Concluding part of our double-episode in conversation with author, DD Johnston, about his new novel, Disnaeland.In this part, Darren discusses the novel’s relationship to the Scots language, the apocalyptic prophecies of radical, pre-Enlightenm

E5: DD Johnston's proletarian apocalypse, part 1

Dec 6th, 2022 48m 26s

The first of a two-part episode, Working Class Literature speak to DD Johnston about his new novel, Disnaeland, about a working-class Scottish community's response to societal collapse. We also discuss his previous novels and his participation

E4 Michael Rosen's socialist fairy tales, part 2

Mar 30th, 2022 30m 6s

Part 2 of our double-episode in which we talk to acclaimed author, poet and Professor of Children’s Literature, Michael Rosen, about his anthology, Workers’ Tales: Socialist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Allegories from Great Britain, which gathers

E3 Michael Rosen's socialist fairy tales, part 1

Mar 17th, 2022 34m 6s

A Working Class Literature podcast double-episode in which we talk to acclaimed author, poet and Professor of Children's Literature, Michael Rosen, about his anthology, Workers' Tales: Socialist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Allegories from Great Br

E2 Joseph Skipsey: poet and pitman

Jun 10th, 2021 50m 58s

Episode two of the Working Class Literature podcast about Joseph Skipsey, a poet and coal miner from the North East of England. After entering the mines as a child, he would grow up to become a nationally-renowned poet, respected by some of the

E1 T-Bone Slim: the laureate of the logging camps

Sep 4th, 2019 56m 58s

Podcast episode about the life and work of radical hobo author T-Bone Slim. A prolific columnist for the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union in the United States, he was also a poet and songwriter as well as a barge captai

E0 Introduction to the Working Class Literature podcast

Aug 31st, 2019 4m 40s

A short introduction to the WCL podcast and what we're about.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/workingclasslitSupport our project on patreon here: www.patreon.com/workingclassliterature Theme music by John Westmoreland. Check out th

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