The Rick Smith Show

Best of the #RickShow | 10-8-21 (1st Hour)

Best of the #RickShow | 10-8-21

The show is off for a few days, so we decided to reach into the vault and grab some of our favorite episodes and present them as a “Best of” series. We’ll be back soon. Enjoy the show.

Want more #RickShow? Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.com

Support the show on Patreon here: https://bit.ly/2Y7tZdP

Like and subscribe to our YouTube page here: https://bit.ly/3szHAJ6

The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube, and you can catch up on what you miss twice a week on Free Speech TV:

Thursday night @ 8pm EST
Saturday night @ 7pm EST

Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV or Roku or find us in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.

Radio listeners - Don't miss the call-in show every Saturday night from 6p-8p EST on WBAI 99.5fm in New York City. Listen live here: https://www.wbai.org

You can even find us on Sundays on the west coast on KPFK in Los Angeles @ 2pm EST, 11am PST. Listen live here: https://www.kpfk.org

Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com

Best of the #RickShow | 10-8-21 (2nd Hour)

Best of the #RickShow | 10-8-21

The show is off for a few days, so we decided to reach into the vault and grab some of our favorite episodes and present them as a “Best of” series. We’ll be back soon. Enjoy the show.

Want more #RickShow? Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.com

Support the show on Patreon here: https://bit.ly/2Y7tZdP

Like and subscribe to our YouTube page here: https://bit.ly/3szHAJ6

The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube, and you can catch up on what you miss twice a week on Free Speech TV:

Thursday night @ 8pm EST
Saturday night @ 7pm EST

Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV or Roku or find us in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.

Radio listeners - Don't miss the call-in show every Saturday night from 6p-8p EST on WBAI 99.5fm in New York City. Listen live here: https://www.wbai.org

You can even find us on Sundays on the west coast on KPFK in Los Angeles @ 2pm EST, 11am PST. Listen live here: https://www.kpfk.org

Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com

Best of the #RickShow | 10-7-21 (1st Hour)

Best of the #RickShow | 10-7-21

The show is off for a few days, so we decided to reach into the vault and grab some of our favorite episodes and present them as a “Best of” series. We’ll be back soon. Enjoy the show.

Want more #RickShow? Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.com

Support the show on Patreon here: https://bit.ly/2Y7tZdP

Like and subscribe to our YouTube page here: https://bit.ly/3szHAJ6

The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube, and you can catch up on what you miss twice a week on Free Speech TV:

Thursday night @ 8pm EST
Saturday night @ 7pm EST

Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV or Roku or find us in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.

Radio listeners - Don't miss the call-in show every Saturday night from 6p-8p EST on WBAI 99.5fm in New York City. Listen live here: https://www.wbai.org

You can even find us on Sundays on the west coast on KPFK in Los Angeles @ 2pm EST, 11am PST. Listen live here: https://www.kpfk.org

Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com

Best of the #RickShow | 10-7-21 (2nd Hour)

Best of the #RickShow | 10-7-21

The show is off for a few days, so we decided to reach into the vault and grab some of our favorite episodes and present them as a “Best of” series. We’ll be back soon. Enjoy the show.

Want more #RickShow?  Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.com

Support the show on Patreon here: https://bit.ly/2Y7tZdP

Like and subscribe to our YouTube page here: https://bit.ly/3szHAJ6

The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube, and you can catch up on what you miss twice a week on Free Speech TV:

Thursday night @ 8pm EST
Saturday night @ 7pm EST

Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV or Roku or find us in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.

Radio listeners - Don't miss the call-in show every Saturday night from 6p-8p EST on WBAI 99.5fm in New York City. Listen live here: https://www.wbai.org

You can even find us on Sundays on the west coast on KPFK in Los Angeles @ 2pm EST, 11am PST. Listen live here: https://www.kpfk.org

Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com

Bob Lord on The Sexy Topic of Taxes and Pandora‘s Papers

Bob Lord of Americans for Tax Fairness joins Rick in a discussion on The Pandora Papers and how the ultra-rich hide from their responsibilities.  NO ONE IS ADVOCATING BOMBING ANYTHING.  IT WAS MEANT IN A FIGURATIVE TERM USING THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.

Scott Paul talks Made in America, Again

Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing joins Rick to discuss recent policy decisions to reshore manufacturing, protect our industries, and hold China accountable for past deals not yet honored.

Carl Rosen on Steeling of the Spine of Democrats and Workers

Carl Rosen General President of United Electrical joins Rick to discuss their recent statement on the Build Back Better plan and to highlight the number of strikes happening across the nation as StrikeTober ramps up.

Striketober | 10-6-21 (2nd Hour)

Striketober | 10-6-21 (2^nd Hour)

The second hour begins with Bob Lord of Americans for Tax Fairness and a discussion on The Pandora Papers and how the ultra-rich hide from their responsibilities. Then we close the show with former Ohio Congressman Bob Ney, who will help us try to understand what happened to the party he once represented in the Capitol, and why they would force the US to default on its debt, and why they would want the chaos that the default would bring. 

 

Want more #RickShow?

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Support the show on Patreon here: https://bit.ly/2Y7tZdP

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Striketober | 10-6-21 (1st Hour)

Striketober | 10-6-21 (1^st Hour)

Rick opens the show with commentary on #Striketober and the GOP’s willingness to set fire to the economy just to watch it burn. Then we are joined by Carl Rosen of United Electrical to discuss their recent statement on the Build Back Better plan. We close the first hour with Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing to discuss recent policy decisions to reshore manufacturing, protect our industries, and hold China accountable for past deals not yet honored.

 

 

Want more #RickShow?

Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.com

Support the show on Patreon here: https://bit.ly/2Y7tZdP

Like and subscribe to our YouTube page here: https://bit.ly/3szHAJ6

Jeff Hauser on a Day Without Facebook

Jeff Hauser of The Revolving Door Project joins Rick to talk about the new Facebook revelations and other stories out of DC.

 

 

John Nichols on DC Crazy and Getting things done

John Nichols of The Nation joins Rick to talk about the infrastructure bull that is currently being negotiated by the only party in Washington DC interested in governing.

Lisa Graves talks Dark Money Domination

Lisa Graves of True North Research joins Rick for a discussion about the Pandora Papers, corporate special interests and the stranglehold they have on DC, and what that means for working families.

98% | 10-5-21 (1st Hour)

98% | 10-5-21 (1st Hour)

 

Rick opens the show with commentary on a new strike in the film industry in which 90% of IATSE members went to the polls, and 98% of those voted in favor of the strike. Then we are joined by John Nichols of The Nation to talk about the infrastructure bull that is currently being negotiated by the only party in Washington DC interested in governing. We close the first hour with Jeff Hauser of The Revolving Door Project to talk about the new Facebook revelations and other stories out of DC.

 

Want more #RickShow?

Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.com

Support the show on Patreon here: https://bit.ly/2Y7tZdP

Like and subscribe to our YouTube page here: https://bit.ly/3szHAJ6

The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube, and you can catch up on what you miss twice a week on Free Speech TV:

Thursday night @ 8pm EST

Saturday night @ 7pm EST

Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV or Roku or find us in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.

Radio listeners - Don't miss the call-in show every Saturday night from 6p-8p EST on WBAI 99.5fm in New York City. Listen live here: https://www.wbai.org

You can even find us on Sundays on the west coast on KPFK in Los Angeles @ 2pm EST, 11am PST. Listen live here: https://www.kpfk.org

Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com

 

98% 10-5-2021 Hour 2

98% | 10-5-21 (2nd Hour)

 

The second hour begins with Lisa Graves of True North Research for a discussion about the Pandora Papers, corporate special interests and the stranglehold they have on DC, and what that means for working families. Then we close the show with former Ohio Congressman Bob Ney, who will help us try to understand what happened to the party he once represented in the Capitol, and why they would want to force us to default on US debt and essentially walk out on the bill they ran up under Trump.

 

 

Want more #RickShow?

Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.com

Support the show on Patreon here: https://bit.ly/2Y7tZdP

Like and subscribe to our YouTube page here: https://bit.ly/3szHAJ6

The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube, and you can catch up on what you miss twice a week on Free Speech TV:

Thursday night @ 8pm EST

Saturday night @ 7pm EST

Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV or Roku or find us in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.

Radio listeners - Don't miss the call-in show every Saturday night from 6p-8p EST on WBAI 99.5fm in New York City. Listen live here: https://www.wbai.org

You can even find us on Sundays on the west coast on KPFK in Los Angeles @ 2pm EST, 11am PST. Listen live here: https://www.kpfk.org

Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com

 

@CWADistrict1 member Josh Zuppinger talks STRIKE!

Josh Zuppinger who is one of the 2500 medical professionals that walked off the job today at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, New York after negotiating with management for 18 months joins Rick to discuss the conditions workers are forced to toil under and the dangerous conditions patients are finding.

@CWADistrict1

Breaking Point | 10-2-21 (1st Hour)

Rick opens the show with commentary on the infrastructure negotiations, and how American workers simply can’t deal with one more disappointment. Then we are joined by Josh Zuppinger who is one of the 2500 medical professionals that walked off the job today at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, New York after negotiating with management for 18 months. We close the first hour with a discussion on vaccine mandates and SCOTUS decisions.

The Panel Returns | 10-2-21 (2nd Hour)

Our panelists are back, and this week, we’re talking about the messy process of passing legislation, and what is happening and might happen soon on the massive infrastructure bills currently being negotiated. We also cover a number of other current stories in and around DC. This week’s panelists are:

 

Sarah Burris of RawStory

Scott Dworkin of The Democratic Coalition

Rich Ojeda of No Dem Left Behind 

Sarah Burris bring Fun to GOP Chaos

Sarah Burris of RawStory joins Rick for our weekly breakdown of news and events in and around Washington DC and beyond.

Elliot Mincberg, Is SCOTUS a bunch of partisan hacks?

Elliot Mincberg of People for the American Way joins Rick to discuss SCOTUS news and what to expect from the court in the coming months.

Max Burns talks Dems Path to Victory

Max Burns of The Daily Beast joins Rick to talk about the news as it is breaking, and what is likely to come should the infrastructure plan pass or fail.