WCL E01: T-Bone Slim – the laureate of the logging camps

Working Class History

Society & Culture, Education, History

5.0 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Repost to WCH of the first episode of the Working Class Literature podcast, 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 captain working on the New York waterfront. In this episode WCL speak to Dr Owen Clayton from the University of Lincoln and Slim’s great-grandnephew, John Westmoreland. More info, photos and full show notes here: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/wcl-e01-t-bone-slim-the-laureate-of-the-logging-camps/
Support Working Class Literature on patreon and get access to exclusive content at https://patreon.com/workingclassliterature
And you can also support WCH and get access to exclusive WCL content at the level of $10 a month and up at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
We won't be reposting every WCL episode here, so do make sure you subscribe to the Working Class Literature podcast on your favourite podcast app

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hello, today we are very happy to introduce the first episode of our sister podcast, Working Class Literature.
0:07.3	WCL is going to be an occasional podcast taking a radical look at fiction and culture.
0:12.4	We reproduce here the first four episode in its entirety about T-Bone Slim, a columnist, songwriter and poet in the Industrial Works of the World Union.
0:21.0	So please do check it out and subscribe to the Working Class Literature podcast.
0:25.1	It's available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most other podcast apps.
0:29.8	You can also access episodes on the WCH website, workingclass history.com.
0:35.0	You can support Working Class Literature on Patreon and get access to content, like a great bonus episode about T-Bone Slim, at patreon.com slash working-class literature. You can also get early access to WCL episodes and bonus episodes through the Working Class History Patreon if you subscribe at the level of $10 a month or more.
0:55.9	That's at patreon.com slash working class history. Links to all this in the show notes.
1:02.0	So anyway, hope you enjoy it. And if you do, please do tell your friends about it and share it on social
1:07.6	media. Let's talk about something that might be keeping you up at night.
1:12.3	Cybersecurity.
1:13.9	According to Vantar's latest state of trust report, it's the number one concern for UK
1:18.6	businesses.
1:19.7	That's where Vanta comes in.
1:21.8	Whether you're a startup, growing fast or already established, Vanta can help you get
1:26.4	ISO-2701 certified and more without the headaches.
1:30.9	And Vanta allows your company to centralise security workflows, complete questionnaires up to five
1:35.9	times faster and proactively manage vendor risk to help your team not only get compliant, but stay
1:41.6	compliant. Stop stressing over cyber security and start focusing on growing your business.
1:47.7	For a limited time, our audience gets $1,000 off Vanta at vanta.com slash go.
1:53.4	That's va.com slash go for $1,000 off.
1:58.0	Because when it comes to your business, it's not just about keeping the lights on.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Working Class History, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Working Class History and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.