# The People’s Historian

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/labor-history-today-463445/the-people-s-historian
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/labor-history-today-463445/the-people-s-historian.md
Podcast: [Labor History Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/labor-history-today-463445)
Published: 2026-08-09T13:51:37+00:00
Episode link: https://laborhistorytoday.podbean.com/e/the-people-s-historian/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3ama75nkkyi6d53k/20260809-The_People_s_Historian9in3q.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/labor-history-today-463445/episodes/the-people-s-historian
Duration seconds: 1774

## Resource

On this week’s Labor History Today: Dave Zirin discusses his new book, The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn, exploring the historian's influence on generations of activists—and even on Hollywood. Then, marking the August 7 birthday of labor organizer Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, producer Anthony Dominiczak looks back at the life of the legendary "Rebel Girl" and the fight over her historical legacy. Questions, comments, or suggestions are welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com Labor History Today is produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. #LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @GeorgetownKILWP #LaborHistory @UMDMLA @ILLaborHistory @AFLCIO @StrikeHistory #LaborHistory @wrkclasshistory

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/labor-history-today-463445/episodes/the-people-s-historian/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/labor-history-today-463445/the-people-s-historian.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.