The weekend is over and the new week has started. No worries, The Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast is starting your week off the right way. Tropical Storm Hilary has crossed the Mexican-US border and has entered California. This is the first time that there has been a tropical storm in the state of California since 1997. The Barbie movie has been knocked out of the top spot this weekend by the new superhero movie Blue Beetle at the box office. Black people are upset with Stephen A. Smith because he talked about how great the Taylor Swift show is and saying she’s the best performer ever and has yet to see Beyoncé. The CDC announced that it is tacking a newly discovered COVID variant, BA 2.86. Dr. Shah, the Principal Director of the CDC joined The RSMS crew to talk about the new COVID variant. Dr. Heavenly from Bravo’s Married to Medicine joined The RSMS Crew to talk about financial literacy and teaching people how to start and run a dental practices. Tommy Lee from Love and Hip-Hop, was arrested and detained in Miami for drug possession and distribution. Marc Moriel was back on The RSMS Crew to talk about  The State of Black America. AND MUCH MORE FUNNY!!!