Straight Up With Matt Smith

Draft 625, written like a Love Letter to Summit Carbon Solutions

Matt goes through Draft 625  "An act to provide requirements for a pipeline facility carrying carbon dioxide", in only the way he can. Apparently, this was supposed to be presented at a restaurant in Pierre, Red Rosa sounds like a fantastic place to go for dinner in Pierre!

Professor Mike and Maryann join the Straight Up Studio

Everything is economics and it's not always serious when the Professor and Maryann come into the Straight Up Studio. We talk about Johnsons and once that happens ... we go off the rails. The National Debt is the only thing that can save the show from going completely sideways! 

Comedian Kevin Bennett comes in to give a perspective on current event like only he can. Hold on its gonna get crazy.

Kevin Bennett AKA The French Accent comes into the Straight Up Studio to talk about The Epstein List. Kevin and Matt kill it! This is the funniest show ever! How can it not when you talk about Stephen Hawking and naked midgets doing difficult calculations with a chalkboard too tall for them to reach. It's a hoot and you won't stop laughing!

It’s TNT Tuesday with Taffy Howard and Tonchi Weaver

Taffy and Tonchi are in the Straight Up Studio to as we talk about Noem spending more on Affordable housing than AZ woke Gov. Katie Hobbs who has a higher population, Water in Rapid City will cost 62% more if you don't get it on the ballot, sign the petition. And Toby Doeden is thinking about running against Dusty Johnson.
I then bring up some conservative issues we have here in the state and later Mike Fell joins me to talk about the addiction problem in Rapid.

Bill Federer, nationally known speaker, best-selling author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc., joined the Straight Up Studio

First Hour Bill Federer joins Matt via phone in the straight up studio to talk about socialism in America. He draws correlation between what Plato forecasted to where we are now in this country. Socialism never works. Listen as Bill explains why it can't.

Bill Federer, nationally known speaker, best-selling author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc., joined the Straight Up Studio

First Hour Bill Federer joins Matt via phone in the straight up studio to talk about socialism in America. He draws correlation between what Plato forecasted to where we are now in this country. Socialism never works. Listen as Bill explains why it can't.
Second Hour Matt plays a clip of Toby Doeden who has an exploratory committee to run for SD Representative At Large.  Then, just how scared are the Dems when it comes to Trump?

Matt invites Mike Fell into the Straight Up Studio

Matt invites fill-in host Mike Fell to join him in the Straight Up Studio to talk about our addiction problem in Rapid City. It's not a homeless problem, it is an addiction problem.
Then Matt plays a clip of Bill Maher who talks about why you shouldn't be offended... And why Bill Barr is right about the Colorado Supreme Court Debacle.

It’s TNT Tuesday with Taffy Howard and Tonchi Weaver

It's TNT with Taffy and Tonchi. They join Matt in the Straight Up Studio as we talk about Local, State and National topics. This week we kick it off asking one simple question. Why would Amber Hulse be running against Julie Fry-Mueller in SD Dist. 9 if JFM has a 100% constitutional voting record? It doesn't make any sense.
Then, T&T ask what is happing with Rapid City School District? They lost 306 students from last year to this year, yet they will want more money. Where is the money going.... Admin pay?
We move to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), it's a hot mess and Dusty Johnson voted for it with all its wokeness included. Taffy breaks it down.
Matt rounds off the show talking about Trump being taken off the Colorado ballot because they claim the 14th Amendment was breached with Trump.

First Hour: Pat Baumann running for SD House 30. Second Hour: SD Sen. Brent Hoffman Dist. 9

Pat Baumann comes into the Straight Up Studio to talk about why he is running for House Dist. 30. I ask him about his conservative principles and what he would do different if elected as a rep for Dist. 30.
Then Sen. Brent Hoffman of SD Dist. 9 Joins me via Phone to talk about the bills he is sponsoring this next session and two in particular (Drunk Driving and Prison Recidivism) Then, what he believes will be the biggest bills to be discussed.

There are two Eds who join Matt in the Straight Up Studio!

In the First Hour Ed Fischbach from South Dakotans First joins Matt to give an update on the situation with Carbon Capture pipelines, concerning Sumit Carbon Solutions, Gevo, and what the legislature is proposing for the 2024 session. It's unconstitutional and it must be stopped.
Second Hour, Ed Manzano joins me in the Straight Up Studio to talk about the December Heros from the Black Hills.