The Smerconish Podcast

Following up on the State of the Union Address, Michael asks this Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com today: Was it appropriate for President Biden to use the word “illegal” to describe the alleged killer of Laken Riley? Listen to him lay it out, then vote. And, please rate and leave a review of this podcast! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information a...

Michael offers a commentary on President Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress. Original air date 8 March 2024. 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 Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com - listen here for his thoughts, then vote: Agree or Disagree: If ever there were a need for a third- party presidential ticket it is now. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Political Strategist Doug Sosnik goes through his latest memo looking at the 2024 race with Michael. Sosnik is a former advisor to President Clinton and multiple Senators, Governors, and fortune 100 corporations. Original air date 7 March 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

President Biden delivers his State of the Union tonight. Ahead of it, your chance to vote on today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com. Listen here as Michael asks: Will President Biden’s SOTU address help, hurt or have no impact on his re-election? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisin...

If you don’t believe the 2024 presidential campaign can get any more bizarre or anxiety-inducing, just wait. So says Douglas MacKinnon, a political and communications consultant. He joins Michael to talk about his opinion piece in The Hill, "What if no candidate wins 270 electoral votes?" Mr. MacKinnon was a writer for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and former special assistant for...

The day after Super Tuesday, Michael asks this Daily Poll Question to you at Smerconish.com: Will a strategy of "let Biden be Biden" improve the President's re-election chances? Listen here, then vote! 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 about a compelling op-ed in the Washington Post by Fredrick Kunkle, titled "I’m glad I had a gun. I’m even happier I didn’t use it on an intruder." Original air date 5 March 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this Super Tuesday, Michael asks you this Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Agree or Disagree, Joe Biden remains the Democrats’ best shot? Listen, then vote! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Supreme Court made a Jan. 6 Trump trial harder — but not impossible. Michael talks to POLITICO Magazine Senior Writer Ankush Khardori, a former federal prosecutor, about his latest analysis piece "The Enormous Pressures About to Land on Judge Tanya Chutkan." Original air date 4 March 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collectio...

Companies around the world have tried various work models since the COVID-19 pandemic, including remote work, hybrid work, and 4-day work weeks instead of 5, to name a few. (And yes, many have successfully had non-traditional scheduling models even before 2020). So this has Michael asking you this Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com today: Does a 4-day workweek work? Listen to this podcast, then...

Nearly 40,000 migrants have arrived in Denver, Colorado over the past year from the US-Mexico Border. For a city with a population of just over 700,000, that's quite a number. Michael gets the full story from Denver's 9News Anchor Kyle Clark, host of "Next with Kyle Clark" on what's happening in the mile high city. Original air date 1 March 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https...

Decision time is here. With Super Tuesday just days away, Michael asks you today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should No Labels field a third-party ticket? Listen here, vote there. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If he wins a second term, perhaps we’ll finally dispense with the myth that “this is not who we are.” The words of The Atlantic's Mark Leibovich in the January/February issue - listen to his conversation with Michael about the piece "Trump Voters Are America Too." Original air date 13 December 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our col...

Talking immigration and border security today. Michael asks this Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Which is a more effective way of addressing the border crisis: limiting asylum claims or mass deportation? Listen, then vote! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wide World of News Founder Mark Halperin checks in the day after the Michigan Primary Election with a 2024 race status check, including thoughts on questions that are not being asked about the health - of both leading candidates - Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Original air date 28 February 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collectio...

It is one of the main topics at the center of the 2024 presidential race. Michael asks you this Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com today: Does airing concerns about President Biden's age help or harm the Democrats' chances of holding the White House? Listen to him explain here, then vote. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

Don't blame the dogs, blame the people: Michael reflects on an op-ed piece in The Washington Post, authored by former NY Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson, "Don’t blame Biden’s dogs for the blood on the White House floors." Original air date 27 February 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for a...

The relationship between the government and social media headlined arguments at the Supreme Court yesterday, which prompts Michael to ask you this Daily Poll Question today at Smerconish.com: Should the law view social media platforms more like newspapers, or telephone companies? Listen here, leave a rating and review on this podcast, then vote! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https:...

Brandon Rottingaus is Professor of Political Science and the holder of the Pauline Yelderman Endowed Chair at the University of Houston. Michael talks to him about his new survey of scholars ranking the American Presidents - where Abraham Lincoln remains in the top spot. What about President Biden and Former President Trump? Listen here. Original air date 20 February 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an...

Michael asks you this Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com today: Would a criminal conviction ends Donald Trump’s chances of being elected president? Listen to him offer his thoughts, then vote! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After getting up to speed on what's happening at the border, Michael focuses on the other big issue now holding focus in the 2024 election cycle: The Alabama Supreme Court ruling that an embryo is a "extrauterine child." We get expertise from the nation's leading bioethicist, Dr. Art Caplan, and NYU's Langone Medical School. Original air date 23 February 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp...

It is currently the hot-button political issue: border security. This has Michael asking you Today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should there be mass deportations of migrants who entered the U.S. illegally? Listen here, then cast your ballot. And, please rate and review this podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collecti...

Michael talks to Joe Klein about the New York civil fraud case ruling against former President Trump, which resulted in a $355 million judgement. He wants to see Trump in an orange jump suit, just not for that case. Listen here to why, also written in his Substack piece "The Trials of Trump." Original air date 22 February 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com...

Auto manufacturers are phasing out AM radio from new models. FM radio became a superior choice decades ago. The AM Band is in decline, but some still want it around - Michael asks you this Daily Poll Question today at Smerconish.com: Should government act to save AM radio? Listen here (on a podcast, not AM radio, we get the irony), then vote! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://p...