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Latest episodes

E126: [TEASER] Fireside Chat - How we won the weekend

September 30, 2026 · 10 min

New Fireside Chat available exclusively for our Patreon supporters about the true history of the weekend, struggles over time off from work, and what is missing from mainstream accounts. Our podcast is brought to you by our Patreon…
WCL15: Literature of the 1926 General Strike

September 16, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

As part of our work to mark the centenary of the UK's 1926 general strike, we sat down with with Charles Ferrall and Dougal McNeill, authors of the excellent Writing the 1926 General Strike: Literature, Culture, Politics to talk about some…
E125.1: [TEASER] Riot Dogs - Greece bonus episode

August 12, 2026 · 5 min

Free preview extract ofIn various countries around the world, as movements against exploitation and inequality exploded, protesters found some unlikely allies – street dogs. In these episodes, we look at movements and riot dogs in two…
E125: Riot dogs - Negro Matapacos

August 5, 2026 · 35 min

In various countries around the world, as movements against exploitation and inequality exploded, protesters found some unlikely allies – street dogs. In these episodes, we look at movements and riot dogs in two countries: Chile and…
E124: [TEASER] Fireside Chat - World Cup of Chaos

July 20, 2026 · 25 min

Fireside Chat podcast available exclusively for our Patreon supporters we invited back Tomas Rothaus (from our Argentina 2001 episodes) to discuss football, politics, and the chaotic mess of the World Cup in Donald Trump's USA. Our…

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E123.1 [TEASER]: IWW Starbucks Workers Union, bonus episode

July 15, 2026 · 10 min

Free preview of the bonus episode to our three-part podcast series about the organising campaign by the Industrial Workers of the World union at Starbucks in the 2000s, in conversation with Daniel Gross, one of the key organisers. This…
E123: IWW Starbucks Workers Union, part 3

July 8, 2026 · 40 min

Final part of our three-part podcast series about the organising campaign by the Industrial Workers of the World union at Starbucks in the 2000s, in conversation with Daniel Gross, one of the key organisers. This part covers international…
E122: IWW Starbucks Workers Union, part 2

July 1, 2026 · 32 min

Part 2 of our three-part podcast series about the organising campaign by the Industrial Workers of the World union at Starbucks in the 2000s, in conversation with Daniel Gross, one of the key organisers. This part covers solidarity…
E121: IWW Starbucks Workers Union, part 1

June 25, 2026 · 48 min

Before the current wave of organising at Starbucks, another group of workers in the early 2000s got together and formed a union at one of the most anti-union corporations on earth. They won better pay and conditions, and laid the…
E120.1: [TEASER] 1926 general strike, bonus episode

May 13, 2026 · 10 min

Bonus episode for our three-part miniseries about the UK’s 1926 general strike, in collaboration with the General Strike 100 project and told using interviews with striking workers themselves. In this episode, East London dock worker…
E120: 1926 general strike, part 3

May 6, 2026 · 44 min

The final of our three-part miniseries about the UK’s 1926 general strike, which saw one and three-quarter million workers walk out in the biggest single work stoppage in British history. In collaboration with the General Strike 100…
E119: 1926 general strike, part 2

April 29, 2026 · 36 min

Part 2 of our three-part miniseries about the UK’s 1926 general strike, which saw one and three-quarter million workers walk out in the biggest single work stoppage in British history. In collaboration with the General Strike 100 project…

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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-free with early access and exclusive bonus episodes at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.