The Almanacs – Episode March 11, 2021
Rambler’s Almanac Ep 50: How labour struggles pave the way to winning a better future. We start with the socialist roots of International Women's Day and the unionization drive in Bessemer, Alabama. Jeff Burns joins us to talk about the importance of solidarity and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Lodge 146 workers who are currently locked out. Mel Woods gives us an inside look at media unions and the closure of HuffPost Canada & Quebec.
Tracklist
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The Dark Side of Paradise
The Besnard Lakes • The Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings -
The Tendrils of Yesteryear
Clayton Cavallo • ISOLATION -
The Things We Build
Aerial East • Try Harder -
The Waves
Bill Jr. Jr. • Homebody -
Bread and Roses
The Rheingans Sisters • Glad Gold Hearts -
one Swan
Bernice • Eau de Bonjourno -
Si Tu
Beat Sexü • Deuxième chance -
Talking Union
The Almanac Singers • Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways -
Audobon Garden
Jocelyn Mackenzie • PUSH -
One Day More
Elaine Purkey • Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways -
Viper Creek
June Thrasher • Viper Creek -
Smithereens
The Pink Noise • Economy Of Love -
Firewall
WEBSITES • SECOND ALBUM -
One Day More
Elaine Purkey • Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways -
Sweetest Revenge
Rhye • Home -
Colour Shining Bright
Girlfriends and Boyfriends • Fallacy Of Fairness -
Home
Russell Louder, Russell Louder • Humor -
Bricks
Hugh Manwell • Hugh -
Barbed Wire
Cookie • Come Pretty Pump Sleep -
Start Over
Planet Giza • Don't Throw Rocks At The Moon -
The Healing Song
Dominique Fils-Aimé • Three Little Words -
Galaxy 1000
Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra • Dimensional Stardust