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Jan 23, 2026 1 hr

The Rick Smith Show 1-23-2026

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On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick is joined by Bucknell economics professor Matias Vernengo to break down Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos and sketch out what a world dominated by nationalist economics and the dismantling of 20th-century alliances might actually look like for workers and democracy. Later, historian Erik Loomis returns to explore talk of sending troops to Minneapolis and ICE’s constitutional overreach, drawing unsettling parallels to Gilded Age labor crackdowns and Civil Rights Era repression. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: www.freespeech.org Find us on: · DirecTV (Channel 348) · Dish (Channel 269) · Sling · Roku · Apple TV · Amazon Fire TV · Get the FSTV iOS app HERE 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 Questions or comments? Email [email protected]

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