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Stories from Greensboro's beloved community gave us the opportunity to talk with Lewis Brandon, Grassroots History Coordinator at the Beloved Community Center who sat down with us to share his story of being a part of history joining four fellow North Carolina A & T sit in of the lunch counter in Greensboro. Rebecca Cerese, Director of the documentary February One: The Story of the Greensb...

Journalist Sarah Burris of RawStory joins us to discuss #ToiletGate, #GazspachoGate, and all the weirdness coming out of DC these days. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. 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 Speec...

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. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. 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 pr...

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 tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Bucknell Economics Professor  Matias Vernango Journalist  Sarah Burris  of RawStory Jimmy Williams , President of the International Union of Painters and Allied Tra...

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 tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Bucknell Economics Professor  Matias Vernango Journalist  Sarah Burris  of RawStory Jimmy Williams , President of the International Union of Painters and Allied Tra...

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 tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Bucknell Economics Professor  Matias Vernango Journalist  Sarah Burris  of RawStory Jimmy Williams , President of the International Union of Painters and Allied Tra...

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. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. 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 ev...

Dr. Kerry Taylor, a Local Historian and professor at The Citadel took us for a walk in Hampton Park (evidently I called it Hamilton Park, no idea why) to explain the long ugly history of such a beautiful place. He talked about the life and legacy of Denmark Vesey 's slave rebellion, Hampton Park's uses during the Civil War History and the liberation of Beaufort, South Carolina In our secon...

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 on tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Maya May  of The Lincoln Project Author, Professor, and Podcast Host  Jared Yates Sexton Richard Hooker  of Teamsters Local 623  Mia Ives Ruble  of The Cente...

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 on tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Maya May  of The Lincoln Project Author, Professor, and Podcast Host  Jared Yates Sexton Richard Hooker  of Teamsters Local 623  Mia Ives Ruble  of The Cente...

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 levels ... ironically, in the name of "freedom." Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every...

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 on tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Maya May  of The Lincoln Project Author, Professor, and Podcast Host  Jared Yates Sexton Richard Hooker  of Teamsters Local 623  Mia Ives Ruble  of The Cente...

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 banning (and burning) and more - these attacks have never been closer to succeeding, but teachers have only begun to fight back. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.the...

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 need to do to get it under control. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube...

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 tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Randi Weingarten , President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Scott Paul  of The Alliance for American Manufacturing Tim Hogan , Executive Editor at Heart...

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 tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Randi Weingarten , President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Scott Paul  of The Alliance for American Manufacturing Tim Hogan , Executive Editor at Heart...

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 tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Randi Weingarten , President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Scott Paul  of The Alliance for American Manufacturing Tim Hogan , Executive Editor at Heart...

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 and the misinformation he has been spreading in recent months. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p...

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. The amount of terror the radical right is willing to unleash on anyone, anywhere is astonishing. Don't miss this one. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksm...

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 #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Comedian and Radio Host  Pete Dominick Larry Cagle , Founder of Oklahoma Teachers United Marianna T. Wright , Executive Director of the National Butterfly Center Former GOP...

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 #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Comedian and Radio Host  Pete Dominick Larry Cagle , Founder of Oklahoma Teachers United Marianna T. Wright , Executive Director of the National Butterfly Center Former GOP...

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. Ahmad sheds light on some of the city's civil rights icons that are left out of the history books & talks about the tour he gave the show through the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. His interview about...

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 #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Comedian and Radio Host  Pete Dominick Larry Cagle , Founder of Oklahoma Teachers United Marianna T. Wright , Executive Director of the National Butterfly Center Former GOP...

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 statements by Lindsay Graham and Marco Rubio in particular. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight fro...