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Episode 1627
Listen to Michael's first Book Club Podcast Interview with Barry Levine about "The Spider." (Podcast July 2025, the book was published in 2020).
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7 months, 1 week ago
Broken Housing Market: Young Adults Are Delaying Homeownership
Episode 1626
Michael breaks down a new data point from the National Association of Realtors: the median age of U.S. home buyers has climbed to 59. He explores wha…
7 months, 1 week ago
Epstein Email Bombshell: Why Is Trump Acting Like He's Guilty?
Episode 1625
In this episode, Michael unpacks the stunning release of thousands of Jeffrey Epstein emails that have Washington on edge. What began as a selective …
7 months, 1 week ago
Democrats Divided: Why the Shutdown Backfired—or Maybe Didn’t
Episode 1624
Michael digs into today’s Smerconish.com poll question: "Did the ends of the Democrat-supported government shutdown justify the means?" After weeks o…
7 months, 1 week ago
Mark Halperin on the New Epstein Revelation Fallout, and Gavin Newsom's Rising Star Power
Episode 1623
Michael Smerconish is joined by political analyst Mark Halperin to unpack breaking revelations from Jeffrey Epstein’s newly surfaced emails — includi…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Postmarked By--But Received After--Election Day: Should Your Vote Count?
Episode 1622
Michael Smerconish dives into today’s Smerconish.com poll, asking: Should the Supreme Court allow states to count mail-in ballots postmarked by Elect…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The End of the Trump Era? Doug Sosnik Explains What’s Next for 2026 and 2028
Episode 1621
Doug Sosnik is a policy and political expert who has closely advised President Bill Clinton and multiple U.S. Senators, governors, Fortune 100 corpor…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
He Walked Home From the Pentagon on 9/11 — Admiral Stavridis on What Veterans Day Really Means
Admiral James Stavridis is a retired four-star U.S. naval officer. He is currently Partner and Vice Chair of Carlyle, a global investment firm. He is…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Pollsters vs. Predictors: Why 2028 May Be Decided by Wagers, Not Surveys
Episode 1620
On Veterans Day, Michael asks: Which is a more reliable predictor of elections — traditional polls or betting markets? With new data from Vanderbilt …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Bari Weiss, Jeff Yass, and the Rise of a New ‘Fearless’ University
Episode 1619
Billionaire trader and philanthropist Jeff Yass joins Michael to discuss his $100 million donation to the University of Austin, a new institution co-…
7 months, 2 weeks ago