Air Date: 05-06-2016
Today we take a look at the origins and sustaining legacies of May Day (International Workers Day) and Mothers Day, another holiday originally begun as a call to recognize the struggles of labor
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: A Living Holiday May Day - Left Out from DemocracyAtWork.info - Air Date 5-1-16
Ch. 3: Song 1: Working Reward - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 4: Act 2: Myra Bradwell: America's First Woman Lawyer... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-13-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Welcome to the Black Parade - Vitamin String Quartet
Ch. 6: Act 3: International Women's Day - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 03-15-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Boys Will Be Boys - Alisha
Ch. 8: Act 4: May Day Sermon Profit vs Environment - Progressive Faith Sermons w: @RevDrRay - Air Date 5-1-16
Ch. 9: Song 4: Modern Way - Kaiser Chiefs
Ch. 10: Act 5: The origins of Mother's Day - BackStory with the American History Guys - Air Date 5-5-10
Ch. 11: Song 5: Re-Write History - George Dobbs
Ch. 12: Act 6: Lucy Parsons: The Anarchist & Intersectional Feminist Who Inspired May Day - @theLFshow w/ @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date: 4-28-16
Ch. 13: Song 6: Working Class Hero - Exit Clov
Ch. 14: Act 7: 7 Paid Family Leave - @LastWeekTonight w/ @iamjohnoliver - Air Date: 05-10-15
Voicemails
Ch. 16: Get out and vote and be sure to vote down-ballot - David from Tennessee
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on who gets left behind by the Bernie or Bust movement
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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