
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

Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Today's Podcast
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020

Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Scott Dworkin, co-founder Democratic Coalition @funder @TheDemCoalition
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Scott Dworkin: People need to understand that what the President says & does matters & has an effect on the world.

Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Cheryl Gibbs Binkley, edu-blogger @cheryldgb @BadassTeachersA
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Cheryl Gibbs Binkley: I don't buy into the mythology of Thanksgiving but I recognize our need as humans to celebrate our rituals & mark the passage of time.

Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Bob Ney, Political Analyst/Former OH Congressman @BobNey
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Bob Ney: We should find out who lied & how they lied because a lot of people died.

Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Today's Podcast
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020

Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Will Bunch, National columnist for Philadelphia Daily News @Will_Bunch
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Will Bunch: Every cabinet will be a cliff-hanger, and that's no way to run a government.

Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Helaine Olen: Tying currency to the gold standard doesn't give us the flexibility to get us out of trouble. That's part of what Greece's problem was.

Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Steve New, Attorney @StephenPNew
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Steve New: Can you believe WV became a right-to-work state about three years ago? It's unbelievable.

Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Dr. Kelly Sennholz @MtnMD #CoronavirusPandemic #CoronaVirusUpdate
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Dr. Kelly Sennholz: I like that rural folks are more resilient & more able to move with the ways of life & move on with it, but wanting to prove they're better than the virus by infecting loads of people is just crazy.

Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Today's Podcast
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020

Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Max Burns: In all this stress about the transition & the special elections, Democrats did it. We can do it again against Perdue & Loeffler & bring the Senate into Democratic control.

Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Jeff Hauser: You need capable Democrats who believe in gov't helping people. It shows action in people's lives. That's how you get more Democratic voters.

Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Propane Jane @docrocktex26
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Propane Jane: I very much believe that McConnell did set out to make Obama a one-term President.

Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Bob Ney, Political Analyst/Former OH Congressman @BobNey
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Bob Ney: It'll be tough for the Democratic side; if they can hold their own it'll make the Senate 51.

Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Today's Podcast
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Saturday Nov 14, 2020

Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Lawrence J. Korb: What happened in Sept '11 was Bush & Gore questioned the election & Clinton held up the transition.

Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Dr. Keith Pochick, Physician @keith_pochick
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Dr. Keith Pochick: The biggest problems in this pandemic are healthcare worker burnout & overburdening our hospitals.

Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Bob Ney, Political Analyst/Former OH Congressman @BobNey
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Bob Ney: Coronavirus vaccine? I'll wait a while & see how it goes before I would get one. I understand there will be 4-5 different pharma companies with a vaccine. It'll be a 2-vaccine cycle & you MUST get the 2nd vaccine from the same company as the 1st.

Friday Nov 13, 2020
Today's Podcast
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020

Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Sarah Kendzior: I've been saying since 2016 that Trump wouldn't concede this election; the only way to get rid of him would be indictments or impeachment, which didn't happen.