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Writer and activist Ted Prezelski talks to authors and labor leaders. A presentation of the National Writers Union - Tucson Chapter and Downtown Radio.... more
FAQs about Words and Work:How many episodes does Words and Work have?The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.
August 08, 2023Sally Shamrell - SAG-AFTRATed Prezelski speaks with Sally Shamrell, a SAG-AFTRA member that has had roles on The Young and the Restless and American Crime Story. Topics include how it is to be a working actress and the issues involved in the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike....more29minPlay
June 20, 2023Richard Ruelas - Arizona Republic GuildTed Prezelski interviews long time Arizona Republic reporter Richard Ruelas. Ruelas is one of the organizers of the Arizona Republic Guild, an affiliate of the Newsguild - Communication Workers of America. Ruelas describes the situation that led his sister and brother reporters to organize and talks about the challenges facing reporters in the current economy....more28minPlay
May 16, 2023Jeremy Bernick - United Campus WorkersJeremy Bernick talks about the issues facing employees at the University of Arizona and his activism with United Campus Workers, a union of workers at both the U of A and ASU affiliated with CWA. He also talks about his recent elevation to the Graduate Council, an elected body that advocates for graduate student issues....more31minPlay
May 10, 2023Minoru Yanagihashi - Author of The Japanese American Experience: Change and ContinuityTed Prezelski interviews Dr. Minoru Yanagihashi, a professor at the University of Arizona, about his book about the Japanese-American experience in the 20th and 21st centuries. Yanagihashi was born in Hawaii but moved to Arizona in the 1970s....more29minPlay
March 21, 2023Cam Juárez - Community activist and son of farmworkersIn honor of the upcoming Cesar Chavez holiday, Ted Prezelski speaks with Cam Juárez. Cam talks about growing up in a farmworker family as one of "Cesar's kids." Cesar Chavez and his movement led him into a life of public service, including his current work as a ranger at Saguaro National Park....more30minPlay
March 13, 2023Ken Kennon, Author of Marriage of Earth and SkyTed Prezelski talks to Ken Kennon, whose recent book Marriage of Earth and Sky is about his parents who were leaders in education and the arts in the Ozarks. He also talks a bit about his activism and his previous book, Prisioner of Concience....more30minPlay
March 01, 2023Erica Prather - Defenders UnitedWe chatted with Erica about her effort to organize workers at Defenders of Wildlife last year, but we are getting an update from her on what happend when her now-former employer had to face the National Labor Relations Board....more29minPlay
February 19, 2023James Watson - IAMAWTed Prezelski talks to James Watson of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. James is a one time Tucsonan and worked at the Ratheon facility south of Tucson for years. He talks not only about his work with the union, but about their new programs for veterans....more30minPlay
February 09, 2023Marcelino Flores - President, AFSCME 449Ted Prezelski talks to Marcelino Flores, newly elected president of AFSCME 449, which represents government employees. Flores talks about his labor advocacy, as well as the workforce development programs he manages for Pima County....more29minPlay
January 24, 2023Evan Tuohy - American Federation of Musicians Local 33Ted Prezelski interviews Evan Tuohy, the newly elected vice president of AFM Local 33, which represents musicians in Tucson....more31minPlay
FAQs about Words and Work:How many episodes does Words and Work have?The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.