The Smerconish Podcast

Decorations for the holidays are up! Michael asks today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: The color of your Christmas lights: White or Colored? Original air date 19 December 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Then Michael listens to a diverse group of callers who share their thoughts on Trump's rhetoric and its effects on the 2024 race. Original air date 18 December 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Smerconish.com: Is Donald Trump doing well politically despite his extreme rhetoric and dog whistles or because of those things? Original air date 18 December 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 there are a wide variety of takes. Original air date 15 December 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Listen here as Michael explains today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Is it appropriate for a mayor to host a holiday party exclusively for elected officials of color? Hear his thoughts here, then vote! Original air date 15 December 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 explains the way the US selects its presidential nominees today is not the way it has always been, and it is not the way it needs to be. Original air date 14 December 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.com: If Hunter is convicted and sentenced to prison, will President Biden pardon him? Listen here, then vote! Original air date 14 December 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 the day he is supposed to be deposed in Congress behind closed doors, but wishes to testify publicly. Original air date 13 December 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.com: "Should U.S. aid to Ukraine be tied to American border security?" Listen to his explanation here, then vote! Original air date 13 December 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig joins Michael to go in depth on Special Counsel Jack Smith's petition to the Supreme Court to expedite former President Trump's DC election subversion trial by skipping the appellate process. For Michael, the petition is really interesting for both what it does - and does not - say. Original air date 12 December 2023. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.