The Rick Smith Show

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. 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 run...

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 of. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Max Burns  of The Daily Beast Podcaster & Gen Z Activist  Jack Cocchiarella Russia Expert  Olga Lautman Greg Regan  – President, Transp...

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 of. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Max Burns  of The Daily Beast Podcaster & Gen Z Activist  Jack Cocchiarella Russia Expert  Olga Lautman Greg Regan  – President, Transp...

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 of. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Max Burns  of The Daily Beast Podcaster & Gen Z Activist  Jack Cocchiarella Russia Expert  Olga Lautman Greg Regan  – President, Transp...

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 arrested and placed on death row. His crime....well that's why you're here. Tell us what you think. At the time of the interview, this was 2015, he was looking for someone to help him write his sto...

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 Saturday night 6-8pm ET right here at WBAI.org This week on the show had special guest Linqua Franqa talking about her song Wurk and her album Bellringer. Wurk is included in the podcast with permission from Linqua Franqa Segment breaks are wonky do to copyrighted music bumpers being...

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. And Stephanie Cobert, Managing Director of Historic Stagville takes time to sit down with us to talk about the largest plantation in North Carolina history and their mission to keep the history alive. I highly...

Sarah Burris of RawStory joins us to discuss several stories that broke this week, and several others that will probably break soon. 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 Speech T...

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 to be packaged and presented in order to become law. 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...

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’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Navin Nayek  of The Center for American Progress Journalist  Sarah Burris  of RawStory ER Physician  Keith Pochick Former GOP Congressman  Bob Ney Call-in at  1-866-416...

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’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Navin Nayek  of The Center for American Progress Journalist  Sarah Burris  of RawStory ER Physician  Keith Pochick Former GOP Congressman  Bob Ney Call-in at  1-866-416...

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’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Navin Nayek  of The Center for American Progress Journalist  Sarah Burris  of RawStory ER Physician  Keith Pochick Former GOP Congressman  Bob Ney Call-in at  1-866-416...

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 Wisconsin GOP Senator Ron Johnson. 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 YouTu...

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 Brown, Rosa Parks Museum Curator. These interviews were record in August of 2015 and gives a detailed history of the Montgomery Bus Boycott & How the museum was fortunate to get a hold of the historical...

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 and more on tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Jeff Timmer  of The Lincoln Project Austin Keyser  of The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Tim Hogan , Executive Editor at Hear...

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 have to say about what we need, and where we need it. 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...

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 and more on tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Jeff Timmer  of The Lincoln Project Austin Keyser  of The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Tim Hogan , Executive Editor at Hear...

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 and more on tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Jeff Timmer  of The Lincoln Project Austin Keyser  of The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Tim Hogan , Executive Editor at Hear...

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 on our watch. 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 & Twit...

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 don't ever have to run in a real election ever again. 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 we...

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 Manufacturing joins us to dive deeper into the issue and talk about how this kind of theft is a national security issue. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow...

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 on tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Author and Voter Suppression Expert  David Pepper Scott Paul  of The Alliance for American Manufacturing Matt Gardner  of the Institute on Taxation and Econom...

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 on tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Author and Voter Suppression Expert  David Pepper Scott Paul  of The Alliance for American Manufacturing Matt Gardner  of the Institute on Taxation and Econom...

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 on tonight’s #RickShow  Our guests tonight are: Author and Voter Suppression Expert  David Pepper Scott Paul  of The Alliance for American Manufacturing Matt Gardner  of the Institute on Taxation and Econom...

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 a second time. 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, a...