Matewan (w/ Harvey Kaye & Jon Shelton)
Update: 2025-09-04
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This week Frank is joined by returning guests Harvey Kaye (award-winning author and Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay) and Jon Shelton (professor and chair of Democracy and Justice Studies). In honor of Labor Day they discuss the John Sayles union drama Matewan and dive into labor issues, with insights on workers’ rights and the fight for social democracy.
For next week’s movie, we’ll be watching the 2001 CIA thriller SPY GAME..
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Editing by John Patrick | Artwork by Rufus Paisley | Theme song by JustBen
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