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

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.

May 09, 2025•24 min•Ep. 1370

When You Mingle, You Flourish: Inside the Global Flourishing Study with Dr. Byron Johnson

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 inte...

May 09, 2025•21 min

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