Working People: A podcast by, for, and about the working class today (now in partnership with In These Times magazine and The Real News Network). Working People is a podcast about working-class lives in 21st-century America. In every episode, you'll hear interviews with workers from around the country, from all walks of life. We'll talk about their life stories, their jobs, politics, and families, their joys and hopes and frustrations. Overall, Working People aims to share and celebrate the diverse stories of working-class people, to remind ourselves that our stories matter, and to build a sense of shared struggle and solidarity between workers around the country.
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episode 8: Bridget Huff
In this first installment of our new series on unpaid labor, we chat with Bridget Huff, a stay-at-home mom and political organizer. We talk about Bridget's life and about the pains, joys, and social pressures of being a stay-at-home parent. We also talk about how political organizations can and should make themselves accessible to folks like Bridget.
Additional links/info below...
- Bridget's Facebook page and Twitter page
- Movement School website and Twitter page
- The Detroit News, "Protesters March against Nancy Pelosi’s Leadership"
- Sarah Jaffe, The Nation, "The Factory in the Family"
- Jason Beaubien, NPR, "Stay-At-Home Dads Still Struggle With Diapers, Drool, Stigma And Isolation"
- Tithi Bhattacharya (ed.), Pluto Press, Social Reproduction Theory: Remapping Class, Recentering Oppression
- Loree A. Primeau, The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, "A Woman’s Place: Unpaid Work in the Home"
Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)
- Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall"
- Evie Sands, "Shine for Me"