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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.
January 16, 2023Striking Starbucks WorkersThis week, workers at a Starbucks in Tucson had a one day strike to demand that management recognize their rights as unionized employees. Ted Prezelski talked to several of them....more30minPlay
December 19, 2022Michael K. Ward - Author of Ghost Riders in the SkyTed Prezelski interviews Michael K. Ward, author of Ghost Riders in the Sky, a biography of Stan Jones. The book is named for the popular song that Jones wrote during his time as a park ranger in Death Valley. Just like Jones, Ward was a park ranger at Death Valley as well as Tucson's Saguaro National Park....more30minPlay
November 01, 2022Paul Ingram - Tucson SentinelTed Prezelski talks to Paul Ingram of the Tucson Sentinel. Ingram covers many issues, most notably the border. He talks about that topic and what a lot of people get wrong about it....more29minPlay
November 01, 2022Javier Soto - IBEWTed Prezelski talks to Javier Soto of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Javier talks about the work he does as an electrician as well as the work his union does training workers....more31minPlay
November 01, 2022Ryan Kelly - NWU and Pima Area Labor FederationTed Prezelski has another visit from Ryan Kelly, who gives an update on labor in Southern Arizona....more29minPlay
November 01, 2022Chris Cheely - SMARTTed Prezelski talks to Chris Cheely of SMART, a union that includes railway employees. Chris talks a bit about the history of the railroads as well as a recently averted strike....more30minPlay
September 17, 2022Luci Messing - Arizona Education AssociationTed Prezelski talks to Luci Messing, a long time Tucson teacher....more28minPlay
September 17, 2022Ryan Mims - American Federation of Government Employees and authorTed Prezelski talks to Ryan Mims. Mims is originally from Arizona but works on the staff of AFGE in California. He has written a novel called Midnight Train to Everywhere....more29minPlay
August 18, 2022Sue Blakely - The Aftermath of the Bisbee DeportationTed Prezelski interviews Sue Blakely, who had family members on both sides of the Bisbee Deportation, an event that involved the arrest and deportation of 1700 striking miners and their supporters from Bisbee, Arizona in 1917....more31minPlay
August 12, 2022Kaelon Fox - USL Players AssociationTed Prezelski interviews Kaelon Fox, who serves as the FC Tucson representative for the United Soccer League Players Association....more27minPlay
FAQs about Words and Work:How many episodes does Words and Work have?The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.