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The Rick Smith Show

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 https://www.thericksmithshow.com

The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & 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 Rick@thericksmithshow.com

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The Rick Smith Show
The Rick Smith Show | 9-29-22 (Full) from 2023-12-12T21:03:04.043801

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The Rick Smith Show | 9-29-22 (1st Hour) from 2023-12-12T21:03:04.038949

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The Rick Smith Show | 9-29-22 (2nd Hour) from 2023-12-12T21:03:04.009192

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Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project Live from Florida from 2023-12-12T21:03:04.004246

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Former GOP Congressman Bob Ney from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.998945

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The Rick Smith Show | 9-30-22 (Full) from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.994837

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Launch Day - 10/03/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.990148

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Allentown, PA - 10/4/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.985189

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Reading, PA - 10/5/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.979861

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Scranton, PA - 10/6/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.974276

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Erie, PA (Day 1) - 10/10/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.967572

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The Working Class Heroes Tour | Erie, PA (Day 2) - 10/11/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.960252

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The Working Class Heroes Tour | Detroit, MI - 10/12/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.953887

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Flint, MI - 10/13/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.947716

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Chicago, IL - 10/14/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.940724

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Minneapolis, MN - 10/17/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.930495

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Sioux City, IA - 10/18/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.924992

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Cedar Rapids, IA - 10/19/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.919649

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Ingredion Strike - 10/20/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.914028

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | CNH Strike: Burlington, IA - 10/21/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.908649

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Ottumwa, IA - 10/24/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.902797

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Eau Claire, WI - 10/25/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.897378

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Eau Claire, WI (Day 2) - 10/26/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.892151

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Stevens Point, WI - 10/27/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.886852

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Milwaukee, WI - 10/28/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.880983

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | CNH Industrial Strike - Racine, WI - 10/31/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.875241

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Toledo, OH - 11/1/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.868777

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Lancaster, OH - 11/2/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.862887

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Best of the Working-Class Heroes Tour - Sami Scheetz of Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.854539

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Columbus, OH - 11/3/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.848814

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Cincinnati, OH - 11/4/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.842565

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Youngstown, OH - 11/7/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.835773

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The Working-Class Heroes Tour | Cleveland, OH - 11/8/22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.828885

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The Rick Smith Show | Election Night Analysis from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.822701

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-10-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.817045

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-11-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.811184

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-14-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.805296

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State Rep. Michele Grim on How Toledo is Attacking Medical Debt in Ohio from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.799298

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-15-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.794329

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Iran Threatens to Execute 15,000 Protesters from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.789106

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-16-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.783330

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-17-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.778096

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-18-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.772744

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-21-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.767506

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-22-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.762022

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-23-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.756456

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-24-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.750842

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-25-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.745919

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-28-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.740458

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Best of the #RickShow | 11-29-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.734981

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-30-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.729942

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-1-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.725097

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-2-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.719917

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-5-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.715464

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-6-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.711766

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-7-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.706853

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Best of The #RickShow | 12-8-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.701680

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-9-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.696945

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-12-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.690525

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-13-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.684473

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-14-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.679413

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-15-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.676115

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-16-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.672637

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-19-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.669390

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-20-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.665550

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-21-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.660761

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-22-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.655790

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-23-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.650749

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-26-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.646502

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-27-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.642583

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-28-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.635726

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-29-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.631023

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-30-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.626810

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-2-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.622304

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-3-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.617835

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-5-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.613577

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-6-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.609156

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-9-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.605145

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-10-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.600831

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-11-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.595536

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-12-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.590422

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-13-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.585496

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-16-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.580407

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-17-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.575447

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-18-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.570591

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-19-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.565863

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-20-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.561041

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-23-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.555911

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-24-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.549270

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-25-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.544783

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-26-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.540524

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-27-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.536065

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Murder of Tyre Nichols from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.531414

The panel is back and relaunching the Not Possible of Terrestrial Radio Bullshit hour. Rick is joined by Raw Story reporter Sarah Burris, Ojeda Live host Rich Ojeda, and Democratic Strategist D...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-30-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.527815

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-31-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.521235

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-1-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.517585

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-2-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.514142

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-3-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.510469

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State of the Union/Chinese Balloon from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.506099

This episode of the Not Ready for Terrestrial Radio podcast we're talking with Rich Ojeda, Laura Packard, and David Yankovich about the upcoming State of the Union address and what we expect...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-6-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.501924

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-7-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.497235

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The Rick Smith Show | State of The Union 2023 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.492258

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-9-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.487196

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-10-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.482411

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How Dare You Accuse Us of the Things We Said from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.477759

Today on the Not Ready for Terrestrial Radio Podcast we focus on the GOP's claims that they really don't want to destroy Social Security and Medicare and that we should not believe what ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-13-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.473210

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-14-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.463998

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-15-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.459524

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-16-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.454733

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-17-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.450312

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When the Train Derails and the GOP goes into Spin Cycle from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.446032

This week on the not possible for terrestrial radio podcast Rick is joined by health care advocate Laura Packard and Digital Strategist David Yankovich to talk about the recent story and spin ar...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-20-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.441427

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-21-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.437555

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-22-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.433654

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-23-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.430925

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Best of the #RickShow | 2-24-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.427858

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Turning the National Day of Hate into... from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.425195

Rick is joined by Health Care Advocate Laura Packard and Political Commentator Rich Ojeda to talk about the cowards pushing a National Day of Hate, the stupidity of a National Divorce, and the ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-27-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.422480

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-28-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.419365

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-1-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.416071

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-2-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.412703

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-3-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.408675

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Everyone's Miserable from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.405208

This week Rick is joined by regular panelists Rich Ojeda and Sarah Burris to talk about the top stories of the week starting off with Rick's observations from his daughter's award ceremo...

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-6-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.402280

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-7-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.397952

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-8-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.393471

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-9-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.389841

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-10-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.386483

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Tucker, Trump, and a Meatball from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.382527

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-13-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.378185

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-14-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.373987

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-15-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.367342

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-16-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.363097

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-17-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.358660

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Best of the #RickShow | 3-20-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.354157

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-21-22 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.349870

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-22-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.345584

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-23-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.341555

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-24-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.337336

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-27-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.332137

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-28-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.328399

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-29-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.324833

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-30-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.321222

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-31-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.318384

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Kiss My Ass Elon Musk from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.314989

This week's Podcast we talk about the coming week's events around Twitter, Trump's indictment, Russia, and the Wacko of Waco.


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The Rick Smith Show | 4-3-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.308781

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-4-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.305384

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-5-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.301727

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-6-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.298732

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-7-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.295081

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Kid Rock is a Shithead from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.291973

The gang discusses Kid Rock and Bud Light, Nashville, Greedflation and more.

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-10-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.289099

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-11-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.285705

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-12-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.281692

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-13-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.277850

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-14-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.274377

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-17-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.270146

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-18-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.265665

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-19-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.260925

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-20-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.257176

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-21-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.253808

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Conversation with an Angry Emailer from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.250045

This podcast episode is a conversation with a listener who sent me an angry email. We talked guns, red hat/blue hat, and more.

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-24-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.246647

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-25-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.242426

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-26-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.237318

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-27-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.228492

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The Rick Smith Show | 4-28-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.225092

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Best of the #RickShow | 5-1-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.222123

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-2-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.219395

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-3-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.216307

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-4-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.212391

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-5-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.209937

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-8-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.207070

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-9-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.204323

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-10-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.201924

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-12-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.195899

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Best of the #Rickshow | 5-15-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.192689

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-16-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.190531

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-17-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.187765

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-18-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.184957

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-19-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.182484

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-22-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.179838

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-23-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.176827

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The Rick Smith Show | 5-24-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:03.173823

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-6-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.526868

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-9-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.517728

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-10-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.507933

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-11-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.496841

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-12-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.491414

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-13-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.485428

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-16-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.480042

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Best of the #RickShow | 10-17-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.474289

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Best of the #RickShow | 10-18-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.469109

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-19-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.463405

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-20-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.457202

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-23-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.451726

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-24-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.446447

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-25-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.439274

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-26-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.434263

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-27-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.429255

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-31-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.424141

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-1-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.419064

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-2-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.414053

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-3-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.408797

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-30-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.398459

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-8-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.393718

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-9-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.388860

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-10-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.383909

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-15-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.378654

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-16-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.373831

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-17-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.367553

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-21-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.362631

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-22-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.358077

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-28-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.353096

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-29-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.347886

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-30-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.343718

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-1-23 from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.338097

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Using the Market to Steal from Workers from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.331852

December 4, 2023

In this episode we discuss yet another way that corporate America is robbing us blind. It’s called a “stock buyback” and the CEO class loves them. Stock buybacks give the ...

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Healthcare is a Racket from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.327049

December 5, 2023

With each passing year, healthcare in America becomes less about healing the sick, and more about stealing their savings. In this episode, Rick discusses the downward spir...

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Union Job = Better Life from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.322909

December 6, 2023

Labor writer Hamilton Nolan (@hamiltonnolan) stops by the program to discuss recent union success stories an...

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Hey Rick - What's a Neoliberal? from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.318964

December 7, 2023

We start the show talking about Senator Chris Murphy’s statement that the Democratic Party needs a “firm break” from neoliberalism, and then Scott Paul (Listen

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Can the 32-Hour Work Week Really Happen? from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.314066

December 8, 2023

Italian car maker Lamborghini has decided to move its workers to a 32-hour work week without any decrease in pay. Labor historian and author Erik Loomis j...

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What Happens to an Industry When Union Jobs Leave? from 2023-12-12T21:03:02.308757

December 12, 2023

Yellow Freight - one of America’s largest freight companies - is going under, and efforts to revive it are being stonewalled by the corporate vultures wh...

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-28-22 (Full) from 2022-03-28T04:00

Justice Clarence Thomas is out of the hospital and in a lot of hot water thanks to his insurrectionist spouse, Starbucks workers keep unionizing one store at a time, and energy independence is n...

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#RickShow State of the Union Postgame Analysis from 2022-03-02T11:00

After the State of the Union, while the speech was still fresh in our minds, we asked some of the best analysts in the business to go over what President Biden said, and what the speech means fo...

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#RickShow State of the Union Special from 2022-03-02T05:07:33

On tonight’s #RickShow, we will be showing our support for President Joe Biden by airing the State of the Union Speech live, then inviting a few friends over to discuss it.

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Why Did So Many Cold War Kids Switch Sides? from 2022-03-01T20:00

Will Bunch of The Philadelphia Inquirer joins us to talk about the odd pivot that the right has made in the past few years, abandoning their principles in order to support a vic...

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Is the Radical Evangelical Right Calling for the End Times? from 2022-03-01T20:00

Russia & religion expert Chrissy Stroop joins us to discuss recent calls from the radical right to support Putin's war because they believe it will trigger the end times, wh...

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-1-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-03-01T11:00

Biden prepares for tomorrow night’s State of the Union speech, Putin commits war crimes, and Putin’s media networks in America try an awkward and rather transparent pivot that no one is going to...

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-1-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-03-01T11:00

Biden prepares for tomorrow night’s State of the Union speech, Putin commits war crimes, and Putin’s media networks in America try an awkward and rather transparent pivot that no one is going to...

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The Rick Smith Show | 3-1-22 (Full) from 2022-03-01T05:00

Biden prepares for tomorrow night’s State of the Union speech, Putin commits war crimes, and Putin’s media networks in America try an awkward and rather transparent pivot that no one is going to...

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Former GOP Congressman Bob Ney on America's Response to Putin's Invasion from 2022-02-28T20:00

Former GOP Congressman Bob Ney joins us to discuss the American response to Russia's attack on Ukraine, and what kinds of moves we may make in the near future to make Putin pay ...

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Olga Lautman Shares Stories from Ukraine from 2022-02-28T20:00

Olga Lautman, native Ukrainian and Senior Fellow at The Center for European Policy Analysis tells stories about the war and the heroic defiance of Putin and his imperialistic go...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-28-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-28T11:00

Putin continues his assault on democracy in Ukraine, Biden picks a nominee for the Supreme Court, and America gets a lesson in freedom from the soldiers on Snake Island. That and more on tonight...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-28-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-28T11:00

Putin continues his assault on democracy in Ukraine, Biden picks a nominee for the Supreme Court, and America gets a lesson in freedom from the soldiers on Snake Island. That and more on tonight...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-28-22 (Full) from 2022-02-28T05:00

Putin continues his assault on democracy in Ukraine, Biden picks a nominee for the Supreme Court, and America gets a lesson in freedom from the soldiers on Snake Island. That and more on tonight...

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Lincoln Project Freedom Fighter Trygve Olson Goes Inside Ukraine from 2022-02-27T23:27:48

Rick sits down with Trygve Olson to talk reality on Putin invading Ukraine. Trygve, a seasoned fighter for democracy and freedom around the global telling us who is to blame, what's justified, a...

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Saturday Night Call in Show from NYC from 2022-02-27T01:31:01

Tune in to our Saturday night call in show on WBAI 99.5 in New York City or listen online at WBAI.org every Saturday from 6-8pm ET. Want to call in, give us a call at 1-866-416-RICK (7425) and b...

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Rick Wilson on Ukrainian Bravery Abroad&Right-Wing Lunacy at Home from 2022-02-26T05:00

Rick Wilson, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project joins us to discuss the tremendous valor on display in Ukraine as a combination of soldiers and civilians halt th...

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Calling Out The Corruption on the World Stage from 2022-02-25T20:00

Scott Greytak of Transparency International joins us to discuss their new report that ranks countries based on just how corrupt they are. The US ranking has changed significantl...

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When the Right Says All the Wrong Things about Ukraine from 2022-02-25T20:00

Sarah Burris of RawStory joins us to discuss the wing-nuttery on the right, and what happens when an American political party tries to both endorse and denounce Putin's invasion...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-25-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-25T11:00

War has come to Ukraine, and it has split the GOP into two camps – Putin supporters and Putin supporters who pretend to be something else. More on that and other breaking stories on tonight’s #R...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-25-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-25T11:00

War has come to Ukraine, and it has split the GOP into two camps – Putin supporters and Putin supporters who pretend to be something else. More on that and other breaking stories on tonight’s #R...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-25-22 (Full) from 2022-02-25T05:00

War has come to Ukraine, and it has split the GOP into two camps – Putin supporters and Putin supporters who pretend to be something else. More on that and other breaking stories on tonight’s #R...

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Freedom Means Fair Wages for Everyone from 2022-02-24T20:00

Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage joins us to talk about the wage problem in America, the sub-minimum wage crisis, and all the way we are cheated in the workplace.

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When the MAGA Mob Targets Your Family from 2022-02-24T20:00

Amanda Weinsten, professor of economics and co-host of "The Suburban Women Problem" podcast joins us to talk about the time the mob camped out in front of her house to harass he...

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Trygve Olsen of The Lincoln Project Talks Ukraine from 2022-02-24T13:00

Trygve Olsen joins us to talk Ukraine, the rising authoritarian movement in the US, and how America is choosing sides in a battle between democracy and autocracy on our own soil...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-24-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-24T11:00

The situation in Ukraine worsens, and the right-wing media dumpster fire rages on, this time actually endorsing Putin’s invasion. More on that and other breaking stories on tonight’s #RickShow&n...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-24-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-24T11:00

The situation in Ukraine worsens, and the right-wing media dumpster fire rages on, this time actually endorsing Putin’s invasion. More on that and other breaking stories on tonight’s #RickShow&n...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-24-22 (Full) from 2022-02-24T05:00

The situation in Ukraine worsens, and the right-wing media dumpster fire rages on, this time actually endorsing Putin’s invasion. More on that and other breaking stories on tonight’s #RickShow&n...

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Manufacturing as a National Security Issue from 2022-02-23T20:00

Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing joins us to discuss our economic power, the supply chain, and what could be necessary should recent events lead to a second...

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Fighting for Workers in Wisconsin from 2022-02-23T20:00

Tom Nelson, Senate Candidate in Wisconsin, discusses how the party needs to embrace working people and working class issues, and how that path is the way back for America.

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-23-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-23T11:00

Putin invades, and the right-wing media machine goes all-in to support him. We discuss the GOP reaction to the invasion, and the most disgusting displays of anti-American political cravenness. T...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-23-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-23T11:00

Putin invades, and the right-wing media machine goes all-in to support him. We discuss the GOP reaction to the invasion, and the most disgusting displays of anti-American political cravenness. T...

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Black History Month Ep. 11 - 2 Dead In Jackson Doesn't Get Remembered in History from 2022-02-23T05:03:57

In this episode we talk with Professor Richard Luckett and MS NAACP President Frank Figgers from Jackson State University.

Professor Robert Luckett, Director of the Margaret Walker Center,...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-23-22 (Full) from 2022-02-23T05:00

Putin invades, and the right-wing media machine goes all-in to support him. We discuss the GOP reaction to the invasion, and the most disgusting displays of anti-American political cravenness. T...

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The Threat of War in Ukraine from 2022-02-22T20:00

Former GOP Congressman Bob Ney joins us to discuss the current state of affairs on Ukraine; what we know, what we don't, and what we expect will come next.

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Why Housing Prices are Out of Control from 2022-02-22T20:00

Michael Sainato of The Guardian joins us to discuss the skyrocketing cost of housing in America, and the ridiculous greed that is causing it.

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-22-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-22T11:00

The invasion in Ukraine begins, and of course Putin has a fictional justification for it. We also discuss inflation and what’s driving high rent costs, and some new moves that might make college...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-22-22 (2nd hour) from 2022-02-22T11:00

The invasion in Ukraine begins, and of course Putin has a fictional justification for it. We also discuss inflation and what’s driving high rent costs, and some new moves that might make college...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-22-22 (Full) from 2022-02-22T05:00

The invasion in Ukraine begins, and of course Putin has a fictional justification for it. We also discuss inflation and what’s driving high rent costs, and some new moves that might make college...

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Will Putin Invade Ukraine? from 2022-02-21T20:00

Former GOP Congressman and Political Analyst Bob Ney joins us to discuss several possible outcomes in Ukraine and throughout Europe, and what each means for the future of NATO, ...

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Judge Says Trump's Words Equal "Incitement" of Insurrection from 2022-02-21T20:00

Max Burns of The Daily Beast joins us to discuss a recent ruling that a case charging trump with Incitement to violence can continue. This ruling is a massive step toward accoun...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-21-22 (1st) from 2022-02-21T11:00

Putin keeps threatening war in Ukraine, and our response is being muddled by the lunacy on the American right. We discuss this, and the impact it will has on American working families. That and ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-21-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-21T11:00

Putin keeps threatening war in Ukraine, and our response is being muddled by the lunacy on the American right. We discuss this, and the impact it will has on American working families. That and ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-21-22 (Full) from 2022-02-21T05:00

Putin keeps threatening war in Ukraine, and our response is being muddled by the lunacy on the American right. We discuss this, and the impact it will has on American working families. That and ...

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WBAI 99.5 New York City Call in Show 2-19-2022 from 2022-02-20T01:54:20

Tune in to our Saturday night call in show on WBAI 99.5 in New York City or listen online at WBAI.org every Saturday from 6-8pm ET. Want to call in, give us a call at 1-866-416-RICK (7425) and ...

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Black History Month Ep. 10 - The 1963 Children's March from 2022-02-19T05:53:52

On May 2, 1963, thousand Birmingham, AL students skipped classes to gathered at 16th Street Baptist Church to march into the face of evil. Children was young as 5-7, trained to engage in no...

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Bringing Us Together by Investing in American Jobs from 2022-02-18T20:00

Mike Williams of The Center for American Progress joins us to discuss domestic manufacturing and how investing in it can bring the country together and helps us solve a number o...

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The Wing Nut Week in Review with Sarah Burris from 2022-02-18T20:00

Sarah Burris of rawStory joins us to discuss a number of recent stories, some of which are absolutely unbelievable. Jesus, Guns, & Babies ... and pillows from the sky.

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-18-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-18T11:00

As tensions rise in Ukraine, Americans brace for the possible impact that war could have on the daily lives of working families. Unionization efforts accelerate across the country as job opportu...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-18-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-18T11:00

As tensions rise in Ukraine, Americans brace for the possible impact that war could have on the daily lives of working families. Unionization efforts accelerate across the country as job opportu...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-18-22 (Full) from 2022-02-18T05:00

As tensions rise in Ukraine, Americans brace for the possible impact that war could have on the daily lives of working families. Unionization efforts accelerate across the country as job opportu...

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Rob Scott Talks Trade Deficits&How They Affect Working Families from 2022-02-17T20:00

Rob Scott of The Economic Policy Institute joins us to talk about our massive trade deficit - how it happened, and how it affects working people and they families.

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Reed Galen of The Lincoln Project from 2022-02-17T20:00

Reed Galen of The Lincoln Project joins us to discuss the right-wing rage machine, and what Democrats are going to have to do to fight it.

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-17-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-17T11:00

The GOP is revving up the outrage machine again and spaying its audience with a newer and sillier brand of nonsense, while working people are fighting for a better deal in the workplace and a fa...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-17-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-17T11:00

The GOP is revving up the outrage machine again and spaying its audience with a newer and sillier brand of nonsense, while working people are fighting for a better deal in the workplace and a fa...

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Black History Month Ep. 9 - Black Labor Leaders and Worker Struggles from 2022-02-17T06:57:51

In the episode of our #BlackHistoryMonth podcast we dig into the archives to share a few stories from our 2015 Civil Rights Tour. We sat down with Norm Hill of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-17-22 (Full) from 2022-02-17T05:00

The GOP is revving up the outrage machine again and spaying its audience with a newer and sillier brand of nonsense, while working people are fighting for a better deal in the workplace and a fa...

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Zachary Cunning of Heartland Signal from 2022-02-16T20:00

Journalist Zachary Cunning from Heartland Signal in Chicago joins us to discuss several stories from around the Midwest, and how the right is finding new and creative ways to so...

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Joe Walsh on the Need for Urgency to Save Democracy from 2022-02-16T20:00

Former Illinois Congressman and Presidential Candidate Joe Walsh joins the show to discuss the constant fictional outrage coming from right-wing media, and what Dems need to do ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-16-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-16T11:00

Joe Biden voices our support for NATO as Putin and his thugs threaten war in Ukraine; Trump’s accountants bail on him to save themselves from the coming legal storm, and working people just keep...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-16-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-16T11:00

Joe Biden voices our support for NATO as Putin and his thugs threaten war in Ukraine; Trump’s accountants bail on him to save themselves from the coming legal storm, and working people just keep...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-16-22 (Full) from 2022-02-16T05:00

Joe Biden voices our support for NATO as Putin and his thugs threaten war in Ukraine; Trump’s accountants bail on him to save themselves from the coming legal storm, and working people just keep...

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John Nichols of The Nation Joins the Show from 2022-02-15T20:00

John Nichols joins us to discuss the rising popularity of union labor, and how most Democrats are slow to throw their support behind the wave of new union organizing.

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The Fight for Democracy Begins in Our Schools from 2022-02-15T20:00

Dan Montgomery of the Illinois Federation of Teachers joins us to discuss the right-wing attacks on education and their wide-ranging effects, and how the lack of education - par...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-15-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-15T11:00

New reporting claims Russian invasion in Ukraine is imminent, Starbucks workers continue their wave of unionization efforts, and Giuliani cuts a deal to testify in front of the 1/6 commission. T...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-15-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-15T11:00

New reporting claims Russian invasion in Ukraine is imminent, Starbucks workers continue their wave of unionization efforts, and Giuliani cuts a deal to testify in front of the 1/6 commission. T...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-15-22 (Full) from 2022-02-15T05:12:24

New reporting claims Russian invasion in Ukraine is imminent, Starbucks workers continue their wave of unionization efforts, and Giuliani cuts a deal to testify in front of the 1/6 commission. T...

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Trying to Rig the Vote in Ohio ...&Everywhere Else from 2022-02-14T20:00

Journalist Susan Tebben of The Ohio Capital Journal joins us to discuss the variety of ways that the GOP in Ohio is defying the Supreme Court and demanding a rigged sy...

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Rev. Carolyn Foster of the Poor People's Campaign from 2022-02-14T20:00

Rev. Carolyn Foster of the Poor People’s Campaign joins us to discuss their efforts to gather people to march on Washington this Summer in order to bring attention to ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-14-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-14T11:00

The #ToiletGate story gets weirder and weirder, the courts stand up against one of the worst cases of gerrymandering in the United States, and Russia appears poised to invade Ukraine. That and m...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-14-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-14T11:00

The #ToiletGate story gets weirder and weirder, the courts stand up against one of the worst cases of gerrymandering in the United States, and Russia appears poised to invade Ukraine. That and m...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-14-22 (Full) from 2022-02-14T05:00

The #ToiletGate story gets weirder and weirder, the courts stand up against one of the worst cases of gerrymandering in the United States, and Russia appears poised to invade Ukraine. That and m...

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Black History Month Ep. 8 Propane Jane's Commentary from 2022-02-13T11:00

In this episode we sit down with Twitter commentator Propane Jane, you can follow her on Twitter at @docrocktex26

We examine episodes 2 and 3 and discuss how the history is necessary for w...

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WBAI 99.5 New York City Call in Show from 2022-02-13T00:47:32

WBAI 99.5 New York City Call in Show for Saturday 2-12-2022

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Black History Month Ep. 7 - Stories from Greensboro from 2022-02-12T11:00

Stories from Greensboro's beloved community gave us the opportunity to talk with

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Sarah Burris on Donald Trump's Weird (and illegal) Toilet Habits from 2022-02-11T20:00

Journalist Sarah Burris of RawStory joins us to discuss #ToiletGate, #GazspachoGate, and all the weirdness coming out of DC these days.

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How Inflation "Really" Happens from 2022-02-11T20:00

Bucknell Economics Professor Matias Vernango joins us to discuss to the recent inflation issues, what caused them, and what we have to do to fix the problem.

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-11-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-11T11:00

The GOP is floating every inflation myth they can find while some GOP senators try their best to send jobs away from their constituents. Also, Trump has weird toilet habits. That and more on ton...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-11-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-11T11:00

The GOP is floating every inflation myth they can find while some GOP senators try their best to send jobs away from their constituents. Also, Trump has weird toilet habits. That and more on ton...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-11-22 (Full) from 2022-02-11T05:00

The GOP is floating every inflation myth they can find while some GOP senators try their best to send jobs away from their constituents. Also, Trump has weird toilet habits. That and more on ton...

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Muckraker Jared Yates Sexton on Our March Toward Fascism from 2022-02-10T20:00

Jared Yates Sexton, host of "The Muckrake" Podcast joins us to discuss the growing number of signs that America is getting closer and closer to authoritarian rule.

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Maya May of The Lincoln Project on Why the Right Hates Education from 2022-02-10T11:00

Maya May, Co-Host of "We're Speaking" on Lincoln Project TV, joins us to discuss the lunacy of the right wing attempts to ban books, harass teachers, and attack education at all...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-10-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-10T11:00

Trump steals documents on his way out of the White House, the right-wing loons won’t let anyone go to Canada, and the GOP can’t agree on what the words “violent insurrection” mean. That and more...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-10-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-10T11:00

Trump steals documents on his way out of the White House, the right-wing loons won’t let anyone go to Canada, and the GOP can’t agree on what the words “violent insurrection” mean. That and more...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-10-22 (Full) from 2022-02-10T05:00

Trump steals documents on his way out of the White House, the right-wing loons won’t let anyone go to Canada, and the GOP can’t agree on what the words “violent insurrection” mean. That and more...

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Scott Paul on America's TRILLION Dollar Trade Deficit from 2022-02-09T20:00

Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing joins us to discuss a trade deficit that has hit a previously unthinkable number. We discuss how it happened and what we ne...

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AFT President Randi Weingarten Discusses the All-Out Assault on Public Education from 2022-02-09T20:00

Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers discusses a bunch of new bills meant to attack public education and especially teachers. Gag orders, bounty laws, book ba...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-9-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-09T11:00

The White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment makes some big news today, and while the GOP is busy infighting, Dems are looking to help working families. That and more on tonig...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-9-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-09T11:00

The White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment makes some big news today, and while the GOP is busy infighting, Dems are looking to help working families. That and more on tonig...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-9-22 (Full) from 2022-02-09T05:00

The White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment makes some big news today, and while the GOP is busy infighting, Dems are looking to help working families. That and more on tonig...

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The Scariest Story You'll Ever Hear ... about Butterflies from 2022-02-08T20:00

Marianna T. Wright of the National Butterfly Center tells the story about how her workplace became a target for some of the craziest right-wing conspiracy theories imaginable. T...

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Pete Dominick on The Joe Rogan Problem from 2022-02-08T20:00

Comedian Pete Dominick of the Stand Up with Pete podcast weighs in on recent news, and gets into the issues brought up by the recent controversy surrounding Joe Rogan a...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-8-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-08T11:00

The Supreme Court green lights partisan gerrymandering in Alabama, the NLRB throws a punch in the fight for working families, and Trump is criming again, of course. That and more on tonight’s #R...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-8-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-08T11:00

The Supreme Court green lights partisan gerrymandering in Alabama, the NLRB throws a punch in the fight for working families, and Trump is criming again, of course. That and more on tonight’s #R...

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Black History Month Ep. 5 - Mr Morris in Birmingham from 2022-02-08T06:14:54

In this episode of The Rick Smith Show Black History Month Podcast we talk with Ahmad Ward and Fate Morris.

Ahmad Ward was the Head of Education at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.&n...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-8-22 (Full) from 2022-02-08T05:00

The Supreme Court green lights partisan gerrymandering in Alabama, the NLRB throws a punch in the fight for working families, and Trump is criming again, of course. That and more on tonight’s #R...

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Gen Z Activist Jack Cocchiarella on GOP Infighting from 2022-02-07T20:00

Podcaster and Gen Z Activist Jack Cocchiarella joins us to discuss the recent RNC censure of Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, GOP infighting about it, and some stunning recent sta...

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The Week in Review with Max Burns of The Daily Beast from 2022-02-07T20:00

We sit down for our weekly chat with Max Burns of The Daily Beast, to discuss the goings-on in DC and the current and declining state of the GOP and the insurrectionist caucus.<...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-7-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-07T11:00

While the Republicans are busy censuring their own for daring to stand up against the insurrection, Joe Biden posts a massive jobs number and signs an Executive Order working people can be proud...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-7-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-07T11:00

While the Republicans are busy censuring their own for daring to stand up against the insurrection, Joe Biden posts a massive jobs number and signs an Executive Order working people can be proud...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-7-22 (Full) from 2022-02-07T05:00

While the Republicans are busy censuring their own for daring to stand up against the insurrection, Joe Biden posts a massive jobs number and signs an Executive Order working people can be proud...

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Black History Month Ep. 4 - Mr. Watkins, Freedom Rider from 2022-02-06T20:56:19

Hezekiah Watkins, a life long Jackson, Mississippi resident and civil rights activist shares his incredible story as the youngest Freedom Rider in Jackson's history. As a 13 years boy he was ar...

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WBAI 99.5 FM New York City Saturday Night Call In Show from 2022-02-06T01:43:56

Time for our WBAI 99.5 FM New York City Call In Show every Saturday night from 6-8pm ET. You can tune in live every Satu...

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Black History Month Ep. 3 - Historic Stagville Plantation from 2022-02-05T05:09:49

In this episode we talk with Beverly McNeill, President of the Stagville Foundation and take a walking tour through the slave quarters being maintained on the Historic Stagville Plantation.

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Can Build Back Better Be Revived? from 2022-02-04T20:00

Navin Nayek of The Center for American Progress joins us to discuss the provisions in the Build Back Better plan that have the votes both in the House and Senate, and just need ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-4-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-04T11:00

As much of the country digs out from under a massive snowstorm, we discuss breaking news on Covid, the 1/6 committee and seemingly endless stream of Trump family crimes. That and more on tonight...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-4-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-04T11:00

As much of the country digs out from under a massive snowstorm, we discuss breaking news on Covid, the 1/6 committee and seemingly endless stream of Trump family crimes. That and more on tonight...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-4-22 (Full) from 2022-02-04T05:00

As much of the country digs out from under a massive snowstorm, we discuss breaking news on Covid, the 1/6 committee and seemingly endless stream of Trump family crimes. That and more on tonight...

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Tim Hogan of Heartland Signal on "Senator Misinformation" Ron Johnson from 2022-02-03T20:00

Tim Hogan, Executive Editor at Heartland Signal joins us to discuss the firehose of GOP misinformation and those who spread it. Few of these superspreaders can hold a candle to ...

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Black History Month Ep. 2 - Rosa Parks Museum from 2022-02-03T20:00

In this episode we take you to the Rosa Parks Museum on the campus of Troy University in Montgomery, AL where we talk with Dr. Felicia Bell, Managing Director of the Rosa Parks Museum and Ricky ...

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No One Knows Infrastructure Like the IBEW from 2022-02-03T11:00

Austin Keyser of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers holds a master class on infrastructure and how it affects communities large and small. Hear what the experts...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-3-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-03T11:00

As Trump promises to pardon the 1/6 insurrectionists, we discuss the state of democracy in America, those who would destroy it for personal gain, and what is at stake for working families. That ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-3-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-03T11:00

As Trump promises to pardon the 1/6 insurrectionists, we discuss the state of democracy in America, those who would destroy it for personal gain, and what is at stake for working families. That ...

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Jeff Timmer of The Lincoln Project Talks Democracy in Danger from 2022-02-03T05:00

Jeff Timmer of The Lincoln Project discusses the precarious position that America is in, who's to blame, and what we have to do to make sure the Trump Cult doesn't end democracy...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-3-22 (Full) from 2022-02-03T05:00

As Trump promises to pardon the 1/6 insurrectionists, we discuss the state of democracy in America, those who would destroy it for personal gain, and what is at stake for working families. That ...

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Scott Pauls Talks China and Industrial Espionage from 2022-02-02T19:30

After some stunning recent comments by FBI Director Chris Wray about Chinese espionage and stolen American intellectual property, Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufac...

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David Pepper on GOP Voter Suppression from 2022-02-02T19:30

David Pepper, author of "Laboratories of Autocracy" joins us to discuss the shameless lawbreaking that the GOP has engaged in to suppress votes and gerrymander districts so they...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-2-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-02T11:00

It’s Wonk Night here on The Rick Smith Show. We have assembled some serious policy experts to discuss the truth behind the economic lies we’ve been told for the last half-century. That and more ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-2-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-02T11:00

It’s Wonk Night here on The Rick Smith Show. We have assembled some serious policy experts to discuss the truth behind the economic lies we’ve been told for the last half-century. That and more ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-2-22 (Full) from 2022-02-02T04:51:54

It’s Wonk Night here on The Rick Smith Show. We have assembled some serious policy experts to discuss the truth behind the economic lies we’ve been told for the last half-century. That and more ...

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A Responsible Approach to Lowering the Crime Rate from 2022-02-01T19:30

Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood joins is to discuss community policing and how we can reduce crime and create safer communities without the partisan bickering we so often...

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Trump Promises Another Attempted Coup from 2022-02-01T19:30

Fred Wellman of The Beer Hall Project joins us to connect some historical dots and discuss the very real possibility that Trump will attempt to overthrow American democracy for ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-1-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-02-01T11:00

After a weekend that saw the former president call for new riots should he be indicted, and promise pardons for the 1/6 insurrectionists, we talk to some of the smartest voices in the business a...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-1-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-02-01T11:00

After a weekend that saw the former president call for new riots should he be indicted, and promise pardons for the 1/6 insurrectionists, we talk to some of the smartest voices in the business a...

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The Rick Smith Show | 2-1-22 (Full) from 2022-02-01T11:00

After a weekend that saw the former president call for new riots should he be indicted, and promise pardons for the 1/6 insurrectionists, we talk to some of the smartest voices in the business a...

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Black History Month Ep. 1 - Propane Jane from 2022-02-01T05:03:05

In 2015, The Rick Smith Show embarked on a Civil Rights Tour across the Southern US to find Labor's involvement in the Civil Rights era. This year I decided to go back into the archives and shar...

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Backstage with DC Insider Bob Ney from 2022-01-31T20:00

So much of DC is hype, performance, and stagecraft, which is why we're glad to have our very own DC insider Bob Ney, a former GOP Congressman who knows how the game is played, a...

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Talking China with Max Burns of The Daily Beast from 2022-01-31T20:00

Max Burns of The Daily Beast joins us to discuss the America Competes Act, a new bill designed to help us compete with China in a world in which many of our rivals ignore the r...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-31-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-31T11:00

We’ll talk about the big stories of the week, the recent big successes of the Biden administration, and what those successes mean to working families in America. That and mor eon tonight’s #Rick...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-31-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-31T11:00

We’ll talk about the big stories of the week, the recent big successes of the Biden administration, and what those successes mean to working families in America. That and mor eon tonight’s #Rick...

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In Case You Missed It | Jose Vilson on CRT vs. Reality from 2022-01-30T17:40:04

On Thursday's show, in the final interview slot of the night, we had the pleasure of speaking with teacher and advocate Jose Vilson, who delivered a stellar lesson on the teachi...

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Saturday Night Call in Show on WBAI 99.5 from 2022-01-30T02:44:58

Every Saturday night from 6-8pm Rick hits the airwaves in New York City to talk labor, workers rights, politics and take calls.

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In Depth with David Yankovich from 2022-01-29T13:00

In this podcast episode we take a deep look at Democratic messaging and the need to get more aggressive. David Yankovich, a veteran digital strategist talks about how Democrats can win in 2022 w...

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January 29 | Police Murder Striking Worker Anna LoPizza from 2022-01-29T13:00

On this day in labor history, the year was 1912.

That was the day striking worker, Anna LoPizzo was shot and killed by local police during the pivotal Bread and Roses strike i...

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The Stories of the Week with Sarah Burris of RawStory from 2022-01-28T20:00

Sarah Burris of RawStory joins us to talk about recent stories, election news, and all kinds of madness coming out of DC.

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The DNC Isn't Done Fighting for Voting Rights from 2022-01-28T20:00

Reyna Walters-Morgan of the Democratic National Committee talks about GOP voter suppression, and the historic investments that the DNC has made to protect the right to vote and ...

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January 28 | Carmelita Torres&the "Bath Riots" of 1917 from 2022-01-28T13:00

On this day in labor history, the year was 1917.

That was the day Carmelita Torres led the Bath Riots at the El Paso/ Juarez border.

Mexican workers traveled da...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-28-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-28T11:00

The Biden Boom is here, whether the mainstream media covers it or not. The right launches an all-out war on America’s teachers, and the DNC throws a punch in the fight for voting rights. That an...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-28-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-28T11:00

The Biden Boom is here, whether the mainstream media covers it or not. The right launches an all-out war on America’s teachers, and the DNC throws a punch in the fight for voting rights. That an...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-28-22 (Full Show) from 2022-01-28T11:00

The Biden Boom is here, whether the mainstream media covers it or not. The right launches an all-out war on America’s teachers, and the DNC throws a punch in the fight for voting rights. That an...

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The All-Out War on America's Teachers from 2022-01-27T20:00

Education Advocate Nicholas Ferroni joins us to discuss the state of the teaching profession, the grinding frustration of the Covid pandemic and the disinformation peddlers maki...

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Ryan Cooper Answers the Old GOP Question "How Are You Going to Pay for That?" from 2022-01-27T20:00

Ryan Cooper of The Week joins us to discuss his new book "How Are You Going to Pay for That?" which is about the oldest and dumbest questions that plague our politics.

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-27-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-27T11:00

A Supreme Court Justice retires, democracy is on the brink, and the thought police are invading our schools. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow. 

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-27-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-27T11:00

A Supreme Court Justice retires, democracy is on the brink, and the thought police are invading our schools. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow. 

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-27-21 (Full Show) from 2022-01-27T11:00

A Supreme Court Justice retires, democracy is on the brink, and the thought police are invading our schools. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow. 

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Joe Trippi of The Lincoln Project Shares an Optimistic Look at 2022 from 2022-01-27T04:38:57

Joe Trippi of The Lincoln Project joins us to share his ideas on a 2022 election cycle that may not be as and as the pundits say. Between GOP crazy and 1/6 accountability, the p...

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Russia Expert Max Bergman on the State of Play in Ukraine from 2022-01-26T20:00

Max Bergman of the Center for American Progress joins us to discuss the situation in Ukraine, and to dispel much of the social media noise about the true state of the crisis on ...

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Scott Paul on Re-Shoring Manufacturing Jobs and Investing in America from 2022-01-26T20:00

Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing joins to discuss recent and massive investments in American manufacturing by companies like GM and Intel, and largely due t...

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Senator Sherrod Brown on the Return of American Manufacturing from 2022-01-26T16:58:26

Senator Sherrod Brown joins the show ti discuss the massive investment by Intel to build cutting-edge factories in Ohio, and what those family-sustaining jobs will mean for Amer...

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January 26 | Sid Hatfield&the "Matewan Massacre" from 2022-01-26T13:00

On this day in labor history, the year was 1921.

That was the day Sid Hatfield and 22 other defendants went on trial for the murder of detective Albert Felts.

Hatfield was Chief of P...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-26-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-26T11:00

Senator Sherrod Brown joins the program to talk about Intel’s $20 billion investment in Ohio, and what it means for American manufacturing and job creation. We also discuss two new reports on th...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-26-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-26T11:00

Senator Sherrod Brown joins the program to talk about Intel’s $20 billion investment in Ohio, and what it means for American manufacturing and job creation. We also discuss two new reports on th...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-26-22 from 2022-01-26T11:00

Senator Sherrod Brown joins the program to talk about Intel’s $20 billion investment in Ohio, and what it means for American manufacturing and job creation. We also discuss two new reports on th...

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The Voters of Tomorrow Might Just Change America from 2022-01-25T14:00

Jack Lobel of Voters of Tomorrow joins us to talk about the issues that matter to America's youth, and what they plan to do to make those plans reality.

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-25-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-25T11:00

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins the program to talk about the corporate corruption in the judiciary, and we discuss the growing union movement in America, and we also talk about the importance ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-25-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-25T11:00

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins the program to talk about the corporate corruption in the judiciary, and we discuss the growing union movement in America, and we also talk about the importance ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-25-22 from 2022-01-25T11:00

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins the program to talk about the corporate corruption in the judiciary, and we discuss the growing union movement in America, and we also talk about the importance ...

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on Corruption&Dark Money in the Courtroom from 2022-01-25T04:00

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joins the show to discuss the flood of dark money polluting our judicial system and how that money is used to buy decisions favorable to corpor...

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Max Burns of The Daily Beast Talks DC Madness from 2022-01-24T20:00

Max Burns of The Daily Beast breaks down the current stories coming out of DC, and helps us work through the lunacy so we can get the the heart of the issues th...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-24-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-24T11:00

School boards are becoming the Wild West, the 1/6 commission heats up, Citizens United does exactly what it intended to do, and new documents reveal a 2020 election plot to have the National Gua...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-24-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-24T11:00

School boards are becoming the Wild West, the 1/6 commission heats up, Citizens United does exactly what it intended to do, and new documents reveal a 2020 election plot to have the National Gua...

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In Depth with Scott Dworkin from 2022-01-24T05:37:05

Scott Dworkin of The Democratic Coalition joins the show to talk about the 1/6 commission, the DOJ and recent revelations about criminal investigations into the...

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Stuart Stevens of The Lincoln Project on the Decline&Fall of the GOP from 2022-01-24T02:53:16

Stuart Stevens of The Lincoln Project joins us to discuss the irreparable harm Trump has done to the Republican Party, and why there may be no way to recover an...

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January 23 | Briggs Manufacturing Strike - 1933 from 2022-01-23T13:00

On this day in labor history, the year was 1933.

That was the day 6,000 workers at Briggs Manufacturing in Detroit walked off the job and sparked a strike wave of 15,000 auto body workers....

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Saturday Night WBAI 99.5 fm NYC Call In Show from 2022-01-23T05:00

Every Saturday night from 6-8pm ET Rick does a call in show in New York City. This episode is edited to remove the copyrighted music and breaks.

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January 22 | Tragedy and Corruption in the Mines from 2022-01-22T13:00

On this day in labor history, the year was 1959.

That was the day the Susquehanna River flooded several mines throughout the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania.

It marked the virtual end...

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Telling Workers' Stories with More Perfect Union from 2022-01-21T20:00

Jordan Zakarin of More Perfect Union joins us to talk about the King Soopers strike, and other labor related stories from around the country.

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Fighting for Better Conditions at Kroger from 2022-01-21T17:00

Kim Cordova of UFCW Local 7 in Denver, Colorado joins us to talk about the strike at King Soopers stores and what needs to happen to create a sustainable work environment for ha...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-21-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-21T11:00

One small step for the Senate, one giant leap toward autocracy for America. We’ll discuss voting rights and workers’ rights and what we need to do now that the Biden agenda is fully off the rail...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-21-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-21T11:00

One small step for the Senate, one giant leap toward autocracy for America. We’ll discuss voting rights and workers’ rights and what we need to do now that the Biden agenda is fully off the rail...

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A Lesson in Solidarity from 2022-01-21T05:35:53

Rick uses the current situation at Kroger in Colorado to show us what solidarity means, how communities in the past embraced it, and how today's communities can and should do th...

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How Apprenticeship Programs Create Better Lives for Workers from 2022-01-20T20:00

Brian Jennewein of IUBAC joins to talk about careers in the trades and how they can be used to avoid debt and create better lives.

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The Real State of the US Economy from 2022-01-20T20:00

Rob Scott of the Economic Policy Institute joins to help us separate the fact from the fiction when it comes to the state of our economy.

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The Auto-Lite Strike and The "Battle of Toledo" from 2022-01-20T17:00

Kelly Therese Pollack of the Unsung History podcast joins us to talk about one of the more consequential strikes in American history - the Toledo Auto-Lite strike of 1934.

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Turning the Working Class Against Itself from 2022-01-20T17:00

Morris Pearl of Patriotic Millionaires joins to discuss the state of economic inequality in America, and how the unjust system is propped up by a political system that is for sa...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-20-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-20T11:00

Voting rights legislation faces its final showdown in the Senate, more Trump minions get subpoenas, and we get to the heart of income inequality in America. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow....

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-20-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-20T11:00

Voting rights legislation faces its final showdown in the Senate, more Trump minions get subpoenas, and we get to the heart of income inequality in America. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow....

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Greg Palast on How Voter Suppression Really Works from 2022-01-19T20:00

Investigative Journalist Greg Palast joins us to discuss the intricacies of voter suppression, and some of the more devious tricks the GOP uses to make sure only their voters ha...

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Chris Hahn on the Trump/DeSantis Breakup from 2022-01-19T14:00

"The Aggressive Progressive" Chris Hahn joins us to discuss the absolute insanity that is commonplace on the right, and what happens when a Florida governor tries to out-dictato...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-19-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-19T11:00

The Democrats’ agenda seems to be failing, and the GOP is celebrating a 2022 win that hasn’t even happened yet. We’ll discuss the Dems’ next move, and what it means for working families in Ameri...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-19-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-19T11:00

The Democrats’ agenda seems to be failing, and the GOP is celebrating a 2022 win that hasn’t even happened yet. We’ll discuss the Dems’ next move, and what it means for working families in Ameri...

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Inequality Spikes During the Pandemic from 2022-01-18T20:00

Economic equality keeps getting worse as the rich binge on the world's wealth as more and more people every year starve. Bucknell Economics Professor Matias Vernango explains wh...

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The Abuse of Service Industry Workers from 2022-01-18T20:00

Bill McCamley, a former high level administrator for the New Mexico Department of Labor, takes a frontline service job and learns what things are really like for low wage worker...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-18-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-18T11:00

On the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, we discuss several issues Dr. King fought for during his life, including voting rights, civil rights, and the labor movement. That and more on tonight’s #...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-18-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-18T11:00

On the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, we discuss several issues Dr. King fought for during his life, including voting rights, civil rights, and the labor movement. That and more on tonight’s #...

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Max Burns of The Daily Beast Talks Seditious Conspiracy from 2022-01-17T20:00

Max Burns of The Daily Beast joins us to discuss several big stories from the week, including some major arrests that occurred, and what they mean for the next set of arrests, a...

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The AFL-CIO Speaks Out on Voting Rights from 2022-01-17T20:00

John Paul Smith of the AFL-CIO joins us to discuss filibuster reform, and a possible compromise we could achieve by restoring the "talking filibuster" that used to be the norm i...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-17-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-17T11:00

While the week has held some good news regarding the 1/6 insurrection, in many ways, this week has been a difficult one for democracy. We discuss the highs and lows on tonight’s #RickShow. ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-17-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-17T11:00

While the week has held some good news regarding the 1/6 insurrection, in many ways, this week has been a difficult one for democracy. We discuss the highs and lows on tonight’s #RickShow. ...

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The Weekly Rundown with Sarah Burris of RawStory from 2022-01-14T20:00

Journalist Sarah Burris of RawStory joins us to discuss several of the current stories of the week, including the Pence 2024 rumor, the Sinema 2024 rumor, and believe it or not,...

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David Pepper Talks Election Integrity&GOP Criminality from 2022-01-14T20:00

David Pepper, author of "Laboratories of Autocracy" joins us to talk about today's DOJ indictment of 11 members of the Oathkeepers militia group, what it means for the mid-term ...

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Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project Talks 2022 from 2022-01-14T13:00

Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project joins us to discuss GOP criming, insurrection, seditious conspiracy, and the need for a "fighting Democrat" to step forward in 2022.

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-14-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-14T11:00

While anti-democratic forces remain a major threat to our way of life, the fight against gerrymandering notches a major win, and voting rights legislation moves one step closer to passing. That ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-14-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-14T11:00

While anti-democratic forces remain a major threat to our way of life, the fight against gerrymandering notches a major win, and voting rights legislation moves one step closer to passing. That ...

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Brian Alexander on the Covid Crisis in Rural Hospitals from 2022-01-13T20:00

Brian Alexander, author of "The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town" joins us to talk about the folks we don't hear much about - rural healthcar...

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Alex Press of Jacobin on Working Conditions at Kroger from 2022-01-13T20:00

Alex Press of Jacobin exposes some terrible working conditions at Kroger, and explains why workers there just voted to go out on strike. Some of the stories are simply astonishi...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-13-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-13T11:00

Yet another corporation finds out what happens when you exploit working people, hospitals struggle under the weight of a massive onslaught of Covid cases, and workers take aim at Amazon and figh...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-13-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-13T11:00

Yet another corporation finds out what happens when you exploit working people, hospitals struggle under the weight of a massive onslaught of Covid cases, and workers take aim at Amazon and figh...

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Growing the Economy in the Time of Covid from 2022-01-12T20:00

Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing joins us to talk about the booming American economy, and how we have managed to grow and succeed at the fastest pace in his...

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How to Deal with Russian Aggression from 2022-01-12T20:00

Max Bergman, Senior Fellow and Russia expert at The Center for American Progress joins us to discuss the complex situation in Europe and what's likely going on behind the scenes...

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GOP Congressman&1/6 Organizer Scott Perry Must Testify! from 2022-01-12T17:00

Eugene DePasquale, former Pennsylvania Auditor General and Scott Perry's opponent in the last election cycle joins us to discuss the insurrection, and whether he might be willin...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-12-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-12T11:00

Joe Biden goes to Georgia to deliver a major speech on voting rights as mainstream media everywhere downplays the importance of our most fundamental right, and we talk Build Back Better and take...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-12-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-12T11:00

Joe Biden goes to Georgia to deliver a major speech on voting rights as mainstream media everywhere downplays the importance of our most fundamental right, and we talk Build Back Better and take...

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Fighting for Workers with Congressman Andy Levin from 2022-01-11T20:00

Congressman Andy Levin of Michigan joins us to discuss labor law reform, the Build Back Better plan, and the need for PRO Act legislation to help workers get a fair deal in the ...

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DNC Executive Director Sam Cornale on the Fight for Voting Rights from 2022-01-11T16:00

DNC Executive Director Sam Cornale joins us to talk voting rights, Biden's upcoming speech on the subject, and what we need to do to make sure every American gets the rights the...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-11-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-11T11:00

The week begins with continued focus on voting rights and Build Back Better legislation, both of which are being blocked by the GOP even though working families desperately need them. That and m...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-11-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-11T11:00

The week begins with continued focus on voting rights and Build Back Better legislation, both of which are being blocked by the GOP even though working families desperately need them. That and m...

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The DNC Becomes the Newest Union Workplace in Politics from 2022-01-10T20:00

Lucas Acosta of the Democratic National Committee joins us to share the good news about union representation for DNC employees, and what this means for pro-union policy in the D...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-10-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-10T11:00

The right scrambles to explain why it hid from this week’s 1/6 anniversary as the fringes of the party talk openly of their desire for civil war as the GOP center pushes for more and more restri...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-10-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-10T11:00

The right scrambles to explain why it hid from this week’s 1/6 anniversary as the fringes of the party talk openly of their desire for civil war as the GOP center pushes for more and more restri...

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The DNC Talks 1/6&How We Protect Democracy from 2022-01-07T20:00

Ammar Moussa, DNC Rapid Response Director joins us to discuss the 1/6 anniversary, and what we need to do going forward to make sure a day as terrible as that one never happens ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-7-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-07T11:00

On the anniversary of the insurrection, Joe Biden places the blame squarely at the feet of his predecessor and calls for renewed dedication to democratic principles. We examine the day and our r...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-7-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-07T11:00

On the anniversary of the insurrection, Joe Biden places the blame squarely at the feet of his predecessor and calls for renewed dedication to democratic principles. We examine the day and our r...

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If We Don't Have Voting Rights, We Don't Have Any Rights from 2022-01-06T20:00

Mike Sozan of The Center for American Progress joins to discuss the Senate filibuster, and how it is keeping us from securing voting rights for all Americans.

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The Lack of Consequences for an Attempted Coup from 2022-01-06T20:00

Jared Yates Sexton of The Muckrake Podcast joins us to discuss just how close the Trump Crime Family came to taking down democracy in America, and how likely it is that none of ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-6-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-06T11:00

On a very big news day in America, Attorney General Merrick Garland talks insurrection and what the DOJ plans to do about it, Chicago teachers take a stand against the pandemic, and the right do...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-6-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-06T11:00

On a very big news day in America, Attorney General Merrick Garland talks insurrection and what the DOJ plans to do about it, Chicago teachers take a stand against the pandemic, and the right do...

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How to Defeat the Attacks on our Elections from 2022-01-05T20:00

Alex Tausanovitch of the Center for American Progress joins is to discuss the GOP attempts to rig elections in America, and what we can do to stop them and restore integrity to ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-5-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-05T11:00

As the new year begins, the old fights remain. Working families need help they’re not getting, and the right wing has fully embraced a kind of authoritarianism that no one thought could ever com...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-5-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-05T11:00

As the new year begins, the old fights remain. Working families need help they’re not getting, and the right wing has fully embraced a kind of authoritarianism that no one thought could ever com...

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Rigging Elections in the Trump GOP from 2022-01-04T20:00

Jeff Hauser of The Revolving Door Project joins us to discuss GOP election rigging, how it works, and how it has been going on for a very long time.

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How Right Wing Radicalism in Taught in America from 2022-01-04T20:00

Will Bunch of The Philadelphia Inquirer joins us to discuss his new article "America gave up on truly educating all its kids. Then Jan. 6 happened. Coincidence?"

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-4-22 (1st Hour) from 2022-01-04T11:00

We kick off the new year with discussions on the 1/6 anniversary, Trumps being subpoenaed, whether we can expect more labor actions in 2022, and what it will take to keep democracy alive in Amer...

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The Rick Smith Show | 1-4-22 (2nd Hour) from 2022-01-04T11:00

We kick off the new year with discussions on the 1/6 anniversary, Trumps being subpoenaed, whether we can expect more labor actions in 2022, and what it will take to keep democracy alive in Amer...

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Best of the #RickShow | 12-31-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-31T11:00

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the #RickShow team to all the working families in America and beyond. To celebrate the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, we have decided to collect a...

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Best of the #RickShow | 12-31-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-31T11:00

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the #RickShow team to all the working families in America and beyond. To celebrate the end of 2021 and the...

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Best of the #RickShow | 12-30-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-30T11:00

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the #RickShow team to all the working families in America and beyond. To celebrate the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, we have decided to collect a...

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Best of the #RickShow | 12-30-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-30T05:00

Best of the #RickShow | 12-29-21 Hour 1

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the #RickShow team to all the working families in America and beyond. To celebrate the end of 2021 and the b...

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Best of the #RickShow | 12-29-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-29T11:00

Best of the #RickShow | 12-29-21

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the #RickShow team to all the working families in America and beyond. To celebrate the end of 2021 and the beginnin...

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Best of the #RickShow | 12-29-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-29T11:00

Best of the #RickShow | 12-29-21

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Best of the #RickShow | 12-28-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-28T11:00

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the #RickShow team to all the working families in America and beyond. To celebrate the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, we have decided to collect a...

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Best of the #RickShow | 12-28-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-28T11:00

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the #RickShow team to all the working families in America and beyond. To celebrate the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, we have decided to collect a...

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Best of the #RickShow | 12-27-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-27T11:00

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the #RickShow team to all the working families in America and beyond. To celebrate the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, we have decided to collect a...

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Best of the #RickShow | 12-27-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-27T11:00

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the #RickShow team to all the working families in America and beyond. To celebrate the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, we have decided to collect a...

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Rich Ojeda believe WV will hold Joe Manchin accountable, when? from 2021-12-24T20:00

Rich Ojeda, national spokesperson for No Dems Left Behind joins Rick for a fiery discussion on Joe Manchin, WV, the GOP, and the future of America.

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Health Care workers being assaulted, GOP Yawns from 2021-12-24T20:00

Rick talks with Ohio State Representative Casey Weinstein about the rash of assaults on health care workers in Ohio and what is being done, or not done to protect them.

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-24-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-24T11:00

Rick answers emails about Prevailing/Project Labor Agreements and the outrageous 110 year prison sentence for a truck driver involved in a fiery crash. Rich Ojeda, national spokesperson for No ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-24-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-24T11:00

Rick kicks off the show with top stories of the day and is joined by Ohio State Rep Casey Weinstein to discuss attacks on health care workers and how to protect them.

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Josh Remillard on Madison Cawthorn's Public Meltdown from 2021-12-23T20:00

Veteran Josh Remillard is running against GOP blowhard and sedition caucus member Madison Cawthorn. Josh joins the show to discuss Cawthorn's recent public meltdown, his anti-Am...

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Navin Nayek of The Center for American Progress from 2021-12-23T20:00

Navin Nayek of The Center for American Progress talks about the Build Back Better plan, how much of it is likely to still pass, and what it means for working families from coast...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-23-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-23T11:00

The 1/6 Commission targets GOP sedition caucus member Jim Jordan, Madison Cawthorn talks openly about his desire for civil war in America, Omicron rages, Manchin pouts, and everyone not running ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-23-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-23T11:00

The 1/6 Commission targets GOP sedition caucus member Jim Jordan, Madison Cawthorn talks openly about his desire for civil war in America, Omicron rages, Manchin pouts, and everyone not running ...

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Josh Shapiro On Taking the Fight for Democracy to the Governor's Office from 2021-12-22T20:00

Pennsylvania Attorney General and Gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro joins us to share his plans for the future of Pennsylvania and warn us about the stakes of a race in which...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-22-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-22T11:00

The 1/6 Commission makes its first move toward a member of Congress, and the GOP is circling the wagons to protect the insurrectionists at every turn. We get updates from the Kellogg’s and Colum...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-22-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-22T11:00

The 1/6 Commission makes its first move toward a member of Congress, and the GOP is circling the wagons to protect the insurrectionists at every turn. We get updates from the Kellogg’s and Colum...

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The Day Democracy Died in Ohio from 2021-12-21T20:00

Susan Tebben of the Ohio Capital Journal joins to discuss the extreme gerrymandering and voter suppression in Ohio, the impending abortion "bounty" law making its way through th...

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Bill Scher of Politico on Senator Scrooge from 2021-12-21T20:00

Bill Scher of Politico discusses the Build Back Better plan and what might be behind Joe Manchin's inexplicable statement pulling his support from the plan ... and right before ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-21-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-21T11:00

Senator Joe Manchin goes full Scrooge and full-tilt diva at the same time by throwing the Biden agenda under the bus; voting rights become more important than ever, and working families get hit ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-21-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-21T11:00

Senator Joe Manchin goes full Scrooge and full-tilt diva at the same time by throwing the Biden agenda under the bus; voting rights become more important than ever, and working families get hit ...

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"Amazon Workers Deserve Better" from 2021-12-20T20:00

Diana Enriquez of Tech Policy Press joins to discuss her new piece "Amazon Workers Deserve Better"

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Max Burns of The Daily Beast on Democrats' Weak Support for Workers from 2021-12-20T20:00

Max Burns of The Daily Beast joins is to run down several stories from the week, and to discuss his most recent piece, Listen

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-20-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-20T11:00

The 1/6 Commission is talking more and more seriously about GOP criminality related to the insurrection, workers die at Amazon, and voting rights and Build Back Better legislation face challenge...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-20-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-20T11:00

The 1/6 Commission is talking more and more seriously about GOP criminality related to the insurrection, workers die at Amazon, and voting rights and Build Back Better legislation face challenge...

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Comedian Steve Hofstetter Brings the Funny from 2021-12-17T20:00

Comedian Steve Hofstetter brings a perspective on the news that only a comedian with a history degree can manage. Using humor to help us see past the nonsense, Steve shares a fe...

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Talking Infrastructure with the AFL-CIO from 2021-12-17T20:00

Tim Burga, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO joins us to discuss the recently passed infrastructure package and what it will do for working families in Ohio, and across the country....

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-17-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-17T11:00

As the GOP and Fox News try to explain why they have been lying about 1/6 ever since 1/7, we talk infrastructure and how it can help American working families build better lives. Also, one of ou...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-17-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-17T11:00

As the GOP and Fox News try to explain why they have been lying about 1/6 ever since 1/7, we talk infrastructure and how it can help American working families build better lives. Also, one of ou...

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Timothy Noah on "Biden vs. The Kleptocrats" from 2021-12-16T20:00

Timothy Noah of The New Republic joins us to discuss his new article "Biden vs. The Kleptocrats" and what not means to take on the wealth class in America.

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Why the Child Tax Credit Must Stay from 2021-12-16T20:00

Seth Hanlon of the Center for American Progress joins us to discuss the value of the Child Tax Credit, what it's doing for American families, and why it needs to stay in the Bui...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-16-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-16T11:00

Right wing pundits howl about being exposed as state-run media by the 1/6 commission, Joe Manchin tries to kill the Child Tax Credit, and Joe Biden visits a disaster area without throwing paper ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-16-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-16T11:00

Right wing pundits howl about being exposed as state-run media by the 1/6 commission, Joe Manchin tries to kill the Child Tax Credit, and Joe Biden visits a disaster area without throwing paper ...

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Scott Paul Talks Steel and Trade from 2021-12-15T20:00

Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing joins us to talk about steel, trade, and how America can keep its edge in the global economy.

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Historian Kevin Gannon on Democracy in Danger from 2021-12-15T20:00

Historian Kevin Gannon joins the show to discuss the precarious position our democracy is in, and the historical parallels we should draw between this moment and others we lucki...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-15-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-15T11:00

Fox News gets exposed as a propaganda network thanks to the 1/6 commission and recently released text messages, and democracy remains in a perilous position in America. How we get it back, and h...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-15-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-15T11:00

Fox News gets exposed as a propaganda network thanks to the 1/6 commission and recently released text messages, and democracy remains in a perilous position in America. How we get it back, and h...

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Fred Wellman on the 1/6 Coup Attempt and Mark Meadows' Texts from 2021-12-14T20:00

Fred Wellman, Political Consultant and Advisor joins us to discuss the recent revelations from the 1/6 commission, the contempt of Congress vote against Trump's former Chief of ...

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David Pepper on the Slow Death of Democracy in the States from 2021-12-14T20:00

David Pepper, former Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party and author of "Laboratories of Autocracy" talks about how state legislatures are leading us own a forced march toward the...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-14-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-14T11:00

The GOP is taking control of the vote counting process, January 6th is looking more and more like a third world coup every day, Kellogg’s is trying to break their union by hiring scabs … an...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-14-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-14T11:00

The GOP is taking control of the vote counting process, January 6th is looking more and more like a third world coup every day, Kellogg’s is trying to break their union by hiring scabs … an...

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Can the GOP Lose by Winning in 2022? from 2021-12-13T20:00

Gen Z Activist and Podcast Host Jack Cocchiarella joins us to talk about current events, including the upcoming 2022 elections, and how it's quite possible that the GOP could be...

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Congressional Testimony on the US Supply Chain from 2021-12-13T20:00

Greg Regan of the Transportation trades Department of the AFL-CIO joins us to discuss his Congressional testimony on the US supply chain, and the difference between the real pro...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-13-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-13T11:00

It’s the Friday news dump in a week in which every day has been a news dump. Tonight, we talk insurrection by PowerPoint, how the GOP could lose by winning in 2022, and we unravel supply chain m...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-13-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-13T11:00

It’s the Friday news dump in a week in which every day has been a news dump. Tonight, we talk insurrection by PowerPoint, how the GOP could lose by winning in 2022, and we unravel supply chain m...

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Sari Beth Rosenberg on Mental Health Issues in Education from 2021-12-10T20:00

Educator Sari Beth Rosenberg joins to talk about the mental health strain on America's teachers, and how our entire education system is suffering.

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US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh Talks #BuildBackBetter from 2021-12-10T14:00

Marty Walsh, United States Secretary of Labor, joins us for a conversation about the Build Back Better plan, the US supply chain, inflation, and the recent unionization vote at ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-10-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-10T11:00

As Democrats move the #BuildBackBetter plan closer to passing, American families get closer to having a government that works for us. At the same time, the right seems to be losing control of it...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-10-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-10T11:00

As Democrats move the #BuildBackBetter plan closer to passing, American families get closer to having a government that works for us. At the same time, the right seems to be losing control of it...

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Union Leader Carl Rosen on Ending the Filibuster from 2021-12-09T20:00

Carl Rosen of United Electrical joins us to discuss ending the filibuster in the Senate for the purpose of preserving voting rights for American working people.

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Putting it All on the Line to Fight Gerrymandering from 2021-12-09T20:00

Katy Shanahan of All On The Line - Ohio joins us on the day that the Ohio Supreme Court hears the case on one of the worst cases of gerrymandering ever to happen in the United S...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-9-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-09T11:00

Kellogg’s is hiring scabs and angering every working family in America, the GOP is trying to gerrymander the planet, and the #BuildBackBetter plan inches ever closer to passage. This and more on...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-9-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-09T11:00

Kellogg’s is hiring scabs and angering every working family in America, the GOP is trying to gerrymander the planet, and the #BuildBackBetter plan inches ever closer to passage. This and more on...

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Senator Sherrod Brown Talks #BuildBackBetter from 2021-12-08T14:00

US Senator Sherrod Brown talks about the Build back Better Plan, the Child Tax Credit, the Buy American provisions, and how these can be the beginning of a better deal for Ameri...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-8-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-08T11:00

As the Build Back Better plan inches closer to passing, we discuss a number of the things it will do for American workers – from the PRO Act to the Child Tax Credit, to the Buy American provisio...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-8-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-08T11:00

As the Build Back Better plan inches closer to passing, we discuss a number of the things it will do for American workers – from the PRO Act to the Child Tax Credit, to the Buy American provisio...

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Michael Sainato of The Guardian from 2021-12-07T20:00

Michael Sainato, Labor and Social Justice reporter at The Guardian joins us to talk about the tsunami of student loan debt, and how it impoverishes people for doing exactly what...

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Will Bunch on the Absence of "The Public Good" from 2021-12-07T20:00

Will Bunch of The Philadelphia Inquirer joins us to talk about how we never seem to argue for "the public good" anymore, and this has turned us into bad leaders, and bad citizen...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-7-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-07T11:00

As the holidays approach, American working people push hard for change, and we’re getting some wins. But there is a lot more work to do, and we discuss that work with some of the best voices in ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-7-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-07T11:00

As the holidays approach, American working people push hard for change, and we’re getting some wins. But there is a lot more work to do, and we discuss that work with some of the best voices in ...

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Iron Workers Fight for Fairness from 2021-12-06T20:00

Tracy Cutright of Iron Workers 851 joins the show to talk about their strike at Erie Strayer in Pennsylvania, what has happened so far, and what is to come.

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Meet the Guy Taking on Madison Cawthorn from 2021-12-06T20:00

Josh Remillard is a veteran running for Congress in North Carolina's 13th district, a seat currently held by GOP mouthpiece Madison Cawthorn. Hear how Josh plans on winning, and...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-6-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-06T11:00

The Friday news dump is here, and what a week it has been. We get into a number of issues, including the campaign to unseat GOP mouthpiece Madison Cawthorn, Iron Workers in Erie fighting for fai...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-6-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-06T11:00

The Friday news dump is here, and what a week it has been. We get into a number of issues, including the campaign to unseat GOP mouthpiece Madison Cawthorn, Iron Workers in Erie fighting for fai...

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How the NLRB is Beginning to Fight for Workers from 2021-12-03T20:00

Author and Contributing Writer at In These Times Shaun Richman walks us through some recent comments from the National labor relations Board general Counsel, and what t...

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Separating Economic Fact from Economic Fiction from 2021-12-03T20:00

Bucknell University Economics Professor Matias Vernango walks us through the realities of the American economy, and dispels some of the fiction we are being told by the right-wing fear machine.<...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-2-21 (1st hour) from 2021-12-03T11:00

Inflation is the word of the day, but is it real or just the latest right-wing fever dream? We discuss it with the experts and also talk about the potential end of the BCTGM strike at Kellogg’s,...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-2-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-03T11:00

Inflation is the word of the day, but is it real or just the latest right-wing fever dream? We discuss it with the experts and also talk about the potential end of the BCTGM strike at Kellogg’s,...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-1-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-02T11:00

On Rosa Parks Day, we remember the life of the civil rights icon. We also discuss a new statement from the NLRB General Counsel regarding our right to strike, the first US case of the Omicron Co...

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The Rick Smith Show | 12-1-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-02T11:00

On Rosa Parks Day, we remember the life of the civil rights icon. We also discuss a new statement from the NLRB General Counsel regarding our right to strike, the first US case of the Omicron Co...

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The Interview: Former Senator Doug Jones from 2021-12-01T17:00

Former US Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) joins us for an in-depth interview on a variety of topics, including the massive political fractures among America's working class, what we c...

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-30-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-12-01T11:00

Islamophobia runs rampant through Congress, Republicans make up fictional supply chain stories, and yet another school becomes a gun violence crime scene. We unspin the nonsense with some of the...

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-30-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-12-01T11:00

Islamophobia runs rampant through Congress, Republicans make up fictional supply chain stories, and yet another school becomes a gun violence crime scene. We unspin the nonsense with some of the...

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Happy Thanksgiving | Best of The #RickShow from 2021-11-23T07:00

The show is on a break for the holiday, so here are some of our favorite interviews and hot takes from the past few weeks. The show will return on Monday, November 29.



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Khary Penebaker Gun Violence Survivor and Treasurer of the DNC Black Caucus from 2021-11-22T16:00

Khary Penebaker discusses the aftermath of the Rittenhouse trial and how the outcome is as predictable as it is infuriating.



 



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State Senator Art Haywood of Pennsylvania from 2021-11-22T16:00

PA State Senator Art Haywood joins us to discuss a monument week of news, and what that need means for the working families of Pennsylvania.



 



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The Rick Smith Show | 11-22-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-11-22T12:46:38

As the Rittenhouse trial comes to a terrible but predictable end, we discuss the case and why it went how it did, and what is likely to happen next. But also, as #Strikesgiving continues, we tal...

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-22-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-11-22T07:00

As the Rittenhouse trial comes to a terrible but predictable end, we discuss the case and why it went how it did, and what is likely to happen next. But also, as #Strikesgiving continues, we tal...

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Apprenticeship Week with Anton Ruesing of IUPAT from 2021-11-19T16:00

Union Leader Anton Ruesing joins us to discuss union apprenticeship programs and how they are one of the only debt-free ways to create family sustaining careers in America today.



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Scott DiMauro of The Ohio Education Association from 2021-11-19T16:00

Scott DiMauro joins to discuss a broad array of educational issues, from funding, to teacher pay, to attacks on teachers and school board members over created controversies, and more.


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The Rick Smith Show | 11-19-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-11-19T07:00

It’s National Apprenticeship Week, and we will be sharing stories of success from around the country. We also talk about the recent right-wing attacks on our schools, and then we’ll break down s...

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-19-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-11-19T07:00

It’s National Apprenticeship Week, and we will be sharing stories of success from around the country. We also talk about the recent right-wing attacks on our schools, and then we’ll break down s...

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Hamilton Nolan of In These Times from 2021-11-18T16:00

Journalist Hamilton Nolan joins us to discuss a number of new articles he has written recently about the recent strike wave and what is has done and is doing for American working people.


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Jason Walsh of the BlueGreen Alliance from 2021-11-18T16:00

Jason Walsh stops by to tell us about the infrastructure plan and what is can do to help us combat the climate emergency, and also how the real climate policy is in the Build Back Better package...

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-18-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-11-18T07:00

Strange days are here. On the day the Qanon Shaman is sentenced to the better part of four years in prison, GOP Congressman Paul Gosar gets censured for threatening to kill a colleague, and GOP ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-18-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-11-18T07:00

Strange days are here. On the day the Qanon Shaman is sentenced to the better part of four years in prison, GOP Congressman Paul Gosar gets censured for threatening to kill a colleague, and GOP ...

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Scott Paul on Investing in America and its Workers from 2021-11-17T16:00

Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing joins us to discuss the infrastructure bill that Biden just signed, and what it means for working people all over America.



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Alex Press of Jacobin on the IATSE Contract That Almost Wasn‘t from 2021-11-17T16:00

Alex joins the show to talk about the new contract that saved Hollywood from a crippling strike ... and how close it came to being voted down.



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The Rick Smith Show | 11-17-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-11-17T07:00

As former New Jersey Governor and Trump doormat Chris Christie attempts a redemption tour on all the major networks, we discuss the possible coming of the post-Trump pivot, and why it should be ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-17-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-11-17T07:00

As former New Jersey Governor and Trump doormat Chris Christie attempts a redemption tour on all the major networks, we discuss the possible coming of the post-Trump pivot, and why it should be ...

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”The Aggressive Progressive” Chris Hahn from 2021-11-16T20:00

Chris Hahn joins the show to discuss several news stories and what they mean for working people and the justice system we need, but don't have.

 

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”The Aggressive Progressive” Chris Hahn from 2021-11-16T16:00

Chris Hahn joins the show to discuss several news stories and what they mean for working people and the justice system we need, but don't have.



 



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John Fetterman on the PA Senate Race and the Fight for Democracy from 2021-11-16T16:00

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman joins the program to talk about life on the campaign trail, and why he wants to take the fight to DC as the next US Senator from the Keystone Stat...

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-16-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-11-16T07:00

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As working people fight for their rights on the job, big business is beginning to punch back with their usual union-busting arsenal of tricks, lawl...

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-16-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-11-16T07:00

The Rick Smith Show | 11-16-21



As working people fight for their rights on the job, big business is beginning to punch back with their usual union-busting arsenal of tricks, lawl...

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Author Pat Garofalo on Anti-Trust Laws and Corrupt Corporations from 2021-11-12T16:00

Pat Garofalo, author of "The Billionaire Boondoggle" joins to talk about runaway corruption and what we can do to stop it.



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The Rick Smith Show | 11-11-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-11-11T07:00

The Rick Smith Show | 11-11-21



As #Strikesgiving approaches and the Rittenhouse trial gets closer to its conclusion, we weigh in on several current stories affecting working fami...

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The Rick Smith Show | 11-11-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-11-11T07:00

The Rick Smith Show | 11-11-21



As #Strikesgiving approaches and the Rittenhouse trial gets closer to its conclusion, we weigh in on several current stories affecting working fami...

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Scott Paul on the Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill from 2021-11-10T16:00

Scott Paul talks infrastructure and what the most recent investment will mean for American working families.



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9/11 Responder & Advocate John Feal Joins the Show from 2021-10-25T16:00

We love talking to heroes, and we were honored to have John Feal of The FealGood Foundation on the program to discuss the difference between how we talk about "essential" workers, and how we tre...

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-25-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-10-25T07:00

The Rick Smith Show | 10-25-21



Congress inches closer to a deal on infrastructure as #Striketober gains momentum, and the DOJ tries to figure out what to do with the cornucopia o...

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-25-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-10-25T07:00

The Rick Smith Show | 10-25-21



Congress inches closer to a deal on infrastructure as #Striketober gains momentum, and the DOJ tries to figure out what to do with the cornucopia o...

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-22-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-10-22T07:07

The Rick Smith Show | 10-22-21



#Striketober rages on as workers across the country take to the streets for better wages, hours, and conditions in the workplace. Also, we discuss ...

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The Rick Smith Show | 10-22-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-10-22T07:00

The Rick Smith Show | 10-22-21



#Striketober rages on as workers across the country take to the streets for better wages, hours, and conditions in the workplace. Also, we discuss ...

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David Pepper on the Trickle-Down Destruction of Small Town America from 2021-10-22T04:00

David Pepper, former Chair fo the Ohio Democratic Party joins to discuss the effect of GOP policies on small town America, and what we need to do to restore these communities.



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The Impact of School Closures and Staff Shortages from 2021-10-22T04:00

Mark Lieberman of Education Week joins to discuss the disruption in our schools and how it is no longer solely a pandemic issue, but an issue of teachers and staff choosing to leave education. Listen

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Olga Lautman of The Kremlin File Podcast from 2021-10-21T16:00

Researcher Olga Lautman stops by to discuss the latest Russia-related episode - the recent FBI raid on Oleg Deripaska's Washington DC home.



 



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Alex Press of Jacobin on the #Striketober Movement from 2021-10-21T16:00

Alex Press - Staff Writer at Jacobin Magazine updates us on the multitude of strikes going on all over the country. 



 



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Joe Walsh on the Republican March Toward Authoritarianism from 2021-10-20T16:00

Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) joins us to discuss the downward spiral of the party he once represented in Congress.



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The Bad Old Days | 9-15-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-09-15T05:00

Rick opens the show with commentary on the consequences of bringing back the old "Liberty of Contract" days from our union busting past. Then we are joined by West Virginia IUOE Political Direct...

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The Bad Old Days | 9-15-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-09-15T05:00

The second hour begins with Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage and a discussion about the state of the job market and the criminally low wages being paid to today’s working people. Then we close th...

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Alex Press Talks Growing Union Organizing from 2021-09-14T14:00

Journalist Alex Press of Jacobin joins us to discuss an upcoming union vote at the University of Pittsburgh that could potentially be the largest new union in the United States this year and loo...

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Stop Making Sense | 9-14-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-09-14T05:00

Rick opens the show with a story about the gathering anger in America, and what it looks like when the anti-everything crowd starts shouting in public. Then journalist Alex Press of Jacobin join...

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Stop Making Sense | 9-14-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-09-14T05:00

The second hour begins with a breakdown of recent news stories and a discussion about the simple fact that elections have consequences. Then we close the show with former Ohio Congressman Bob Ne...

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Professor Christian Weller on Closing the Wealth Gap from 2021-09-11T15:00

Public Policy UMass-Boston Professor Christian Weller joins us to discuss the wealth gap, and how union jobs can and should be the solution to it.



 



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America Remembers | 9-11-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-09-11T07:21:31

Rick opens the show with a collection of memories, events past and present, and future predictions related to 9/11 and the anniversary of that day. Then professor Christian Weller joins us to di...

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The Panel Returns | 9-12-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-09-11T07:20:15

The Panel Returns | 9-12-21 (2nd Hour)



The second hour features our all-star panelists and a breakdown of several of the week’s top stories. We focus on the 9/11 anniversary and ...

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Jennifer Cohn on Election Security from 2021-09-10T15:04

Election security advocate & writer Jenny Cohn joins us to discuss the GOP efforts to rig future elections at both local and national levels.@jennycohn1 #HandMarkedPaperBallots #ProtectOurVotes<...

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Union Leaders Get Serious about The Climate Crisis from 2021-09-10T15:02

We close the first hour with union leaders Gary Morton & Bill Hirzy to talk about a new EPA report on the Climate Crisis, and what federal workers can do to help us fight it.
 
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Sarah Burris of Raw Story from 2021-09-10T15:00

The second hour begins with Sarah Burris of RawStory for our weekly breakdown of news and events in and around Washington DC and beyond. @RawStory @SarahBurris


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Get Vaccinated | 9-10-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-09-10T00:34:22

Rick opens the show with commentary on Joe Biden’s new vaccine mandate, and the mind-numbing outrage from the fringe right that is certain to follow. Then election secur...

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Get Vaccinated | 9-10-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-09-10T00:31:13

The second hour begins with Sarah Burris of RawStory for our weekly breakdown of news and events in and around Washington DC and beyond. Then we close the show with form...

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Common Ground | 9-9-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-09-09T01:48:54

Rick opens the show with commentary on common ground and how it can be found in the most unexpected places. Then journalist Susan Tebben of The Ohio Capital Journal join...

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Common Ground | 9-9-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-09-09T01:46:27

The second hour begins with Professor Lewis Jones and a discussion about the work conditions for adjunct professors and how they can organize for better hours, wages, an...

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Max Burns of The Daily Beast on the American Surveillance State from 2021-09-08T15:04

Daily Beast Columnist Max Burns joins us to discuss the American “surveillance state” and how it has grown since 9/11. @themaxburns @thedailybeast


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Scott Paul on the Need for Investment in America from 2021-09-08T15:02

We close the first hour with Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing and a discussion about the challenges facing the companies that make the things we use every day, and what we c...

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Talkin‘ Texas with The Aggressive Progressive from 2021-09-08T15:00

The second hour begins with journalist Chris Hahn of “The Aggressive Progressive” podcast and a discussion about the mess in Texas and what progressives can do about it.



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Almost Made in America | 9-8-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-09-08T02:52:08

Rick opens the show with commentary on how difficult it can be for working people to truly “Buy American” and just how large a price we pay to support the greed of the w...

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Almost Made in America | 9-8-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-09-08T02:48:32

The second hour begins with journalist Chris Hahn of “The Aggressive Progressive” podcast and a discussion about the mess in Texas and what progressives can do about it....

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The Friday News Dump | 9-6-2021 (1st Hour) from 2021-09-06T17:11:54

Rick opens the show with a rundown of recent news stories and commentary on some of the more ridiculous bits of right-wing fear candy. Then professor Matias Vernengo joins us to discuss the new ...

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The Panel Returns | 9-6-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-09-06T17:07:18

The second hour features our all-star panelists and a breakdown of several of the week’s top stories. We discuss the most recent news on Afghanistan, the unconstitutional abortion ban in Texas, ...

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Congressman Andy Levin Talks Democratic Legislative Priorities from 2021-09-03T15:04

Congressman Andy Levin (D-MI) joins us to discuss what Democrats plan to do in response to a variety of critical issues and legislative concerns.Rep. @RepAndyLevin @EdLaborCmte @HouseForeign
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Pat LaMarche on ”Invisible” Homeless Vets from 2021-09-03T15:02

We close the first hour with author and veteran’s advocate Pat LaMarche who will discuss her new book “Invisible” and how it is being used to bring attention to the issue of veteran homelessness...

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Sarah Burris, Reporter at RawStory from 2021-09-03T15:00

The second hour begins with journalist Sarah Burris of RawStory for a breakdown of yet another monumental week in the news. @RawStory @SarahBurris


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Democracy Under Water | 9-3-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-09-03T06:40:55

Rick opens the show with a breakdown of the news cycle and the shocking events contained within. Then Congressman Andy Levin joins us to discuss what Democrats plan to d...

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Democracy Under Water | 9-3-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-09-03T06:39:05

The second hour begins with journalist Sarah Burris of RawStory for a breakdown of yet another monumental week in the news. Then we close the show with Bob Ney, the form...

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Veteran Rich Ojeda on the End of the War in Afghanistan from 2021-09-02T15:04

Rich Ojeda of No Dem Left Behind joins us to discuss the end of the war in Afghanistan, and some of the fearmongering for profit surrounding the withdrawal. @Ojeda4America @NoDemLeftBehind


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Texan Rania Batrice on the Abortion Ban from 2021-09-02T15:02

We close the first hour with Texas’s own Rania Batrice, President of Batrice & Associates for a discussion about the draconian new laws in her home state, and what they mean for the future of wo...

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Jordan Zakarin on Workers Fighting for Better Conditions from 2021-09-02T15:00

The second hour begins with Jordan Zakarin of More Perfect Union for continued coverage of the now national Nabisco strike and what it means for working families. @JordanZakarin @MorePerfectUS P...

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Who Benefits? | 9-2-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-09-02T02:12:37

Rick opens the show with commentary on what’s really driving the rage machine and the role that the courts have in dividing the nation into haves and have-nots. Then Ric...

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Who Benefits? | 9-2-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-09-02T02:10:24

The second hour begins with Jordan Zakarin of More Perfect Union for continued coverage of the now national Nabisco strike and what it means for working families. Then w...

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Running Against Insurrectionists with County Executive Lamont McClure from 2021-09-01T15:06

We are joined by County Executive Lamont McClure, who is running for re-election against a Trumplican opponent who just threatened to remove a local school board by force. @LamontGMcClure1


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Today's Podcast Best Of from 2021-08-20T07:26:31

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Former Asst. Secretary of Defense Lawrence J. Korb on Afghanistan from 2021-08-19T07:00:47

We end the night with former Assistant Secretary of Defense Larry Korb, who will help us make sense of the most recent statements out of the Pentagon and help us understand the situation on the ...

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Scott Dworkin on the GOP Spin Machine from 2021-08-19T07:00:07

The second hour begins with Scott Dworkin of The Democratic Coalition and a discussion about the present and upcoming political fights in Washington, and the latest posturing by the GOP spin mac...

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Roxanne Brown of The United Steelworkers from 2021-08-19T06:58:57

Roxanne Brown of The United Steelworkers joins to talk infrastructure and to promote the USW’s “We Supply America” bus tour. @Steelworkers #USWMade #USWVoices  ?

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Bruno Amato Takes on Insurrection Supporter Kevin McCarthy from 2021-08-19T06:57:22

We are joined by Bruno Amato, who is running against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, for a discussion about his campaign and his plans to win the seat and serve the people of California’s ...

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Bringing Them Home | 8-19-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-08-19T06:55:57

Rick opens the show with a rundown of several news stories and recent events. Then we are joined by Bruno Amato, who is running against House Minority Leader Kevin McCar...

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Bringing Them Home | 8-19-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-08-19T06:54:03

The second hour begins with Scott Dworkin of The Democratic Coalition and a discussion about the present and upcoming political fights in Washington, and the latest post...

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Cindy Banyai on How We Restore Sanity in Florida from 2021-08-18T15:00

We end the night with Cindy Banyai, who is running for Congress in Florida’s 19th district, for a discussion on the panhandle state and how we restore sanity to its leadership. @SWFLMom2020 @NoD...

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Steve Smith of the California AFL-CIO from 2021-08-18T15:00

The second hour begins with Steve Smith of the California AFL-CIO and news of yet another billionaire attacking union workers, this time at the ballot box. @CaliforniaLabor Californialabor.org Listen

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Jared Yates Sexton on the Cost of American Historical Blindness from 2021-08-18T15:00

We are joined by author Jared Yates Sexton for a discussion on American imperialism and the responsibility those in power should, but don’t acknowledge.


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The Blame Game | 8-18-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-08-18T01:02:26

The second hour begins with Steve Smith of the California AFL-CIO and news of yet another billionaire attacking union workers, this time at the ballot box, and then we e...

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Santiago Mayer, Founder and Executive Director - Voters of Tomorrow from 2021-08-17T15:00

Santiago Mayer joins to discuss voter suppression here at home, and what it means to the fight against the authoritarian movement here in the US. @santiagomayer @VotersTomorrow


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Rich Ojeda on the Tragedy in Afghanistan from 2021-08-17T15:00

The second hour begins with Rich Ojeda, veteran, and spokesman for No Dem Left Behind, who will speak to us about his service in Afghanistan and what he thinks of recent events. @Ojeda4America @...

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Max Burns of The Daily Beast from 2021-08-17T15:00

We are joined by Max Burns of The Daily Beast for further discussion on Afghanistan and other news of the day @themaxburns @thedailybeast


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Bad Decisions | 8-17-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-08-17T03:52:05

Rick opens the show with commentary on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the fallout, the inevitability, and where we go from here. Then we are joined by Max Burns of The...

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Bad Decisions | 8-17-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-08-17T03:48:55

The second hour begins with Rich Ojeda, veteran, and spokesman for No Dem Left Behind, who will speak to us about his service in Afghanistan and what he thinks of recent...

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WBAI 99.5 fm NYC Saturday 8-14-2021 from 2021-08-15T17:20:03

Tim Driscoll, President of International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) joins Rick to discuss the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Infrastructure plan and the $1.2 trillion Bi...

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The Panel Returns | 8-14-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-08-14T22:13:35

 



 



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Greg Regan Talks Jobs & Infrastructure from 2021-08-10T15:00

We are joined by Greg Regan of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO for a discussion on infrastructure and how it will affect the lives of working people @TTDAFLCIO



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Justin Hendrix - Editor at Tech Policy Press from 2021-08-10T15:00

Justin Hendrix of Tech Policy Press talks tech, social media, and breaking news on the Trump attempted coup. @justinhendrix #TrumpIsGUILTY   https://techpolicy.press/


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Renato Mariotti on the 1/6 Commission and Accountability for the GOP from 2021-08-10T03:05:31

The second hour begins with former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti for a discussion on Jeffrey Rosen’s Senate testimony and other recent stories. @renato_mariotti #OnTopic


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Slow Progress | 8-10-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-08-10T03:04:14

Rick opens the show with a conversation about current events and the non-stop new cycle coming out of DC. Then we are joined by Greg Regan of the Transportation Trades D...

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Slow Progress | 8-10-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-08-10T03:00:34

The second hour begins with former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti for a discussion on Jeffrey Rosen’s Senate testimony and other recent stories, and then we end the night with former GOP con...

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Vinny Alvarez from 2021-08-09T17:07

Vinny Alvarez, New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
 

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Shaun Richman from 2021-08-09T17:06:08

Shaun Richman, Program Director of the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies at SUNY Empire State College and author of TELL THE BOSSES WERE COMING: A NEW ACTION PLAN FOR WORKERS IN THE TWE...

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WBAI Call in Show from 2021-08-09T17:02:46

Saturday August 7, 2021 We remembered Rich Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO who passed away unexpectedly.  Our guests were
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Josh Sword and Rick Levy of the AFL-CIO Remember Richard Trumka from 2021-08-06T15:00

We are joined byJosh Sword of the West Virginia AFL-CIO and Rick Levy of the Texas AFL-CIO for a discussion on the future of the organization, and the impact of the loss of labor legend and AFL-...

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Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale from 2021-08-06T15:00

Rick Bloomingdale of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO joins the tribute to Richard Trumka and the discussion about the next steps for the AFL-CIO and its growing membership. @PaAFL_CIO @RWBloomingdale

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Back to School in the Time of Covid from 2021-08-06T15:00

The second hour begins with Professor Arthur Steinberg of the American Federation of Teachers for a discussion about starting the school year at a very dangerous time. @AFTPA @AFTPA_Pres


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Losing A Legend | 8-6-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-08-06T01:17:25

Rick opens the show with a tribute to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who passed away today. Then we are joined by Josh Sword of the West Virginia AFL-CIO for a discus...

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Losing A Legend | 8-6-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-08-06T01:15:08

The second hour begins with Professor Arthur Steinberg of the American Federation of Teachers for a discussion about starting the school year at a very dangerous time, a...

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The Weekend Show on WBAI in NYC | 7-31-2021 from 2021-08-05T08:00

Hamilton Nolan, Labor Reporter at In these Times Magazine talks about his recent article on creating one large strike fund for striking workers to take on recalcitrant employers. 



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Morris Pearl on the Eviction Moratorium from 2021-08-04T02:41:18

We are joined by Morris Pearl of Patriotic Millionaires to discuss the eviction moratorium, and how the ultra-rich are about to use it to steal from working people … again @morris_pearl @Patriot...

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Scott Paul on Biden's "Buy American" Plan from 2021-08-04T02:40:38

Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing joins us to talk about Biden’s “Buy American” efforts, and how they can positively affect the lives of working people in America. @ScottPaul...

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Professor Logan on the NLRB's Amazon Ruling from 2021-08-04T02:39:37

The second hour begins with Professor Jon Logan for a discussion about the NLRB’s ruling that Amazon broke the law during their recent union-busting campaign in Bessemer, Alabama.



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Here We Go Again | 8-4-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-08-04T02:37:31

Rick opens the show with commentary on several items in the current news cycle, including the return of mask rules and the possible resignation of NY Governor Andrew Cuomo. Then we are joined by...

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Here We Go Again | 8-4-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-08-04T02:36

The second hour begins with Professor Jon Logan for a discussion about the NLRB’s ruling that Amazon broke the law during their recent union-busting campaign in Bessemer...

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PA State Senator Art Haywood on the Eviction Moratorium from 2021-08-03T15:00

We are joined by Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood to discuss the eviction moratorium, the tragedy we invite by letting it expire, and what we should do to stop it. @SenatorHaywood  ?


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How to Win in Rural Spaces with JD Scholten of RuralVote.org from 2021-08-03T14:30

JD Scholten of RuralVote.org joins to share a bit about how progressives can engage voters in rural areas and eventually win in these formerly deep red spaces. @jdscholten @RuralVotePAC RuralVot...

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Newsguild President John Schleuss Talks Union Growth from 2021-08-03T14:00

The second hour begins with Jon Schluess for a discussion about union busting efforts at Washingtonian Magazine, and how they are unlikely to work. @newsguild @gaufre https://newsguild.org/

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Stop the Steal | 7-3-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-08-03T04:21:21

Rick opens the show with commentary on the recent NLRB decision that Amazon acted illegally during the recent union election in Bessemer, Alabama. Then we are joined by ...

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Stop the Steal | 7-3-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-08-03T04:19:54

The second hour begins with Jon Schluess for a discussion about union busting efforts at Washingtonian Magazine, and how they are unlikely to work, and then we end the n...

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Kelly Candaele, Journalist/Filmmaker Talks Amazon from 2021-08-02T15:00

We are joined by Kelly Candaele of Capital and Main for a discussion on the latest bit Amazon corporate piracy. @kcandaele @capitalandmain



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Amy Hanauer - Executive Director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy from 2021-08-02T15:00

Amy Hanauer of The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy stops by to tell us about ITEP’s new study on corporate tax avoidance. @amyhanauer @itep  ?www.itep.org


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The Weekend Show on WBAI in NYC | 7-24-21 from 2021-08-02T15:00

Cecil Roberts, President of the United Mineworkers of America talks about 1100 members who have been on strike at Warrior Met Coal since April 1 coming to New York to protest major shareholder B...

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The Friday News Dump | 7-31-21 from 2021-08-02T03:42:16

Rick starts the show with commentary on today’s Medicare anniversary, and how critical our battered health care system is at the worst possible time, and then we are joi...

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GOP Flip-Floppery | 7-23-21 Hr1 from 2021-07-23T03:07:02

 



 



Rick kicks things off with commentary on the sudden and odd flip-flop by the GOP on...

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GOP Flip-Floppery | 7-23-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-07-23T03:04:17

 



 



The second hour begins with Sarah Burris of Rawstory for our weekly roundup of news and spin from DC and beyond, and then we close the night with former GOP C...

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Olympic Chaos with Timothy Noah of The New Republic from 2021-07-22T15:00

Timothy Noah of The New Republic closes the first hour with his new article about the massive challenges at this year’s Olympic Games. @timothynoah1


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Maria Freese of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare from 2021-07-22T15:00

The second hour begins with Maria Freese of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. @NCPSSM #NCPSSM


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Politics and Pro Wrestling | 7-22-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-07-22T07:27:04

Rick starts off the program with commentary on the GOP’s performative anger over their 1/6 commission clowns being rejected by Speaker Pelosi. Then Max Burns of The Dail...

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Politics and Pro Wrestling | 7-22-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-07-22T07:21:53

The second hour begins with Maria Freese of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and then we close the night with former GOP Congressman turn...

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Climate Crisis Update from 2021-07-21T16:00

The second hour begins with Max Moran of the Revolving Door Project for a discussion about the climate crisis and our collective unwillingness to properly deal with it. @revolvingdoorDC @MaxMoranHi  ?

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Talking PRO Act with the AFL-CIO from 2021-07-21T15:00

Tim Schlittner of the AFL-CIO stops by to discuss The PRO Act and its inclusion in the infrastructure package being negotiated in DC. @timschlittner @AFLCIO #PROAct  ?

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Scott Paul on China's Espionage Efforts from 2021-07-21T15:00

Scott Paul, President of The Alliance for American Manufacturing joins us to talk about Chinese espionage and the US stand against criminal hacking bought and paid for in Beijing.


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Space Farce | 7-21-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-07-21T03:50:04

Rick starts off the program with commentary on the Bezos vanity space ride, and how billions are wasted on billionaires. Then Tim Schlittner of the AFL-CIO stops by to d...

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Space Farce | 7-21-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-07-21T03:47:27

The second hour begins with Max Moran of the Revolving Door Project for a discussion about the climate crisis and our collective unwillingness to properly deal with it, and then we end the night...

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Fewer Options for College Students from 2021-07-20T15:00

Jamie Martin of The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) stops by to discuss a recent scheme to deprive young people in the state of their access to universit...

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How We End Childhood Poverty from 2021-07-20T15:00

Arohi Pathak of The Center for American Progress join us to talk about the Child Tax Credit, and why we need to make it permanent. @ArohiPathak74 @amprog @CAPPoverty @CAPAction

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Virus Update with Dr. Kelly Senholz from 2021-07-20T15:00

The second hour begins with Dr. Kelly Senholz and a discussion about Covid variants, the resurgence we’re seeing in unvaccinated areas, and what we can do about it. @MtnMD #CoronavirusPandemic #...

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The Three-Legged Stool | 7-20-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-07-20T06:21:50

Rick starts off the program with a conversation inspired by Peter, a caller from the weekend show on WBAI in New York, and his story about the dignity of work, and the d...

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The Three-Legged Stool | 7-20-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-07-20T06:20:05

The second hour begins with Dr. Kelly Senholz and a discussion about Covid variants, the resurgence we’re seeing in unvaccinated areas, and what we can do about it, and ...

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The Friday News Dump | 7-17-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-07-19T06:00

The first hour of the show contains several discussions on subjects like voter suppression, the Trump Organization indictments, and a new wave of Covid infections spread...

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The Panel Returns | 7-19-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-07-19T05:00

The Panel is back, and we’re talking infrastructure, tax credits for working people, GOP voter suppression efforts, the 1/6 commission, and lots of other topics. This we...

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Laura Packard on Medicaid Expansion and Human Infrastructure from 2021-07-16T15:02

Healthcare expert and advocate Laura Packard walks us through some of the proposed changes to Medicaid, and how those changes will help people in red states that have previously denied this cove...

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Worker-Owned Journalism with Nick Wing of The Appeal Union from 2021-07-16T15:01

Nick Wing, formerly of The Appeal, joins us to talk about the relaunch of the news site as a worker-led publication called The Appeal Union. @nickpwing @theappealunion

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Sarah Burris of RawStory from 2021-07-16T15:00

The second hour begins with Sarah Burris of RawStory for a breakdown of a massive and consequential news week. @SarahBurris @RawStory


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Wins for Workers | 7-16-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-07-16T04:17:05

Rick starts off the program with commentary on the new infrastructure “deal” and the absolute game-changer that no one is talking about – the PRO Act. Then healthcare ex...

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Wins for Workers | 7-16-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-07-16T04:15

The second hour begins with Sarah Burris of RawStory for a breakdown of a massive and consequential news week, and then we end the night with former GOP congressman Bob ...

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7-15-21-Hr1 Best Of from 2021-07-15T01:55:01

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7-15-21-Hr2 Best Of from 2021-07-15T01:54:04

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7-14-21-Hr1 Best Of from 2021-07-14T04:03:09

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The Panel Returns | 7-5-21 from 2021-07-05T06:00

The Panel is back, and we’re talking SCOTUS, Trump Organization perp walks, the 1/6 commission, and lots of other topics. This week’s panelists are:



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The Friday News Dump | 7-3-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-07-03T10:22:07

The first hour of the show contains several discussions on subjects like voter suppression, the Trump Organization indictments, and an Ohio GOP Senate primary that has g...

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Sweat Shop Conditions at Tesla from 2021-07-02T15:02

Jordan Zakarin of More Perfect Union brings us some new reporting on workplace safety concerns at Tesla. @JordanZakarin @MorePerfectUS  ?

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How We Can Erase Billions of Dollars in Medical Debt from 2021-07-02T15:01

We are joined by Allison Sesso of RIP Medical Debt to discuss talk about the process of debt buying and how it can be used as a force for good. @AllisonSesso @RIPMedicalDebt


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Sarah Burris, Reporter, Raw Story from 2021-07-02T15:00

The second hour begins with Sarah Burris of RawStory for a breakdown of a massive and consequential news week. @SarahBurris @RawStory


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Democracy’s Very Bad Day | 7-2-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-07-02T00:46:31

Rick opens the show with commentary on some pretty disturbing Supreme Court news. Then we are joined by Allison Sesso of RIP Medical Debt to discuss talk about the proce...

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Democracy’s Very Bad Day | 7-2-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-07-02T00:43:54

The second hour begins with Sarah Burris of RawStory for a breakdown of a massive and consequential news week, and then we end the night with former GOP congressman Bob ...

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Steven Greenhouse - Former NYT Labor Reporter from 2021-07-01T15:02

We are joined by Steven Greenhouse of The New York Times to discuss his most current work, and the recent campaign announcement by the Teamsters about their plans to organize Amazon. @greenhouse...

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Climate Change is an Infrastructure Problem from 2021-07-01T15:01

Mike Williams of The Center for American Progress talks about the June’s historic heat wave, and how it reinforces the argument that climate change is an infrastructure problem. @mwilli @amprog<...

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PA Governor Wolf Vetoes Voter Suppression Bill from 2021-07-01T15:00

The second hour begins with Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood for a discussion on Governor Tom Wolf’s veto of a GOP voter suppression bill. @SenatorHaywood  ?


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Indictments Incoming | 7-1-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-07-01T01:33:02

Rick opens the show with a commentary on worker empowerment and the possibility that we may have forgotten that we are the majority, and how we might remember. Then we a...

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Indictments Incoming | 7-1-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-07-01T01:31:23

The second hour begins with Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood for a discussion on Governor Tom Wolf’s veto of a GOP voter suppression bill, and then we end the nigh...

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ATU Fighting for Working Families from 2021-06-30T15:00

In this segment, we hear from David Kaczmarek of the Amalgamated Transit Union about a recent rally and their plans to push for better wages, hours, and benefits for working people @ATUComm

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Why "Buy American" Works from 2021-06-30T15:00


Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing joins to discuss the new ‘Buy American’ plan in New Jersey, and what it can do for American working families. @ScottPaulAAM ...

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Talking Democracy with Professor Harvey J Kaye from 2021-06-30T15:00

Author and professor Harvey Kaye kicks off the second hour of the show with commentary about what the left is doing right, and what it perhaps needs to do better. @harveyjkaye @UWGB
 
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Opening Doors for Women in the Trades from 2021-06-30T15:00


We close the show with some good news, as Jessica Podhola of IUPAT stops by to tell us about a new program designed to encourage women to choose careers in the trades. @jessicapodhola @iupa...

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Working Class Majority | 6-30-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-06-30T03:13:24

Rick opens the show with a commentary on a number of recent and breaking stories. Then we hear from David Kaczmarek of the Amalgamated Transit Union about a recent rally...

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Working Class Majority | 6-30-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-30T03:09:46

Author and professor Harvey Kaye kicks off the second hour of the show with commentary about what the left is doing right, and what it perhaps needs to do better. Then w...

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Former Senate Candidate Sarah Riggs Amico Talks Voter Suppression from 2021-06-29T15:00

Sarah Riggs Amico joins us to talk about about the DOJ’s new lawsuit against the state of Georgia over their attempts to suppress the vote. @SarahRiggsAmico


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The Trump Rerun Train Sputters into Ohio from 2021-06-29T15:00

David Pepper, former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party joins us to talk about the recent Trump trip to the Buckeye state, and what a conspiracy filled yawner it was. @DavidPepper @OHDems

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SCOTUS Rules Against Farm Workers from 2021-06-29T15:00

Employment Law Expert Paul Secunda starts the second hour with a conversation about a SCOTUS ruling last week that went against farm workers, and why it is much more significant than many think....

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Charity is Not Justice | 6-29-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-06-29T03:11:40

Rick opens the show with a story about food insecurity in one of our biggest cities, and how it ties into corporate greed, theft, and basic decency. Then we hear from Sa...

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Charity is Not Justice | 6-29-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-29T03:08:11

Employment Law Expert Paul Secunda starts the second hour with a conversation about a SCOTUS ruling last week that went against farm workers, and why it is much more sig...

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Greg Palast Exposes Voter Suppression in Georgia from 2021-06-28T15:00

The first hour ends with investigative journalist Greg Palast, who has unearthed some shocking details about the new voter suppression laws and how the GOP plans to use them to further rig the s...

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Bret Caldwell on The Teamsters' Campaign to Organize Amazon from 2021-06-28T15:00

We have a discussion with Bret Caldwell of the Teamsters, who will share the reaction they have received after they announced plans to launch a campaign to organize Amazon. @teamsters @bretlcald...

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The Return of The Panel | 6-28-21 from 2021-06-28T15:00

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This week’s panel tackles several current issues and stories, including rece...

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What a Week it has Been | 6-28-21 from 2021-06-28T05:00

The show begins with commentary on the massive amount of news breaking this week, and then we have a discussion with Bret Caldwell of the Teamsters, who will share the r...

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Remembering a Working Class Icon from 2021-06-25T15:00

We are joined by Tomlin Perkins Coggleshell, founder of the Frances Perkins Center and grandson of Frances Perkins, the first female cabinet secretary and first female Secretary of Labor.
 
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Shut the F*** up, Stephen | 6-25-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-06-25T00:54:26

 



Rick opens the show with a discussion of the new right wing fear candy – Critical Race Theory – and how unbelievably ridiculou...

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Shut the F*** up, Stephen | 6-25-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-25T00:52:25

 



Journalist Sarah Burris of RawStory joins us for her weekly rundown of the strange and the stranger events going on in and aro...

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Fighting for Voting Rights in Ohio from 2021-06-24T15:00

Ohio State Rep. and former Teamster Tavia Galonski joins the show to talk about voter suppression in Ohio, and what legislators are doing to fight it. @RepGalonski



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Adam Smith of End Citizens United on the FTPA from 2021-06-24T15:00

The first hour ends with Adam Smith of End Citizens United, who discusses the efforts to pass the For the People Act, and what we can do now that it has suffered a defeat. @asmith83 @StopBigMone...

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Taft-Hartley - Dark Money's Most Successful Attack on Working People from 2021-06-24T15:00

Historian Erik Loomis joins us on the anniversary of the day the Taft-Hartley Act became law to talk about how it is one of the most destructive laws ever designed to hurt working people. @ErikL...

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What Truly Divides Us | 6-24-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-06-24T01:27

Inspired by our friends over at ThinkSpot, Rick begins the show with a discussion about those who profit from conflict and division, and about the simple fact that what ...

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What Truly Divides Us | 6-24-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-24T01:23:51

Historian Erik Loomis joins us on the anniversary of the day the Taft-Hartley Act became law to talk about how it is one of the most destructive laws ever designed to hu...

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The ACA Wins Another Big Court Battle from 2021-06-23T15:00

Jonathan Metzl, Director, Medicine Health and Society at Vanderbilt University makes a return visit with a reaction to the SCOTUS decision on the ACA, and a response to how the right failed yet aga...

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Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing from 2021-06-23T15:00

The first hour ends with Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing, who joins to discuss infrastructure and the continuing push to reshore American jobs.



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Jordan Zakarin of More Perfect Union from 2021-06-23T15:00

Jordan Zakarin of More Perfect Union joins the program to continue the conversation about Amazon, worker abuse, and the push to unionize the largest corporation in the world. @JordanZakarin @MorePe...

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Fighting the Good Fight for Amazon Workers from 2021-06-23T15:00

Randy Korgan of the Teamsters closes the show by giving us the details on the IBT’s new campaign to organize the workers at Amazon. @1932teamsters @teamsters
 
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Bad Day for Bezos | 6-23-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-06-23T03:27:54


Rick opens the show with commentary on the Teamsters and their announcement today that they are launching a campaign to unionize Amazon. Then Jonathan Metzl, Director, Medicine Health and S...

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Bad Day for Bezos | 6-23-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-23T03:24:40


Jordan Zakarin of More Perfect Union joins the program to continue the conversation about Amazon, worker abuse, and the push to unionize the largest corporation in the world. Then we end th...

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Helaine Olen of The Washington Post from 2021-06-22T15:00

The first hour ends with Helaine Olen of The Washington Post, who joins to discuss her new article “How an Unfair Tax System Fuels Our Broader Divides.” @helaineolen @PostOpinions



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Jeff Hauser on Normalizing Right Wing Aggression from 2021-06-22T15:00

Jeff Hauser, Director of the Revolving Door Project stops by to discuss a number of stories that normalize extreme behavior on the right. @jeffhauser @revolvingdoorDC


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Happy Billionaire Day | 6-22-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-22T02:03:26

Max Burns of The Daily Beast joins the program with a rundown of several current and breaking stories. Then we end the night with Political Analyst and former GOP Congressman Bob Ney, who shares...

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Happy Billionaire Day | 6-22-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-06-22T01:58:41

Rick starts off the show with a discussion of Prime Day and what it means for working people, and also about infrastructure and how desperate we are for it. Then Jeff Hauser, Director of the Rev...

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Giving it Away | 6-17-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-06-17T02:41:59

 



After Rick begins the show with commentary on the concept of giving, and how misunderstood it is in the billionaire class, Jon...

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Giving it Away | 6-17-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-17T02:38:40

 



 



Hour two starts with our weekly conversation with the Badass Teachers Association, then the show closes with former GOP congressman Bob Ney, who will walk us ...

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Renato Mariotti on the DOJ and Domestic Terror Threats from 2021-06-16T15:00

We are joined by former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti for a response to Merrick Garland’s announcement about the Department of Justice’s new measures to confront and combat domestic terrori...

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Scott Paul on Deindustrialization from 2021-06-16T15:00

Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing leads a discussion on deindustrialization in America, and how it has simply crushed opportunities for working Americans. @ScottPaulAAM @Keep...

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Keifer Buckingham on The Global Vaccine Dilemma from 2021-06-16T15:00

Hour two starts with Keifer Buckingham of Open Society Foundations, who tells us about the global vaccine dilemma, and what we in the US can and should do about it, and why we must act. @KeiferMA #...

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Erasing Common Sense | 6-16-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-16T03:57:09

Hour two starts with Keifer Buckingham of Open Society Foundations, who tells us about the global vaccine dilemma, and what we in the US can and should do about it, and why. Then the show closes...

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06-15-21 - Best of from 2021-06-15T06:00

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 appr...

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Even the Rich Think We Should Tax the Rich from 2021-06-14T15:00

Morris Pearl of Patriotic Millionaires joins us to discuss how the wealthy do not pay their fair share, and how we might change that situation for the better. @morris_pearl @PatrioticMills
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Vaccine Sense with Dr. Keith Pochick from 2021-06-14T15:00

Dr. Keith Pochick ends the hour with a discussion on Covid vaccines, some recent and ridiculous conspiracy theories about them, and why it is not only smart, but patriotic to get vaccinated, and to...

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06-15-21-Best-of Hr1 from 2021-06-14T06:00

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Absence of Accountability | 6-12-21 from 2021-06-14T06:00

The show begins with a rundown of recent stories that would make any sane person scratch their head and ask for a do-over. Then Morris Pearl of Patriotic Millionaires jo...

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The Panel Returns! | 6-14-21 from 2021-06-13T01:56:16

 



This week’s panel has a few things to say about rich deadbeats cheating on their taxes, infrastructure and the latest GOP bad ...

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"Investing in America" with Union Leader Greg Regan from 2021-06-11T15:00

Union Leader Greg Regan of The Transportation Trade Department of the AFL-CIO joins us to discuss The Invest in America Act, which includes a number of “Buy American” provisions that are making ...

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"Vaccine Magnetism" with Jake Zuckerman of The Ohio Capital Journal from 2021-06-11T15:00

The first hour closes with news from Ohio, as Jake Zuckerman of the Ohio Capital Journal explains the origins of the “vaccine magnetism” conspiracy theory, and other tall tales from the Buckeye ...

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Only the Rich Get to Cheat | 6-11-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-06-11T01:13:51

We start the show with commentary on why the Republicans hate the IRS, and who pays them for their hate, and then Union Leader Greg Regan of The Transportation Trade Dep...

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Only the Rich Get to Cheat | 6-11-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-11T01:11:28

Hour two kicks off with our weekly conversation with Sarah Burris of RawStory who helps us makes sense of a variety of stories covered by her team, and then we finish th...

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China Talks Tough on the Next Arms Race from 2021-06-10T15:00

Emily de La Bruyere joins us to talk China and their absurd threats about the next nuclear arms race, and why we should pay attention to them. @edelabruyere @AdvisoryHorizon
 
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Jessica Goodheart of Capital and Main from 2021-06-10T15:00

Jessica Goodheart of Capital and Main discusses the declining middle class and her new article “How and American Family Raised on GE Wages Copes With Income Inequality.” @JGOODHEART1 @capitaland...

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Fighting for Students in Pennsylvania from 2021-06-10T07:42:34

Jamie Martin of APSCUF discusses the plight of higher education in Pennsylvania, and how what’s happening there could foreshadow similar events in other states. @jmartin_iup @APSCUF
 
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A Week of Wing-Nuttery | 6-10-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-06-10T07:37:37

 



 



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A Week of Wing-Nuttery | 6-10-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-10T07:36:07

 



 



Jessica Goodheart of Capital and Main discusses the declining middle class and her ...

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Robert Kraig on Ron Johnson & the Insurrectionist Caucus from 2021-06-09T15:00

Robert Craig joins to talk about Sen. Ron Johnson and the pro-insurrection caucus and their recent attempts to paint over reality with two coats of Putin’s favorite color. @RKraig1912 @CitizenActio...

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Scott Paul on Our American Supply Chain Problems from 2021-06-09T15:00

Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing tells us a bit about the new Biden Administration report on our supply chain and the urgent items we need to address. @ScottPaulAAM @KeepItM...

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Rich Deadbeats | 6-9-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-06-09T03:40:58

We start the broadcast with a discussion on the multitude of ways in which America’s rich people lie, cheat, and steal to avoid paying their fair share. Then Robert Crai...

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Rich Deadbeats | 6-9-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-09T03:38:28

Max Burns of The Daily Beast kicks off hour two of the show with a discussion of some of his recent work, and a few words on the new Trump/O’Reilly sexual assault speaking tour, and then Hollywo...

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Marshall Herskovitz on the Manchin Problem from 2021-06-09T00:00

Hollywood producer and longtime friend of the show Marshall Herskovitz closes the broadcast with his thoughts on Joe Manchin and how he might not be quite as wrong as most believe him to be. @MH...

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Fighting for Wages, Hours & Conditions at Smithfield, Inc. from 2021-06-08T15:00

Kooper Caraway of the South Dakota AFL-CIO starts off the second hour of the program with news on a contract dispute at Smithfield, Inc. related to fair wages and safety concerns.
 

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Workers Fighting Back Against Corporate Greed in Alabama from 2021-06-08T15:00

Braxton and Haeden Wright of UMWA Locals 2245 & 2368 join us to discuss a strike at Warrior Met in Brookwood, Alabama. @haedenwright @Braxton99733011

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Richard Ojeda Pulls No Punches on Voter Suppression from 2021-06-08T15:00

Rich Ojeda of No Dem Left Behind has a few things to say about his home state senator, Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
 
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2010 All Over Again| 6-8-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-06-08T04:50:52

Rick starts the night with commentary on the news of the day, including the GOP’s next round of bad faith negotiations, and the new Donald Trump/Bill O’Reilly speaking t...

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2010 All Over Again| 6-8-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-08T04:47:59

Kooper Caraway of the South Dakota AFL-CIO starts off the second hour of the program with news on a contract dispute at Smithfield, Inc. related to fair wages and safety...

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46,000 Federal Workers Get Collective Bargaining Rights from 2021-06-07T15:00

David Borer of AFGE delivers some good news about the Biden administration granting collective bargaining rights to 46,000 TSA workers. @AFGENational @daborer



 



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GOP Wants to Bring the Arizona Audit Mess to Pennsylvania from 2021-06-07T15:00

Khalif Ali of Common Cause responds to recent calls to bring the Bamboo Election Integrity Circus to Pennsylvania. @commoncausepa @CommonCause
 
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What is “Mainstream?” | 6-7-21 from 2021-06-07T06:00

The show begins with a discussion of mainstream media and the inescapable reach of corporate power and how it is used control the arguments we see and hear. Then Khalif ...

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The Return of The Panel | 6-5-21 from 2021-06-05T06:00

This week’s panel will tackle several current issues and stories, including recent GOP scandals and the loud calls on the left to end the logjam of legislation currently...

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Policy Expert Emily de La Bruyère on China from 2021-06-04T15:00

Policy Expert Emily de la Bruyere joins us to discuss China’s growing aggression on the world stage, economically and militarily, and what American can do about it. @edelabruyere @AdvisoryHorizo...

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Sarah Burris on the News of the Week from 2021-06-04T15:00

Sarah Burris of RawStory kicks off the second hour of the program with a frightening new story about police officers coming forward with horrifying new tales of the January 6 attack on the Capitol....

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The GOP Goat Rodeo | 6-4-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-06-04T03:43:24

Rick starts the night with commentary on rising authoritarianism in America, and what it may mean for the future of democracy. Then Khalif Ali of Common Cause responds t...

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The GOP Goat Rodeo | 6-4-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-06-04T03:40:32

Sarah Burris of RawStory kicks off the second hour of the program with a frightening new story about police officers coming forward with horrifying new tales of the Janu...

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Saru Jayaraman Argues for Wage Fairness from 2021-06-03T15:00

Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage stops by to discuss her new article “Restaurant Workers Say They Won’t Return to Work Without a Living Wage” @sarujayaraman @onefairwage
 

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Pedro da Costa Explains "The Inflation Myth" from 2021-05-31T15:00

Pedro da Costa of Market News International tells us about the inflation myth that’s circulating on right wing media, and how it’s just the latest bit of GOP fear-stoking. @pdacosta


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Joe Walsh Gets Cancelled from 2021-05-31T15:00

Hour two of the show begins with former GOP Congressman Joe Walsh, who has a few things to say about “cancel culture” after his radio show was abruptly canceled because he refuses to pander to t...

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The Wing Nut Weekly Review with Brett Pransky from 2021-05-30T15:00

From Gaetz to Greene, and all the madness in between. Our own Executive Producer Brett Pransky joins the show to talk about that looniest of the looney, beginning with "The Hysterical Hairdo" Ma...

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Doing Half the Job on Infrastructure from 2021-05-29T15:00

We are joined by William Rice of Americans for Tax Fairness for a discussion on infrastructure and how to pay for it. @4TaxFairness @newmediaskeptic


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Cowardice and Complicity | 5-29-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-05-29T11:24:39

Rick begins the show with commentary on the vote to form the 1/6 commission, which failed due to GOP obstruction. Then we are joined by William Rice of Americans for Tax...

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Cowardice and Complicity | 5-29-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-05-29T06:00

Hour two of the show begins with former GOP Congressman Joe Walsh, who has a few things to say about “cancel culture” after his radio show was abruptly canceled because he refuses to pander to t...

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The Tattooed Professor - Kevin Gannon from 2021-05-28T15:00

We are joined by Historian Kevin Gannon for a discussion on a number of issues, including the filibuster and what it’s doing to the will of the people, and to our ability to get what we voted fo...

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Sarah Burris of RawStory on the News of the Week from 2021-05-28T15:00

Hour two of the show begins with Sarah Burris of RawStory, who will walk us through a number of recent stories and the details from them that don’t always make it into print. @SarahBurris @RawSt...

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Nothing Better to Do | 5-28-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-05-28T05:06:33

Rick begins the show with an article about an ax handle-wielding Capitol insurrectionist who was radicalized with US tax dollars. Then we are joined by Historian Kevin G...

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Nothing Better to Do | 5-28-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-05-28T04:56:33

Hour two of the show begins with Sarah Burris of RawStory, who will walk us through a number of recent stories and the details from them that don’t always make it into p...

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Jeff Hauser on Lobbyist Greed from 2021-05-27T15:01

We are joined by Jeff Hauser of the Center for Policy and Research for a discussion on infrastructure and the lobbyists bellying up to the trough, and how we deal with them @jeffhauser @revolvin...

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"Mr. Manchin, Tear Down that Filibuster" from 2021-05-27T15:00

Lawyer Adam Cohen shares his new op-ed with us, in which he asks Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to “tear down that filibuster.” @lawyers4goodgov



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Guns Kill People | 5-27-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-05-27T02:42:04

Rick starts the night with commentary on the tragic shooting in San Jose, CA on Wednesday morning. Then we are joined by Jeff Hauser of the Center for Policy and Researc...

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Guns Kill People | 5-27-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-05-27T02:37:21

Helaine Olen of the Washington Post joins us to discuss her latest work about Flaming Hot Cheetos and bootstraps mythology, and then Political Analyst and for GOP Congre...

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Art Haywood Discusses the Legacy of George Floyd from 2021-05-26T15:00

Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood joins us on the anniversary of George Floyd's death to discuss police reform, common sense gun violence legislation, and how we can get more control over h...

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Scott Paul on Infrastructure, Jobs, and Competition from 2021-05-26T15:00

We are joined by Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing for a discussion about Build Back Better, infrastructure, and how we compete on the global stage in the years to come. @Sco...

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Rebuilding the Federal Workforce with Phil Glover and AFGE from 2021-05-26T15:00

Union Leader Phil Glover (AFGE) joins the show to assess Biden’s first 100 days and the progress that has been made for federal workers and working families across the nation. Phil Glover is the...

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Rebecca Hess on Leading from the Picket Line from 2021-05-26T15:00

Rebecca Hess of Workers United tells us about a recent strike and how working people who join together can accomplish some pretty amazing things. Rebecca Hess is the Organizing Director for the Mid...

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Insurrection … or Tourism? | 5-26-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-05-26T03:53:48

Rick starts the night with commentary on domestic terrorism and the slow-motion rewriting of the events of the 1/6 insurrection, and then State Senator Art Haywood of Pe...

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Insurrection … or Tourism? | 5-26-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-05-26T03:51:38

 



Union Leader Phil Glover (AFGE) joins the show to assess Biden’s first 100 days and the progress that has been made for federa...

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Best of The Panel | 5-24-21 from 2021-05-25T03:52:51

The show is off today, so we're sharing some of our favorite bits from our weekly panel discussions. Check out the All-Star panelists and hear what they have to say about the news of the week, a...

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Trade Expert Talks About Worker Abuse from 2021-05-14T15:00

Arthur Stamoulis of Citizens Trade Campaign shares a story about what it’s like fighting for workers’ rights south of the border. @CITIZENSTRADE

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How Employers Can Help Us Defeat COVID from 2021-05-14T15:00

Emily Gee of the Center for American Progress joins the show to talk about how employers can help us defeat COVID. @EmilyG_DC @CAP_Health

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Sarah Burris of RawStory Breaks Down the Week from 2021-05-14T15:00

Journalist Sarah Burris of RawStory joins us to discuss the new Project Veritas story and the potential criminality linked to it. @SarahBurris @RawStory

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Southern Fried Propaganda | 5-14-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-05-14T01:12:27

 
 
Rick has a few words for Georgia Republican Andrew Clyde a day after he called the 1/6 insurrection “a bold-faced lie” and likened it to “a normal tourist visit.” Then Arthur Stamoulis ...

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Southern Fried Propaganda | 5-14-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-05-14T01:09:33

 
Journalist Sarah Burris of RawStory joins us to discuss the new Project Veritas story and the potential criminality linked to it. She also shares stories of her own experience being targeted ...

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State Senator Vince Hughes on the Pennsylvania New Deal from 2021-05-13T15:00

Pennsylvania State Senator Vince Hughes, one of The Keystone State’s top progressive voices, joins to talk about how he plans to help get PA back on its feet and get control over the pandemic.

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Fighting for Worker Rights in Nevada from 2021-05-13T15:00

The first hour concludes with a discussion on union busting and wage theft in Nevada with union leader Savannah Palmiera and labor activist Bliss Requa-Trautz.

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Greg Palast on Voter Suppression from 2021-05-13T15:00

Greg Palast starts the second hour with a discussion about the onslaught of voter suppression laws hitting almost every state in the US

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The Stupid Civil War | 5-13-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-05-13T03:47:32

Rick begins the show with a warning about GOP cultism, insurrection, and some recent and very real threats of escalating violence that we should not ignore. Then we are joined by Pennsylvania State...

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The Stupid Civil War | 5-13-21 (1st Hour) Rick b from 2021-05-13T03:47:32

egins the show with a warning about GOP cultism, insurrection, and some recent and very real threats of escalating violence that we should not ignore. Then we are joined by Pennsylvania State Senat...

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The Stupid Civil War | 5-13-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-05-13T03:44:54

 
 
Investigative Journalist Greg Palast starts the second hour with a discussion about the onslaught of voter suppression laws hitting almost every state in the US, and then we close the s...

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Policy Expert Sarah Anderson on CEO Greed from 2021-05-12T15:00

Sarah Anderson of the Institute for Policy Studies discusses excessive CEO pay, and why we need to get control over it, and why the labor shortages are a product of worker mistreatment during the p...

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Scott Paul on "Buy American" as a National Defense Argument from 2021-05-12T15:00

Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing joins to talk about the future of how we build things in America, and what the Biden administration can do to make that future bright. @ScottPa...

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HuffPost's Travis Waldron on Voter Suppression and DC Statehood from 2021-05-12T15:00

Travis Waldron of The Huffington Post talks voter disenfranchisement and DC statehood, and how these topics are related. For more information visit www.huffingtonpost.com

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Matthew Chapman of RawStory Breaks Down the Week from 2021-05-12T15:00

Matthew Chapman of RawStory helps us break down a number of recent and increasing puzzling stories out of DC and beyond.

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Boating with Bezos | 5-12-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-05-12T01:23:45

Rick begins the show with a few thoughts on billionaire Jeff Bezos spending $500 million on a new yacht, and the cultural sickness that bizarre and insanely greedy act exposes, and then Sarah Ander...

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Boating with Bezos | 5-12-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-05-12T01:20:28

The second hour starts with a conversation with Travis Waldron of The Huffington Post about a recent intersection of politics and sports and claims of “Cancel Culture” at the Kentucky Derby, and th...

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Joe Walsh on THE BIG LIE and other GOP Lunacy. from 2021-05-11T15:00

Former Republican Congressman and vocal trump critic Joe Walsh stops by to talk about THE BIG LIE and what it’s doing to the GOP. @WalshFreedom

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Author David Madland Shares His New Book from 2021-05-11T15:00

Dave Madland, PhD shares his new book with us. It's called "Re-Union: How Bold Labor Reforms Can Repair, Revitalize, and Reunite the United States."

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Keith Pochick, MD on Pandemic Progress from 2021-05-11T15:00

The second hour starts with a conversation with Dr. Keith Pochick, MD about new vaccine authorizations and what vaccine hesitancy looks like on the front lines of the pandemic.

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Lies, Guns, & Apathy | 5-11-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-05-11T02:30:10

 
Rick starts the evening with his thoughts on the increasing number of mass shootings in America, and the diminishing coverage of them, and then former Republican Congressman and vocal trump c...

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Lies, Guns, & Apathy | 5-11-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-05-11T02:23:12

 
The second hour starts with a conversation with Dr. Keith Pochick, MD about new vaccine authorizations and what vaccine hesitancy looks like on the front lines of the pandemic, and then our f...

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The Smarty-Pants Hour | 5-8-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-05-10T06:00

Rick got his second COVID shot yesterday, so in his honor, we’re doing a “Best of” episode today. In this hour, we’re replaying interviews with some wicked-smart folks who have joined us in the pas...

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The Rick Hour | 5-8-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-05-10T06:00

Rick got his second COVID shot yesterday, so in his honor, we’re doing a “Best of” episode today. In this hour, we’re replaying some of our favorite opening segments from the past few months, start...

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The Comedy Hour | 5-7-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-05-07T05:00

Rick got his second COVID shot today, so in his honor, we’re doing a “Best of” episode today. In this hour, we’re replaying interviews with some of our favorite comedians. Today we’re joined by Tra...

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The Labor Hour | 5-7-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-05-07T05:00

 
Rick got his second COVID shot today, so in his honor, we’re doing a “Best of” episode today. In this hour, we’re replaying interviews with some of our favorite voice in Union Leadership. Tod...

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Jeff Hauser on How Good Policy Gets Labeled "Radical" from 2021-05-04T17:03

Jeff Hauser of The Revolving Door Project explains a bit about how Biden’s policies are a needed reset, are not remotely radical by historical standards.
 
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Bill Scher on the Consequences of Ending the Filibuster from 2021-05-04T17:01

Bill Scher, Contributing Editor at Politico closes the first hour with his thoughts on the filibuster and why it still exists, and why that should worry us.
@billscher @POLITICOMag

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JJ Abbott on Local Issues with National Implications from 2021-05-04T17:00

J.J. Abbott of Commonwealth Communications joins us to discuss a number of local policy issues that look very much like the policies being proposed all over the country at the same time.
 
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Cereal Box Historians | 5-4-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-05-04T06:36:52

Rick starts the night answering some listener mail and contemplating the ridiculousness of the term “vaccine hesitancy.” Then Jeff Hauser of The Revolving Door Project explains a bit about how Bide...

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Cereal Box Historians | 5-4-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-05-04T06:34:36

J.J. Abbott of Commonwealth Communications joins us to discuss a number of local policy issues that look very much like the policies being proposed all over the country at the same time and then we...

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"The Path to Free College" with Dr. Miller-Adams from 2021-05-03T17:00

Dr. Michelle Miller-Adams discusses her new book “The Path to Free College: In Pursuit of Access, Equity, and Prosperity.”

 
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HuffPost Reporter Travis Waldron Talks Labor and Sports from 2021-05-03T17:00

Travis Waldron of The Huffington Post stops by to talk labor, organizing, and the impact of a strike taking place at this year’s Kentucky Derby.
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The Panel on the Week that Was | 5-3-21 from 2021-05-03T04:49:45

This week’s panel covers the spiraling descent of the Republican Party, including all the impending indictments, raids, warrants, and the general grossness of Matt Gaetz. This week’s panel includes...

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A History of Corporate Power | 5-1-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-05-01T22:25:07

Rick starts the night talking about trickle down power grabs and how they have immiserated the working class for decades. Then Dr. Michelle Miller-Adams discusses her book “The Path to Free College...

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Jesse Lee on Jobs Jobs Jobs from 2021-04-30T17:00

Jesse Lee of the Center for American Progress joins in to highlight some key policies and accomplishments of Biden's first 100 days, and discuss how those proposals become law, or don't, in the nex...

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What it's Like Fighting the Biggest Corporation in the World from 2021-04-30T17:00

Max Berger of More Perfect Union tells us some stories from his experiences on the ground fighting for a union at Amazon, and what it’s like taking on the biggest corporation in the world.
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Clinton Speechwriter on Biden's First Major Address from 2021-04-30T17:00

Author and former presidential speechwriter David Kusnet talks about Biden’s address to Congress – what it did well, and what it could have done better.
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Biden’s 100th Day | 4-30-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-04-30T05:20:41

Rick opens the show reflecting on the first 100 days of the Biden administration, and all the surprises it has contained. Jesse Lee of the Center for American Progress joins in to highlight some ke...

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Biden’s 100th Day | 4-30-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-04-30T05:17:05

Rick opens the show reflecting on the first 100 days of the Biden administration, and all the surprises it has contained. Jesse Lee of the Center for American Progress joins in to highlight some ke...

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Jim Williams of IUPAT Joins us on Workers Memorial Day from 2021-04-29T17:00

Union leader Jim Williams (IUPAT) joins us to discuss Workers Memorial Day and share a few thoughts on what’s next for the labor movement in America.
 
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Jared Yates Sexton on What is and is not RADICAL from 2021-04-29T17:00

Author and Professor Jared Yates Sexton talks about the Biden agenda and how silly it is to attempt to define any of it as "radical."
 
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Harvey J Kaye Offers a Progressive Critique of the Biden Agenda from 2021-04-29T17:00

Harvey J Kaye is a Professor of Democracy at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
 
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Workers Memorial Day | 4-29-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-04-29T05:13:40

Rick opens the show talking about Workers Memorial Day and all those who have lost their lives fighting for our rights in the workplace. Then union leader Jimmy Williams (IUPAT) joins us to expand ...

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Biden Good, Rudy Bad | 4-29-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-04-29T05:11:05

The second hour starts with Author and Professor of Democracy Harvey Kaye on what he hopes for, and what he expects from Biden’s first major address to Congress, and then we close the show with for...

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Pat Garafalo on the Corporate Welfare System from 2021-04-28T17:00

Pat Garafalo joins us to talk about how companies like Apple and Amazon use our corporate welfare system to steal billions of tax dollars from working families.

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Scott Paul on Building Back Better with American Manufacturing from 2021-04-28T17:00

Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing discusses how Biden’s policies and appointments are cause for optimism among those who want to bring back American industry.

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John Logan on how the PRO Act can be a Game-Changer from 2021-04-28T17:00

Professor John Logan finishes the show with a discussion about the recent Amazon unionization vote, and how it might have gone differently if the PRO Act were the law of the land.
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Lies and Nonsense | 4-28-21 (1st Hour) from 2021-04-28T04:20:48

Rick opens the show with commentary on some of the recent and utterly ridiculous lies being pushed on right-wing corporate media in the past week, and why they’re being created. Then author Pat Gar...

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Lies and Nonsense | 4-28-21 (2nd Hour) from 2021-04-28T04:16:31

John See starts the hour talking about his new article on the union-busting ideology being pushed by Qanon crackpots and other fascist groups, and then Professor John Logan finishes the hour with a...

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John See Talks About Qanon Union Busters from 2021-04-28T04:00

John See talks about his new article on the union-busting ideology being pushed by Qanon crackpots and other fascist groups.
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Comedy as an Act of Patriotism | 4-13-21 from 2021-04-14T08:29:24

First Hour: Comedian Trae Crowder joins the show to talk about how comedy is necessary in difficult times, and Manufacturing Expert Scott Paul visits to talk trade and infrastructure. Second Hour: ...

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Trae Crowder Brings the Funny | 4-13-21 from 2021-04-14T08:22:26

Comedian Trae Crowder stops by the show and delivers a chunk of good old fashioned sense wrapped in his trademark "Liberal Redneck" brand of humor.
 

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Scott Paul on Trade and Infrastructure from 2021-04-14T08:18:58

"Our big box retailers like Walmart depend on these cheap imports from China. It's really hard to gain a foothold in the US market. We can do it through procurement policy, for example."
 
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Diallo Brooks on the Chauvin Trial, gun violence, and our inability to “protect and serve.” from 2021-04-14T08:17:42







"Ithaca, NY, has reimagined their police dept. We need to look to them as an example."

 
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Journalist Bill Scher on the J&J Vaccine "Pause" and Other News from 2021-04-14T08:15:52

"Republicans would be better off with someone NOT named Trump & all the baggage he brings along. They'd be well suited to move on to someone else."
 
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Union-Busting at Amazon! | 4-12-21 from 2021-04-13T05:31:31

Hour 1:
Shaun Richman, Program Director of the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies at SUNY Empire State College talks about the Amazon Union’s election results, why this was a predict...

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Shaun Richman on Amazon's Union-Busting Lawlessness from 2021-04-13T05:28







"Amazon broke the law in every way possible. They basically created a company union. They're egregiously violating the law."
 
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David Madland, Ph.D. Talks Infrastructure and Labor Reform from 2021-04-13T05:23:27

David Madland, Ph.D. is the Strategic Director of the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress
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Chuck Collins on Voting Rights, Corporate Responsibility, and the Next Labor Movement from 2021-04-13T05:21:22

"I don't see Republicans having anything to offer workers right now."
Chuck Collins is the Director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies.
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Bob Ney on the Pandemic, and Trump's Continued Dominance Over the GOP from 2021-04-13T05:18:42

"I think around July or August this should be pretty well handled, if we continue with inoculations & masks."
Bob Ney is a political analyst and a former GOP Congressman from Ohio.
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Dr. Suzanne Jones @sesjones Professor Audra Heaslip @gwcaudra from 2021-04-08T05:14:11

Dr. Suzanne Jones: The more we can circulate our story, the more pressure on the board to consider our case. I'd never spoken to the media before being non-renewed but they're making me out to be a...

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Denisha Jones @denisha_jones Denisha Jones is Assistant Executive Director of the Badass Teachers Association. For more information visit: www.badassteacher.org from 2021-04-08T05:10:55

Denisha Jones: The Biden admin said the tests aren't being counted....so why are they being given? There's no reason to stress the kids out about this. Kids are already stressed & scared & can't se...

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Bob Ney, Political Analyst/Former OH Congressman @BobNey from 2021-04-08T05:09:32







Bob Ney: When you mention the Dalai Lama, China freaks out. Taiwan is the double-freak for China.
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Today's Podcast from 2021-04-07T04:24:34

Scott Paul
@ScottPaulAAM
Scott Paul is the President of Alliance for American Manufacturing
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Scott Paul, President of Alliance for American Manufacturing @ScottPaulAAM @KeepItMadeinUSA from 2021-04-07T04:21:30







Scott Paul: We lead the world in manufacturing for about 100 years till we gave it away to China.
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Joe Sanberg, Founder, Business for Medicare for All @JosephNSanberg @BusinessM4A from 2021-04-07T04:08:06

Joe Sanberg: If you don't change the oil in your car, it's not going to work well. Same w/ the economy--if you don't invest in your economy, it won't work well.
@JosephNSanberg
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Matthew Chapman, Raw Story Reporter @RawStory @fawfulfan from 2021-04-07T04:06:27

Matthew Chapman: I would say the Cannabis Chemistry [Lake Superior State University] program would be interesting & is understudied. More & more states are legalizing cannabis.
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Dave Jamieson @jamieson @huffpost from 2021-04-06T08:53:02

Dave Jamieson: It was a blast from the past to see Jay Carney out there. He was Press Sec'y for Barack Obama & now is the spokesperson for Amazon. He's the one having to fight back against critics....

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Greg Palast, Investigative Journalist and Author of How Trump Stole 2020 @Greg_Palast from 2021-04-06T08:51:18

Greg Palast: We have to fight each one of these things case by case, state by state. Rick: It's like Whack-a-Mole. The right-wing think tanks keep coming up with one bad idea after another.
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Erik Loomis, Professor, Historian @ErikLoomis from 2021-04-06T08:49:23

Erik Loomis: So long as the filibuster is there, I don't think the PRO Act will pass. We also have the Voting Rights Act & other pieces of legislature coming down, putting pressure on either reform...

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Max Burns @themaxburns ? Max Burns is a Democratic Strategist & Columnist at the Daily Beast For more information visit: www.thirddegreestrategies.com from 2021-04-04T03:04:07

Max Burns:  A sign that this is going well is seeing Madison Cawthorn campaigning on a bill he voted against. @themaxburns @thedailybeast

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Trevor Higgins @TBHiggins Trevor Higgins is the Senior Director of Domestic Climate and Energy Policy at the Center for American Progress For more information visit: www.AmericanProgress.org from 2021-04-04T02:59:25

Trevor Higgins: We've got lead pipes that need to be replace, we have a manufacturing base that's stuck in the last century. Infrastructure is so much more than roads & bridges. We need to prepare ...

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Rep. Andy Levin @RepAndyLevin Rep. Andy Levin represents Michigan’s 9th Congressional from 2021-04-02T07:18:51








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Sara Nelson @FlyingWithSara Sara Nelson is President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA For more information visit: www.afacwa.org from 2021-04-02T07:16:33

Sara Nelson: Put blinders on with Mitch McConnell & focus on his caucus, also on Congress. We have to force them.
@FlyingWithSara
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Sarah Burris, Reporter, Raw Story @SarahBurris @RawStory from 2021-04-02T07:13:41

Sarah Burris: I would make a state-by-state list of what specifically would be built/improved in the infrastructure plan. People connect better when they know what specific projects would be involv...

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Jeff Hauser @jeffhauser Jeff Hauser is Executive Director of the Revolving Door Project at the Center for Economic and Policy Research For more information visit: therevolvingdoorproject.org from 2021-04-01T07:40:30

Jeff Hauser: McConnell literally exists to make rich people happy. Dems would do well to make him the face of Repub party & steamroll him.
@jeffhauser
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Tim Schlittner @timschlittner Tim Schlittner is the Communications Director at the AFL-CIO For more information visit: www.AFLCIO.org Follow the AFL-CIO on Twitter @AFLCIO from 2021-04-01T07:38:21

Tim Schlittner: The ABC test for the PRO Act would only apply under the right under federal law to form a union. The ABC test would prove that you're actually an employee & can vote to form & join ...

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Nancy Bailey @NancyEBailey1 Nancy Bailey is an education blogger who writes at www.NancyEBailey.com from 2021-04-01T06:30:39

Nancy Bailey: Dr. Wen had said it would be better to focus on the fall. Trying to get schools in order, get infrastructure in place, getting ventilation issues in place, working on ensuring that in...

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Rick Levy, President @RickTxAFLCIO @TexasAFLCIO Rick Levy is President of the Texas AFL-CIO For more information visit: www.texasaflcio.org from 2021-03-31T05:25:19

Rick Levy: There's a lot of economic dislocation. Even after all this time, some people in TX still don't have water, which is unbelievable.
@RickTxAFLCIO
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Peter Montgomery @petemont Peter Montgomery is a Senior Fellow at People For the American Way's Right Wing Watch For more information visit: www.rightwingwatch.org from 2021-03-31T05:22:39

Peter Montgomery: Republicans aren't that interested in defending democracy if it might cost them power.
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Troy Walcott #Spectrumstrike Troy Walcott is an IBEW member on strike at Spectrum Cable in New York City For more information visit: UnplugSpectrum.com from 2021-03-31T05:16:13

Troy Walcott: My hope is local officials step up to support us, acknowledge we're still on strike, let people know that Spectrum is a bad apple in this city & is a bad mark in this city on unions. ...

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Aunna Dennis @CommonCauseGA from 2021-03-30T07:41:49

Aunna Dennis: In GA, we're struggling with the moral issue of what does it mean to go to the ballot box & what that accessibility means.
@CommonCauseGA
#VotingRights #Democracy

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Judith A. Levine Associate Professor from 2021-03-30T07:40:10

Judith A. Levine: Unions are certainly there to protect workers of every stripe. There are additional ways to help women in the workplace achieve equality in the workplace. A woman owns $0.82 for e...

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John Logan Professor John Logan is a Professor and the Director of Labor and Employment Studies at San Francisco State University from 2021-03-30T07:37:29

John Logan: The new administration is not afraid to come out in favor of unions & isn't afraid to call out the bullying efforts of Amazon. This will be a good thing for the Labor movement, no matte...

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Bob Ney @BobNey Bob Ney is a Former OH Congressman and Rick Smith Show political analyst from 2021-03-30T07:35:33

Bob Ney: It's important to have vaccine diplomacy, esp. so worldwide travel can happen once again.
@bobney

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Brandon Magner @BrandonMagner Brandon Magner is a labor lawyer who writes about unions and the law at Labor Law Lite. from 2021-03-26T05:04:10

Brandon Magner: The PRO Act has a ton of radical issues in it, like repealing the secondary boycott ban. I think it's sneaking by the House b/c people have no idea what a secondary boycott ban is. ...

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Helaine Olen @helaineolen @PostOpinions Helaine Olen is an Opinion Writer at the Washington Post. from 2021-03-26T05:02:30

Helaine Olen: I don't think the regulations will pass but maybe we'll get some negotiated rates for Medicare, which isn't fair to private insurances.
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Erin Simpson, Associate Director for Tech Policy at the Center for American Progress @esmpsn @CAPaction For more information visit: www.AmericanProgress.org from 2021-03-26T05:00:25

Erin Simpson: This is a problem for all of us, but the three people in charge of social media were on the block today.
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@CAPaction
@amprog

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Hassan Ahmad @HMAesq Hassan Ahmad is an Immigration Attorney and Advocate from 2021-03-25T03:49:33

Hassan Ahmad: We need to manage the border, not by looking at it as a wall with a door to open & shut, but by allowing people & ideas & goods to cross both ways.
@HMAesq
#Immigration

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Greg Regan @TTDAFLCIO Greg Regan is Secretary-Treasurer of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO For more information visit: www.ttd.org from 2021-03-25T03:47:59

Greg Regan: So often when we talk about Labor disputes, someone's high salary gets thrown out in the press. Instead of tearing that one person down, why don't we try to raise the salaries of everyo...

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Cheryl Gibbs Binkley @cheryldgb @BadassTeachersA Cheryl Gibbs Binkley is an Education blogger at 3rdmillenniumteacher.com from 2021-03-25T03:34:45

Cheryl Gibbs Binkley: We'd be totally irresponsible to expose kids to this [long-term vascular damage] in any way.
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#OnlyWhenItsSafe

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Dr. Michele Papakie @DrMis924 @APSCUF Dr. Michele Papakie is a professor and department Chairwoman of the Department of Journalism and Public Relations at Indiana University of Pennsylvania from 2021-03-24T06:01:56

Michele Papakie: The Chancellor of the PA state university system wants to merge three schools in the east & three in the west. If he doesn't get what he wants, he says he'll dissolve the entire st...

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Brian J. Lombardozzi @youvebeendozed Brian J. Lombardozzi is Vice President of State Governmental Affairs at the Alliance for American Manufacturing from 2021-03-24T06:00:12

Brian Lombardozzi: I think we'll get something done on infrastructure. Because of what's gone on during the pandemic, constituents will keep officials' feet to the fire. There's talk of bringing ba...

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Dr. Kelly Sennholz @MtnMD #CoronavirusPandemic #CoronaVirusUpdate from 2021-03-24T05:50:19

Dr. Kelly Sennholz: We're getting things done because we're alert & watching & Congress knows that. We need to remain vigilant.
@MtnMD
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Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom Joe Walsh is a Former IL Congressman and 2020 Republican Candidate for President For more information on what Joe Walsh is doing visit: joewalsh.org from 2021-03-23T04:18:49







Joe Walsh: I'm a border hawk but even I recognize DREAMers are a special class. They need to be given permanent status.
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Phil Glover @PhilGlover15 @AFGENational @3Afge Phil Glover is AFGE’s National Vice President for District 3 For more information visit: AFGE.org from 2021-03-23T04:16:55

Phil Glover: (con't) They were quick to take them away when Trump signed his executive orders but not to reinstate them after Biden's executive order.
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Bob Lord is Counsel to Americans for Tax Fairness and an associate fellow with the Institute for Policy Studies For more information visit: americansfortaxfairness.org from 2021-03-23T04:14:32

Bob Lord: It's a tragedy that more people claiming the earned income tax credit are audited than millionaires are audited.
@AZBobLord
@4TaxFairness
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Pedro da Costa, Senior Reporter at Market News @pdacosta from 2021-03-20T07:38:29

Pedro da Costa: Some of the fear related to the Great Depression is that markets are at a point now where they've been rallying too far; the market is being frothy & the bubble could pop in a way t...

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Jeff Hauser, Executive Director of the Revolving Door Project @jeffhauser @revolvingdoorDC @CEPRDC from 2021-03-20T07:37:09

Jeff Hauser: I would say for the appointees, I would grade Biden a B or B-, which is the highest I've given any modern President. There's room for improvement but he's done well.
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Scott Dworkin, Brett Pransky, Dr. Allison Gill from 2021-03-20T07:34:45

Scott Dworkin, co-founder Democratic Coalition
@funder @TheDemCoalition
Brett Pransky, former Ohio State House candidate, English Professor
@BrettPransky
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Jim Williams, Jr. from 2021-03-19T01:55:28

Jim Williams, Jr.: I think we're seeing the end of an era. There was a 40-yr run of the Ronald Reagan approach to smaller gov't, & this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to do great things, inc...

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David Pepper @DavidPepper @OHDems David Pepper is the former Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party from 2021-03-19T01:51:40

David Pepper: Politicians are quick to take credit when jobs stay but the credit belongs to the @UAW for giving up other things in order to make sure the jobs stay.
@DavidPepper
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Sarah Burris @SarahBurris @RawStory Sarah Burris is a Reporter for Raw Story For the top stories of the day visit: RawStory.com from 2021-03-19T01:50:02

Sarah Burris: It made an impact when Trump would say things like "Kung Flu" and "China Virus."
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Steven Singer @StevenSinger 3 Steven Singer is a candidate for Allegheny County Council District 9 ? For more information visit: stevenforcouncil.com from 2021-03-19T01:48:21

Steven Singer: Working people have been screwed over for so long in this country, they think it's them or us. It's us. It's always us.
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Michael Madowitz, Economist, Center for American Progress @mikemadowitz @CAPeconomy from 2021-03-05T08:00:13

Michael Madowitz: We also need an infrastructure package. I don't want to just make jokes about infrastructure week for another four years.
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Erin Foley, Secretary-Treasurer, Teamsters Local #2 @2Teamsters @Teamsters from 2021-03-05T07:58:28







Erin Foley: To the Amazon workers in AL: Stay strong & don't listen to the anti-union attacks & lies. #UnionYes
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@Teamsters
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Dr. Kelly Sennholz @MtnMD from 2021-03-05T07:52:10

Dr. Kelly Sennholz: Ignore the crazy people & move on with what needs to be done. Get adults & kids vaccinated, get the schools fixed for the kids...I wake up with hope & joy now.
@MtnMD
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Tiffany Muller, President of End Citizens United and Let America Vote @Tiffany_Muller @StopBigMoney @LetAmericaVote from 2021-03-04T06:59:09

Tiffany Muller: We need to make sure we have fair voting maps so voters are selecting their elected officials, not the other way around.
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Timothy Noah, columnist, the New Republic @timothynoah1 from 2021-03-04T06:55:54

Timothy Noah: I was stunned by Pres. Biden's announcement about unions, but I shouldn't have been because he ran on supporting unions.
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Steve Hofstetter, Comedian @SteveHofstetter @steelcityaf stevehofstetter.com SteelCityAF.com from 2021-03-03T05:25:55

Steve Hofstetter: I don't think "normal" normal is going to happen for a couple of years, incl. things like international travel w/o quarantine. We'll get to a shadow of normal sooner.
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Steven Donziger @SDonziger #FreeDonziger from 2021-03-03T05:18:02

Steven Donziger: The playbook being used against me can be used against anyone else, which is part of the reason we're working so hard on this--incl. human rights activists, indigenous people's act...

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Jared Yates Sexton, author, political analyst @JYSexton from 2021-03-02T04:04:17

Jared Yates Sexton: Democrats need to stop dealing with these people & call them out for being absurd like they are.
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Tim Driscoll, President, Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) @Tdriscollbac @IUBAC from 2021-03-02T03:40:54

Tim Driscoll: Marty Walsh knows the importance of pensions & how they help a community.
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@IUBAC
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Joe Sanberg, Progressive Business Leader & Investor @JosephNSanberg #Keep15In #EndPoverty from 2021-03-02T03:38:01

Joe Sanberg: Who wants to live in a society where people who work full time live in poverty?
@JosephNSanberg
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Scott Dworkin, co-founder Democratic Coalition @funder @TheDemCoalition from 2021-02-27T04:50:13

Scott Dworkin: I'd like to see how Trump & Don Jr. will duke it out in court. Trump set things up so Don Jr. would take the fall, but I'm sure Don Jr. has an escape hatch, too.
@funder
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