Working Class HistoryEducation, History
Working Class HistoryEducation, History
Working Class HistoryEducation, History
Working Class HistoryEducation, History

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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.
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  • Introducing On This Day in Working Class History: A new daily podcast from WCH
    Introducing a brand-new daily podcast from the team at WCH. On This Day in Working Class History will be a brief reminder each morning of our collective struggles for a better world which have taken place on this date in history. Launching on 1...
  • E84: Angry Brigade, part 2
    Second in a double podcast about the Angry Brigade, Britain’s first home-grown urban guerrilla group, in the 1960s and 70s, in conversation with John Barker, who was put on trial as part of the group. Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon...
  • E83: Angry Brigade, part 1
    Double podcast about the Angry Brigade, Britain’s first home-grown urban guerrilla group, in the 1960s and 70s, in conversation with John Barker, who was put on trial as part of the group. Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our...
  • E82: Workmates collective
    Podcast episode about the Workmates collective, a rank-and-file initiative on the London Underground using unofficial direct action and workplace assemblies to fight privatisation in the late-1990s/early 2000s. Our supporters fund our work, and in...
  • E81: Miners' strikes 1972-4
    Podcast episode about strikes by miners in Britain in 1972 and 1974, in conversation with Dave Douglass. Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast...
  • E80: Italian resistance, part 4
    The fourth and final episode of our podcast series on the Italian resistance to fascism in conversation with anti-fascist partisans themselves. In this episode, we look at the postwar anti-fascist resistance: from armed partisan rebellions and the...
  • E79: Italian resistance, part 3
    Part 3 of our four-part podcast series on the Italian resistance to fascism in conversation with anti-fascist partisans themselves. In this episode, we look at the question of 'the resistance betrayed': the Togliatti amnesty, what happened to fascists...
  • E78: Italian resistance, part 2
    Part 2 of our four-part podcast series on the Italian resistance to fascism in conversation with anti-fascist partisans themselves. In this episode, we discuss the participation of migrant partisans in the resistance, what the resistance looked like...
  • E77: Italian resistance, part 1
    The first of a four-part podcast series on the Italian resistance to fascism, both during World War Two and immediately after, in conversation with anti-fascist partisans themselves. In this episode, we look at the rise of fascism, the start of the...
  • E76: Trinidad general strike, part 2
    Second of a double podcast episode about the Trinidad general strike of 1937, in conversation with Ryan Cecil Jobson. Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to...
  • E75: Trinidad general strike, part 1
    First in a double podcast episode about the Trinidad general strike of 1937, in conversation with Ryan Cecil Jobson. Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to...
  • E74: Ben Fletcher, part 2
    Concluding part of a double podcast episode about Ben Fletcher, a very important but little-known dock worker and labour organiser in the US with the Industrial Workers of the World union. In these episodes, we speak with historian Peter Cole, author...
  • E73: Ben Fletcher, part 1
    First in a double podcast episode about Ben Fletcher, a very important but little-known dock worker and labour organiser in the US with the Industrial Workers of the World union. In these episodes, we speak with historian Peter Cole, author and editor...
  • E72: Swing Kids and Edelweiss Pirates
    Podcast episode about anti-fascist youth cultural movements in Nazi Germany before and during World War II. In particular we look at the German Edelweiss Pirates and Swing Kids, and in our patreon bonus episode we also speak about the French Zazous...
  • E71: Working Class History Map, with Coffee with Comrades
    We chat with Pearson from the Coffee with Comrades podcast about our new web apps: the Working Class History Map and Stories app. This episode has been timed to coincide with the public launch of our web apps on January 31. Our podcast is brought to...
  • WCL6: DD Johnston's proletarian apocalypse, part 2
    Concluding part of our double-episode in conversation with author, DD Johnston, about his new novel, Disnaeland. In this part, Darren discusses the novel’s relationship to the Scots language, the apocalyptic prophecies of radical, pre-Enlightenment...
  • WCL5: DD Johnston's proletarian apocalypse, part 1
    The first of a two-part episode, Working Class Literature speak to DD Johnston about his new novel, Disnaeland, about a working-class Scottish community's response to societal collapse. We also discuss his previous novels and his participation in...
  • E49: Anti-Racist Action in Minneapolis
    Rerelease of our episode 49 about Anti-Racist Action in Minneapolis, because we are currently trying to co-publish a book, We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action, which is the definitive history of the group across the US. To fund its...
  • E70: Howard Zinn 100, part 2
    Second in a double podcast episode about the life and work of Howard Zinn, historian, World War II veteran and activist, in his own words, 100 years since his birth. Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our...
  • E69: Howard Zinn 100, part 1
    First in a double podcast episode about the life and work of Howard Zinn, historian, World War II veteran and activist, in his own words, 100 years since his birth. Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work,...