Gabriel Thompson

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

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

28mins

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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

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

1hr 6mins

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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

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

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

1hr

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