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 in prime time on Free Speech TV.Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, on the FSTV iOS app, or find us in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.Radio listeners – You can find us in most major markets, including New York City on WBAI 99.5 FM, Los Angeles on KPFK 90.7 FM, Chicago on WCPT AM 820, Columbus on 98.3/92.7 FM, Minneapolis on AM950, and many others. Check your local listings.Call-in at 1-866-416-RICK (7425) to join the show.Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com
Episodes
On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Allison McManus, Managing Director of National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress, breaks down her recent piece "The Case Against Trump’s War of Choice in Iran," highlighting the mounting costs and risks to American families.
Later, Chuck Collins, Director at the Institute for Policy Studies and author, discusses his article "H...
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On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Allison McManus, Managing Director of National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress, breaks down her recent piece "The Case Against Trump’s War of Choice in Iran," highlighting the mounting costs and risks to American families.
Later, Chuck Collins, Director at the Institute for Policy Studies and author, discusses his article "H...
On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick welcomes Jimmy Williams Jr. to unpack escalating tensions with Iran and the stark reality of billionaires profiting massively while working-class Americans bear the economic brunt through higher costs and stagnant wages. Later, Bucknell Economics Professor Matias Vernengo delivers incisive analysis on the unraveling economy, vanishing jobs, and AI's disruptive role in displacing work...
On this episode of the Rick Smith Show Rick talks with AlterNet Senior Editor Sarah Burris about the chaos of the Trump agenda, latest Epstein files news, and DHS Secretary Markwayne. Then NC-9 Congressional candidate and 24-year Army veteran Rich Ojeda joins the show to talk campaign, Trump’s interventionist foreign policy, and how endless wars and bad priorities hammer working families and veterans back home.
Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org
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On this episode of the Rick Smith Show Rick talks with David Janovsky (POGO Constitution Project Acting Director) demanding Congress impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for turning her department into an "unaccountable threat" via fatal shootings, contract backlogs, and ICE/CBP abuses blocking oversight.
Military Religious Freedom Foundation's Mikey Weinstein follows, revealing 110+ troops reporting comm...
On this episode of the Rick Smith Show Smokejumper Jumps into Congressional Race Rick welcomes union smokejumper Sam Forstag, who quit his $19/hr wildfire job to run in Montana's 1st CD, the state's first union candidate in a decade. Zinke dropped out amid DOGE cuts gutting Forest Service crews. Forstag blasts elite-built broken systems profiting off housing crises ($570K Missoula medians), childcare gaps, healthcare woes. ...
On this episode of the Rick Smith Show Rick warns Trump's unauthorized Iran strikes risk endless war, joined by Iraq vet John Kamin (Common Defense) demanding War Powers Resolution votes at commondefense.us/actions, and ex-Rep. Bob Ney, who lived in Iran. Ney cites 1953 U.S. coup blowback, no opposition to fill regime void post-Khamenei, oil shocks looming via Hormuz. Both fear Iraq-style quagmire, 75% Americans oppose. M...
On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Harrison Mann of Win Without War on Trump's "Operation Epic Fury" airstrikes against Iran, exposing debunked SOTU lies like obliterated nuclear sites (they're rebuilding), imminent U.S. threats (Iran lacks such capability), and regime change safety claims. Mann warns Americans aren't primed for full war despite the hype.
Later, Alternet Senior Editor Sarah B...
On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with AFL-CIO Advocacy Director Jody Calemine to unpack labor's verdict on Trump's State of the Union: Are workers thriving under his policies? Calemine slams stagnant wages, slashed overtime protections, and NLRB sabotage despite job boasts, insisting unions demand real gains like prevailing wages and fair scheduling not tariffs spiking costs.
Later, Mothe...
On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick is joined by Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, to lay out The People’s State of the Union, a working-class counter to Trump’s SOTU spin. Alex explains how activists are demanding dignity, expanded Social Security, and real democracy instead of billionaire talking points. Later, Rick talks with Sarah Burris, Senior Editor at Alternet, about Trump’s bizarre mo...
On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Guardian labor journalist Michael Sainato about the surge in union membership, Trump’s escalating attacks on organized labor, and why more working-class union members are running for public office to fight back. Michael connects grassroots organizing to a broader pro-worker political wave. Later, Rick is joined by James Grant, an LPN and nursing home worker, who details ...
On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick dives into government accountability with Nick Schwellenbach, Senior Investigator at POGO. They unpack the GAO's probe into DHS's mistreatment of whistleblowers from both Trump terms, spotlighting retaliation and flawed protections.
Later, Sarah Christopherson, Senior Advisor for Government Affairs at Patriotic Millionaires, exposes the Epstein files' revela...
On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick digs into life under Donald Trump’s economy for working-class Americans. Economist Sara Estep from the Center for American Progress joins to explain why so many workers are still struggling to find stable jobs, rising wages, and real opportunity even as headline numbers suggest everything is “booming.” Then David Cooper, director of the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN)...
On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with investigative journalist Greg Palast, who remembers the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson sharing stories from their 50-year friendship and Jackson’s enduring fight for justice and equality. Later, longtime union organizer and writer Rand Wilson joins the show to discuss why organized labor must unite in the battle to unionize Amazon. From honoring a civil rights giant...
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