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Tag: Fireside Chat

September 9, 2026 Working Class History Podcast

E126: Fireside Chat – How we won the weekend

Black and white image of a group of cheerful women participating in a protest, holding a sign that reads 'Sit-Down Woolworth Workers Strike Help Us Win 40 Hr. Week.' The women are dressed in uniforms and appear enthusiastic.

New Fireside Chat available exclusively for our Patreon supporters about the true history of the weekend, struggles over time off from work, and what is missing from mainstream accounts.

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June 17, 2026June 22, 2026 Working Class History Podcast

E124: Fireside Chat – World Cup of Chaos

A chaotic montage featuring a soccer scene with players on the field, complemented by images of a man in a skimpy outfit, Donald Trump holding a sign that says 'real prize', a red flag, and various personalities including a woman, a man in traditional dress, and two men shaking hands, with piles of money in the foreground and the text 'Fireside Chat World Cup of Chaos' overlaying the image.

New Fireside Chat available exclusively for our Patreon supporters where we discuss football, politics, and the madness of hosting the World Cup in Trump’s USA.

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December 24, 2025January 8, 2026 Working Class History Podcast

E114: Fireside Chat – 2025 in review

Collage of individuals featured in the Fireside Chat podcast, with a mix of facial expressions, clothing styles, and backgrounds including a flag and food.

Fireside Chat podcast available exclusively for our Patreon supporters in which we sit down for a bit of a chat about the year past, for WCH and the world, and plans we have for the year ahead.

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June 25, 2025July 25, 2025 Working Class History Podcast

E107: Fireside Chat – Hope Dies Last

Artwork for the Fireside Chat podcast featuring the 'Hope Dies Last' logo in pink and black, alongside Farsi text highlighting the collaboration with WCH and Daily Worker History Farsi. The background shows a historical black and white image of people gathering.

Fireside Chat podcast in which John from WCH and Ade from our Farsi-language sister project, Daily Worker History Farsi, are interviewed for the Hope Dies Last podcast by musician and journalist Ryan Harvey.

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April 30, 2025June 5, 2025 Working Class History Podcast

E105: Fireside Chat – Organising in the public sector

Our latest Fireside Chat is with one of our hosts, John, talking about his experiences organising at work in the public sector, first as an agency worker, then a permanent employee, and as a member and representative of Unison, the UK’s largest public sector union.

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March 19, 2025April 9, 2025 Working Class History Podcast

E102: Fireside Chat – Luigi Mangione

Patreon-exclusive Fireside Chat podcast about the case of Luigi Mangione, accused of assassinating a healthcare CEO. In this episode we discuss the US healthcare system, about Mangione and his past, about media and public reactions to the killing, and about historical parallels and differences with past assassinations.

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September 4, 2024April 3, 2025 Working Class History Podcast

E93: Fireside chat – NOlympics LA

Patreon-exclusive Fireside Chat podcast, where we sat down with Annie Powers from NOlympics LA to chat about the problematic history of the Olympic Games, the negative consequences it has on host cities, and the ongoing campaign against the hosting of the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.

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July 30, 2024July 7, 2025 Working Class History Podcast

E90: Fireside chat – Q&A

For our 10th birthday, we are launching a new series of discussion podcasts, exclusively for our patreon supporters, who make our work possible. In this first Fireside chat, we answer questions from patreon supporters, readers and listeners.

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16 September 1937: Kirkintilloch tragedy - On This Day in Working Class History

On this day, 16 September 1937, ten young migrants from Achill Island, Ireland died in a shed fire in Kirkintilloch, Scotland. A group of 26 young migrant workers, many of whom were siblings, were part of the many migrants looking for temporary work during the height of the harvest season. The victims were from 13 to 23-years-old and slept in quarters arranged with the boys in a shed with inverted potato boxes covered in straw as bedding. Late in their first night there, the bodies of the young men and boys were found huddled in a corner opposite the door protecting each other. The news of these deaths struck Achill Island as the Connaught Telegraph in County Mayo reported the ‘weeping of mothers torn with grief as the dreadful tidings passed quickly from lip to lip.’ This event led to local authorities being given more jurisdiction over the regulation of accommodations for seasonal workers, but with a conservative ruling party, the new regulations were not well enforced.The names of the victims were: Thomas Cattigan, Patrick Kilbane, Thomas Kilbane, John McLoughlin, Michael McLoughlin, John Mangan, Thomas Mangan, Michael Mangan, Owen Kilbane, and Patrick McNeela.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8842/kirkintilloch-tragedyOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

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