TIME’s Shocking 2025 Person of the Year Reveal: Did They Get It Right?
TIME Magazine has officially named the “Architects of AI” as the 2025 Person of the Year — and Michael says it was the only possible choice. In today’s episode, he breaks down why AI’s impact, for bet...
11 Joulu 202519min
“He’ll Never Be Disciplined”: Mark Halperin on Trump’s Speech, Post & Party Panic
Michael and political analyst Mark Halperin unpack Trump’s marathon Pennsylvania speech and the instantly infamous late-night Truth Social post that followed. They dive into Trump’s ongoing message-di...
10 Joulu 202531min
Australia Protects Its Teens. Should America Also Enact An Under-16 Social Media Ban?
Australia just logged out more than a million under-16 social media accounts — an unprecedented national ban aimed at protecting kids from the harms of Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and more. Today, Mi...
10 Joulu 202517min
America’s Military at Risk? Admiral Stavridis on the NYT’s Shocking ‘Overmatch’ Report
Michael Smerconish sits down with Admiral James Stavridis—former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO—to break down the intensifying debate over the U.S. boat strike: the moral questions, the legal stakes...
9 Joulu 202529min
Is Legalizing Cocaine and Heroin the Only Way to Stop Fentanyl-Related Deaths?
Michael Smerconish dives into today’s provocative poll question: Would legalizing heroin and cocaine actually reduce fentanyl deaths and improve global stability? Inspired by a listener’s message and ...
9 Joulu 202515min
The COVID-Cash Fraud Nobody Saw Coming — Except Michael Smerconish
Minnesota Star Tribune investigative reporter Jeffrey Meitrodt joins Michael Smerconish to break down the massive fraud scandal rocking Minnesota — from the Feeding Our Future nonprofit to autism-serv...
8 Joulu 202530min
The Video They Don’t Want You to See? Smerconish Explores the Boat-Strike Mystery
Michael breaks down today’s Smerconish.com poll question: Why hasn’t video of the second boat strike been released? He explores the competing theories—from protecting sources and methods, to avoiding ...
8 Joulu 202511min
Inside the J6 Pipe Bomb Arrest: Motive, Misconceptions, and a Stunning Legal Question
Robert A. PapeProfessor, Political Science DepartmentDirector, Chicago Project on Security and ThreatsUniversity of Chicago Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informatio...
5 Joulu 202528min
