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<p>Kansas City native Thomas Frank talks with the <a href='https://www.laborradionetwork.org/#Heartland'>Heartland Labor Forum</a> radio show about his new book about American populism, the long trail of elites who hate it, why pundits called Donald Trump a populist and why he’s nothing of the kind.</p> <p>Harvey J. Kaye on The Fight for The Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and The Greatest Generation Truly Great, in an excerpt from <a href='https://www.laborradionetwork.org/#EmpathyMediaLab'>Empathy Media Lab</a>.</p> <p>And on <a href='https://www.laborradionetwork.org/#LaborHistoryIn2'>Labor History in 2:00</a>, Rick Smith tells us about Arturo Alfonso Schomburg.</p> <p>Today’s music includes two songs from the great <a href='https://www.youtube.com/user/MrBettsClass'>MrBettsClass</a> videos, Populist Party – a parody of Taylor Swift's "Style" – and New Deal – a parody of Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk."</p> <p>Produced and edited by Chris Garlock. To contribute a labor history item, email laborhistorytoday@gmail.com</p> <p> Labor History Today is produced by the Metro Washington Council’s Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University. We're a proud founding member of the <a href='https://www.laborradionetwork.org/'>Labor Radio Podcast Network</a>, more than 80 shows focusing on working people’s issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod </p>