The Rick Smith Show

David Dayen of The American Prospect

Executive Editor David Dayen shares a shocking new report about a corporation “buying” space in an academic journal so they can fool consumers into thinking their product is safer than it actually is. @ddayen

Mask Madness | 7-30-21 (1st Hour)

Rick kicks things off with commentary on GOP mask madness at the Capitol and the celebration of National Free Labor Day, and then comedian and podcast host Pete Dominick joins us in an attempt to inject some humor into the news cycle, and then journalist David Dayen shares a shocking new report about a corporation “buying” space in an academic journal so they can fool consumers into thinking their product is safer than it actually is.

Mask Madness | 7-30-21 (2nd Hour)

The second hour begins with Sarah Burris of RawStory for our weekly roundup of news and spin from DC and beyond, and then we close the night with former GOP Congressman Bob Ney, who will offer us his no-nonsense brand of political analysis and help us separate the real from the spin.

Dr. Allison Gill on 1/6 Commission & Accountability for Insurrectionists

Allison Gill of The Daily Beans Podcast joins us to talk about what we can expect from the 1/6 commission. @allisongill @MuellerSheWrote @dailybeanspod

Peter Morley on Health Care & Human Infrastructure

We welcome Peter Morley for a discussion about healthcare and how it is tied to the “human infrastructure” portion of the infrastructure negotiations. @morethanmySLE

Undoing the Trump Attacks on Federal Workers

The second hour begins with Thomas Dargon of The American Federation of Government Employees and a discussion about how we are finally undoing some of the harm done to federal workers by the Trump administration. @AFGENational

Biden Goes to Allentown | 7-29-21 (1st Hour)

Rick kicks things off with commentary on Biden’s visit to Pennsylvania, and his continued commitment to working people’s issues, and then Allison Gill of The Daily Beans Podcast joins us to talk about what we can expect from the 1/6 commission, and then we welcome Peter Morley for a discussion about healthcare and how it is tied to the “human infrastructure” portion of the infrastructure negotiations.

Biden Goes to Allentown | 7-29-21 (2nd Hour)

The second hour begins with Thomas Dargon of The American Federation of Government Employees and a discussion about how we are finally undoing some of the harm done to federal workers by the Trump administration, and then we end the show with former GOP congressman Bob Ney, who will weigh in on the latest bipartisan “deal” on infrastructure, and whether or not the GOP has any chance of actually living up to it.

Scott Paul Talks Infrastructure and American Manufacturing

We welcome Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing for a discussion on how America must make investments in working people to compete in the global arena. @ScottPaulAAM @KeepItMadeinUSA

Scott Dworkin, Co-Founder of the Democratic Coalition

The second hour begins with Scott Dworkin of The Democratic Coalition for a response to the beginning of the 1/6 Commission hearings, what those hearings have revealed so far, and what is likely to come as further hearings are held, and more and more witnesses testify. @funder @TheDemCoalition

Fighting for the PRO Act with Mark Fluharty of the Central Ohio Labor Council

Mark Fluharty of The Central Ohio Labor Council joins us to talk about the PRO Act and what it can do to help level the playing field for American working families. @AFLCIO www.centralohiolaborcouncil.org

Better Jobs, Safer Country | 7-28-21 (1st Hour)

Rick kicks things off with commentary on the 1/6 Commission hearings that began today, and how the rise in extremism in America can be tied to our economic failures, and then Mark Fluharty of The Central Ohio Labor Council joins us to talk about the PRO Act and what it can do to help level the playing field for American working families, and then we welcome Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing for a discussion on how America must make investments in working people to compete in the global arena.

Better Jobs, Safer Country | 7-28-21 (2nd Hour)

The second hour begins with Scott Dworkin of The Democratic Coalition for a response to the beginning of the 1/6 Commission hearings, what those hearings have revealed so far, and what is likely to come as further hearings are held, and more and more witnesses testify.

Celebrating the ADA with Mia Ives-Rublee

Mia Ives Rublee of The Center for American Progress joins to talk about the 31^st anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act

 

Mia Ives-Rublee is Director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress @SeeMiaRoll @CAPDisability @amprog  ​

Opinion Columnist Will Bunch on "Elitist Caution"

We welcome Opinion Columnist Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Inquirer for a discussion on his new op-ed “Merrick Garland’s Elitist Caution Shows How Dems Could become a Minority Party.” @Will_Bunch

Democratic Strategist David Yankovich

The second hour begins with Democratic Strategist David Yankovich for a preview of what we can expect from the 1/6 Commission hearings begin. @DavidYankovich

Company Towns | 7-27-21 (1st Hour)

Rick kicks things off with commentary on the re-emergence of the company town, and why this is a disaster for American working families, and then Mia Ives Rublee of The Center for American Progress joins to talk about the 31^st anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act, and then we welcome Opinion Columnist Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Inquirer for a discussion on his new op-ed “Merrick Garland’s Elitist Caution Shows How Dems Could Become a Minority Party.”

Company Towns | 7-27-21 (2nd Hour)

The second hour begins with Democratic Strategist David Yankovich for a preview of what we can expect from the 1/6 Commission hearings begin, and then we close the night with former GOP Congressman Bob Ney, who will offer us his no-nonsense brand of political analysis and help us separate the real from the spin.

 

Alex Press of Jacobin Magazine on Unsafe Working Conditions at Frito-Lay

Alex Press of Jacobin stops by to discuss the Frito-Lay strike in Topeka, Kansas, and how employees are quite literally working themselves to death. @alexnpress

Fighting for Voting Rights with The United Students for America

We are joined by Sina Nemazi, Co-Chair of United Students for America to discuss the GOP threat to voting rights. @SinaNemazi13 @VotersTomorrow @US4America