The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith Powered by LaborForce Media

The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith Powered by LaborForce Media

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  • Sept. 22, 2026 The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith Powered by LaborForce Media

    Powered by LaborForce Media, The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith brings listeners a daily conversation focused on the issues shaping workers, unions, families, and communities across the country.

    Today's Topics:

    1. WH bans News outlets/What about the workers in Ai's growth??
    2. America's refining capacity/China buying more soybeans?
    3. Labor History - 1910 Protocol of Peace - Garment Industry
    4. Gas Prices-Voting-Infrastructure/China taking over markets while we spend
    5. Time fighting/First Farm Aid Concert/Trump Mandami

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
  • Sept. 21, 2026 The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith Powered by LaborForce Media

    Reporters banned from Whitehouse/Infrastructure promises not kept/

    Labor History-1934 United Textile Workers/Manufacturing in America/

    D.C. Scandals/Corporate tax receipts


    LaborForce Media and Rick Smith have launched The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith, a daily radio show and podcast built for workers, unions, labor leaders, and everyone who believes working people deserve to be heard.

    The show brings together labor news, fact-based commentary, interviews, and solutions-focused “good outrage” — cutting through the spin and focusing on the issues that affect jobs, wages, benefits, safety, civic rights, and working-class communities.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
  • Sept. 18, 2026 The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith Powered by LaborForce Media

    NLRB Discussion/Collective bargaining attacks/Labor History-The Atlanta Compromise

    Anti Vax-RFK Jr./November Elections/ Changes to Trans Atlantic Alliance 


    The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith, powered by LaborForce Media, was created to give working America a daily place to hear the issues that matter most, from labor news and workplace fights to union victories, policy, benefits, safety, and economic fairness.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min
  • Sept. 17, 2026 The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith powered by LaborForce Media

    The show brings together labor news, fact-based commentary, interviews, and solutions-focused “good outrage” — cutting through the spin and focusing on the issues that affect jobs, wages, benefits, safety, civic rights, and working-class communities.

    Today's Topics:

    1. Kennedy Center/Diesel Prices/Inflation
    2. Interest Rates & Corruption/
    3. Labor History 1947 International Harvest Plant, KY
    4. Global Trading & it's effect on American worker
    5. What's going on with the Smithsonian?
    6. Vaccines/ 1934 Southern Textile Workers
    7. US Elections.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
  • Sept. 16, 2026 The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith powered by LaborForce Media
    Rick Smith is a veteran labor broadcaster and longtime voice for working people. Through The Rick Smith Show, he has built a national platform focused on workers, unions, economic fairness, democracy, corporate accountability, and the issues shaping working-class communities. Known for his direct, passionate, and fact-based style, Rick brings urgency, clarity, and conviction to conversations about labor, politics, policy, and the future of work.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
  • Sept. 15, 2026 The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith powered by LaborForce Media
    Hosted by Rick Smith, longtime host of The Rick Smith Show, The Daily Jolt is designed to cut through political spin, corporate talking points, and misinformation by focusing on the issues that directly affect working America. The show brings together labor news, fact-based commentary, interviews, and solution-oriented discussion in a daily format.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
  • Sept. 14, 2026 The Daily Jolt Powered by LaborForce Media
    The Daily Jolt gives working people a daily place to hear the issues that affect their jobs, wages, benefits, rights, and communities discussed with urgency and clarity. This is a program with a clear voice, a defined audience, and a mission that aligns with the moment.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
  • Episode 3 The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith powered by LaborForce Media

    LaborForce Media and veteran labor broadcaster Rick Smith have launched The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith, a new daily radio and podcast program built for working people, union households, labor leaders, civic-minded listeners, and anyone who believes the economy should work for the people who keep it running.

    Powered by LaborForce Media, The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith brings listeners a daily conversation focused on the issues shaping workers, unions, families, and communities across the country.

    Hosted by Rick Smith, longtime host of The Rick Smith Show, The Daily Jolt is designed to cut through political spin, corporate talking points, and misinformation by focusing on the issues that directly affect working America. The show brings together labor news, fact-based commentary, interviews, and solution-oriented discussion in a daily format.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min

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The new daily radio and podcast program brings working America a fast-moving mix of labor news, fact-based commentary, interviews, and solutions-focused “good…