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GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson about how an angry Ike came off the golf course to kic...
- Added: Mar 06, 2017
- Length: 03:46
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Griftopia by Matt Tiaibi
- Added: Jan 25, 2017
- Length: 02:18
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco about the roots of fascism in Europe.
- Added: Jan 12, 2017
- Length: 03:14
Those seeking ways to revitalize the declining US labor movement need look no further than the drive launched 75 years ago this month by the fledgl...
- Added: Nov 12, 2010
- Length: 03:53
It's the 50th anniversary of one of the most dramatic and influential death penalty cases ever, the Caryl Chessman case that drew worldwide attent...
- Added: May 30, 2010
- Length: 05:01
It's the 90th anniversary this month of the Seattle general strike, one of the most dramatic strikes in U.S. history.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Feb 07, 2009
- Length: 03:30
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Oct 27, 2008
- Length: 02:51
- Added: Oct 22, 2008
- Length: 02:52
A provocative essay contemplating rebuilding after the Calif. wildfires
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.
- Added: Jan 02, 2008
- Length: 03:30
- Purchases: 1
Few leaders have left a greater legacy than labor leader Jack Hall, a major figure in the transformation of feudalistic Hawaii into a democratic st...
- Added: Dec 20, 2007
- Length: 04:43
Another San Franciscan Entertainment Icon, gone. This is his memorial party, and some of the characters recalling who he was, and what he stood for.
- Added: Dec 04, 2007
- Length: 10:34
A commentary about the supporting roles played by me and my teen and pre-teen buddies on the World War II Home Front.
- Added: Oct 29, 2007
- Length: 04:17
A commentary noting that author John Steinbeck was one of the best friends American workers ever had.
- Added: Oct 25, 2007
- Length: 04:18
This commentary is about the fierce steelworkers strike of 1919 that was one of the key events leading to the mass unionization of American industry.
- Added: Sep 13, 2007
- Length: 04:34
- Purchases: 2
A commentary on the Homestead strike, one of the most violent and most significant in labor history.
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.
- Added: Jul 11, 2007
- Length: 03:38
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Mar 01, 2007
- Length: 04:23
- Purchases: 1
a commentary marking the 60th anniversary of the Oakland general strike, one of the very few general strikes in U.S. history.
Bought by KPFT
- Added: Dec 08, 2006
- Length: 03:07
- Purchases: 1
A commentary on the importance of May Day to working people.
Bought by KPIK-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and BSR Radio
- Added: Apr 25, 2005
- Length: 02:55
- Purchases: 3
The CIO's history offers important lessons for those currently trying to revitalize the labor movement .
- Added: Mar 01, 2005
- Length: 03:22
- Added: Dec 08, 2004
- Length: 03:19
