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
The Case of Walter Ogrod
A horrific murder and a wrongful conviction are at the center of Michael's conversation with Thomas Lowenstein, author of "The Trials of Walter Ogrod: A Story of Murder, Coercion, and a Notorious Pri…
00:26:24 |
Fri 20 Aug 2021
Hands Off the Wheel? Tesla & Autopilot Safety
A tragic case involving a car in self-driving mode has put cars with autopilot features in the spotlight. This episode, Michael picks the brain of Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for A…
00:17:45 |
Thu 19 Aug 2021
US Withdraws. Kabul Collapses. Who Knew What & When?
When it came to the prospect of a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, who knew what and when? Ken Dilanian, national security correspondent for NBC News, joins Michael to detail the CIA's advance analys…
00:19:17 |
Wed 18 Aug 2021
NYT's Tom Friedman: Could It All Work Out for Biden in Afghanistan?
Tom Friedman, foreign affairs op-ed columnist for the New York Times, joins Michael to provide an expert counterpoint to the narrative of an Afghan debacle: President Biden's withdrawal of US troops …
00:19:04 |
Tue 17 Aug 2021
The Case Against an Afghan Withdrawal
Afghanistan is in chaos, Kabul is in Taliban hands, and American troops and diplomats are scrambling to evacuate. Michael O'Hanlon, senior fellow and director of research in foreign policy at the Bro…
00:19:11 |
Mon 16 Aug 2021
Taliban Takeover: Is the US Wrong to Exit Afghanistan?
With US intelligence predicting Kabul could fall within 90 days, Michael poses a deceptively simple question: does a rapid Taliban takeover mean the US was wrong to pull out of Afghanistan?
00:18:38 |
Fri 13 Aug 2021
New Census Data: Diversity Up, Population Down
Dr. William H. Frey, Senior Fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution, joins Michael to talk new census demographic data showing America's population is not only declinin…
00:12:41 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Larry Elder & J.D. Vance: There Are Alot Of Words Out There
Michael looks at J.D. Vance's Ohio Senate campaign, and Larry Elder's California Gubernatorial campaign, where past statements of theirs are very much in the public domain. Original air date 11 Augus…
00:23:38 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
Updates on 9/11 and the Upcoming 20th Anniversary: The Saudi Connection; Bobby McIlvaine
Michael offers updates on news regarding an ask that 9/11 families put to President Biden this week, plus, the effect of that day on one family, profiled in the September 2021 Issue of The Atlantic, …
00:15:14 |
Tue 10 Aug 2021
Dr. Michael Mann breaks down the UN Climate Change Report
Penn State University Atmospheric Sciences Professor Dr. Michael Mann, with Michael Smerconish. Original air date 9 August 2021.
00:14:42 |
Mon 09 Aug 2021
Can Governor Andrew Cuomo Survive Politically?
Michael's commentary on whether Andrew Cuomo can remain in the NY governor's office or not, three days after the NYS Attorney General released a detailed report alleging he sexual harrassed several w…
00:26:56 |
Fri 06 Aug 2021
Is Kamala Harris really the most unpopular Vice President in modern history?
Michael speaks with Aaron Blake at The Washington Post. Original Airdate 5 August 2021.
00:13:43 |
Thu 05 Aug 2021
Western Wildfires For Dummies: Fighting Fire with Fire
Michael Smerconish is the "dummy in chief", speaking with L.A. Times reporter Anita Chabria about how wildland firefighting is happening in California, differently on state versus federal lands. Orig…
00:15:31 |
Wed 04 Aug 2021
On Former President Obama hosting a 60th birthday party bash while the Delta COVID variant surges
Michael take on the latest COVID headlines, including former President Obama getting ready to host a large party on Martha's Vineyard to celebrate a milestone birthday.
00:23:02 |
Tue 03 Aug 2021
What Did Trump Do Right?
Michael speaks with Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Fellow Stephen Wertheim, and then Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller, who both contributed to a multi-story Washington Post Op-Ed t…
00:21:46 |
Mon 02 Aug 2021
Treating Mental Illness with Psychedelics
George Goldsmith, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Compass Pathways, joins Michael Smerconish to talk leveraging synthetic psilocybin - yes, the stuff in shrooms - to treat mental illness.
00:21:31 |
Fri 30 Jul 2021
Burial? Try Becoming Soil! The Case for Human Composting
Goodbye life, hello compost! Anna Swenson, communications manager for "ecological death care" company Recompose, joins Michael Smerconish to argue that resting in peace is easier when you're soil.
00:16:28 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
F*** BIDEN: Yard Signs, Free Speech, and a New Jersey Court Case
Warning: contains strong language. Profane yard signs + a New Jersey obscenity ordinance = a thorny court case! Michael Smerconish talks with Roselle Park Mayor Joseph Signorello and homeowner Andrea…
00:30:34 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Bad Data: 2020 Presidential Polls Were Historically Inaccurate
Josh Clinton, professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, joins Michael Smerconish to break down why pollsters just had their worst election in decades. Original air date 20 July 2021.
00:18:32 |
Tue 27 Jul 2021
Countering Digital Hate: Battling COVID Vaccine Misinformation on Social Media
Imran Ahmed, Founding CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, with Michael Smerconish. Original air date 19 July 2021.
00:19:32 |
Mon 26 Jul 2021
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