Working Class History

Concluding part of our miniseries on the Columbia Eagle mutiny during the Vietnam war in 1970, when two anti-war American sailors hijacked their ship full of napalm and sailed it to Cambodia.Bonus episode 4.1 is available for our $5 and above patreon supporters here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/wch-crime-4-1-ep-25989867You can support this podcast, listen to 2 bonus episodes as part of this series, and get exclusive early access to future episodes and other benefits at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryFull footnotes and more information about this episode on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/04/09/wch-crime-columbia-eagle-mutiny/Pictured: Al todayACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThese episodes were written by WCH and Daniel WoldorffEditing by Daniel WoldorffMusic composed by Austin Coulson: https://www.mixcloud.com/tsonazores/Outro episode for episode 3 is Deep Water by the RJ Phillips Band. Stream it here: https://soundcloud.com/hillipsand/deep-waterBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support.

Penultimate part of our miniseries on the 1970 Columbia Eagle mutiny during the Vietnam war, when 2 American sailors hijacked their ship carrying napalm for US forces.You can support this podcast, listen to bonus audio and part 4 now on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryFull footnotes for this episode, along with photos and more information here on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/04/09/wch-crime-columbia-eagle-mutiny/Merch commemorating the Vietnam GI resistance which supports our work available here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/vietnam-gi-resistanceACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThese episodes were written by WCH and Daniel WoldorffEditing by Daniel WoldorffMusic composed by Austin Coulson: https://www.mixcloud.com/tsonazores/Outro episode for episode 3 is Deep Water by the RJ Phillips Band. Stream it here: https://soundcloud.com/hillipsand/deep-waterBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support.

Part 2 of our 4-part series on the Columbia Eagle mutiny in 1970, perhaps the most spectacular act of resistance to the Vietnam war, when two sailors hijacked their ship transporting thousands of tonnes of napalm for US forces, and sailed it to Cambodia. Part of our first season of WCH Crime, the podcast where true crime meets the struggle for a better world.Listen to all 4 parts now, as well as 2 bonus episodes, and support our work on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryFull show notes for this episode, as well as pictures and more information are available here on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/04/09/wch-crime-columbia-eagle-mutiny/There is a mini bonus episode attached to part 2, with more information about Clyde's early life, available for the relevant levels of our patreon supporters here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/wch-crime-2-1-ep-25989651MERCHWe’ve produced a range of merchandise commemorating the anti-war movement by service people during the Vietnam war using some of their original artwork to help fund our work. Check it out here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/vietnam-gi-resistanceACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThese episodes were written by WCH and Daniel WoldorffEditing by Daniel WoldorffMusic composed by Austin Coulson: https://www.mixcloud.com/tsonazores/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support.

First episode of the WCH Crime podcast, about the Columbia Eagle mutiny in 1970, perhaps the most spectacular act of resistance to the Vietnam war, when two sailors hijacked their ship transporting thousands of tonnes of napalm for US forces, and sailed it to Cambodia.You can listen to all 4 parts of this series, plus 2 bonus episodes, by supporting us on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryFull footnotes for this episode, including photos and more information are here on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/wch-crime-columbia-eagle-mutiny/WCH Crime will feature cases where people have faced criminal charges for their beliefs or political activities, and will look at cases where people have been framed or even killed by the state. It will be in the same feed as the regular Working Class History podcast.All four parts, and two additional bonus episodes, are available for all of our patrons contributing $5 a month or more. For everyone else, subsequent parts will be released each week.Pictured are the two mutineers: Alvin Glatkowski, left, and Clyde McKay, right, superimposed on the ship.We speak to Al about his experiences, in addition to Vietnam war-era sailor and historian Roberto Loiederman.We have been working on this miniseries for almost a year, and have put in so many hours we lost count some time ago. We are taking time out from our day jobs through 2019 to devote more time to WCH and podcast, but this will only be sustainable in the longer term if we get more support from our listeners on patreon. So if you appreciate what we do, and if you can afford it, please consider supporting us. If you can't afford it, no problem, please just give us a review on your podcast app, and share episodes on social media.MORE INFORMATIONWe will be adding more information about the mutiny, as well as photographs and videos to this our website shortly at https://workingclasshistory.com For a detailed history of the events, we recommend the book The Eagle Mutiny, by Roberto Loiederman and Richard Linnett.To find out more about different aspects of the Vietnam war check out the other WCH podcast episodes in our Vietnam war series: E14: The Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky and a member of the Vietnamese Women's Union is about the geopolitics of the conflict and human cost, especially on women, E10-11: The GI anti-war movement, E8: The strike wave is about the wave of strikes which took place in the US during the warMERCHWe've produced a range of merchandise commemorating the anti-war movement by service people during the Vietnam war using some of their original artwork to help fund our work. Check it out here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/vietnam-gi-resistanceCORRECTIONSPart 1: We erroneously say that Al was born in Norfolk, Virginia. Al was born in the military base at Ford Gorgon in Georgia. He later moved to Norfolk for his high school years.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThese episodes were written by WCH and Daniel WoldorffEditing by Daniel WoldorffMusic composed by Austin Coulson: https://www.mixcloud.com/tsonazores/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support.

Podcast episode about the workers at the Lusty Lady strip club in San Francisco who in 1997 were the first women who managed to unionise a strip joint in the United States, and who later took it over and ran it as a workers’ co-operative.This podcast is funded by our listeners. You can support us and get exclusive early access to episodes, bonus audio and more at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryWe have more info, photos, videos and full show notes for this episode on our website at https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e20-the-exotic-dancers-union/We have been trying to improve our podcast over the last few months, but this is really the first of our new wave of episodes which we have been devoting huge amounts of time to. We have worked on this episode for over 6 months, and are very pleased to finally be able to release it. Ultimately we will only be able to continue to devote this much time to the podcast if we get more support on patreon, so please do support us if you can. If not, we would still appreciate you sharing podcast episodes on social media, and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSAs always, thanks to our patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Thanks also to the following people:Vixen Noir, for the theme music – Lusty Lady. You can buy it here https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tpj2ewbwpvzrlqb45umxztaav6m?play=1&u=0Episode cover photo by Matthew Roth https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewalmonrothEditing by Louise Barry of Audio Interference https://interferencearchive.org/category/publications/audio/To commemorate and celebrate radical sex workers like at the Lusty Lady, and to help fund our work, we have produced a range of Sex Workers Power merch, using an illustration from @ripbambi, available here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/all/sex-workersAgain, full show notes including photos and videos here: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/03/13/e20-the-exotic-dancers-union/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support.

Episode on the early history of the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union in Australia, in conversation with Paula DeAngelis. Paula is a historian and contributed to Wobblies of the World: a global history of the IWW.Support this podcast on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryThis is our playlist of early IWW music: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7…73VUIFoIkZqqRVM79You can buy Wobblies of the World here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0745399592/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0745399592&linkCode=as2&tag=workingclas01-20&linkId=2dcaa991574b707f6725e787eaac7f00Episode 6 of our podcast gives an introduction to the IWW in the US so we recommend listening to that before this unless you are well acquainted with IWW history and terminology already.FOOTNOTES– This is a short history of the Australian IWW: https://libcom.org/history/1914-2000-the-australian-iww-and-direct-action– These are personal recollections of involvement in the Australian IWW: https://libcom.org/library/memoirs-i-w-w-australia-bill-beattie– This short history of the IWW outside the US has a helpful chronology of the Australian IWW: https://libcom.org/history/brief-history-iww-outside-us-1905-1999– This article compares gender politics between the Australian and US IWWs: https://libcom.org/history/virile-syndicalism-comparative-perspective-gender-analysis-iww-united-states-australia– This is a short biography of Tom Barker: https://libcom.org/history/barker-tom-1887-1970ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThanks to Warren Fahey for permission to use his rendition of the Australian IWW song "Bump me into Parliament": http://www.warrenfahey.com.au/You can also stream it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4J1ihYA2Q1etEpD2RuKPR1This episode was edited by Louise Barry from Audio Interference: http://interferencearchive.org/category/publications/audio/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support.

Former members of socialist group Matzpen, Moshe Machover, Haim, and Udi, discuss left-wing movements in Israel in the late 1960s, differential treatment of Jewish and Palestinian individuals, the impact of the Histadrut trade union, evidence of ethnic cleansing, and the potential for socialist transformation in Israel.

A festive and New Year message from WCH. You can support our work on patreon at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryPictured is the Christmas tree outside the Athens Parliament, which was burned by people in 2008 protesting against the police murder of a teenager.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support.

First of a two-part episode on a people's history of Zionism and opposition to within Israel, in conversation with former members of socialist group Matzpen Moshe Machover, Haim and Udi.Support this podcast, and listen to part 2 now on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryFull information, sources, transcripts and show notes on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e17-anti-zionism-in-israel-part-1/AcknowledgementsEdited by Louise Barry, from Audio Interference: http://interferencearchive.org/category/publications/audio/Thanks to Max Blumenthal (https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal)for permission to use audio from video clips which are here: https://youtu.be/MwjKa9v6OAY and https://vimeo.com/19444809Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support.

Podcast about the early history of women in the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union in the United States, in conversation with Heather Mayer, author of Beyond the Rebel Girl: Women and the IWW in the Pacific Northwest, 1905-1924. Support this podcast and get benefits like early accessed episodes and more on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryGet Heather's book here: https://amzn.to/2DqONVcEpisode 6 of our podcast gives an introduction to the IWW in the US so we recommend listening to that before this unless you are well acquainted with IWW history and terminology already.More formation, sources, and transcript on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e16-women-in-the-early-iww/Acknowledgements– Thanks to the Salt Lake Tribune for permission to use the recording of Rebel Girl, performed by Alyeah Hansen in 2015. Check out the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_tz3wPgLUwAnd take a look at their excellent Legacy of Joe Hill homepage: http://local.sltrib.com/charts/joehill/landingpage.html– Edited by Daniel WaldorfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support.