The Rick Smith Show

Scott Dworkin talks As The Trump Train Wreck Turns

Scott Dworkin Co-Founder of The Democratic Coalition joins Rick to discuss the latest in the Trump-Russia saga and musical staffers.

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner talks International Women’s Day

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director of Moms Rising joins Rick to discuss the importance of International Women’s Day and what needs to happy to encourage inclusiveness and equality.

Gregg Gelzinis talks Banking Deregulation, Yes, Again

Gregg Gelzinis, research associate for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss the Senate Democrats who are supporting deregulation of the banking industry and why it appears as though elected leaders have historical amnesia. 

The Rick Smith Show 3-7-2018

Christopher Stroop, ex-evangelical and founder of the #EmptythePews joins Rick to discuss Stormy Daniels lawsuit, the Trump lawyer’s hush money, and to answer the question of why the evangelical community has supported Donald Trump.

 

Gus Wood, Co-President of Graduate Employees' Organization (GEO) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign joins Rick to discuss their 10 day strike after 195 days of negotiations and what this strike means for higher education workers across the nation.

 

Sarah Kendzior, journalist and author of "The View From Flyover Country" joins Rick in a must hear interview to talk about the recent Hope Hicks news, Trump White House musical staffers, and how the media has been so easily misled by obvious distraction.  

Chris Stroop on Evangelicals support for Trump

Christopher Stroop, ex-evangelical and founder of the #EmptythePews joins Rick to discuss Stormy Daniels lawsuit, the Trump lawyer’s hush money, and to answer the question of why the evangelical community has supported Donald Trump.

Gus Wood talks Striking Graduate Employees

Gus Wood, Co-President of Graduate Employees' Organization (GEO) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign joins Rick to discuss their 10 day strike after 195 days of negotiations and what this strike means for higher education workers across the nation.

Sarah Kendzior brings the Fire Over Day's News

Sarah Kendzior, journalist and author of "The View From Flyover Country" joins Rick in a must hear interview to talk about the recent Hope Hicks news, Trump White House musical staffers, and how the media has been so easily misled by obvious distraction.  

The Rick Smith Show 3-6-2018

David Yankovich, Political Strategist joins Rick to discuss the importance of the nation’s first primary in Texas, the potential of a Blue Wave in 2018, and the need for voters to get to the polls this election cycle.  

Larry Cagle, Oklahoma public school teacher and head of Oklahoma Teachers United joins Rick to talk about the growing movement of teachers in Oklahoma and across the nation standing up for teachers and public education. 

Harvey J Kaye, Professor of Democracy & Justice at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay and author of The Four Freedoms joins Rick to discuss the 75^th anniversary of the Saturday Evening Post publishing Norman Rockwell’s Freedom from Want painting and the New Deal era movement that build the most prosperous working class in the history of civilization.

David Yankovich on Texas Primary

David Yankovich, Political Strategist joins Rick to discuss the importance of the nation’s first primary in Texas, the potential of a Blue Wave in 2018, and the need for voters to get to the polls this election cycle.  

Larry Cagle talks Teacher Organizing in Oklahoma

Larry Cagle, Oklahoma public school teacher and head of Oklahoma Teachers United joins Rick to talk about the growing movement of teachers in Oklahoma and across the nation standing up for teachers and public education.

Harvey Kaye talks Four Freedoms

Harvey J Kaye, Professor of Democracy & Justice at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay and author of The Four Freedoms joins Rick to discuss the 75^th anniversary of the Saturday Evening Post publishing Norman Rockwell’s Freedom from Want painting and the New Deal era movement that build the most prosperous working class in the history of civilization.

The Rick Smith Show 3-5-2018

Ed Mooney, Vice President of CWA District 2-13 joins Rick to discuss why 1,400 Frontier Communications workers in West Virginia and in Ashburn, VA took to the picket lines against Frontier Communications.

Will Bunch, National Columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and Author of The Bern Identity and Tear Down This Myth joins Rick to talk about his recent article, “This is America, 2018. Government is dead. Corporations rule. Their 'electorate' is consumers” on how badly Republicans have sold their soul to corporate donors.

Propane Jane joins Rick to discuss the mental health of #InstabilityInChief and what to expect in the coming days.

Ed Mooney talk Frontier Communications Strike

Ed Mooney, Vice President of CWA District 2-13 joins Rick to discuss why 1,400 Frontier Communications workers in West Virginia and in Ashburn, VA took to the picket lines against Frontier Communications.

Will Bunch talks Corporate Rule and Broken Government

Will Bunch, National Columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and Author of The Bern Identity and Tear Down This Myth joins Rick to talk about his recent article, “This is America, 2018. Government is dead. Corporations rule. Their 'electorate' is consumers” on how badly Republicans have sold their soul to corporate donors.

Propane Jane on #InstabilityInChief

Propane Jane joins Rick to discuss the mental health of #InstabilityInChief and what to expect in the coming days.

The Rick Smith Show 3-4-2018

The Rick Smith Show for Sunday March 4, 2018

The Rick Smith Show 3-2-2018

Adam Parkhomenko, Political Commentator joins Rick to take a look back at the week that was, our Wing Nut Week in Review as Jared Kushner has been the focus of the week and on the proverbial hot seat.

Cristina Lopez, Senior researcher at Media Matters for America joins Rick to talk about how the right-wing media has covered all the news surrounding Jared Kushner’s business deals and revoked security clearance.  

Arthur Delaney @HuffPostPol reporter joins Rick to discuss the result of the Trump Tax bill and how it has done exactly what was predicted.  Record setting massive stock buybacks and crumbs for workers in the form of bonuses….NOT raises.

Adam Parkomenko on the Wing Nut Week in Review

Adam Parkhomenko, Political Commentator joins Rick to take a look back at the week that was, our Wing Nut Week in Review as Jared Kushner has been the focus of the week and on the proverbial hot seat.

Christina Lopez talks Right Wing Media Ignoring Bad Kushner News

Cristina Lopez, Senior researcher at Media Matters for America joins Rick to talk about how the right-wing media has covered all the news surrounding Jared Kushner’s business deals and revoked security clearance.  

Arthur Delaney talks Trump Tax Plan Results SO Far

Arthur Delaney @HuffPostPol reporter joins Rick to discuss the result of the Trump Tax bill and how it has done exactly what was predicted.  Record setting massive stock buybacks and crumbs for workers in the form of bonuses….NOT raises.