The Rick Smith Show

The Rick Smith Show - Full Show - April 27, 2016

Irwin Aronson, Labor Attorney and Rick Smith Show regular, talks the PA primary election results.  

Kenneth Mash, President of APSCUF-PA, joins Rick to talk higher education funding and call on the PA legislature to do their job and fund schools. 

Jeff Garis, Outreach and Engagement Director at the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, discusses the shift in education funding from State to local taxpayers

Jessica Martinez, Executive Director of National Council of Occupational Safety and Health, joins Rick to talk International Workers Memorial Day, April 28.

Jessica Martinez talks International Workers Memorial Day

Jessica Martinez, Executive Director of National Council of Occupational Safety and Health, joins Rick to talk International Workers Memorial Day, April 28.

Jeff Garis discusses shifting education funding to the backs of local taxpayers

Jeff Garis, Outreach and Engagement Director at the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, discusses the shift in education funding from State to local taxpayers.

Kenneth Mash talks funding higher education and the real rise in tuition

Kenneth Mash, President of APSCUF-PA, joins Rick to talk higher education funding and call on the PA legislature to do their job and fund schools.  

Irwin Aronson recaps PA Primary Election Results

Irwin Aronson, Labor Attorney and Rick Smith Show regular, talks the PA primary election results.   

The Rick Smith Show - Full Show - April 26, 2016

Pat Eiding, President of Philadelphia AFL-CIO, joins Rick to talk the PA primary and the importance of voting, even outside of the Presidential campaigns.

Marcel Groen, Chairman of the PA Democratic Party, encourages Pennsylvanian’s to get out and vote, as well as a review of the PA candidates.

Adrienne Elrod, Director of Strategic Communications and Surrogates, talks Hillary Clinton’s supporters and her history on healthcare and trade.

Benton Strong, Managing Director for Communications at the Center for American Progress, discusses the Pennsylvania primary. 

Diane Ravitch, author, education historian and President of the Network for Public Education, talks education, and franchise charter schools. 

Pat Eiding on the PA primary and the privilege of casting your vote

Pat Eiding, President of Philadelphia AFL-CIO, joins Rick to talk the PA primary and the importance of voting, even outside of the Presidential campaigns.

Marcel Groen talks voting as a civic duty and a forecast for the PA primary

Marcel Groen, Chairman of the PA Democratic Party, encourages Pennsylvanian’s to get out and vote, as well as a review of the PA candidates.

Adrienne Elrod discusses Hillary Clinton surrogates and her history of healthcare advocacy

Adrienne Elrod, Director of Strategic Communications and Surrogates, talks Hillary Clinton’s supporters and her history on healthcare and trade.

Benton Strong discusses the ongoing PA primary and the importance of the Senate race

Benton Strong, Managing Director for Communications at the Center for American Progress, discusses the Pennsylvania primary. 

Diane Ravitch talks the 'Walmart-ization' of Education

Diane Ravitch, author, education historian and President of the Network for Public Education, talks education, and franchise charter schools. 

The Rick Smith Show - Full Show - April 25, 2016

Thomas Paine Cronin, Former President of AFSCME District Council 47 and Bernie Sanders supporter, talks about Sanders’ healthcare policy plans and the candidates’ differences in foreign policy.

Rick Bloomingdale, President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, joins Rick to talk getting out the vote in the PA primary.  Don’t Forget to Vote tomorrow, April 26^th!

Bakari Sellers, CNN pundit and former Democratic candidate for SC Lt. Governor, discusses Hillary Clinton’s campaign in the PA primary and her plans for college and healthcare.

Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero at the Raging Chicken Press, talks the making the trip to the ballot box a teachable family moment.

Julian Vasquez Heilig, NPE Board member, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and the Director of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership at California State University Sacramento, and California NAACP Education Chair, joins Rick to discuss segregated education.

Rick Bloomingdale encourages Pennsylvanians to get out and VOTE

Rick Bloomingdale, President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, joins Rick to talk getting out the vote in the PA primary.  Don’t Forget to Vote, April 26^th!

Bakari Sellers talks college affordability and Hillary Clinton's healthcare plans

Bakari Sellers, CNN pundit and former Democratic candidate for SC Lt. Governor, discusses Hillary Clinton’s campaign in the PA primary and her plans for college and healthcare.

Kevin Mahoney discusses parenting at the polls

Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero at the Raging Chicken Press, talks the making the trip to the ballot box a teachable family moment.

Julian Vasquez Heilig talks education and segregation

Julian Vasquez Heilig, NPE Board member, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and the Director of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership at California State University Sacramento, and California NAACP Education Chair, joins Rick to discuss segregated education.

Tom Cronin talks Bernie Sanders on Healthcare and Foreign Policy

Thomas Paine Cronin, Former President of AFSCME District Council 47 and Bernie Sanders supporter, talks about Sanders’ healthcare policy plans and the candidates’ differences in foreign policy.

The Rick Smith Show - Full Show - April 22, 2016

Josh Shapiro,Democratic Candidate for PA Attorney General, talks his campaign in the Pennsylvania Primary.

Eugene Depasquale,Pennsylvania Auditor General, talks his plan for a second term.

John Fetterman,Mayor of Braddock and Democratic Candidate for US Senate, reviews his experience traveling around the state, talking with people and sharing his powerful message.

Larry Cohen, Former President of the Communications Workers of America and Bernie Sanders Supporter, joins Rick to talk Bernie’s positions for the working

Susan Reardon,Executive Assistant to the Chairman of Pennsylvania Federation of Brotherhood of Maintenance and Way Employees, Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, makes the case for single-payer, universal healthcare and tells why Bernie’s on the right side of the issue.

Vivek Viswanathan,Policy Advisor at Hillary for America, joins Rick to layout Hillary Clinton’s plan to provide affordable college and quality higher education.

Jeff Bryant, Blogger at EducationOpportunityNetwork, reviews the state of our nation’s public schools and how to really invest in our communities.

Rio Tazewell, Manager of the Government By the People Campaign at Peoplefor the American Way, talks Democracy Awakening and the steps in a long journey to better democracy.

Matias Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University and blogger at NakedKeynesian, talks zombie economics in Kansas. 

Rio Tazewell talks the next steps for Democracy Awakening

Rio Tazewell, Manager of the Government By the People Campaign at Peoplefor the American Way, talks Democracy Awakening and the steps in a long journey to better democracy.

Matias Vernengo talks the zombie economics devouring Kansas

Matias Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University and blogger at NakedKeynesian, talks zombie economics in Kansas.