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Hello and welcome to We Can Work It Out — the podcast that explores the history, present and future of workers’ rights.
I’m your host, Dr Jonathan Lord: in each episode we’ll be delving into the stories, struggles and successes that have shaped working lives. From friendly societies to people management- we welcome academics, activist’s, trade unionist’s, policymakers and workers themselves to help us understand what fair work really means in a changing world.
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Recent Episodes
Episode 15 - The Bliss Mill Strike
In this episode of the We Can Work It Out podcast, Dr Jonathan Lord is joined by labour historian John Mann to explore one of the most significant yet overlooked industrial disputes in British labour…
Episode 14 - The Edge of Revolution: The General Strike that Shook Britain
In this episode of the We Can Work It Out podcast, Dr Jonathan Lord is joined by historian, journalist and political writer David Torrance to discuss his new book The Edge of Revolution: The General…
Episode 13 - General Strike of 1926: Britain in Crisis
A hundred years after the General Strike of 1926, the questions it raised still refuse to disappear.What happens when millions of workers decide they have had enough? How does the state respond when…
Episode 12 - Nine Days That Shook Britain: The General Strike of 1926
For nine days in May 1926, Britain stopped.Trains stood still, factories fell silent, newspapers disappeared and millions of workers walked out in what remains the only truly national general strike…
Episode 11 - Mick Lynch and the Making of a Working Class Hero
In this episode of the We Can Work It Out podcast, I speak with Professor Gregor Gall, one of the most influential scholars of industrial relations in the UK, to move beyond the media image and…
Episode 10- Recovering Liesel Kahn-Freund - Women, Exile, and the Foundations of British Labour Law
In this episode of We Can Work It Out, we are joined by leading scholars Professor Rebecca Zahn and Professor Miriam Kullmann. We explore how exile, gender, and the hidden labour of academia shaped…
Episode 9- A Study into the Actions of P&O Ferries in March 2022.
In this powerful episode of We Can Work It Out, we mark four years since the mass dismissal of 786 seafarers by P&O Ferries—an event that continues to reverberate across the maritime sector and…
Episode 8- Holding the Line Underground: Voices from the Coal Mining Museum Strike
In the newest episode of the We Can Work It Out podcast takes us to the picket line at the National Coal Mining Museum for England, where workers supported by UNISON have been engaged in a prolonged…
Episode 7- The Islamic Labour Code with Iftikhar Ahmad and Asghar Jameel
This episode’s guests are Iftikhar Ahmad and Asghar Jameel, authors of the ‘Islamic Labour Code’, a groundbreaking framework that seeks to reconcile Qur’anic principles with contemporary employment…
Episode 6 - The P&O Ferries Purge Through a Seafarer’s Eyes with John Lansdown
This episode’s guest is John Lansdown, one of 786 seafarers dismissed by P&O Ferries on 17th March 2022, one of the most shocking corporate acts in modern British employment history. After over…
Episode 5 - UK Employment Tribunal History with Professor Susan Corby
In this episode of We Can Work It Out, we explore the history of the UK employment tribunal system and ask a deceptively simple question: how did Britain move from collective dispute resolution…
Episode 4- A History of British Labour Law, 1867–1945 with Professor Douglas Brodie
In Episode 4 of We Can Work It Out, I was joined by Professor Douglas Brodie, one of the UK’s leading scholars of labour and employment law, to explore the long and contested history of British…
Episode 3 - Why Power Still Matters: Professor Richard Hyman on the Past, Present, & Future of Work
In this episode of We Can Work It Out, Dr Jonathan Lord is joined by Professor Richard Hyman, one of the most influential figures in the study of industrial and employment relations. Across a…
Episode 2 - with Paul Embery on Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class
In this episode of We Can Work It Out, Dr. Jonathan Lord speaks with Paul Embery—trade unionist, writer, firefighter, and author of Despised: Why the Left Loathes the Working Class. Drawing on…
Episode 2 Trailer 3 - with Paul Embery on Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class
Episode 2 of the We Can Work It Out podcast is out tomorrow. Here's another preview with Paul Embery discussing how Trade Unions need to get back to face to face dialogue in the workplace and explain…
Episode 2 Trailer 2 - with Paul Embery on Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class
In this episode of We Can Work It Out, Dr. Jonathan Lord speaks with Paul Embery—trade unionist, writer, firefighter, and author of Despised: Why the Left Loathes the Working Class. Drawing on…
Episode 2 Trailer 1 - with Paul Embery on Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class
In this episode of We Can Work It Out, Dr. Jonathan Lord speaks with Paul Embery—trade unionist, writer, firefighter, and author of Despised: Why the Left Loathes the Working Class. Drawing on…
Episode 1 with Professor Ralph Darlington on the Labour Revolt in Britain 1910-14
In this maiden episode of 'We Can Work It Out,' Dr Jonathan Lord interviews Professor Ralph Darlington, a leading scholar in industrial relations and labor history. They explore the significant labor…
Episode 1 Trailer 4 - with Professor Ralph Darlington on the Labour Revolt in Britain 1910-14
In this episode of 'We Can Work It Out,' Dr. Jonathan Lord interviews Professor Ralph Darlington, a leading scholar in industrial relations and labor history. They explore the significant labor…
Episode 1 Trailer 3 - with Professor Ralph Darlington on the Labour Revolt in Britain 1910-14
In this maiden episode of 'We Can Work It Out,' Dr. Jonathan Lord interviews Professor Ralph Darlington, a leading scholar in industrial relations and labor history. They explore the significant…
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We Can Work It Out has published 22 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Business, History.
We Can Work It Out is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 59m.
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