March 20, 2024 Every time we privatize a public need to create a profit motive, people get hurt. Nowhere is this more evident than in our push to privatize Medicare. Our guest today is Jenn Coffey, a former State Representative and EMT who bought into the privatized Medicare Advantage program, and then had the audacity to get sick and need care. Since then, it’s been denial after denial, and red tape wrapped in red tape – it’s a cautionary tale, and one that is becoming more American every day. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: ·      DirecTV (Channel 348) ·      Dish (Channel 9415) ·      Sling ·      Roku ·      Apple TV ·      Amazon Fire TV ·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481 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: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com 


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Healthcare is a Racket

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 &amp; 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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May 3, 2024 Simply put, America is getting tired of the Trump sideshow. As he whines about being held accountable for crimes he thinks only the rest of us should pay for, and as he grifts ceaselessly because he needs the cash – most of us are simply tuning out. And that’s dangerous, because if he wins, it’s going to be much worse that it was last time. This and more with journalist Shaun Richman of In These Times and Ken Grossinger, author of Art Works – New Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together.  Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: ·      DirecTV (Channel 348) ·      Dish (Channel 9415) ·      Sling ·      Roku ·      Apple TV ·      Amazon Fire TV ·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481 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: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com 
 


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Grievance Theater

May 1, 2024 Some of our richest citizens gathered last week to game out ways to defeat Joe Biden and restore the guy who will keep the tax cut gravy train going. They have the tax code they like, and they’re looking for ways to keep it. And if a dictator will make them richer, then a dictator we will have. We discuss this and more with guests Jean Ross of The Center for American Progress, and Iowa State Representative J.D. Scholten. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: ·      DirecTV (Channel 348) ·      Dish (Channel 9415) ·      Sling ·      Roku ·      Apple TV ·      Amazon Fire TV ·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481 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: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com 


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Pigs at the Trough

May 1, 2024 It’s official – the top 1% in America now own more wealth than the entire middle class, or what’s left of the middle class, that is. Turns out buying government is a great way for rich people to get a lot richer, and many of us are either standing by as it happens, or actively helping the rich steal from our families. This and more on today’s show with guests Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing, and Jim Slevin, President of The Utility Workers Union of America. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: ·      DirecTV (Channel 348) ·      Dish (Channel 9415) ·      Sling ·      Roku ·      Apple TV ·      Amazon Fire TV ·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481 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: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com 
 


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Our Top-Heavy Economy

April 30, 2024 Are we becoming accustomed to corruption in our politics? Are we so divided that we can no longer make judgements based on our values and sense of right and wrong? Given the fact that the last administration survived literally hundreds of scandals that would have ended the careers of any politician that came before, it appears that we no longer care if we elect criminals. This and more on today’s show, plus a conversation on China policy with our resident expert Emily de La Bruyere of Horizon Advisory, and analysis of the Correspondent’s Dinner with former Ohio Congressman Bob Ney. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: ·      DirecTV (Channel 348) ·      Dish (Channel 9415) ·      Sling ·      Roku ·      Apple TV ·      Amazon Fire TV ·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481 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: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com 
 


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Our New Normal Isn't Normal

April 29, 2024 America is just beginning to pull itself out of the Reagan era. We now understand that trickle down economics doesn’t work, and the jobs that were given away to China need to come home again. But how do we do it? We discuss these issues against a backdrop of rising divisions in America, and how we can bring people together around the idea that one good job is all a family should need. Our guests are Reed Galen of The Lincoln Project, and Sarah Burris of Raw Story. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: ·      DirecTV (Channel 348) ·      Dish (Channel 9415) ·      Sling ·      Roku ·      Apple TV ·      Amazon Fire TV ·      Get the FSTV iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/free-speech-tv/id1327029481 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: https://www.democraticstuff.com/rick-smith-show.html Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.com 


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Healthcare is a Racket

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