Stephen A. Smith has made a career out of talking. Out of sharing his opinions and thoughts, often in a memorable way. That’s a big part of why he has become such a critical piece of ESPN’s lineup.
But it’s in his other role, as the host of Straight Shooter on SiriusXM‘s POTUS Channel, that he steps back and listens. Listens to interviewees, including people like Ted Cruz and Mike Johnson, but also Zohran Mamdani and Abdul El-Sayed, but also regular people, who call in to vent, or to ask questions, or just talk about the often broken state
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