About Across from Jericho: An Activist History Podcast
Freedom is the watchword of America. But many of her own citizens have had to struggle to get it, often at great personal cost. Emma Goldman rose up and resisted the notion that patriotism meant women, immigrants, and the poor staying quiet about their places in American life. Listen how in the early twentieth century, one woman galvanized the underclass while striking fear in the hearts of law enforcement and the federal government. Narrated by Jeff Grossman, and starring Sarah Natochenny (Ash Ketchum, Pokémon), Spencer Fox (Dash Parr, The Incredibles), Roy North, and Nathan Repasz.
We look at crucial questions lingering after Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman's conspiracy trial, and examine their legacy following their deportation to Soviet Russia.
With guests Candace Falk, Kathy Ferguson, Clare Hemmings, Thai Jones, Randall Law, and Kenyon Zimmer
2 May 2023
"No Place in This Country"
Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman, and prosecutor Harold Cotent make their final arguments in Goldman and Berkman's conspiracy trial - and the jury comes back with its verdict.
19 Apr 2023
The Trial Begins
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, facing federal conspiracy charges for their work with the No-Conscription League, decide not to use a lawyer. Prosecutor Harold Content questions their friend Fitzi Fitzgerald and an NYPD officer who may or may not be lying.
29 Mar 2023
The No-Conscription League
Emma Goldman and Ben Reitman are arrested all over the country for telling people about birth control, while Alexander Berkman stands up for two men framed for a bombing in San Francisco. The U.S. government decides to crush all resistance to the World War I draft, especially by Goldman and Berkman.
With guests Linda Gordon, Candace Falk, Clare Hemmings, and Kenyon Zimmer
21 Mar 2023
Sangre de Cristo
During a murderous coal strike in Colorado, Alexander Berkman leads protests in John D. Rockefeller's hometown. Three of his friends are killed when a bomb they're building explodes in their apartment, and Emma Goldman is furious at him over his management of Mother Earth while she was away.
With guests Thomas Andrews and Thai Jones
14 Mar 2023
Hobo
Emma Goldman falls in love with Dr. Ben Reitman, who breaks her heart and forces her to examine her commitment to her anarchist principles. The federal immigration authorities stop her at the Canadian border and begin to review her citizenship status. With guests Candace Falk, Clare Hemmings, and Kenyon Zimmer.
7 Mar 2023
The Dawn of Mother Earth
In the inaugural issue of Mother Earth, Emma Goldman publishes a blistering critique of the feminist movement, saying that they've sold out for far too little. Alexander Berkman is released from prison years early but emerges deeply traumatized, and struggles to adapt to his new life. With guests Kathy Ferguson and Clare Hemmings.
28 Feb 2023
Nieman/Czolgosz
Although she had nothing to do with it, Emma Goldman is caught in the aftermath of President McKinley's assassination. The press turns against her even after she is cleared of all charges, and the federal immigration chief declares that she ought to be deported.
With guests Nolan Bennett and Candace Falk.
21 Feb 2023
In the Island Prison
While serving time on Blackwell’s Island, Emma Goldman agrees to care for the inmates in the women’s sick ward. After she’s released, she becomes a midwife for destitute women on the Lower East Side. Meanwhile, Alexander Berkman develops an intimate relationship with another prisoner.
We discuss birth control, abortion, and the late 1800s understanding of LGBTQ+ issues. We also ask a crucial question - despite Goldman and Berkman’s progressivism, were they also racist?
With guests Kathy Ferguson, Linda Gordon, Clare Hemmings, and Jacqueline Jones.
14 Feb 2023
"Wild Talk"
Alexander Berkman, on trial for trying to assassinate one of the most powerful men in America, decides not to hire a lawyer. Back in New York, Emma Goldman is arrested for incitement to riot after telling a crowd of thousands to go and steal bread if they're starving. Featuring guests Nolan Bennett and Tom Goyens.
8 Feb 2023
Bullets against Steel
After the Homestead Steel Strike turns into an armed assault on the strikers, who have been locked out of their homes, Alexander Berkman concocts a violent plan to rally workers around the world. Featuring guests Tom Goyens, Paul Krause, and Randall Law.
31 Jan 2023
Freedom
Emma Goldman moves to New York City, where she quickly gets entangled in a love triange with aspiring anarchist Alexander Berkman and their mutual mentor - the notorious newspaper editor Johann Most. Then, Goldman, Berkman, and their friend Fedya run an ice cream parlor in Massachusetts until a steel strike hundreds of miles away captures their attention. Featuring guests Tom Goyens, Paul Krause, Randall Law, and Kenyon Zimmer.
25 Jan 2023
Radicalized in Rochester
After four anarchists are executed in Chicago for a crime they didn't do, Emma Goldman decides to make their cause her own
17 Jan 2023
Prologue
https://www.acrossfromjericho.com/Emma Goldman is arrested in her office in June, 1917, for urging resistance to the World War I drafthttps://www.acrossfromjericho.com/
1 Jan 2023
Trailer
Across from Jericho: An Activist History Podcast premiers January 17th! Subscribe today, and be sure to visit www.acrossfromjericho.com for pictures, transcripts, and show notes.
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