Episodes

  • Bathroom Wars In Congress

    Bathroom Wars In Congress
    Nov 22 2024
    Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) has publicly gone after Congresswoman-Elect Sarah McBride (D-DE), the first transgendered woman elected to Congress, saying McBride should not be allowed to use women's restrooms anywhere in the US Capitol. This has ignited a major nationwide conversation. Michael welcomes Washington Post columnist Monica Hesse to talk about the piece she's written on the topic, "Does Nancy Mace Know How Women's Bathrooms Work?" Original air date 22 November 2024.
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    31 mins
  • Daily Poll: The Trump-Musk relationship is good for America, Agree or Disagree?

    Daily Poll: The Trump-Musk relationship is good for America, Agree or Disagree?
    Nov 22 2024
    Every day, we post a thought-provoking poll question for you to vote on at Smerconish.com. Michael explains it here to give you some insight behind the question, and then asks you to cast your ballot. Today, Michael asks you: The Trump-Musk relationship is good for America, agree or disagree? Listen, vote.
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    9 mins
  • Not As Many Gen Z and Millenial Voters Cast Ballots for Kamala Harris As Expected: Here's Why

    Not As Many Gen Z and Millenial Voters Cast Ballots for Kamala Harris As Expected: Here's Why
    Nov 21 2024
    John Della Volpe, Director of Polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, is one of the world's leading authorities on opinions of Gen Z's and Millenials. He offers an analysis titled "The New Rules of the Youth Vote" (written on his Substack), and he's not surprised that not as many youth voters voted for Kamala Harris in 2024 as were expected to. He lays out the data with Michael here. Original air date 20 November 2024.
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    21 mins
  • Daily Poll: It's time to drop all the criminal cases against Donald Trump. Agree or Disagree?

    Daily Poll: It's time to drop all the criminal cases against Donald Trump. Agree or Disagree?
    Nov 21 2024
    Every day, we post a thought-provoking poll question for you to vote on at Smerconish.com. Michael explains it here to give you some insight behind the question, and then asks you to cast your ballot. Today, Michael asks you: It's time to drop all the criminal cases against Donald Trump - Agree or Disagree? Listen here, vote there!
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    8 mins
  • Trump showing public friendship with people, like Elon Musk, is a good sign, says Mark Halperin

    Trump showing public friendship with people, like Elon Musk, is a good sign, says Mark Halperin
    Nov 20 2024
    2Way Editor in Chief and Wide World of News publisher/analyst Mark Halperin joins Michael to talk about the success of his new 2WAY platform which is now offering live in-person shows, plus they go in depth on the political headlines of the day including the Musk-Trump bromance, Joe and Mika visiting Mar-A-Lago, Trump's cabinet nominees and more. Original air date 20 November 2024.
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    32 mins
  • Daily Poll: Should Joe and Mika have visited Mar-a-Lago?

    Daily Poll: Should Joe and Mika have visited Mar-a-Lago?
    Nov 20 2024
    Every day, we post a thought-provoking poll question for you to vote on at Smerconish.com. Michael explains it here to give you some insight behind the question, and then asks you to cast your ballot. Today, Michael asks you: Should Joe and Mika have visited Mar-a-Lago? Listen, then vote!
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    10 mins
  • 1 in 5 Americans are getting news from 'Social Influencers': Is this expanding influence good news?

    1 in 5 Americans are getting news from 'Social Influencers': Is this expanding influence good news?
    Nov 19 2024
    Pew Research studied over 2000 news influencers (someone discussing news and current events on social media, who has over 100,000 followers on any one platform) and looked at 500 of them in detail, to find out how Americans are consuming news today. Michael welcomes Galen Stocking, Senior Computational Social Scientist at Pew Research Center, to explain the data.
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    22 mins
  • Daily Poll: Should the U.S. military be used for the mass deportation of undocumented migrants?

    Daily Poll: Should the U.S. military be used for the mass deportation of undocumented migrants?
    Nov 19 2024
    Every day, we post a thought-provoking poll question for you to vote on at Smerconish.com. Michael explains it here to give you some insight behind the question, and then asks you to cast your ballot. Today, Michael asks you: Should the U.S. military be used for the mass deportation of undocumented migrants? Listen here, then vote....and please rate and review this podcast.
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    8 mins