"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
"One of the great joys for me in this show is how much stuff I get to learn, either when I do the research for the show or talking to guests or talking to listeners."
Smiley was ordered to pay PBS $2.6 million after a jury found he broke the morality clause in his contract. He has continually denied any wrongdoing in the case.
"I said, ‘Honey, we are never leaving this house unless KFAB in Omaha ever called. We would have a decision to make.’ Gary Sadlemyer called me essentially out of the blue the next day."
The event with Ramaswamy comes weeks after Smerconish hosted a similar event with 2024 Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The SiriusXM host has said he wants to host as many potential candidates as possible.
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”