Working People

April 11, 2020 02:22:52

"We Are Essential," Pt I (Voices from the Covid-19 Crisis)

The Covid-19 crisis and the current economic crash have broken our world apart. These are the voices of the people... more

April 6, 2020 02:05:24

Workers' Book Club: A Serf's Journal (w/ Terry Tapp and John Tormey))

The second installment of the Workers' Book Club is finally here, and it's a doozy! Our friend John Tormey, a... more

March 29, 2020 22:34

Mini-cast: #InstacartStrike (w/ Vanessa Bain)

This Monday (March 30) Instacart shoppers around the country will walk off the job to demand hazard pay and basic... more

March 27, 2020 01:36:35

Make Love, Not Stonks (w/ Tom Sexton)

We're briefly coming back from hiatus to check in with an old friend and offer some thoughts on our breaking... more

March 20, 2020 01:20:52

(Unlocked) BONUS EPISODE - Candace Wolf

We talk to activist and oral historian Candace Wolf about her self-published book of interviews with workers all over the... more

March 13, 2020 25:16

Working-Class Politics: Phara Souffrant Forrest

In the newest installment in our ongoing series Working-Class Politics, we talk with Phara Souffrant Forrest, a union nurse, tenant... more

March 4, 2020 57:01

SotB + Current Affairs Super Tuesday Crossover

Our election-themed crossover panel collective continues to grow! We're excited to share on the Working People feed the newest installment... more

March 1, 2020 03:26:11

Lances for Hire

In this special compilation episode, we hear testimonies from 10 different freelancers—journalists, artists, musicians, designers, and more—about the pains, joys... more

February 28, 2020 01:15:33

Workers' Toolkit: ANTITRUST (w/ Marshall Steinbaum)

In The Workers' Toolkit we take deep dives into the legal and institutional barriers that prevent workers from building collective... more

February 21, 2020 02:53:06

The Billionaires' Caucus

Our second election-themed crossover panel of the season: We team up with Mel from Protean Magazine and Dwight and Shane... more

February 12, 2020 38:19

Everybody In, Nobody Out (w/ Sara Nelson)

We talk to the one and only Sara Nelson, flight attendant, union activist, and President of the Association of Flight... more

February 8, 2020 01:21:00

Deidra Demens

We talk to professional yoga teacher Deidra Demens about the path that led her to yoga and about working in... more

February 3, 2020 02:20:13

The 2020 Election & Building Working-Class Power

By popular demand, we teamed up with Protean Magazine and brought a panel of amazing people together—Ash (Horror Vanguard), Mel... more

January 26, 2020 25:03

Working-Class Politics: Nabilah Islam

We're excited to launch our new, ongoing series, Working-Class Politics. In this series, we'll talk with working-class candidates who are... more

January 24, 2020 39:01

Mini-cast: Break the Chains, Pt III (w/ Shirley Lung)

Part III of our mini-cast series on undocumented workers and the fight to repeal the employers’ sanctions provision of the... more

January 19, 2020 01:18:43

Left Anchor/Working People: The Problem with Economics

We needed to take a break this week after all the work we did to put together our special episode... more

January 12, 2020 02:00:09

The French General Strike (2019-2020)

In this very special episode, we talk with eight workers from France about the ongoing general strike that began on... more

January 1, 2020 25:16

Mini-cast: #HealthDignityJustice

We talk with former nail salon worker and organizer Glenda Sefla about the NY Nail Salon Workers Association and their... more

December 27, 2019 01:18:31

Bridget Huff

In this first installment of our new series on unpaid labor, we chat with Bridget Huff, a stay-at-home mom and... more

December 20, 2019 39:50

Mini-cast: UCSC Strike

In this week's mini-cast, we talk with Veronica, Marcelo, and Justin, three grad student workers involved in the ongoing wildcat... more

December 13, 2019 02:06:16

The Winnipeg General Strike (w/ Srsly Wrong)

We've got a super special crossover with the Wrong Boys themselves, Aaron and Shawn from the Srsly Wrong podcast! We... more

December 13, 2019 01:25:19

Clarke

Working People is back and we are excited to announce our official partnership with In These Times magazine! In this... more

November 11, 2019 27:52

Mini-cast: Break the Chains, Pt II (w/ David Tieu)

Part II of our mini-cast series on undocumented workers and the fight to repeal the employers’ sanctions provision of the... more

November 4, 2019 01:20:59

Vanessa Bain

Instacart shoppers walked off the job this Sunday in protest of the company's rampant wage/tip theft and dishonest, exploitative practices... more