The Rick Smith Show

Sarah Burris on the News of the Week

Sarah Burris of RawStory kicks off the second hour of the program with a frightening new story about police officers coming forward with horrifying new tales of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. @SarahBurris @RawStory

 

Sarah Burris is a Reporter for Raw Story. For the top stories of the day visit: RawStory.com

The GOP Goat Rodeo | 6-4-21 (1st Hour)

Rick starts the night with commentary on rising authoritarianism in America, and what it may mean for the future of democracy. Then Khalif Ali of Common Cause responds to recent calls to bring the Bamboo Election Integrity Circus to Pennsylvania, and then Policy Expert Emily de la Bruyere joins us to discuss China’s growing aggression on the world stage, economically and militarily, and what American can do about it.

 

The GOP Goat Rodeo | 6-4-21 (2nd Hour)

Sarah Burris of RawStory kicks off the second hour of the program with a frightening new story about police officers coming forward with horrifying new tales of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and then former GOP congressman turned political analyst Bob Ney close the show with his thoughts on recent events from the insurrection to the filibuster to Trump’s delusions of being reinstated in August.

Saru Jayaraman Argues for Wage Fairness

Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage stops by to discuss her new article “Restaurant Workers Say They Won’t Return to Work Without a Living Wage” @sarujayaraman @onefairwage

 

Saru Jayaraman is the President of One Fair Wage. For more information visit: onefairwage.com

Joe Sanberg on Healthcare Cost and Access

Joe Sanberg joins us to discuss a variety of issues affecting working people and the job market they are forced to endure to survive.

 

Joe Sanberg is the founder of Business for Medicare for All @JosephNSanberg @BusinessM4A

Education Reform with the Badass Teachers Association

Jameson Brewer is an Assistant Professor of Social Foundations of Education in the Teacher Education Department at the University of North Georgia. @tjamesonbrewer @BadassTeachersA

Time to Fight Back | 6-3-21 (1st Hour)

Rick starts the night with commentary on the inability or unwillingness of Democrats to respond to the GOP attacks on our Democracy, and what he thinks the left ought to be doing. Then Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage stops by to discuss her new article “Restaurant Workers Say They Won’t Return to Work Without a Living Wage” and then activist Joe Sanberg joins us to discuss a variety of issues affecting working people and the job market they are forced to endure to survive.

Time to Fight Back | 6-3-21 (2nd Hour)

The second hour of the program begins with our weekly discussion with the Badass Teachers Association, and then Bob Ney former GOP Congressman turned political analyst joins us to discuss how the GOP is no longer creeping toward authoritarianism, but sprinting at it full speed instead.

Half a Wage Isn't Good Enough

Journalist Marcus Baram (Capital & Main) stops by to discuss his new article “American Workers Earn About Half of What They Deserve.” @mbaram

Marcus Baram is the Special Projects Editor at Capital & Main. For more information visit: capitalandmain.com

Competing with China on the Global Stage

Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing joins to talk about how we stay competitive in the global economy and how reshoring manufacturing jobs is the right thing to do, and now is the right time to do it. @ScottPaulAAM @KeepItMadeinUSA

 

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

Voter Suppression in Texas

The second hour of the program starts with journalist Greg Palast, who has a few things to say about the new Texas voter suppression drama. @Greg_Palast

Greg Palast is investigative reporter and New York Times Best Selling author. To find out more about Greg Palast visit: GregPalast.com

The RawStory Rundown with Matthew Chapman

Matthew Chapman of RawStory will give us the rundown on a number of recent developments in a variety of stories from both in and outside of DC. @RawStory @fawfulfan

Matthew Chapman is a reporter at Raw Story. For more information visit: www.rawstory.com

The Next Insurrection | 6-2-21 (1st Hour)

Rick starts the night talking about Trump’s delusional claims that he will become president again in August. Then journalist Marcus Baram (Capital & Main, Fast Company, WSJ, NYO, NYDN) stops by to discuss his new article “American Workers Earn About Half of What They Deserve” and then Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing joins to talk about how we stay competitive in the global economy and how reshoring manufacturing jobs is the right thing to do, and now is the right time to do it.

 

The Next Insurrection | 6-2-21 (2nd Hour)

The second hour of the program starts with journalist Greg Palast, who has a few things to say about the new Texas voter suppression drama, and then Matthew Chapman of RawStory will give us the rundown on a number of recent developments in a variety of stories from both in and outside of DC.

Today's Podcast Best Of

Today's Podcast Best Of

Pedro da Costa Explains "The Inflation Myth"

Pedro da Costa of Market News International tells us about the inflation myth that’s circulating on right wing media, and how it’s just the latest bit of GOP fear-stoking. @pdacosta

Joe Walsh Gets Cancelled

Hour two of the show begins with former GOP Congressman Joe Walsh, who has a few things to say about “cancel culture” after his radio show was abruptly canceled because he refuses to pander to the lunatic right. @WalshFreedom

The Wing Nut Weekly Review with Brett Pransky

From Gaetz to Greene, and all the madness in between. Our own Executive Producer Brett Pransky joins the show to talk about that looniest of the looney, beginning with "The Hysterical Hairdo" Matt Gaetz using armed revolution as a criminal defense tool, and ending with the election audit circus moving from Arizona to Wisconsin in search of bamboo on the ballots. @BrettPransky

Doing Half the Job on Infrastructure

We are joined by William Rice of Americans for Tax Fairness for a discussion on infrastructure and how to pay for it. @4TaxFairness @newmediaskeptic