Podcast Archives - Page 18 of 33

Belabored Stories: Someday the Museums Will Reopen

Sarah Jaffe ▪ March 30, 2020

We will need art “on the other side of this,” says a worker at the Guggenheim Museum.

Belabored Stories: When Gig Workers Are Emergency Responders

Michelle Chen ▪ March 30, 2020

Instacart workers are on strike today to demand the company recognize the importance of their grocery delivery service amid the pandemic.

Belabored Stories: “How Can We Bounce Back From This?”

Michelle Chen ▪ March 28, 2020

Taxi and rideshare drivers were struggling before the pandemic hit. Now, faced with plummeting ridership and high personal risk, they are demanding comprehensive aid.

Belabored Podcast #194: The Coronavirus Bailout, with Mike Konczal

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ March 27, 2020

COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the economy. Mike Konczal of the Roosevelt Institute joins us to discuss the disappointing relief bill that was signed into law today.

Belabored Stories: Masks Make the Customers Nervous

Sarah Jaffe ▪ March 26, 2020

A Domino’s delivery driver decided to stop working in unsafe conditions. He worries a coworker with respiratory problems “will most likely work until he is dead.”

Belabored Stories: “I Have to Feed My Family”

Michelle Chen ▪ March 25, 2020

Amazon workers face hazardous conditions, but many can’t afford to stay home.

Belabored Stories: Who Counts as Essential?

Sarah Jaffe ▪ March 24, 2020

“Do they plan to just keep replacing people as they get sick, quit in fear or burnout, get quarantined, self-isolate, or die off over the coming weeks or even months?”

Know Your Enemy #15: The Year the Clock Broke, with John Ganz

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ March 16, 2020

John Ganz joins us to discuss David Duke, Pat Buchanan, Sam Francis, and paleoconservatism’s undying influence on the Republican Party.

Belabored Podcast #193: Work in the Time of Coronavirus

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ March 14, 2020

As the coronavirus spreads across the world, we discuss what it means for workers in healthcare, the gig economy, and other frontline industries.

Know Your Enemy #14: Morbid Symptoms, with Ross Douthat

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ February 5, 2020

Matt and Sam welcome their first “enemy” onto the show—Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist and author of the new book The Decadent Society—to talk about the state of conservatism.

Belabored Podcast #192: Unions for All, with SEIU Local 26

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ January 24, 2020

Why is the labor movement in Minnesota thriving? SEIU Local 26 joins us to talk about the Twin Cities’ robust network of grassroots worker centers and unions.