{"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":"The Death of the White Picket Fence—and What It Says About America","slug":"the-death-of-the-white-picket-fence-and-what-it-says-about-america","published_at":"2026-06-02T17:50:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/the-death-of-the-white-picket-fence-and-what-it-says-about-america","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/13e51e6f-8ba1-4cba-8d27-c9dc73e83231/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=d49edecb-af71-4e40-b63b-f7bdc3faae1b&awEpisodeId=13e51e6f-8ba1-4cba-8d27-c9dc73e83231&feed=Dv1m2CJC","summary":"\"Good Fences Make Good Neighbors\" - but a \"good fence\" isn't necessarily a tall one. Why are white picket fences disappearing across America? Michael explores a surprising cultural shift with Washington Post reporter Danielle Paquette. As privacy fences replace open yards, what are we gaining—and what might we be losing when it comes to community, trust, and neighborly connection? Original air date 2 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":"\"Good Fences Make Good Neighbors\" - but a \"good fence\" isn't necessarily a tall one. Why are white picket fences disappearing across America? Michael expl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1922,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/episodes/the-death-of-the-white-picket-fence-and-what-it-says-about-america/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/the-death-of-the-white-picket-fence-and-what-it-says-about-america.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}