
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 Mar 06, 2020
Alex Schmitt
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Alex Schmitt: Also, don't touch your face. Try to limit the spread of germs.

Friday Mar 06, 2020
Sarah Burris
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Sarah Burris: Happy Apocalypse! Trump tried to blame this whole thing [coronavirus] on Obama, and Ron Klain said the system worked just fine against Ebola.

Friday Mar 06, 2020
Will Bunch
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Will Bunch: Nobody expected the coronavirus would come along; that certainly affects the perceptions of Trump.

Friday Mar 06, 2020
Randi Weingarten
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Randi Weingarten: I have watched the misogyny in this country get much, much worse over the last few years. There's misogyny, sexism, & xenophobia in the way Trump carries himself. His way of getting ahead is by pushing others down.

Friday Mar 06, 2020
The Rick Show 03-05-2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
@kmmash @APSCUF @rweingarten @AFTunion @Will_Bunch @SarahBurris @RawStory @alexcschmitt @CAPSecurity @CAPAction @AMPROG

Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Jonathan Hennessey
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Jonathan Hennessey: My documentary is not my opinion. It's made up of actual history with original source documents from various people, all cited in the "You Don't Understand the Second Amendment."

Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Jamaal Bowman
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Jamaal Bowman: Our Constitution talks about protecting the general welfare of the people, but that's not happening now. The corporations are taking over & controlling everything.

Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Tracy Mitrano
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Tracy Mitrano: Remember the Rural Electrification Act? We need the same thing for the internet. That's how we can revitalize the district & attract employers. The gov't helps the people so they can help themselves.

Thursday Mar 05, 2020
The Rick Show 03-04-2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
@MitranoForNY23 @rweingarten @AFTunion @JamaalBowmanNY @iamaraindogtoo #2aTruth

Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
The Rick Show 03-03-2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
@Funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport @PeteDominick @StandUpWithPete @jennycohn1 #ProtectOurVotes #PaperBallotsNow #HandMarkedPaperBallots @kmmash @APSCUF

Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Scott Dworkin
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Scott Dworkin: If someone's a devoted volunteer online, you'd better make sure they're a real person. That's something we have to face in our campaigns now. Don't wait till their acct is shut down to find out they weren't real.

Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Pete Dominick
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Pete Dominick: We talk so much about the horse race and not how our policies affect Americans' lives and about our foreign policies & how they affect the world.

Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Jennifer Cohn
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Jennifer Cohn: Bring a blank paper ballot with you to make it easier to check for errors on your paper printout after voting, especially in states like CA that have really long ballots.

Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Peter Montgomery
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Peter Montgomery: I have given up predicting how elections will turn out, but I think it'll be a little easier for voters as the field shrinks to get a handle on the plans of the different candidates who are left.

Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Propane Jane
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Propane Jane: We have to stop having laws in place that disenfranchise entire demographics of our population. We need to stop having laws that allow police officers to treat black people differently from white,like stop & frisk,&get away w/ it.

Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Rick Neal
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Rick Neal: It's interesting that SCOTUS waited on the Texas vrs California case; we won't get the decision till after the election in the fall. They could get rid of the #ACA & #PreExistingConditions.

Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Christian Weller
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Christian Weller: The average for the typical American family in the bottom half has only $20,000 in wealth. That includes their house, car. If they get sick, that all goes away.

Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
The Rick Show 03-02-2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
@Prof_CEW @umassboston @AMPROG @CAPAction @Rick_Neal #OH15 #ProtectOurCare @docrocktex26 @petemont @peoplefor @RightWingWatch @RDispatches

Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Cris Lilienthal
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Chris Lilienthal: Teachers are the ones who create ALL the other professions. They deserve a lot more respect than they've been getting.

Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Pedro da Costa
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Pedro da Costa: Maybe Pence isn't as dumb as we think. A lot of people thought Trump was setting Pence up for a fall by putting him in charge of coronavirus; now Pence has handed that responsibility to his press sec'y, Katie Miller.
