Closed Primaries Have A Negative Impact, So Let Independent Voters Vote!

Closed Primaries Have A Negative Impact, So Let Independent Voters Vote!

Michael explains why he is one of the lead plaintiffs in a Pennsylvania lawsuit that could (and should) shake up elections moving forward, and lays out the legal, personal, and political case. The filing urges the PA state Supreme Court to overturn the commonwealth’s closed primary system, arguing it unconstitutionally denies nearly 1.4 million unaffiliated voters a voice in critical elections. Michael's answer to today's Smerconish.com poll question is "HELL YES": Should the nation's millions of registered Independent voters be able to vote in primary elections? Listen here, then vote! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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A Remarkable Insight Into The Real Jerry Springer

A Remarkable Insight Into The Real Jerry Springer

Longtime daytime TV talk show host, and former Cincinnati Mayor, Jerry Springer passed away at 79. Michael offers up a great interview from the archives from 2009 with Springer, giving great insight i...

28 Apr 202319min

Too much data at our fingertips: Why decision making is so difficult

Too much data at our fingertips: Why decision making is so difficult

Michael talks with data scientist and best-selling author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz about a new study on data and decision making conducted by Oracle. Original air date 27 April 2023. Hosted by Simplec...

27 Apr 202324min

Legendary newscaster Larry Kane after watching Michael on CNN: "Call Me..."

Legendary newscaster Larry Kane after watching Michael on CNN: "Call Me..."

"Call me at about 11:30. These pix are very important. I'll explain." This is how Larry Kane's email was worded to Michael with a screenshot of his TV just after Michael finished hosting CNN in prime ...

26 Apr 202316min

Tuckered

Tuckered

"What about Don Lemon?" Michael's first words today as he addresses FOX News firing its #1 prime time host Tucker Carlson. Yes, Mr. Lemon was fired from his respective network, CNN, as well. But the m...

25 Apr 202322min

No Egg, No Sperm: NYU Bioethicist Dr. Art Caplan on 'Babies Without Sex'

No Egg, No Sperm: NYU Bioethicist Dr. Art Caplan on 'Babies Without Sex'

A new chapter in fertility options is giving some hope, and some concern - human reproduction without eggs and sperm. Michael talks to NYU Grossman School of Medicone Bioethicist Dr. Arthur Caplan abo...

24 Apr 202329min

If the crime scene images from Sandy Hook Elementary were released, would anything change?

If the crime scene images from Sandy Hook Elementary were released, would anything change?

Michael offers a commentary on a piece appearing in this weekend's New York Times Magazine on the horrific photos of school shooting crime scenes, like at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT i...

21 Apr 202325min

Cash Bail For Dummies

Cash Bail For Dummies

Should cash bail - allowing a person arrested to pay money for release before trial - be eliminated? Michael gets expertise from Brooklyn Law School Professor Jocelyn Simenson, author of the forthcomi...

20 Apr 202334min

Will having to pay $787.5 Million cause FOX to change the way it does business?

Will having to pay $787.5 Million cause FOX to change the way it does business?

Michael offers his thoughts on the record $787.5 million settlement that FOX News will pay to Dominion Voting Systems, wrapping up the defamation lawsuit before it goes to trial. Hosted by Simplecast...

19 Apr 202335min

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