Across from Jericho: An Activist History Podcast

We look at crucial questions lingering after Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman's conspiracy trial, and examine their legacy following their deportation to Soviet Russia.

With guests Candace Falk, Kathy Ferguson, Clare Hemmings, Thai Jones, Randall Law, and Kenyon Zimmer

Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman, and prosecutor Harold Cotent make their final arguments in Goldman and Berkman's conspiracy trial - and the jury comes back with its verdict.

Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, facing federal conspiracy charges for their work with the No-Conscription League, decide not to use a lawyer. Prosecutor Harold Content questions their friend Fitzi Fitzgerald and an NYPD officer who may or may not be lying.

Emma Goldman and Ben Reitman are arrested all over the country for telling people about birth control, while Alexander Berkman stands up for two men framed for a bombing in San Francisco. The U.S. government decides to crush all resistance to the World War I draft, especially by Goldman and Berkman.

With guests Linda Gordon, Candace Falk, Clare Hemmings, and Kenyon Zimmer

During a murderous coal strike in Colorado, Alexander Berkman leads protests in John D. Rockefeller's hometown. Three of his friends are killed when a bomb they're building explodes in their apartment, and Emma Goldman is furious at him over his management of Mother Earth while she was away.

With guests Thomas Andrews and Thai Jones

Emma Goldman falls in love with Dr. Ben Reitman, who breaks her heart and forces her to examine her commitment to her anarchist principles. The federal immigration authorities stop her at the Canadian border and begin to review her citizenship status. With guests Candace Falk, Clare Hemmings, and Kenyon Zimmer.

In the inaugural issue of Mother Earth, Emma Goldman publishes a blistering critique of the feminist movement, saying that they've sold out for far too little. Alexander Berkman is released from prison years early but emerges deeply traumatized, and struggles to adapt to his new life. With guests Kathy Ferguson and Clare Hemmings.

Although she had nothing to do with it, Emma Goldman is caught in the aftermath of President McKinley's assassination. The press turns against her even after she is cleared of all charges, and the federal immigration chief declares that she ought to be deported.

With guests Nolan Bennett and Candace Falk.

While serving time on Blackwell's Island, Emma Goldman agrees to care for the inmates in the women's sick ward. After she's released, she becomes a midwife for destitute women on the Lower East Side. Meanwhile, Alexander Berkman develops an intimate relationship with another prisoner.

We discuss birth control, abortion, and the late 1800s understanding of LGBTQ+ issues. We also ask a crucial question - despite Goldman and Berkman's progressivism, were they also racist?

With guests Kathy Ferguson, Linda Gordon, Clare Hemmings, and Jacqueline Jones.

Alexander Berkman, on trial for trying to assassinate one of the most powerful men in America, decides not to hire a lawyer. Back in New York, Emma Goldman is arrested for incitement to riot after telling a crowd of thousands to go and steal bread if they're starving. Featuring guests Nolan Bennett and Tom Goyens.