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• 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…

• 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…