Punching Out

Episode 182 - Arte Ex Machina 18.01.2023 1:01:12 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss Hollywood's exploitation of its VFX artists, and the threat posed by AI art.

Episode 181 - Turbulence 11.01.2023 56:41 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss Southwest Airlines' holiday meltown, and the industry's broader labor problems.

Episode 180 - Genius Awards, Pt. 2 28.12.2022 1:00:00 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou cap off 2022 with the second half of this year's Genius Awards

Episode 179 - 2022 Genius Awards, Pt. 1 21.12.2022 57:34 ↓

Episode 179 - 2022 Genius Awards, Pt. 1 by Punching Out

Episode 178 - Workers Get Railroaded 07.12.2022 59:06 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the Biden administration's decision to impose an unpopular bargain agreement on railroad workers who had threatened to strike

Episode 177 - Sportswashing 16.11.2022 56:55 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Zoe discuss sportswashing as the World Cup nears kickoff in Qatar

Episode 176 - Layoff City 09.11.2022 59:40 ↓

Ryan, Noah and Lou discuss the recent layoffs at Gannett, and then the recent layoffs at Elon Musk-owned Twitter.

Episode 175 - Quiet Quitting 26.10.2022 58:17 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the wave of coverage of "quiet quitting."

Episode 174 - Work From Home 05.10.2022 58:25 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss working from home, and the way it ties in to broader issues facing workers

Episode 173 - Minor League Unionization 21.09.2022 1:00:08 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the successful unionization of Minor League Baseball players.

Episode 172 - Working On The Railroad 07.09.2022 53:06 ↓

Ryan talks to Ross about their experiences working in the rail industry, and a contract battle that may result in the first nationwide strike in 30 years.

Episode 171 - Crazy John 17.08.2022 58:31 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss recent unionization efforts in food service industries that have rarely seen them.

Episode 170 - Energy 04.08.2022 59:32 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the climate legislation making its way through Congress, and the trouble with privately owned utilities.

Episode 169 - Organizing Towards Abolition 20.07.2022 57:41 ↓

Ryan and Noah talk to Tyler about a police shooting in Akron, and what organizers on the left can do about the issue.

Episode 168 - Video Games 06.07.2022 58:12 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss labor conditions in the video game industry, which has recently seen its first unionization in North America.

Episode 167 - After Roe 22.06.2022 1:02:48 ↓

Noah talks to Crystal and Christine about the impending Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and the failures of leading pro-choice groups to issue full-throated defenses of abortion.

Episode 166 - Tech As Grift 15.06.2022 56:30 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the world of tech, not as an industry, but as a scam

Episode 165 - The Dearth 08.06.2022 57:10 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the gutting of public services in the US, and what governments choose to fund instead.

Episode 164 - The NLRB 25.05.2022 59:47 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the encouraging signs of a more active NLRB under the Biden administration.

Episode 163 - Nursing 18.05.2022 57:00 ↓

Ryan and Noah talk with Tina about her experiences working as a nurse during the pandemic, and the things pushing people away from the field.

Episode 162 - The Rochester General Strike 27.04.2022 58:34 ↓

Ryan, Rich, and Noah discuss the 1946 Rochester General Strike, and the lessons that can be taken from it 76 years later.

Episode 161 - Unionizing Amazon 07.04.2022 1:02:46 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the breakthrough unionization of an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island

Episode 160 - The End Of The Pandemic, Again 30.03.2022 1:00:25 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the deja vu of the pandemic being declared over and workers being pressured back into offices.

Episode 159 - Baseball Unlocked 16.03.2022 1:00:08 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the outcome of Major League Baseball's lockout, now that it's over.

Episode 158 - Anyone's Cafe 23.02.2022 56:57 ↓

Ryan and Noah talk with Drew about their experiences forming a co-op after their previous workplace shuttered