Knicks NBA Finals prediction on Hot 97. In other news of the day, the Knicks' winning streak lives on and they struck first in the NBA Finals with a 105-95 in Game 1 of the finals last night, the House of Representatives yesterday adopted a resolution to curb President Donald Trump’s Iran war powers by a vote of 215-208 --delivering a major rebuke to the administration’s handling of the three-month-old conflict for the first time, President Trump attacked CNN’s Kaitlan Collins - accusing her of having “hatred in her eyes" while he took questions from reporters in the Oval Office, and President Trump acknowledged calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon - while the ‌U.S. was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran. Bill O'Reilly, Brilyn Hollyhand, Joe Benigno, Miranda Devine, Peter King & Suzanne Miller join Sid on this Friday-eve installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Red Apple Media Podcast Host Suzanne Miller joins Sid live in-studio on this Thursday installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WABC Radio Correspondent Bill O'Reilly joins Sid for his weekly Thursday morning appearance on Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Post Columnist Miranda Devine joins Sid to discuss her latest podcast interview with President Donald J. Trump, where the President confirmed to Miranda that he did indeed call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘f---ing crazy’ in a heated phone call over Israel’s military operations in Lebanon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Congressman Peter King joins Sid for his weekly appearance on Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gen Z Political Activist Brilyn Hollyhand returns to Sid & Friends in the Morning to the disappointment for the Democrat Party that Graham Platner has been in Maine. He also expands on President Trump's task force to eliminate fraud & yesterday's Jungle Primary races in California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices