
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

Apr 30, 2020
Apr 30, 2020
18 min
Sara Roos: We've been saying all along that a school is not just four walls & a roof; it's the heart of a community. In LA, we are handing out thousands of meals a day for our students, for ex.

Apr 30, 2020

Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020
2hr 5 sec
@ATULocal726 @ATUComm @Teamsters @ErikLoomis @MtnMD #CoronavirusPandemic #CoronaVirusUpdate

Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020
12 min
Danny Cassella: We weren't ready for this wave of the virus but we'll be ready next time. Rick: I've thought the drivers should be blocked off from passengers every day, not just now--they need that extra protection from robberies, etc, not just the virus.

Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020
11 min
Russell Shjerven: We've had a fairly good working relationship w/ Lamb Weston (French Fry maker); they built add'l cafeterias to be able to maintain 6' distances; they put 6' markers on floor near time clocks.

Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020
8 min
Patricia Gilmore: At the Lamb Weston french fry plant, workers have a voice on the job. We have 7 different lunch rooms now so we can socially distance ourselves; we get our temps taken; we have masks; add'l employees sanitize doors, etc.

Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020
21 min
Erik Loomis: McConnell has said he wants protections for corporations--it's under the guise of being for the pandemic but it takes away workers' rights & makes the companies not liable for injuries/illnesses to workers.

Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020
22 min
Dr. Kelly Sennholz: It's very clear now that Trump & the GOP are trying to make this virus worse. Every single decision they make is to make it worse. What happened today with the meatpackers is further proof.

Apr 28, 2020
Apr 28, 2020
1hr 59 min
@sarahkendzior @gaslitnation @cfcdirector @masksnoworg #MasksNow #WecanDoIt @docrocktex26 @BobNey

Apr 28, 2020

Apr 28, 2020
Apr 28, 2020
29 min
Propane Jane: There is no story that's going to keep us from voting for Joe Biden. That's why many of us are backing Kamala Harris for VP. Put somebody on the ticket that excites us like Barack Obama did.

Apr 28, 2020
Apr 28, 2020
13 min
Jodi Murray: I still work about 45 hrs/week as an essential employee. I have a supportive family & wonderful volunteers to help out.

Apr 28, 2020
Apr 28, 2020
26 min
Sarah Kendzior: In Missouri, there's a very rural country of about 5000 people in the Ozarks that has shut their borders--they are not letting ANYONE in. They have no COVID cases now & want to keep it that way.

Apr 25, 2020
Apr 25, 2020
1hr 59 min
@hoffman_miriam @masksnoworg #MasksNow #WecanDoIt @JeffSantosShow #NHprimary2020 #ImpeachBarrNow #RogerStone @BobNey @TomArnold

Apr 25, 2020
Apr 25, 2020
18 min
Bob Ney: I read the transcript of Trump's [sunshine & Clorox] press conference three times, & I watched the video multiple times... I'm likely to believe what he said first, not how he tried to correct it. Today he claims he was being sarcastic. Who thought that one up?

Apr 25, 2020
Apr 25, 2020
21 min
Jeff Santos: I'm in the basement; I go for my daily power walks. Staying safe here in Massachusetts.

Apr 25, 2020
Apr 25, 2020
16 min
Miriam Hoffman: In Iowa, we've assembled 54 stitchers; we have 4610 masks underway, and we've completed 2904. We're working 16 hours a day. We're still short of what we need to do for all the masks that have been requested.

Apr 25, 2020
Apr 25, 2020
25 min
Tom Arnold: Trump cares about the stock market because that's part of his record. He'll be uncomfortable, and the people who support him will be uncomfortable, from now till November.

Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
17 min
Max Richtman: The last thing we need to do now is further reduce the revenue stream for Social Security. People aren't going to be paying payroll taxes while they're unemployed, and employers are now allowed to pay half of their part this year & the other half next year

Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
28 min
Scott Dworkin: Trump's hurting his own people; he's hurting us. People are dying. It's not normal to have dozens of postal workers dying in the last few weeks; it's not normal & we shouldn't accept it. We can't even test a lot of the dead bodies.
