The Rick Smith Show

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.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 commanders framing Iran strikes as biblical Armageddon Trump "anointed by Jesus" to trigger Revelation's blood river, with Pete Hegseth's Pentagon "Jesus praise" services mandatory. ​ Janovsky insists Constitution demands congressional war powers; Weinstein warns of Gilead theocracy recruiting for Al Qaeda via Crusader rhetoric ("Deus Vult" tattoos). Call MRFF (505-250-7727), flood Congress—action beats despair before blood oceans flow.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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. Redirect $3T tax windfalls to public-private housing builds, worker protections. "We're not powerless, vote our interests!" Check out: samformontana.com.  Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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. Midterms pressure GOP to organize Congress now!Critical labor insights!Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 Burris unpacks Hillary Clinton's closed-door Epstein files deposition amid resurfaced docs tying elites to the scandal.Essential listening on war drums and elite accountability!  Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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, Mother Jones reporter Anna Merlan details Nevada's Sheri's Ranch courtesans unionizing with CWA as United Brothel Workers, fighting AI deepfake likeness theft, limo fees, and contractor misclassification in a landmark digital rights battle.Critical labor insights!Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 move to send a military hospital ship to Greenland, the online mockery that followed, and how his so-called Save America Act doubles down on cruelty and corruption.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 the organizing campaign pressuring PA Senator Dave McCormack to reject a wealthy nursing home owner’s ambassadorship to Hungary after a massive payoff to Trump’s PAC. Visit NoOnLanda.org for more information. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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' revelations on extreme wealth's impunity. "Epstein Files Expose How the Ultra-Rich Live Above the Law," she argues, embodying "Extreme Wealth, Extreme Power = Zero Accountability." Billionaires dodge justice through connections and loopholes.Tune in for fiery advocacy on oversight and inequality.  Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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), breaks down Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and its branding of “no tax on overtime or tips,” asking whether it actually helps workers or just hands another windfall to billionaires and corporations. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 to confronting one of today’s biggest corporate challenges, Rick connects the past and present struggles for worker power and economic fairness.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the latest Rick Smith Show, host Rick dives into explosive headlines with Alternet Senior Editor Sarah Burris, unpacking the latest Epstein files, Pam Bondi's controversies, Kristi Noem's scandals, and more.Then, BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director Jason Walsh joins to slam EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's move to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, a scientific cornerstone affirming greenhouse gases threaten public health. Critics warn this deregulatory bomb, cheered by Trump, guts vehicle emissions standards, boosts pollution, and invites lawsuits while prioritizing industry over climate action.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episone of The Rick Smith Show, Rick is joined by LIUNA General President Brent Booker to discuss how Donald Trump’s decision to withhold funding for the Gateway Tunnel project is putting skilled workers out of jobs and how Trump’s Biden ego driven attacks on infrastructure and clean energy projects are costing Americans their livelihoods. Rick also talks with Alec Walker-Serrano from Pennsylvania Stands Up about their push to tax billionaires to protect public programs and their “All Eyes on Yass” campaign targeting billionaire political mega-donor Jeff Yass.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On The Rick Smith Show, On The Rick Smith Show, Rick dives into pressing worker issues with sharp analysis. Bucknell Economics Professor Matias Vernengo breaks down Bad Bunny's unifying Super Bowl halftime message of solidarity, ties it to flagging job numbers, and exposes the fraying economy's toll on working families amid stagnant wages and billionaire gains.​​Ted Genoways, Mother Jones contributor and Food and Environment Reporting Network writer, details Haitian meatpacking workers in Colorado facing deportation threats yet boldly voting to strike for justice and dignity.​Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On The Rick Smith Show, Rick exposes Trump’s Pentagon rot with POGO Senior Investigator René Kladzyk. Newly released Epstein files name Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg 20 times and his firm Cerberus Capital 360 times, raising money laundering alarms, SEC probes, and ethics nightmares at the trillion dollar DOD.Later, Pennsylvania Municipal League’s Abe Amorós hails Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime as a unifying love bomb for Latinos honoring farmworkers and jabbing Trump’s Maria betrayal while slamming secret ICE warehouses in Lancaster and Berks County as “intimidation monuments,” with undertrained agents and militarized cops targeting brown Americans. Civil rights redux.  Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick kicks things off with Sarah Burris, Senior Editor at Alternet, breaking down Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance, Trump deleting a racist Truth Social post, and the latest batch of right wing meltdown and manufactured outrage. They connect the culture war circus back to the real agenda as distraction from attacks on working people. Later, Patriotic Millionaire Scott Ellis joins Rick to explain why he backs California’s Billionaire Tax and why the rich must pay more. Ellis argues taxing extreme wealth is basic fairness and essential to funding schools, healthcare, and public services. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On The Rick Smith Show, Rick rips into billionaire Jeff Bezos with NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss over the Washington Post gutting its newsroom firing 300 union journalists, axing sports, local coverage, and photographers while Amazon bankrolls a $75M Melania Trump movie to curry favor with Trump. Schleuss blasts Bezos for killing innovation and trust with AI slop as democracy dies in darkness.Later, VW worker Michael Bromley celebrates UAW’s historic tentative agreement with Volkswagen in Chattanooga, TN locking in job security, product commitments, and dignity after years of fights against Southern politicians’ union smear lies. Southern auto workers’ solidarity breakthrough.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·       DirecTV (Channel 348)·       Dish (Channel 269)·       Sling·       Roku·       Apple TV·       Amazon Fire TV·       Get the FSTV iOS app HEREDid 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: https://www.thericksmithshow.comWant Merch? Check out our store HEREQuestions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-rick-smith-show419/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy