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
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Propane Jane: Turn Trump off. Don't listen to him. There's nothing useful that will come from him. Because he has the title of President of the United States, ppl feel obligated to listen to & respect him. Stop.
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Bob Ney: McConnell should realize that with this situation, he can't hold out forever to give Corporate America what they want. BTW, don't you think Andrew Yang has to be pulling his hair out?!
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Richard Hooker: One thing that Pres. Trump should do is put pressure on the companies to make sure that the people who keep America moving are protected. We need gloves, clean facilities, soap & sanitizer, masks if needed.
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
@hookabrasi @623Local @teamsters @BobNey @docrocktex26 @Brier4Congress
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Danielle Root: With all of the fear & all of the concern, it's important to remember that a lot of the poll workers are older Americans.
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Dr. Kelly Sennholz: It's been at least a week since a doc in Seattle called me to tell me they're having increasing number of young people sick & on ventilators. It's not just people over 70.
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Scott Dworkin: This is not a drill, a joke, or a hoax. It's a very real pandemic. There are probably well over 100,000 people who are sick from it in our country right now.
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
@Funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport @MtnMD #CoronavirusPandemic #CoronaVirusUpdate @CAPDemocracy @CAPAction @amprog Election Contingency Planning During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Heather Long: I think there will be a call from the new generation of leaders for changes, for unions. They won't want to live through this again.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Jeff Zucker: Scott Brown & I are the founders of ADVault; we started 13 years ago, knowing people wouldn't be able to tell their drs their wishes.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Sarah Burris: A lot of rural hospitals closed down or were really hurt when Trump decided he wasn't going to fund Obamacare. I don't think people will understand why they have to drive an hour or more to a hosp., & they're mostly Repub voters.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Wendi Walsh: If you go to http://unitehere.org, you can go choose a city & make a donation; we'll get it to workers right away.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
@SarahBurris @Rawstory @MyDirectives @wendi_walsh @UNITEHERE_SoFla @unitehere #PayArenaWorkers @byHeatherLong @WashingtonPost
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Maggie Buchanan: Sen. Warren sent a letter; there's attn being paid to those who are incarcerated. What best practices exist? Those who are awaiting a trial or hearing need to get in front of a court so they're not trapped.
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Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Tom Ultican: I think this [staying home from school] will prove just how bad the cyber schools & charter schools are. When a bunch of kids are trying to learn online, people will find out how bad it is.The teachers will have to tell parents how to help
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
@mags_buchanan, @CAPDemocracy @CAPAction @AmProg @sarahkendzior @gaslitnation @tultican @BadassTeachersA @RickSmithShow #rickshow
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Neil Campbell: School leaders are faced with an incredibly difficult decision in closing schools. Kids rely on school lunches, kids w/ special needs rely on the add'l help.
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Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Dr. Kelly Sennholz: Italy got behind in its recommendations; they were always a step behind the virus. When people fled the infected area of Northern Italy, they took the virus with them. We've basically done the same thing here.