HeyJaredHeartland Labor Forum
This podcast tracks the audio archives for the “Heartland Labor Forum” radio show. The Heartland Labor Forum is Kansas City’s only program about the workplace. It’s radio that talks back to the boss!
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 12
- Latest publication
- Sep 25, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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The Race for Kansas 1st Congressional District and State House Districts 3 and 6 (opens the original)
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The Midterms are barreling toward us with lots of fresh recruits wanting to unseat incumbents. We’ll focus on three Kansas races - the first Congressional District – a weirdly shaped creature with its head in the east and its backside up against Colorado - plus two state House districts – the 3 rd around Pittsburg and 6 th which includes Lewisburg and Paola where a UAW member is running. All candidates have been invited. So far Lauren Reinhold (D), Steven Jacob (L), Frank Henderson (D) and Isiah
Scandinavian Social Democracy – Why Not? and Devin Thomas O’Shea, The Veiled Prophet: White Supremacy, and the Suppression of the Working Class (opens the original)
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We visit the promised land, or is it? Scandinavian social democracy means universal healthcare, pensions, paid family leave and unions for most. Sounds great, right? We’ll talk pros and cons with Erika Gubrium, an American scholar in Norway. Then, there’s a dark and lurid history of secret societies in Missouri. Devin Thomas wrote a book called The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy and the Struggle for Saint Louis. He’ll be on the show. Our feature is Know Your Rights with Michae
Finding Missouri’s 4th Congressional District and Bad News: DC Circuit Court Invalidates Successor Bar (opens the original)
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Kansas City area voters should know before the we air on Thursday at 6pm which district and what candidates for Congress they can vote for. Wherever the 4 th turns out to be, we’ve invited Democrat Jordan Herrera, Republican incumbent Mark Alford and Libertarian Thomas Holbrook to talk about working class issues. Then, unions in companies bought up by another have had certain protections from being booted out. Not anymore. We’ll talk with Professor Michael Duff from SLU about the demise of the s
Elaine Weiss: Spell Freedom; The Underground Schools of the Civil Rights Movement (opens the original)
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Tennessee didn’t just produce Dolly Parton. The Highlander Center arose there in spite of Tennessee. It is a school for the movement - first for labor in the 1930s then civil rights in the 50’s and 60’s. We will talk to Elaine Weiss about her book Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement . It’s an essential story of how to build a movement that can change America. Our feature is Safety First with Mary Erio.
Trades Women (and Men) Want Childcare and Introducing Missouri Jobs with Justice’s New Organizer Allie White (opens the original)
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Do early child care facilities work for working families? The answer is no — at least not for union and trades families. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum we’ll hear about problems and solutions with the Labor Beacon’s Julia Williams and Tina Shonk Little, member of Operating Engineers local 101. Then Kansas City Jobs with Justice has a new organizer, Allie White. She’s full of ideas and energy to build solidarity and action among working people. She’ll be on the show. Our feature is Washin
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