The Smerconish Podcast
1) Is Birthright Citizenship an American Exception — or a Constitutional Mistake?
Birthright citizenship is headed to the Supreme Court — and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Michael Smerconish sits down with Washington Post columnist and National Review editor Ramesh Ponnuru to unpa...Show More
2) Epstein Files Drop Today. Nothing Will Change.
Michael breaks down today’s poll question at Smerconish.com: Will the Friday release of Epstein materials be of any great consequence? With the DOJ racing to meet a congressional deadline, Smerconish ...Show More
3) 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...Show More
4) 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...Show More
5) Susie Wiles, Vanity Fair & Trump: Mark Halperin On What You Weren’t Told
Michael speaks with Mark Halperin about the controversy surrounding Susie Wiles’ comments in Vanity Fair, including her remarks about Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Elon Musk, and others. Halperin lays out...Show More
6) 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...Show More
7) 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...Show More
8) 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, ...Show More
9) 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...Show More
10) 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...Show More