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Caption: Annual Western Worker Labor Heritage Festival
Katie Ryan, IATSE Local 16, Maimuna Syed, CA Labor Federation, Rachael Warino, CA Labor Federation

  • Added: Jun 03, 2016
  • Length: 28:37
Caption: Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival
George Mann, Folk Singer, Rebel Voices, Political Singing Duo, Chris Chandler, Singer-Songwriter, Luci Murphy, Cultural Warrior

  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 28:36
Caption: Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival
Shelley Kessler, Labor Council, Charlie King, Musical Political Satirist, and Hali Hammer, Singer-Songwriter Interview by Gary Kanter: Shelley, Cha...

  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 27:58
Caption: Labor Archives of Washington
Interview by Mike Dumovich: Conor examines the Chateau St. Michelle Grape Boycott in conjunction with the Labor Archives of Washington’s second an...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 06, 2016
  • Length: 27:48
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Man with a rake and drying shrimp, Credit: THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION
This episode of TriPod tells the story of one man’s family business, part of the Chinese immigrant community, that helped build New Orleans.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 09:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Conor Casey, Archivist
Interview by Mike Dumovich: Mike continues his special segment of We Do The Work called ‘Learn Yourself” that explores an historical labor event h...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2016
  • Length: 28:11
Caption: Felted Sheep, Credit: Patty Lovegreen
It's Fiber Arts Week on Area Voices! Producer Alauna Yust took a felting class with fiber artist Patty Lovegreen, and a table full of budding artis...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 06:19
Caption: Dr. Robert Forrant
Dr. Robert Forrant, University of Massachusetts-Lowell History Professor, Bread and Roses Strike Interview by Rich Austin: Robert gives us the rea...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 27:45
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Tom Breiding on acousticSongs LIVE! from WNJR

  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:13
Caption: Conor Casey, Archivist
Interview by Mike Dumovich: Mike continues his special segment of We Do The Work called ‘Learn Yourself” that explores an historical labor event h...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2015
  • Length: 27:50
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In 2002, retired FBI and CIA investigator Charlie Hess began writing letters Robert Charles Browne, a convicted murderer who claimed to have killed...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 58:18
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On April 20th, 1914, just north of Trinidad, Colorado, one of the bloodiest, most overlooked events in the history of the American labor movement s...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 58:45
Caption: Joe Hill, IWW, Linda Allen
Interview: Members of the Whatcom-Skagit IWW and Linda Allen talk about the legendary organizer and Labor song writer Joe Hill, sing his songs, an...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2015
  • Length: 27:49
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The third in our podcast series about work, presented in partnership with The Nation. Big proposals and spiritual realignments for working-class pe...

Bought by KZYX, KPIP-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 02, 2015
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: American Wobbly Heart by Mike Dumovich (the old cro)
CD: Mike’s CD features one man's journey thru the turmoil of the Labor Movements beginnings, caustic comments by a crow, and a surprise ending call...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2015
  • Length: 28:20
Caption: Seattle Labor Chorus
Interview: Janet and Bob talk about the how the Seattle Labor Chorus started, their music, and how to join as well as playing three of the choir’s...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2015
  • Length: 28:54
Caption: Senteara Orwig, Archivist
Interview: Senteara reports on her research of Joe Hill, his song The Rebel Girl, and Katie Phar. For more information, go to www.lib.washington....

  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 27:32
Caption: Bloody Sunday, Everett Massacre
“Learn Yourself” and Conor Casey, Labor Archivist for the Labor Archives of Washington Interview: Mike starts a special segment of We Do The Work c...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Sep 25, 2015
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
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This classic poem, by Romantic poet John Keats, celebrates the beauty of the season.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 24, 2015
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 1
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Nikil Saval, author and editor of n+1 magazine, talks about how the American office has (and hasn't) changed since its origin in the late 19th cent...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Sep 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
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Throughout the 20th century, organized labor was a central feature of American life. Our guide, the historian Steve Fraser, asks what happened—betw...

Bought by WUFT, XRAY.fm, KMXT, KZYX, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2015
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Cecelia Tichi
Jack London is known for his wolf-dog tales and sagas of the frozen North. But, that’s overlooking the real story. London was a reporter who made n...

Bought by KVSC, KPVL, and KCBX


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Peter Olney, ILWU
Interview: Peter continues his discussion about his co-authoring a series titled ‘Just a Whisper Now—A Look Back at the AFL-CIO’s New Voice After ...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2015
  • Length: 28:23
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Professor Richard K. Lieberman, director of the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives, describes the rich history of the Steinway & Sons piano company from...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 10:10
Caption: Conor Casey, Archivist
Interview: Conor explains that the Labor Archives were founded to preserve history and make it accessible, and one of his jobs is bringing zeal to...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2015
  • Length: 27:58