Labor Heritage Power Hour

Songs of Solidarity and Struggle from ICE Raids to Cowboy Strikes

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: Francisco Herrera calls on music as a tool of resistance against ICE raids and repression in California; Carsie Blanton and Colleen Kattau bring songs of truth and freedom; Will Attig shares his favorite labor anthem; Seth Newton Patel digs into the 1883 Cowboy Strike; plus a double dose of Labor History in 2:00 and Little Steven’s Bitter Fruit. Broadcast on June 12, 2025 on WPFW 89.3FM in Washington, DC.Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant; produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia Chapman. The Labor Heritage Power Hour is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.@carsieblanton @ColleenKattau @WillAttig @unionveterans @LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

Who Will Stand With Us?

This week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour: Two powerful stories of solidarity and creative resistance. Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey joins veteran labor organizer William Attig to talk music, organizing, and their new single Who'll Stand With Us?, ahead of Friday’s Unite for Veterans, Unite for America rally in D.C.Then, John Beck of Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives explores Tales from the Cleaners, a new volume in the Workers Write! series from Blue Cubicle Press.Plus, Labor History in 2:00 looks back at the history of the minimum wage.Broadcast on June 5, 2025 on WPFW 89.3FM in Washington, DC.Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant; produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia Chapman. The Labor Heritage Power Hour is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.@LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

“Trump the Uniter?” Labor Struggles and Resistance

On today’s Labor Radio Podcast Daily: Trump’s crackdown in Newark backfires, uniting protestors and sparking global anti-fascist solidarity. From What’s Going On Labor Mondays. On today’s labor arts calendar: the film Lilly — about equal pay trailblazer Lilly Ledbetter — screens online, and High Iron, an immersive rail labor experience, is on view in Laramie, Wyoming.In today’s labor history: remembering the Memorial Day Massacre of 1937. @stucknation @wpfwdc @AFLCIO #1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod
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“Set Their Hearts on Fire”

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: Art doesn’t just reflect the movement—it shapes it. Chattanooga-based artist Tabitha Arnold talks with comics artist and organizer Michael DeForge about how art fuels organizing, the tension between creativity and capitalism, and the quiet revolution of caring for one another. They explore how illustration becomes agitation, and why even a bird on the moon might carry a message of resistance.
Then in part two of our conversation with artist and movement strategist Ricardo Levins Morales, he reflects on lessons from the road, the forest, and the picket line. From hitchhiking as a radical teen to defusing activist conflict, Morales offers a deeply rooted vision for organizing that centers healing, clarity, and a commitment to winning. He unpacks the difference between messaging and truth-telling, the power of a second grader’s sense of justice, and the trickster wisdom we need to navigate today's challenges.
Plus: Labor History in 2:00 remembers a powerful day of solidarity in 1946 New York, and a brand-new song from the Dropkick Murphys.
Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant. Produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation, airing on WPFW 89.3 FM and the Pacifica Network. A proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
Broadcast on May 29, 2025 on WPFW 89.3FM in Washington, DC.Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant; produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia Chapman. The Labor Heritage Power Hour is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.@rlmartstudio @dropkickmurphy3 @michael_deforge @LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

Voices of Labor, from the Vatican to the Big Top

This special edition of the Labor Heritage Power Hour features the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly with stories from across the movement: Pope Leo XIII’s legacy, FAA system failures, frontline Social Security workers, Canadian union solidarity, the 4-day workweek, circus elephants, and a tribute to Wobbly poet T-Bone Slim.Broadcast on May 22, 2025 on WPFW 89.3FM in Washington, DC and Pacifica stations across the country. Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant; produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia Chapman. The Labor Heritage Power Hour is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.@LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

Solidarity, Song, and the Last Human Job

This week on The Labor Heritage Power Hour, we bring you powerful voices from the frontlines of labor struggle and song. UAW President Shawn Fain accepts the 2025 Solidarity Forever Award with a stirring call to action: “Solidarity isn’t a slogan—it’s a muscle.” Plus, sociologist Allison Pugh joins us to discuss The Last Human Job, her new book on the vanishing art of connective labor—from therapists and teachers to VA counselors and hairdressers.
Also on the show: a Labor History Month crossover with the Labor History Today and Power At Work podcasts, as historians Joe McCartin and Veronica Martinez-Matsuda connect past and present struggles—from PATCO to Trump’s anti-worker agenda. And we remember radical songwriter T-Bone Slim, whose century-old labor ballads still resonate today.
Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant; produced by Chris Garlock. The Labor Heritage Power Hour is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.@allisonpugh.bsky.social @georgetownkilwp.bsky.social @uaw.org @LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

Electrify, Amplify, Organize

This week on The Labor Heritage Power Hour: Tim Lawson spotlights the IBEW’s electrifying photo contest; Tabitha Arnold talks with Australian cartoonist Sam Wallman about art, labor, and organizing; and Samantha Smith shares the forgotten story of Las Vegas showgirls fighting to unionize. Plus, music from the DC Labor Chorus Spring Concert with Joe Jencks and SongRise DC. Broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM and stations across the Pacifica Network.Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant; produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia Chapman. The Labor Heritage Power Hour is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.@LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

We Remember, We Sing, We Fight: May Day Voices

This week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour celebrates May Day with stories of struggle, song, and solidarity. We preview Lilly, the DC Labor FilmFest opening night film about equal pay champion Lilly Ledbetter, and go behind the scenes of Labor’s Martyr, a new musical about Joe Hill. Plus: a visit to the American Mural Project and the story behind the labor song “Dig a Hole.” All that and more, this week on the Power Hour.Broadcast on May 1, 2025 on WPFW 89.3FM in Washington, DC. and stations across America on the Pacifica Network; we’re also a founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant; produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia Chapman. @LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

Signs, Songs & Solidarity Hunts

This week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour: Chicago workers turn paint into protest at an Art Build for Workers Memorial Day and May Day. We preview the 25th annual DC Labor FilmFest, join a Pokémon-style May Day Scavenger Hunt in Washington State, and reveal the winner of the 2025 General Strike Song Contest. Art, film, and music—all fueling the fight for workers’ rights. Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant. Broadcast on April 24, 2025 on WPFW 89.3FM in Washington, DC and other stations across America on the Pacifica Network. Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia Chapman. The Labor Heritage Power Hour is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.@LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

Lights, Action, Harmony: Labor’s Creative Resistance

This week's Labor Heritage Power Hour: Coast to coast on this week’s show as we kick things off in DC with Part 2 of our Labor FilmFest preview, then head to Washington State, where workers are fighting budget cuts with creativity. Finally, Elise Bryant talks with fellow chorus leaders from Seattle and NYC about upcoming concerts, political resistance through song, and the power of solidarity in harmony.CLICK HERE to watch the Washington For All Anthem music video, courtesy of the Working to Live In Southwest Washington podcast. Broadcast on April 17, 2025 on WPFW 89.3FM in Washington, DC.Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant; produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia Chapman. The Labor Heritage Power Hour is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.@sealaborchorus @LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod