Essential Work: Exploring the Past, Present and Future of Jobs

By: The Battle of Homestead Foundation
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  • Brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation. Bringing you stories and struggles, people and perspectives, interviews and commentaries, all on the world of work yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The program explores a wide range of social and economic topics impacting the way we work, presented through a unique historical perspective. Interviews feature local and national guests -- change agents, activists, experts, workers, researchers, and more. | Website: essentialworkpodcast.org | Listener line: 412-326-9435 | Contact us with comments, questions, & suggestions: https://bit.ly/35nMSAd | Sign up for Listener Alerts: https://bit.ly/3tZTMWn | Please support this podcast and the organization: battleofhomestead.org | Host, Producer, Program Manager: Nathan Ruggles (nathanruggles.org) | Host, Pathways to a New Economy that Works for All of Us (addressing labor, environment and health): Dr. Patricia DeMarco (patriciademarco.com) | Feature commentators: Rosemary Trump, Dr. Charles McCollester. | Production advisor: Angela Baughman (thatsoundgirl.com) | Logo design: Brittany Sheets (bsheetscreative.com) | Original Music by Jason Kendall (Jasonkendallproductions.com) | Essential Work is available on popular podcast platforms and apps.
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  • Year in Re/Pre-view (Part 2)

    Year in Re/Pre-view (Part 2)
    Feb 16 2022

    Episode 3-2 of Essential Work: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Jobs, brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation.

    Part 2 of our Year in Review/Year in Preview with labor leader Rosemary Trump and labor historian Dr. Charles McCollester. They continue their discussion with host Nathan Ruggles on a range of issues facing workers on the job and in society today.

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    Hosted by: Nathan Ruggles (nathanruggles.com)
    Produced by: Nathan Ruggles
    Edited by: Nathan Ruggles, with Angela Baughman (thatsoundgirl.com)
    Audio Engineering by: Nathan Ruggles, with Angela Baughman
    Logo Design by: Brittany Sheets (bsheetscreative.com)
    Original Music Composed and Recorded by: Jason Kendall (jasonkendallproductions.com)
    Promotion and additional support by Larry McCullough (Battle of Homestead Foundation Communications Chair)

    In 2021, The Battle of Homestead Foundation discovered new ways to advance their mission of heritage, education and social action.
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    23 mins
  • A Year in Work Re/Pre-view (Part 1)

    A Year in Work Re/Pre-view (Part 1)
    Jan 25 2022

    Episode 3-1 of Essential Work: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Jobs, brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation.

    A New Year and new season on the podcast!

    Long-time friends of the show, labor leader Rosemary Trump and labor historian Dr. Charles McCollester join host Nathan Ruggles for a Year in Review/Year in Preview on a range of issues facing workers on the job and in society today.

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    Hosted by: Nathan Ruggles (nathanruggles.com)
    Produced by: Nathan Ruggles and Angela Baughman
    Edited by: Angela Baughman, with Nathan Ruggles
    Audio Engineer: Angela Baughman (thatsoundgirl.com)
    Log Design: Brittany Sheets (bsheetscreative.com)
    Original Music Composed and Recorded by: Jason Kendall (jasonkendallproductions.com)
    Marketing by Larry McCullough (Battle of Homestead Foundation Communications Chair), with Nathan Ruggles

    In 2021, The Battle of Homestead Foundation discovered new ways to advance their mission of heritage, education and social action.
    Membership and contributions are “essential” to their continued success in 2022.
    Show your support today at battleofhomestead.org.
    Music: "Americana" by Mr. Smith.

    The Battle of Homestead Foundation
    Organized to preserve, interpret, & promote a people’s history focused on the 1892 labor conflict.

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    45 mins
  • Bonus: The $10 Million “Future of Work” Prize

    Bonus: The $10 Million “Future of Work” Prize
    Dec 23 2021

    Episode 2-5 of Essential Work: Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Jobs, brought to you by the Battle of Homestead Foundation.

    A bonus previously unreleased excerpt from our interview with entrepreneur and author Jeff Wald., in which he talks about his $10 Million “Future of Work” Prize with host Nathan Ruggles. In the last episode, they had an in-depth conversation of Jeff’s book The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations. Check out that in Episode 2-4 here.

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    Hosted and Produced by: Nathan Ruggles (nathanruggles.com)

    Edited by: Nathan Ruggles, with Angela Baughman.

    Audio Engineering consulting: Angela Baughman (thatsoundgirl.com)

    Log Design: Brittany Sheets (bsheetscreative.com)

    Original Music Composed and Recorded by: Jason Kendall (jasonkendallproductions.com)

    Marketing by Larry McCullough (Battle of Homestead Foundation Communications Chair), with Nathan Ruggles

    In 2021, The Battle of Homestead Foundation discovered new ways to advance their mission of heritage, education and social action.
    Membership and contributions are “essential” to their continued success in 2022.
    Show your support today at battleofhomestead.org.
    Music: "Americana" by Mr. Smith.

    The Battle of Homestead Foundation
    Organized to preserve, interpret, & promote a people’s history focused on the 1892 labor conflict.

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    12 mins
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