Arsenal for Democracy

Oct 15, 2023: After a dozen years, this show is ending. But it’s for some very cool and exciting reasons described herein, and we would love to hear from our loyal listeners as we bid this project farewell and move on to new things.

Update for Our Listeners | Arsenal For Democracy After a dozen years, this show is ending. But it's for some very cool and exciting reasons described herein, and we would love to hear from our loyal listeners as we bid this project farewell and move on to new things.

Unlocked from our Patreon (paused this summer): Bill and Rachel discuss Louis F. Post, an early Assistant US Labor Secretary with some radical leanings, who ended up blocking thousands of post-WWI deportations.

[Unlocked] Jun 1, 2021 – Louis F. Post – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 379 | Arsenal For Democracy Bill and Rachel discuss Louis F. Post, an early Assistant US Labor Secretary with some radical leanings, who ended up blocking thousands of post-WWI deportations.

Unlocked from our Patreon (paused this summer): Bill and Rachel discuss the present-day influences of the momentous 1920 US Census, which grappled with trends in urbanization and the recent breakup of several major home countries of immigrants.

[Unlocked] May 18, 2021 – The 1920 Census – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 375 | Arsenal For Democracy The momentous 1920 US Census grappled with trends in urbanization and the recent breakup of several major home countries of immigrants.

Unlocked from our Patreon (on pause this summer): Bill and Rachel take a look at the Alien Registration (Smith) Act of 1940, still on the books today, which prohibits advocating the violent overthrow of the US government.

[Unlocked] May 4, 2021 - The Smith Act - Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 371 | Arsenal For Democracy Bill and Rachel take a look at the Alien Registration (Smith) Act of 1940, still on the books today, which prohibits advocating the violent overthrow of the US government.

New episode: After a quick chat about the ongoing 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, we look back at a few of the noteworthy strikes in Hollywood of years past.

May 7, 2023 - Hollywood Strikes - Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 469 | Arsenal For Democracy After a quick chat about the ongoing 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, we look back at a few of the noteworthy strikes in Hollywood of years past.

This week we are talking about the field of home economics or domestic science. Was it really a science? To what extent was it a marketing exercise? Can it ever really overcome its founding racist and classist overtones? Does home economics even exist anymore?

Apr 30, 2023 - Home Economics/Domestic Science - Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 468 | Arsenal For Democracy