Working People
Hosted by Maximillian Alvarez · Working People
4.9from 394 ratings
- 408
- Episodes
- 120
- Transcribed
- 394
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 251M
- YouTube views
About Working People
Working People: A podcast by, for, and about the working class today (now in partnership with In These Times magazine and The Real News Network). Working People is a podcast about working-class lives in 21st-century America. In every episode, you'll hear interviews with workers from around the country, from all walks of life. We'll talk about their life stories, their jobs, politics, and families, their joys and hopes and frustrations. Overall, Working People aims to share and celebrate the diverse stories of working-class people, to remind ourselves that our stories matter, and to build a sense of shared struggle and solidarity between workers around the country.
- Publisher
- Working People
- Category
- history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 6 Aug 2018
- Latest episode
- 30 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
120 of 408 episodes have a transcript.
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
French students and unions "preparing for a massive strike" on November 5
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Are cops part of the labor movement or an existential threat to it?
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Trump messed with Texas. Now an army of pissed-off Texans are fighting his border wall
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French students and unions "preparing for a massive strike" on November 5
Published 30 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We hear a lot on media that when you're 16, you just don't know, you don't understand politics, you don't know what you want, you should not speak. But these students really have very current arguments. They're of precise demand. They know exactly why they're locating their school. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Hamilton Nolan
- Jacob Morrison
- Yolanda Alvarado
- Crystal Allbright
- Sara Ryza
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 251,112,378
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 266 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 128 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts Working People?
Maximillian Alvarez host the show. Published by Working People.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Working People take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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