by Working Class History
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.<br />Become a paid subscriber, support our work and listen ad-free with early access and exclusive bonus episodes at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support</a>.
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April 16, 2025
First in a double podcast about the Golden Age of Piracy, with historian Marcus Rediker. The legendary pirates of this era weren’t just thieves—they were daring rebels challenging the very systems of power and authority of their time. Fighting every colonial empire, and creating their own ways of living free from authority, pirates became symbols of liberty and resistance to working-class and poor people everywhere. <br /><i>Our podcast is brought to you by our patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast episodes, ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, free and discounted merchandise and other content. Join us or find out more at <a href="https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">patreon.com/workingclasshistory</a></i><br />Part 1 covers the historical and economic background, the different eras of piracy in the golden age, about life at sea, how people became pirates.<br />Our patreon supporters can listen to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/e104-pirates-2-125770108" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">part 2 now early</a>, covering the extent of piracy, how pirates organise themselves, how colonial powers fought them, the decline of pirates, and their legacy today: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/e104-pirates-2-125770108" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">available here for early listening for our patreon supporters</a>.<br />More information, and eventually a transcript on the webpage for this episode here: <a href="https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e103-pirates/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e103-pirates/</a><br /><b>Get Marcus's Books:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9780807018873" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marcus Rediker, <i>Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age</i></a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9780807023983" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marcus Rediker and David Lester,<i> Under the Banner of King Death: Pirates of the Atlantic, a Graphic Novel</i></a></li></ul><b>Acknowledgements</b><br /><ul><li>Thanks to our Patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Jazz Hands, Jamison D. Saltsman, Fernando López Ojeda, Nick Williams and Old Norm.</li><li>Written by Audrey Kemp and Tyler Hill</li><li>Produced by Tyler Hill</li><li>Episode graphic: Painting depicting the capture of Blackbeard, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1920. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons</li><li>Our theme tune is Bella Ciao, thanks for permission to use it from Dischi del Sole. You can <a href="http://www.alabianca.it/en/store/bravo-records-en/le-canzoni-di-bella-ciao-aa-vv/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">purchase it here</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7xD0JiZZ16DfN4RKGvlYYT" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">stream it here</a>.</li></ul><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support</a>.
April 9, 2025
This is a teaser preview of one of our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/collection/675995" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fireside Chat episodes</a>, made exclusively for <a href="https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our supporters on Patreon</a>. You can listen to the full 65-minute episode without ads and support our work at https://www.patreon.com/posts/e102-fireside-124623473<br />The date this episode aired, March 19, Luigi Mangione was scheduled to have his first court hearing on federal death penalty charges, accused of assassinating healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.<br />So we sat down for a Fireside Chat about the case, about the US healthcare system, about Mangione and his past, about media and public reactions to the killing, and about historical parallels and differences with past assassinations.<br /><i>Our podcast is brought to you by our Patreon supporters. Our supporters fund our work, and in return get exclusive early access to podcast episodes, ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, free and discounted merchandise and other content. Join us or find out more at <a href="https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">patreon.com/workingclasshistory</a></i><br /><br /><b>Acknowledgements</b><br /><ul><li><ul><li>Thanks to our patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Jazz Hands, Jamison D. Saltsman, Fernando López Ojeda, and Old Norm.</li><li>Edited by Jesse French</li><li>Our theme tune is Montaigne’s version of the classic labour movement anthem, ‘Bread and Roses’, performed by Montaigne and Nick Harriott, and mixed by Wave Racer. <a href="https://montaigne.bandcamp.com/track/bread-and-roses" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Download the song here</a>, with all proceeds going to Medical Aid for Palestinians. More from Montaigne: <a href="https://montaignemusic.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">website</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/actualmontaigne" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1Yyx96VGFQVStKxQXRwEg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube</a>.</li></ul></li></ul><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support</a>.
March 12, 2025
Part 2 of our double-episode about the Working-Class Literature Festival held every year in Florence, at the former GKN car parts factory, which was taken over by the workers after they were made redundant in 2021.<br /><br />We're joined again by working-class author and one of the main organisers of the festival, Alberto Prunetti, and former GKN worker, Dario Salvetti. We also talk to another two working-class writers who have participated in the festival: Claudia Durastanti, who helps organise the festivals, and Anthony Cartwright, who has attended the last two.<br /><br />In this episode, we discuss what went on at the last two festivals and what made them different from conventional literary events: from the attendees and various events and presentations to the participation of GKN workers not just in logistics but in readings and performances. We also discuss the possibilities for the future of the festival - and for the GKN struggle itself.<br /><br />Full show notes including further reading, photos, a documentary about the GKN struggle, and a full transcript are available on our website: <a href="https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/wcl10-11-florence-working-class-literature-festival/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/wcl10-11-florence-working-class-literature-festival/</a><br /><br /><b>Acknowledgements</b><br /><ul><li>Many thanks also to Alberto Prunetti and Edizioni Alegre for giving us permission to reproduce photos from previous years' festivals</li><li>Thanks to all our patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Jamison D. Saltsman, Jazz Hands, Fernando Lopez Ojeda and Jeremy Cusimano</li><li>Our theme tune for these episodes is ‘Occupiamola’ (or ‘Let’s Occupy It’) as sung on a GKN workers’ demonstration in 2024. Many thanks to Reel News London for letting us use their recording. Watch the documentary it's taken from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYzgXHZ9_mQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a></li><li>This episode was edited by Tyler Hill</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support</a>.
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