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Back to SearchStephen Dubner: "Freakonomics" (20th Anniversary Special)
Episode 503
Listen to Michael's original 5-part-series interview with co-author Steven Levitt from 2005 here!
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8 months, 3 weeks ago
Joe Manchin: "Dead Center"
Episode 502
Former Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) joins Michael to discuss his memoir, "Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense." Together, they explore the deep div…
9 months ago
John Malone: "Born To Be Wired"
Episode 501
In this fascinating conversation, Michael Smerconish sits down with legendary media mogul John Malone — Chair of Liberty Media, Liberty Broadband, an…
9 months, 1 week ago
Nate Soares: "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies"
Episode 500
Michael talks with Nate Soares, co-author of "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All", about the alarming risks of a…
9 months, 1 week ago
Dr. Ben Rein: "Why Brains Need Friends"
Episode 499
Ben Rein, PhD, is an award-winning neuroscientist, chief science officer of the Mind Science Foundation, adjunct lecturer at Stanford University, cli…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Betty 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…
9 months, 3 weeks 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…
9 months, 3 weeks 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…
10 months 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…
10 months 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…
10 months ago