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
Saturday Aug 18, 2018
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Sarah Kendzior, Writer, anthropologist, and Co-host of @gaslitnation
@sarahkendzior @gaslitnation #GasLitNation
Bob Ney @bobney @talkmedianews
Sarah Burris, Reporter at Raw Story
@SarahBurris @RawStory
John Havlicek, President of the La Crosse Education Association and President of WEAC Region 4.
@ProfeHavlicek @WEAC @BadassTeachersA @NEAToday
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Sarah Kendzior, @sarahkendzior Writer, anthropologist, and Co-host of @gaslitnation #GasLitNation on the happenings of the day and week.
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Friday Aug 17, 2018
John Havlicek, President of the La Crosse Education Association and President of WEAC Region 4.
@ProfeHavlicek @WEAC @BadassTeachersA @NEAToday
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
James DeWeese, Democratic Candidate for State Rep in Kentucky’s 50th and Teamster’s Representative joins Rick to talk about the recent Kentucky State Supreme Court hearing on the Right to Work law rammed through by Republicans and to discuss his run for State Representative.
@DeWeeseIBT89 @Teamsters89 @Teamsters @120Strong
Justin Duckham, White House Correspondent for Talk Media News joins Rick to discuss the top stories of the day coming from the White House.
@Jduckham @TalkMediaNews
Mary Bottari, Reporter at the Center for Media and Democracy
@MaryBottari @ALECexposed #ALECexposed
Stephen Herzenberg, Executive Director of the Keystone Research Center
@herzenberg
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
James DeWeese, @DeWeeseIBT89 Democratic Candidate for State Rep in Kentucky’s 50th and @Teamsters Representative @Teamsters89 joins Rick to talk about the recent Kentucky State Supreme Court hearing on the Right to Work law rammed through by Republicans and to discuss his run for State Representative. @120Strong
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Justin Duckham, @Jduckham White House Correspondent for @TalkMediaNews the top stories of the day coming from the White House.
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Mary Bottari, @MaryBottari Reporter at the Center for Media and Democracy @ALECexposed #ALECexposed
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Stephen Herzenberg, @herzenberg Executive Director of the Keystone Research Center discusses the future of automation and labor.
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Nancy Altman, President Social Security Works and author of The Truth About Social Security: The Founders' Words Refute Revisionist History, Zombie Lies, and Common Misunderstandings joins Rick to celebrate the 83rd birthday of Social Security and discuss what has happened over that span and talk about the future.
@SSWorks
Luke Vargas, Chief Foreign Correspondent for Talk Media News joins Rick to discuss the top stories of the day from Washington DC and around the world.
@TheCourier @talkmedianews
William Attig, Executive Director of the Union Veterans Council joins Rick to discuss the recent signing of The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 where Donald Trump refused to say McCain’s name and the talk about Trump’s call for soldiers to take a pay cut.
@WillAttig @unionveterans @AFLCIO
Lindsey P Horvath, member of the West Hollywood City Council joins Rick to discuss her City Council’s unanimous vote calling for the removal of Donald Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the reasons they cited for such a drastic action.
@LindseyPHorvath #walkoffame
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Nancy Altman, President Social Security Works and author of The Truth About Social Security: The Founders' Words Refute Revisionist History, Zombie Lies, and Common Misunderstandings joins Rick to celebrate the 83rd birthday of Social Security and discuss what has happened over that span and talk about the future.
@SSWorks
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Luke Vargas, Chief Foreign Correspondent for Talk Media News joins Rick to discuss the top stories of the day from Washington DC and around the world.
@TheCourier @talkmedianews
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Lindsey P Horvath, member of the West Hollywood City Council joins Rick to discuss her City Council’s unanimous vote calling for the removal of Donald Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the reasons they cited for such a drastic action.
@LindseyPHorvath #walkoffame
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
William Attig, Executive Director of the Union Veterans Council joins Rick to discuss the recent signing of The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 where Donald Trump refused to say McCain’s name and the talk about Trump’s call for soldiers to take a pay cut.
@WillAttig @unionveterans @AFLCIO
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Bob Ney, former Congressman and Talk Media News reporter joins Rick to discuss the top stories of the day.
@bobney @talkmedianews
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Propane Jane, well regarded twitter commentator and psychiatrist joins Rick to discuss the latest installment of # InstabilityInChief as the President attacks former employee and Apprentice Star Omarosa as “wacky” and to share her thoughts on what it is about us that paid any attention whatsoever to the Unite the Right rally and their handful of attendees.
@docrocktex26
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Madeline Peltz, researcher at Media Matters for America (MMFA) joins Rick to discuss the Unite the Right rally in Washington DC that saw only a handful of supporters attending while thousands of counter protestors lined the streets, and to talk about the media frenzy that propped up the message of the handful of hatemongers.
@peltzmadeline @mmfa