Mr. Block's Past and Legacy (with Sean Carleton and Iain McIntyre)

This week, Ian talks to Sean Carleton of Graphic History Collective and Labor historian and activist Iain McIntyre about the recent release of Mr. Block: The Subversive Comics and Writings of Ernest Riebe by PM Press. After some background on their respective projects, they talk about the legacy of the IWW cartoonist, the origins and process of putting the book together, and what aspects of his work are still relevant today. Here’s a hint: just about all of them are.

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Featured Track:

• Mr. Block performed by Utah Philips from Rebel Voices: Songs of the Industrial Workers of the World
• Beware The Friendly Stranger by Boards Of Canada from Alpha and Omega