The Smerconish Podcast

Michael offers thoughts about how the latest school shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, TN, is being covered, in particularly how the transgender community is being talked about, since the shooter was identified as transgender. Original air date 28 March 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 a commentary as strikes and protests against a proposed judicial overhaul in Israel continue to rise up. Plus, his conversation from two weeks ago with Carnegie Endowment Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller is included today for some excellent context. Original air date 27 March 2023, Miller interview aired 10 March 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

UCLA Law Professor Eugene Volokh joins Michael to discuss a striking down of a Seattle ban on landlords' inquiring about prospective tenants' criminal histories, which Volokh wrote about at Reason.com. Volokh is the Gary T. Schwarz Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA. Original air date 24 March 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There is SO much to keep track of relative to former President Donald Trump and the various investigations. Everyone is racing to the finish line to an indictment, and a lot is about to happen. Michael offers his thoughts. Original air date 23 March 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 crisis management expert and attorney Lanny Davis, who is representing former Trump advisor Michael Cohen, ahead of the Manhattan District Attorney possibly indicting former President Trump in connection with hush money payments paid to Stormy Daniels. Original air date 22 March 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance, or ESG for short. What is ESG? Listen for a great explainer from Alex Friedman, CEO and Co-Founder of Novata. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As a new week begins with news of a possible indictment in New York of former President Donald Trump in connection with hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels, former federal prosecutor and CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig discusses the case with Michael, and how it is not a very strong one. Honig is the author of "Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It" which was released in February of this year. Original air date 20 March 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Washington Post writer Sarah Ellison joins Michael in a conversation about a controversial email centered around 2020 election fraud discourse which circulated within Fox News. The duo discuss what came to be known as "the Wackadoodle Email," the lawsuit surrounding it, and its impact on political journalism. Callers also weigh in on the topic. Original air date 17 March 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The San Francisco, CA Board of Supervisors is open to major payouts - up to $5M - for reparations for slavery. Michael talks about a draft reparations plan that made headlines this week with Tinisch Hollins, Executive Director at Californians for Safety and Justice, and Vice Chair of the African American Reparations Advisory Committee in San Francisco. Original air date 16 March 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 speaks with retired Congressman Barney Frank, who represented Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013, and was a primary architect of the Dodd-Frank legislation put in place in 2010 following the 2008 financial crisis. He is now a board member at Signature Bank, which was shut down by regulators following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Original air date 15 March 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.