7 Podcast Episodes
How Millennials Survive a Layoff with Gabriel Thompson
How Millennials Survive a Layoff with Gabriel Thompson
We are two millennials that got laid off. Today’s conversation centers around: the pros and cons of being laid off, the ... Read more
29 Apr 2020
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21mins
Gabriel Thompson, author of Chasing the Harvest: Migrant workers in California Agriculture, explores immigration and farm workers who bring food to our national table.
Gabriel Thompson, author of Chasing the Harvest: Migrant workers in California Agriculture, explores immigration and farm workers who bring food to our national table.
Did you know that we depend on hundreds of thousands of Latino farm workers who perform skilled and strenuous labor unde... Read more
15 Jun 2018
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28mins
Chasing The Harvest: Gabriel Thompson | Ep. 9
Chasing The Harvest: Gabriel Thompson | Ep. 9
From sheepherders to berry pickers, California’s 800,000 farmworkers are the hidden heart of the state’s booming agricul... Read more
16 May 2017
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34mins
Belabored Podcast #104: Fred Ross’s Incendiary Organizing, with Gabriel Thompson
Belabored Podcast #104: Fred Ross’s Incendiary Organizing, with Gabriel Thompson
A conversation with Gabriel Thompson about America’s Social Arsonist, his new biography of legendary organizer Fred Ross... Read more
27 May 2016
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1hr 6mins
Gabriel Thompson, “America’s Social Arsonist: Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century” (U of California Press, 2016)
Gabriel Thompson, “America’s Social Arsonist: Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century” (U of California Press, 2016)
“A good organizer is a social arsonist who goes around setting people on fire.” This axiom encapsulates both the approac... Read more
16 May 2016
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1hr 28mins
Gabriel Thompson, “America’s Social Arsonist: Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century” (U of California Press, 2016)
Gabriel Thompson, “America’s Social Arsonist: Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century” (U of California Press, 2016)
“A good organizer is a social arsonist who goes around setting people on fire.” This axiom encapsulates both the approac... Read more
16 May 2016
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1hr 28mins
Gabriel Thompson: Working in the Shadows
Gabriel Thompson: Working in the Shadows
Writer Gabriel Thompson went undercover to learn first-hand about the tough low-wage jobs done mostly by immigrants in A... Read more
28 Mar 2010
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1hr