Labor Heritage Power Hour

Christopher Garlock
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Labor Heritage Power Hour

A weekly radio show celebrating the cultural heritage of the American worker. Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant and produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation; broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM

  1. 3D AGO

    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

    54 min

  2. MAY 8

    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

    53 min

  3. MAY 1

    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

    55 min

  4. APR 24

    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

    55 min

  5. APR 17

    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

    55 min

  6. APR 10

    Para Power & DC Labor FilmFest preview

    This week's Labor Heritage Power Hour: AFT president Randi Weingarten talks with Nick Juravich about class, race and education and his book Para Power: How Paraprofessional Labor Changed Education. PLUS: Nick’s favorite labor song, we preview the DC Labor FilmFest, and, on Labor History in 2:00, Minneapolis teachers strike. Broadcast on April 10, 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. @AFTunion @rweingarten @NickJuravich @AFISilver @LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

    55 min

  7. APR 3

    Is ‘Severance’ a show about unions?

    On this week's Labor Heritage Power Hour: Tabitha Arnold and Rachael Mulvihill take a deep dive into the work issues raised by Apple TV’s hit show ‘Severance’; Plus, an update on the Songs and Chants for the Strike Line Contest and labor poetry from Chris Butters. And, on Labor History in 2:00: The year was 1937; that was the day workers sat down at the Hershey chocolate plant in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Broadcast on April 3, 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. @thetolerantweft @Protoncat76 @LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

    55 min

  8. MAR 27

    Hold The Line; labor art & poetry

    This week's show: Singer-songwriter Linda Allen with the story behind her song Hold The Line; artist and organizer Ricardo Levins Morales on how he uses his art as a form of political medicine, and longtime labor leader Stewart Acuff reads from his new book of poetry, Love Is Solidarity in Action. On Labor History in 2:00: Police Attack UE Amid the ‘46 Strike Wave Broadcast on March 27, 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 @AcuffStewart @LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod

    55 min
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About

A weekly radio show celebrating the cultural heritage of the American worker. Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant and produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation; broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM

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  • Creator
    Christopher Garlock
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Labor Heritage Power Hour

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