The Rick Smith Show

Joe Walsh on THE BIG LIE and other GOP Lunacy.

Former Republican Congressman and vocal trump critic Joe Walsh stops by to talk about THE BIG LIE and what it’s doing to the GOP. @WalshFreedom

Author David Madland Shares His New Book

Dave Madland, PhD shares his new book with us. It's called "Re-Union: How Bold Labor Reforms Can Repair, Revitalize, and Reunite the United States."

Keith Pochick, MD on Pandemic Progress

The second hour starts with a conversation with Dr. Keith Pochick, MD about new vaccine authorizations and what vaccine hesitancy looks like on the front lines of the pandemic.

Lies, Guns, & Apathy | 5-11-21 (1st Hour)

 

Rick starts the evening with his thoughts on the increasing number of mass shootings in America, and the diminishing coverage of them, and then former Republican Congressman and vocal trump critic Joe Walsh stops by to talk about THE BIG LIE and what it’s doing to the GOP, and then David Madland of the American Worker Project joins to talk about his new book, the PRO Act and what could be in store for American working people.

Lies, Guns, & Apathy | 5-11-21 (2nd Hour)

 

The second hour starts with a conversation with Dr. Keith Pochick, MD about new vaccine authorizations and what vaccine hesitancy looks like on the front lines of the pandemic, and then our friend and former congressman Bob Ney joins us to discuss the GOP death spiral and what has become of the party he once knew, how it was hijacked, and whether it could ever again be what it once was.

The Smarty-Pants Hour | 5-8-21 (1st Hour)

Rick got his second COVID shot yesterday, so in his honor, we’re doing a “Best of” episode today. In this hour, we’re replaying interviews with some wicked-smart folks who have joined us in the past few months. Today we’re joined by disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz (1/17), Historian Kevin Gannon (1/16) and Sarah Kendzior, host of Gaslit Nation (4/16).

 

The Rick Hour | 5-8-21 (2nd Hour)

Rick got his second COVID shot yesterday, so in his honor, we’re doing a “Best of” episode today. In this hour, we’re replaying some of our favorite opening segments from the past few months, starting with the “Lies and Nonsense” episode (4/28) after Fox propagandist Tucker Carlson asked his viewers to start confrontations over mask wearing, then the “Good Cop, Bad Cop” episode just after the Chauvin verdict, and finally the opening segment of the show on the day after the January 6^th Insurrection (1/7).

The Comedy Hour | 5-7-21 (1st Hour)

Rick got his second COVID shot today, so in his honor, we’re doing a “Best of” episode today. In this hour, we’re replaying interviews with some of our favorite comedians. Today we’re joined by Trae Crowder (4/13), Steve Hofstetter (3/3) and Pete Dominick (4/26).

 

The Labor Hour | 5-7-21 (2nd Hour)

 

Rick got his second COVID shot today, so in his honor, we’re doing a “Best of” episode today. In this hour, we’re replaying interviews with some of our favorite voice in Union Leadership. Today we’re joined by Jimmy Williams of IUPAT (4/29), Sara Nelson of AFA-CWA (4/2) and Greg Hynes of SMART (2/25).

The AFL-CIO Report on Deaths in the Workplace

Mary Fletcher of the AFL-CIO joins to discuss a new report on deaths in the workplace @marykfletch @AFLCIO

 

Mary K. Fletcher is the Safety & Health Specialist at the national AFL-CIO. For more information visit www.aflcio.org

Thomas Ultican on Public School Funding

Thomas Ultican from the Badass Teachers Association stops by to talk about public schools and how we should change the way we fund them. @tultican @BadassTeachersA

Joe Gets a Taco | 5-6-21 (1st Hour)

Rick begins with commentary on Biden’s $28.6 billion restaurant relief program, and how Republicans all over America are claiming credit for it even though they voted against it. Then Mary Fletcher of the AFL-CIO joins to discuss a new report on deaths in the workplace and the first hour ends with commentary on gig work and all the ways workers are exploited by companies that are allowed to mislabel employees as independent contractors.

Joe Gets a Taco | 5-6-21 (2nd Hour)

Thomas Ultican from the Badass Teachers Association stops by to talk about public schools and how we should change the way we fund them, and then we welcome back longtime friend of the show and former congressman Bob Ney, who will help us decipher some of the coded and uncoded language of the GOP as it spirals into cultism, Trumpism, and Q-adjacent irrelevance.

 

Maritza Silva Farrell on Creating Safer Workplaces

Maritza Silva-Farrell joins to discuss the New York Hero Act and how it can help our workplaces recover after Covid and prepare us for the next pandemic. @maritzasf #NYHERO

Scott Paul on How We Re-shore American Manufacturing Jobs

Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, who will discuss the need for a resurgence of American manufacturing, and why it not only makes economic sense, but national security sense as well. @ScottPaulAAM @KeepItMadeinUSA

Emily de la Bruyere on China as an Adversary

Emily de la Bruyere starts the second hour with a discussion on China’s continued expansion, their role as an American adversary, and what we need to do to compete with them. @edelabruyere @AdvisoryHorizon

Dr. Kelly Sennholz on Vaccine Hesitancy

Kelly Senholz, MD talks about vaccine hesitancy and how it could potentially halt our progress in the fight against COVID.

The Valorization of Wealth | 5-5-21 (1st Hour)

Rick begins with commentary on an opinion piece that suggests that the “valorization of wealth” is a necessary American value. We disagree. Then Maritza Silva-Farrell joins to discuss the New York Hero Act and how it can help our workplaces recover after Covid and prepare us for the next pandemic, and the first hour ends with Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, who will discuss the need for a resurgence of American manufacturing, and why it not only makes economic sense, but national security sense as well.

 

The Valorization of Wealth | 5-5-21 (2nd Hour)

Foreign Policy expert Emily de la Bruyere starts the second hour with a discussion on China’s continued expansion and what we need to do to compete with them, and then Kelly Senholz, MD talks about vaccine hesitancy and how it could potentially halt our progress in the fight against COVID.

Jeff Hauser on How Good Policy Gets Labeled "Radical"

Jeff Hauser of The Revolving Door Project explains a bit about how Biden’s policies are a needed reset, are not remotely radical by historical standards.

 

@jeffhauser @revolvingdoorDC @CEPRDC