Leigh Claire La Berge on Financial Fiction of the Long 1980s
What stories do we tell about finance? How does financial print culture shape our lives? Our guest today explores the narratives we have been told, and tell, about finance. A literary scholar, Leigh C...
1 Tammi 201648min
Jennifer Mittelstadt on the Rise of the Military Welfare State
Have you seen those Facebook memes floating around, arguing that we shouldn't support a $15 minimum wage for service sector workers because the military doesn't earn a living wage? Jennifer Mittelstad...
2 Joulu 201548min
Mike Elk on Media Workers Unite
On this month’s episode, we talk to the journalist Mike Elk about a new group called Media Workers Unite and their “Louisville Statement of Media Workers Rights.” Media Workers Unite are creating a pu...
1 Marras 201522min
Phil Tiemeyer on Male Flight Attendants and Sexuality in the Workplace
Today’s guest discusses the history of sexuality in the workplace through the lens of male flight attendants. We speak with Phil Tiemeyer about the shifts and changes in the airline industry across th...
1 Syys 201537min
Live Show: Who Makes Cents with Belabored
In July, we joined our friends from Dissent magazine's Belabored podcast to discuss the history of capitalism and how journalists and academics writing about labor and business can work together. List...
1 Elo 20151h 18min
Suzanna Reiss on Drug Control, Coca-Cola, and Pharmaceuticals
Today’s guest discusses the history of the coca leaf and the U.S. drug control regime. Amongst other topics, we discuss the importance of coca to both Coca-Cola and Merck and the pharmaceutical indust...
1 Heinä 201541min
Jenifer Van Vleck on Empire of the Air
Today's guest discusses the history of aviation and how this provides a lens to interpret the history of capitalism and U.S. foreign relations across the twentieth century. Amongst other topics, Jenif...
3 Kesä 201534min
Deb Cowen on the Deadly Life of Logistics
Our guest today tells us that the seemingly straightforward field of logistics lies at the heart of contemporary globalization, imperialism, and economic inequality. Listen to Deb Cowen discuss how th...
1 Touko 201533min
