Who Rob's a Banksy?

Who Rob's a Banksy?

Follows the true story of the man who kidnapped a Banksy statue in broad daylight.

The journey will take us through the worlds of football hooliganism to the heart of the

artist's establishment.

And throughout it all, I'll be trying to speak to the most delusive and famed anonymous

artist in the world.

From Podomo and Message Hurt, listen to Who Rob's a Banksy wherever you get your podcasts.

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This is Backstory.

Welcome to Backstory, the show that explains the history behind today's headlines.

I'm Brian Ballot.

If you're new to the podcast each week, along with my colleagues at Ares, Joanne Freeman,

and Nathan Connelly, we explore a topic of American history that's been in the news.

This week, to help you prepare for the Labor Day holiday, we're giving you the chance to

hear some of Backstory's best segments on the world of work and the rights of workers.

And first, in insight into the fact that workers aren't always as old as you would expect.

By the late 19th century, manufacturing in the United States was exploding.

Machines were stitching together shirts, cutting leather, rolling cigars, and forging steel.

To keep up with all that production, factories needed workers and lots of them.

Company managers met that demand with children.

Many even preferred children, kids with docile, less likely to strike, and best of all cheap.

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