Book Club with Michael Smerconish

When is the last time you attended a worship service? For 40 million of us, the answer is, not in quite some time. Listen to Pastor Jim Davis, co-author of "The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?" Davis is teaching pastor at Orlando Grace Church. Original air date 10 July 2023. The book will be published on 22 August 2023.

Academy Award winning actor and activist Richard Dreyfuss is now very interested in civics, and is worried that civics is not taught in America much anymore - he joins Michael to talk about his latest book "One Thought Scares Me...: We Teach Our Children What We Wish Them to Know; We Don't Teach Our Children What We Don't Wish Them to Know." Original air date 6 July 2023. The book was published on 18 October 2022.

The acclaimed author of An Unquiet Mind considers the age-old quest for relief from psychological pain and the role of the exceptional healer in the journey back to health. Hear Michael's conversation with Kay Redfield Jamison on her book "Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind." Original air date 6 July 2023.

"A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and a real-life quest for the Holy Grail." Michael's conversation with attorney and author Brian Muraresku, on "The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name." Original air date 9 October 2020. The book was published on 29 September 2020.

Bill Browder is the man responsible for the Magnitsky Act. With Russia in turmoil in 2023, Michael sits down with Browder on the news of the day of uprisings in Russia, all while the war in Ukraine continues - all themes that bring his 2015 book back to the forefront, "Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice." Original air date 27 June 2023. The book was published on 3 February 2023.

During a particularly heated week in the news where the dialogue became increasingly harsh, Michael spoke with Georgetown University Professor Christine Porath, on her book "Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace." Original air date 21 June 2018. The book was published on 27 December 2016.

Longtime journalist and bestselling author Del Quentin Wilber tells the inside story of how a homicide squad - a dedicated, colorful team of detectives just outside Washington, DC in Prince George's County, MD - does its almost impossible job. Listen to his conversation with Michael on "A Good Month for Murder: The Inside Story of a Homicide Squad." Original air date 16 June 2016. The book was published on 7 June 2016.

Michael's conversation with bestselling author Kate Andersen Brower on "First in Line: Presidents, Vice Presidents, and the Pursuit of Power." Original air date 15 June 2018. The book was published on 5 June 2018.

Michael goes in-depth with John A. Gotti Jr, the former head of the Gambino Crime Family in the 1990s, a position he took over when his father, mobster John Gotti Sr was sent to prison. His book is "Shadow of My Father." Original air date 6 March 2015. The book was published on 27 February 2015.

Michael's conversation with Alexis Coe, author of "You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington." Original air date 11 May 2020. The book was published on 4 February 2020.