Episodes 143
Avg. Duration 39m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (619)
Since Feb 2018
Latest Episode May 2026

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History isn't made by kings and politicians, it's made by all of us. This podcast is about how we, together, have fought for a better world.
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E120.1: [TEASER] 1926 general strike, bonus episode

May 13, 2026 9m Transcript

Bonus episode for our three-part miniseries about the UK’s 1926 general strike, in collaboration with the General Strike 100 project and told using interviews with striking workers themselves.In this…

E120: 1926 general strike, part 3

May 06, 2026 43m Transcript

The final of our three-part miniseries about the UK’s 1926 general strike, which saw one and three-quarter million workers walk out in the biggest single work stoppage in British history. In…

E119: 1926 general strike, part 2

Apr 29, 2026 35m Transcript

Part 2 of our three-part miniseries about the UK’s 1926 general strike, which saw one and three-quarter million workers walk out in the biggest single work stoppage in British history. In…

E118: 1926 general strike, part 1

Apr 22, 2026 41m Transcript

First of our three-part miniseries about the UK’s 1926 general strike, which saw one and three-quarter million workers walk out in the biggest single work stoppage in British history. In…

E116.1: [TEASER] Argentina uprising 2001, bonus – the state and political violence

Mar 18, 2026 7m Transcript

Preview extract of our bonus episode about state and political violence in Argentina (and beyond). Part of our miniseries on the 2001 Argentina uprising, which toppled the government, and saw the…

E117: [TEASER] Fireside Chat – Trump’s Letter to Norway

Mar 16, 2026 15m Transcript

Fireside Chat podcast available exclusively for our Patreon supporters where we make fun of Trump’s absurd text to the Norwegian Prime Minister, and what it means for the rest of the world that the…

E116: Argentina uprising 2001, part 2

Mar 12, 2026 49m Transcript

Part 2 of a double episode about the 2001 uprising in Argentina, which toppled the government, and saw the spread of neighbourhood assemblies and factories taken over by workers. In conversation with…

E115.1: [TEASER] Argentina uprising 2001, bonus – football and politics

Mar 04, 2026 10m Transcript

Preview extract of our bonus episode about the history and politics of football culture in Argentina. Part of our miniseries on the 2001 Argentina uprising, which toppled the government, and saw the…

E115: Argentina uprising 2001, part 1

Feb 25, 2026 58m Transcript

Part 1 of a double episode about the 2001 uprising in Argentina, which toppled the government, and saw the spread of neighbourhood assemblies and factories taken over by workers. In conversation with…

E114: [TEASER] Fireside Chat – 2025 in review

Jan 07, 2026 11m Transcript

Teaser extract of our latest Fireside Chat podcast available exclusively for our Patreon supporters in which we sit down for a bit of a chat about the year past, for WCH and the world, and plans we…

S1E113 E113: [TEASER] Radical Reads – Forces of Labour

Nov 26, 2025 18m Transcript

This is a teaser preview of one of our Radical Reads episodes, made exclusively for our supporters on patreon. You can listen to the full 67-minute episode without ads and support our work at…

WCH Podcast and Patreon Update

Oct 30, 2025 4m Transcript

An update for you on the Working Class History podcast and its future. In short, we began releasing much more frequent podcast episodes 18 months ago, in an effort to get more supporters on Patreon.…

E112: [FREE EPISODE] Radical Reads - Be Gay Do Crime

Oct 18, 2025 1h 52m Transcript

As part of our Radical Reads series, we speak about our latest book, Be Gay, Do Crime: Everyday Acts of Queer Resistance and Rebellion, with editors Zane McNeill, Blu Buchanan and Riley Clare…

E111.1: [TEASER] Poll tax revolt, bonus episode

Oct 01, 2025 6m Transcript

Preview extract of a bonus episode of our double podcast on the successful mass direct action campaign against the UK poll tax in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In conversation with Dave Morris from…

E111: Poll tax revolt, part 2

Sep 24, 2025 44m Transcript

Second of a double podcast episode about the successful mass direct action campaign against the UK poll tax in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In conversation with Dave Morris from the Tottenham…

E110: Poll tax revolt, part 1

Sep 17, 2025 43m Transcript

First of a double podcast episode about the successful mass direct action campaign against the UK poll tax in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In conversation with Dave Morris from the Tottenham…

S2E14 WCL14: Live from the Working Class Literature Festival

Aug 20, 2025 59m Transcript

Following our double-episode on the Florence Working-Class Literature Festival back in February, our co-host Matt was invited to this year’s festival, recording this episode on-site at the ex-GKN…

E109: Women in the miners' strike, part 2

Aug 14, 2025 25m Transcript

Concluding part of our double episode about the crucial role played by women in the great miners’ strike in Britain, 1984-5, in conversation with Heather Wood, chair of the Easington women’s strike…

E108: Women in the miners' strike, part 1

Aug 07, 2025 26m Transcript

Double episode about the crucial role played by women in the great miners’ strike in Britain, 1984-5, in conversation with Heather Wood, chair of the Easington women’s strike support group. Our…

E107: [TEASER] Fireside Chat – Hope Dies Last

Jul 24, 2025 12m Transcript

Teaser of our latest Fireside Chat, available in full exclusively for our supporters on Patreon. A couple of years ago, John from WCH and Ade from our Farsi-language sister project, Daily Worker…

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