
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 24, 2020

Apr 23, 2020

Apr 23, 2020
Apr 23, 2020
15 min
Maggie Hart: It's federal law that students with disabilities get a fair education, & now is not the time to back down on our obligations to our students.

Apr 23, 2020
Apr 23, 2020
7 min
Cody Poirot: We prioritize healthcare centers & public workplaces, but at the end of the day we're going to get masks to anyone who needs them.

Apr 23, 2020
Apr 23, 2020
18 min
Bianca Majumder: One of the biggest hurdles to green energy is that industry only thinks of their bottom lines. Rick: Hopefully there will be an awakening in red states & they will vote out the bums who don't support green energy.

Apr 23, 2020
Apr 23, 2020
1hr 59 min
@BiancaMaj @CAPenergypolicy @CAPaction @masksnoworg #MasksNow #WecanDoIt @maggiefhart @WashLaw4CR @BadassTeachersA @BobNey

Apr 22, 2020
Apr 22, 2020
14 min
Dez Bochnak: I'm hoping we can shorten our staying-at-home time by having everyone wear masks & keeping a safe distance from each other.

Apr 22, 2020
Apr 22, 2020
16 min
Michael Wasser: I work for the Dept of Professional Employees with the AFL-CIO, & we represent drs & nurses on the front line. We also represent those in arts & entertainment industries. Stage hands have been recruited to build pop up hospitals.

Apr 22, 2020
Apr 22, 2020
21 min
Matías Vernengo: The price for oil has collapsed & they don't want to hold on to the oil, so they're paying people to take it.

Apr 22, 2020
Apr 22, 2020
18 min
Joe Walsh: I'm a limited government guy, & I believe in freedom more than anything else, but my freedom ends where your freedom begins. We're talking about a contagious disease & you can't argue with that.

Apr 22, 2020
Apr 22, 2020
1hr 59 min
@WalshFreedom @NakedKeynes @BucknellU @dpeaflcio @mspwasser13 @AFLCIO @masksnoworg #MasksNow #WecanDoIt

Apr 21, 2020

Apr 21, 2020
Apr 21, 2020
28 min
Propane Jane: When you go through the Holocaust Museum, they walk you through how it all started, with propaganda & turning against certain groups of people. Same thing now w/ social media.

Apr 21, 2020

Apr 21, 2020
Apr 21, 2020
20 min
Phoebe Wall Howard: On one hand, I cover auto & labor, but in the past I've covered labor & politics. I'm not sure the national press is getting it right about the high-profile nat'l campaign strategy that are these protests.

Apr 21, 2020

Apr 18, 2020

Apr 18, 2020
Apr 18, 2020
22 min
Peter Montgomery: Trump himself loves hyperbole but you have to look at the potential impact of his words. He has followers who have talked about civil war; even some of his religious right have talked of civil war to defend him

Apr 18, 2020
Apr 18, 2020
18 min
Joe Sanberg: We need more social safety nets in the U.S. We need Medicare for All so when people lose their jobs, they aren't losing their health insurance. We should have a plan in place for a pandemic that incl. an economic plan.

Apr 18, 2020
Apr 18, 2020
20 min
Helaine Olen: Big corporations got trillions of dollars while small businesses get a tiny pot of $250 billion that was first come, first served. Chain restaurants with locations of fewer than 500 ppl got money; hedge funds applied, too.
