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The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith Powered by LaborForce Media

Meet Rick Smith

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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.

In this LaborForce Media interview, Kerri O’Brien and Darren Yelin sit down with Rick to discuss his background, the success of The Rick Smith Show, why working America needs a daily labor-focused program, and why Rick and LaborForce Media are partnering to launch The Daily Jolt.

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  • 5. Sept. 11, 2026 The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith powered by LaborForce Media

    52:00||Season 1, Ep. 5
    Good outrage. Real facts. Working-class solutions. Your daily dose of outrage candy for working America.
  • 4. Sept-10-26 The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith powered by LaborForce Media

    52:00||Season 1, Ep. 4
    Good outrage. Real facts. Working-class solutions. Your daily dose of outrage candy for working America.
  • 3. Episode 3 The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith powered by LaborForce Media

    52:00||Season 1, Ep. 3
    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.
  • 2. Episode 2 The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith powered by LaborForce Media

    52:00||Season 1, Ep. 2
    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 outrage.”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.The program debuted in connection with Labor Day 2026 and is now available on radio and podcast platforms. 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.
  • 1. The Daily Jolt with Rick Smith Powered by LaborForce Media

    52:00||Season 1, Ep. 1
    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 outrage.”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.The program debuted in connection with Labor Day 2026 and is now available on radio and podcast platforms. 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.