Belabored Podcast #192: Unions for All, with SEIU Local 26
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.
Spring 2025
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Know Your Enemy #13: What Happened to Norman? with David Klion
To plumb the depths of the neoconservative soul, Matt and Sam read Norman Podhoretz’s 1967 memoir Making It with David Klion of Jewish Currents.
Belabored Podcast #191: A Mass Strike Against Macron, with Colin Kinniburgh
Workers across France have been on strike over pension reforms for six weeks. Dissent editor at large Colin Kinniburgh joins us from Paris.
Belabored Podcast #190: The Year in Labor
Sarah and Michelle talk about this year’s biggest labor stories.
Belabored Podcast #189: International Solidarity
How do we reach across borders to build a truly international labor movement?
Know Your Enemy #12: She’s Got a Plan, with Rebecca Traister
How does patriarchy condition women’s political careers? How does the right mobilize anti-feminism to win?
Belabored Podcast #188: What the Chicago Teachers Won
After eleven days rallying in the streets, the Chicago Teachers Union ended their strike and inked a tentative agreement with many hard-fought gains.
Know Your Enemy #11: We Could Be Heroes, with Will Arbery
A long chat with Will Arbery, the playwright behind Heroes of the Fourth Turning, a riveting new play about conservative Catholics in the Trump era.
Belabored Podcast #187: After the GM Strike, Now What?
Autoworker Sean Crawford and Sociology Professor Ruth Milkman join us to debrief.
Know Your Enemy #10: Trump Country, with Sarah Jones
Journalist Sarah Jones joins hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell to discuss the myth of “Trump Country,” the pitfalls of reporting on rural America, and…the End Times.
Belabored Podcast #186: “A Boss Is a Boss”
Two organizers discuss recent efforts to unionize nonprofit workers. Plus: an interview with Chicago teacher Kenzo Shibata about the first day on the picket line.
Know Your Enemy #9: Working-Class Conservatism, with Max Alvarez
Matt and Sam talk to Max Alvarez—writer, editor, and host of the podcast Working People—about growing up working-class and conservative in a mixed-race household.
Belabored Podcast #185: Riding for Deliveroo, with Callum Cant
An inside look at the gig economy. Plus: updates from the GM strike, a teachers’ strike looming in Chicago, and more.
Belabored Podcast #184: Organizing the Unorganizable, with Jason Moyer-Lee
We hear about a new union in the UK organizing everyone from foster care workers to Uber drivers. Plus: an interview with a striking General Motors worker.
Know Your Enemy #8: Koch’d Out
How did ultra-wealthy families like the Kochs, Scaifes, Olins, and Bradleys use their fortunes to reshape American politics?
