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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.
May 26, 2022Erica Prather - Defenders UnitedTed Prezelski interviews Erica Prather who organized a union at Defenders of Wildlife. She talks about her work there, labor issues at the organization as well as how she became active in union organizing....more29minPlay
May 11, 2022Ryan Kelly - National Writers Union and Pima Area Labor FederationTed Prezelski interviews Ryan Kelly about actions for workers at both Amazon and Starbucks in Tucson. He also talks about love for Scabby the Rat....more27minPlay
April 05, 2022Patrick Whitehurst - Journalist and Author of Murder & Mayhem in TucsonTed Prezelski interviews Patrick Whitehurst, an author that recently moved to Tucson. Whitehurst discusses the book Murder & Mayhem in Tucson along with his crime fiction....more29minPlay
March 28, 2022Alejandro Chavez - Executive Director of DMU and grandson of Cesar ChavezThis is the week that many of us honor Cesar Chavez, so Ted Prezelski has a chat with the UFW leader's grandson Alejandro Chavez. They talk about the legacy of his grandfather, how he got into community organizing in Arizona and his current work in Washington....more30minPlay
March 24, 2022Anakarina Rodriguez, Arizona Cesar Chavez Holiday Coalition and the National Domestic Workers AllianceTed Prezelski talks to Anakarina Rodriguez about the upcoming Cesar Chavez holiday in Tucson and the meaning of the holiday for her. She also discusses her work with the National Domestic Workers Alliance, which seeks to extend labor protections to domestic workers....more32minPlay
March 24, 2022Wes Oswald, Tucson Education AssociationTed Prezelski interviews Wes Oswald, a teacher at Manzo Elementary School. They discuss teaching during the pandemic and recent issues at the legislature....more28minPlay
March 24, 2022Spyncer Wilson - UFCW Local 99 and Prep and Pastry Organizing CommitteeTed Prezelski interviews Spyncer Wilson, who is with a group of back-of-the-house workers at Prep and Pastry, a local chain of restaurants in Tucson....more30minPlay
February 22, 2022Annie and Beth Holub, editors of The Frumious BandersnatchTed Prezelski interviews Annie and Beth Holub about their new project, a Substack to reprint the writing of their father, Hugh. Hugh Holub started a satirical newspaper in the 1960's that eventually became a blog in the 1990's.The Substack can be found at https://bandersnatch.substack.com/...more31minPlay
February 18, 2022Karla Schumann, International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Pride at WorkTed Prezelski interviews Karla Schumann, Political Director for Teamsters Local 104 and the head of the Arizona chapter of Pride at Work, the AFL-CIO constituency group for members of the LBGTQ community.In the interview, Karla brought up the name Gary Kapanowski, a leader with the United Auto Workers. To find out more about him, check the following links:https://themetropole.blog/2020/01/15/the-kapanowski-challenge-the-intersection-of-sexuality-labor-activism-and-deindustrialization-on-the-shop-floor/https://reutherlib.blubrry.net/2020/06/18/this-union-cause-the-queer-history-of-the-united-automobile-workers/...more28minPlay
February 18, 2022Dan Stuart, Author of the Marlowe Billings novelsTed Prezelski interviews Dan Stuart, musician and author of a series of novels about a character named Marlowe Billings, a fictionalized version of himself....more31minPlay
FAQs about Words and Work:How many episodes does Words and Work have?The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.