Working People

June 22, 2019 49:29

What to Do if ICE Raids Your Workplace (w/ Diana Marin & Bill Lopez)

In this urgent special episode, we talk with Diana Marin, Supervising Attorney at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, and Professor... more

June 12, 2019 43:16

Mini-cast: Mad about Class (w/ Lyta Gold)

We chat with Current Affairs Amusements and Managing Editor, Lyta Gold, about her latest viral tweet and about why upper-middle-class... more

June 7, 2019 01:21:31

Erin Fristad

We wrap up Season Two by chatting with Erin Fristad. Erin is currently an adjunct professor at a community college... more

June 3, 2019 57:01

Mini-cast: A People's History (w/ David Parsons)

Our friend David Parsons from The Nostalgia Trap podcast comes back on the show to talk about their exciting new... more

May 31, 2019 01:12:25

ORGANIZE! - Democratic Socialists of America, Part I - Jen

To kick off our ORGANIZE! series, we’re talking to folks who have found a home and a cause worth fighting... more

May 27, 2019 26:44

Mini-cast: This Is Not a Rescue (w/ Kaytlin Bailey)

Friend of the show Kaytlin Bailey is back to tell us about the work she's doing at Decriminalize Sex Work... more

May 25, 2019 32:01

Care for One Another & Fight Like Hell (w/ Arielle Cohen)

Activist Arielle Cohen shares her abortion story and some words of wisdom to guide us through these dark times. (All... more

May 19, 2019 01:00:45

Walter Vicente

We chat with Walter Vicente, a Guatemalan immigrant and textile worker in North Carolina. But Walter isn’t just a worker... more

May 14, 2019 01:06:15

Workers' Book Club: Reconsidering Southern Labor History (w/ Keri Leigh Merritt)

We are kicking off our new series: Workers' Book Club! To get things started, our host, Maximillian Alvarez, sat down... more

May 13, 2019 36:38

Mini-cast: Known Assailants (w/ John Tormey)

We chat with John Tormey, writer and track laborer for the commuter rail in Massachusetts, about his essay for The... more

May 7, 2019 20:33

#StrikeUberLyft, Part II (w/ Alexandra Carbone)

We chat with Alexandra Carbone, gig worker and organizer with Rideshare Drivers United, about the #StrikeUberLyft strike tomorrow and how... more

May 7, 2019 34:15

#StrikeUberLyft, Part I (w/ Stefanie Mezigian)

We talk to disability and health activist Stefanie Mezigian about ride-sharing company Lyft's violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act... more

May 6, 2019 34:14

Mini-cast: Whitewashing the Working Class (w/ Luke Savage)

We chat with writer and podcaster Luke Savage about his recent Jacobin piece on how the media and politicians alike... more

May 3, 2019 01:12:59

Drew Edmonds

We talk to Drew Edmonds, a Burgerville worker in Portland, Oregon, and an organizer with the Burgerville Workers Union. We... more

May 1, 2019 34:42

Mini-cast: May Day, Our Day (w/ Raechel Anne Jolie)

We chat with writer, organizer, witch, and educator Raechel Anne Jolie about the spirit of May Day--a day of international... more

April 25, 2019 01:12:58

Jennifer Gates

We chat with Jennifer Gates, a Grocery Steward at Ralphs in Southern California and a member of UFCW 770. We... more

April 24, 2019 01:31:57

Reese Piper

We talk with Reese Piper, a professional stripper, writer, and journalist. We talk about Reese’s life, about being different, going... more

April 22, 2019 33:03

Mini-cast: Mexican Labor Reawakens (w/ Martha Pskowski)

We chat with Mexico-City-based journalist Martha Pskowski about her reporting on the maquila worker strikes just south of the U.S.-Mexico... more

April 17, 2019 40:31

Mini-cast: Who Cares for Care Workers? (w/ Dave G.)

We chat with Dave G, cohost of the Mandatory OT podcast, member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)... more

April 13, 2019 19:48

Don't Shop, Don't Stop!

At 1:00pm on Thursday, April 11, over 31,000 Stop & Shop workers across New England walked off the job. The... more

April 12, 2019 01:15:17

(Unlocked) BONUS EPISODE #9 - Laura Bucci

We chat with Dr. Laura Bucci, labor scholar, writer, and Assistant Professor of Political Science at St. Joseph's University. We... more

April 10, 2019 34:03

Mini-cast: In the Dish Pit (w/ Christina Clark & Jon Deitcher)

We chat with Christina Clark and John Deitcher from Endorphin Films about their viral short documentary, Dish Pigs, which tracks... more

April 8, 2019 28:34

Mini-cast: Smooth Operator (w/ Miriam Posner)

We chat with Professor Miriam Posner about her recent articles in The New Yorker and LOGIC magazine on the global... more

April 5, 2019 01:23:23

Lucy Lloyd

We talk with Lucy Lloyd, a self-taught Apple product repair and support technician living in Sedan, Minnesota, a town with... more