The Smerconish Podcast

As the fighting escalates in Israel and Gaza, and after Biden visited Israel, Michael asks today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should the U.S. become directly involved if Hezbollah joins the war in Gaza? Listen here, then vote! Original air date 19 October 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael welcomes political analyst Mark Halperin at Wide World of News to talk about possible shifts in the 2024 presidential race due to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Good for Biden or Trump? Or...Nikki Haley? Lots to discuss in today's episode. Original air date 18 October 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With the war seemingly escalating in the Middle East and President Biden arriving in Israel overnight, Michael offers up today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: "Will we ever know definitively who/what caused the strike on the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza?" Listen, then vote! Original air date 18 October 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Every Tuesday, Michael talks with Retired Navy Admiral James Stavridis, the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. He is currently vice chair, global affairs and managing director of the global investment firm the Carlyle Group, and chair of the board of trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation. Original air date 17 October 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael offers up today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Does the attack on Israel suddenly make Joe Biden's age and experience more an asset than liability in the 2024 election? Listen here, then vote! Original air date 17 October 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bill Maher says social media is helping us be anything BUT social...it is increasing loneliness and isolation, and Michael agrees. Original air date 16 October 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael offers today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should the U.S. accept refugees from Gaza? Listen, then vote. Original air date 16 October 2023. 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 to J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami on what's happening in Israel. From their website, "J Street organizes pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans to promote US policies that embody our deeply held Jewish and democratic values and that help secure the State of Israel as a democratic homeland for the Jewish people. We believe that only a negotiated resolution agreed to by Israelis and Palestinians can meet the legitimate needs and national aspirations of both peoples." Original air date 13 October 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael asks today's Smerconish.com Daily Poll Question: Should the news media publish the horrifying images resulting from the Hamas attack on Israel? Listen, then vote. Original air date 13 October 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael welcomes David McCullough III (grandson of '1776' author David McCullough, to talk about the AEP, where he is co-founder and CEO of the organization that sends high school seniors on a free, week-long trip, after they graduate, to a hometown very different from their own. Original air date 11 October 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.