Who, exactly, were the Luddites?

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Today you'll hear people described as 'Luddites' if they don't care for -- or don't understand -- some newer piece of technology, but where did this phrase come from? In today's episode, Ben, Noel and guest producer Tari trace the term back to its surprising origin story ... a violent labor uprising that, these days, remains largely forgotten.

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1:57.4	Welcome back to the show, Ridiculous Historians. Thank you as always so much for tuning in.
2:02.5	Let's give a special shout out to our guest super producer, Tari Harrison.
2:10.8	You ready? Let's do this. Tari, Tari, she's filling in for the max.
2:20.0	Yeah, Tari, Tari, she's really awesome. Yeah.
2:24.0	Thanks for covering me while it's off Tari. I enjoy time off. I enjoy you helping me out.
2:30.8	So here's the song. Thank you. Oh yeah.
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