Podcasts addressing the culture of our time, from the perspective of working class and leftist ideas and theory, including:
Marx at Play - Looking at Marxism in popular culture; from films and music to games and reading.
Working Class CInema - a podcast about working class stories, artists and representation in cinema.
Working Class Cinema Episode 5: Physical Divide: Good Will Hunting and 8 Mile
On this episode Jon and Julie look at two American films that concern a physical divide (among others) faced by working class characters. First the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, where a working class genius in Boston navigates the class system in a city whose division revolves around which side of the bridge you came up from.
Next we look to Detroit, where the 8 Mile Road is the backdrop for the 2002 film, whose story is inspired by (and starring) Emenem as an aspiring rapper who spends as much time writing rhymes as trying to score overtime.
2 Jul 2025
Working Class Cinema mini-episode: Born in East LA
Jon analyzes Cheech Marin's film "Born in East LA," exploring themes of accidental deportation and community collaboration in 1980s comedy, in this mini-episode.
8 Dec 2024
Working Class Cinema Episode 3: Matewan and Bread & Roses
Industry experts discuss Matewan and Bread & Roses, two films showcasing workers' collective power to fight against corporate oppression through unionization.
19 Jun 2024
Working Class Cinema Episode 3: 1990s pt 1
On this episode, we delve into the 1990s; a horrible decade of trendy films and weak culutre; but somewhere within we saw some decent flicks and very commited film makers, without the funds for film school but not allowing that to hold them back.
12 Mar 2024
Working Class Cinema Episode 2: Bob Hoskins
In the second episode of WCC, we focus on the London actor Bob Hoskins, discussing some of his best film work and political positions (such as calling out the gentrification of London back in the 80s).
14 Jan 2024
Marx at Play Episode 4: Gang of Four
In this fourth episode, Jon is joined by Chip from Poetry on the Picket Line to discuss the great UK band who combined funky basslines with slashing guitars and sharp lyrics that critiqued the commercialisation of daily life, with a Marxist take.
18 Sept 2023
Working Class CInema Update: Mid-September 2023
A quick note to let you all know where we are right now.
23 Jul 2023
Working Class CInema Episode 1: The Wrestler and Cam
In this first episode of a new pdocast, we discuss two films that take a more progressive view of sex workers as part of their story lines and examine the body as a site for entertainment.
The Wrestler (2008) and Cam (2018).
22 Dec 2022
Marx at Play Episode 3: It's a Wonderful Life
On this episode of the podcast, Jon and Jamie discuss the once-under loved (now perhaps over-discussed) 'Christmas film' and American classic It's a Wonderful Life.
In the midst of the post-war middle American Dream, did a mix of conservative and communist film makers and writers accidentality (or otherwise) make a heartfelt tribute to the human spirit and power of community? Or is it actually more reactionary than that? Along the way we discuss how the film was investigated by the FBI and how well it avoids easy categorisation and what pay structure is applied to angels.
1 Jul 2021
Marx at Play Episode 2: Andrew Niccol Double Bill
On this episode, Jon and Jamie review two films from writer-director Andrew Niccol; Gattaca and In Time.
Both films are set in the future and in societies that are deeply unequal; but are they Marxist?
7 Jan 2021
Marx at Play Episode 1: Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
In this first episode, Jon and Jamie look at a title in the popular games series that features none other than Karl Marx giving the players missions in Old London.
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