The Rick Smith Show

Katie McGinty, PA US Senate Candidate Talks Trade, Jobs, and Opponent.

Katie McGinty, Pennsylvania Democratic Senatorial Candidate joins Rick to talk about her campaign and highlight the differences between her views and incumbent Senator Pat Toomey's record on jobs and trade. 

Matías Vernengo, It's Still the Economy Stupids

Matías Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University joins Rick to talk about the economy, the economy, the economy.  Yes, an actual economist talking about the how to get the economy back on the right track.

Dave Johnson on Bad Trade Deals and USPS Corporate Theft Scheme

Dave Johnson, Fellow with the Campaign for America's Future joins Rick to talk trade, 2016 Presidential race, and more on the privatization efforts to steal the US Postal Service.

John Neurohr on PAGOP Insanity

John Neurohr Communications Director for Keystone Progress joins Rick to discuss PA Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of the latest PA GOP budget stunt and answer, “What is it about Republicans and White Supremacists?”

Full Three Hour Show September 30, 2015

Irwin Aronson, Labor Attorney and Rick Smith Show contributor joins Rick to talk about the recent report by State Rep. James Roebuck on Pennsylvania charter schools and what Rep Roebuck calls the "Wild West" spending or borrowing practices and lack of transparency by privately run schools with taxpayer dollars.

Daisy Cruz, Mid Atlantic Director of 32BJ SEIU joins Rick to talk about why in the aftermath of Pope Francis and the #walkwithfrancis visit thousands of workers are in the streets of Philadelphia #walkingforalivingwage. 

Doug Cunningham, Reporter at Worker’s Independent News joins Rick to raise awareness to the most important worker stories of the day from Detroit to talk about the UAW’s contract fight, to Cleveland for the AFL-CIO kicking off its Race Commissions, to Chicago as nursing home workers Fight For $15 and a union. 

John Dodds, Director of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project joins Rick to talk about today’s minimum wage event at the capital in Harrisburg and lay out why the minimum wage needs to be increased now. 

Irwin Aronson exposes the Wild West of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in the PA Charter School funding scheme

Irwin Aronson, Labor Attorney and Rick Smith Show contributor joins Rick to talk about the recent report by State Rep. James Roebuck on Pennsylvania charter schools and what Rep Roebuck calls the "Wild West" spending or borrowing practices and lack of transparency by privately run schools with taxpayer dollars.

Daisy Cruz on why workers are taking it to the streets of Philadelphia

Daisy Cruz, Mid Atlantic Director of 32BJ SEIU joins Rick to talk about why in the aftermath of Pope Francis and the #walkwithfrancis visit thousands of workers are in the streets of Philadelphia #walkingforalivingwage. 

Doug Cunningham Brings the Labor News to Life

Doug Cunningham, Reporter at Worker’s Independent News joins Rick to raise awareness to the most important worker stories of the day from Detroit to talk about the UAW’s contract fight, to Cleveland for the AFL-CIO kicking off its Race Commissions, to Chicago as nursing home workers Fight For $15 and a union. 

John Dodds calling for an increase in the Minimum Wage

John Dodds, Director of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project joins Rick to talk about today’s minimum wage event at the capital in Harrisburg and lay out why the minimum wage needs to be increased now.