With yet another school shooting in the news, we spend some time discussing the number one killer of American young people - guns. We also discuss the campaigns, the debate, and what we expect to happen in the last few weeks between now and Election Day. Joining us today are guests Greg Sargent of The New Republic, and Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing.

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September 10, 2024

Even with corporate media in his pocket, sane-washing all the crazy and dangerous things he says, the Trump mythos seems to be unraveling. With each speech going farther off the rails than the one that cam before it, people are beginning to understand just how unqualified and dangerous Trump is, even if we are coming to this realization far slower than we should. We discuss this and more on today's show with friends Sarah Burris of Raw Story, and former US Congressman Bob Ney.

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September 9, 2024

The DOJ recently unsealed an indictment that shows that, once again, the Russians are meddling in our election, this time using right-wing mouthpieces to do their bidding. We discuss this and more with Sarah Burris of Raw Story and former GOP Congressman Bob Ney.

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September 6, 2024

As the Harris/Walz campaign travels the country talking to voters, the Trump campaign seems to be content to do their reality TV thing, hurling attacks instead of talking policy. We discuss this and more with Cait Smith of The Center for American Progress and former GOP Congressman Bob Ney.

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September 5, 2024

Well, he's done it again - he's gone and said a whole bunch of stuff that makes no sense at all, and our legacy media is treating it like business as usual. We discuss the latest craziness with union leader Darrin Kelly and journalist Jessica Goodheart.

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September 4, 2024

While the GOP is trying hard to make a play for working-class votes, we feel the need to explain how Republicans are in the pocket of the wealth class, and have been for well over half a century now. Also, we recap our time at the Democratic National Convention by airing conversations we had with Rear Admiral Michael Smith of the US Navy, who warns us about the dangers of making Trump the Commander in Chief and Sheriff Garry McFadden of Mecklenburg County North Carolina, who is doing his best to reform the American justice system.

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September 3, 2024

Today on the podcast we discuss the importance of Labor Day with AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Fred Redmond and Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing.

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From all of us here at The Rick Smith Show, we hope you have a great day honoring the achievements and sacrifices of America's working people. We look forward to resuming our regular programming after the holiday.

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August 30, 2024

Trump claims he won California in 2020, an explosion at an airport in Atlanta kills 2 workers, and our media is failing us. We discuss this and more with former OSHA Secretary Jordan Barab and Will Bunch, National Opinion Columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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August 29, 2024

Everyone expected the DNC to provide a post-convention bump in the polls for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, but the wave of support they are enjoying is far larger than expected. We discuss this and more with Serena Lin of Mother Jones, and Will Rice of American for Tax Fairness.

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August 28, 2024

In a NYT op-ed from earlier this week, an argument was made that Trump could win the 2024 election “on character.” And again, as we do almost every week, we find ourselves stunned by our cowardly corporate media and their willingness to defer to the worst kinds of behavior, even calling it good. And as legacy media shows its belly to the wealth class, hard-working Americans are being thrown under the bus by the forces of greed. We discuss this and more with Ruark Hotopp of The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and Lou Villalvazo of The Teamsters. 

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August 27, 2024

Join our ongoing coverage of the 2024 Democratic Convention every day this week as we talk with elected leaders, media personalities, friends in labor, and many more advocates for America's working families.

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August 23, 2024

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August 23, 2024

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August 22, 2024

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August 21, 2024

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August 19, 2024

Republicans keep saying that Project 2025 is not their plan, even though it was written by some of Trump’s closest aides and allies. But we know better. As VP Candidate Tim Walz says “when somebody draws up a playbook, they plan on using it.” We discuss Project 2025 and more with Claude Cummings, President of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and Labor Historian and Writer Erik Loomis.

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August 16, 2024

While Donald Trump tries to distance himself from Project 2025, behind the scenes, his team is getting ready to put the plan in motion the moment Trump wins. But first, he has to win, or he has to find a way to steal a win even if he doesn’t have the votes. We discuss this and more with our guests – Jody Calemine of the AFL-CIO and Michael Sainato of The Guardian.

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August 15, 2024

It’s election season, and working people are deciding who they’re going to vote for, but that didn’t stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk from bashing working families and laughing about it as they droned on for hours in an interview Tuesday night on the platform Musk owns. We discuss their shared disdain for thew working class with Colin Seeburger of The center for American Progress, and Labor Writer Roger Kerson

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August 13, 2024

Project 2025 is a disaster waiting to happen. It will decimate freedoms for many of our most vulnerable citizens, and it will force us into what can only be called a form of Christian Sharia Law. Put simply, Project 2025 will dismantle America, and we simply can’t allow that to happen. We discuss this and the news of the day with Sarah Burris of raw Story and former GOP Congressman Bob Ney.

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