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First episode of the WCH Crime podcast, about the Columbia Eagle mutiny in 1970, perhaps the most spectacular act of resistance to the Vietnam war, when two sailors hijacked their ship transporting thousands of tonnes of napalm for US forces, and sailed it to Cambodia.
You can listen to all 4 parts of this series, plus 2 bonus episodes, by supporting us on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
Full footnotes for this episode, including photos and more information are here on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/wch-crime-columbia-eagle-mutiny/
WCH Crime will feature cases where people have faced criminal charges for their beliefs or political activities, and will look at cases where people have been framed or even killed by the state. It will be in the same feed as the regular Working Class History podcast.
All four parts, and two additional bonus episodes, are available for all of our patrons contributing $5 a month or more. For everyone else, subsequent parts will be released each week.
Pictured are the two mutineers: Alvin Glatkowski, left, and Clyde McKay, right, superimposed on the ship.
We speak to Al about his experiences, in addition to Vietnam war-era sailor and historian Roberto Loiederman.
We have been working on this miniseries for almost a year, and have put in so many hours we lost count some time ago. We are taking time out from our day jobs through 2019 to devote more time to WCH and podcast, but this will only be sustainable in the longer term if we get more support from our listeners on patreon. So if you appreciate what we do, and if you can afford it, please consider supporting us. If you can't afford it, no problem, please just give us a review on your podcast app, and share episodes on social media.
MORE INFORMATION
We will be adding more information about the mutiny, as well as photographs and videos to this our website shortly at https://workingclasshistory.com
For a detailed history of the events, we recommend the book The Eagle Mutiny, by Roberto Loiederman and Richard Linnett.
To find out more about different aspects of the Vietnam war check out the other WCH podcast episodes in our Vietnam war series: E14: The Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky and a member of the Vietnamese Women's Union is about the geopolitics of the conflict and human cost, especially on women, E10-11: The GI anti-war movement, E8: The strike wave is about the wave of strikes which took place in the US during the war
MERCH
We've produced a range of merchandise commemorating the anti-war movement by service people during the Vietnam war using some of their original artwork to help fund our work. Check it out here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/vietnam-gi-resistance
CORRECTIONS
Part 1: We erroneously say that Al was born in Norfolk, Virginia. Al was born in the military base at Ford Gorgon in Georgia. He later moved to Norfolk for his high school years.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
These episodes were written by WCH and Daniel Woldorff
Editing by Daniel Woldorff
Music composed by Austin Coulson: https://www.mixcloud.com/tsonazores/

Podcast episode about the workers at the Lusty Lady strip club in San Francisco who in 1997 were the first women who managed to unionise a strip joint in the United States, and who later took it over and ran it as a workers’ co-operative.This podcast is funded by our listeners. You can support us and get exclusive early access to episodes, bonus audio and more at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
We have more info, photos, videos and full show notes for this episode on our website at https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e20-the-exotic-dancers-union/
We have been trying to improve our podcast over the last few months, but this is really the first of our new wave of episodes which we have been devoting huge amounts of time to. We have worked on this episode for over 6 months, and are very pleased to finally be able to release it. Ultimately we will only be able to continue to devote this much time to the podcast if we get more support on patreon, so please do support us if you can. If not, we would still appreciate you sharing podcast episodes on social media, and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
As always, thanks to our patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Thanks also to the following people:
Vixen Noir, for the theme music – Lusty Lady. You can buy it here https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tpj2ewbwpvzrlqb45umxztaav6m?play=1&u=0
Episode cover photo by Matthew Roth https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewalmonroth
Editing by Louise Barry of Audio Interference https://interferencearchive.org/category/publications/audio/
To commemorate and celebrate radical sex workers like at the Lusty Lady, and to help fund our work, we have produced a range of Sex Workers Power merch, using an illustration from @ripbambi, available here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/all/sex-workersAgain, full show notes including photos and videos here: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/03/13/e20-the-exotic-dancers-union/

Teaser trailer for our forthcoming occasional podcast series WCH Crime, where true crime meets the struggle for a better world, as well as an update about forthcoming podcast episodes.
You can support this podcast, and get exclusive early access to episodes and other benefits at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory

We are sorry for the delay in putting up new podcast episode, but we are working on a number of episodes right now, some of which we have been working on for a year, trying to get them as good as we can before putting them online. But a number are nearly ready, and once they start going up we will be able to become more regular again.

Episode on the early history of the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union in Australia, in conversation with Paula DeAngelis. Paula is a historian and contributed to Wobblies of the World: a global history of the IWW.
Support this podcast on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
This is our playlist of early IWW music: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7…73VUIFoIkZqqRVM79
You can buy Wobblies of the World here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0745399592/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0745399592&linkCode=as2&tag=workingclas01-20&linkId=2dcaa991574b707f6725e787eaac7f00
Episode 6 of our podcast gives an introduction to the IWW in the US so we recommend listening to that before this unless you are well acquainted with IWW history and terminology already.
FOOTNOTES
– This is a short history of the Australian IWW: https://libcom.org/history/1914-2000-the-australian-iww-and-direct-action
– These are personal recollections of involvement in the Australian IWW: https://libcom.org/library/memoirs-i-w-w-australia-bill-beattie
– This short history of the IWW outside the US has a helpful chronology of the Australian IWW: https://libcom.org/history/brief-history-iww-outside-us-1905-1999
– This article compares gender politics between the Australian and US IWWs: https://libcom.org/history/virile-syndicalism-comparative-perspective-gender-analysis-iww-united-states-australia
– This is a short biography of Tom Barker: https://libcom.org/history/barker-tom-1887-1970
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Warren Fahey for permission to use his rendition of the Australian IWW song "Bump me into Parliament": http://www.warrenfahey.com.au/
You can also stream it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4J1ihYA2Q1etEpD2RuKPR1
This episode was edited by Louise Barry from Audio Interference: http://interferencearchive.org/category/publications/audio/

Concluding part of our two-part episode on a people's history of Zionism and opposition to it within Israel, in conversation with former members of socialist group Matzpen: Moshe Machover, Haim and Udi.
For more information and further reading, see the show notes of part 1.
Support this podcast and get early access to episodes and other benefits here: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Edited by Louise Barry
Thanks to Max Blumenthal (https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal) for permission to use audio from video clips which are here: https://youtu.be/MwjKa9v6OAY and https://vimeo.com/19444809

A festive and New Year message from WCH. You can support our work on patreon at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
Pictured is the Christmas tree outside the Athens Parliament, which was burned by people in 2008 protesting against the police murder of a teenager.

First of a two-part episode on a people's history of Zionism and opposition to within Israel, in conversation with former members of socialist group Matzpen Moshe Machover, Haim and Udi.
Support this podcast, and listen to part 2 now on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
Full information, sources, transcripts and show notes on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e17-anti-zionism-in-israel-part-1/
Acknowledgements
Edited by Louise Barry, from Audio Interference: http://interferencearchive.org/category/publications/audio/
Thanks to Max Blumenthal (https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal)for permission to use audio from video clips which are here: https://youtu.be/MwjKa9v6OAY and https://vimeo.com/19444809

Podcast about the early history of women in the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union in the United States, in conversation with Heather Mayer, author of Beyond the Rebel Girl: Women and the IWW in the Pacific Northwest, 1905-1924.
Support this podcast and get benefits like early accessed episodes and more on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
Get Heather's book here: https://amzn.to/2DqONVc
Episode 6 of our podcast gives an introduction to the IWW in the US so we recommend listening to that before this unless you are well acquainted with IWW history and terminology already.
More formation, sources, and transcript on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e16-women-in-the-early-iww/
Acknowledgements
– Thanks to the Salt Lake Tribune for permission to use the recording of Rebel Girl, performed by Alyeah Hansen in 2015. Check out the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_tz3wPgLUw
And take a look at their excellent Legacy of Joe Hill homepage: http://local.sltrib.com/charts/joehill/landingpage.html
– Edited by Daniel Waldorf

Podcast episode about the Peterloo massacre of 1819 with Mike Leigh, director of his new film, Peterloo, and Dr Jacqueline Riding, author and historical consultant on the film. Please support this podcast on patreon and get early access to episodes and other benefits here: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
Peterloo is out in cinemas now, so do check it out! Trailer and more info about the film here: https://www.peterloofilm.co.uk
This is a short history of the Peterloo massacre: https://libcom.org/history/history-peterloo-massacre-1819
Jacqueline's book, Peterloo: The story of the Manchester massacre, with a foreword by Mike Leigh, is available here: https://amzn.to/2JJeKzP
Full information, sources and show notes on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e15-the-peterloo-massacre-with-mike-leigh/
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Premier Communications for audio clips used in this episode
Edited by Jesse French

Podcast episode about the Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky, and Mrs Van, a member of the Vietnamese Women's Union. We look at the geopolitics of the conflict and its human cost. Support this podcast and get early access to episodes and other benefits here on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
This episode is part of our series on the Vietnam war. Check out the rest of the series here: https://workingclasshistory.com/tag/vietnam-war/
Chomsky's book Who Rules the World? is available now: https://amzn.to/2pSxHHj
More information, sources and show notes on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e14-the-vietnam-war-with-noam-chomsky/

Acknowledgements
– Thanks to Vivian Rothstein for providing the recording of Mrs Van's testimony.
– The music in this episode was also from the recording by Vivian Rothstein taken of Mrs Van and the Vietnamese Women's Union from 1967.
– This episode was edited by Emma Courtland (https://www.emmacourtland.com/) and Stephanie Hydal (stephaniehydal.com/portfolio)