Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchF**k Around and Find Out: A Tough-Love Parenting Approach
Episode 1495
Psychoanalyst and author Erica Komisar joins Michael to discuss the rise of FAFO (“F*** Around and Find Out”) parenting — a viral, consequence-driven…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ukraine Peace Deal: Should Russia Be Forced to Return All Seized Land?
Episode 1494
Michael Smerconish dives into today's poll question that he asks at Smerconish.com: Should Ukraine reject any peace deal that does not require Russia…
1 year, 2 months ago
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan vs. the System: Inside His Independent Run for Governor
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan joins Michael Smerconish to discuss his surprising 2026 run for Michigan governor—as an independent. Duggan talks about Det…
1 year, 2 months ago
Screens Aren’t the Problem. Lack of Freedom Is. Open The Door And Let The Kids Out To Mingle
Episode 1493
Learn more about The Mingle Project.
1 year, 2 months ago
'Trojan Horse' Border Agents
Episode 1492
A Penske truck. Disguised border agents. Day laborers at an L.A. Home Depot. In this episode, Michael unpacks the controversial “Operation Trojan Hor…
1 year, 2 months ago
Social Life on Life Support: Why Americans Are Staying Home More Than Ever
Episode 1491
Learn more about Michael's Mingle Project here.
Diana Lind is author of the New Urban Order Substack and a recent visiting fellow at the Center for Ec…
1 year, 2 months ago
Were the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified?
Episode 1490
Listen to Michael's conversation with Garrett Graff, author of The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the …
1 year, 2 months ago
Epstein, Redistricting & 2028 Politics: Mark Halperin Behind The Scenes
Episode 1489
Political analyst Mark Halperin joins Michael for his weekly visit to break down the biggest behind-the-scenes stories in politics. From Trump’s poss…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Gerrymandering Problem No One Wants to Fix
Episode 1488
Today, Michael dives deep into the complex and controversial issue of gerrymandering — what it is, where it’s happening, and how you can find out if …
1 year, 2 months ago
America Is Fractured. Here’s What Michael Told Thousands of State Lawmakers About Fixing It
Episode 1487
Michael reflects on an extraordinary day in Boston, where he addressed thousands of state lawmakers attending the National Conference of State Legisl…
1 year, 3 months ago