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 <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube &amp; 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 <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a>

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June 20, 2024Elections have consequences, but none are so drastic as those that might have been. For example, if the 2016 election had gone the other way, we would probably be living in the last months of the second Clinton term. We’d likely have a 6-3 liberal Supreme Court, the Trump tax cuts would have never happened, and the Trump Train, so to speak, would have never left the station. We normally don’t engage in “what ifs” but as authoritarianism tries to delete America, we can’t help but wonder what might have happened if Dems fought harder, sooner. Our guests today are Dave Jamieson of the Huffington Post and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor Jordan Barab.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

What if ... ?

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June 19, 2024While all we see in our corporate media is doom and gloom and anger and division, the reality is that, while working families are struggling in this economy, the economy itself is booming. The problem is not how we turn the economy around, but how we can unrig it so that working people get their fair share of all this American success. We discuss this and more on today’s show.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Simple Economics

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June 18, 2024If the American right does one thing well, that thing is selling junk to its true believers. And they’ll buy anything, from Trumpy Bears to gold sneakers to foreign-made red hats. And considering that the GOP has no platform and has not had one since before the 2020 election, it seems that selling stuff might be the only thing today’s GOP does. Fleecing the flock, it seems, is the new Republican way. This and more on today&#39;s show.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Fleecing Conservatives

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June 17, 2024Anyone paying attention knows that there is a big difference between how the two campaigns for President of The United States are being covered by our bought-and-paid-for corporate media, and those paying close attention know that even the traditionally “left-leaning” media sources are doing everything they can to cash in on the horse race, even if it means creating a horse race that doesn’t exist. We discuss the seemingly never-ending failures of our legacy media with Craig Harrington of Media Matters for America, and also with former GOP Congressman Bob Ney.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Needing the Horse Race

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June 14, 2024Unions and workers (particularly immigrant workers) are common targets for right-wing politicians. And now that election season is upon us, those attacks are ramping up. Chris Kobach, Attorney General of Kansas, is leading the charge, and lots of red states are about to follow suit. This and more on today’s show.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Abusing Workers

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June 13, 2024Election season is always full of lies and promises that will never be kept. But this year, the candidates on the right appear to be trying to set records for empty rhetoric. Yet, for some reason only known in the boardrooms, our corporate media never bothers to challenge the lies. We discuss this and more with former GOP Congressman Bob Ney, and J. Albert Mann, author of “Shift Happens: A History of Labor in the United States”Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Where Lies Come From

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June 12, 2024Trump is losing it. Anyone who listens to him speak can’t help but come to this conclusion, or something very close to it. As he appears more and more unhinged each day, we are forced to ask the question “Is this tired old demagogue really going to help working people?” We discuss this and more with Ted Pappageorge of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Las Vegas, and Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Shark Vegas

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June 11, 2024The GOP is rolling out plans for what it calls a “post-Constitutional” America, and it’s just as terrible as one might expect. We will discuss this, and also talk about DC corruption with Brody Mullins, author of “The Wolves of K Street.”Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

After America

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June 10, 2024It’s graduation season again, and whether it’s high schoolers heading off to college or college grads finishing their academic careers, we are thinking about the worlds they are entering, and how unnecessarily difficult their journeys will be thanks to our wealth class and how they have stolen so much opportunity from America’s youth. We also discuss the week’s events with Reporter Sarah Burris of Raw Story, and we sit down for an interview with Julie Hedrick, President of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Graduation Day

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June 7, 2024Now that the GOP has taken away abortion rights, they’re planning to go after contraception next. That’s right, if the bad guys win in November, they’re going after birth control next. And if they win, we are going to have a lot more unwanted pregnancies, and a lot less freedom. We discuss this and more with Laura Packard of Health Care Voter, and Randy Korgan of the Teamsters.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Forced Parenthood

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June 6, 2024Florida Republican Congressional Candidate Anthony Sabatini says he’s running so he can “imprison as many Democrats as possible.” In Kansas, the state Supreme Court just ruled that voting is not a right according to their Constitution. Everywhere we look these days, there seem to be fascists doing what fascists do, and that is normalizing hate, oppression, and anti-democratic nonsense. We discuss this and much more with our guests – Weade James of The Center for American Progress and Bill Scher, Editor at Washington Monthly.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

What Fascists Do

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June 5, 2024All over America, the GOP is ramming through all kinds of really unpopular legislation, and in most cases, they are paying no price at all for doing so. Why is this so? It’s simple. The GOP took voters out of the equation years ago when they used corporate money to buy state legislatures as part of what they called Project REDMAP, and then they redrew all the lines and made themselves impossible to vote out of office. And we have been living through the consequences ever since. We discuss this and more with today’s guests – Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing, and Tony Totty, President of UAW Local 14. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

The Long Game

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June 4, 2024Now that the verdict has been read and absorbed by the American public, it’s time to discuss the effects that verdict will have on the American people, on the way we vote, and on how we see ourselves now that we have successfully held a former president accountable for the first time in our history. Can Trumpism survive? Will Trump become more unhinged? Is widespread violence a real possibility? This and more on today’s show.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Still Guilty

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June 3, 2024There’s really only one headline in America today, and for good reason. Trump has been found guilty on all 34 charges, and for the first time in American history, we have charged, tried, and convicted a former President of The United States. Our guest today is Sarah Burris, Reporter at Raw Story.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Guilty

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May 31, 2024Lewis Hine was an American sociologist, and he is best know for a series of photographs he took during the years close to the turn of the 20th century. The images depicted the conditions common to America’s working children at that time, and those conditions were disgusting, and dangerous. Today, as red states are doing their best to make child labor great again, we talk about the worsening conditions for all of America’s working people, and the growing danger for today’s children. We are joined by Adam Conner of The Center for American Progress, and former Republican Congressman Bob Ney.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

The Cheapest Labor

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May 29, 2024Donald Trump celebrated Memorial Day by ranting on Truth Social about “Human Scum,” the “Radical Left,” and the “Trump Hating Federal Judge” presiding over one of his many criminal trials. It’s a message that would have ended any political career ever, yet Trump gets away with this sort of thing over and over again. It’s a dynamic so odd that it actually says more about us than it does about him, since hate and division now dominate the mainstream, and have become our new norms. This and more with today’s guest – Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Divided We Stand

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May 30, 2024All over America, forced labor is alive and well. We force kids into meat packing plants. We force convicts to work for major corporations as a condition of their incarceration. Why do we do this? For the same reason we do everything else in America – for the money. We discuss this and more with Pat LaMarche of The Bucks County Beacon and Matias Vernengo, Economics Professor at Bucknell University.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Our Past is Our Present

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May 24, 2024Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared this to be “Freedom Summer” in Florida. We start the show today with a discussion of Freedom Summer in 1964 and whether or not DeSantis has ever heard of it, and if he has, what he might mean by making this declaration while leading the most freedom-restricting state administration in half a century. Our guests today are Hamilton Nolan of In These Times and Ian Millhiser, Senior Correspondent at Vox.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

History on Repeat

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May 23, 2024While we put very little faith in polls these days, sometimes the numbers are overwhelming. For example, recent polling tells us that Americans feels they are doing well financially … but at the same time they believe the country is on the verge of collapse. Only a well-funded corporate rage machine can make the masses disbelieve what they experience every day and instead believe what’s on their screens, but that is the current state of affairs in our America. We discuss this and much more with Mike Williams of The Center for American Progress, and Special Guest Rep. Mark Pocan, Democrat &amp; Congressman from Wisconsin’s Second District.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Make Them Angry. Make Them Vote.

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May 22, 2024After Singapore Air announced record profits, they thanked their workers by giving them a bonus equal to almost 8 months of pay. If that sounds like a big number, that’s probably because you’re an American worker, and your employer thanks you for its profitability by throwing the occasional pizza party. We talk about this and more with Everett Kelley, President of AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees) and Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: <a href="http://www.freespeech.org/" rel="nofollow">www.freespeech.org</a>Find us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481" rel="nofollow">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481</a>Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: <a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>.Want Merch? Check out our store here: <a href="https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html</a>Questions or comments? Email <a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="nofollow">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Let Them Eat Pizza

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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thericksmithshow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thericksmithshow.com</a>The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube &amp; 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&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Rick@thericksmithshow.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rick@thericksmithshow.com</a>