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
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Greg Palast, Investigative Reporter and author of Best Democracy Money can Buy talks voter suppression tactics in Alabama.
Propane Jane is back and breathing fire as she joins Rick to discuss the Trump Effect on the medical profession, America, and the world from hospitals being able to hire world class doctors to high school sports announcer’s racist comments to near dictatorial regimes Trumpian attacks on CNN and the media.
Steven Singer, Public School Teacher and author of "Gadfly on the Wall: A Public-School Teacher Speaks Out on Racism and Reform."
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Greg Palast, Investigative Reporter and author of Best Democracy Money can Buy talks voter suppression tactics in Alabama.
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Propane Jane is back and breathing fire as she joins Rick to discuss the Trump Effect on the medical profession, America, and the world from hospitals being able to hire world class doctors to high school sports announcer’s racist comments to near dictatorial regimes Trumpian attacks on CNN and the media.
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Steven Singer, Public School Teacher and author of "Gadfly on the Wall: A Public-School Teacher Speaks Out on Racism and Reform."
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Jeffrey Shook, associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work joins Rick to discuss the recent study he worked on showing how the Fight for $15 and a Union makes workers and their families lives better and communities better.
Monday Dec 04, 2017
Friday Dec 01, 2017
Friday Dec 01, 2017
Almost finished repairing the computers that seem to all crash at once. Here is a day from our Labor History tour
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
We had a minor computer meltdown today. It's either the Russians, Trump, or Windows 10. Here is a blast from the past as we repeat a day from our 2013 Labor History tour
Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
Tuesday Nov 28, 2017
Tuesday Nov 28, 2017
Sarah Kendzior, political writer and commentator joins Rick to discuss her recent article titled, Gutting net neutrality is a death knell for the resistance and to explain how allowing the Trump administration to strip this protection is another step closer to authoritarian rule.
Helaine Olen, author and economic commentator joins Rick to explain why the fight raging over the @CFPB Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is important to consumers and how we could see another Trump appointee who vehemently opposes the agency they are in charge gains the reigns.
Jody Calemine, General Counsel, Communications Workers of America joins Rick to discuss Communications Workers of America President Chris Shelton’s letter to CEO’s asking for a signed agreement that workers will benefit from Republican tax as GOP members and President Trump pitch how wonderful their plan will be for workers.
Tuesday Nov 28, 2017
Tuesday Nov 28, 2017
Sarah Kendzior, political writer and commentator joins Rick to discuss her recent article titled, Gutting net neutrality is a death knell for the resistance and to explain how allowing the Trump administration to strip this protection is another step closer to authoritarian rule.
Tuesday Nov 28, 2017
Tuesday Nov 28, 2017
Helaine Olen, author and economic commentator joins Rick to explain why the fight raging over the @CFPB Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is important to consumers and how we could see another Trump appointee who vehemently opposes the agency they are in charge gains the reigns.
Tuesday Nov 28, 2017
Tuesday Nov 28, 2017
Jody Calemine, General Counsel, Communications Workers of America joins Rick to discuss Communications Workers of America President Chris Shelton’s letter to CEO’s asking for a signed agreement that workers will benefit from Republican tax as GOP members and President Trump pitch how wonderful their plan will be for workers.
Thursday Nov 23, 2017
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Jim Houser, owner of Hawthorne Auto Clinic in Portland, Oregon and an Executive Committee Member of Main Street Alliance joins Rick to discuss the Republican tax plan and what it will mean for small business.
Alex Rowell, research associate for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to talk GOP tax plan and how it will affect students, the poor, the disabled, and working families across the nation.
Sarah Burris, Raw Story political writer joins Rick to discuss President Trump’s defense of Alabama Republican Senatorial candidate and accused pedophile Roy Moore and to talk how sexual harassment is touching many of the powerful men in the country.
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Jim Houser, owner of Hawthorne Auto Clinic in Portland, Oregon and an Executive Committee Member of Main Street Alliance joins Rick to discuss the Republican tax plan and what it will mean for small business.
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Alex Rowell, research associate for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to talk GOP tax plan and how it will affect students, the poor, the disabled, and working families across the nation.
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Sarah Burris, Raw Story political writer joins Rick to discuss President Trump’s defense of Alabama Republican Senatorial candidate and accused pedophile Roy Moore and to talk how sexual harassment is touching many of the powerful men in the country.
Tuesday Nov 21, 2017
Tuesday Nov 21, 2017
Michael Linden, Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute joins Rick to discuss the realities of the Republican tax plan and what changes mean for working class families trying to make ends meet.
Propane Jane is back joining Rick to discuss the recent stream of sexual harassment charges and what it takes for someone to take a stand with a pedophile over someone of another political party.
Timothy Karr, Senior Director of Strategy at Free Press and Free Press Action Fund joins Rick to explain FCC policy changes that will hurt low wage workers and the FCC’s push to end Net Neutrality.