Episodes 27
Avg. Duration 14m
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Since Feb 2026
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working class earns meager wages that barely keep them afloat. Through heart-wrenching conversations and personal encounters, London cultivates a profound empathy for these often-overlooked souls, revealing the grim truths of street life, the appalling conditions of workhouses, and the substandard quality of the cheap food they are forced to consume. His narrative flows with both fluidity and vivid imagery as he critiques the societal structures that maintain this abyss of poverty, shining a light on the affluent elite who prosper from the labor of the destitute. As he starkly observes, The food this managing class eats, the wine it drinks, ... the fine clothes it wears, are challenged by eight million mouths which have never had enough to fill them. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)

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027 - Chapter Twenty Seven The Management

Feb 26, 2026 11m Transcript

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

026 - Chapter Twenty Six Drink Temperance and Thrift

Feb 26, 2026 13m Transcript

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

025 - Chapter Twenty Five The Hunger Wail

Feb 26, 2026 14m Transcript

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

024 - Chapter Twenty Four A Vision of the Night

Feb 26, 2026 6m Transcript

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

023 - Chapter Twenty Three The Children

Feb 26, 2026 11m Transcript

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

022 - Chapter Twenty Two - Suicide

Feb 26, 2026 13m Transcript

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

021 - Chapter Twenty One - The Precariousness of Life

Feb 26, 2026 18m Transcript

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

020 - Chapter Twenty - Coffee-Houses and Doss-Houses

Feb 26, 2026 17m Transcript

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

019 - Chapter Nineteen - The Ghetto

Feb 26, 2026 25m Transcript

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

018 - Chapter Eighteen - Wages

Feb 26, 2026 11m Transcript

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

017 - Chapter Seventeen - Inefficiency

Feb 26, 2026 11m

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

016 - Chapter Sixteen - Property versus People

Feb 26, 2026 9m

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

015 - Chapter Fifteen - The Sea Wife

Feb 26, 2026 7m

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

014 - Chapter Fourteen - Hops and Hoppers

Feb 26, 2026 14m

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

013 - Chapter Thirteen - Dan Cullen Docker

Feb 26, 2026 9m

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

012 - Chapter Twelve - Coronation Day

Feb 26, 2026 25m

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

011 - Chapter Eleven - The Peg

Feb 26, 2026 21m

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

010 - Chapter Ten - Carrying the Banner

Feb 26, 2026 8m

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

009 - Chapter Nine - The Spike

Feb 26, 2026 26m

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

008 - Chapter Eight - The Carter and the Carpenter

Feb 26, 2026 22m

In People of the Abyss, Jack London plunges into the stark realities of Londons East End, where half a million individuals fight daily for survival. Despite their relentless efforts, the working…

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