{"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":"Today's Poll Question: If Not England-Argentina, What Is the Greatest Sports Rivalry Ever?","slug":"today-s-poll-question-if-not-england-argentina-what-is-the-greatest-sports-rivalry-ever","published_at":"2026-07-15T12:39:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/today-s-poll-question-if-not-england-argentina-what-is-the-greatest-sports-rivalry-ever","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/8b4d77a0-a5be-4ea4-9b20-974e90fc9958/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=d49edecb-af71-4e40-b63b-f7bdc3faae1b&awEpisodeId=8b4d77a0-a5be-4ea4-9b20-974e90fc9958&feed=Dv1m2CJC","summary":"Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Which of these is the greatest sports rivalry? England-Argentina, Yankees-Red Sox, Ohio State-Michigan, Army-Navy, Duke-North Carolina, Real Madrid-Barcelona, Ali-Frazier, Celtics-Lakers, Palmer-Nicklaus, India-Pakistan, Lehigh-Lafayette, or Harvard-Yale? As England and Argentina prepare for another high-stakes World Cup showdown, Michael explores why The Wall Street Journal calls it the greatest rivalry in sports, tracing its roots through World Cup history, the Falklands War, Maradona's \"Hand of God,\" and decades of national pride. He also makes the case for legendary American and international rivalries - and asks you to weigh in and vote at Smerconish.com. Be sure to then rate, review and share this podcast! 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":"Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Which of these is the greatest sports rivalry? England-Argentina, Yankees-Red Sox, Ohio State-Michigan, Army-Navy…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":818,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/episodes/today-s-poll-question-if-not-england-argentina-what-is-the-greatest-sports-rivalry-ever/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/today-s-poll-question-if-not-england-argentina-what-is-the-greatest-sports-rivalry-ever.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}