Mark Halperin on the New Epstein Revelation Fallout, and Gavin Newsom's Rising Star Power
Michael Smerconish is joined by political analyst Mark Halperin to unpack breaking revelations from Jeffrey Epstein’s newly surfaced emails — including what they suggest Donald Trump may have known ab...
12 Nov 202529min
Postmarked By--But Received After--Election Day: Should Your Vote Count?
Michael Smerconish dives into today’s Smerconish.com poll, asking: Should the Supreme Court allow states to count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but arriving afterward? He breaks down the ...
12 Nov 202513min
The End of the Trump Era? Doug Sosnik Explains What’s Next for 2026 and 2028
Doug Sosnik is a policy and political expert who has closely advised President Bill Clinton and multiple U.S. Senators, governors, Fortune 100 corporations, foundations and universities. Hosted by Sim...
11 Nov 202530min
He Walked Home From the Pentagon on 9/11 — Admiral Stavridis on What Veterans Day Really Means
Admiral James Stavridis is a retired four-star U.S. naval officer. He is currently Partner and Vice Chair of Carlyle, a global investment firm. He is also 12th Chair of Rockefeller Foundation board. ...
11 Nov 202512min
Pollsters vs. Predictors: Why 2028 May Be Decided by Wagers, Not Surveys
On Veterans Day, Michael asks: Which is a more reliable predictor of elections — traditional polls or betting markets? With new data from Vanderbilt showing gamblers outperformed pollsters in 2024, he...
11 Nov 202518min
Bari Weiss, Jeff Yass, and the Rise of a New ‘Fearless’ University
Billionaire trader and philanthropist Jeff Yass joins Michael to discuss his $100 million donation to the University of Austin, a new institution co-founded by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss that...
10 Nov 202531min
Bipartisan Breakthrough or Betrayal? 8 Democrats Cross The Aisle To End Shutdown
41 days later...Eight Democrats broke ranks to help end the government shutdown — but was it the right call? Michael weighs in on today’s hot-button Smerconish.com poll question and explains why compr...
10 Nov 202516min
Netflix’s 'A House of Dynamite' Is Fiction—But the Threat Isn’t
The #1 movie on Netflix, 'A House of Dynamite', imagines the unthinkable: a ballistic missile headed straight for Chicago. Michael Smerconish sits down with screenwriter Noah Oppenheim and former Whit...
7 Nov 202529min
