E26: The Stonewall riots and Pride at 50, part 2| Listen on Anghami

Jul 2

E106: [TEASER] Radical Reads – China in Global Capitalism

This is a teaser preview of one of our Radical Reads episodes, made exclusively for our supporters on patreon. You can listen to the full 122-minute episode without ads and support our work at https://www.patreon.com/posts/e106-radical-in-129688227In this episode, we speak to Eli ... Show More

28m 13s

Jun 18

WCL13: Jack Hilton, Rochdale Caliban, part 2

Part 2 of our double episode on working-class author Jack Hilton, with Jack Chadwick whose literary detective work rescued Hilton from almost total obscurity. This part covers his novel Caliban Shrieks in more detail and how it compares to other working-class novels from the same ... Show More

39m 43s

Jun 11

WCL12: Jack Hilton, Rochdale Caliban, part 1

Part 1 of our double episode about Jack Hilton, a working-class author, World War I veteran, unemployed movement organiser, and trade union activist from Rochdale, north-west England.For this episode, we spoke to Jack Chadwick whose literary detective work rescued Hilton from alm ... Show More

56m 25s

Jun 2020

Pride & Protest

June 28, 1970. Hundreds of people start to gather on Christopher Street in Manhattan’s West Village for an anniversary celebration. One year earlier, in that very same spot, the Stonewall Inn was raided by police, sparking a revolution. Now, LGBTQ+ people have come here again, no ... Show More

24m 18s

Jun 2021

The Stonewall Inn

In June 1969, the gay community in New York responded to police brutality and harassment by rioting outside the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. For several days there were battles with the police. The protest sparked the creation of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and the f ... Show More

9m 5s

Jun 2019

The Stonewall Riot

In June 1969, the gay community in New York responded to police brutality and harassment by rioting outside the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. The protest sparked the creation of the modern LGBT rights movement and the first Gay Pride events. Simon Watts talks to Stonewall v ... Show More

9m 11s

Jul 2020

Stonewall | Eric Marcus Remembers the Voices of Stonewall | 5

When the events of Stonewall happened in 1969, Eric Marcus was just a boy away at a New Jersey summer camp. Nearly 20 years later, he would document the voices of revolutionary LGBTQ activists like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera and Frank Kameny for his book, “Making Gay Histor ... Show More

39m 21s

Jun 2023

[BEST OF] The Spanish Civil War

ORIGINALLY RELEASED Jul 28, 2018 John from Working Class History joins Brett to discuss the Spanish Civil War! This is a long-anticipated episode on a deeply important and relevant historical event. We spent a LOT of time editing and producing this episode, so we hope you find it ... Show More

1h 56m

Aug 2023

Uri - Anarchists Against the Wall

Uri was born in Tel Aviv and worked as a journalist, history teacher, and gardener. In his twenties, he was one of the founders of a political movement called "Anarchists against the Wall", which was active at the beginning of the 2000s. He’s been living in Portugal for the past ... Show More

54m 51s

Jun 2023

From the archive: Party and protest: the radical history of gay liberation, Stonewall and Pride

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors This week, from 2020: A police raid on a gay bar in New York led to the birth of the Pride movement half a century ago – but the fight for LGBT ... Show More

43m 57s

Mar 2024

18th Century Graffiti: Sex, Murder & Rebellion

Whether it's a declaration of love, anger or rebellion against the government, graffiti can give us incredible insight into the social history of everyday people. By the 18th century it's recognised by authorities a serious social problem and a threat to their positions of power. ... Show More

48m 37s

Nov 2023

Section 28: The Anti-Gay Law That Sparked A Movement

The 1980s have a lot to answer for - spandex, for one. It also saw the first new anti-gay law in Britain for over a century. Against the backdrop of the HIV epidemic, and increasing homophobia across the media and politics, the law Section 28 was passed in 1988, which stopped the ... Show More

38m 44s

Feb 2023

The Black Liberation Army w/ Comrade Z of Rookery Press

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Comrade Z from Rookery Press to talk about a vital new book Collected Works of the Black Liberation Army. In this episode, we discuss the history, idology, tactics, and legacy of the BLA, and we truly feel this is an important epi ... Show More

1h 46m

E26: The Stonewall riots and Pride at 50...