This Is The Facial Recognition Technology Nightmare Scenario That We Have Been Worried About
For two years, police in New Orleans secretly relied on facial recognition technology to scan city streets in search of suspects. It is a surveillance method without any known precedent - Michael talk...
23 Mai 202521min
Should Cops Be Believed On The Witness Stand? Smerconish Breaks Down Today’s Poll Question
In today’s episode, Michael dives deep into a thought-provoking question inspired by his own jury summons: Would you be more or less likely to believe the testimony of a police officer because of his ...
23 Mai 202524min
Admiral Stavridis Drops Godfather Wisdom on Graduates—And It’s Brilliant
What do Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather” and Colin Powell’s life rules have in common? According to Admiral James Stavridis—quite a bit. Listen in as Michael sits down with the former NATO Supreme Allied ...
22 Mai 202528min
Qatari Jetgate: Will Trump Take Off in His $400M Presidential Plane?
Is Donald Trump about to board a luxury $400 million jet gifted by Qatar—and use it as Air Force One? Michael breaks down the jaw-dropping New York Times report detailing the backdoor deal, the secret...
22 Mai 202523min
A Nation of Strangers: Do you know and trust your neighbor?
Michael sits down with Laura Silver, Associate Director at the Pew Research Center, to unpack the state of trust and neighborly connections in America. Drawing on the latest 2025 Pew survey data, they...
21 Mai 202524min
The Case for—and Against—Facial Recognition on Every Corner
Today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com asks: Should police be permitted to use facial recognition technology in public spaces to identify and locate individuals wanted by law enforcement? Micha...
21 Mai 202515min
The "Stealthy Wealthy": Rich, Quiet, and Right Next Door
Michael invites the professor of Economics and Public Affairs from Princeton University's Department of Economics and School of Public and International Affairs Dr. Owen Zidar, to talk about the "Stea...
20 Mai 202534min
Lights, Camera, Campaign! Could Celebs Be the Dems' Secret Weapon?
Today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com asks: "To counter Donald Trump's influence, should the Democratic Party recruit and embrace celebrity candidates?" Listen here for Michael's take, then ca...
20 Mai 202518min
