The Rick Smith Show

Brett Pransky

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

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

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.

The Rick Smith Show 8-23-2018

Bob Ney, @bobney reporter for @TalkMediaNews joins Rick to discuss the Top Stories of the day from Washington DC and around the world of politics.
Sarah Burris, @SarahBurris Reporter @RawStory joins Rick to discuss the top stories of the day from David Pecker’s immunity to Michael Cohen’s admission to a Preacher claiming witchcraft is destroying the nation while speaking in tongues.

Juanita Tolliver, @JuanitaTolliver Director of the Campaigns @CAPAction joins Rick to discuss why Donald Trump’s handpicked Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearing should be postponed.

Matthew Chapman, @fawfulfan Breaking News Reporter @AlterNet joins Rick to talk about Pennsylvania’s Republican Gubernatorial Candidate and Baby Trump wannabe Scott Wagner.

Matthew Chapman

Matthew Chapman, Breaking News Reporter at AlterNet joins Rick to talk about Pennsylvania’s Republican Gubernatorial Candidate and Baby Trump wannabe Scott Wagner and his recent admission on why he is refusing to release his tax returns and to discuss other breaking stories from AlterNet’s pages.
@fawfulfan @AlterNet

Bob Ney

Bob Ney, reporter for Talk Media News joins Rick to discuss the Top Stories of the day from Washington DC and around the world of politics.
@bobney @TalkMediaNews

Juanita Tolliver

Juanita Tolliver, @JuanitaTolliver Director of the Campaigns @CAPAction joins Rick to discuss why Donald Trump’s handpicked Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearing should be postponed.

Sarah Burris

Sarah Burris, Reporter at Raw Story joins Rick to discuss the top stories of the day from David Pecker’s immunity to Michael Cohen’s admission to a Preacher claiming witchcraft is destroying the nation while speaking in tongues.
@SarahBurris @RawStory

The Rick Smith Show 8-22-2018

David Yankovich, @DavidYankovich Digital Strategist and former Congressional Candidate joins Rick to discuss #TheResistance #BlueWavehow candidates should respond to the recent guilty plea by Michael Cohen and conviction of Paul Manafort as the campaign season ratchets up.
Justin Duckham, @Jduckham White House Correspondent for @TalkMediaNews joins Rick to discuss the top stories of the day from the White House.

Gary Morton, President of @AFGELocal3631 representing EPA workers in the mid-Atlantic states @AFGENational @SavetheUSEPA highlights their upcoming Ice Cream rally to highlight the need to address climate change and discuss what the Trump administration is doing instead.

Marc Stier, @marcstier director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center @PBPC joins Rick to roll our the We The People-Pennsylvania Action plan @pawethepeople @KRC_PA and to discuss how the plan will move forward and make the lives of working families better.

David Yankovich

David Yankovich, @DavidYankovich Digital Strategist and former Congressional Candidate joins Rick to discuss #TheResistance #BlueWave how candidates should respond to the recent guilty plea by Michael Cohen and conviction of Paul Manafort as the campaign season ratchets up.

 

Justin Duckham

Justin Duckham, @Jduckham White House Correspondent for @TalkMediaNews joins Rick to discuss the top stories of the day from the White House.

Gary Morton

Gary Morton, President of @AFGELocal3631 representing EPA workers in the mid-Atlantic states @AFGENational @SavetheUSEPA joins Rick to highlight their upcoming Ice Cream rally to highlight the need to address climate change and discuss what the Trump administration is doing instead.

 

Marc Stier

 

Marc Stier, @marcstier director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center @PBPC joins Rick to roll our the We The People-Pennsylvania Action plan @pawethepeople @KRC_PA and to discuss how the plan will move forward and make the lives of working families better.

 

The Rick Smith Show 8-21-2018

Renato Mariotti, @renato_mariotti Former federal prosecutor and current @CNN Legal Analyst joins Rick to explain today’s verdict in the Paul Manafort trial, talk about the potential ramifications of Michael Cohen’s guilty plea, and discuss the arrest of GOP Representative Duncan Hunter and his wife on charges of stealing campaign funds for personal use.

Luke Vargas, @thecourier Chief Foreign Correspondent for @talkmedianews joins Rick from New York to discuss the top issues of the day in the US and around the world.

Mike Gallagher, Eastern Regional Coordinator for @APWUnational discuss today’s rally in Pittsburgh against Donald Trump and the GOP’s privatization scheme. #APWUnited #1U #AGrandAlliance

Todd Brogan, @ward4brogan Field Mobilization Specialist with the Amalgamated Transit Union @ATUComm joins Rick to discuss issues facing the hardworking men and women who make public transportation possible and talk about those who are working to destroy public transit.

Renato Mariotti

Renato Mariotti, Former federal prosecutor and current @CNN Legal Analyst joins Rick to explain today’s verdict in the Paul Manafort trial, talk about the potential ramifications of Michael Cohen’s guilty plea, and discuss the arrest of GOP Representative Duncan Hunter and his wife on charges of stealing campaign funds for personal use.

@renato_mariotti

Luke Vargas

Luke Vargas, @thecourier Chief Foreign Correspondent for @talkmedianews joins Rick from New York to discuss the top issues of the day in the US and around the world.

 

Mike Gallagher

Mike Gallagher, Eastern Regional Coordinator for APWU joins Rick to discuss today’s rally in Pittsburgh against Donald Trump and the GOP’s privatization scheme and to talk about what privatizing the US Postal Service would mean for American consumers, businesses, and democracy.

@APWUnational #APWUnited #1U #AGrandAlliance

Todd Brogan

Todd Brogan, Field Mobilization Specialist with the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) joins Rick to discuss issues facing the hardworking men and women who make public transportation possible and talk about those who are working to destroy public transit.

@ward4brogan @ATUComm

The Rick Smith Show 8-20-2018

Peter Morley, @morethanmySLE Health Care Warrior #ProtectOurCare joins Rick to discuss his recent trip to Capitol Hill to fight back against the ongoing attacks on the #ACA by the Trump Administration and congressional Republicans that will harm millions of Americans. #PreExistingConditions #Medicaid #Medicare
Bob Ney, @bobney correspondent for @talkmedianews joins Rick to discuss the top stories of the day from Washington DC and around the world.

Scott Dworkin, @funder co-founder of @TheDemCoalition and host of the #DworkinReport joins Rick to discuss the most recent stories surrounding the Mueller investigation, Manafort trial, and potential charges against Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen.

PA State @SenatorHaywood @PaSenateDems joins Rick to talk about #deadthelead in the water across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and his legislation to get #healthyschools to test the water students are consuming.

Peter Morley

Peter Morley, @morethanmySLE Health Care Warrior #ProtectOurCare joins Rick to discuss his recent trip to Capitol Hill to fight back against the ongoing attacks on the #ACA by the Trump Administration and congressional Republicans that will harm millions of Americans. #PreExistingConditions #Medicaid #Medicare