Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchToday's Poll: Is Boycotting Big Tech an Effective Way to Protest ICE Policies?
Episode 1727
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: "Are major tech companies an appropriate target for those protesting ICE policies?" Michael examines a growi…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Blue Wave Incoming? Halperin on Why Republicans Are in Real Trouble
Episode 1726
2WAY's Mark Halperin is here for a wide-ranging conversation on power, accountability, and the future of American politics. He and Michael examine wh…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Today's Poll: Did Philly’s DA Go Too Far Calling ICE “Wannabe Nazis”?
Episode 1725
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: "Who's right: Philly DA Larry Krasner who called ICE 'wannabe Nazis,' or Gov. Josh Shapiro who said that com…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
AI Is Quietly Rewriting Medicine—and Most Patients Have No Idea
Episode 1724
Artificial intelligence is already transforming healthcare—often in ways patients don’t even realize. Listen as Michael sits down with Dr. Anthony Ma…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Should SNAP Benefits Pay for Soda and Candy?
Episode 1723
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should states ban the use of food assistance benefits for purchasing candy and soda? A growing number of sta…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
92% of Detentions Aren’t Criminals: Who Is ICE Really Arresting?
Episode 1722
Are ICE arrests really targeting dangerous criminals — or is the reality far more complicated? Michael is joined by Dr. Austin Kocher, professor at S…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Disrupting Worship for Politics? The Smerconish Poll That Has Everyone Talking
Episode 1721
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: “Is it ever acceptable to disrupt a religious service to express political views?” Michael Smerconish breaks…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Cake Is Almost Baked: Doug Sosnik on Trump, the Economy, and the 2026 Midterms
Episode 1720
Political strategist and longtime presidential adviser Doug Sosnik joins Michael for a deep-dive into the forces reshaping American politics. Sosnik …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Protester or Agitator? The Video That Complicates the Alex Pretti Case
Episode 1719
Today at Smerconish.com, Michael asks you: Was your opinion about Alex Pretti altered by video showing him protesting just 11 days before he was kill…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Rahm Emanuel: “Washington Needs a Power Wash”
Episode 1718
Rahm Emanuel joins Michael for a wide-ranging conversation on ethics, aging leadership, and the future of American politics. The former congressman, …
2 months, 3 weeks ago