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History isn't made by kings and politicians, it's made by all of us. This podcast is about how we, together, have fought for a better world. Become a paid subscriber, support our work and get access to exclusive bonus episodes: on Spotify/Anchor at anchor.fm/workingclasshistory/subscribe or on patreon at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.
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E45: The movement against the Vietnam War, part 3

Working Class HistoryOct 27, 2020

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E49.1: Anti-Racist Action bonus episode

E49.1: Anti-Racist Action bonus episode

Exclusive, subscriber or patreon only bonus episode about Anti-Racist Action in Minnesota. We discussed the group with producer Anna Stitt, as well as Anna's research, and we hear more audio clips from ARA participants which didn't fit into the main episode, exploring their earlier lives and political development.

Learn about ARA across the US in the forthcoming book, We Go Where They Go, which you can preorder from our Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrkclasshistory/we-go-where-they-go-the-story-of-anti-racist-action

More info and full acknowledgements about these episodes here on our main website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2021/01/11/e49-anti-racist-action-in-minneapolis

Oct 14, 202252:10
E49: Anti-Racist Action in Minneapolis

E49: Anti-Racist Action in Minneapolis

Rerelease of our episode 49 about Anti-Racist Action in Minneapolis, because we are currently trying to co-publish a book, We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action, which is the definitive history of the group across the US. To fund its publication, we are currently running a Kickstarter campaign so please do check it out here, and support it by pre-ordering your copy at a great discount with lots of other great rewards.

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Anti-Racist Action (ARA) started in Minneapolis and is a predecessor to the crews often now called antifa. ARA started in 1987 with a multiracial group of teenage skinheads who fought the rising white power movement. It grew into a network of groups in at least 120 towns and cities across the US and Canada. ARA’s first principle was: “We go where they go. Never let the Nazis have the streets.” They eventually applied that not only to white power organising, but to homophobic and anti-abortion organizing, and to police violence, which they saw as all connected. Producer and host Anna Stitt tells the story of the group in Minneapolis through vivid first-person accounts, archival audio, and music from the era. It starts under the railroad tracks in Uptown, Minneapolis and traces a movement that continues to shape the US to this day. 

Learn about the group across the US in the forthcoming book, We Go Where They Go, which you can preorder from our Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrkclasshistory/we-go-where-they-go-the-story-of-anti-racist-action

More information about this episode, photos, full acknowledgements and a transcript here on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2021/01/11/e49-anti-racist-action-in-minneapolis/ 

Listen to our exclusive bonus episode, where we discussed the topic further with Anna, and listen to more tape from participants about their early lives, political backgrounds and more on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/e49-1-anti-bonus-46081746


Oct 13, 202256:17
E70: Howard Zinn 100, part 2

E70: Howard Zinn 100, part 2

Second in a double podcast episode about the life and work of Howard Zinn, historian, World War II veteran and activist, in his own words, 100 years since his birth.

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Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States and other texts, was one of the most influential historians in the US in the 20th-century, inspiring a generation to study history from below, including us. Born in New York in August 1922, we are releasing these episodes for the centenary of his birth, as part of a series of Howard Zinn 100 events. In these episodes, Zinn tells the story of his life, his activism, his ideas and his work in his own words, in what was one of his last, if not the last, interview before his sudden death in 2010. This little-known interview was conducted by Sasha Lilley, and excerpts from it are used with permission of Lilley and PM Press.

A DVD video of the full interview is available here in our online store: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/theory-and-practice-conversations-with-noam-chomsky-and-howard-zinn-dvd

Get A People's History of the United States from an independent bookstore here: https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9780062397348

Get the rest of the People's History series here from an independent bookstore: https://bookshop.org/lists/people-s-history-series

Full show notes, sources acknowledgements and a transcript on the webpage for this episode here: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e69-70-howard-zinn-100/

Aug 29, 202242:02
E69: Howard Zinn 100, part 1

E69: Howard Zinn 100, part 1

First in a double podcast episode about the life and work of Howard Zinn, historian, World War II veteran and activist, in his own words, 100 years since his birth.

Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast episodes, bonus episodes, free and discounted merchandise and other content. Join us or find out more at patreon.com/workingclasshistoryYou can listen to our podcast on the below links, or on any major podcast app. Links to a few below.

Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States and other texts, was one of the most influential historians in the US in the 20th-century, inspiring a generation to study history from below, including us. Born in New York in August 1922, we are releasing these episodes for the centenary of his birth, as part of a series of Howard Zinn 100 events. In these episodes, Zinn tells the story of his life, his activism, his ideas and his work in his own words, in what was one of his last, if not the last, interview before his sudden death in 2010. This little-known interview was conducted by Sasha Lilley, and excerpts from it are used with permission of Lilley and PM Press.

A DVD video of the full interview is available here in our online store: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/theory-and-practice-conversations-with-noam-chomsky-and-howard-zinn-dvd

Get A People's History of the United States from an independent bookstore here: https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9780062397348

Get the rest of the People's History series here from an independent bookstore: https://bookshop.org/lists/people-s-history-series

Full show notes, sources acknowledgements and a transcript on the webpage for this episode here: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e69-70-howard-zinn-100/

Aug 17, 202239:56
E68: The Grunwick strike, part 2

E68: The Grunwick strike, part 2

Concluding part of our double podcast episode about the iconic strike of mostly East African Asian women workers at the Grunwick photo processing plant in London in 1976-8. Featuring Amrit Wilson, Jayaben Desai and Colum Maloney, who took part in the dispute, and Sujata, chair of the Grunwick 40 group.

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This second part covers scope of the dispute, the role of police, the media and the trade unions, how the dispute concluded and its legacy and lessons for today.

Full show notes and acknowledgements, as well as a transcript, on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/grunwick-strike-1976/

Aug 10, 202246:32
E67: The Grunwick strike, part 1

E67: The Grunwick strike, part 1

Double podcast episode about the iconic strike of mostly East African Asian women workers at the Grunwick photo processing plant in London in 1976-8. Featuring Amrit Wilson, Jayaben Desai and Colum Maloney, who took part in the dispute, and Sujata, chair of the Grunwick 40 group.

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This is an improved, extended and partially re-recorded version of our first ever podcast episode. We have added more audio clips from other participants in the dispute and added narrative for additional detail, context and to tell the story in a more cohesive manner. Whether you listened to the original episode or not, we hope you enjoy it

This first part covers the background to the dispute, how the strike began and developed. 

Full show notes and acknowledgements, as well as a transcript, on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/grunwick-strike-1976/

Aug 03, 202243:40
E66: Building workers’ strike w/ Ricky Tomlinson, part 2
Jul 24, 202238:03
E65.1: Building workers’ strike w/ Ricky Tomlinson, bonus episode

E65.1: Building workers’ strike w/ Ricky Tomlinson, bonus episode

Mini bonus episode in which Ricky Tomlinson talks more to us about his experiences in prison, working in construction and as a trade unionist.

Full acknowledgements, photos, sources, more information and eventually a transcript on the homepage for this double episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e65-66-building-workers-strike-w-ricky-tomlinson/

Jul 18, 202213:33
E65: Building workers’ strike w/ Ricky Tomlinson, part 1
Jul 12, 202235:22
WCL E3.1: Michael Rosen's socialist fairy tales, bonus episode

WCL E3.1: Michael Rosen's socialist fairy tales, bonus episode

Mini bonus episode in which Michael Rosen discusses the historical context from which the stories in his anthology emerged, as well as the history and ideas of a tradition within the labour movement called syndicalism.

If you'd like to buy a copy of Michael's anthology, click the following link: Workers' Tales: Socialist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Allegories from Great Britain

Full show notes and more information on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/blog/wcl-e3-4-michael-rosens-socialist-fairy-tales/

Jul 08, 202214:44
E64: Mildred Fish-Harnack, part 2

E64: Mildred Fish-Harnack, part 2

Concluding part of our double podcast episode about Mildred Fish-Harnack, the US-born woman at the centre of the underground resistance to Nazism in Berlin during World War II. In conversation with Rebecca Donner, Mildred’s great great niece and author of All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days.

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In this part we cover a terrible blunder which transpired, repression, aftermath, the response of Allied powers, and the historical legacy.

Get Mildred's book here: https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9780316561693

Full acknowledgements, photos, sources, more information and eventually a transcript on the homepage for this double episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e63-64-mildred-fish-harnack/

Acknowledgements

Thanks to our patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Stone Lawson. Episode graphic courtesy of the Donner family. Our theme tune is Bella Ciao, thanks for permission to use it from Dischi del Sole. You can purchase it here. Or stream it here. This episode was edited by Jesse French.

Apr 29, 202247:42
E63: Mildred Fish-Harnack, part 1

E63: Mildred Fish-Harnack, part 1

First in a double podcast episode about Mildred Fish-Harnack, the US-born woman at the centre of the underground resistance to Nazism in Berlin during World War II. In conversation with Rebecca Donner, Mildred’s great great niece and author of All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days.

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In this part we cover the background, Mildred’s early life, the Nazis’ rise to power, the resistance, and the beginnings of her involvement in international espionage.

Get Mildred's book here: https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9780316561693

Full acknowledgements, photos, sources, more information and eventually a transcript on the homepage for this double episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e63-64-mildred-fish-harnack/

Acknowledgements

  • Thanks to our patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Conor Canatsey, Shae, James, Ariel Gioia, Stone Lawson, and Fernando López-Ojeda.
  • Episode graphic courtesy of the Donner family.
  • Our theme tune is Bella Ciao, thanks for permission to use it from Dischi del Sole. You can purchase it here. Or stream it here.
  • This episode was edited by Jesse French.
Apr 17, 202240:25
WCL E4: Michael Rosen's socialist fairy tales, part 2
Mar 30, 202230:06
WCL E3: Michael Rosen's socialist fairy tales, part 1
Mar 17, 202234:05
E62: League of Revolutionary Black Workers, part 2

E62: League of Revolutionary Black Workers, part 2

Second of a double podcast episode about the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit in the late 60s/early 70s, in conversation with Herb Boyd, author of Black Detroit and former member of the group, and Dan Georgakas, author of Detroit I Do Mind Dying.
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This is an improved, extended and partially re-recorded version of our podcast episode 12. We have added more audio clips from other members of the League, including General Baker, Mitch and Darryl “Waistline” Mitchell. We have also added narrative for additional detail, context and to tell the story in a more cohesive manner. Whether you listened to the original episode or not, we hope you enjoy it!
Get hold of Dan and Herb's books on these links:
– Dan Georgakas and Marvin Surkin, Detroit: I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution – bookshop.org/a/80203/9781608462216
– Herb Boyd, Black Detroit: A People’s History of Self-Determination – bookshop.org/a/80203/9780062346636
More information, sources, acknowledgements and more on the webpage for this episode: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e61-the-league-of-revolutionary-black-workers-in-detroit/
Mar 07, 202254:08
E61: The League of Revolutionary Black Workers, part 1

E61: The League of Revolutionary Black Workers, part 1

Double podcast episode about the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit in the late 60s/early 70s, in conversation with Herb Boyd, author of Black Detroit and former member of the group, and Dan Georgakas, author of Detroit I Do Mind Dying.
This podcast is only possible because of support from our listeners on patreon. Join us and get access to exclusive content at
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This is an improved, extended and partially re-recorded version of our podcast episode 12. We have added more audio clips from other members of the League, including General Baker, Mitch and Darryl “Waistline” Mitchell. We have also added narrative for additional detail, context and to tell the story in a more cohesive manner. Whether you listened to the original episode or not, we hope you enjoy it!
Get hold of Dan and Herb's books on these links:
– Dan Georgakas and Marvin Surkin, Detroit: I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution – bookshop.org/a/80203/9781608462216
– Herb Boyd, Black Detroit: A People’s History of Self-Determination – bookshop.org/a/80203/9780062346636
More information, sources, acknowledgements and more on the webpage for this episode: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e61-the-league-of-revolutionary-black-workers-in-detroit/
Feb 24, 202245:59
E60: The Bread Intifada, part 2

E60: The Bread Intifada, part 2

Concluding part of our double podcast episode on the 1977 Bread Intifada in Egypt. We speak with journalist and revolutionary socialist, Hossam el-Hamalawy, about the uprising and its significance today.

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Music used in this episode under fair use was “Build Your Palaces” by Sheikh Imam. Available to stream here. We attempted to find copyright holders but were unsuccessful; if anyone has any information about this, please email info@workingclasshistory.com.

For more information on the Bread Intifada, reading Hossam’s 2001 Master’s thesis on the subject: arabawy.org/111742/1977/
See also Lafif Lakhdar’s ‘The development of class struggle in Egypt’ in Khamsin: Journal of revolutionary socialists of the Middle-East, issue #5: libcom.org/library/development-class-struggle-egypt

Full show notes, acknowledgements, sources, more information and eventually a transcript on the webpage for this episode: workingclasshistory.com/blog/e59-60-the-bread-intifada/
Dec 27, 202139:05
E59: The Bread Intifada, part 1

E59: The Bread Intifada, part 1

Part 1 of our double episode on the 1977 Bread Intifada in Egypt, in which hundreds of thousands of working-class Egyptians rose up against the government’s termination of food subsidies. We speak to Egyptian journalist and revolutionary socialist, Hossam el-Hamalawy, about the uprising, the decade of worker-student militancy leading up to it, and its relevance today.

Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast episodes, bonus episodes, free and discounted merchandise and other content. For example you can listen to part 2 of this double episode now. Join us or find out more at
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Music used in this episode under fair use was “Build Your Palaces” by Sheikh Imam. Available to stream here. We attempted to find copyright holders but were unsuccessful; if anyone has any information about this, please email info@workingclasshistory.com.

For more information on the Bread Intifada, reading Hossam’s 2001 Master’s thesis on the subject: arabawy.org/111742/1977/
See also Lafif Lakhdar’s ‘The development of class struggle in Egypt’ in Khamsin: Journal of revolutionary socialists of the Middle-East, issue #5: libcom.org/library/development-class-struggle-egypt

Full acknowledgements, show notes, photos, sources and more information on the webpage for this episode here: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e57-w…rs-1902-1922/
Dec 13, 202127:36
E58: West Virginia Mine Wars, part 2
Nov 29, 202133:10
E57: West Virginia Mine Wars, part 1
Nov 09, 202137:59
E56: Gwangju uprising, part 4
Oct 25, 202142:41
E55: Gwangju uprising, part 3
Oct 08, 202142:04
E54: Gwangju uprising, part 2
Sep 27, 202137:57
E53: Gwangju uprising, part 1
Sep 11, 202131:27
E52: The IWW in Canada
Jun 18, 202101:01:32
WCL E2: Joseph Skipsey – poet and pitman
Jun 10, 202150:58
E51: Jeon Tae-il and Lee So-sun
Apr 12, 202101:01:11
E50: Working Class History the book

E50: Working Class History the book

Podcast episode in which we talk about our new book, Working Class History: Everyday Acts of Resistance & Rebellion, with our friends at the Coffee with Comrades podcast, which they edited and put out as their episode 114. They kindly shared the audio with us, which we have lightly edited for brevity and include here as our latest episode. In it, we discuss the book, the WCH project, the nature of people's history, our approach to class and its intersection with other forms of oppression. Our conversation also touches on lots of stories of rebellion, including the fight for the weekend, and tea breaks, opposing the Ku Klux Klan, resisting the police and more. Copies of the first printing of the book are still available in our online store: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/working-class-history-everyday-acts-resistance-rebellion-book And for our lovely patrons, depending on your level you may be entitled to a free e-book version ($10/month and up), paperback ($20/month and up) or hardcover ($50/month and up). For patrons at other levels you can get 20% off it and every other book in our online store using an exclusive discount code. Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast episodes, bonus episodes, free and discounted merchandise and other content. Join us or find out more at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Links Full show notes, links, acknowledgements and transcript here on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2021/02/09/e50-working-class-history-the-book/ This original episode on Coffee with Comrades: https://coffeewithcomrades.com/episode-114-history-from-below-ft-working-class-history More about Coffee with Comrades: https://coffeewithcomrades.com/ Follow them on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coffeewcomrades Acknowledgements Thanks to you, our generous patrons for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Conor Canatsey, Ariel Gioia, and Shae. Photo courtesy https://www.instagram.com/katyeross/
Feb 09, 202101:07:01
E49: Anti-Racist Action in Minneapolis

E49: Anti-Racist Action in Minneapolis

As a far-right mob storms the Capitol in Washington DC, learn more about the history of opposition to white supremacy in the US. This podcast episode tells the story of Anti-Racist Action, a militant anti-fascist organisation in Minneapolis, Minnesota founded in the 1980s.
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Anti-Racist Action (ARA) started in Minneapolis and is a predecessor to the crews often now called antifa. ARA started in 1987 with a multiracial group of teenage skinheads who fought the rising white power movement. It grew into a network of groups in at least 120 towns and cities across the US and Canada. ARA’s first principle was: “We go where they go. Never let the Nazis have the streets.” They eventually applied that not only to white power organising, but to homophobic and anti-abortion organizing, and to police violence, which they saw as all connected.
Producer and host Anna Stitt tells the story of the group in Minneapolis through vivid first-person accounts, archival audio, and music from the era. It starts under the railroad tracks in Uptown, Minneapolis and traces a movement that continues to shape the US to this day.
More information, photos, full acknowledgements and the transcript of this episode here on our website: workingclasshistory.com/2021/01/11/e49-anti-racist-action-in-minneapolis/
Listen to our exclusive bonus episode, where we discussed the topic further with Anna, and listen to more tape from participants about their early lives, political backgrounds and more on patreon here: www.patreon.com/posts/e49-1-anti-bonus-46081746
Jan 11, 202155:22
E48: The green bans, part 2

E48: The green bans, part 2

Concluding part of our double podcast episode about green bans by building workers in Australia from 1970 to 1975 which held up billions of dollars of development which would have been harmful to the environment, or working class and Aboriginal communities.
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In these episodes we speak with Dave Kerin, a former builders labourer and member of the Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) and current member of the Earthworker Collective, and Dr Meredith Burgmann, who was an active supporter of the green bans, co-authored Green Bans, Red Union: the Saving of a City with her sister Verity Burgmann, and was later a Labor member of parliament.
We have produced merch commemorating the BLF and the green bans here to help fund our work: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/all/green-bans
Listen to both parts of this podcast now, as well as an exclusive bonus episode, by supporting us on patreon: patreon.com/workingclasshistory
More information, transcripts and full show notes here on our website: workingclasshistory.com/2020/10/30/e47-48-green-bans/
Dec 08, 202058:53
E47: The green bans, part 1

E47: The green bans, part 1

Double podcast episode about green bans by building workers in Australia from 1970 to 1975 which held up billions of dollars of development which would have been harmful to the environment, or working class and Aboriginal communities.
Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast episodes, bonus episodes, free and discounted merchandise and other content. Join us or find out more at
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In these episodes we speak with Dave Kerin, a former builders labourer and member of the Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) and current member of the Earthworker Collective, and Dr Meredith Burgmann, who was an active supporter of the green bans, co-authored Green Bans, Red Union: the Saving of a City with her sister Verity Burgmann, and was later a Labor member of parliament.
We have produced merch commemorating the BLF and the green bans here to help fund our work: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/all/green-bans
Listen to both parts of this podcast now, as well as an exclusive bonus episode, by supporting us on patreon: patreon.com/workingclasshistory
More information and full show notes here on our website: workingclasshistory.com/2020/10/30/e47-48-green-bans/
Nov 23, 202051:17
E46: The movement against the Vietnam war, part 4
Nov 04, 202001:03:40
E45: The movement against the Vietnam War, part 3
Oct 27, 202039:57
E44: The movement against the Vietnam War, part 2
Oct 15, 202039:14
E43: The movement against the Vietnam war, part 1
Oct 06, 202042:17
E42: The Portuguese revolution, part 2
Sep 14, 202053:52
E41: The Portuguese revolution, part 1
Aug 31, 202051:16
E40: The Spanish civil war: an introduction, part 2
Jul 21, 202047:42
E39: Spanish civil war: an introduction, part 1

E39: Spanish civil war: an introduction, part 1

Part 1 of a double podcast episode where we give a brief general overview of the Spanish civil war and revolution which broke out after the attempted military coup by right-wing general Francisco Franco 1936-1939.
In these episodes, we speak with Catherine Howley and Nick Lloyd about the tensions in Spanish society which exploded in 1936, about the military coup attempt, the civil war and the social revolution by workers and peasants. These episodes give an introduction to the conflict and the main organisations involved. We have future episodes planned looking at particular aspects of the events in more detail.
This podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast episodes, bonus episodes, free and discounted merchandise and other content. For example, relevant levels of our patreon supporters can listen to part 2 now, here:
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Full show notes, transcript, sources, references, acknowledgements and links to further reading here our website: workingclasshistory.com/2020/06/17/e39-the-spanish-civil-war-an-introduction/
Nick Lloyd is author of Forgotten Places: Barcelona and the Spanish Civil War, and both Nick and Catherine give Spanish civil war tours of Barcelona. Links to all this in the full show notes.
We also have books about the conflict, as well as reproduction posters and other commemorative merch in our online store to help fund our work. Check it out at: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/spanish-civil-war
Jul 07, 202044:22
E38: Mutiny! With Srsly Wrong
May 27, 202001:57:14
E37: The 43 Group, part 3
Mar 24, 202043:55
E36: The 43 Group, part 2
Mar 11, 202035:19
E35: The 43 Group, part 1
Mar 02, 202051:10
Seasons' greetings and an appeal from WCH
Dec 19, 201902:31
E34: Asian youth movements in Bradford, part 2
Nov 20, 201953:27
E33: Asian youth movements in Bradford, part 1
Oct 28, 201957:32
WCL E01: T-Bone Slim – the laureate of the logging camps
Oct 14, 201958:07
E32: The Pawtucket mill strike
Sep 23, 201955:06
Introduction to Working Class Literature

Introduction to Working Class Literature

A very brief introduction to our new sister podcast, Working Class Literature, taking a radical look at fiction and culture.
You can follow them here:
soundcloud.com/workingclassliterature
Or find episodes when they come out on our website: workingclasshistory.com
First episode coming very soon, and it should also soon be available major podcast apps.
You can support Working Class Literature and get access to benefits on their patreon: patreon.com/workingclassliterature
Working Class History patrons contributing $10 a month and up will also get early access to WCL episodes, and exclusive WCL bonus episodes. Join us here: patreon.com/workingclasshistory
Our patrons can also listen to our next WCH episode, about first factory strike in US history, which was organised by young women and girls in New England
Sep 02, 201905:27
E31: The Hong Kong riots 1967, part 2
Aug 20, 201941:43