
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 Mar 05, 2021
Erin Foley, Secretary-Treasurer, Teamsters Local #2 @2Teamsters @Teamsters
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021

Friday Mar 05, 2021
Sarah Burris, Reporter, Raw Story @SarahBurris @RawStory
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Sarah Burris: It will be interesting to see what kinds of info comes out of the investigation with Gov. Cuomo. She removed his hands & told him no, which is exactly what should happen.
@SarahBurris
@RawStory

Friday Mar 05, 2021
Dr. Kelly Sennholz @MtnMD
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Dr. Kelly Sennholz: Ignore the crazy people & move on with what needs to be done. Get adults & kids vaccinated, get the schools fixed for the kids...I wake up with hope & joy now.

Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Today's Podcast
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021

Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Tiffany Muller: We need to make sure we have fair voting maps so voters are selecting their elected officials, not the other way around.

Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Timothy Noah, columnist, the New Republic @timothynoah1
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Timothy Noah: I was stunned by Pres. Biden's announcement about unions, but I shouldn't have been because he ran on supporting unions.

Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Bob Ney, Political Analyst/Former OH Congressman @BobNey
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Bob Ney: I hate to see this, but I'm not sure that the Biden admin is crying about Teera Nanden's asking to be removed from consideration for budget office. She was a Clinton choice.

Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Today's Podcast
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021

Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Steve Hofstetter: I don't think "normal" normal is going to happen for a couple of years, incl. things like international travel w/o quarantine. We'll get to a shadow of normal sooner.

Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Scott Paul: Now it's up to all of us to persuade our elected officials to do the right thing.

Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Steven Donziger @SDonziger #FreeDonziger
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Steven Donziger: The playbook being used against me can be used against anyone else, which is part of the reason we're working so hard on this--incl. human rights activists, indigenous people's activists, etc.

Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Today's Podcast
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021

Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Jared Yates Sexton, author, political analyst @JYSexton
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Jared Yates Sexton: Democrats need to stop dealing with these people & call them out for being absurd like they are.

Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tim Driscoll: Marty Walsh knows the importance of pensions & how they help a community.

Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Joe Sanberg: Who wants to live in a society where people who work full time live in poverty?

Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Bob Ney, Political Analyst/Former OH Congressman @BobNey
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Bob Ney: The context of it, and the day, matter. Times have changed. I still think Gov. Cuomo is doomed.

Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Today's Podcast
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021

Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Scott Dworkin, co-founder Democratic Coalition @funder @TheDemCoalition
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Scott Dworkin: I'd like to see how Trump & Don Jr. will duke it out in court. Trump set things up so Don Jr. would take the fall, but I'm sure Don Jr. has an escape hatch, too.

Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Brett Pransky, The Professor @BrettPransky
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Brett Pransky: I think the hottest person on the deposition circuit right now is Don Jr. for things like funneling money into Trump family pockets.

Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Brett Pransky, The Professor @BrettPransky
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Brett Pransky: I think the hottest person on the deposition circuit right now is Don Jr. for things like funneling money into Trump family pockets.