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The Rick Smith Show

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.Want more #RickShow? Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.comThe Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch TV, and the show runs every night

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Bleach Day 2020

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/04/25

April 25, 2024A short time ago, several prominent Republicans posed the question, “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” Ever since, we have been answering that question by going back four years and sharing a few headlines. And today is the four-year anniversary of that special day when the President of the United States told us to drink bleach and shove a blacklight up our bums. You just can’t make this stuff up. We celebrate the anniversary with Morgan Harper of the American

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Organized Cruelty

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2024/04/24

April 24, 2024The Supreme Court is considering a case that would essentially make homelessness a crime; New Hampshire Republicans are trying to make polio great again, and Texas is going to try to cut all property taxes so they can completely eliminate public schools. This and a discussion about Sherrod Brown’s call for a full ban on Chinese cars in America with guests Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing, and more on the historic union vote at Volkswagen in Tennessee with Victor

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The South Will Rise Again

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/04/23

April 23, 2024Late last week, workers at Volkswagen voted in a union for the first time, joining the UAW. It was a historic vote for a number of reasons; over 70% of the employees chose to vote Union Yes, and they did so in one of the most union-hostile places on planet Earth – the state of Tennessee. Could this be the beginning of a labor resurgence in America? We think so, and today’s guests think so, too. We are joined by Labor Historian Erik Loomis and Owner/Editor of “The Holler” John

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Work Until You Die

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2024/04/22

April 22, 2024The Silver Tsunami is here, and baby boomers are retiring at a rate of 10,000 per day. But unlike previous generations, this one isn’t “really” retiring, with 62% staying in the workforce due to the fact they don’t have the financial security to retire fully. One in four have nothing at all saved. This is not an accident – it’s the result of policy and greed. We discuss this and more with Randy Korgan of Teamsters Local 1932 and our favorite reporter - Sarah Burris of Raw Story. Don’t

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Benevolent Corporate Dictators

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/04/19

April 19, 2024Earlier this week, a whistleblower testified to Congress about massive and deliberate safety violations in the manufacturing process at Boeing, and how these violations boosted profit at the risk of American lives – lives that were lost when two planes crashed for reasons that were certainly preventable. Also, Elon Musk announced a 10% cut to its global workforce, prompting many to ask if corporate authoritarianism is perhaps not a good thing for workers. This and more with today’s

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Failure to Govern

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/04/18

April 18, 2024In the last election, the American voters, in their infinite wisdom, gave a majority to Republicans in the House of Representatives. Since that happened, things have … well, been a bit of a zoo. The House GOP has expelled one Speaker and is on the verge of doing it a second time, all because the ex and the soon-to-be ex Speakers dared to compromise with Democrats to get something done. This is where we are in America – so divided that the only safe way to govern is simply not to govern

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The Nodfather

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2024/04/17

April 17, 2024The Trump trial is off and running as lawyers from both sides begin the jury selection process. Trump, like any other criminal defendant, is required to be in the courtroom, but no one told him he had to be awake. Several reports have him nodding off several times during the day. We talk about the day’s events, and much more, with Ian MIllhiser of Vox and one of our friends from the UAW – Tim Hertzog of Local 677.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us

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Billionaire Appreciation Day

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/04/16

April 16, 2024It’s Tax Day, America. And by Tax Day, we mean it’s the one day of the year when we do more for the wealth class than we do on any other day of the year. As we pay, they dodge. As we dig deep, they pop champagne. And as we scrimp and save, they buy yachts with tax cuts that used to pay for schools, roads, and a better future for all. Now that better future belongs to a handful of rich dudes, and the rest of us just keep going to work and hoping that no one gets sick, and nothing breaks

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The Economy of Frustration

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2024/04/12

April 12, 2024The American economy is the strongest in the world, and every indicator says we are doing well … so why don’t Americans feel optimistic about it? There are a number of reasons, and many powerful entities involved, and on today’s show, we talk not only about the numbers and the positive effects of Joe Biden’s policies, but also about the incredibly powerful forces that shout doom and gloom at us for purely partisan reasons. Our guests today are David Madland of The Center for American

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The Stubborn Power of Talk Radio

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/04/11

April 11, 2024Today we have a special guest - Michael Harrison of Talkers Magazine. With decades of experience in the industry, Michael has been a witness to massive changes over the years, yet no matter how many new forms of media emerge, talk radio manages to keep a substantial audience, and in political circles, it holds tremendous power. The demise of talk radio has been greatly exaggerated.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:· DirecTV (Channel

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More Than Just One Guy

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2024/04/11

April 11, 2024At election time, we tend to forget that a president is not a single person, but an entire team, not only when they campaign, but when they actually govern. For working people, a president is who he appoints to critical roles that govern labor relations, trade, and the agencies that reign in corporate greed and lawlessness. So those choosing between Trump and Biden are actually choosing much more than just a single office. We discuss this and more with today’s guests – Scott Paul of

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It's Raining Billionaires

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2024/04/10

April 10, 2024The American economy is booming. Huge job numbers. Record-breaking unemployment. But with how we funnel all the profits to the immorally rich, working people are seeing very little of this success. Instead, we are making a small number of billionaires, and those billionaires are taking everything and leaving nothing for the rest of us. We discuss this and more with Employment Lawyer Tom Spiggle, and also with Jacqueline Simon, the National Policy Director for AFGE.Don’t miss our daily

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Wagging the Dog

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/04/09

April 8, 2024Over the weekend, Trump held a fundraiser, and he claims he raised $50 million (which just happens to be twice what Joe Biden raised at his fundraiser last week). And true to form, our media covered the claims as if they were true, or as if they could be true, as they typically do when Trump is obviously lying. Even the left-leaning outlets just couldn’t resist platforming the lie, as they always do, ignoring far more important stories in the process. On today’s episode, we speak to

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The Legacy of The Powell Memo

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/04/08

April 8, 2024Many of the right-wing attacks on everything from education to democracy itself, can be traced back to a foundational document called The Powell Memo, which is a document written by a former Supreme Court Justice and designed to “save capitalism” by using the power of corporations to control everything from the courts to media to what we teach to how we govern. To put it lightly, things have gone sideways, and corporate power has gotten way out of hand. We discuss this misuse of power

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Repealing the 20th Century

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/04/05

April 5, 2024In red states all over America, strange things are happening. Schools are being crippled and replaced with scam voucher programs, child labor laws are being rolled back, and Republicans are openly attacking Social Security and Medicare. Generations of gains for working Americans are being clawed back, and we may just be looking at another Gilded Age in the near future, where the rich have all and working people struggle simply to survive. We discuss these issues and more with Jess

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The Price of Pandering

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/04/04

April 4, 2024When Roe fell, many sounded the alarm that the extreme right in America would not stop at ending bodily autonomy, and they were right. Now the right is going after IVF procedures and targeting contraception as well. Trump is on the stump calling immigrants “animals” and asking his followers daily to commit violence against his opponents, again and again promising a “bloodbath” if he loses. Our guests today are Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing, and former U.S

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Pump & Dump Trump

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2024/04/03

April 2, 2024Trump Media, like Trump University, Trump Vodka, and Trump Steaks, and a dozen others, is losing money – a lot of money. In 2023, Trump Media lost $58 million while generating only $4 million in revenue. We discuss this newest business flop with our guest Bartlett Naylor, Financial Policy Advocate at Public Citizen. Then we speak to Zach Carter, Author and contributor at Slate.com about our booming economy and why Americans are slow to recognize the accomplishments of the current

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Permission to Be Cruel

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/04/02

April 2, 2024The Supreme Court is preparing to decide on Grant’s Pass v. Johnson, a case that essentially makes homelessness illegal by removing any and all safe places for those who do not have a home. For the first time, homelessness itself may just become a crime in our communities. We discuss this case with Author & Journalist Pat LaMarche, and then we discuss the Baltimore bridge collapse and the lack corporate responsibility for these and other disasters with Jordan Barab, former OSHA

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Reimagining the Work Week

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/04/01

April 1, 2024Throughout our history, working people have had to fight for just about everything. Things we take for granted today had to be fought for by those who came before us. And now that corporate wealth is growing in ridiculous ways, it’s time to share that wealth with the working people who create it. To this end, it’s time to talk about shorter work weeks, higher pay, better benefits – all of it. We did it in the past, and it’s time to do it again. Our guest today is Erik Loomis, Labor

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Grifting for God?

The Rick Smith Show ·

2024/03/29

March 29, 2024These days, with the Trump campaign flailing and Trump himself in need of massive amounts of cash to pay off his legal bills and judgements, the right-wing machine is in need of new and more creative ways to sheer its flock. The newest grift is a Trump bible that caters to Christian Nationalists and those who believe that religion should replace democracy in America. We discuss this grift and the very real danger behind it with Rachel Laser – CEO of Americans United for the Separation

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