Meta’s $18 Billion Reckoning: Are We All Addicted?
Meta has agreed to an historic nearly $18 billion settlement over claims that Facebook and Instagram harm kids—but Michael says the story is bigger than teenagers. With new limits on screen time, over...
27 Aug 28min
Today's Poll Question: Are the U.S. and Canada still allies?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Are the US and Canada still allies? For generations, the U.S.-Canada relationship was one Americans rarely had reason to question. Now tariffs, collapsed trade...
27 Aug 11min
Was Dolly Parton the Last Person America Agreed On?
Michael remembers Dolly Parton and asks what made her such a rare, universally beloved American figure - she did what politics can't: Unite us. Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers calls in from the roa...
26 Aug 31min
Today's Poll Question: Which Is Worse? Building Data Centers, or Losing The AI Race to China?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Which is worse, building data centers or losing to China the AI race they power? Michael examines the growing backlash against massive AI data centers—and the ...
26 Aug 12min
Why America’s $40 Trillion Debt Matters to Your Wallet
America’s national debt has crossed a staggering $40 trillion — but what does that actually mean for you? Michael sits down with Michael A. Peterson, Chairman and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundati...
25 Aug 32min
Today's Poll Question: When a Party Can’t Win, Should It Get Out of the Way For A Strong Independent Candidate?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: In a state where one party can't win a Senate seat, should that party step aside for a strong independent? Michael examines a provocative Senate strategy takin...
25 Aug 11min
Charles Barkley Unfiltered: Politics, the WNBA & 2028
Charles Barkley joins Michael Smerconish for a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation about America’s political divide, the WNBA and transgender athletes, Caitlin Clark, race and sexuality in sports, a...
24 Aug 37min
Today's Poll Question: If the Public Can Attend, Should Cameras Have a Right to Be There Too?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should cameras be allowed in every government proceeding that the public has a right to attend? Today Michael makes the case for a “Smerconish Sunshine Rule”: ...
24 Aug 14min
