Rick begins the show with a few thoughts on billionaire Jeff Bezos spending $500 million on a new yacht, and the cultural sickness that bizarre and insanely greedy act exposes, and then Sarah Anderson of the Institute for Policy Studies discusses excessive CEO pay, and why we need to get control over it, and then Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing joins to talk about the future of how we build things in America, and what the Biden administration can do to make that future bright.

The second hour starts with a conversation with Travis Waldron of The Huffington Post about a recent intersection of politics and sports and claims of “Cancel Culture” at the Kentucky Derby, and then we are joined by Reporter Matthew Chapman of RawStory, who will help us break down a number of recent and increasing puzzling stories out of DC and beyond.

The second hour starts with a conversation with Dr. Keith Pochick, MD about new vaccine authorizations and what vaccine hesitancy looks like on the front lines of the pandemic.

Dave Madland, PhD shares his new book with us. It's called "Re-Union: How Bold Labor Reforms Can Repair, Revitalize, and Reunite the United States."

Former Republican Congressman and vocal trump critic Joe Walsh stops by to talk about THE BIG LIE and what it’s doing to the GOP. @WalshFreedom

Rick starts the evening with his thoughts on the increasing number of mass shootings in America, and the diminishing coverage of them, and then former Republican Congressman and vocal trump critic Joe Walsh stops by to talk about THE BIG LIE and what it’s doing to the GOP, and then David Madland of the American Worker Project joins to talk about his new book, the PRO Act and what could be in store for American working people.

The second hour starts with a conversation with Dr. Keith Pochick, MD about new vaccine authorizations and what vaccine hesitancy looks like on the front lines of the pandemic, and then our friend and former congressman Bob Ney joins us to discuss the GOP death spiral and what has become of the party he once knew, how it was hijacked, and whether it could ever again be what it once was.

Rick got his second COVID shot yesterday, so in his honor, we’re doing a “Best of” episode today. In this hour, we’re replaying some of our favorite opening segments from the past few months, starting with the “Lies and Nonsense” episode (4/28) after Fox propagandist Tucker Carlson asked his viewers to start confrontations over mask wearing, then the “Good Cop, Bad Cop” episode just after the Chauvin verdict, and finally the opening segment of the show on the day after the January 6th Insurrection (1/7).

Rick got his second COVID shot yesterday, so in his honor, we’re doing a “Best of” episode today. In this hour, we’re replaying interviews with some wicked-smart folks who have joined us in the past few months. Today we’re joined by disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz (1/17), Historian Kevin Gannon (1/16) and Sarah Kendzior, host of Gaslit Nation (4/16).

Rick got his second COVID shot today, so in his honor, we’re doing a “Best of” episode today. In this hour, we’re replaying interviews with some of our favorite voice in Union Leadership. Today we’re joined by Jimmy Williams of IUPAT (4/29), Sara Nelson of AFA-CWA (4/2) and Greg Hynes of SMART (2/25).