Margaret Chase Smith
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Margaret Chase Smith has been mentioned in 4 episodes across 3 podcasts, first heard Mar 2025 on SmartLess. Cited as the author of the poem 'Good Bones,' used to frame the emotional context of sending kids into a difficult world.
Margaret Madeline Chase Smith was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S. representative (1940–1949) and a U.S. senator (1949–1973) from Maine. She was the first woman to serve in both houses of the U.S. Congress. A Republican, she was among the first to criticize the tactics of Joseph McCarthy in her 1950 speech "Declaration of Conscience".
| Mentioned in | 4 episodes on 3 podcasts (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Mar 2025 on SmartLess |
| Role | U.S. Senator (ret.) / Politician |
| Affiliation | United States Senate (former), State of Maine |
| Active | 1897-1995 |
How do different shows talk about Margaret Chase Smith?
3 shows discussed Margaret Chase Smith in these episodes.
- SmartLess — 2 episodes
- We Can Do Hard Things — 1 episode
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How G’s Surviving Her Baby Leaving - The Ezra Klein Show — 1 episode
Who talks about Margaret Chase Smith on podcasts?
Margaret Chase Smith came up; the most recent mention was Sep 2025 on We Can Do Hard Things.
- How G’s Surviving Her Baby Leaving on We Can Do Hard Things (Sep 2025)
- Trump Is Building the Blue Scare | The Ezra Klein Show on The Ezra Klein Show (Sep 2025)
- RE-RELEASE: Liam Neeson | SmartLess on SmartLess (Aug 2025)
- John Lithgow | SmartLess on SmartLess (Mar 2025)
Which podcasts mention Margaret Chase Smith most?
SmartLess (2 episodes), The Ezra Klein Show (1 episode) and We Can Do Hard Things (1 episode) mention Margaret Chase Smith most.
- SmartLess — 2 episodes · More people from SmartLess
- The Ezra Klein Show — 1 episode · More people from The Ezra Klein Show
- We Can Do Hard Things — 1 episode · More people from We Can Do Hard Things
What is Margaret Chase Smith mentioned alongside?
Margaret Chase Smith is most often mentioned alongside Pan Am, Ray Fiennes and Baltimore.
Mentioned together: Pan Am, Ray Fiennes, Baltimore, Committee for the First Amendment, FBI, Positive Sean, Germany, Harvard Law School, Harvard, Circulation