The Smerconish Podcast
Spirited discussions of government, politics, and current events without predictable left/right bias. The Smerconish Podcast is for Independent Minds.The Michael Smerconish Program airs live on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 9AM-12PM ET and replays 9PM-12AM East, Monday-Friday.
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Episodes (2006)
The Hidden Cost of the AI Boom: The Data Center Wars Are Just Beginning
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Today's Poll Question: Should your state pause construction of new data centers?
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Fauci Takes the Fifth: What Is He Hiding?
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Today's Poll Question: On balance, did Dr. Anthony Fauci do more good or more ha...
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Mark Kelly Could Be the Democrats’ 2028 Wild Card (...or Not.)
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Today's Poll Question: How much longer will the war with Iran last?
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Small Plane, Big (Independent) Political Idea: Michael’s West Virginia Weekend
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Why Is Trump Less Risk-Averse in His Second Term?
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6,600 Noncitizens Registered, Nearly 400 Voted: What Happened in New Jersey?
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Today's Poll Question: Can Federal Prosecutors Force Journalists to Reveal Their...
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Who Should Vote First in 2028? Michael’s Democratic Primary Strategy Game
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Today's Poll Question: Is New Jersey's mistakenly registering 6,600 non-citizens...
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Trump’s Election Integrity Opening? Mark Halperin on New Jersey, the SAVE Act &...
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Today's Poll Question: Is Continuing the War With Iran Worse Than Cutting Off Fu...
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The Sharpest Election Forecaster That You're Not Reading Enough Of
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Today's Poll Question: Should Media Outlets Air Every Presidential Address Live?
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Robert Costa On Why Congress Keeps Giving Away Its Power To The President
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Air President Trump's Speech Live. Then Debate It.
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Today's Poll Question: Are the benefits of AI, or your privacy, more valuable to...
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Today's Poll Question: Do schools need less technology and more pencils and book...
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Norway is Better: The Youth Sports Secret America Refuses to Copy
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Today's Poll Question: Should ICE end all vehicle stops?
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Halperin Breaks Down Trump's Latest Foreign Policy Reversal
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Today's Poll Question: If Not England-Argentina, What Is the Greatest Sports Riv...
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We're Not as Polarized as You Think
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Today's Poll Question: The next 'Sister Souljah Moment'...Should Democrats take...
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America Is Getting Lindsey Graham Wrong
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Today's Poll Question: Is Soccer Here To Stay?
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Today's Poll Question: What do you fear more — AI, or the government that would...
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Graham Platner Turns Himself Into The Victim
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Today's What Gets Iran to Yield: Talks, Blockade, Boots, or Bombs?
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The Death of Reading Could Change Democracy Forever
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Today's Poll Question: Which is more politically potent...democratic socialism o...
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America's World Cup Loss Might Be Good for America
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Today's Poll Question: Should Graham Platner's Nazi tattoo have been the end of...
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America Isn't Failing—So Why Do We Think It Is?
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Today's Poll Question: Should Trump have called FIFA to review the Balogun suspe...
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Today's Poll Question: Should U.S. citizenship require allegiance - or just bein...
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Can Democrats and Republicans Still Be Friends? Fetterman & McCormick Say Yes
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Today's Poll Question: Do you agree with Mark Halperin, that only those on the l...
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Mark Halperin on Trump Cashing In On The Presidency
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Today's Poll Question: Should a candidate's mental illness be judged the same as...
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Would You Pay $1,000 to Stop Iran From Getting a Nuclear Weapon?
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Today's Poll Question: Should ballots postmarked by Election Day should count ev...
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Today's Poll Question: Which ONE word would you use to describe the U.S.?
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Is the Democratic Establishment Losing Control?
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Today's Poll Question: Agree/Disagree: Donald Trump Is A Symptom of America's An...
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The Data Behind America's Political Anger
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Today's Poll Question: Is The Left's Israel Litmus Test Driven More By Policy or...
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Mark Halperin's Shock Prediction: Bernie 2028 Isn't Dead
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