The Smerconish Podcast

Abrahm Lustgarten wrote this Op-Ed for the New York Times, "That Giant Sucking Sound? It’s Climate Change Devouring Your Home’s Value." He is the author of On The Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America.

Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Which poses a greater threat to the U.S.? 1) Elon Musk's unchecked influence over federal bureaucracy, or 2) Uncontrolled federal spending and deficit growth. 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.

Michael asks American journalist and founder of the interactive media platform 2WAY , "Should The U.S. take over Gaza?". Mark Halperin joins Michael every Wednesday during the second our of his program to discuss the most pressing politics of the day. He offers two different points of view on this "evolving matter". Original air date 5 February 2025.

Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should the U.S. take over Gaza? 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.

Read Andrew Van Dam's piece Is America still a nation of small businesses?

Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Did the United States benefit from President Trump's tariff threats against Canada and Mexico? 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.

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) joins Michael to talk about President Trump's tariff plans, trade, and other headlines surrounding the new President and Congress. Michael opens the conversation asking about a July 10, 2024 Senate Democratic Caucus meeting that was written about by Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater in a forthcoming book "Mad House." Senator Coons was not interviewed for that book, and shares his version of what happened inside that room, regarding discussions about calls for then-President Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race, for the first time today. Original air date 3 February 2025.

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.   

In his NY Post piece, Professor Francione writes "I’ve been concerned about the direction of the party for a while now, but I was hoping it would correct itself. I was certain it would do so after getting completely hammered in the last election. But I was wrong. The Democratic Party seems determined to continue its headlong march into the oblivion of identity politics. The straw that made the camel leave the party came in the form of the Democratic reaction to H.R. 28, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025." 

Listen to Michael's conversation from Tuesday, January 28th 2025 with Jo Ellis here in Episode #1226.Read "Living to Serve, Living as Myself: A Transgender Service Member’s Perspective" by Jo Ellis at Smerconish.com.