
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

Jan 12, 2021
Jan 12, 2021
18 min
Renato Mariotti: Amazon or Twitter can say they don't want anything to do with these ppl, & that doesn't infringe on the ppl's rights. The people don't have a right to use particular private property.

Jan 12, 2021
Jan 12, 2021
17 min
Jacqueline Simon: The EEO rule is an attack on federal wrkrs; our union reps now cannot get time off to represent wrkrs in EEO matters. Shop stewards are trained to represent wrkrs & now EEO says we can't choose a steward to represent us [in discrimination claims]

Jan 12, 2021
Jan 12, 2021
19 min
David Pepper: You are in public service: Do the right thing. If that lesson hasn't been learned in this era, it'll never be learned. Think of birtherism.

Jan 12, 2021

Jan 9, 2021
Jan 9, 2021
1hr 59 min

Jan 9, 2021
Jan 9, 2021
17 min
Scott Dworkin: No one will have to worry about what a President tweets for at least four years.

Jan 9, 2021
Jan 9, 2021
17 min
Emily de La Bruyère: China is sitting around laughing. Beijing is laughing that we're tearing ourselves apart & they don't have to.

Jan 9, 2021
Jan 9, 2021
19 min

Jan 9, 2021

Jan 8, 2021
Jan 8, 2021
1hr 59 min

Jan 8, 2021
Jan 8, 2021
17 min
Kevin Gannon: The bar has been set so low now. Look at the asymmetry: People of color are held to much higher standards in protests (Black Lives Matter).

Jan 8, 2021
Jan 8, 2021
17 min
Ben Jackson: Under Ohio's new Stand Your Ground law, that couple in Indianapolis probably would have gotten away with killing someone.

Jan 8, 2021
Jan 8, 2021
26 min

Jan 8, 2021
Jan 8, 2021
18 min
William Attig: Think about yesterday morning when we found out we took back the Senate & Mitch McConnell was out--people were truly happy for the first time in a long time.

Jan 7, 2021
Jan 7, 2021
1hr 59 min

Jan 7, 2021
Jan 7, 2021
17 min
Greg Palast: I want to know who organized this, who let them in, and who allowed it to continue.

Jan 7, 2021
Jan 7, 2021
17 min
Nick Knudsen: As far as national messaging goes, we need to keep the conversation rooted as much as possible in economic viability for all Americans.

Jan 7, 2021
Jan 7, 2021
19 min
Sarah Kendzior: Democrats have put out good ideas that we need to survive, like a Green New Deal, a higher minimum wage. I hope Biden can get control of the coronavirus.

Jan 7, 2021

Jan 6, 2021
Jan 6, 2021
1hr 59 min
