The Smerconish Podcast

TC and Dan were skeptical at the beginning of the month. Michael has the finish line in sight for a successful "Dry January" staying away from both booze and cigars. Original air date 25 January 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With a hat tip to law professor Shanin Specter, Michael asks this Daily Poll Question today at Smerconish.com: Which is more responsible for the apparent death of a border deal: Donald Trump or the Senators who listened to him? Listen to his thoughts here, then vote! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael in conversation with Vanity Fair special correspondent Brian Stelter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New research from the Pew Research Center on religion in America is out. Michael offers this Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com today: Is the growth of the religiously unaffiliated good or bad for society? Listen to his thoughts and then vote! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After introducing you to a very important member of our team, Associate Producer Tamsin Vidal, Michael offers his thoughts on the New Hampshire Primary results and what's next in the 2024 presidential race. Original air date 24 January 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Former President Trump won the New Hampshire Primary and is expected to be the Republican presidential nominee, so Michael asks today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Who will Trump pick as a running mate? He offers the following choices: Katie Britt, Tucker Carlson, Byron Donalds, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nikki Haley, Kari Lake, Kristi Noem, Vivek Ramaswamy, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Tim Scott, Elise Stefanik, JD Vance, Other. Listen to his thoughts here, then vote! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You read that title correctly - listen to Michael's great conversation with journalist McKay Coppins, Staff Writer at The Atlantic. For many Americans, the former president has become an abstraction. They should see for themselves what his campaign is really about. Original air date 18 January 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today is the New Hampshire Primary. It is seen as Nikki Haley's last shot - so Michael asks today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Would Trump be the leading GOP candidate had he NOT been indicted? Listen here, then vote! And, please rate and review this daily podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Republican Strategist Alex Castellanos joins Michael following Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. Castellanos writes in Politico on "the bizarre decisions behind a $130 million debacle." Original air date 22 January 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should U.S. aid to Israel be conditioned upon Israel’s acceptance of a post war, two-state solution? Listen to Michael explain it here and offer his thoughts, and then vote! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.