The Rick Smith Show Full Three Hours Show for 10-20-2016

Irwin Aronson, Labor Attorney and Rick Smith Show contributor joins Rick to discuss the ongoing strike at the 14 state system university and colleges and explain the how and why, and what can be done to end the strike.

Kara Laskowski, professor at Shippensburg University talks with Rick on the picket line about her thoughts, and her student’s thoughts about the ongoing strike.

Ben Culbertson, Professor of Art and Design at Shippensburg University talks with Rick while on the picket line to explain his displeasure and how faculty members are more than simple factory workers on an assembly line.

Mary Hudzinski, undergraduate student at Shippensburg University share her thoughts from the APSCUF picket line and talks about why she is supporting the professor.

Daria Datnoff, graduate student at Shippensburg University takes time from marching on the picket line with striking APSCUF faculty to talk about why she is standing with her professors and what needs to be done to resolve the strike.

Braddock Mayor John Fetterman joins Rick to breakdown, explain, and try not to mock Donald Trump’s poor performance in the third and final presidential debate and talk about what the debate means for November.

Catherine Brown, Vice President of Education Policy at American Progress joins Rick to discuss what the future of education might look like if the school day were to match the workday and how it could save families money and uncertainty. 

Maya van Rossum, Leader of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network joins Rick to talk about climate change issues in the election, discuss a brand new report on state energy emissions, and presents a clean policy plan for powering states exclusively with renewable energy by 2050.