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
Jan 7, 2022 • 19min
Stephen Marche: "The Next Civil War"
Michael speaks with Stephen Marche, on his book "The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future." Original air date 6 January 2022. The book was published on 4 January 2022.
Jan 4, 2022 • 13min
Senator Harry Reid: "The Good Fight"
Michael's conversation with the late Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) with his then new book "The Good Fight: Hard Lessons from Searchlight to Washington." Original air date 8 May 2008. The book was published on 1 May 2008.
Dec 24, 2021 • 17min
Danny Goldberg: "Bloody Crossroads 2020"
Michael sits down with Danny Goldberg with his new book "Bloody Crossroads 2020: Art, Entertainment, and Resistance to Trump." Original air date 22 December 2021. The book was published on 2 November 2021.
Dec 21, 2021 • 23min
Janny Scott: "The Beneficiary"
Michael's conversation with Janny Scott on her book "The Beneficiary: Fortune, Misfortune, and the Story of My Father." Original air date 3 October 2019. The book was published on 16 April 2019.
Dec 17, 2021 • 17min
Hillary Clinton: "State of Terror"
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on her new novel, "State of Terror" co-written with Louise Penny. Original air date 16 December 2021. The book was published on 12 October 2021.
Dec 14, 2021 • 14min
Jon Meacham: "Destiny & Power"
Michael's conversation with historian Jon Meacham, on his book "Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush." Original airdate 11 November 2015. The book was published on 10 November 2015.
Dec 10, 2021 • 15min
James Andrew Miller: "Tinderbox"
Michael sits down with James Andrew Miller, author of "Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers." Original air date 3 December 2021. The book was published on 23 November 2021.
Dec 7, 2021 • 15min
Larry Kane: "Ticket To Ride"
Michael spoke with longtime Philadelphia news anchor Larry Kane in 2007 on the re-release of his book "Ticket To Ride: Inside the Beatles' 1964 and 1965 Tours That Changed the World" the same week Kane interviewed Yoko Ono, widow of John Lennon. The book was originally published in 2003.
Dec 3, 2021 • 17min
James Patterson: "Fear No Evil
Best-selling author James Patterson speaks about his latest Alex Cross Thriller, "Fear No Evil" with Michael. Original air date 1 December 2021. The book was published on 22 November 2021.
Nov 30, 2021 • 14min
Joe Biden: "Promises to Keep"
Michael's conversation with then-Senator Joe Biden, who was on the presidential campaign trail when his memoir "Promises to Keep" was released on 31 July 2007. This Interview aired in August 2007.
