Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIf Ukraine and Russia Make Peace—Is Trump the Real Hero?
Episode 1286
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: If Ukraine and Russia make peace, does President Trump deserve credit? Listen here to Michael's take, then v…
10 months ago
Donald Trump's approval ratings are good for him, but not good by the standards of the past few decades
Episode 1285
Philip Bump is a columnist for The Washington Post based in New York. He writes the weekly newsletter How To Read This Chart, to which you should sub…
10 months ago
Y Michael Smerconish Would Buy Another Tesla
Episode 1284
Michael is an owner of the Tesla Model Y.
10 months ago
If you have teenage sons, this conversation needs to make it to your family dinner table
Episode 1283
The FBI is warning that sexual extorsion schemes, or "sextortion", targeting underage boys are leading to an alarming increase in suicides of teenage…
10 months, 1 week ago
Trump’s Opposition: Who’s Got the Chops to Take Him Down?
Episode 1282
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Pick the person best suited to be the face of opposition to Donald Trump right now, of the following choices…
10 months, 1 week ago
Bob Costas: President Trump can't get Pete Rose into the MLB Hall of Fame
Episode 1281
Michael welcomes legendary sportscaster Bob Costas back for a conversation on the late baseball player Pete Rose's legacy and chances of getting into…
10 months, 1 week ago
Let's be for Inclusion, but not at the expense of Fairness: Smerconish on Gavin Newsom's take on trans athletes
Episode 1280
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Do you agree with Gavin Newsom that the participation of trans athletes in women’s sports is “deeply unfair”…
10 months, 1 week ago
There is a connection between 70,000 people losing their jobs at the VA, and violent extremism
Episode 1279
As the news of President Trump's plan to fire 70,000 employees from the Department of Veterans Affairs lands, Michael talks to Robert Pape, political…
10 months, 1 week ago
Let's Get Ready For The End of NATO!
Episode 1278
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Are we witnessing the final days of NATO? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and pl…
10 months, 1 week ago
Mark Halperin's 10 things that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton have in common
Episode 1277
Mark Halperin says "the sources of strength and power of the 'Maven of Mar-a-Lago', for all he is discussed, have been insufficiently examined or und…
10 months, 1 week ago