{"podcast":{"title":"The Smerconish Podcast","slug":"the-smerconish-podcast-4474155","podcast_index_feed_id":4474155,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Dv1m2CJC","website_url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8436e3c1-2479-4466-ac48-fa58259960bb/3307704c-973a-4ab2-a9c2-8e76f28a7ee9/3000x3000/podcast-20on-20dark-7.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"SiriusXM","episode_count":1991,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:17:03.780985+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155"},"episode":{"title":"\"It Was Already Over\": Doug Sosnik's Brutal 2024 Election Analysis","slug":"it-was-already-over-doug-sosnik-s-brutal-2024-election-analysis","published_at":"2026-06-22T17:37:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/it-was-already-over-doug-sosnik-s-brutal-2024-election-analysis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155","url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/sxm.simplecastaudio.com/d49edecb-af71-4e40-b63b-f7bdc3faae1b/episodes/501a5953-ec12-4fee-93c1-04aec43926a0/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=d49edecb-af71-4e40-b63b-f7bdc3faae1b&awEpisodeId=501a5953-ec12-4fee-93c1-04aec43926a0&feed=Dv1m2CJC","summary":"Doug Sosnik, former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton, joins Michael Smerconish to deliver what he calls the \"real Democratic autopsy.\" Sosnik argues that Democrats lost the 2024 election long before Joe Biden's debate performance or Kamala Harris's 107-day campaign. He identifies three key factors—the decision for Biden to seek a second term, early immigration policy choices, and the party's misreading of the 2022 midterms—and explains what Democrats must learn before 2028. Original air date 17 June 2026. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"Doug Sosnik, former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton, joins Michael Smerconish to deliver what he calls the \"real Democratic autopsy.\" Sosnik argu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1791,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/episodes/it-was-already-over-doug-sosnik-s-brutal-2024-election-analysis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/it-was-already-over-doug-sosnik-s-brutal-2024-election-analysis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}