
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

Mar 6, 2020
Mar 6, 2020
13 min
Alex Schmitt: Also, don't touch your face. Try to limit the spread of germs.

Mar 6, 2020
Mar 6, 2020
23 min
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.

Mar 6, 2020
Mar 6, 2020
17 min
Will Bunch: Nobody expected the coronavirus would come along; that certainly affects the perceptions of Trump.

Mar 6, 2020
Mar 6, 2020
23 min
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.

Mar 6, 2020
Mar 6, 2020
1hr 59 min
@kmmash @APSCUF @rweingarten @AFTunion @Will_Bunch @SarahBurris @RawStory @alexcschmitt @CAPSecurity @CAPAction @AMPROG

Mar 5, 2020
Mar 5, 2020
18 min
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."

Mar 5, 2020
Mar 5, 2020
19 min
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.

Mar 5, 2020
Mar 5, 2020
23 min
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.

Mar 5, 2020
Mar 5, 2020
1hr 59 min
@MitranoForNY23 @rweingarten @AFTunion @JamaalBowmanNY @iamaraindogtoo #2aTruth

Mar 4, 2020
Mar 4, 2020
1hr 59 min
@Funder @TheDemCoalition #DworkinReport @PeteDominick @StandUpWithPete @jennycohn1 #ProtectOurVotes #PaperBallotsNow #HandMarkedPaperBallots @kmmash @APSCUF

Mar 4, 2020
Mar 4, 2020
23 min
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.

Mar 4, 2020
Mar 4, 2020
26 min
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.

Mar 4, 2020
Mar 4, 2020
19 min
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.

Mar 3, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
15 min
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.

Mar 3, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
28 min
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.

Mar 3, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
21 min
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.

Mar 3, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
18 min
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.

Mar 3, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
1hr 59 min
@Prof_CEW @umassboston @AMPROG @CAPAction @Rick_Neal #OH15 #ProtectOurCare @docrocktex26 @petemont @peoplefor @RightWingWatch @RDispatches

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