Mini-cast: Columbia Is a Bully (w/ Joanna Lee, Harlan Chambers, & Cameron Foltz)
Graduate workers at Columbia University are heading into their third week on strike, braving both physical and digital picket lines... more
Working People
March 29, 2021
23:51
March 23, 2021
01:12:25
Terrill Haigler ("Ya Fav Trashman")
We chat with (former) Philly sanitation worker and Instagram sensation Terrill Haigler—or, as listeners may know him, "Ya Fav Trashman."... more
March 18, 2021
01:26:01
Confessions of a Child of the Bourgeoisie (w/ Rick Perlstein)
In this special episode, we chat with internationally acclaimed and bestselling author and historian Rick Perlstein. In past interviews, Rick... more
March 4, 2021
47:33
Goliath Can Be Defeated (w/ Danny Glover)
HAVE WE GOT A TREAT FOR YOU... Working People will be taking a much-needed break next week, but never fear—we've... more
March 2, 2021
01:14:11
Jennifer Bates
At this very moment, one of the most historic union drives of our era is taking place at the Amazon... more
February 24, 2021
01:49:59
Rev. Lindsey Joyce
We talk to Rev. Lindsey Joyce of the United Church of Rogers Park in Chicago and the Institute for Christian... more
February 23, 2021
10:01
**Luis Feliz Leon** Patreon Exclusive
***This is a Patreon Exclusive episode*** Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/workingpeople Thank you to all the Patreon subscribers for their... more
February 16, 2021
01:05:37
Maya Morena, Part II (w/ Jessie Sage)
We're back with Part II of our special mini-series on work and politics in the sex industry with activist, writer... more
February 9, 2021
01:18:21
Maya Morena, Part I (w/ Jessie Sage)
We're excited to share Part I of a special mini-series guest-hosted by friend of the show Jessie Sage! Jessie is... more
February 2, 2021
01:08:13
ACLU Staff United
One bright spot in the COVID-19 era has been the wave of unionization drives at nonprofits around the U.S., including... more
January 27, 2021
01:38:41
Justin Whittaker
We sit down with Justin Whittaker for the first part of an ongoing series of interviews where we’ll be talking... more
January 20, 2021
01:15:29
1001 days (w/ Suat Karlikaya & Burcu Ayan)
Workers at Cargill Turkey were unfairly dismissed on April 17, 2018, while trying to unionize. In this special episode (our... more
January 14, 2021
45:27
Mini-cast: #SafeReturnOrNoReturn (w/ Paula Ladin & Mariana Ruiz)
In this urgent mini-cast, we talk to Paula Ladin and Mariana Ruiz, two Chicago Public Schools special-ed educators, about the... more
January 12, 2021
01:19:31
2020: A Year to Remember & Forget
From the COVID-19 pandemic and the presidential election to mass protests against police violence and worker actions around the country... more
January 1, 2021
55:22
It's Time for Workers to Take Back Power
In this special episode, we talk with three representatives of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades—Jim Williams (General... more
December 22, 2020
01:24:02
Zack Pattin & Brian Skiffington, Part II
This is Part II of our special two-part episode with Zack Pattin and Brian "Skiff" Skiffington, two longshore workers in... more
December 16, 2020
01:22:33
Zack Pattin & Brian Skiffington, Part I
We've got a Working People first! In Part I of this special two-part episode, we chat with Zack Pattin and... more
December 8, 2020
01:31:26
Erek Slater
We chat with Erek Slater, a bus operator for the Chicago Transit Authority, where he's been working for the past... more
December 2, 2020
01:24:13
Michele Manco
We chat with Michele Manco, a clinical social worker in the Bronx working in psychiatric emergency and crisis settings. We... more
November 22, 2020
01:13:17
Amir Atabeygi, M.D.
We're back for Season Four! In this urgent episode, we talk with Dr. Amir Atabeygi, a physician at MultiCare Indigo... more
November 20, 2020
01:03:39
LRPN Member Spotlight: Maximillian Alvarez (Empathy Media Lab podcast)
The next time you see us, it will be the premier of Season Four of Working People! Until then, we... more
November 3, 2020
01:19:20
"We Are More Than Just Nametags" w/ Max Alvarez (Our Calgary podcast)
CATCH MAX ON ELECTION NIGHT CO-HOSTING LIVE COVERAGE WITH CORNEL WEST, TRICIA ROSE, AND THE REAL NEWS NETWORK TEAM! Link... more
October 27, 2020
57:27
Soul Rot (w/ Hamilton Nolan)
We talk to Hamilton Nolan, labor reporter for In These Times, about reporting on the Trump re-election campaign during a... more
October 21, 2020
29:56
Working-Class Politics: Labor Slate
We're back with another installment of our ongoing series Working-Class Politics, where we talk to working-class folks and advocates who... more
Maximillian Alvarez is a writer and editor based in Baltimore and the host of Working People, “a podcast by, for, and about the working class today.” His work has been featured in venues like In These Times, The Nation, The Baffler, Current Affairs, and The New Republic.