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
Oct 19, 2021 • 21min
Erik Larson: "The Splendid and the Vile"
Michael's conversation with best-selling author Eric Larson, author of "The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz." Original air date 9 July 2020. The book was published on 25 February 2020.
Oct 15, 2021 • 29min
Stevie Van Zandt: "Unrequited Infatuations"
Michael speaks with E Street Band Member (and fellow SiriusXM host) Stevie Van Zandt, with his new book "Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir." Original air date 14 October 2021. The book was published on 28 September 2021.
Oct 12, 2021 • 23min
James Mitchell: "Enhanced Interrogation"
Michael's conversation with James Mitchell, author of "Enhanced Interrogation: Inside the Minds and Motives of the Islamic Terrorists Trying To Destroy America." Original air date 13 December 16. The book was published on 29 November 2016.
Oct 8, 2021 • 24min
Stephanie Grisham: "I'll Take Your Questions Now"
Michael speaks with former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham, author of "I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw In The Trump White House." Original air date 6 October 2021. The book was published on 5 October 2021.
Oct 5, 2021 • 30min
John Hickenlooper: "The Opposite of Woe"
While on the presidential campaign trail in 2018, Former CO Gov. John Hickenlooper stopped by to speak with Michael in Philadelphia, about his memoir, "The Opposite of Woe: My Life in Beer and Politics." Original Air Date 30 November 2018. The book was published on 24 May 2016.
Oct 1, 2021 • 18min
Robert Costa: "Peril"
Robert Costa, co-author (with Bob Woodward) of "PERIL" with Michael Smerconish. Original air date 29 September 2021. The book was published on 21 September 2021.
Sep 28, 2021 • 18min
Mark Weinberg - "Movie Night with the Reagans"
Michael Smerconish with Mark Weinberg, author of "Movie Night with the Reagans." Original air date 28 February 2018. The book was published on 27 February 2018.
Sep 24, 2021 • 17min
David Philipps - "Alpha"
New York Times Pulitzer Prize Winner David Phillips with his book "Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs." Original air date 22 September 2021. The book was published on 24 September 2021.
Sep 21, 2021 • 18min
Dr. Jean Twenge - "iGen"
Dr. Jean Twenge speaks with Michael about her book "iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us." Original air date 28 August 2017. The book was published on 22 August 2017.
Sep 17, 2021 • 17min
George Will: "American Happiness and Discontents"
Washington Post columbist George Will with Michael on his book "American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020." Original air date 16 September 2021.
