The Smerconish Podcast
Spirited discussions of government, politics, and current events without predictable left/right bias. The Smerconish Podcast is for Independent Minds.
The Michael Smerconish Program airs live on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 9AM-12PM ET and replays 9PM-12AM East, Monday-Friday.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 1557
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Donald Trump's approval ratings are good for him, but not good by the standards of the past few decades
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 subscribe. He's also the author of The Aftermath: The…
00:26:40 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
Y Michael Smerconish Would Buy Another Tesla
Michael is an owner of the Tesla Model Y.
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00:13:28 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
If you have teenage sons, this conversation needs to make it to your family dinner table
The FBI is warning that sexual extorsion schemes, or "sextortion", targeting underage boys are leading to an alarming increase in suicides of teenage boys. This happens when a scammer threatens and c…
00:31:50 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Trump’s Opposition: Who’s Got the Chops to Take Him Down?
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:
Pete Buttigieg, George Clooney, Mark Cuban, John…
00:13:20 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Bob Costas: President Trump can't get Pete Rose into the MLB Hall of Fame
Michael welcomes legendary sportscaster Bob Costas back for a conversation on the late baseball player Pete Rose's legacy and chances of getting into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame following …
00:15:19 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
Let's be for Inclusion, but not at the expense of Fairness: Smerconish on Gavin Newsom's take on trans athletes
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”? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smer…
00:16:40 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
There is a connection between 70,000 people losing their jobs at the VA, and violent extremism
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 science professor at the University of Chicago, a…
00:13:37 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
Let's Get Ready For The End of NATO!
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 please leave a rating and review of this podcast!
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00:11:22 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
Mark Halperin's 10 things that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton have in common
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 understood. The similarities with Bill Clinton are st…
00:33:07 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
Why most who watched President Trump's speech agreed with it
Michael offers an in-depth analysis of President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress last night. He also touches on today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com, the topic of which also c…
00:19:32 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
Admiral James Stavridis on why we should oppose Vladimir Putin
Who should we support: Russia, Ukraine, or Neither? Michael discusses the question with Admiral James Stavridis, a retired four-star Navy officer who once served as the Supreme Allied Commander of NA…
00:29:06 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
The text from a transgender military pilot read: "I'll be discharged in 30 days."
Jo has served 15 years in the Virginia Army National Guard. Her current rank and job title is Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2) – UH60 Black Hawk Pilot. She has served in combat zones in Iraq and other o…
00:17:53 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
Exploring the Russia vs. Ukraine Conflict: Which Side Do You Support
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Who Do You Support: Russia, Ukraine, or Neither? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and please leave a ratin…
00:16:33 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
Criticism For Trump and Vance...But Maybe, Trump Will Put a Deal Together Between Ukraine & Russia
Tom Nichols is a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, where he taught for 25 years, and an instructor at the Harvard Extension School. Read his Atlantic essa…
00:39:16 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
JD Vance vs. Zelensky: Staged Showdown or Spontaneous Clash?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Was JD Vance’s confrontation of Zelensky premeditated or spontaneous? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and please leave a rating an…
00:12:45 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
Real Stories: Illegal Immigrants Living, Working, and Paying Taxes In The U.S.
Randall Teague is the Mayor of Haddon Township, New Jersey, the current epicenter of the immigration and deportation debate, where the town is rallying around a married couple who own a restaurant, b…
00:28:58 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Jersey Kabab Owners Spark Deportation Debate: Smerconish on Long-Time Law-Abiding Migrants Who Came Here Illegally
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should migrants who entered the U.S. illegally years ago but have since lived law-abiding lives and paid taxes face deportation? Listen here to Michael's take…
00:13:16 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Competition in U.S. Elections Is Dead. But 'The Stone Pony' Is The Greatest Rock Club Ever. So There's That.
Nick Corasaniti is the author of "I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone Pony." This is what Michael really wanted to talk to the New York Times correspondent about, as they both shar…
00:31:03 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Editorial Policy at the Washington Post: Yes, The Owner Can Be In Charge
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Is it the prerogative of a newspaper owner to set editorial policy? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and please leave a rating and …
00:13:38 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
White House Now Picking The Press Pool: Different Perspectives From Mark Halperin and Steve Scully
Mark Halperin is Editor-in-Chief of 2WAY and Publisher of the Wide World of News Newsletter.
Steve Scully hosts "The Briefing" on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124, weekdays 12-2PM East.
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00:36:45 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
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