Episodios

  • Women’s stories and the myth of “time-saving” tech
    Apr 16 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Labor Heritage Power Hour previews the DC Labor FilmFest and explores how “time-saving” tech often means more work. In labor history, 20,000 activists blockaded World Bank/IMF meetings in 2000. Quote of the day: Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

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  • Facing ICE, Standing Ground
    Apr 15 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Solidarity Works recounts a tense encounter with ICE as a parent is surrounded at gunpoint while trying to keep others safe. In labor history, A. Philip Randolph was born in 1889. Quote of the day: A. Philip Randolph.

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  • The Safety Net of Solidarity
    Apr 14 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: El Cafecito del Día highlights rapid-response solidarity, as workers mobilize to support immigrant families. In labor history, John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939. Quote of the day: John Steinbeck.

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  • ICE raid horror sparks outrage
    Apr 13 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Work Week Radio reports a shocking ICE raid where agents in black seized a terrified woman. In labor history, Eugene V. Debs was jailed in 1919 for opposing WWI. Quote of the day: Gene Debs.

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  • A watershed moment in baseball
    Apr 10 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Heartland Labor Forum looks at a potential turning point in baseball history and what it could mean for workers in the game. In labor history, Frances Perkins was born in 1880. Quote of the day: Dolores Huerta.

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  • Showing Up for the Movement
    Apr 9 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: The Rude Mechanical Orchestra on the Labor Heritage Power Hour talks about showing up and amplifying the movement. In labor history, Paul Robeson was born in 1898. Quote of the day: Paul Robeson (Joe Hill).

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  • “My Leg Came Off on the Pole”
    Apr 8 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: On PowerLine, a lineman recounts a harrowing moment on the job and the realities of working aloft. In labor history, the WPA was approved in 1935, putting millions to work. Quote of the day: Harry S. Truman.

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  • Kids Shouldn’t Be Ubering to School
    Apr 7 2026

    On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: On UnionTalk, school bus shortages force working parents to rely on rideshares to get kids to class. In labor history, 15,000 janitors struck in Los Angeles in 2000. Quote of the day: Justice for Janitors striker.

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