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 Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Gbenga Ajilore: This is a huge public health crisis we're facing; we're into the 5th month but we're headed in the wrong direction.
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Sarah Burris: The Gov of Oklahoma got COVID, and Chuck Woolery's son got COVID. It's like karma. This is why I don't leave the house.
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Dr. Kelly Sennholz: I think one of the problems in FL is they lie constantly about what's happening--that's what the GOP does. There's a disaster going on yet people walk around as if nothing's happening.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Ben Jackson: It's a really sad thing that the thing it took to shut down school shootings was shutting down every school in the country. Gun violence in schools is down this year because kids haven't been in school.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Melissa Tomlinson: We're at 7 states out of 50 that are considered safe zones. That's scary.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Mark Rickling, Policy and Legislative Director, Americans for Tax Fairness
@mrickling @4taxfairness @ATFaction
Emily de La Bruyère, co-founder of Horizon Advisory
@edelabruyere
Pedro da Costa, Senior Reporter at Market News, columnist for Forbes and MarketWatch
@pdacosta
Ted Corcoran, disabled veteran, & advocate
@RedTRaccoon
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Mark Rickling: The massive GOP tax scam Trump passed didn't pay for itself as he claimed it would.
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Emily de La Bruyère: I see everything in terms of China, and Biden's plan shows that his camp knows China is a threat.
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Pedro da Costa: We're starting to see banks set aside some cash for expected loss on corporate and consumer loans. As the recession deepens, we may just face strings of bankruptcies in housing, corporate sector. Policy makers are looking for where loses may come from.
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Ted Corcoran: Good riddance to bad rubbish! The Evil Elf [Jeff Sessions] is gone! Good, get him out of there.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Gregg Hurwitz: We're starting to see some real cracks in all these bases. I think there's a difference type of message to Trump voters. They already won & accomplished their aim--they wanted an outsider in.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Propane Jane: Trump bullied people, made threats, stalked them, threatened to out them in tabloids. This is how he operates in his personal life so it's not surprising that's how he operates in the White House.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Scott Paul: China's currency misalignment, environmental issues, worker issues have not been addressed by Trump admin.
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Christian Weller: Companies' fiduciaries should be able to offer add'l choices as long as the ratings & fees are similar; they should also be allowed to offer those as the default investments. Make the paperwork less. DOL & SEC need to work together.