Punching Out

Episode 154 - Genius Awards 2021, Pt. 2 29.12.2021 1:00:40 ↓

In the second part of this year's Genius Awards, Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss honorable mentions, the geniuses who are now out of jobs, and name the Genius of the Year

Episode 153 - Genius Awards 2021, Pt. 1 22.12.2021 59:13 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss some of the year's lesser geniuses in the first half of the third annual Genius Awards

Episode 152 - Abortion At Stake 08.12.2021 59:39 ↓

Lou, Kate, and Noah discus the impending Supreme Court ruling on abortion, and its potential impacts on the working class.

Episode 151 You Have Nothing To Lose But Your Supply Chains 24.11.2021 59:20 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss how ongoing Supply Chain Issues and increased inflation will affect this year's Black Friday and why this is once again a deliberate policy choice.

Episode 150 - Buffalo Starbucks 17.11.2021 1:01:13 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the unionization effort underway at Starbucks locations in Buffalo, and management's hamfisted responses

Episode 149 - Abuse In Pro Sports 10.11.2021 57:00 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Zoe discuss recent sexual abuse scandals in the NWSL and NHL, and the disparity between their respective unions' responses. Content warning: sexual assault

Episode 148 - Labor And The Pandemic 03.11.2021 58:55 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss how organized labor has, and has not, responded to the pandemic. Please go to donate.wayofm.org and help out the station we call home.

Episode 147 - Striketober 27.10.2021 58:23 ↓

Ryan, Noah and Lou discuss a busy month's worth of news about organized labor.

Episode 146 - Look Upon My Blog Posts 13.10.2021 58:29 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the weird story of Ozy Media, which received hundreds of millions of dollars and very little attention.

Episode 145 - The Positivity Episode 22.09.2021 1:00:35 ↓

Ryan, Lou, and Noah discuss the trend of "toxic positivity" in the workplace.

Episode 144 - Big Labor 15.09.2021 1:00:06 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss recent events in the world of labor, and something called the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace.

Episode 144 Amateur Hour 01.09.2021 56:03 ↓

Ryan, Noah and Zoë discuss amateur sports in light of the recent Supreme Court decision impacting NCAA athletes and the end of the 2020 Olympic Games.

Episode 143 - Supreme Courtside Seats 25.08.2021 1:00:02 ↓

Lou, Noah, and Greg discuss recent rulings from the Supreme Court, and rule changes from the NLRB

Episode 142 - Union Busting 18.08.2021 1:00:26 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Greg discuss the many forms that union busting takes in 2021.

Episode 141 - The Battle Of Blair Mountain 04.08.2021 56:52 ↓

Ryan, Rich, and Jen discuss the Battle of Blair Mountain, one of the most heated conflicts in U.S. labor history

Episode 140 - Work Won't Love You Back 28.07.2021 59:13 ↓

Ryan, Rachel, and Scott discuss Sarah Jaffe's book Work Won't Love You Back

Episode 139 - Nobody Wants To Work Anymore 30.06.2021 59:36 ↓

Ryan and Noah discuss the narrative that expanded unemployment benefits have resulted in a labor shortage in the service industry.

Episode 138 - Big Employer Is Watching 16.06.2021 57:33 ↓

Ryan and Noah discuss the worrying trend of employers watching their workers on and off the clock

Episode 137 - Unionizing A Restaurant 09.06.2021 55:13 ↓

Andrew talks with Andi and Lex, restaurant workers who successfully unionized their workplace.

Episode 136 - The Commute 19.05.2021 58:49 ↓

Ryan, Lou, and Mev discuss commuting as many workers prepare to return to their offices.

Episode 135 - Caretaking In Quarantine 05.05.2021 59:20 ↓

Lou, Rachel, and Mev discuss the generally unpaid work of caretaking.

Episode 134 - Looking For Work 21.04.2021 59:31 ↓

Ryan, Mev, and Lou discuss unemployment, and how exhausting the process of looking for work can be.

Episode 133 - The Culture Wars 14.04.2021 58:47 ↓

Ryan, Greg, and Alex discuss the trend of companies espousing progressive views - on everything except labor.

Episode 132 - MeToo, Part II 31.03.2021 59:37 ↓

Lou, Rachel, Emily, and Mev discuss the state of the MeToo movement in 2021, in light of accusations made about Governor Andrew Cuomo's misconduct.

Episode 131 - The Customer Is Always Wrong 24.03.2021 59:14 ↓

Ryan, Noah, and Lou discuss the disturbing trend of workers being attacked for trying to enforce mask rules during the pandemic.