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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May 9, 2024On today’s show, we start with a discussion of child labor in America. In its never-ending search for cheap exploitable workers, corporate America has used its stable of GOP legislators to weaken child labor laws in many states and find ways to get around existing laws in order to force kids into dangerous industrial jobs. We discuss this and more with our guests: Greg Regan of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, and 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>

All Work and No Play

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May 8, 2024We’ve done it. We’ve finally done it. For the first time in American history, the wealth class now pays a lower tax rate than the working class. Now we just have to wait for all the wealth we simply give the rich to “trickle down” to the rest of us. Unless it was all just a big lie … Our guests today are Julie Hedrick – President of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, 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>

American Carnage

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May 7, 2024Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota and wannabe Trump VP-pick just released a new book, and it appears to be full of carefully chosen lies. In fact, so much of what comes from the right these days is just carefully chosen lies. On today’s show, we discuss why this is the case, and what we can do about it. We also spend some time with Will Bunch of The Philadelphia Inquirer, and our resident expert on all things China – Emily de La Bruyere of Horizon Advisory. 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 Lies We Want

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May 6, 2024Apple just announced a $110 billion stock buyback plan. That’s billion with a B. We discuss this, and also get into a new plan in Congress to protect warehouse workers, which will surely be attacked by corporate Republican and corporate Democrats alike, and then we talk about disinformation with Carlos Alvarez-Aranyos of The American Sunlight Project, and then break down the week with reporter Sarah Burris of 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>

The Greed Train

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May 3, 2024Simply put, America is getting tired of the Trump sideshow. As he whines about being held accountable for crimes he thinks only the rest of us should pay for, and as he grifts ceaselessly because he needs the cash – most of us are simply tuning out. And that’s dangerous, because if he wins, it’s going to be much worse that it was last time. This and more with journalist Shaun Richman of In These Times and Ken Grossinger, author of Art Works – New Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together. 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>

Grievance Theater

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May 1, 2024Some of our richest citizens gathered last week to game out ways to defeat Joe Biden and restore the guy who will keep the tax cut gravy train going. They have the tax code they like, and they’re looking for ways to keep it. And if a dictator will make them richer, then a dictator we will have. We discuss this and more with guests Jean Ross of The Center for American Progress, and Iowa State Representative J.D. Scholten.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>

Pigs at the Trough

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May 1, 2024It’s official – the top 1% in America now own more wealth than the entire middle class, or what’s left of the middle class, that is. Turns out buying government is a great way for rich people to get a lot richer, and many of us are either standing by as it happens, or actively helping the rich steal from our families. This and more on today’s show with guests Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing, and Jim Slevin, President of The Utility Workers Union of America.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 Top-Heavy Economy

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April 30, 2024Are we becoming accustomed to corruption in our politics? Are we so divided that we can no longer make judgements based on our values and sense of right and wrong? Given the fact that the last administration survived literally hundreds of scandals that would have ended the careers of any politician that came before, it appears that we no longer care if we elect criminals. This and more on today’s show, plus a conversation on China policy with our resident expert Emily de La Bruyere of Horizon Advisory, and analysis of the Correspondent’s Dinner with former Ohio 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>

Our New Normal Isn't Normal

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April 29, 2024America is just beginning to pull itself out of the Reagan era. We now understand that trickle down economics doesn’t work, and the jobs that were given away to China need to come home again. But how do we do it? We discuss these issues against a backdrop of rising divisions in America, and how we can bring people together around the idea that one good job is all a family should need. Our guests are Reed Galen of The Lincoln Project, and Sarah Burris of 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>

The Tool Belt Generation

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April 26, 2024The Biden Administration just changed the overtime rules in a way that will make millions of abused workers eligible for overtime pay that corporations had previously stolen from them. It’s a small change with massive impact, and it will most often affect lower wage workers who often work way over 40 hours in a week without any overtime pay. We discuss this change, and also get into the subject of price gouging with Bilal Baydoun of The Groundwork Collaborative, and other relevant labor news with Michael Sainato of The Guardian.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>

Stolen Overtime

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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 Economic Liberties Project, and Will Bunch of The Philadelphia Enquirer.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>

Bleach Day 2020

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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 Vaughn of the UAW. 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>

Organized Cruelty

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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 Russell.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 South Will Rise Again

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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 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>

Work Until You Die

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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 guest – former Ohio 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>

Benevolent Corporate Dictators

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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 at all. And in a time of tension across the globe, this is not the time for the GOP to refuse to show up for work. This and more with our guests: Scott Paul fo the Alliance for American Manufacturing, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of OSHA 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>

Failure to Govern

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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: <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 Nodfather

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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 down. Our guest today is John Costa, President of The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU). 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>

Billionaire Appreciation Day

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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 Progress and Julia Metraux of Mother Jones.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 Economy of Frustration

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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: <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 Stubborn Power of Talk Radio

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>