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Episodes
Friday Jul 28, 2017
Friday Jul 28, 2017
Isaiah J. Poole, Communications Director with People’s Action and the People’s Action Institute joins Rick to discuss the week’s attacks on the LGBT community as the Trump Justice Department fights to fire LGBT workers, names a religious zealot as Ambassador of Religious Freedom, and the tweets, yes the tweets on kicking transgender soldiers out of the military.
Thursday Jul 27, 2017
Thursday Jul 27, 2017
Bill Scher, Contributing Editor at POLITICO Magazine and Contributor at Real Clear Politics joins Rick to discuss the ongoing Republican Repeal and Replace saga as it becomes more and more apparent that the GOP has no idea what they are doing and are looking for an out to save face.
Thursday Jul 27, 2017
Thursday Jul 27, 2017
Bill Scher, Contributing Editor at POLITICO Magazine and Contributor at Real Clear Politics joins Rick to discuss the ongoing Republican Repeal and Replace saga as it becomes more and more apparent that the GOP has no idea what they are doing and are looking for an out to save face.
Joshua Holland, Nation Institute fellow and Contributor to The Nation and Rolling Stone joins Rick to talk GOP health care scheme and discuss the recent tweets by President Trump on transgender soldiers.
Maura Calsyn, Managing Director of Health Policy at American Progress joins Rick to share her insight into the Skinny Repeal and to talk about who would be harmed and what needs to be done with health care in America.
Thursday Jul 27, 2017
Thursday Jul 27, 2017
Joshua Holland, Nation Institute fellow and Contributor to The Nation and Rolling Stone joins Rick to talk GOP health care scheme and discuss the recent tweets by President Trump on transgender soldiers.
Thursday Jul 27, 2017
Thursday Jul 27, 2017
Maura Calsyn, Managing Director of Health Policy at American Progress joins Rick to share her insight into the Skinny Repeal and to talk about who would be harmed and what needs to be done with health care in America.
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
Andrea Chalupa, writer and political commentator joins Rick to talk about the latest news on the ongoing Trump Russia collusion saga and the Jared Kushner quote that will go down in political history with other famous denials.
John O’Grady, President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National Council of EPA Locals #238 joins Rick to discuss the Trump administration’s attacks on the environment, clean air, clean water, the EPA and sanity and talks about his union’s Why I Love the EPA, Love Letter to the EPA contest.
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
Andrea Chalupa, writer and political commentator joins Rick to talk about the latest news on the ongoing Trump Russia collusion saga and the Jared Kushner quote that will go down in political history with other famous denials.
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
Tuesday Jul 25, 2017
John O’Grady, President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National Council of EPA Locals #238 joins Rick to discuss the Trump administration’s attacks on the environment, clean air, clean water, the EPA and sanity and talks about his union’s Why I Love the EPA, Love Letter to the EPA contest.
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Propane Jane is back joining Rick to discuss the weekend’s Presidential Twitter temper tantrum as the President pulls out the victim card as the nation is evenly divided on the question of impeachment while more and more information tying the Trump campaign to the Kremlin. As the pressure builds the President continues lashing out at Fake News accurately reporting the news and throwing his own people under the bus for not being loyal enough.
Dolores McCracken, current PSEA Vice President and soon to be President joins Rick to discuss what Governor Wolf choosing current PSEA President Jerry Oleksiak means for workers in the commonwealth, what it means for their union, and what direction she will now lead the organization as she ascends to the top office.
Frank Emspak, Managing Editor and Executive Producer at Workers Independent News joins Rick to discuss the recent health care/insurance debate going on in Washington DC and suggests that Democrats take bold action in moving toward a single payer solution.
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Propane Jane is back joining Rick to discuss the weekend’s Presidential Twitter temper tantrum as the President pulls out the victim card as the nation is evenly divided on the question of impeachment while more and more information tying the Trump campaign to the Kremlin. As the pressure builds the President continues lashing out at Fake News accurately reporting the news and throwing his own people under the bus for not being loyal enough.
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Dolores McCracken, current PSEA Vice President and soon to be President joins Rick to discuss what Governor Wolf choosing current PSEA President Jerry Oleksiak means for workers in the commonwealth, what it means for their union, and what direction she will now lead the organization as she ascends to the top office.
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Frank Emspak, Managing Editor and Executive Producer at Workers Independent News joins Rick to discuss the recent health care/insurance debate going on in Washington DC and suggests that Democrats take bold action in moving toward a single payer solution.
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Thursday Jul 20, 2017
Thursday Jul 20, 2017
David Quolke, president of the Cleveland Teachers Union and AFT Vice President
@CTU279
ctu-279.org
Mary Yordon President of the Norwalk Federation of Teachers
@mxyor
Jessica Tang Newly elected President of the Boston Teachers Union and founding Director of Organizing at the Boston Teachers Union
@JessJTang @BTU66
founding Director of Organizing at the Boston Teachers Union
Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Associate Professor, San Francisco State University
@JDuncanAndrade
Dan Montgomery President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers
@DanJMontgomery
Randi Weingarten president of the American Federation of Teachers
@rweingarten
Mary Cathryn Ricker, executive vice president of the American Federation of Teachers
@mcricker
Thursday Jul 20, 2017
Thursday Jul 20, 2017
David Yankovich, political commentator and Rick Smith Show contributor joins Rick to examine the Republican’s mammoth failure on their Repeal and Replacement scheme of Obamacare, how the resistance played a critical role in its demise, and what needs to be done going forward.
Andrea Chalupa, journalist, writer, and CO-Organizer of the March for Truth joins Rick to explain the latest news coming out of the Trump/Russia saga and why it is so important.
Morris Pearl, Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires and former managing director at BlackRock Inc. joins Rick to discuss the latest news on the stalled GOP tax handout to the wealthy disguised as #RepealandReplace of #Obamacare and why wealthy members of his organization are demanding action from our government.
Thursday Jul 20, 2017
Thursday Jul 20, 2017
David Yankovich, political commentator and Rick Smith Show contributor joins Rick to examine the Republican’s mammoth failure on their Repeal and Replacement scheme of Obamacare, how the resistance played a critical role in its demise, and what needs to be done going forward.
Thursday Jul 20, 2017
Thursday Jul 20, 2017
Andrea Chalupa, journalist, writer, and CO-Organizer of the March for Truth joins Rick to explain the latest news coming out of the Trump/Russia saga and why it is so important.
Wednesday Jul 19, 2017
Wednesday Jul 19, 2017
Morris Pearl, Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires and former managing director at BlackRock Inc. joins Rick to discuss the latest news on the stalled GOP tax handout to the wealthy disguised as #RepealandReplace of #Obamacare and why wealthy members of his organization are demanding action from our government.
Monday Jul 17, 2017
Monday Jul 17, 2017
Propane Jane is back for another dose of sanity in an otherwise poorly written reality sitcom that’s not ready for prime time and to talk about how to cope with the dysfunction of the Trump administration and their cast of characters.
Angela Simaan, Communications Director at the Main Street Alliance and Main Street Alliance Action Fund joins Rick to discuss Net Neutrality, what a regulatory departure from a free and open internet would mean for small businesses and consumers, and to explain why big moneyed special interests are pushing to end the Obama era regulation.
Monday Jul 17, 2017
Monday Jul 17, 2017
Propane Jane is back for another dose of sanity in an otherwise poorly written reality sitcom that’s not ready for prime time and to talk about how to cope with the dysfunction of the Trump administration and their cast of characters.