NewsNews CommentaryPoliticsGovernment

The Rick Smith Show

Rick Smith

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.comThe 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

Play

Open in

60 episodes
daily
Avg 1 hr
English

Episodes 60

Newest Oldest Longest

All20 Unplayed20 In progress0 Played0

Counted on this page — what you have heard stays on this device, so it is not something the list can be paged by.

Today · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 10-16-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Can anything still bring a divided America back together? Rick talks with Tim Stretton, director of the Congressional Oversight Initiative at the Project On Government Oversight, about the issues that could actually unite working people across party lines. Then Celeste Drake, chief counsel at Demand Justice, joins Rick to break down "The Oligarchy's Bench," a new report on ten federal judges rewriting the American economy for giant corporations and billionaires. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
Yesterday · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 10-15-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Trump cut a diesel deal with Vladimir Putin, and Beijing is cheering. Rick talks with Emily de La Bruyère, co-founder of Horizon Advisory, about why waiving sanctions on Russian diesel is a gift to China and what it means for American workers at the pump. Then Patriotic Millionaires chair Morris Pearl joins Rick to break down The Money Agenda and what's really at stake for working people this midterm election. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
Wednesday · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 10-14-2026
Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
Tuesday · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 10-13-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, about the leaked audio from the Texas Senate candidate's fundraiser and what it reveals about the GOP plan for your earned benefits. Ken Paxton told Washington lobbyists "we have to suck it up" and cut mandatory spending. That's Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Then Sarah Burris, senior editor at AlterNet, joins Rick to break down the weekend's Trump chaos. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
Monday · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 10-12-2026
Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
October 9 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 10-9-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Dr. Katrina Gamble, founder and CEO of Sojourn Strategies, about defeating authoritarianism and building the collective power needed to defend democracy. Then Jonathan Fritz, senior fellow for China policy at the Center for American Progress, breaks down the Trump-Xi Summit Scorecard, examining the gap between diplomatic spectacle and real results. It's a conversation about power, accountability, and whether working people benefit when powerful leaders make their deals. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
October 8 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 10-8-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Leonard Aguilar, President of the Texas AFL-CIO, about the Contract with America's Workers and the fight to build union power deep in the heart of Texas. Later, NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss brings the victory story every worker deserves: the Supreme Court refused to hear the Block family's last-ditch appeal, and the Post-Gazette union-busters must finally pay back the newspaper workers they spent years trying to break. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
October 7 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 10-7-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick sits down with Don Bell, policy counsel with The Constitution Project at the Project On Government Oversight, POGO, to dig into AI and surveillance: who's watching, who's profiting, and why your rights shouldn't be the price of new tech. Then IUPAT General President Jimmy Williams Jr. joins Rick to talk about the Power to the People Festival and labor's agenda for the working class. Listen, share, organize. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
October 6 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 10-6-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Bucknell economics professor Matías Vernengo about September's weak jobs report, just 29,000 jobs added and unemployment up to 4.2%, and the economic fallout from Trump's tariffs and war. Then Phil Glover, AFGE District 3 national vice president, joins to explain how his union keeps fighting and winning in court against Trump's attacks on federal workers, from restoring the VA contract to blocking loyalty pledges and FEMA cuts. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
October 5 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 10-5-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Laurel Kilgour of the American Economic Liberties Project about their Phoenix case study, which shows how Wall Street investors bought up homes, pushed up rents and ramped up evictions. Then Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, breaks down the Republican push for a closed-door commission to cut Social Security and Medicare, including a field hearing held at a property owned by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
October 2 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 10-2-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Guardian labor reporter Michael Sainato about the week's top labor stories and the union members and supporters running for office this fall. Then satirist and author Bruce Kluger joins to talk about his journey from serious op-ed writer to America's satirist songwriter, including his viral "MAGA Country" album and "The Ballad of Stephen Miller." Good outrage, with a laugh track. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
October 1 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 10-1-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Joe Spielberger, senior policy counsel at the Project On Government Oversight, about Trump's taxpayer-funded "public service" ads, including a recycled 2024 campaign spot, and whether they break federal propaganda laws. Then Mother Jones reporter Alex Nguyen joins to discuss his article "The Video Game Industry Is Brutal. Now It's Unionizing." About 1,900 workers at Microsoft-owned Blizzard Entertainment won a landmark union contract after years of hard fighting. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
September 30 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 9-30-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Daniel Costa, director of immigration law and policy research at the Economic Policy Institute, about new EPI data showing immigrants grow every state's economy, deportations cost U.S.-born workers their jobs too, and the deportation drive is draining state tax revenue. Then author, educator and recovering ER doctor Keith Pochick joins Rick to talk about surviving Trump, learning from the experience and how working people move forward together. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
September 29 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 9-29-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick sits down with AlterNet Senior Editor Sarah Burris to break down the top stories hitting America's working people. Then author John Hanson joins Rick to talk about his book, Fight & Win: Minneapolis Teamsters Strike, 1934, built on the stories his father passed down. How did truck drivers take on the bosses, the cops and City Hall, and win a union? And what can today's workers learn from them? Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
September 28 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 9-28-2026
Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
September 25 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 9-25-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Tony D. Cardwell, President of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division-IBT, about CSX raking in record profits while 1,100 workers get the axe. Then Matthew Hinkel, Assistant Professor of Economics at Alma College, joins Rick to break down a new study showing union labor delivers superior results. Proof again: when workers organize, everybody wins. Where Working People Come to Talk. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
September 24 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 9-24-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick sits down with Bill Scher, Politics Editor at the Washington Monthly, to break down Trump TV, the president's speech at the United Nations, and what it means for the midterm elections. Then Emily de La Bruyère, co-founder of Horizon Advisory, joins Rick to unpack the China visit, who gains, who pays, and what working people need to know. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
September 23 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 9-23-2026
Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
September 22 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 9-22-2026
On this edition of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with newly elected AFSCME President Patrick Moran about the CLARITY Act being halted, for now, and his vision for AFSCME’s future, including stronger worker power and public services. Later, AlterNet Senior Editor Sarah Burris joins Rick to unpack Trump’s escalating attacks on the press, the assault on the Kennedy Center, and the GOP’s latest political nonsense. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript
September 21 · 1 hr
The Rick Smith Show 9-21-2026
Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE Did you miss last night’s show? Miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work, or around the house? Download the podcast on our website at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com Want Merch? Check out our store HERE Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Transcript

Showing 1–20 of 60 episodes