The Smerconish Podcast · Episode 2034 · September 18, 2026 · 25 min

How Bucks County Became Ground Zero for America’s Political Divide

Michael talks with Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson and filmmaker Robert May about their new five-part PBS docuseries, "Bucks County, USA." They explore how COVID-era school closures, school board battles and culture-war issues divided a Pennsylvania community—and how two teenage friends from families on opposite sides of the political divide may offer a lesson in civility for the rest of America. Original air date 17 September 2026.