The Rick Smith Show

Russia Expert Olga Lautman on the Biden/Putin Meeting

Olga Lautman offers some feedback on today’s Biden/Putin meeting, and how different it was from the now infamous Helsinki Summit in 2018.

 

Olga Lautman is an expert researcher on Russia and the Ukraine. For more information visit: olgalautman.com

Jonathan Metzl on SCOTUS and the ACA

Jonathan Metzl, author of “Dying of Whiteness” joins us to discuss the impending SCOTUS decision on the ACA, and what the repercussions of that decision could be. @JonathanMetzl #DyingOfWhiteness

 

Jonathan Metzl is the Director of Medicine Health and Society at Vanderbilt University

Giving it Away | 6-17-21 (1st Hour)

After Rick begins the show with commentary on the concept of giving, and how misunderstood it is in the billionaire class, Jonathan Metzl, author of “Dying of Whiteness” joins us to discuss the impending SCOTUS decision on the ACA, and what the repercussions of that decision could be. Then Russia expert Olga Lautman offers some feedback on today’s Biden/Putin meeting, and how different it was from the now infamous Helsinki Summit in 2018.

 

Giving it Away | 6-17-21 (2nd Hour)

Hour two starts with our weekly conversation with the Badass Teachers Association, then the show closes with former GOP congressman Bob Ney, who will walk us through the GOP circus and other relevant events in and around DC.

Renato Mariotti on the DOJ and Domestic Terror Threats

We are joined by former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti for a response to Merrick Garland’s announcement about the Department of Justice’s new measures to confront and combat domestic terrorism and the white supremacist movements at the core of the threat. @renato_mariotti

 

Renato Mariotti is a former federal prosecutor and the Host of the #OnTopic podcast

Scott Paul on Deindustrialization

Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing leads a discussion on deindustrialization in America, and how it has simply crushed opportunities for working Americans. @ScottPaulAAM @KeepItMadeinUSA

 

Scott Paul is the President of Alliance for American Manufacturing For more information visit: www.americanmanufacturing.org

Keifer Buckingham on The Global Vaccine Dilemma

Hour two starts with Keifer Buckingham of Open Society Foundations, who tells us about the global vaccine dilemma, and what we in the US can and should do about it, and why we must act. @KeiferMA #PeoplesVaccine

 

Keifer Buckingham is a Senior Policy Advisor at the Open Society Foundations. For more information visit: dataforprogress.org

Erasing Common Sense | 6-16-21 (2nd Hour)

Hour two starts with Keifer Buckingham of Open Society Foundations, who tells us about the global vaccine dilemma, and what we in the US can and should do about it, and why. Then the show closes with former GOP congressman Bob Ney, one of our favorite policy analysts and straight-talkers on what’s really going on in DC.

06-15-21 - Best of

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.

Even the Rich Think We Should Tax the Rich

Morris Pearl of Patriotic Millionaires joins us to discuss how the wealthy do not pay their fair share, and how we might change that situation for the better. @morris_pearl @PatrioticMills

 

Morris Pearl is the Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires and author of "Tax The Rich: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer." For more information visit: patrioticmillionaires.org

Vaccine Sense with Dr. Keith Pochick

Dr. Keith Pochick ends the hour with a discussion on Covid vaccines, some recent and ridiculous conspiracy theories about them, and why it is not only smart, but patriotic to get vaccinated, and to encourage others to do the same. @keith_pochick

06-15-21-Best-of Hr1

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.

 

 

Absence of Accountability | 6-12-21

The show begins with a rundown of recent stories that would make any sane person scratch their head and ask for a do-over. Then Morris Pearl of Patriotic Millionaires joins us to discuss how the wealthy do not pay their fair share, and how we might change that situation for the better, and then Dr. Keith Pochick ends the hour with a discussion on Covid vaccines, some recent and ridiculous conspiracy theories about them, and why it is not only smart, but patriotic to get vaccinated, and to encourage others to do the same.

 

The Panel Returns! | 6-14-21

 

This week’s panel has a few things to say about rich deadbeats cheating on their taxes, infrastructure and the latest GOP bad faith stall tactics, the Trump DOJ’s spying program, and of course, the wingnut of the week.

 

Rich Ojeda: Spokesman for No Dem Left Behind

Scott Dworkin: Co-Founder and Exec. Director of The Democratic Coalition

Brett Pransky: Executive Producer of The Rick Smith Show    

"Investing in America" with Union Leader Greg Regan

Union Leader Greg Regan of The Transportation Trade Department of the AFL-CIO joins us to discuss The Invest in America Act, which includes a number of “Buy American” provisions that are making some noise in DC. @TTDAFLCIO

Greg Regan is Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO For more information visit: www.ttd.org

"Vaccine Magnetism" with Jake Zuckerman of The Ohio Capital Journal

The first hour closes with news from Ohio, as Jake Zuckerman of the Ohio Capital Journal explains the origins of the “vaccine magnetism” conspiracy theory, and other tall tales from the Buckeye State. @jake_zuckerman

 

For more of Jake's work, go to: www.ohiocapitaljournal.com

Sarah Burris of RawStory

Hour two kicks off with our weekly conversation with Sarah Burris of RawStory who helps us makes sense of a variety of stories covered by her team. @SarahBurris @RawStory

Only the Rich Get to Cheat | 6-11-21 (1st Hour)

We start the show with commentary on why the Republicans hate the IRS, and who pays them for their hate, and then Union Leader Greg Regan of The Transportation Trade Department of the AFL-CIO joins us to discuss The Invest in America Act, which includes a number of “Buy American” provisions that are making some noise in DC. The first hour closes with news from Ohio, as Jake Zuckerman of the Ohio Capital Journal explains the origins of the “vaccine magnetism” conspiracy theory, and other tall tales from the Buckeye State.  

 

Only the Rich Get to Cheat | 6-11-21 (2nd Hour)

Hour two kicks off with our weekly conversation with Sarah Burris of RawStory who helps us makes sense of a variety of stories covered by her team, and then we finish the evening with “The Last Sane Conservative” Bob Ney. Bob is a former GOP congressman turned analyst, and he shares his insider’s understanding of a number of stories from in and around DC.

China Talks Tough on the Next Arms Race

Emily de La Bruyere joins us to talk China and their absurd threats about the next nuclear arms race, and why we should pay attention to them. @edelabruyere @AdvisoryHorizon

 

Emily de La Bruyère is the co-founder of the Horizon Advisory. For more information visit: www.horizonadvisory.org