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
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero at the Raging Chicken Press joins Rick to talk Fire and Fury and the nonsense emanating from the White House and what organizers need to be focusing on in the coming weeks and months.
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Scott Dworkin Co-Founder @TheDemCoalition
Karen Stewart @PatrioticMills
Jeff Garis, Outreach and Engagement Director at the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Karen Stewart, a member of the Patriotic Millionaires explains why the GOP plan is a Bad Deal
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Jeff Garis, Outreach and Engagement Director at the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
The Rick Smith Show for December 19th 2017 with Huffington Post reporter Daniel Marans, AFGE 238 President John O'Grady, and Center for American Progress researcher Alex Rowell.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Daniel Marans, Huffington Post Reporter joins Rick to discuss the GOP tax plan, how it will affect the most vulnerable, and how activists are responding.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
John O’Grady, President of AFGE Council 238 joins Rick to explain what is going on behind the scenes as the Trump administation and right wing groups have set their sights on destroying the EPA and health and safety regulations.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Alex Rowell, research associate for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss GOP Tax Scam.
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Helaine Olen, Finance Writer joins Rick to discuss just how bad the Republican tax plan is and how it will harm the working class voters who voted the GOP into power.
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Propane Jane joins Rick to discuss the GOP tax scheme that will leave million of uninsured Americans thinking they got a tax break while creating massive debt and dwindling social services while actually raising taxes on more than half the nation's workers.
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Cathy Glasson, Democratic candidate for Governor in Iowa joins Rick to discuss why she has chosen to run for office and what issues she sees as most important to Iowa voters.
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Rick discusses NAFTA renegotiation with Arthur Stamoulis, Executive Director of the Citizens Trade Campaign and Celeste Drake, AFL-CIO Trade & Globalization Policy Specialist. Alabama saw an historic election and 2018 proves to be a major swing election as working class Democratic candidates Cathy Glasson who is running for Governor in Iowa step forward.
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Edward Mooney, Vice President, CWA Districts 2 and 13 joins Rick to share the details of his AT&T members contractual victory, to discuss what that victory means for telecommunications workers, and to talk about the FCC’s decision to end Net Neutrality.
Luke Barnes, Reporter at Think Progress joins Rick to discuss the Death of Net Neutrality and what in means for consumers and small business.
Carl Spoerer, Congressional Candidate for the US House of Representatives in Illinois 15th District joins Rick to discuss his campaign and the issues he sees as important to voters in his rural community.
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Edward Mooney, Vice President, CWA Districts 2 and 13 joins Rick to share the details of his AT&T members contractual victory, to discuss what that victory means for telecommunications workers, and to talk about the FCC’s decision to end Net Neutrality.