Episode 4: Kid Blink (Brooklyn, NY 1899)

The year is 1899 and we’re in Brooklyn, New York to interview Louis "Kid Blink" Baletti, one of the leaders of the newsboys strike. How did a bunch of kids take on some of the most powerful men and America, and why was it so important? Listen to this interview and find out!

(This interview is a work of fiction, written by Kathryn Moss. Wherever possible, Kid Blink's own words and ideas have been used, as recorded in the 1899 editions of the New York Sun, Times, and Tribune.)