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
Oct 6, 2018
Oct 6, 2018
1hr 59 min
Sarah Kendzior: We don't have a large platform like a Fox News to blast our opinions out there. @SarahKendzior @gaslitnation
Sarah Burris: We could have gone after Gorsuch, too, but there wasn't anything there--he was a choir boy. @SarahBurris @RawStory
Randy Tocci: We're filing unfair labor practice charges against Imerys. @Union239 @boilermakernews #StandWithThreeForks #UnionStrong
Oct 6, 2018
Oct 6, 2018
30 min
Sarah Kendzior: We don't have a large platform like a Fox News to blast our opinions out there. @SarahKendzior @gaslitnation
Oct 6, 2018
Oct 6, 2018
21 min
Sarah Burris: We could have gone after Gorsuch, too, but there wasn't anything there--he was a choir boy. @SarahBurris @RawStory
Oct 6, 2018
Oct 6, 2018
18 min
Randy Tocci: We're filing unfair labor practice charges against Imerys. @Union239 @boilermakernews #StandWithThreeForks #UnionStrong
Oct 5, 2018
Oct 5, 2018
1hr 59 min
Alex Thornton: If people know the IRS isn't coming after them because of underfunding, they'll use loopholes with impunity.
@alexclosesgaps @CAPAction
Bob Ney: I thought Bernie Sanders had a better chance of beating Trump than Hillary did, & I took a lot of grief for that.
@bobney @talkmedianews
John Samuelsen: Technology can be beaten back and jobs can be protected. #1u
@transportworker @samuelsentwu
Barb Maynard: We don't need new laws, we need enforcement of existing laws.
@PortDriverUnion @Teamsters #PortStrike
Oct 5, 2018
Oct 5, 2018
16 min
Alex Thornton: If people know the IRS isn't coming after them because of underfunding, they'll use loopholes with impunity.
@alexclosesgaps @CAPAction
Oct 5, 2018
Oct 5, 2018
13 min
Bob Ney: I thought Bernie Sanders had a better chance of beating Trump than Hillary did, & I took a lot of grief for that.
@bobney @talkmedianews
Oct 5, 2018
Oct 5, 2018
13 min
John Samuelsen: Technology can be beaten back and jobs can be protected. #1u
@transportworker @samuelsentwu
Oct 5, 2018
Oct 5, 2018
15 min
Barb Maynard: We don't need new laws, we need enforcement of existing laws.
@PortDriverUnion @Teamsters #PortStrike
Oct 3, 2018
Oct 3, 2018
Oct 3, 2018
1hr 59 min
John Fetterman: @realScottWagner refuses to show his tax returns. This shows the power of unions, shows he's afraid of unions.@JohnFetterman
Luke Vargas: Even other right-wing groups around the world don't like Trump, according to polling. @TheCourier @TalkMediaNews
David Yankovich: Trump is the shadiest moment in politics. @DavidYankovich #TheResistance #BlueWave
Oct 3, 2018
Oct 3, 2018
17 min
John Fetterman: @realScottWagner refuses to show his tax returns b/c he's afraid his trash co employees will want to organize. This shows the power of unions, shows he's afraid of unions. Unions give workers a chance to collect some of the value their work produces. @JohnFetterman
Oct 3, 2018
Oct 3, 2018
21 min
Luke Vargas: Even other right-wing groups around the world don't like Trump, according to polling. @TheCourier @TalkMediaNews
Oct 3, 2018
Oct 3, 2018
17 min
David Yankovich: The healthcare restrictions were postponed till after 2020 so Trump wouldn't have to take the fallout. Trump is the shadiest moment in politics.
@DavidYankovich #TheResistance #BlueWave
Oct 2, 2018
Oct 2, 2018
59 min
Brett Pransky: @BrettPransky #BrettOuttheVote I can't give back my privilege, but I do my best to fight injustice whenever I can. www.brettpransky.com
@BobNey @TalkMediaNews: I put #USMCA in the Win column, and it benefits dairy farmers.
Propane Jane: @docrocktex26 Can you imagine the blow to the ego to these men, who feel privileged & entitled, to have to pull this candidate?
Celeste Drake: @CDrakeFairTrade @AFLCIO #USMCA Trade union members are asking if this is even worth talking about; union workers have set the bar high.
Oct 2, 2018
Oct 2, 2018
20 min
Brett Pransky: I can't give back my privilege, but I do my best to fight injustice whenever I can.
@BrettPransky #BrettOuttheVote
www.brettpransky.com
Oct 2, 2018
Oct 2, 2018
19 min
Bob Ney @BobNey @TalkMediaNews: I put #USMCA in the Win column, and it benefits dairy farmers.
Oct 2, 2018
Oct 2, 2018
29 min
Propane Jane: Can you imagine the blow to the ego to these men, who feel privileged & entitled, to have to pull this candidate?
@docrocktex26
Oct 2, 2018
Oct 2, 2018
22 min
Celeste Drake: @CDrakeFairTrade @AFLCIO #USMCA Trade union members are asking if this is even worth talking about; union workers have set the bar high.
Sep 29, 2018
Sep 29, 2018
1hr 59 min
Andrea Chalupa: This is definitely about Trump's Get Out of Jail Free Card.
@AndreaChalupa @gaslitnation #GasLitNation
Eddie Embry: This is not a Republican/Democratic situation. It's the morally correct thing to do. The work we've done in the mines is hard on our bodies. @mineworkers #TheyEarnedIt #savepensionssavelives #fixit
Keith Pochick: Many people say they're single-issue voters. People will gravitate towards us for different reasons. @keith_pochick @DemWritePress
Isaiah Poole: I call it "pink-washing," white-washing the old white men. @ijpoole @DemocracyCollab