Book Club with Michael Smerconish

Michael's conversation with then-Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) on his book "My Country, 'Tis of Thee: My Faith, My Family, Our Future." Since 2019, he has been serving as Attorney General of Minnesota. Original air date 17 January 2014. The book was published on 14 January 2014. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...

Michael talks with Adrian Maher, author of "Uninvited: Confessions of a Hollywood Party Crasher." Original air date 7 February 2020. The book was published on 5 November 2019. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael has always loved reading obituaries, particularly those of people who passed who he never knew. They offer some incredible stories - ones that are worth sharing. Therefore, Michael was thrilled to be in conversation with American humorist and CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca, on his book "Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving." Original air date 7 November 2019. The book was pub...

Cheers! Hear Michael chat with Elizabeth Schneider - a listener of the program, sommelier, wine specialist and author of "Wine for Normal People: A Guide for Real People Who Like Wine, but Not the Snobbery That Goes with It." Original air date 24 January 2020. The book was published Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use o...

Michael welcomes New York Times Reporter Charles Duhigg on the paperback release of "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business." Original air date 8 January 2014. The paperback was published on 7 January 2014, the book was originally released on 28 February 2012. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use o...

Doctors have never before been able to help you take control of your health - but now they can. Michael's conversation with bestselling author Dr. David Agus, on his then-new book "The Lucky Years: How to Thrive in the Brave New World of Health." Original air date 6 January 2016. The book was published on 5 January 2016. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for inf...

Michael talks with national security analyst Peter Bergen about his book "Trump And His Generals: The Cost of Chaos." Original air date 10 December 2019. The book was published on 10 December 2019. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael's conversation with former adviser to President George W. Bush, Karl Rove, on his book "The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters." Original air date 7 December 2015. The book was published on 24 November 2015. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New York Times bestselling author (The Residence, First Women) Kate Andersen Brower, with her new book "Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon." Original air date 12 December 2022. The book was published on 6 December 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael talks with long-time friend of and opening act for Frank Sinatra, Tom Dreesen, on his book "Still Standing...: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra." Original air date 4 December 2020. The book was published on 9 June 2020. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adverti...

Presidential speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum, author of "Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History." Original air date 7 December 2022. The book was published on 10 May 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael's conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian and bestselling author Doris Kearns Goodwin, on "The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism." Original air date 25 November 2013. The book was published on 1 January 2013. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collectio...

Michael's conversation with bestselling author Kate Andersen Brower at the end of President Trump's time in the White House, her book "Exploring the White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home." Original air date 11 December 2020. The book was published on 8 December 2020. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of perso...

Michael welcomes presidential historian Douglas Brinkley, author of "Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening." Original air date 1 December 2022. The book was published on 15 November 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of perso...

Michael's conversation with Darrell West of Brookings, author of "Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust." Original air date 14 November 2014. The book was published on 28 September 2014. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael talks with world poker champion and bestselling author Annie Duke about her book "How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices." Original air date 16 October 2020. The book was published on 13 October 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael talks with Brookings Institute Senior Fellow William H. Frey, author of "Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America." Original air date 26 November 2014. The book was published on 19 November 2014. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael chats with former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin on her spirituality-focused book "Sweet Freedom: A Devotion." The book was published on 16 November 2015. Original air date 2 December 2015. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael's conversation with Washington Post reporter Phil Rucker upon the paperback release of "A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America", which he co-authored with Carol Leonnig. The paperback was released on 23 February 2021. Original air date 23 February 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...

Michael's conversation with Dr. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and the Stanford University School of Medicine, on her book "Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence." Original air date 11 November 2022. The book was published on 24 august 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data...

Michael's conversation with 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams on his book "Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter." Original air date 9 November 2017. The book was published on 31 October 2017. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Award-winning television producer Natasha Lance Rogoff on her book "Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia." Original air date 02 November 2022. The book was published on 17 October 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael talks with Matthew Ball, author of "The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything." Original air date 1 November 2022. The book was published on 19 July 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A conversation on achieving the American Dream, thanks to having hope and learning life lessons in the town from where he came - hear Eric Motley join Michael with his book "Madison Park: A Place of Hope." Original air date 9 February 2018. The book was published on 14 November 2017. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

How did we get here? Where might we be going? Michael welcomes Dr. Brian Greene, world-renowned physicist, to answer these questions and many more - his book is "Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe." Original air date 6 March 2020. The book was published on 18 February 2020. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com fo...