• The Rick Smith Show 11-12-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Guardian labor reporter Michael Sainato joins Rick to break down the midterms and the big role labor played in the results. Then David Janovsky, acting director of the Constitution Project at the Project On Government Oversight, digs into Thomas Massie's push to impeach Pete Hegseth, Tuesday's 211-204 vote sending it back to committee and what comes next when Democrats take over Congress in January.

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    52m - Nov 12, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 11-11-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, AFGE District 3 Vice President Phil Glover joins Rick to talk about the midterms and what it will take to undo the damage Trump has done to federal workers. Then Bucknell University economics professor Matías Vernengo cuts through the hype around the latest weak jobs numbers, lays out what Democrats must do in January and explains why deflation is no gift for working families.

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    1h 0m - Nov 11, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 11-10-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, AlterNet's Sarah Burris joins Rick to break down Trump's post-midterm meltdown and what the coming week holds for Washington and working people. Then Mary Beech, Fellow at Workshop and former Labor Department director of workers and technology policy, talks about her pro-worker AI policy playbook and why a stronger unemployment insurance system is the safety net workers need before AI comes for their jobs.

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    1h 0m - Nov 10, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 11-9-2026

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    1h 0m - Nov 9, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 11-6-2026

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    1h 0m - Nov 6, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 11-5-2026

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    1h 0m - Nov 5, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 11-4-2026

    IT'S THE ELECTION DAY SHOW

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    1h 0m - Nov 4, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 11-3-2026

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    1h 0m - Nov 3, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 11-2-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Four days before the midterms, Rick talks with American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten about what's at stake for public schools, teachers and the working families who depend on them. Then Social Security Works Executive Director Alex Lawson breaks down what Tuesday's elections mean for workers, why Social Security and Medicare are on the ballot, and how your vote decides who protects or cuts the benefits you've earned.

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    1h 0m - Nov 2, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 10-30-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, with the election five days away, Rick Smith talks with Pamela Smith, president and CEO of Verified Voting, about how to make sure your vote is counted and how to spot election misinformation. Then Rick rips into Ted Cruz, who says "masculine" isn't a word for James Talarico. Is the guy who fled to Cancun while Texans froze and endorsed the man who insulted his wife really an authority on manhood?


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    1h 0m - Oct 30, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 10-29-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, with Election Day a week away, Rick talks with Labor journalist Steven Greenhouse to break down his Guardian piece, "Donald Trump Has Been a Disaster for Rural America," and why soaring diesel prices, trade wars and farm bankruptcies have deep-red Kansas in play. Then Jill Rosenthal, director of public health policy at the Center for American Progress, unpacks CAP's report "You Are What You Eat," a science-based alternative to MAHA for healthier food and fewer chemicals.


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    1h 0m - Oct 29, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 10-28-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, with Election Day a week away, Rick talks with David Janovsky, acting director of The Constitution Project at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), about Trump's voter intimidation schemes and how to protect your vote. Then John Logan, professor and director of Labor and Employment Studies at San Francisco State University, breaks down labor's role in the midterms and why union households could decide who controls Congress next year.


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    1h 0m - Oct 28, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 10-27-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, with the midterms just days away, Rick talks with AlterNet senior editor Sarah Burris about the races that could decide who holds power in Washington and what's really at stake for working people. Then Gabe Hagen, co-owner of Brick Road Coffee in Tempe, Arizona, explains how Trump's tariffs nearly doubled his green coffee costs and why policies sold as pro-business are crushing small businesses like his and their workers.


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    1h 0m - Oct 27, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 10-26-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, about what's at stake for your benefits in the upcoming midterms and the Trump administration's massive overhaul of Social Security's records. Then Rushab Sanghvi, General Counsel for the American Federation of Government Employees, breaks down Trump's war on collective bargaining at the FDA, the Bureau of Prisons and the VA, and how federal workers are fighting back in court.


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    1h 0m - Oct 26, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 10-23-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage, about the Trump Labor Department's new tipped-work guidance that lets employers pay $2.13 an hour while servers clean, stock and prep. Then Liz McElroy, General Vice President for Government Affairs at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, talks Tradeswomen Build Nations in Houston and the union's big get-out-the-vote push to turn every member out for the November midterms.


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    1h 0m - Oct 23, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 10-22-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with labor attorney David Borer, former general counsel of the American Federation of Government Employees, about the Trump administration's assault on federal workers' union rights and a Labor Department move that lets employers pay tipped workers $2.13 an hour for more side work. Then LIUNA Senior Policy Analyst Rebecca Rougier joins Rick to talk about Tradeswomen Build Nations in Houston and building power for women in the trades.


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    1h 0m - Oct 22, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 10-19-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Andrew Miller, Senior Fellow for National Security at the Center for American Progress, to break down Trump's war with Iran and his diesel deal with Vladimir Putin, and what both mean for working families paying at the pump. Then SMART journeyperson Samara Sampson of the SMART International Women's Committee discusses the recent Tradeswomen Build Nations conference in Houston, where nearly 6,000 union tradeswomen gathered to build sisterhood and power.

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    1h 0m - Oct 19, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 10-16-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Can anything still bring a divided America back together? Rick talks with Tim Stretton, director of the Congressional Oversight Initiative at the Project On Government Oversight, about the issues that could actually unite working people across party lines. Then Celeste Drake, chief counsel at Demand Justice, joins Rick to break down "The Oligarchy's Bench," a new report on ten federal judges rewriting the American economy for giant corporations and billionaires.

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    1h 0m - Oct 16, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 10-15-2026

    On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Trump cut a diesel deal with Vladimir Putin, and Beijing is cheering. Rick talks with Emily de La Bruyère, co-founder of Horizon Advisory, about why waiving sanctions on Russian diesel is a gift to China and what it means for American workers at the pump. Then Patriotic Millionaires chair Morris Pearl joins Rick to break down The Money Agenda and what's really at stake for working people this midterm election.

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    1h 0m - Oct 15, 2026
  • The Rick Smith Show 10-14-2026

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    1h 0m - Oct 14, 2026
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