Punching Out is a show that aims to discuss the problems people face at work through an economic lens. We hope to provide some insight as to why so many people are upset with their jobs and careers. If you have an experience or story to share, we'd love to hear it! Please e-mail us at PunchingOutWAYO@gmail.com
Punching Out
Past Episodes
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Episode 8 - Helloooo, Nurse
Aired: Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Emily, Ariel, and Chris discuss sexual harassment in the workplace, in light of highly-public recent examples. They interview Gwen, a former nurse who was made to choose between her own safety and providing much needed care for a patient.
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Episode 7 - Monetizing the Rot
Aired: Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Ryan, Tom, and Alfred talk about the exploitation of prison labor, those who benefit from the practice, and how it impacts those who aren't incarcerated as well as those behind bars.
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Episode 6 - Disposable Me
Aired: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Karen, Lyle and Richard talk about Amazon's quest for public money in exchange for crappy jobs.
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Episode 5 - Neoliberal Arts College
Aired: Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Abby, Babak, & Alfred make the argument that liberal arts educations are now neoliberal arts educations, where meritocracy myths and romantic ideals about the pursuit of Knowledge mix with predatory pricing and high student loan debts to reproduce privilege for the already-privileged, and produce an indebted and desperate workforce made up of everyone else.
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Episode 4 - Silence of the Laborers
Aired: Wednesday, October 11, 2017
With threats of retribution for protesting athletes in the news, Ryan and Cadejo discuss the broader of free speech in the workplace, and the different rules bosses and their workers.
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Episode 3 - Downsizing the American Dream
Aired: Wednesday, October 4, 2017
On our third episode, Chris, Ariel, and Emily talk to Salvatore about his layoff from a company after 20 years, and how these mass layoffs result in the precarity faced by those entering the workforce today.
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Episode 2 - Capitalism, Heal Thyself
Aired: Wednesday, October 4, 2017
On our second episode, Karen, Lyle, and Rich discuss the workplace dangers faced by nurses and the history of the 1199 union.
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Episode 1 - The Science Factory
Aired: Wednesday, October 4, 2017
On the first episode of Punching Out, Alfred, Abby, and Babak spoke with Parisa about the unpleasantness of her first job, and we discussed work in the STEM fields.