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Behind the velvet curtains with AFI’s Todd Hitchcock - Labor Goes To The Movies
Chris talks with Todd Hitchcock, Director of Programming at the American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. In Part 1 of...
May 4, 2021


American Prospect’s Robert Kuttner on Biden’s 100 Day Speech, Industrial Policy, and the Fed Reserve
Robert Kuttner is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect and professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School. He is an author...
Apr 29, 2021


HAYMARKET: The Bomb, The Anarchists, The Labor Struggle - Labor Goes To The Movies
Chris and Elise talk with director Adrian Prawica about his new film Haymarket: The Bomb, the Anarchists, the Labor Struggle, which is...
Apr 27, 2021


Constructing a New Social Compact Event w/ Dr. James C. Benton - Race & Economic Empowerment Project
Dr. James C. Benton is the Director of the Race and Economic Empowerment Project at the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working...
Apr 26, 2021


Author Nicole McCandless's new children’s book Down on James Street - Published by Hard Ball Press
Overview of Down on James Street James Street is alive with the sound of jazz! In 1930‘s Pittsburgh, Dorothy wants to dance the Lindy...
Apr 21, 2021


Author Alejandra Domenzain's new children’s book Para Todos For All - Published by Hard Ball Press
“This is a beautiful, powerful book… This story is a great tool for educators and will inspire children to share their stories… This book...
Apr 21, 2021


John Sayles on Martin Eden - Labor Goes To the Movies
“The part both in the book and the movie that always meant the most to me is the part where he's whacking away at that typewriter,” says...
Apr 19, 2021


Mark Street’s Film Work Songs - Labor Goes To the Movies
Elise and Chris talk with director Mark Street, whose latest film is Work Songs, which travels across the country talking with ordinary...
Apr 12, 2021


The buddhist forklift driver, the searching mother and the UN translator - Labor Goes To the Movies
Elise and Chris discuss My Darling Supermarket, Identifying Features, Quo Vadis, Aida and Collective with retired SEIU staffer (and now...
Apr 4, 2021


New Deal Descendant Dr. June Hopkins talks about Harry Hopkins' WPA, & the Need for a Job Guarantee
“The private sector will never be able to absorb every worker who wants a job, good times or bad times, it'll never happen. So my theory...
Mar 30, 2021


Identifying Features & Lapsis with Sarah Jaffe & Andrea Arenas - Labor Goes to the Movies
Elise and Chris discuss films from the DC Labor Filmfest Spring Screening Series with Andrea Arenas, Communications & Policy Coordinator...
Mar 29, 2021


Women's History Month, Machinists Union, and Long Island Migrant Labor Camps - LRPN Livestream
EXCERPT OF LIVESTREAM Labor Radio Podcast Network’s Wednesday Livestream interviews labor leaders about current labor issues with...
Mar 25, 2021


Chandra Thomas Whitfield Host of In The Gap - LRPN Spotlight
“I started doing some research and I learned about the gender pay gap and the fact that black women are paid significantly less money for...
Mar 22, 2021


A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem - Labor Goes to the Movies
Elise and Chris discuss “The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem” with director Yu Gu and mark the anniversary of “Salt of the Earth,” the classic...
Mar 19, 2021


#BamazonUnion Solidarity Mashup Wizard of Oz & Pink Floyd Dark Side of The Moon
Support the Amazon worker union drive in Bessemer, Alabama seeking to join the RWDSU (Retail, Wholesale, Department Store Union)...
Mar 16, 2021


Uber vs. Aslam, CA’s Prop 22, & Fighting for the Global Rights of Gig Workers - LRPN Livestream
Labor Radio Podcast Network’s Weekly Wednesday Livestream interviews labor leaders about current labor issues with rotating hosts made up...
Mar 11, 2021


Legislating Policy with Matt Verghese - Policy Dialogues Ep.18
“The American people want a government that works, they want a government that is responsive to their needs and is responsive to how they...
Mar 9, 2021


Jordie Abela Co-Host of Solidarity Breakfast out of Melbourne, Australia - LRPN Spotlight
“I see a lot of hope in struggle and people willing to be empathetic...it comes back to that ideal of humanity and care. And when we...
Mar 9, 2021


Coalition of Labor Union Women Prez, Labor Artist, Teacher: Elise Bryant - Harmony of Interests
“If you're doing it right as a leader you should have at least five people behind you, not one, not your favorite, but at least five...
Mar 9, 2021


Author Eric Lotke discusses his book Union Made Published by Hard Ball Press - Buy Your Copy Today
“I love the hero's journey that Nathan Hawley goes through as he moves from being lonely with his positive growth curves as an accountant...
Mar 8, 2021
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