The Smerconish Podcast

Michael offers thoughts on the revelations in a public legal filing that Fox Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch acknowledged that Fox News hosts endorsed false stolen election claims in the 2020 presidential race. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"Dilbert" comic strip creator Scott Adams recently described black people as members of “a hate group” from which white people should “get away.” Should newspapers stop publishing his famous comic strip? Michael takes on the case and asks the audience. Original air date 27 February 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Mohamed Younis joins Michael on their latest polling in Russia, summarized in their piece "Sanctions Fail to Sour Russians' Outlook on Economy." Original air date 24 February 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 Blake Lemoine, an engineer who was fired by Google in July 2022 for saying publicly that the company's "LaMDA" A.I. was "sentient." Michael asks him about a piece written in the New York Times by Kevin Roose, "A conversation with Bing's Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled." Original air date 23 February 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Retired Admiral James Stavridis, now Vice Chair, Global Affairs and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group, and Chair of Rockefeller Foundation Board of Directors, joins Michael today with his thoughts on world affairs from recent days, including President Biden's trip to Ukraine. Original air date 22 February 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Does the market know better than the pundit class? Should we be able to wager on elections in America, just like we wager on sports? Michael talks with the founder of PredictIt, John Aristotle. Original air date 10 February 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 has interviewed several US presidents during his career. In this episode, he goes back and listens to his conversations with Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. 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 former US Solicitor General Ted Olson, who's wife was killed in the September 11th, 2001 Attacks, about his call for the cases of the Guantanamo detainees to be resolved, in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. Original air date 10 February 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Meet Malcolm Lazin, an LGBTQ rights activist and former federal prosecutor. He filed a letter with congressional ethics watchdogs requesting an investigation into whether embattled Congressman George Santos (R-NY) violated federal immigration laws when he was married to a Brazilian woman for seven years. Hear his conversation with Michael in this episode. Original air date 16 February 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

'Solar Geoengineering' has been brought up recently as a solution to combat climate change. But, what is it, and are its potential rewards worth the risks? Michael gets expertise from leading climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor and Director, Penn Center for Science, Sustainability & the Media in the Department of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Original air date 15 February 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.