Words and Work

A conversation with Rev. Robin Hoover, a long time advocate for migrants. His new book is called Migrants Matter .

Members of AFM 33 at a rally in front of a concert by True Concord Orchestra. Musicians at True Concord have been fighting for recognition of their union.

Ted Prezelski interviews Logan Phillips, the recently named Poet Laureate of Tucson. Phillips has a new book called Reckon.

Ted Prezelski interviews Mia Kortright, the Tucson Sentinel's Cultural Expression & Community Values Reporter

Ted Prezelski speaks with Desiree Navarro, a leader in CWA local 7000 in Tucson and a founder of the newly reconstituted Arizona chapter of CLUW, the Coalition of Labor Union Women.

Comments from members of the National Association of Letter Carriers and supporters while they demonstrated in front a station in Tucson earlier this month.

A conversation with Corinne Fisher, who was in Tucson for a Democratic Party fundraiser. She talks about comedy, podcasting and her work to get more people involved in municipal elections.

Part 2 of a conversation with Lydia Otero. Otero tells more of the story of Maria Cordova, who fought to keep her house from being taken by Tucson's urban renewal efforts.

Ted Prezelski speaks with Lydia Otero about their book, Storied Property: Maria Cordova's House . This is part 1 of the conversation.

Jason Davis talks about his career as a soccer journalist as well as labor issues in the United Soccer Leagues.

Ted Prezelski interviews Duncan Sohn Hasman, who helped a group organize teachers at BASIS. This was the first successful effort to organize at a charter school in Arizona. Sohn-Hasman describes the issues that teachers deal with there and what the union has been able to accomplish in the last two years.

A chat with a federal worker dealing with the ongoing government shutdown.

Ted Prezelski interviews Abigail Higgins. Higgins has been an international correspondent and her work has appeared on NPR and in publications like Vox, Time and the Washington Post. She recently co-founded The 51st, an online publication covering local news in the Washington metro area.

In this episode, Ted Prezelski talks to Matt Baume. Baume researches portrails of queer culture in the media for his YouTube channel. His book, Hi Honey, I'm Homo! , picks several highlights of sitcoms to show how those portrayals have evolved, as well as how our society has.

Johnathan joins Ted to talk about his newly released book, We're Coming for You and Your Rotten System: How Socialists Beat Amazon and Upended Big-City Politics. Jonathan talks about the career of Kshama Sawant, a socialist elected to the Seattle city council. Jonathan's book is a criticism of centrist politics and a blueprint for activist movements and available from OR Books.

Ted Prezelski interviews Geneva Escobedo, who has two books, Reflections of the Heart: Stories and Poems from Life and Dichos de mi Padre. She reads one of her poems and talks about writing and Chicana culture. More about her can be found at https://www.genevacreativewriting.com.

Tucson poet Lourdes Leiner reads one of her works and talks about teaching local students about poetry. Her website is at feralghoulfriend.com.

Ted Prezelski talks to poet and journalist Mari Herreras. Herreras is with a group that is starting a street newspaper in Tucson. She talks about what a street newspaper is and the challenges such publications face in the current media landscape.

Ted Prezelski interviews Erica Prather. Erica is a long time organizer both in the union space as well as for environmental and neighborhood organizations. Her new book, Kneeling at the Juniper, is a collection of poems and essays.

On May 17th, workers at Bookman's, an Arizona store chain, had a one-day ULP action. Trade counters at locations in Tucson had to be closed and the stores were kept open with management and probationary staff, while a store in Flagstaff closed entirely. Ted Prezelski talked to several striking workers as well as staff from the United Food and Commercial Workers, who represent the employees.

Ted Prezelski interviews Mike Wilson, a long time activist in Southern Arizona. His book, co-authored with José Antonio Lucero, is called What Side Are You On?: A Tohono O'odham Life Across Borders. The book is a look at his life growing up in Ajo and Tucson, his time in the military and his activism on border issues.

This episode is part 2 of a conversation with Aliyah Levin, Omar Alerciras and Rob Sax, leaders of the American Federation of Government Employees local 2391. They talk about their jobs as well as the effects of the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" on them and their co-workers.

In this episode, Ted Prezelski talks to Aliyah Levin, Omar Alerciras and Rob Sax, leaders of the American Federation of Government Employees local 2391. They talk about their jobs as well as the effects of the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" on them and their co-workers.

Ted Prezelski speaks with Rasean Clayton, an AFSCME member who heads up the A. Philip Randolph Institute's Arizona chapter. Rasean talks about the work of the Institute and other issues in labor.

Ted Prezelski talks to Kira Josefsson, who translates Swedish literature into English. Kira talks about how she became a translator and the challenges of the profession.