Strike While the Needle is Hot

On this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour: Shanara Gabrielle on Theater Alliance’s fire work, then Zoltoid, the Worker Safety Oracle with Jay Herzmark. Plus previews from our Labor Day Special—Strike While the Needle is Hot (Josh MacPhee/Kennedy Block’s strike-record book, featuring Ford Workers on Strike) and Labor 131 with Jessie Wilkerson on the 1929 Elizabethton rayon strike.
Labor Day Special airs Monday, Sept 1, 11am–1pm EDT on WPFW 89.3FM

Broadcast on August 28, 2025 on WPFW 89.3FM in Washington, DC and Pacifica stations across the country.
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.

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