The Smerconish Podcast

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  • 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
  • A BODY IN THE SNOW: Michael Smerconish Is Totally Consumed By The Karen Read Case

    A BODY IN THE SNOW: Michael Smerconish Is Totally Consumed By The Karen Read Case
    May 9 2025
    A deep dive into the case if the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, in which Karen Read, who was in a relationship with O'Keefe, is accused of killing him in January 2022. The first trial resulted in a hung jury, the second is now underway. Michael gets the full briefing on what has happened in this conversation with Flint McColgan, reporter at The Boston Herald, after watching the HBO docuseries on the case, "A Body In The Snow." Original air date 9 May 2025.
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    24 mins
  • When You Mingle, You Flourish: Inside the Global Flourishing Study with Dr. Byron Johnson

    When You Mingle, You Flourish: Inside the Global Flourishing Study with Dr. Byron Johnson
    May 9 2025
    Michael Smerconish sits down with Dr. Byron Johnson of Baylor University for a thought-provoking conversation that explores groundbreaking findings from the Global Flourishing Study—the largest longitudinal research effort ever conducted on well-being, spanning 200,000 people across 22 countries. They discuss why wealthier nations like the U.S. may be falling behind in true life satisfaction, the importance of social relationships, and how isolation, technology, and the decline of in-person interaction are reshaping global happiness trends. Drawing comparisons to the well-known World Happiness Report, Johnson and Smerconish highlight how flourishing is more than just financial prosperity—it's deeply tied to relationships, meaning, and purpose: It is tied to MINGLING! An essential listen for anyone trying to understand what it really means to live a "good life" in the modern world.
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    21 mins
  • Why Kamala Harris Lost: Smerconish Breaks Down Biden’s Bold Claim

    Why Kamala Harris Lost: Smerconish Breaks Down Biden’s Bold Claim
    May 9 2025

    The Daily Poll Question is a thought-provoking query each day at Smerconish.com on a political, social, or other human interest issue. Entirely non-scientific, it always begins a great conversation. Michael talks about it in this podcast each weekday.

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    17 mins
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Michael is knowledgeable

he knows politics. gives a great outlook on the world's happenings . listen everyday

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