Working Class Spark

By Working Class Spark

News for Us, Not from Them: News, analysis, and listener participation to ignite the flames of action against the rich. A radical Leftist approach. Contact at [email protected], FB page @wo... more

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How many episodes does Working Class Spark have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.

Working Class Spark episodes:

January 05, 2019 Eps# 10 Editorial, Term of the Week, and News Piece(s) of the week
Ep. #10 1/5/2019: includes an editorial on how past tragedies in Communist countries were a result of dictators and not socialism; Socialization as the term of the week; News piece on workers not given severance pay from Sears while top CEO's get millions in bonuses.
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14min
December 29, 2018 Eps. #9: Transition to socialism; Dissatisfaction with democracy; Women entering new working roles
A quick editorial on how we have to smash the current so-called democratic system to move to a socialist society. Next, an article from The Guardian on how democracy is failing us. And lastly, an article from the NYT on women entering male-dominated occupations and the pros and cons of this trend.
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19min
December 22, 2018 Ep8 Collective Bargaining; Amazon Boycott; Civility
Episode 8 features term of the week “Collective Bargaining”, an Article from the Guardian about boycotting Amazon, and an In These Times piece about the need for non-civility in our political actions.
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24min
December 15, 2018 Ep 7: socialist POV and Yellow Vests in France
Explaining socialism as the angle to this podcast and the why. Also piece on French protests and rioting.
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25min
December 08, 2018 Ep 6
Covering French protests; Sears layoffs; Amazon accident coverage.
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42min
December 01, 2018 Ep5: GM Job cuts; Amazon series; Collective Action & Street Politics
Covering definitions of Collective Action & Street Politics, covering GM Job Cuts, covering first article in Amazon Diaries series in The Guardian.
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16min
November 24, 2018 Episode #4: French protest oil prices; Black Friday; Socioeconomic Status
Covering news about the French protests over fuel prices. Followed by Black Friday story. Then we cover the concept Socioeconomic Status.
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22min
November 19, 2018 France oil price raises protests alerr
A reading of the news about the yellow vest movement in France. They are shutting down roads and getting a message to PM Macron.
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8min
November 17, 2018 Ep. 2: gentrification, #me too movement for working class women, and being working class at college.
Ep. 2: gentrification, #me too movement for working class women, and being working class at college. Covers concept of gentrification, and 2 articles about working class issues and struggles from The Guardian.
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23min
November 12, 2018 Introduction and call to action.
This episode is an introduction to the podcast’s purpose as a catalyst for working-class movements from a radical-Leftist approach. Also, it explains how we need to have the listeners involved in future content to make the podcast a success.
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5min

FAQs about Working Class Spark:

How many episodes does Working Class Spark have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.