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Episodes
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Sarha Kendzior, writer and political commentator joins Rick to discuss President Trump's np deatils tax plan and what it means for a nation with a struggling economy and in the midst of a major national disaster.
Note. There is a static flaw in the recording from 1:50 to 3:23
Wednesday Aug 30, 2017
Wednesday Aug 30, 2017
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Wednesday Aug 30, 2017
Wednesday Aug 30, 2017
Tuesday Aug 29, 2017
Monday Aug 28, 2017
Monday Aug 28, 2017
It's Monday August 28, 2017 and we're talking Hurricane, Trump's response, and more.
Friday Aug 25, 2017
Friday Aug 25, 2017
Celeste Drake, AFL-CIO Trade & Globalization Policy Specialist joins Rick to discuss recent comments by President Trump from Phoenix on the possibility of the US terminating NAFTA and to explain what needs to be done to make NAFTA better for working people in all three countries.
Katherine Hoff, National Policy Staff with Jobs to Move America joins Rick to explain the recent move by President Trump’s Department of Transportation to undo the Obama administrations local hiring rule and discuss what that will mean for communities.
Isaiah J. Poole, Communications Director at People’s Action joins Rick to review the week of insanity from Washington DC as President Trump had his campaign rally tantrum, threatens to showdown the government if he doesn’t get his wall, the general state of chaos, and potential of pardoning Joe Arpaio.
Friday Aug 25, 2017
Friday Aug 25, 2017
Celeste Drake, AFL-CIO Trade & Globalization Policy Specialist joins Rick to discuss recent comments by President Trump from Phoenix on the possibility of the US terminating NAFTA and to explain what needs to be done to make NAFTA better for working people in all three countries.
Friday Aug 25, 2017
Friday Aug 25, 2017
Katherine Hoff, National Policy Staff with Jobs to Move America joins Rick to explain the recent move by President Trump’s Department of Transportation to undo the Obama administrations local hiring rule and discuss what that will mean for communities.
Friday Aug 25, 2017
Friday Aug 25, 2017
Isaiah J. Poole, Communications Director at People’s Action joins Rick to review the week of insanity from Washington DC as President Trump had his campaign rally tantrum, threatens to showdown the government if he doesn’t get his wall, the general state of chaos, and potential of pardoning Joe Arpaio.
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
US Rep Brendan Boyle joins Rick to talk Trump’s recent speeches and discuss what the president and Republican controlled congress has actually done for working people across the nation since taking power.
Will Fischer, Director of Government Relations at VoteVets joins Rick to share his thoughts on President Trump’s reversal on Afghanistan, how that reversal came about, and what it means for military families.
Seth Hanlon, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss the upcoming Republican Party tax schemes and what the probable outcome for working people and small business will mean.
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
US Rep Brendan Boyle joins Rick to talk Trump’s recent speeches and discuss what the president and Republican controlled congress has actually done for working people across the nation since taking power.
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Will Fischer, Director of Government Relations at VoteVets joins Rick to share his thoughts on President Trump’s reversal on Afghanistan, how that reversal came about, and what it means for military families.
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Seth Hanlon, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss the upcoming Republican Party tax schemes and what the probable outcome for working people and small business will mean.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Irwin Aronson, labor attorney and Rick Smith Show regular joins Rick to discuss what is, and what is not Free Speech and how as a civil society we must balance the rights of individuals while maintaining a violence free environment.
Sarah Kendzior, writer and political commentator joins Rick to share her thoughts on President Trump’s “campaign rally”/Presidential whine session from Phoenix and discuss how to remain sane as the Trump firehose continues to spew fuel on the bonfire of his insanity.
Marc Stier, Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to talk about the event his organization participated in on Monday in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg, PA demanding the state’s GOP led House of Representatives pass a funding bill to cover the costs of their spending bill.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Irwin Aronson, labor attorney and Rick Smith Show regular joins Rick to discuss what is, and what is not Free Speech and how as a civil society we must balance the rights of individuals while maintaining a violence free environment.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Sarah Kendzior, writer and political commentator joins Rick to share her thoughts on President Trump’s “campaign rally”/Presidential whine session from Phoenix and discuss how to remain sane as the Trump firehose continues to spew fuel on the bonfire of his insanity.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Marc Stier, Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to talk about the event his organization participated in on Monday in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg, PA demanding the state’s GOP led House of Representatives pass a funding bill to cover the costs of their spending bill.
Tuesday Aug 22, 2017
Tuesday Aug 22, 2017
David Yankovich, political commentator joins Rick to discuss President Trump’s speech committing the US to more war in Afghanistan and talk about the CNN town hall with Paul Ryan.
Andrea Chalupa, writer and March for Truth co-organizer joins Rick to talk about President Trump’s speech on Afghanistan and how it came to be.
Dan Hubbard, Senior Vice President of the National Business Aviation Association joins Rick to explain why privatizing the nation’s Air Traffic Control system is a bad idea and how to stop it.
Tuesday Aug 22, 2017
Tuesday Aug 22, 2017
David Yankovich, political commentator joins Rick to discuss President Trump’s speech committing the US to more war in Afghanistan and talk about the CNN town hall with Paul Ryan.