Mar 28, 2019
In this special compilation episode, we talk to eight working-class scholars about loving, leaving, and being left behind by academia.
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- Working People, Season 1, Bonus Episode #2, Trevor Griffey
- Working People, Season 1, Episode 10, John Buckley
- Maximillian Alvarez, The Baffler, "
Mar 24, 2019
A special Alvarez family sequel to the very first episode of Working People.
Additional links/info below...
- Working People, Season 1, Episode 1, Jesus Alvarez
- Maximillian Alvarez, Current Affairs, "Can the Working Class Speak?"
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