UnionDays
Stories from a trade union scrapbook. Shortlisted in the 2023 Independent Podcast Awards
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Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
It’s 1986. Margaret Thatcher is prime minister. Madonna, the Communards and Nick Berry jostle for the No 1 single. I’m working for the specialist civil servants’ union. In this episode we travel from Glasgow’s abattoir to Kew Gardens, via agricultural shows and the Government Communications Headquarters, travelling the length and breadth of the UK, and getting a behind-the-scenes look at some of Britain’s quintessential institutions. As well as meeting characters who are both charming and bewitching, we answer two key questions – (1) does the water run blood red when abattoirs are hosed down? And (2) can you be a good union member and a loyal patriot too ?
A Makes-You-Think production. Music by Scott Holmes. Companion blog here. Some names and other details have been changed. Got a story for the scrapbook? Tell us at info@makes-you-think.com
Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
A trailer for the forthcoming podcast series UnionDays - stories from a union scrapbook. A Makes-You-Think production. Music by Scott Holmes. Contact us at info@makes-you-think.com. Find us on YouTube and Insta - search UnionDays.
It's our turn....
Cops, medics, lawyers, vets, footballers' wives - they all get to tell their tales. Now it's the turn of a union rep to open the scrapbook of stories.
The people, places, scraps and scrapes. Heroes and villains. Tall tales and low blows. It’s the stuff of life itself and I can’t wait to share these stories with you.
Who knows, you might see yourself in some of them.
In fact, you probably will.
UNION DAYS - shortlisted in the 2023 Independent Podcast Awards!