For Episode 11 we are joined by Trip, who runs the Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker account on social media. Along with the story behind his account, we discuss “good governance liberalism” of some Midwestern Democrats, their Republican opponents, and the overall state of politics in the Midwest.

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This Labor Day episode covers a story crucial to Illinois politics today. In an interview with Illinois Legislative Staff Association Organizer Brady Burden, we go over the context, recent history and current situation for legislative workers in Springfield.

CORRECTION: Democrats control 78/118 of the IL House seats, or about 66%. 60 votes is a majority and 60% is a supermajority

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Episode 9 of the Learning Labor Podcast is a discussion on the 1992 Latine student movement protests at the University of Illinois. For sources, citations, and more information on the podcast: https://linktr.ee/learninglabor

Today, we dive into the history of the anti-apartheid struggle, with a focus on UIUC’s movement for divestment from South Africa. I was lucky to be joined by Professor Terri Barnes in this episode to discuss the background and implications of this international movement against oppression that has increasing relevance today.

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For this episode I was able to speak to Prof. Gisela Sin, Director of the Center for Latin America and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), and Prof. Flavia Cristina Drumond Andrade, Acting Director of the Lemann Center for Brazilian studies about UIUC’s connections to Latin America. We were touched on figures from Jorge Paulo Lemann and Werner Baer to Rafael Correa, and discussed the many ways that our university plays a role in the region.

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In this episode me (Niko) and my friend Justin rank a bunch of statues on or near the UIUC campus. While somewhat informative, this is more of a fun episode. There is a video version available on Youtube as well!

**ALSO GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY IS IN DC I MISREAD MY NOTES

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Our first podcast guest is Professor and Union Activist David Johnson, who discusses the crisis that modern higher education is going through, based on his own experiences in the labor movement and as a professor at a regional research university.

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CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of Racism and Violence

Episode 4 of the Learning Labor Podcast tells the story of the early 1900s student organization that took the name “Ku Klux Klan”, and the ways in which its story has been told over time - included recent changes prompted by this podcast’s investigations,

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