By working people. For working people. Welcome to The Rick Smith Show. Working Americans are tired of listening to think tank approved corporate news and commentary. They want a direct, honest approach to the issues that matter, so this is what The Rick Smith Show provides. No puppets. No focus groups. No talking points.
Episodes
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Angelic Young, leader of the Frontline Civilians Initiative for the Truman National Security Project joins Rick to discuss the Benghazi Select Committee’s Bread and Circus style grilling of Hillary Clinton and refocus the discussion to what should be investigated.
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Deirdre Fulton, Staff Writer with Common Dreams joins Rick to discuss her recent article on the waste, fraud, and abuse seen in charter schools as highlighted by the Center for Media and Democracy report, “Charter School Black Hole.”
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Irwin Aronson, Labor Attorney and Rick Smith Show contributor is back to talk about the latest PAGOP attack on workers’ rights and what is really behind the rhetoric.
Craig Harrington, Economic Policy Director for Media Matters joins Rick to preview Hillary Clinton’s testimony before the Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi committee and weed through what is fact, and what is pure, unadulterated partisan political nonsense.
Doug Cunningham, Producer at Worker’s Independent News joins Rick to talk about the most important news for working people today.
Brendan Duke, Policy Analyst with the Center for American Progress's Middle-Out Economics Project and co-author of the recent report, Long-Termism or Lemons joins Rick to talk about Corporate America’s shifting focus from long term success for short term cash.
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Irwin Aronson, Labor Attorney and Rick Smith Show contributor is back to talk about the latest PAGOP attack on workers’ rights and what is really behind the rhetoric.
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Craig Harrington, Economic Policy Director for Media Matters joins Rick to preview Hillary Clinton’s testimony before the Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi committee and weed through what is fact, and what is pure, unadulterated partisan political nonsense.
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Doug Cunningham, Producer at Worker’s Independent News joins Rick to talk about the most important news for working people today.
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Brendan Duke, Policy Analyst with the Center for American Progress's Middle-Out Economics Project and co-author of the recent report, Long-Termism or Lemons joins Rick to talk about Corporate America’s shifting focus from long term success for short term cash.
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
PA Democratic Senatorial Candidate Admiral Joe Sestak joins Rick to talk about his latest stops in the Allentown area as he follows up on his 422 mile Walking in Your Shoes tour to Restore the American Dream.
Mark Dudzic, national coordinator of the Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare joins Rick to talk about the upcoming national strategy conference in Chicago to push for a Single Payer plan.
Abe Amoros, Pennsylvania Legislative Director for LIUNA joins Rick to talk about the recent indictment of an Bethlehem area contractor cheating workers and taxpayers, and to talk latest #PABudget news.
Amanda Koonlaba, art teacher from Mississippi joins Rick to discuss the effects high stakes teacher evaluations have had on students, teachers, and the education across the nation, and how the evaluations themselves have changed. Amanda has helped to design the Network for Public Education's new survey.
Ryan Shaw, Assistant Professor of Music Education at Capital University joins Rick to talk about what the recent teacher evaluation craze has done to music and art classes and the teachers at the front of those classes.
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
PA Democratic Senatorial Candidate Admiral Joe Sestak joins Rick to talk about his latest stops in the Allentown area as he follows up on his 422 mile Walking in Your Shoes tour to Restore the American Dream.
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Mark Dudzic, national coordinator of the Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare joins Rick to talk about the upcoming national strategy conference in Chicago to push for a Single Payer plan.
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Abe Amoros, Pennsylvania Legislative Director for LIUNA joins Rick to talk about the recent indictment of an Bethlehem area contractor cheating workers and taxpayers, and to talk latest #PABudget news.
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Amanda Koonlaba, art teacher from Mississippi joins Rick to discuss the effects high stakes teacher evaluations have had on students, teachers, and the education across the nation, and how the evaluations themselves have changed. Amanda has helped to design the Network for Public Education's new survey.
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Friday Oct 16, 2015
John Neurohr, Communication Director at Keystone Progress joins Rick to discuss the state of Pennsylvania’s budget progress, or lack thereof and the need for citizens/voters to hold their elected representatives accountable for holding our kids and citizens hostage in their latest standoff.
Matías Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University and NakedKeynesianism Blogger joins Rick to talk about the recent Democratic Presidential debate and its focus, thanks to Senator Bernie Sanders, on inequality.
Doug Cunningham, Producer at Worker’s Independent News Service is back to highlight the working class news of the day and give his take on the education privatization crazy sweeping across the board rooms and hedge funds.
And Flashback Friday with a look back at a November 2010 interview with Professor Richard Wolf. Predictions, ah, Predictions. Not much has changed in 5 years time with the exception of Senator Bernie Sanders changing the public debate. Tell us what you think. Rick@thericksmithshow.com
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Friday Oct 16, 2015
It's Flashback Friday with a look back at a November 2010 interview with Professor Richard Wolf. Predictions, ah, Predictions. Not much has changed in 5 years time with the exception of Senator Bernie Sanders changing the public debate. Tell us what you think. Rick@thericksmithshow.com
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Friday Oct 16, 2015
John Neurohr, Communication Director at Keystone Progress joins Rick to discuss the state of Pennsylvania’s budget progress, or lack thereof and the need for citizens/voters to hold their elected representatives accountable for holding our kids and citizens hostage in their latest standoff.
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Matías Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University and NakedKeynesianism Blogger joins Rick to talk about the recent Democratic Presidential debate and its focus, thanks to Senator Bernie Sanders, on inequality.
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Doug Cunningham, Producer at Worker’s Independent News Service is back to highlight the working class news of the day and give his take on the education privatization crazy sweeping across the board rooms and hedge funds.
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Irwin Aronson, Labor lawyer and Rick Smith Show contributor is back to highlight the horrendously divisive PA Senate Bill 501 introduced by Senator John Eichelberger and rammed through a PA GOP led Senate at a time when the state is without a budget for more than 100 days. Can anyone say distraction?
Anne Johnson, Executive Director of Generation Progress joins Rick to discuss the recent Worker’s Voice Summit held at the White House, talk about the workers stories, how these issues impact millennial workers, and solutions to rebuild the once prosperous working class in America.
Julie Alderman, Researcher at Media Matters for America gives her take on Tuesday evening’s Democratic Presidential debate and discusses the morning after media reaction.
Drew Gibson, Contributor at Virtually Suppressed joins Rick to talk Tuesday evening’s Democratic Presidential debate and examine the rock of granite known as former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee.
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Irwin Aronson, Labor lawyer and Rick Smith Show contributor is back to highlight the horrendously divisive PA Senate Bill 501 introduced by Senator John Eichelberger and rammed through a PA GOP led Senate at a time when the state is without a budget for more than 100 days. Can anyone say distraction?