Donald Trump's approval ratings are good for him, but not good by the standards of the past few decades
Philip Bump is a columnist for The Washington Post based in New York. He writes the weekly newsletter How To Read This Chart, to which you should subscribe. He's also the author of The Aftermath: The ...
11 Mar 202526min
Y Michael Smerconish Would Buy Another Tesla
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11 Mar 202513min
If you have teenage sons, this conversation needs to make it to your family dinner table
The FBI is warning that sexual extorsion schemes, or "sextortion", targeting underage boys are leading to an alarming increase in suicides of teenage boys. This happens when a scammer threatens and co...
10 Mar 202531min
Trump’s Opposition: Who’s Got the Chops to Take Him Down?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Pick the person best suited to be the face of opposition to Donald Trump right now, of the following choices: Pete Buttigieg, George Clooney, Mark Cuban, John ...
10 Mar 202513min
Bob Costas: President Trump can't get Pete Rose into the MLB Hall of Fame
Michael welcomes legendary sportscaster Bob Costas back for a conversation on the late baseball player Pete Rose's legacy and chances of getting into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame following P...
7 Mar 202515min
Let's be for Inclusion, but not at the expense of Fairness: Smerconish on Gavin Newsom's take on trans athletes
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Do you agree with Gavin Newsom that the participation of trans athletes in women’s sports is “deeply unfair”? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerc...
7 Mar 202516min
There is a connection between 70,000 people losing their jobs at the VA, and violent extremism
As the news of President Trump's plan to fire 70,000 employees from the Department of Veterans Affairs lands, Michael talks to Robert Pape, political science professor at the University of Chicago, ab...
6 Mar 202513min
Let's Get Ready For The End of NATO!
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Are we witnessing the final days of NATO? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and please leave a rating and review of this podcast! ...
6 Mar 202511min
