
A NYT Epstein Bombshell Drops — And Trump’s Agitated Speech Makes New Sense
In today’s episode, Michael Smerconish unpacks President Trump’s unusually rapid and partisan White House address — and explores whether a major New York Times investigation into Trump’s long-obscured...
18 Dec 202522min

UK Arrests Protesters Over “Globalize the Intifada”: Could This Ever Happen Here?
Michael breaks down a fast-moving news cycle—from President Trump’s national address and a bombshell New York Times report on Trump and Epstein, to a provocative new poll question: Should British poli...
18 Dec 202514min

Susie Wiles, Vanity Fair & Trump: Mark Halperin On What You Weren’t Told
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17 Dec 202529min

The Post That Shocked Even Trump Allies: Was It a New Low?
Michael breaks down today’s Smerconish.com Daily Poll Question: Are President Trump’s comments about Rob Reiner a new low? After Trump issued a controversial Truth Social post in the wake of the Reine...
17 Dec 202518min

Indefensible: David Urban on Breaking Rank From Trump
Michael is joined by longtime Trump adviser David Urban for a candid conversation about the president’s controversial Truth Social post following the tragic murders of Rob and Michele Reiner. Urban, w...
16 Dec 202530min

Is antisemitism becoming normalized in our society today?
Antisemitic incidents are rising across the U.S. and around the world. Michael's answer to today's Smerconish.com poll question, "Is antisemitism becoming normalized in our society today?" is, sadly, ...
16 Dec 202520min

Reclassifying Marijuana: An Unexpected Trump Move
In this episode, Michael speaks with attorney Shane Pennington, a leading expert on cannabis rescheduling, about reports that President Trump is preparing an executive order to reclassify marijuana fr...
15 Dec 202531min

Mass Shootings Are A Facet Of American Life That Will Never Change
In this episode, Michael Smerconish confronts a deeply troubling question: Are mass shootings a permanent part of American life? Following a devastating weekend—from the Brown University shooting to t...
15 Dec 202510min





















