The Smerconish Podcast

SiriusXM

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.

  • 34 minutes 3 seconds
    The conventional wisdom about how the outcome of the 2024 election was determined is wrong

    Michael Podhorzer is former political director of the AFL-CIO. He publishes at Weekend Reading.

    21 January 2025, 6:38 pm
  • 21 minutes 31 seconds
    Daily Poll: Was President Biden justified in pardoning five family members?
    Michael opens today's podcast with his overall day-after thoughts on the Inauguration of President Trump, and then dives in to Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Was President Biden justified in pardoning five family members? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and please leave a rating and review of this podcast! The Daily Poll Question is a thought-provoking query each day at Smerconish.com on a political, social, or other human interest issue. Entirely non-scientific, it always begins a great conversation. Michael talks about it in this podcast each weekday.
    21 January 2025, 1:59 pm
  • 20 minutes 2 seconds
    Daily Poll: Will Donald Trump's inaugural address be more conciliatory or combative?
    Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Will Donald Trump's inaugural address be more conciliatory or combative? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and please leave a rating and review of this podcast! The Daily Poll Question is a thought-provoking query each day at Smerconish.com on a political, social, or other human interest issue. Entirely non-scientific, it always begins a great conversation. Michael talks about it in this podcast each weekday.
    20 January 2025, 1:48 pm
  • 33 minutes 52 seconds
    Filling in more of the gaps in the back story of how Biden finally dropped out
    Michael hopes that one day we get the full story of why and how President Biden decided to finally drop out of the 2024 presidential race. Today in the New York Times, he learned more details, but still...more questions. Original air date 17 January 2025.
    17 January 2025, 10:05 pm
  • 9 minutes 24 seconds
    Daily Poll: When Trump leaves office, will his approval rating be higher or lower than Biden’s current 36%?
    Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: When Donald Trump leaves the White House, will his approval rating be higher or lower than Joe Biden’s current 36%? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and please leave a rating and review of this podcast! The Daily Poll Question is a thought-provoking query each day at Smerconish.com on a political, social, or other human interest issue. Entirely non-scientific, it always begins a great conversation. Michael talks about it in this podcast each weekday.
    17 January 2025, 3:07 pm
  • 24 minutes 14 seconds
    Biden says farewell with low polling numbers, Trump says hello with high polling numbers
    What explains President Biden's leaving the White House with his lowest approval numbers to date, and President Trump coming in with a rating at an all time high? Michael offers thoughts on President Biden's farewell address from the Oval Office, along with looking at new Data just days away from Trump's inauguration, and brings expert analysis in with a conversation with G. Elliott Morris, Editorial Director of Data Analytics at ABC News & 538. Original air date 16 January 2025.
    16 January 2025, 5:51 pm
  • 12 minutes
    Daily Poll: Should Congress allow insurance plans to raise premiums for people who drink?
    Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should Congress allow insurance plans to raise premiums for people who drink? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and please leave a rating and review of this podcast! The Daily Poll Question is a thought-provoking query each day at Smerconish.com on a political, social, or other human interest issue. Entirely non-scientific, it always begins a great conversation. Michael talks about it in this podcast each weekday.
    16 January 2025, 3:28 pm
  • 12 minutes 48 seconds
    Michael's Got Style. Roger Stone Says So!

    Find the Best and Worst Dressed list at StoneZone.com

    15 January 2025, 7:09 pm
  • 32 minutes 31 seconds
    From Biden's Farewell to Trump's Inauguration (and a lot in between) with Mark Halperin

    Subscribe to Mark Halperin's "Wide World of News" Daily Newsletter, and watch his daily meetings on 2WAY.

    15 January 2025, 6:02 pm
  • 11 minutes 22 seconds
    Daily Poll: After a disaster, is price gouging necessary to balance supply & demand, or exploitative of vulnerable consumers?
    Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: After a weather disaster, is price "gouging" necessary to balance supply and demand, or exploitative, taking advantage of vulnerable consumers? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and please leave a rating and review of this podcast! The Daily Poll Question is a thought-provoking query each day at Smerconish.com on a political, social, or other human interest issue. Entirely non-scientific, it always begins a great conversation. Michael talks about it in this podcast each weekday.
    15 January 2025, 3:13 pm
  • 40 minutes 9 seconds
    The Anti-Social Century: We Are Now Spending More Time Alone Than Ever
    Michael loves an amazing piece written by Derek Thompson at The Atlantic, which ties right in to The Mingle Project, Michael's ongoing work to get people out of their bubbles, to meet with others, and mingle. Listen to his conversation with Derek on "The Anti-Social Century" where he writes that Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality. Original air date 14 January 2025.
    14 January 2025, 6:53 pm
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