Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast

Nancy Rommelmann, Sarah Hepola

Booking Overview

A conversational current-affairs and culture show focused on politics, journalism, books, and social issues, with occasional interviews of accomplished authors and journalists. Suitable pitches include nonfiction writers, investigative reporters, criminal-justice experts, and other subject-matter specialists with a compelling book, body of reporting, or firsthand expertise; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 289

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 0.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

smokeempodcast@substack.com

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Host

Nancy Rommelmann - Journalist and author known for reported nonfiction examining crime, social issues, and American life.

Sarah Hepola - Author and journalist best known for the memoir Blackout, with work focused on addiction, recovery, and contemporary culture.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published nonfiction authors, investigative journalists, and subject-matter experts with substantial reporting, research, or firsthand experience related to crime, justice, politics, culture, or social issues.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Extensive investigative or narrative reporting, Original research on significant social issues, Recognized expertise in criminal justice or public affairs

Recent Guest Discussions

Justine van der Leun - Women Who Kill Or Fight Back Against Abusive Partners, Criminalized Survival, Incarceration, Domestic Abuse, And True-crime Journalism.

Recent Topics

Journalism, True Crime, Criminal Justice, Politics, Books

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast
:

265. Welcome to the End of Reading

July 13, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss the latest Atlantic cover story, “The End of Reading Is Here” by Rose Horowitch, who is too young to be writing a story this good (not that that’s relevant). The essay, which provides a historical and statistical overview of the written word, is something of a cold shower: “The literary era will prove to be a brief interlude between the oral and the digital ages.” We talk deep read...

264. The Graham Platner Implosion

July 07, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss Graham Platner and an explosive Politico story accusing him of sexual assault. Do you think social media has opinions on this? Do you think people will show consistency, calm and rationality in their discussion of this sensitive topic? Of course not! But then, what would we talk about on this pod? Also discussed:* Nancy’s Flock of Seagulls hair* Partisanship is undeniably part of t...

263. America 250: F*ck Yeah — or Nah?

July 02, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comAre you proud of America? It can be a complicated question. Sarah and Nancy tackle the topic of patriotism and whether American is an unfinished experiment or a beautiful place unlike any other country. (But wait: Why can’t it be both?) We talk about a Tom Hanks-produced Netflix series on the nation’s founding, The American Experiment, which shows how much in-fighting and compromise were part of the count...

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