The Rick Smith Show

December 20, 2024As America braces for a Trump presidency, and as American legacy media cowers in the corner rather than do their jobs, we find ourselves right back where we were four years ago - at the mercy of a narcissist and his billionaire friends. And we're already enduring the daily nonsense cooked up by the incoming administration to distract us from their thieving. And unless Americans start getting their information from new and reputable sources, there's not much we can do to stop them.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

December 19, 2024Wal-Mart - the largest employer in the world, has just started forcing workers to wear body cameras. They say it's for "safety" but working people know better. It'll be used as a means of control, and as a way to force people to work at a dangerous pace. Expect more and more of this as the Trump war on working families grows. We discuss this and more with Morris Pearl of The Patriotic Millionaires, and Bob Lord of The Institute for Policy Studies.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

December 18, 2024The time will come, and very soon, when we all understand that our next batch of public servants have no interest in serving the public at all. As we enter into four years in which the wealthy will absolutely rob and pillage the working-class, there is very little that any of us can do about it. We discuss this and more with Lori Wallach of The American Economic Liberties Project and Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

December 17, 2024The working-class voters didn't just elect Trump. We gave him the House, the Senate, and The White House - the legislative hat trick. And he's going to use it to absolutely decimate the very people who put him in office. We discuss what will happen, and what might happen, with former GOP Congressman Bob Ney, and Sarah Burris of Raw Story.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

December 16, 2024The next four years are going to be an absolute war against working-class Americans - the very working-class American who voted for Trump, and also the ones that didn't. Prepare for the most corrupt four years in American history. It's going to be quite a ride. Today's guests are Michael Sainato of The Guardian and Ian Millhiser of Vox.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

December 12, 2024As each day passes, and the Trump administration gets closer and closer to power, they are beginning to reveal the truth - they lied about just about everything. The next four years will be a boom time for the super rich, and a bust for everyone else. We discuss this and more with Will Ragland of The Center for American Progress and Laura Packard of Health Care Voter.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

December 11, 2024In this episode, and in several more to come, we are going to take a look at what the first 100 days of the Trump presidency might look like. Also, we will discuss China policy present and future, and discuss the arrest of the man who allegedly killed a corporate pirate on the streets of Manhattan. Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing is our guest.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

December 10, 2024As we get closer to a Trump presidency, we are learning more and more about the differences between Republican promises and Republican actions. After denying all knowledge of Project 2025 and swearing up and down that they won't cut Social Security and Medicare, now that they won, the GOP is full steam ahead on the Project 2025 agenda, and they are also admitting that they are going to cut Social Security and Medicare ... just like we @$#&-ing told you they would. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

December 9, 2024As every new days passes, we hear more and more about the extreme agenda promised by the Trump administration, and many of the moves he's promising (like revenge tariffs and mass deportation) are sure to wreak havoc on the American economy. We discuss this and more with Economics Professor Matias Vernengo ion Bucknell University.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

December 6, 2024The CEO of United Healthcare was murdered yesterday in a targeted attack, and every CEO in America should take notice of the fact that there is really no outrage about it. Some are even defending the act, and wondering out loud if it might be self-defense. After all, it would be very hard to find anyone who kills Americans with greater frequency and efficiency than a CEO. This and more on today's show. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

December 5, 2024As many listeners know, recent tragedy has put Rick and the Smith family in full conflict with our healthcare system - not the people doing the actual work, but the system that controls them and often takes away their ability to do what needs to be done. And in the next four years, the system is going to get so much worse. We discuss this and more with Alex Lawson of Social Security Works and Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

December 4, 2024The title pretty much says it all. In this election, people voted their anger, and they voted for chaos, and chaos is what we are all going to get. We are joined by longtime friend of the show and former Republican Congressman Bob Ney to discuss how the GOP can keep Trump from acting on his worst impulses, or if the party even intends to try.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

December 3, 2024Everyone is screeching about what the Trump team is doing, and Trump hasn't even taken power yet. And while the outrage economy will boom for the next four years, we as a nation are sure to decline. It may get better someday, but before then, it is going to get so so so much worse. Our guest today is Sarah Burris, Reporter at Raw Story.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

November 26, 2024The Trump Administration is not even in office yet, and the theft has already begun. The Louisiana GOP has fired the first shot, cutting taxes for the rich and paying for it by raising taxes on everyone else. There's a lot more of this to come, but at least Sarah Burris of Raw Story and former US Congressman Bob Ney are here to tell us more about it, and what we can do about it. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

November 25, 2024Let's face it: We voted angry. It was an angry election. And if the country is anything like a person, then making decisions while angry can have some serious consequences. In today's episode, we speak to Doug Jones, the former US Senator and who, not all that long ago, turned an Alabama Senate seat blue. We'll talk about what happened, and what is likely to happen now.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

November 22, 2024It's that time of the year again - the time when we shine a spotlight on one of the only debt-free ways to achieve the American Dream. For decades, union apprenticeship programs have been lifting up the working class and feeding families from coast to coast. Today's guests are John LeConche from LIUNA and Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

November 20, 2024America is feeling the effects of a giant case of buyer's remorse as the Trump administration, which hasn't even taken power yet, is throwing its support behind some of the worst characters on the hard right wing of American politics, appointing them to some of the most powerful roles in government. Our guests today are Economic Professor Matias Vernengo and former GOP Congressman Bob Ney.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

November 19, 2024The Trump administration has starting making its appointment to the most critical roles in our government ... but its choices have people scratching their heads. A vaccine denier in charge of public health? A climate denier in charge of the EPA? A Russian asset as the Director of National Intelligence? Every pick seems to be designed to do the opposite of its job. And that's the point - not to serve, but to destroy.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

November 13, 2024There's no stopping it now. Trump will take office, and working families will suffer as a result. And with the Democratic establishment all but useless in the years to come, we will have to find our own way out of the mess our betters have made. We discuss this and more with Michael Mechanic of Mother Jones and Rich Ojeda, host of "Ojeda Live."Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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

November 12, 2024Now that the looming disaster is becoming real for our political class, we are beginning to hear all the reasons why one side lost and the other won. And predictably, the left is eating itself, casting blame and talking about how this all happened. The reasons are simple to understand, and that's what we'll be talking to our guests about. We are joined by former Congressman Bob Ney and journalist Sarah Burris of Raw Story.Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.orgFind us on:·      DirecTV (Channel 348)·      Dish (Channel 9415)·      Sling·      Roku·      Apple TV·      Amazon Fire TV·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481Did 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.com.Want Merch? Check out our store here: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.htmlQuestions 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