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Working Class History

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 listen ad-fre... Read more

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E20: The Exotic Dancers Union

E20: The Exotic Dancers Union

Podcast episode about the workers at the Lusty Lady strip club in San Francisco who in 1997 were the first women who man... Read more

2 Apr 2019

42mins

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E30: The Hong Kong riots 1967, part 1

E30: The Hong Kong riots 1967, part 1

As protests have swept Hong Kong in the last few weeks, we begin an occasional series on the British Empire with a doubl... Read more

5 Aug 2019

43mins

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E14: The Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky

E14: The Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky

Podcast episode about the Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky, and Mrs Van, a member of the Vietnamese Women's Union. We look ... Read more

29 Oct 2018

41mins

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E21: WCH Crime - The Columbia Eagle mutiny, pt 1

E21: WCH Crime - The Columbia Eagle mutiny, pt 1

First episode of the WCH Crime podcast, about the Columbia Eagle mutiny in 1970, perhaps the most spectacular act of res... Read more

15 Apr 2019

19mins

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E26: The Stonewall riots and Pride at 50, part 2

E26: The Stonewall riots and Pride at 50, part 2

Concluding part of our podcast episodes on the Stonewall rebellion , when LGBTQ youth fought the police in NYC for 6 nig... Read more

2 Jun 2019

1hr 7mins

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E17: Anti-Zionism in Israel, part 1

E17: Anti-Zionism in Israel, part 1

First of a two-part episode on a people's history of Zionism and opposition to within Israel, in conversation with forme... Read more

16 Dec 2018

1hr 2mins

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E16: Women in the early IWW

E16: Women in the early IWW

Podcast about the early history of women in the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union in the United States... Read more

2 Dec 2018

49mins

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E32: The Pawtucket mill strike

E32: The Pawtucket mill strike

In this podcast episode, historian Joey DeFrancesco tells the story of the first factory strike in US history when in 18... Read more

23 Sep 2019

55mins

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E7: This episode has now moved to episodes 57-58

E7: This episode has now moved to episodes 57-58

Apologies but this episode has now moved. We have re-edited, partially rerecorded, improved and rereleased this episode ... Read more

17 Jun 2018

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E12: This episode has now moved to episodes 61-62

E12: This episode has now moved to episodes 61-62

This episode has been partially recorded, re-edited, improved and re-released as episodes 61-62, so please listen to the... Read more

28 Aug 2018

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E10: The GI resistance in Vietnam, part 1

E10: The GI resistance in Vietnam, part 1

During the later years of the Vietnam war, a little-known but powerful rebellion developed within the ranks of the US fo... Read more

5 Aug 2018

38mins

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E27: Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, part 1

E27: Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, part 1

First in a three-part podcast miniseries this Pride month about Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners, a small group of... Read more

17 Jun 2019

44mins

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E22: WCH Crime - The Columbia Eagle mutiny, pt 2

E22: WCH Crime - The Columbia Eagle mutiny, pt 2

Part 2 of our 4-part series on the Columbia Eagle mutiny in 1970, perhaps the most spectacular act of resistance to the ... Read more

22 Apr 2019

21mins

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E24: WCH Crime - The Columbia Eagle mutiny, pt 4

E24: WCH Crime - The Columbia Eagle mutiny, pt 4

Concluding part of our miniseries on the Columbia Eagle mutiny during the Vietnam war in 1970, when two anti-war America... Read more

6 May 2019

20mins

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E23: WCH Crime - The Columbia Eagle mutiny, pt 3

E23: WCH Crime - The Columbia Eagle mutiny, pt 3

Penultimate part of our miniseries on the 1970 Columbia Eagle mutiny during the Vietnam war, when 2 American sailors hij... Read more

29 Apr 2019

14mins

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WCL E01: T-Bone Slim – the laureate of the logging camps

WCL E01: T-Bone Slim – the laureate of the logging camps

Repost to WCH of the first episode of the Working Class Literature podcast, about the life and work of radical hobo auth... Read more

14 Oct 2019

58mins

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