Sea Shanties and the Pleasure of Work

<p>Kathy Newman tries to figure out why this 200-year-old genre is suddenly so popular, and Drunk History’s version of the 1886 Haymarket Riot. On today’s <a href='https://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/'>Labor History in 2</a>: The Historic ‘34 West Coast Maritime Strike Begins. Thanks to the <a href='https://workingclassstudies.wordpress.com/2021/04/12/sea-shanties-and-the-pleasure-of-work/'>Working Class Perspectives</a> blog, Comedy Central’s <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CnsjTbQ8gA&ab_channel=ComedyCentral'>Drunk History</a> show and <a href='http://www.haymarketsquares.com/'>The Haymarket Squares</a>.</p> <p>To contribute a labor history item, email <a href='mailto:laborhistorytoday@gmail.com'>laborhistorytoday@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Labor History Today is produced by the Metro Washington Council’s <a href='https://unioncityradio.podbean.com/'>Union City Radio</a> and the <a href='https://lwp.georgetown.edu/'>Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor</a> at Georgetown University. We're a proud founding member of the <a href='https://www.laborradionetwork.org/'>Labor Radio Podcast Network</a>, more than 100 shows focusing on working people’s issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod</p> <p>#LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @ILLaborHistory @RickSmithShow #LaborHistory @_kathymnewman Edited/produced by Chris Garlock and Patrick Dixon; social media guru: Harold Phillips</p>