Podcast Episodes

E35: The 43 Group, part 1

Season 2

First part of a podcast miniseries about the 43 Group of mostly Jewish ex-servicemen and women who battled Oswald Mosley’s fascists in Britain’s streets after World War II.
We speak with Daniel Sonabe…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Seasons' greetings and an appeal from WCH

A happy holidays and New Year message from WCH, alongside an appeal for people to support our work on patreon so we can continue our work in 2020 and beyond.
Find out more, support us and get access t…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

E34: Asian youth movements in Bradford, part 2

Season 2

Concluding our double episode on the Asian Youth Movement and United Black Youth League in conversation with Tariq Mehmood. This episode Tariq tells the story of the sensational Bradford 12 trial, an…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

E33: Asian youth movements in Bradford, part 1

Season 1 Episode 33

First part of our double episode about anti-racist Asian youth movements in Bradford, England in the 1970s and 80s. We speak to Tariq Mehmood about the Asian Youth Movement, the United Black Youth Le…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

WCL E01: T-Bone Slim – the laureate of the logging camps

Season 2 Episode 1

Repost to WCH of the first episode of the Working Class Literature podcast, about the life and work of radical hobo author T-Bone Slim. A prolific columnist for the revolutionary Industrial Workers o…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

E32: The Pawtucket mill strike

Season 1 Episode 32

In this podcast episode, historian Joey DeFrancesco tells the story of the first factory strike in US history when in 1824, young women and girls working in the mills in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, orga…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Introduction to Working Class Literature

Season 2

A very brief introduction to our new sister podcast, Working Class Literature, taking a radical look at fiction and culture.
You can follow them here: https://soundcloud.com/workingclassliterature
Or f…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

E31: The Hong Kong riots 1967, part 2

Season 2

Concluding part of our double episode on the Hong Kong general strike, protests and bombings of 1967.
More information, photos and full show notes here on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

E30: The Hong Kong riots 1967, part 1

Season 2

As protests have swept Hong Kong in the last few weeks, we begin an occasional series on the British Empire with a double episode on a previous wave of demonstrations, riots, strikes and bombings in …

Published on 5 years, 9 months ago

E29: Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, part 3

Season 2

Last of our three-part podcast miniseries this Pride month about Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners.
This podcast is funded entirely by our listeners and readers on patreon. You can support us, get ex…

Published on 5 years, 10 months ago