Sherene Seikaly on Economic Thought in British Mandate Palestine
Historian Sherene Seikaly uncovered a group of elite Palestinian men in 1930s and 1940s who articulated a national economic vision for Palestine before the founding of Israel. Listen to learn more abo...
2 Maj 201634min
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Black Lives Matter and Black Liberation
Few social justice struggles have captivated recent political history like the broad Black Lives Matter movement. From the streets of Ferguson and Baltimore to campaign rally interruptions of leading ...
1 Apr 201645min
Eric Rauchway on How FDR and Keynes Ended the Depression
We've been hearing a lot about economist John Maynard Keynes' midcentury economic plans for the U.S. since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008. Are the measures that Keynes and FDR took to c...
1 Feb 201643min
Leigh Claire La Berge on Financial Fiction of the Long 1980s
What stories do we tell about finance? How does financial print culture shape our lives? Our guest today explores the narratives we have been told, and tell, about finance. A literary scholar, Leigh C...
1 Jan 201648min
Jennifer Mittelstadt on the Rise of the Military Welfare State
Have you seen those Facebook memes floating around, arguing that we shouldn't support a $15 minimum wage for service sector workers because the military doesn't earn a living wage? Jennifer Mittelstad...
2 Dec 201548min
Mike Elk on Media Workers Unite
On this month’s episode, we talk to the journalist Mike Elk about a new group called Media Workers Unite and their “Louisville Statement of Media Workers Rights.” Media Workers Unite are creating a pu...
1 Nov 201522min
Phil Tiemeyer on Male Flight Attendants and Sexuality in the Workplace
Today’s guest discusses the history of sexuality in the workplace through the lens of male flight attendants. We speak with Phil Tiemeyer about the shifts and changes in the airline industry across th...
1 Sep 201537min
Live Show: Who Makes Cents with Belabored
In July, we joined our friends from Dissent magazine's Belabored podcast to discuss the history of capitalism and how journalists and academics writing about labor and business can work together. List...
1 Aug 20151h 18min
