Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBetty Medsger: "The Burglary"
Episode 498
Michael speaks with journalist and author Betty Medsger about her book "The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI." Medsger recount…
6 months ago
David Paul Kuhn: "The Hardhat Riot"
Episode 497
In this episode of The Book Club with Michael Smerconish, Michael sits down with journalist and author David Paul Kuhn to discuss his book The Hardha…
6 months, 1 week ago
Bill McKibben: "Here Comes the Sun"
Episode 496
Michael Smerconish invites environmentalist and author Bill McKibben to the program to discuss McKibben's new book "Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance…
6 months, 1 week ago
Jeffrey Selingo: "Dream School"
Episode 495
Together, Michael and Jeffrey unpack the myths of scarcity, the pitfalls of the Common App, and the immense pressure students face in today’s admissi…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
David Shimer: "Rigged"
Episode 494
Michael speaks with David Shimer, author of "Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference." Shimer traces a centur…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Elie Honig: "When You Come At The King"
Episode 493
Michael welcomes back CNN senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Elie Honig to discuss his brand-new book "When You Come at the King: Ins…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
A conversation 18 years in the making: Richard Louv on "Last Child In The Woods"
Episode 492
Listen to Episode #340 from 2007
Richard Louv is co-founder of the Children & Nature Network.
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6 months, 4 weeks ago
Kevin Flynn: "102 Minutes"
Episode 491
From the Spring of 2005, Michael's conversation with Kevin Flynn, co-author of "102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Stephen Starring Grant: "Mailman"
Episode 490
When the pandemic hit, Stephen Grant — a married father of two recently diagnosed with cancer — lost his corporate job and urgently needed health ins…
7 months ago
Dr. Jean Twenge: "10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World"
Episode 489
Listen here to Episode #27: Michael's 2017 conversation with Dr. Jean Twenge about "iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebell…
7 months ago