Joe Hill's Last Will (1915)
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Radiotopia
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
History
Categories Via RSS |
History
Publication Date |
Nov 19, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:25:31

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It’s November 19th. This day in 1915, IWW activist and songwriter Joe Hill is executed by the state of Utah.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why Hill’s songs were so powerful, how they posed a threat to big business at the time — and Jody finally gets to talk about his undergraduate thesis!

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