WCL5: DD Johnston's proletarian apocalypse, part 1

The first of a two-part episode, Working Class Literature speak to DD Johnston about his new novel, Disnaeland, about a working-class Scottish community's response to societal collapse. We also discuss his previous novels and his participation in McDonald's Workers' Resistance, a radical collective of angry employees at the world's biggest fast food chain.<br />Darren also reads passages from Disnaeland and his first novel, Peace, Love and Petrol Bombs.<br />Full information, sources, further reading, acknowledgements and eventually a transcript on the webpage for this episode: <a href="https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/wcl-5-6-dd-johnstons-proletarian-apocalypse/" rel="noopener">https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/wcl-5-6-dd-johnstons-proletarian-apocalypse/</a><br />Get books mentioned in this episode<br />Peace, Love and Petrol Bombs: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9781849350617" rel="noopener">https://bookshop.org/a/80203/9781849350617</a><br />Disnaeland: <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/books/disnaeland/9781909954533" rel="noopener">https://uk.bookshop.org/books/disnaeland/9781909954533</a><br />Acknowledgments<br />Our theme tune is Bella Ciao, thanks for permission to use it from Dischi del Sole. You can purchase it here: <a href="http://www.alabianca.it/en/store/bravo-records-en/le-canzoni-di-bella-ciao-aa-vv/" rel="noopener">http://www.alabianca.it/en/store/bravo-records-en/le-canzoni-di-bella-ciao-aa-vv/</a>