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
Friday Jul 24, 2015
Friday Jul 24, 2015
Irwin Aronson, labor attorney, joins the program to talk about Democracy and last night's Lafayette Shooting
Friday Jul 24, 2015
Friday Jul 24, 2015
Irwin Aronson, labor attorney, joins the program to talk about Democracy and last night's Lafayette Shooting
Drew Gibson, contributor at Virally Suppressed, talks about Bernie Sanders, his relations with the African Community and The Donald
Eric Epstein from Rock the Capital reviews the latest news happening in Harrisburg
Thursday Jul 23, 2015
Thursday Jul 23, 2015
John Jackson, Savannah port driver joins Rick to talk about the organizing efforts being waged in the Savannah ports.
Thursday Jul 23, 2015
Thursday Jul 23, 2015
Ben Speight,
Organizer for Justice for Port Drivers/Teamsters Local Union 728 joins
Rick to talk about the Bi-Coastal Port Strikes being waged by fed of
workers taking a stand.
Thursday Jul 23, 2015
Thursday Jul 23, 2015
John Traynor, Small Business Owner of the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center joins Rick to talk about why raising the minimum wage is going for business and workers.
Thursday Jul 23, 2015
Thursday Jul 23, 2015
Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans joins Rick to discuss recent comments to “phase out” Medicare by GOP Presidnetial canidate Jeb Bush and the recent report on the health of Social Security.
Thursday Jul 23, 2015
Thursday Jul 23, 2015
John Traynor, Small Business Owner of the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center joins Rick to talk about why raising the minimum wage is going for business and workers.
Ben Speight, Organizer for Justice for Port Drivers/Teamsters Local Union 728 joins Rick to talk about the Bi-Coastal Port Strikes being waged by fed of workers taking a stand.
John Jackson, Savannah port driver joins Rick to talk about the organizing efforts being waged in the Savannah ports.
Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans joins Rick to discuss recent comments to “phase out” Medicare by GOP Presidnetial canidate Jeb Bush and the recent report on the health of Social Security.
Wednesday Jul 22, 2015
Wednesday Jul 22, 2015
Abe Amoros, Pennsylvania’s Legislative Director for LIUNA joins Rick to discuss where things are with the 2015 budget impasse and give an insider’s view of where things are going.
Wednesday Jul 22, 2015
Wednesday Jul 22, 2015
Sandy Theis,
Executive Director of ProgressOhio joins Rick to talk about former
Lehman Brother Managing Director and Ohio Governor John Kasich entering
the 2016 GOP Clown Bus.
Wednesday Jul 22, 2015
Wednesday Jul 22, 2015
Doug Cunningham, producer and the voice of Worker’s Independent News Service joins Rick to discuss the Labor News of the week.
Wednesday Jul 22, 2015
Wednesday Jul 22, 2015
Jasmine Jefferson, Social Security Works' legislative director to talk about the release of the 2015 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report.
Wednesday Jul 22, 2015
Wednesday Jul 22, 2015
Abe Amoros, Pennsylvania’s Legislative Director for LIUNA joins Rick to discuss where things are with the 2015 budget impasse and give an insider’s view of where things are going.
Jasmine Jefferson, Social Security Works' legislative director to talk about the release of the 2015 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report.
Sandy Theis,
Executive Director of ProgressOhio joins Rick to talk about former
Lehman Brother Managing Director and Ohio Governor John Kasich entering
the 2016 GOP Clown Bus.
Tuesday Jul 21, 2015
Tuesday Jul 21, 2015
Joe Valenti is the Director of Consumer Finance at Center for American Progress joined the program about the fifth anniversary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the wins the agency has racked up for Working Americans.
Monday Jul 20, 2015
Monday Jul 20, 2015
Rebroadcasting segments from the first 2 days of the 2013 People's Tour for America
Friday Jul 17, 2015
Friday Jul 17, 2015
John Neurohr, Jr., Communications Director at Keystone Progress joins Rick to talk about PA State Senator Scott Wagner showing off his toys. First bragging about his helicopter and now not 1. But 2 iPhone 6’s that he taped to state property in the senate hallway.
Friday Jul 17, 2015
Friday Jul 17, 2015
Matias Vernengo, Bucknell Professor and blogger joins Rick to discuss the situation in Greece. Will it work? Or, is it just a big privatization scheme?
Friday Jul 17, 2015
Friday Jul 17, 2015
W. Gerard Oleksiak, PSEA Vice President joins Rick to talk about the Pennsylvania budget news and Senator Scott Wagner’s accretion that he could fire 10% of the teachers in schools and no one would miss them.
Friday Jul 17, 2015
Friday Jul 17, 2015
Terrance Heath, Online Producer at the Campaign for America’s Future joins Rick to review just how far the GOP has gone off the rails as we talk Wingnut Week in Review.
Friday Jul 17, 2015
Friday Jul 17, 2015
W. Gerard Oleksiak, PSEA Vice President joins Rick to talk about the Pennsylvania budget news and Senator Scott Wagner’s accretion that he could fire 10% of the teachers in schools and no one would miss them.
Matias Vernengo, Bucknell Professor and blogger joins Rick to discuss the situation in Greece. Will it work? Or, is it just a big privatization scheme?
Terrance Heath, Online Producer at the Campaign for America’s Future joins Rick to review just how far the GOP has gone off the rails as we talk Wingnut Week in Review.
John Neurohr, Jr., Communications Director at Keystone Progress joins Rick to talk about PA State Senator Scott Wagner showing off his toys. First bragging about his helicopter and now not 1. But 2 iPhone 6’s that he taped to state property in the senate hallway.Thursday Jul 16, 2015