Learning & Labor
by Niko Johnson-Fuller
A podcast exploring the contradictions within the history and politics of the University of Illinois.
Podcast episodes
Season 1
Episode 10 - Workers' Rights in the State Capitol w/ Brady from the ILSA
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 For sources, citations, and more information on the podcast:https://linktr.ee/learninglabor
Episode 9 -The 1992 Latine Student Movement w/ Rey Camas & Jackie
Episode 8 - The Anti-Apartheid Struggle w/ Prof. Terri Barnes
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. For sources, citations, and more information on the podcast:https://linktr.ee/learninglabor
Episode 7 - Illinois & Latin America w/ Prof. Sin & Prof. Andrade
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. For sources, citations, and more information on the podcast: https://linktr.ee/learninglabor
Episode 6 - UIUC Statues Tier List
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 For sources, citations, and more information on the podcast:https://linktr.ee/learninglabor