Book Club with Michael Smerconish
Reading for Independent Minds. Unlike many author interviews, if Michael didn't actually read the book, you won't hear about it. If he read it, you'll hear it and you'll love it. Insights into a wide range of topics, including many titles you've probably never heard of. The perfect book is just one listen away.
Latest episodes
Aug 12, 2022 • 19min
Kyle Petty: "Swerve Or Die"
Racing superstar Kyle Petty with his memoir "Swerve or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing." Original air date 10 August 2022. The book was published on 9 August 2022.
Aug 10, 2022 • 25min
Morton Kondracke: "Jack Kemp"
Michael's conversation with Morton Kondracke, co-author of "Jack Kemp: The Bleeding-Heart Conservative Who Changed America." Original air date 30 September 2015. The book was published on 29 September 2015.
Aug 8, 2022 • 19min
Beck Dorey-Stein: "From The Corner Of The Oval"
Michael's conversation with Beck Dorey-Stein, former stenographer to President Obama. Her book is "From the Corner of the Oval: A Memoir." Original air date 28 July 2018. The book was published on 10 July 2018.
Aug 5, 2022 • 24min
Karl Alexander: "The Long Shadow"
Michael's conversation on research presented by Dr. Karl Alexander in his new book "The Long Shadow: Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban Youth, and the Transition to Adulthood." The research focuses on children growing up in West Baltimore, MD, 850 of them were tracked for 25 years. Original air date 12 August 2014. The book was published on 15 April 2014.
Aug 3, 2022 • 16min
Sari Horwitz: "American Cartel"
Four-Time Pulitzer Price winning investigator for the Washington Post Sari Horwitz speaks on her book, co-authored with Scott Higham, titled "American Cartel: Inside the Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry." Original air date 03 August 2022. The book was published on 12 July 2022.
Aug 1, 2022 • 28min
David Jolly & Patrick Murphy: "A Divided Union"
Former Congressmen David Jolly & Patrick Murphy, on their book "A Divided Union-Structural Challenges to Bipartisanship in America." Original air date 14 January 2021. The book was published on 27 October 2020.
Jul 28, 2022 • 15min
Margot Machol Bisnow: "Raising An Entrepreneur"
Michael speaks with Margot Machol Bisnow, author of "Raising an Entrepreneur: How to Help Your Children Achieve Their Dreams - 99 Stories from Families Who Did." Original air date 28 July 2022. The book was published on 18 May 2022.
Jul 27, 2022 • 18min
Jeff Flake: "Conscience of a Conservative"
Michael's conversation with then-Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), on his book "Conscience of a Conservative: A Rejection of Destructive Politics and a Return to Principle." Original air date 7 August 2017. The book was published on 1 August 2017.
Jul 25, 2022 • 13min
Mitch Prinstein: "Popular: The Power of Likeability in a Status-Obsessed World"
Michael has a conversation with Mitch Prinstein, the American Psychological Association's Chief Science Officer, on his book "Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World." Original air date 07 June 2017. The book was published on 06 June 2017.
Jul 22, 2022 • 20min
Ted Olson & David Boies: "Redeeming The Dream"
Michael's conversation with attorneys David Boies and Theodore Olson, who argued the California Prop 8 case in court together (and were on opposite sides of the 2000 Bush V Gore legal challenges), on their book "Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality." Original air date 24 June 2014. The book was published on 17 June 2014.
