Trump's rhetoric and thanking Michael
Donald Trump thanked Michael over the weekend on the same day as he used extreme rhetoric to discuss illegal immigration. Michael reacts to Trump's comments and looks ahead at Trump's upcoming trials....
18 Dec 202327min
Daily Poll: Is Trump doing well politically despite, or due to his rhetoric?
On Saturday, Donald Trump spoke in New Hampshire and gave a speech that quoted autocrats and also included an anti-immigration poem. Listen here as Michael explains today's Daily Poll Question at Smer...
18 Dec 20235min
50 bucks to the dry cleaner? A conversation on holiday tipping
Your garbage man, your manicurist, your delivery drivers, and maybe your dry cleaner? To whom, and how much, do you tip during the holidays? Michael, TC and Dan talk about this annual tradition, and t...
15 Dec 202328min
Daily Poll: Is it OK for a mayor to host a party only for officials of color?
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is defending an invitation for a holiday party only for elected officials of color, stressing the need for shared experiences and carving out spaces for communities of color. ...
15 Dec 20236min
Yes! There is a better way to pick a presidential nominee!
Hans Noel, Associate Professor of Government at Georgetown University, wrote an Op-Ed in the New York Times that caught Michael's eye, "There Is a Better Way to Pick a Presidential Nominee ." He expla...
14 Dec 202324min
Daily Poll: If Hunter is convicted and sentenced to prison, will President Biden pardon him?
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, appeared on Capitol Hill yesterday but did not testify, instead giving a statement to the press. Michael asks you today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.co...
14 Dec 20236min
Hunter Biden Visits Capitol Hill
Michael talks to political analyst Mark Halperin at the Wide World of News, just as Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, appears on Capitol Hill and offers an impromptu statement to the press on ...
13 Dec 202326min
Daily Poll: Should U.S. aid to Ukraine be tied to American border security?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Washington, DC hat-in-hand this week asking for more help in his country's war against Russia. Michael asks this Daily Poll Question today at Smerconsih...
13 Dec 20235min
