A podcast about work, the work ethic, what it means to be a productive member of society, working conditions today, and the history of how we got here. So, yeah, we cover a lot of ground.
Non-compete Agreements and Corporate Subsidies with Pat Garofalo
This episode I’m pleased to be speaking with Pat Garofalo. Pat is the director of state and local policy at the American Economic Liberties Project and author of ‘The Billionaire Boondoggle: How Our Politicians Let Corporations and Bigwigs Steal Our Money and Jobs.” He also writes the Boondoggle substack. We’ll be talking about a grab bag of topics including noncompete agreements and corporate subsidies.
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Twitter: @PublicSeminar, @lmergner, @pete_sinnott
Email: unproductivelabor@gmail.com
Credits
Producer: Daniel Fermín
Music: Composed and performed by Samuel Haines.
Artwork: Daniel Fermín
8 Feb 2023
The Problems and Possibilities of Graeber’s BS Jobs with Matteo Tiratelli
In this episode, I talk to Matteo Tiratelli about bullshit jobs. Tiratelli recently published an article in the journal Catalyst exploring the problems and insights of David Graeber’s well known theory
Tiratelli is a lecturer at UCL's Social Research Institute where he teaches historical and political sociology. His previous research has focussed on the ideological transformation of European socialism, the history of rioting in Britain, and the political economy of crime. He is currently starting a project examining the evolution of the British prison system over the twentieth century. He has an article just out in Political Quarterly which critiques the widely held belief that most people have moderate political opinions with a few extremists at either end. He occasionally tweets @MatteoTiratelli.
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Twitter: @PublicSeminar, @pete_sinnott
Email: unproductivelabor@gmail.com
Credits
Producer: Daniel Fermín
Music: Composed and performed by Samuel Haines.
Artwork: Daniel Fermín
26 Jan 2023
Essential Workers and Labor Activism During the Pandemic: An Interview with Jamie McCallum
This episode, I talk to sociologist Jamie McCallum about his new book, Essential: How the Pandemic Transformed the Long Fight for Worker Justice. We talk about working conditions and unemployment during the pandemic, labor activism, and glimpses of working class unity.
McCallum is a professor of sociology at Middlebury College. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Mother Jones, Dissent, and Jacobin, and his last book Worked Over looked at the quantity and quality of time we spend on and off the clock. You can get in touch with him through his website: https://www.jamiekmccallum.com/.
Contact US
Twitter: @PublicSeminar, @lmergner, @pete_sinnott
Email: unproductivelabor@gmail.com
Credits
Producer: Daniel Fermín
Music: Composed and performed by Samuel Haines.
Artwork: Daniel Fermín
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