Part 2 of our 4-part series on the Columbia Eagle mutiny in 1970, perhaps the most spectacular act of resistance to the Vietnam war, when two sailors hijacked their ship transporting thousands of tonnes of napalm for US forces, and sailed it to Cambodia. Part of our first season of WCH Crime, the podcast where true crime meets the struggle for a better world. Listen to all 4 parts now, as well as 2 bonus episodes, and support our work on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Full show...
Apr 22, 2019•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast First episode of the WCH Crime podcast, about the Columbia Eagle mutiny in 1970, perhaps the most spectacular act of resistance to the Vietnam war, when two sailors hijacked their ship transporting thousands of tonnes of napalm for US forces, and sailed it to Cambodia. You can listen to all 4 parts of this series, plus 2 bonus episodes, by supporting us on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Full footnotes for this episode, including photos and more information are here on our websi...
Apr 15, 2019•20 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Podcast episode about the workers at the Lusty Lady strip club in San Francisco who in 1997 were the first women who managed to unionise a strip joint in the United States, and who later took it over and ran it as a workers’ co-operative.This podcast is funded by our listeners. You can support us and get exclusive early access to episodes, bonus audio and more at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory We have more info, photos, videos and full show notes for this episode on our website at https...
Apr 02, 2019•43 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Episode on the early history of the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union in Australia, in conversation with Paula DeAngelis. Paula is a historian and contributed to Wobblies of the World: a global history of the IWW. Support this podcast on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory This is our playlist of early IWW music: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7…73VUIFoIkZqqRVM79 You can buy Wobblies of the World here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0745399592/ref =as_li_tl?ie=UTF8...
Jan 28, 2019•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Concluding part of our two-part episode on a people's history of Zionism and opposition to it within Israel, in conversation with former members of socialist group Matzpen: Moshe Machover, Haim and Udi. For more information and further reading, see the show notes of part 1. Support this podcast and get early access to episodes and other benefits here: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Edited by Louise Barry Thanks to Max Blumenthal ( https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal) for ...
Jan 13, 2019•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast A festive and New Year message from WCH. You can support our work on patreon at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Pictured is the Christmas tree outside the Athens Parliament, which was burned by people in 2008 protesting against the police murder of a teenager. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support ....
Dec 23, 2018•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast First of a two-part episode on a people's history of Zionism and opposition to within Israel, in conversation with former members of socialist group Matzpen Moshe Machover, Haim and Udi. Support this podcast, and listen to part 2 now on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Full information, sources, transcripts and show notes on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e17-anti-zionism-in-israel-part-1/ Acknowledgements Edited by Louise Barry, from Audio ...
Dec 16, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Podcast about the early history of women in the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union in the United States, in conversation with Heather Mayer, author of Beyond the Rebel Girl: Women and the IWW in the Pacific Northwest, 1905-1924. Support this podcast and get benefits like early accessed episodes and more on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Get Heather's book here: https://amzn.to/2DqONVc Episode 6 of our podcast gives an introduction to the IWW in the US so we rec...
Dec 02, 2018•50 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Podcast episode about the Peterloo massacre of 1819 with Mike Leigh, director of his new film, Peterloo, and Dr Jacqueline Riding, author and historical consultant on the film. Please support this podcast on patreon and get early access to episodes and other benefits here: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Peterloo is out in cinemas now, so do check it out! Trailer and more info about the film here: https://www.peterloofilm.co.uk This is a short history of the Peterloo massacre: https://li...
Nov 06, 2018•38 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Podcast episode about the Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky, and Mrs Van, a member of the Vietnamese Women's Union. We look at the geopolitics of the conflict and its human cost. Support this podcast and get early access to episodes and other benefits here on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory This episode is part of our series on the Vietnam war. Check out the rest of the series here: https://workingclasshistory.com/tag/vietnam-war/ Chomsky's book Who Rules the World? is available now...
Oct 29, 2018•41 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Episode about the crucial role played by women in the great miners strike in Britain, 1984-5, in conversation with Heather Wood, chair of the Easington women's strike support group. Our patreon supporters enable us to make this podcast. You too can support us and get access to bonus audio and more here: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory This is our short video history of the miners' strike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOucUVz4AYw This is a short history of Women Against Pit Closures, a...
Oct 12, 2018•44 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast This episode about the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit has been partially recorded, re-edited, improved and re-released as episodes 61-62, so please listen to them instead: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e61-the-league-of-revolutionary-black-workers-in-detroit/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support ....
Aug 28, 2018•16 sec•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Concluding part of our two-part episode on the GI resistance to the Vietnam war, in conversation with Jerry Lembcke, a Vietnam army veteran, now sociologist and author. Most further reading is linked to in the show notes of part 1. Support our work by backing us on patreon and get exclusive audio and other benefits: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory This article gives a good general overview of the GI resistance movement: https://libcom.org/history/1961-1973-gi-resistance-in-the-vietnam-wa...
Aug 13, 2018•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast During the later years of the Vietnam war, a little-known but powerful rebellion developed within the ranks of the US forces. In this two-part episode, we talk about the GI resistance to the war with Jerry Lembcke, a Vietnam army veteran, now sociologist and author, and Bart, a navy veteran about their experiences. This article gives a good general overview of the GI resistance movement: https://libcom.org/history/1961-1973-gi-resistance-in-the-vietnam-war Support our work and get access to othe...
Aug 05, 2018•38 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast This episode about later history of the IWW union was one of our earliest episodes, which wasn't great quality. So for the moment it has been taken off-line while we work on improving it and rereleasing it. The original, old episode, is available exclusively for our patreon supporters, here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/e9-industrial-of-20128633 You can join us and help fund our work improving our old episodes and producing new ones on patreon at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Become a...
Jul 31, 2018•38 sec•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast This episode about the strike wave in the US during the Vietnam War was one of our earliest episodes, which wasn't great quality. So for the moment it has been taken off-line while we work on improving it and rereleasing it. The original, old episode, is available exclusively for our patreon supporters, here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/wch-e8-vietnam-19994520 You can join us and help fund our work improving our old episodes and producing new ones on patreon at https://patreon.com/workingclass...
Jul 28, 2018•37 sec•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Apologies but this episode about the strike wave in the US during the Vietnam war has now moved. We have re-edited, partially rerecorded, improved and rereleased this episode as our episodes 99-100. So please scroll along to those episodes to give it a listen, or go to our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/blog/e99-vietnam-war-strike-wave/ To support our work and help us improve all of our old episodes, join us at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Become a supporter of this podcast:...
Jul 28, 2018•16 sec•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Apologies but this episode about the West Virginia mine wars has now moved. We have re-edited, partially rerecorded, improved and rereleased this episode as our episodes 57-58. So please scroll along to those episodes to give it a listen, or go to our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e57-west-virginia-mine-wars-1902-1922/ To support our work and help us improve all of our old episodes, join us at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Become a supporter of this podcast: https://...
Jun 17, 2018•19 sec•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Apologies but this episode about the West Virginia mine wars has now moved. We have re-edited, partially rerecorded, improved and rereleased this episode as our episodes 57-58. So please scroll along to those episodes to give it a listen, or go to our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e57-west-virginia-mine-wars-1902-1922/ To support our work and help us improve all of our old episodes, join us at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Become a supporter of this podcast: https://...
Jun 17, 2018•19 sec•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast This early podcast episode about the IWW wasn’t that great quality. We are currently working on redoing this episode, in order to release a much improved version. The original, old version, for the time being is available only for our supporters on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/wch6-industrial-18847541 So you can join us, help fund our work both improving our old episodes and producing new ones at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w...
May 23, 2018•39 sec•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast This episode has been significantly reworked and improved, and has been rereleased as episode 82. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support .
Apr 25, 2018•18 sec•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast This episode has been reworked and rereleased as episode 72. To support our work and help us improve all of our old episodes, join us on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support .
Apr 04, 2018•16 sec•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast This episode about the Angry Brigade has been significantly reworked and improved, and has been rereleased as episode 84. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support .
Mar 14, 2018•14 sec•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast This episode about the Angry Brigade has been significantly reworked and improved, and has been rereleased as episode 83. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support .
Mar 07, 2018•16 sec•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast This episode has been significantly reworked and improved, and has been rereleased as episodes 67-68. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support .
Feb 28, 2018•20 sec•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 
