Celebrating 300 episodes of 'Working People'

In 2024, <i>Working People</i> officially crossed the 300 episode mark! Since we published our first episode back in 2018, the show has grown in ways we never could have imagined, and the world itself has changed in radical, hopeful, terrifying ways, the labor movement has undergone incredible changes, and we’ve done our best to document that change and this moment in history through the conversations we’ve had with workers across industries, from all walks of life, about their lives, jobs, dreams, and struggles.<br /><br />Over the past seven seasons of the show, we've interviewed working people, young, old, and middle-aged, union and non-union, worker-owners at worker cooperatives, workers who were just laid off, workers on strike, workers unionizing, families of workers who were killed by their jobs, Indigenous workers living on reservations, workers whose children were murdered in a school shooting, sex workers, academic workers, manufacturing workers, railroad and airline workers, educators, yoga instructors and professional massage therapists, social workers, baristas, journalists, healthcare workers, service workers, construction workers, coal miners, lumberjacks, Amazon workers. We've spoken with working people in Cuba, Canada, Brazil, Slovenia, Turkey, Myanmar, the UK, France, and more. In this special episode commemorating 300 episodes of <i>Working People</i>, Max and new cohost Mel Buer reflect on how far the show has come and where we’re going next.<br /><br /><i>To all of our listeners and supporters, to those who have been with us since the beginning and to those who found the show at some point over the past 7 seasons, to everyone who has ever listened to the show, shared our episodes, donated to our Patreon, to everyone who ever reached out to remind us that someone was listening and encouraged us to keep going, to everyone who has supported us , THANK YOU. We love you, and we wouldn't be here without you. We hope to keep making you and all our fellow workers proud with this show, and it's an honor to be in this struggle with you.</i><br /><br />Additional links/info below…<ul><li>Maximillian Alvarez, Current Affairs, "<a href="https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2018/12/can-the-working-class-speak" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Can the Working Class Speak?</a>"</li><li>Working People, "<a href="https://workingpeople.libsyn.com/episode1-jesus-alvarez" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Jesus Alvarez</a>" (the first episode)</li><li>Mel Buer's <a href="https://therealnews.com/author/mel-buer" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">TRNN Author Page</a> and <a href="https://x.com/mel_buer" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Twitter/X</a> profile</li><li><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/workingpeople" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Leave us a voicemail</a> and we might play it on the show!</li></ul>Permanent links below...<ul><li>Working People <a href="https://www.patreon.com/WorkingPeople" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Patreon</a> page</li><li><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/workingpeople" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Leave us a voicemail</a> and we might play it on the show!</li><li>Labor Radio / Podcast Network <a href="https://www.laborradionetwork.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LaborRadioNet/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/laborradionet" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> page</li><li>In These Times <a href="https://inthesetimes.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/inthesetimesmag/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/inthesetimesmag" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> page</li><li>The Real News Network <a href="https://therealnews.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">YouTube</a> channel, <a href="https://therealnews.com/our-shows-podcasts" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">podcast</a> feeds, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page, and <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealNews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Twitter</a> page</li></ul>Featured Music...<ul><li>Jules Taylor, "Working People" Theme Song</li></ul><br /><b></b><br /><b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://therealnews.com/eos-pod-subscribe" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Sign up for our newsletter</a></b><br /><b><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Like us on Facebook</a></b><br /><b><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a></b><br /><b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Donate to support this podcast</a></b><br /><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.</a><br /><b></b><br /><b>Follow us on:</b><br /><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Bluesky: @therealnews.com</a><b><br /></b><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Facebook: The Real News Network</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Twitter: @TheRealNews</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">YouTube: @therealnews</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealnewsnetwork/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork</a><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b></b></a><br /><b></b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Become a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!</b></a>