The Week at Work

Reviewing the weekly news and how those stories impact on workers.

The Week at Work is a news podcast hosted by Left Bloc, with 176 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Left Bloc hosts The Week at Work, a news show with 176 episodes published.

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  177. Irish Radical History Workshop pt. 4

  Jul 13, 202531 minS0

  <p> Final part of a three week session on Irish radical and working class history, that was held in the Spark in Phibsboro in April. </p><p>The main theme today is the “social question” and what that meant in terms of Irish radicalism in the 19th century.</p><p>It brings up writers such as Agnes Henry, Anna Doyle Wheeler, Bronterre O’Brien, William Sharman Crawford, and Eleanor Marx.</p><p>More details and links to works by these writers can be found at conor-mccabe.com.</p><p><br></p>

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  176. Irish Radical History Workshop pt. 3

  Jul 7, 202543 minS0

  <p>Third of four recordings made in the Spark, Phibsboro, in April 2025, dealing with Irish radical and working class history. Topics in this episode include Repeal and Chartism, Daniel O'Connell as a 19th century neoliberal, and working class resistance to the extractive, colonial, mode of production. </p>

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  175. Irish Radical History Workshop pt. 2

  Apr 13, 202549 minS0

  <p>Second of three workshops held in the Spark, Phibsborough. Recorded on 10 April 2025 and continues the themes of the previous week, looking at historical materialism. Topics include Engels, Mao, Peadar O'Donnell, Brian O'Neill, The Ripening of Time Collective, and Mahdi Amel and the pitfalls of underdevelopment/world systems theory when applied to Ireland.</p>

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  174. Irish Radical History Workshop, pt.1

  Apr 6, 202548 minS0

  <p>Recording of the first of three workshops on Irish radical history, held in The Spark, Phibsborough, 3 April 2025. The series will focus in on Marxism and history, Irish class consciousness and class struggle, and pioneer Irish socialists of the 19th century. </p><p><br></p><p>Slides from the workshop available here - https://conor-mccabe.com/2025/04/04/irish-radical-history-no-1/</p>

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  173. How do you like them €13bn Apples?

  Sep 14, 202449 minS1

  <p>This week Dave and Conor discuss the European Court of Justice ruling that Ireland is owed €13.8bn in taxes due to illegal state aid. </p> <p>What are the implications for Ireland, and how does this illustrate the nature of the Irish comprodor economic system?</p> <p>If you want to support us, go to www.leftbloc.ie or www.patreon.com/leftbloc </p> <p>And don't forget to book your ticket for Scoil Cois Claí: https://leftbloc.ie/scoil-chois-clai-2024/ </p>

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