Best Dale Leopold Podcasts (2024)

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Show: Labor Express for 5-5-2024 - Audio from Labor Notes 2024, including the UAW victory at Volkswagen and Erek Slater with ATU Local 241 fights for his job 58:49

4h ago58:49

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This is the full 5-5-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Audio from Labor Notes 2024. UAW wins big at Volkswagen in Chatanooga! Erek Slater, Chicago public transit bus driver, and former executive board member of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241, fights his firing for union activity in court. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only l…

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Show: Labor Express for 4-14-2024 - Erek Slater of ATU Local 241 wins his fight for free speech and labor rights and more unions join call for Gaza ceasefire 56:31

19d ago56:31

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This is the full 4-14-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Erek Slater, Chicago public transit bus driver, former elected shop steward and former executive board member of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241, wins his court fight for free speech and labor rights for transit workers. Carl Rosen of UE, Jackson Potter of CTU and others di…

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Show: Labor Express for 3-17-2024 - Les Leopold discusses his book Wall Street's War on Workers and Erek Slater, ATU Local 241, fights his firing by CTA and his unlawful arrest by the Chicago police. 56:21

1M ago56:21

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This is the full 3-31-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Erek Slater, Chicago public transit bus driver, former elected shop steward and former executive board member of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241, fights his firing by CTA and his unlawful arrest by the Chicago police. Les Leopold discusses his new book Wall Street's War on …

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Spring Fever Dream 38:22

2M ago38:22

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Episode 3.04 ("Spring Fever Dream"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. Randall is feeling bereft, and even donuts won't console him. Detectives Thursday and Jones try to catch a jewel thief. A new app will make people stop ignoring you. Need an Ark? A new startup will keep you afloat. Contestants try to keep up with…

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Show: Labor Express for 3-17-2024 - Oscar Chacon of Alianza Americas on “migrant crisis”. 56:18

1M ago56:18

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This is the full 3-17-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Oscar Chacon, Executive Director of Alianza Americas, discusses the so-called “migrant crisis”. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radio airs every Sunday at 8:00 PM on WLP…

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Labor Express Radio 20th/30th Anniversary Special! 2:14:16

2M ago2:14:16

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This is the full 3-3-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Our 20th / 30th Anniversary special! Labor Express Radio started in Fall 1993, so the program actually had its 30th birthday some months ago. February marked the 20th anniversary of current host producer Jerry Mead-Lucero at the helm. This 2 hour + special features a panel discus…

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Show: Labor Express for 2-11-2024 - Instituto schools on strike and Sean O’Brien of the Teamsters flirts with Trump 57:39

3M ago57:39

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This is the full 2-11-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, teachers strike at Instituto Schools - Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy (IHSCA) and Instituto Justice and Leadership Academy (IJLA), also known as the Rudy Lozano Leadership Academy! And why is Teamster’s President Sean O’Brien mee…

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Total Comedic Immunity 40:40

3M ago40:40

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Episode 3.03 ("Total Comedic Immunity"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. The Writers Room is at a loss for words. A couples counseling session gets an unwanted assist. In the Old West, Marshall Buck Taciturn gets political. The Nuts team faces the final countdown to the Big Game and/or Sudden Death. And we have a …

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Show: Labor Express for 1-21-2024 - SAG-AFTRA contract on AI and workers centers demand “DALE” renewal. 1:00:21

3M ago1:00:21

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This is the full 1-21-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Contract Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and SAG-AFTRA General Counsel Jeffrey Bennett discuss AI protections in the new union contract. Plus, workers centers and immigrant rights groups in Chicago demand DHS renew deferred act…

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Show: Labor Express for 12-31-2023 - Instituto schools teachers vote to strike. Economist Jack Rasmus discuses the year in labor 2023. 55:55

4M ago55:55

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This is the full 12-31-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Instituto schools (IJLA and IHSCA) teachers vote to strike as contract negotiations pass the 1.5 year mark. Economist Dr. Jack Rasmus provides an analysis of the events in the labor U.S. labor movement of the past year. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and curre…

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Forward Into the Past! 40:35

5M ago40:35

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Episode 3.02 ("Forward Into the Past!"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. Lyssa decides to re-animate some characters from the old show (BS de Résistance) to be ready for any election year hijinks. It does not go well. A new playset teaches kids about late-stage capitalism. Jesus has a few heated words about the Mi…

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Show: Labor Express for 12-3-2023 - UAW, APWU, and UE call for Gaza ceasefire, Jasmin Cardenas on WorkersTEATRO 56:16

5M ago56:16

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This is the full 12-3-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, UAW, UE and Postal Workers call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Actor and SAG-AFTRA member Jasmin Cardenas discusses Workers TEATRO a Chicago worker's theater collective. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affa…

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Show: Labor Express for 11-19-2023 - Scott Houldieson, UAW discusses the auto worker contracts, Harold Phillips and Ilyssa Fradin discuss SAG-AFTRA strike win. 56:41

6M ago56:41

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This is the full 11-19-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, two victorious strikes! Scott Houldieson of the UAW discusses the new contracts with the big three automakers and SAG-AFTRA members Harold Phillips and Ilyssa Fradin discuss their new contracts with film and TV producers. Labor Express Ra…

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Fall Back! 41:51

6M ago41:51

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Episode 3.01 ("Fall Back!"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. Lyssa is bored and restless--and that means trouble. A new service "improves" classic books. House Republicans blow a Speaker. The IOC introduces some modern sports to the 2030 Olympics. Sidney Powell sings--literally! Trump fans get out of their gourds.…

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Show: Labor Express for 11-5-2023 - UAW wins big! Chicago Paid Time Off Ordinance. Peter Hudis on war in Gaza. 1:13:11

6M ago1:13:11

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This is the full 11-5-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, auto workers and the U.S. working class win big! Some details on the UAW strike victory at the big three auto makers. The Chicago City Council considers paid time off ordinance. Peter Hudis, professor of philosophy at Oakton Community Coll…

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Show: Labor Express for 10-22-2023 - Voices from the UAW picket lines in Chicago and the attitude of organized labor to war in Gaza, Israel and Palestine. 58:50

7M ago58:50

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This is the full 10-22-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, is the UAW strike nearing an end and a victory for auto workers? Voices from the picket lines. Plus, Steve Zeltzer of Work Week and Larry Goldbetter, President of the National Writers Union discuss the ongoing tragedy in Israel and the Oc…

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Don't Cross the Streams! 54:02

7M ago54:02

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Season 2 Finale Episode ("Don't Cross the Streams!"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. It's a re-recording of our second annual streaming show, performed live in Ashland, Virginia on July 29th! We actually managed to corral our far-flung cast into the same place at the same time (with one exception--cough---Lyssa),…

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Show: Labor Express for 10-8-2023 - The ongoing UAW strike wins major gains! Teamster take on Amazon. 53:37

7M ago53:37

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This is the full 10-8-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, the UAW is Winning! UAW strike expands to Chicago Ford Assembly Plant and new gains made in negotiations including GM adding electric battery production to the national labor agreement. Also, Teamsters take on Amazon at warehouses in South…

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Show: Labor Express for 9-24-2023 - UAW 2023 auto strike expands 55:58

7M ago55:58

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This is the full 9-24-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, auto strike expands. The UAW is now on strike at 41 locations in 20 states. UAW President Shawn Fain explains the reason for adding plants to the strike and discusses progress at Ford. Strikers on the picket lines talk about the injustice …

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Interview: Scott Houldieson of UAW Local 551 discusses 2023 auto strike. 25:45

8M ago25:45

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Scott Houldieson, a worker at Chicago's Ford assembly plant, member of UAW Local 551 (former VP of the local) and UAWD Steering Committee Chair discusses the current auto strike including the “stand up strike” approach and the inside/outside strategy of the union to have maximum impact on the automakers while minimizing the pain for the members. Th…

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Show: Labor Express for 9-10-2023 - Pro and con of UPS - Teamsters contract, the possibility of UAW strike, ChiArts teachers win TA 1:01:26

8M ago1:01:26

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This is the full 9-10-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, Teamsters rank-an-file vote 86% in favor of UPS contract - we look at the pros and cons of the ratified deal. UAW prepares for a possible auto strike on Sept. 15th. And ChiArts teachers suspend their planned strike and announce a tentative…

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Aspirational Desperation 43:54

9M ago43:54

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Episode 2.17 ("Aspirational Desperation"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. Lyssa and Dale went to the movies but can't talk about them. We react musically to the latest Trump news. The Nuts gang tries to solve the mystery of Schroeder's disappearance. New MAGA Glasses let you see only what you want to see. An old …

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Show: Labor Express for 8-13-2023 - Scott Houldieson of the UAW and UAWD discusses the contract fight with U.S. auto makers. 1:00:57

9M ago1:00:57

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This is the full 8-13-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, I talk with Scott Houldieson, an electrician at the Ford Chicago assembly plant, member of UAW Local 551, former VP of UAW Local 551, and current UAWD (Unite all Workers for Democracy) Steering Committee Chair, about the reform movement in…

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Interview: UE General President Carl Rosen on the legacy of UE Hall. 29:11

9M ago29:11

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This is a special Labor Express Radio Interview: UE General President Carl Rosen on the legacy of UE Hall. A few months ago UE General President Carl Rosen informed me that the union has decided to sell historic UE Hall at 37 S. Ashland. It was certainly not surprising. As Carl explains in the the interview, the Hall had begun its life in the early…

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Show: Labor Express for 7-30-2023 - El Milagro tortillerias and Portillo’s workers favorable NLRB rulings and the legacy of UE Hall 1:01:42

9M ago1:01:42

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This is the full 7-30-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, workers for El Milagro tortillerias and for Portillo’s, with the assistance of ARISE Chicago workers center, utilize favorable NLRB rulings to advance their organizing efforts. UE General President Carl Rosen talks about the history and le…

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Show: Labor Express for 7-16-2023 - Hollywood actors on strike, largest Starbucks in the world files for union election, Joe Allen - The Package King: A Rank and File History of UPS 1:27:40

10M ago1:27:40

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This is the full 7-16-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, the Hollywood actors (SAG-AFTRA) go on strike. Workers at the largest Starbucks in the world in downtown Chicago file for a union recognition election. And from the Labor Express archive, Joe Allen, author of The Package King: A Rank and F…

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Show: Labor Express for 7-2-2023 - Teamsters at UPS prepare to strike, update on WGA strike and Chicago minimum wage increases. 58:39

10M ago58:39

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This is the full 7-2-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, Teamsters and the TDU prepare for a strike at UPS. Update on the Hollywood writer's strike. Chicago and Cook County minimum wages increase. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for w…

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Boxing Day 53:18

11M ago53:18

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Episode 2.15 ("Boxing Day"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. The Writers Room is struck dumb by the WGA strike, and is forced to improvise. Ron DeSantis opens a non-woke theme park. Pride Month is celebrated, separately, by the Silver Sisters and Jesus. The Trump kids go in search of their missing patriarch and ma…

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Show: Labor Express for 6-18-2023 - Will the Summer-Fall of 2023 bring a historic “strike wave”? Chicago Teachers win 12 weeks of parental leave and Chicago as a model for asylum sanctuary. 1:05:36

11M ago1:05:36

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This is the full 6-18-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, a possible Summer-Fall 2023 strike wave looks more likely with developments with Teamsters at UPS, UAW at the Automakers, Hollywood actors joining the writers and the ILWU contract yet to be voted on. Chicago teachers win 12-weeks of paren…

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Show: Labor Express for 6-4-2023 - AI and your job, warehouse workers demand stronger truck emissions standards, Hollywood strippers unionize, dock workers hold work stoppage 56:00

11M ago56:00

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This is the full 6-4-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, will AI steal your job? Warehouse workers push for stronger truck emissions standards in Illinois. Strippers in Hollywood unionize. West Coast dock workers hold work stoppage. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current aff…

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Special Bonus Episode - Hear Now 2023 38:47

11M ago38:47

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Special Bonus Episode ("Hear Hear! Now Now!") Lyssa and Dale celebrate the success of our submission to this year's Hear Now Podcast Palooza, which was awarded with the Platinum Prize. They also play the piece itself: "Submitted for Your Approval." Excerpts from the sketch comedy podcast My Friend Lyssa (2021-Present). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa …

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Show: Labor Express for 5-14-2023 - AI and the working class, Hollywood Writers Strike, and May Day 2023 in Chicago 57:29

12M ago57:29

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This is the full 5-14-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, AI’s impact on the working class, the Hollywood Writers Strike, and May Day 2023 in Chicago. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by working people. Labor Express Radi…

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Show: Labor Express for 4-30-2023 - Hope Academy, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson and child labor laws under attack 56:26

12M ago56:26

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This is the full 4-30-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza workplace disaster, former union organizer Brandon Johnson elected Chicago’s next Mayor, teachers and parents of Hope Academy Chicago fight to keep their school open and child labor laws under attack in I…

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Show: Labor Express for 4-2-2023 - Teamsters gear up for possible UPS strike and France in revolt 57:58

12M ago57:58

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This is the full 4-2-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On this episode of Labor Express Radio, Hong Kong unions fight for survival under government suppression, Teamsters organize for a possible strike at UPS in August and the French working class in open revolt against Macron. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and cur…

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Getting Away With It 35:17

12M ago35:17

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Episode 2.14 ("Getting Away With It"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. Some of the cast gets a Magic Kingdom Holiday. Clarence and Ginni unveil an exclusive vacation club. Mary Sue is disturbed by the odd new school janitor, while Snoop gets into a real dogfight. CNN circles the drain. A lovesick prince instigates…

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All Tuckered Out 47:33

1y ago47:33

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Episode 2.13 ("All Tuckered Out"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. An AI counseling service is missing the human factor. Orson Welles makes amends for causing a panic. The Trump family has to deal with a possible tragedy. An investigative reporter has mixed feelings about getting an award. The Florida governor get…

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Spring A-woke-ening 45:53

1y ago45:53

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Episode 2.12 ("Spring A-woke-ening"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. Lyssa's tummy bug isn't as cute as it sounds. A panel debates how schools should teach fairy tale history. Characters from a beloved comic strip get an edgy new reboot. A gun store hatches an Easter Sale. A pair of pint-sized detectives come to …

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Arraignment Day Special 25:42

1y ago25:42

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Arraignment Day Special Surprise! We couldn't contain our glee over You-Know-Who's first (of many, we hope) arraignment in New York. Join Lyssa, Dale, Karyn and Chris for a healthy dose of giddy schadenfreude! The song, "The Taming of the Shroom," was written by Dale Leopold and Chris Mezzolesta, and featured Dale Leopold (Donald Trump), Chris Mezz…

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Arraignment Day Special 25:42

1y ago25:42

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Arraignment Day Special Surprise! We couldn't contain our glee over You-Know-Who's first (of many, we hope) arraignment in New York. Join Lyssa, Dale, Karyn and Chris for a healthy dose of giddy schadenfreude! The song, "The Taming of the Shroom," was written by Dale Leopold and Chris Mezzolesta, and featured Dale Leopold (Donald Trump), Chris Mezz…

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Bonus Episode 14 38:09

1y ago38:09

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Bonus Episode 14 ("Stormy Signals"). Lyssa and Dale discuss the upcoming indictments of a certain Treasonous Tangerine Twatwaffle, and play a few selections from our upcoming album, Suffolk & Funny. The songs are: "Crappily Ever After," lyrics by Dale Leopold, melody by Chris Mezzolesta, vocals by Dale and Lyssa; "Sorry Kids," lyrics by Lori Furth,…

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Show: Labor Express for 3-19-2023 - Saket Soni’s The Great Escape, UTLA and SEIU strike LAUSD, UAW reformers win 56:41

1y ago56:41

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This is the full 3-19-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Reformers victorious in UAW elections, teachers and staff in Los Angles schools prepare to strike and Saket Soni discusses his new book The Great Escape: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America, about hundreds of Indian guest workers escaping a forced labor …

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Side Effects May Vary 34:53

1y ago34:53

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Episode 2.11 ("Side Effects May Vary"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. Lyssa and Jay get into a brouhaha. Gen X moms have a high time on a relaxing escape. A Pharma company has a fiendish new game show. British explorers come to regret plundering an Egyptian tomb. Vlad has the sads. And a quartet of Silver Sister…

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Show: Labor Express for 2-26-2023 - 2022 strike surge and Railroad Workers United speaks out on East Palestine Ohio train derailment 1:08:14

1y ago1:08:14

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This is the full 2-26-2023 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the latest episode of Labor Express Radio, it seems the pandemic period strike wave continues - 2022 saw a 50% increase in strike activity. And Railroad Workers United speaking out on the corporate greed behind the East Palestine Ohio train derailment. Labor Express Radio is …

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Show: Labor Express for 2-12-2023 - U.S. Supreme court threatens right to strike and 1937 Flint Sit-Down strike and its relevance to UAW today 56:13

1y ago56:13

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This is the full 2-12-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the Feb. 12th episode of Labor Express Radio, will the U.S. Supreme Court attack the right to strike? And the 86th anniversary of the 1937 Flint Sit-Down strike and its relevance to the UAW and the labor movement today. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and cur…

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Show: Labor Express for 1-29-2023 - Chicago teachers demand improved parental leave, Arise Chicago demands DHS implement protections for immigrant workers, and Dr. Rasmus predicts economic conditions 55:51

1y ago55:51

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This is the full 1-29-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. On the Jan. 29th episode of Labor Express Radio, Chicago teachers demand Mayor Lightfoot implement improved parental leave, Arise Chicago demands DHS implement protections for immigrant workers, the war in Ukraine’s effect on seafarers and Dr. Jack Rasmus predicts economic condi…

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Balloonacy! 44:42

1y ago44:42

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Episode 2.10 ("Balloonacy!"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. Jay gets a little too involved in the Pinewood Derby. MAGA parents now have a book club! Putin's generals find they are an endangered species. An AI shows unexpected talents. Preppers get salty. A carnival clown with a balloon floats a sinister idea. An…

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Bonus Episode 13 39:10

1y ago39:10

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Bonus Episode 13 ("Cold Comfort"). Lyssa and Dale discuss the hazards of voice acting while nursing a bad cold (and simultaneously quitting smoking!). Dale talks about first seeing Grammy winner Bonnie Raitt on a movie set. And we get news about our upcoming album. We'll be back in two weeks with a scripted episode!…

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Red House Over Yonder 41:46

1+ y ago41:46

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Episode 2.09 ("Red House Over Yonder"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. The cast has a "come to Jesus" moment. A new app disarms rage triggers. A talk show by and for people with ADD. The new Speaker takes on MTG. A murder trial takes a nauseating twist. A Pharma ad invades a truck ad. A cooking show that recreate…

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Show: Labor Express for 1-8-2023 - Howard Brown Health Centers strike and 2023 predications for the working class 55:39

1+ y ago55:39

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This is the full 1-8-2022 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. What does 2023 have in store for working people and the labor movement? Forecasts and predictions for the new year. Also, workers at the Howard Brown Health Centers carry out a 3-day strike to protest layoffs. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs r…

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Circling the Drain 42:25

1+ y ago42:25

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Episode 2.08 ("Circling the Drain"). Written by Lori Furth, Lyssa Graham, Dale Leopold and Jack Mooney. George Santos sets the record straight--we think. Driver's Ed adjusts to self-driving cars. Harry and Megan bow out. The Trump campaign has a bad trip. Fairvale's mayor serves up trouble. Hollywood's new monsters: Nepo-babies! And Jay and Lyssa t…

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