Labor Heritage Power Hour podcast

Labor Heritage Power Hour

A weekly radio show celebrating the cultural heritage of the American worker. Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant and produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation; broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM

A weekly radio show celebrating the cultural heritage of the American worker. Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant and produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation; broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM

 

#100

Care, Craft, and Community: Inside “The Doublewide”

This week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour, novelist Ann Goethals joins us to share the st... more

11 Dec 2025

54 MINS

54:32

11 Dec 2025


#99

When the Machines Start to Sing

This week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour: Singer–songwriter and longtime movement trouba... more

04 Dec 2025

55 MINS

55:20

04 Dec 2025


#98

Work Songs (Encore)

This week's show: Workers have been singing while working and singing about working since ... more

27 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:50

27 Nov 2025


#97

When the City Stopped: Stories from New York’s Essential Workers

This week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour: Historian Robert W. Snyder joins us to discuss... more

20 Nov 2025

55 MINS

55:12

20 Nov 2025


#96

Bernie, Debs & the Sound of Solidarity

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: Senator Bernie Sanders accepts the <a href='http... more

13 Nov 2025

55 MINS

55:17

13 Nov 2025


#95

Strikes Across Time — Casa Bonita to the Washington Post to Ancient Rome

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: three stories of strikes and solidarity in the a... more

06 Nov 2025

55 MINS

55:37

06 Nov 2025


#94

Honest Work and Deadly Deception

On this week's Labor Heritage Power Hour: how labor art and history illuminate both the di... more

30 Oct 2025

55 MINS

55:38

30 Oct 2025


#93

Songs that Organize, Strikes that Endure

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: We dig into how culture fuels courage on the sho... more

23 Oct 2025

55 MINS

55:07

23 Oct 2025


#92

Laurel’s Legacy, Fannie Lou & Joe Hill’s Ashes

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: We dedicate this week's show to Laurel Blaydes (... more

16 Oct 2025

55 MINS

55:21

16 Oct 2025


#91

Baristas vs. Billionaires; Roberts’ Fire & Gerard’s Grit

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: From a Buffalo coffee shop to a national movemen... more

09 Oct 2025

55 MINS

55:00

09 Oct 2025


#90

Donora’s Dark Air, Labor’s Bright Colors

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: A visit to the Donora Smog Museum, where a six-d... more

02 Oct 2025

54 MINS

54:52

02 Oct 2025


#89

From New Orleans to Detroit: Stories of Solidarity and Survival

This week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour, host Chris Garlock is joined by guest co-host ... more

25 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:59

25 Sep 2025


#88

High Iron and Higher Stakes — Unions, Antisemitism Myths, and a Boxcar for Labor

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: historian Joe McCartin unpacks Congress’s “Unmas... more

18 Sep 2025

55 MINS

55:00

18 Sep 2025


#87

Big Tops & Big Struggles: Labor, Art, and the Circus World

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: former circus hand Chris Bricker talks with hist... more

11 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:59

11 Sep 2025


#86

A Discography of Workers’ Revolt

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: Chris Garlock sits down with Strike While the Ne... more

04 Sep 2025

55 MINS

55:00

04 Sep 2025


#85

Strike While the Needle is Hot

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: Shanara Gabrielle on Theater Alliance’s fire wor... more

28 Aug 2025

55 MINS

55:01

28 Aug 2025


#84

Poems of Work, Songs of Struggle

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: Poet Martín Espada joins Susan Eisenberg to read... more

21 Aug 2025

55 MINS

55:00

21 Aug 2025


#83

How We Get Free — Naomi R Williams on Worker Solidarity in Racine

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour, scholar and creator Shana L. Redmond sits down w... more

14 Aug 2025

55 MINS

55:03

14 Aug 2025


#82

From Tolpuddle to Texas & Frisco: Labor’s Long Ride

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: We kick off with Billy Bragg singing Power in a ... more

07 Aug 2025

55 MINS

55:03

07 Aug 2025


#81

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour, we open with a tribute to the late Tom Lehrer, t... more

31 Jul 2025

55 MINS

55:10

31 Jul 2025