
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

Sep 5, 2018
Sep 5, 2018
21 min
My brother and father are both Trump supporters and veterans. Trump's actions this weekend shifted my family's opinions of him a little.
@RedTRaccoon

Sep 4, 2018

Sep 1, 2018

Aug 31, 2018

Aug 30, 2018
Aug 30, 2018
1hr 59 min
Scott Dworkin @Funder @TheDemCoalition Intelligence thinks there are over 1000 Russian spies who've spent their lives here in the U.S.
Justin Duckham @Jduckham @TalkMediaNews Desantis used some very troubling language, incl saying Gillum speaks so well, which is a dog whistle.
Andrew Schwartz, @schwartzandrewp policy analyst of Economic Policy at the Center for @amprog @CAPeconomy Elizabeth Warren said the markets are set up for corporations to do well, not for workers to do well.
Denisha Jones, @denisha_jones @BadassTeachersA Board of Directors Teachers want less standardized testing. Education seems to be about data points now. We want teachers to do what they were trained to do: teach.

Aug 30, 2018
Aug 30, 2018
24 min
Scott Dworkin @Funder @TheDemCoalition Intelligence thinks there are over 1000 Russian spies who've spent their lives here in the U.S.

Aug 30, 2018
Aug 30, 2018
14 min
Justin Duckham @Jduckham @TalkMediaNews Desantis used some very troubling language, incl saying Gillum speaks so well, which is a dog whistle.

Aug 30, 2018
Aug 30, 2018
13 min
Andrew Schwartz, @schwartzandrewp policy analyst of Economic Policy at the Center for @amprog @CAPeconomy Elizabeth Warren said the markets are set up for corporations to do well, not for workers to do well.

Aug 30, 2018
Aug 30, 2018
16 min
Denisha Jones, @denisha_jones @BadassTeachersA Board of Directors Teachers want less standardized testing. Education seems to be about data points now. We want teachers to do what they were trained to do: teach.

Aug 29, 2018
Aug 29, 2018
1hr 59 min
Celeste Drake: The fat lady has not yet sung. @CDrakeFairTrade @AFLCIO #trade #NAFTA
@AndrewYangVFA To me, Trump's election demonstrates a real desire for change. @venture4america #UBI #FreedomDividend
Mike Olseker @talkmedianews Trump's job was to express his feelings as the leader of a nation, and once again, he failed miserably.
@C_Stroop The best we can hope for is to expose how authoritarian, anti-democratic white evangelicals are. #churchtoo #empythepews #EvangelicalContributions

Aug 29, 2018
Aug 29, 2018
21 min
Chris Stroop @C_Stroop We need to expose white evangelicals & explain why they're threats. They'll undermine democracy and the rule of law. It's past time to take them seriously. #churchtoo #empythepews #EvangelicalContributions

Aug 29, 2018
Aug 29, 2018
9 min
Mike Olseker @talkmedianews Trump couldn't understand in that praising John McCain the way McCain deserved, Trump's job was to express his feelings as the leader of a nation, and once again, he failed miserably.

Aug 29, 2018
Aug 29, 2018
22 min
Andrew Yang @AndrewYangVFA We need to pass a Value Added Tax. If we'd pass a VAT on half the European model, it'd be enough to give every American $1000/month. @venture4america #UBI #FreedomDividend

Aug 29, 2018
Aug 29, 2018
15 min
Celeste Drake @CDrakeFairTrade So-called "Right to Work" laws are about bankrupting #unions & pushing down our wages. #1u #NoRightsatWork #RTWisWrong @AFLCIO #trade #NAFTA

Aug 28, 2018
Aug 28, 2018
1hr 59 min
Khary Penebaker, @kharyp @PPAWI @Everytown, "We're raising a generation of kids who are enveloped in trauma. They're always wondering, "Am I next?" That should be a crime."
Bob Ney @BobNey @TalkMediaNews "The Democrats have realized that what used to be an anchor around their necks is now an anchor around Republicans' necks: Healthcare."
Propane Jane @docrocktex26, "These snafu moments (like Trump not being able to use speakerphone) that we never saw from Obama we need to see from Trump because it shows Trump's instability." #InstabilityInChief
J. David Cox @JDavidCoxSr @AFGENational, "Veterans would receive care if the 49,000 vacancies in the VA were filled." #1u

Aug 28, 2018
Aug 28, 2018
19 min
Khary Penebaker, @kharyp @PPAWI @Everytown, "We're raising a generation of kids who are enveloped in trauma. They're always wondering, "Am I next?" That should be a crime."

Aug 28, 2018
Aug 28, 2018
17 min
Bob Ney @BobNey @TalkMediaNews "The Democrats have realized that what used to be an anchor around their necks is now an anchor around Republicans' necks: Healthcare."

Aug 28, 2018
Aug 28, 2018
14 min
J. David Cox @JDavidCoxSr @AFGENational, "Veterans would receive care if the 49,000 vacancies in the VA were filled."

Aug 28, 2018
Aug 28, 2018
31 min
Propane Jane @docrocktex26, "These snafu moments (like Trump not being able to use speakerphone) that we never saw from Obama we need to see from Trump because it shows Trump's instability." #InstabilityInChief

Aug 25, 2018
Aug 25, 2018
1hr 59 min
Brett Pransky, @BrettPransky Candidate for State Representative in Ohio’s 77th House District joins Rick to discuss his campaign #BrettOuttheVote, Trump’s visit the Ohio, the economy, the opioid crisis and more. www.brettpransky.com
Mike Green, @amikegreen2 Co-founder of ScaleUp Partners LLC http://www.scaleuppartners.com/ joins Rick to discuss white supremacy in America and to share his view for an inclusive America.
Isaiah Poole, @ijpoole editorial manager for @DemocracyCollab joins Rick to discuss the EPA’s attack on Obama era Clean Energy initiatives and to explain how these changes will harm the nation and the globe.
