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 20, 2016
Tuesday Dec 20, 2016
The Rick Smith Show is currently off until the end of the year. We are airing shows from 1 year ago. Starting January 2, 2017 The Rick Smith Show will return to the airwaves at a new 10am-Noon Live time with a new and improved video stream. In addition, The Rick Smith Show will be launching a weekly television show for Free Speech TV. We would love to hear your thoughts and comments. Feel free to Email Rick at Rick@thericksmithshow.com
From The Rick Smith Show team....We wish you a happy and joyous holiday season. Best to all.
Monday Dec 19, 2016
Monday Dec 19, 2016
The Rick Smith Show is currently off until the end of the year. We are airing shows from 1 year ago. Starting January 2, 2017 The Rick Smith Show will return to the airwaves at a new 10am-Noon Live time with a new and improved video stream. In addition, The Rick Smith Show will be launching a weekly television show for Free Speech TV. We would love to hear your thoughts and comments. Feel free to Email Rick at Rick@thericksmithshow.com
From The Rick Smith Show team....We wish you a happy and joyous holiday season. Best to all.
Friday Dec 16, 2016
Friday Dec 16, 2016
The Rick Smith Show is currently off until the end of the year. We are airing shows from 1 year ago. Starting January 2, 2017 The Rick Smith Show will return to the airwaves at a new 10am-Noon Live time with a new and improved video stream. In addition, The Rick Smith Show will be launching a weekly television show for Free Speech TV. We would love to hear your thoughts and comments. Feel free to Email Rick at Rick@thericksmithshow.com
From The Rick Smith Show team....We wish you a happy and joyous holiday season. Best to all.
Friday Dec 16, 2016
Friday Dec 16, 2016
The Rick Smith Show is currently off until the end of the year. We are airing shows from 1 year ago. Starting January 2, 2017 The Rick Smith Show will return to the airwaves at a new 10am-Noon Live time with a new and improved video stream. In addition, The Rick Smith Show will be launching a weekly television show for Free Speech TV. We would love to hear your thoughts and comments. Feel free to Email Rick at Rick@thericksmithshow.com
From The Rick Smith Show team....We wish you a happy and joyous holiday season. Best to all.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
Irwin Aronson, labor attorney and Rick Smith Show contributor joins Rick to talk about recent reports from Harrisburg, PA and Washington DC about privatizing more governmental functions under the guise of allowing charitable organizations to run the programs and why this is just another case of old, bad policy being dressed up and made to appear new again.
Alex Rowell, Research Assistant with the Economic Policy team at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss his recent article on what to expect from President-Elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Health and Human Service and what needs to be done to stop Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid from being gutted and privatized.
Monday Dec 12, 2016
Monday Dec 12, 2016
Craig Harrington Economic Policy Program Director for Media Matters for America joins Rick to discuss the recent Trump cabinet choices and examine how the media is covering the latest episode of Celebrity Oligarch Cabinet.
Anthony Cody, blogger, former teacher, Network for Public Education co-founder joins Rick to share his thoughts on his organization’s recent special dinner to recognize the many achievements and contributions Diane Ravitch has made to the fight to save public education.
Marla Kilfoyle, Badass Teachers Association Executive Director, teacher joins Rick to share her thoughts on why Diane Ravitch is held in such high regard amongst educators and parents across the nation and why she has been recognized by the Network for Public Education for her many achievements.
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Abe Amoros, Pennsylvania Legislative Director MAROC joins Rick to discuss how President-Elect Trump’s infrastructure plan will effect his members and their families, and, share his thoughts on Trump’s recent cabinet choices.
Richard Cahan, author of Un-American: The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II joins Rick to discuss this dark period in American history and examine its relevance to the rhetoric being thrown around today/
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Irwin Aronson, labor attorney and Rick Smith Show regular joins Rick to talk voter suppression schemes of the future considering Trumpian claims of massive voter fraud, and, to examine the possibility of Democrats pushing President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee through in the lame duck.
Elizabeth F. Schwartz, one of the nation’s best-known advocates for LBGTQ legal rights and author of the book Before I Do: A Legal Guide to Marriage, Gay and Otherwise joins Rick to discuss how minority communities can protect themselves in the a hostile nation and how to protect individual freedoms from being taken away.
Dr. Stephen Herzenberg, Executive Director of the Keystone Research Center joins Rick to discuss to potentially new world of Free Trade in the Trump Era and what workers should be demanding in the trade agreements of the future.
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Irwin Aronson, labor attorney and Rick Smith Show regular joins Rick to talk voter suppression schemes of the future considering Trumpian claims of massive voter fraud, and, to examine the possibility of Democrats pushing President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee through in the lame duck.
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Elizabeth F. Schwartz, one of the nation’s best-known advocates for LBGTQ legal rights and author of the book Before I Do: A Legal Guide to Marriage, Gay and Otherwise joins Rick to discuss how minority communities can protect themselves in a hostile nation and how to protect individual freedoms from being taken away.
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Thursday Dec 08, 2016
Dr. Stephen Herzenberg, Executive Director of the Keystone Research Center joins Rick to discuss to potentially new world of Free Trade in the Trump Era and what workers should be demanding in the trade agreements of the future.
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Kevin DeGood, Director of Infrastructure Policy at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to examine President Elect Donald Trump’s infrastructure “plan” and expose it as the waste, fraud, and, abuse scheme that is and why taxpayers should be concerned.
John C. Stewart, former Michigan State Representative joins Rick to explain why billionaire education privatization lobbyist and AMWAY birth-lottery winner Betsy DeVos is a horrible choice for Secretary of Education.
Mary Cronk Farrell, author of "Fannie Never Flinched” joins Rick to discuss her recent kids book on labor organizer Fannie Sellins and explain what convinced her to write this book and what she hopes will be learned from its pages.
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Kevin DeGood, Director of Infrastructure Policy at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to examine President Elect Donald Trump’s infrastructure “plan” and expose it as the waste, fraud, and, abuse scheme that is and why taxpayers should be concerned.
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
John C. Stewart, former Michigan State Representative joins Rick to explain why billionaire education privatization lobbyist and AMWAY birth-lottery winner Betsy DeVos is a horrible choice for Secretary of Education.
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Mary Cronk Farrell, author of "Fannie Never Flinched” joins Rick to discuss her recent kids book on labor organizer Fannie Sellins and explain what convinced her to write this book and what she hopes will be learned from its pages.
Friday Dec 02, 2016
Thursday Dec 01, 2016
Wednesday Nov 30, 2016
Tuesday Nov 29, 2016
Monday Nov 28, 2016