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Brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation. Bringing you stories and struggles, people and perspectives, interviews and commentaries, all on the world of work yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The program explores a wide range of social and economic topics impacting the way we work, presented through a unique historical perspective. Interviews feature local and national guests -- change agents, activists, experts, workers, researchers, and more. | Website: essentialworkpodcast.org | Listener line: 412-326-9435 | Contact us with comments, questions, & suggestions: https://bit.ly/35nMSAd | Sign up for Listener Alerts: https://bit.ly/3tZTMWn | Please support this podcast and the organization: battleofhomestead.org | Host, Producer, Program Manager: Nathan Ruggles (nathanruggles.org) | Host, Pathways to a New Economy that Works for All of Us (addressing labor, environment and health): Dr. Patricia DeMarco (patriciademarco.com) | Feature commentators: Rosemary Trump, Dr. Charles McCollester. | Production advisor: Angela Baughman (thatsoundgirl.com) | Logo design: Brittany Sheets (bsheetscreative.com) | Original Music by Jason Kendall (Jasonkendallproductions.com) | Essential Work is available on popular podcast platforms and apps.

Essential Work: Exploring the Past, Present and Future of Jobs The Battle of Homestead Foundation

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 11 Ratings

Brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation. Bringing you stories and struggles, people and perspectives, interviews and commentaries, all on the world of work yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The program explores a wide range of social and economic topics impacting the way we work, presented through a unique historical perspective. Interviews feature local and national guests -- change agents, activists, experts, workers, researchers, and more. | Website: essentialworkpodcast.org | Listener line: 412-326-9435 | Contact us with comments, questions, & suggestions: https://bit.ly/35nMSAd | Sign up for Listener Alerts: https://bit.ly/3tZTMWn | Please support this podcast and the organization: battleofhomestead.org | Host, Producer, Program Manager: Nathan Ruggles (nathanruggles.org) | Host, Pathways to a New Economy that Works for All of Us (addressing labor, environment and health): Dr. Patricia DeMarco (patriciademarco.com) | Feature commentators: Rosemary Trump, Dr. Charles McCollester. | Production advisor: Angela Baughman (thatsoundgirl.com) | Logo design: Brittany Sheets (bsheetscreative.com) | Original Music by Jason Kendall (Jasonkendallproductions.com) | Essential Work is available on popular podcast platforms and apps.

    Year in Re/Pre-view (Part 2)

    Year in Re/Pre-view (Part 2)

    Episode 3-2 of Essential Work: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Jobs, brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation.
    Part 2 of our Year in Review/Year in Preview with labor leader Rosemary Trump and labor historian Dr. Charles McCollester. They continue their discussion with host Nathan Ruggles on a range of issues facing workers on the job and in society today. 
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    Contacting us hereTexting or calling the Listener Line: (412) 326-9435Emailing comments@essentialworkpodcast.orgHosted by: Nathan Ruggles (nathanruggles.com)
    Produced by: Nathan Ruggles
    Edited by: Nathan Ruggles, with Angela Baughman (thatsoundgirl.com)
    Audio Engineering by: Nathan Ruggles, with Angela Baughman
    Logo Design by: Brittany Sheets (bsheetscreative.com)
    Original Music Composed and Recorded by: Jason Kendall (jasonkendallproductions.com)
    Promotion and additional support by Larry McCullough (Battle of Homestead Foundation Communications Chair)
    In 2021, The Battle of Homestead Foundation discovered new ways to advance their mission of heritage, education and social action.Membership and contributions are “essential” to their continued success in 2022.Show your support today at battleofhomestead.org.Music: "Americana" by Mr. Smith.
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    • 22 min
    A Year in Work Re/Pre-view (Part 1)

    A Year in Work Re/Pre-view (Part 1)

    Episode 3-1 of Essential Work: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Jobs, brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation.
    A New Year and new season on the podcast!
    Long-time friends of the show, labor leader Rosemary Trump and labor historian Dr. Charles McCollester join host Nathan Ruggles for a Year in Review/Year in Preview on a range of issues facing workers on the job and in society today. 
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    Hosted by: Nathan Ruggles (nathanruggles.com)
    Produced by: Nathan Ruggles and Angela Baughman
    Edited by: Angela Baughman, with Nathan Ruggles
    Audio Engineer: Angela Baughman (thatsoundgirl.com)
    Log Design: Brittany Sheets (bsheetscreative.com)
    Original Music Composed and Recorded by: Jason Kendall (jasonkendallproductions.com)
    Marketing by Larry McCullough (Battle of Homestead Foundation Communications Chair), with Nathan Ruggles
    In 2021, The Battle of Homestead Foundation discovered new ways to advance their mission of heritage, education and social action.Membership and contributions are “essential” to their continued success in 2022.Show your support today at battleofhomestead.org.Music: "Americana" by Mr. Smith.
    The Battle of Homestead Foundation Organized to preserve, interpret, & promote a people’s history focused on the 1892 labor conflict.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESquadCast Record studio-quality content from anywhere. Create engaging audio + video with an intuitive platforDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

    • 45 min
    Bonus: The $10 Million “Future of Work” Prize

    Bonus: The $10 Million “Future of Work” Prize

    Episode 2-5 of Essential Work: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Jobs, brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation.
    A bonus previously unreleased excerpt from our interview with entrepreneur and author Jeff Wald., in which he talks about his $10 Million “Future of Work” Prize with host Nathan Ruggles. In the last episode, they had an in-depth conversation of Jeff’s book The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations. Check out that in Episode 2-4 here.

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    Hosted and Produced by: Nathan Ruggles (nathanruggles.com)
    Edited by: Nathan Ruggles, with Angela Baughman.
    Audio Engineering consulting: Angela Baughman (thatsoundgirl.com)
    Log Design: Brittany Sheets (bsheetscreative.com)
    Original Music Composed and Recorded by: Jason Kendall (jasonkendallproductions.com)
    Marketing by Larry McCullough (Battle of Homestead Foundation Communications Chair), with Nathan Ruggles
    In 2021, The Battle of Homestead Foundation discovered new ways to advance their mission of heritage, education and social action.Membership and contributions are “essential” to their continued success in 2022.Show your support today at battleofhomestead.org.Music: "Americana" by Mr. Smith.
    The Battle of Homestead Foundation Organized to preserve, interpret, & promote a people’s history focused on the 1892 labor conflict.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESquadCast Record studio-quality content from anywhere. Create engaging audio + video with an intuitive platforDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

    • 11 min
    Industrial Revolutions and On-Demand Workers

    Industrial Revolutions and On-Demand Workers

    Episode 2-4 of Essential Work: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Jobs, brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation.
    Host Nathan Ruggles discusses the book The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations with author Jeff Wald. A best-selling writer, tech entrepreneur, angel investor, founder of WorkMarket and Spinback, Jeff examines how companies and workers reacted to the last three industrial revolutions. They review this history of work and his analysis of how it has led to the current state of the labor market, along with how workers, companies and societies might respond to the coming Rise of the Robots.

    Watch for a special podcast Bonus Episode coming soon, with special additional content from the interview, in which they discuss Jeff’s $10 Million “Future of Work” Prize.

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    Hosted by: Nathan Ruggles (nathanruggles.com)Produced by: Nathan Ruggles, with Angela BaughmanEdited by: Angela Baughman, with Nathan RugglesAudio Engineer: Angela Baughman (thatsoundgirl.com)Log Design: Brittany Sheets (bsheetscreative.com)Original Music Composed and Recorded by: Jason Kendall (jasonkendallproductions.com)Marketing by Larry McCullough (Battle of Homestead Foundation Communications Chair), with Nathan RugglesIn 2021, The Battle of Homestead Foundation discovered new ways to advance their mission of heritage, education and social action.Membership and contributions are “essential” to their continued success in 2022.Show your support today at battleofhomestead.org.Music: "Americana" by Mr. Smith.
    The Battle of Homestead Foundation Organized to preserve, interpret, & promote a people’s history focused on the 1892 labor conflict.SquadCast Record studio-quality content from anywhere. Create engaging audio + video with an intuitive platforBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Dr. Joe Trotter and Black Labor in the Making of America

    Dr. Joe Trotter and Black Labor in the Making of America

    This is Episode 2-3 of Essential Work: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Jobs, brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation.
    Nathan Ruggles hosts our feature interview Dr. Joe Trotter is the Giant Eagle University Professor of History and Social Justice and past History Department Chair at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is also the Director and Founder of Carnegie Mellon’s Center for African American Urban Studies and the Economy (CAUSE), President Elect of the Urban History Association and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His latest publication is Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America (University of California Press, 2019).
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    Hosted, Produced, Edited, and Audio Engineering by: Nathan Ruggles (nathanruggles.com)Audio Engineering Consultant: Angela Baughman (thatsoundgirl.com)Log Design: Brittany Sheets (bsheetscreative.com)Original Music Composed and Recorded by: Jason Kendall (jasonkendallproductions.com)Marketing by Larry McCullough (Battle of Homestead Foundation Communications Chair), with Nathan RugglesIn 2021, The Battle of Homestead Foundation discovered new ways to advance their mission of heritage, education and social action.Membership and contributions are “essential” to their continued success in 2022.Show your support today at battleofhomestead.org.Music: "Americana" by Mr. Smith.
    The Battle of Homestead Foundation Organized to preserve, interpret, & promote a people’s history focused on the 1892 labor conflict.SquadCast Record studio-quality content from anywhere. Create engaging audio + video with an intuitive platforBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

    • 43 min
    Microloans for Hidden Peoples

    Microloans for Hidden Peoples

    Season 2, Episode 2 of Essential Work: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Jobs, brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation.
    Nathan Ruggles hosts our feature interview with the co-founders of ASA Social Fund for Hidden Peoples: Dr. Louis Picard and Pauline Greenlick.  They discuss microloans, and how they provide financial resources and support to qualified individuals and groups -- particularly to vulnerable and fragile children and adults beset by strife, disability, or trauma in Uganda -- helping them build sustainable, successful business enterprises.  We take a look through our unique lens of past, present, and future: getting the all-important background to their organization, hearing the stories of the microloan recipients, along with discussing what lies beyond the impact of the pandemic.
    ASA Social Fund for Hidden Peoples: https://asasocialfundforhiddenpeoples.orgPauline Greenlick’s films for the organization and IMDb pageDr. Louis Picard at The University of Pittsburgh
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    Audio Engineering support and consulting provided by Angela Baughman: thatsoundgirl.com
    Logo by Brittany Sheets: bsheetscreative.com
    Original Music by Jason Kendall: jasonkendallproductions.com

    Please support this podcast and our sponsoring organization:
    In 2021, The Battle of Homestead Foundation discovered new ways to advance their mission of heritage, education and social action.Membership and contributions are “essential” to their continued success in 2022.Show your support today at battleofhomestead.org.Music: "Americana" by Mr. Smith.
    The Battle of Homestead Foundation Organized to preserve, interpret, & promote a people’s history focused on the 1892 labor conflict.SquadCast Record studio-quality content from anywhere. Create engaging audio + video with an intuitive platforBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

    • 1 hr 18 min

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