Storm The Fort
@stormthefortpod.bsky.social
Telling the story of the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor and what it means for today. New episodes every Thursday
Episodes 11 and 12 are live, and our series is officially over!
In these last episodes, we cover the fall of Powderly from the head of the Knights, and the final fall of the Order in the following years. Then we discuss what the legacy of the Knights of Labor means today.
In these last episodes, we cover the fall of Powderly from the head of the Knights, and the final fall of the Order in the following years. Then we discuss what the legacy of the Knights of Labor means today.
May 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Episodes 11 and 12 are live, and our series is officially over!
In these last episodes, we cover the fall of Powderly from the head of the Knights, and the final fall of the Order in the following years. Then we discuss what the legacy of the Knights of Labor means today.
In these last episodes, we cover the fall of Powderly from the head of the Knights, and the final fall of the Order in the following years. Then we discuss what the legacy of the Knights of Labor means today.
Episodes 9 and 10 are public!
After an unprecedented year of conflict and growth, the Knights of Labor find themselves under attack from within the labor movement as well as employers and vigilantes. In response, they decide to do some purges.
After an unprecedented year of conflict and growth, the Knights of Labor find themselves under attack from within the labor movement as well as employers and vigilantes. In response, they decide to do some purges.
May 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Episodes 9 and 10 are public!
After an unprecedented year of conflict and growth, the Knights of Labor find themselves under attack from within the labor movement as well as employers and vigilantes. In response, they decide to do some purges.
After an unprecedented year of conflict and growth, the Knights of Labor find themselves under attack from within the labor movement as well as employers and vigilantes. In response, they decide to do some purges.
The May Day strikes transformed working-class communities across the country in the image of the Knights of Labor.
Hear more about the groundbreaking upheaval of 1886 in the latest episodes of Storm the Fort.
Hear more about the groundbreaking upheaval of 1886 in the latest episodes of Storm the Fort.
May 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The May Day strikes transformed working-class communities across the country in the image of the Knights of Labor.
Hear more about the groundbreaking upheaval of 1886 in the latest episodes of Storm the Fort.
Hear more about the groundbreaking upheaval of 1886 in the latest episodes of Storm the Fort.
Episodes 7 and 8 are public!
We finally talk about the Great Upheaval of 1886: the massive Great Southwestern Strike and Eight Hour strikes that inspired the first May Day. This upheaval shocked the capitalist class and transformed working-class communities to their core.
We finally talk about the Great Upheaval of 1886: the massive Great Southwestern Strike and Eight Hour strikes that inspired the first May Day. This upheaval shocked the capitalist class and transformed working-class communities to their core.
May 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Episodes 7 and 8 are public!
We finally talk about the Great Upheaval of 1886: the massive Great Southwestern Strike and Eight Hour strikes that inspired the first May Day. This upheaval shocked the capitalist class and transformed working-class communities to their core.
We finally talk about the Great Upheaval of 1886: the massive Great Southwestern Strike and Eight Hour strikes that inspired the first May Day. This upheaval shocked the capitalist class and transformed working-class communities to their core.
May Day is about freedom: the freedom to have a life beyond work and to control your own time when you are working.
Hear the story of the first May Day in 1886, and its violent suppression, this Thursday with Episodes 7 and 8 of Storm the Fort!
Hear the story of the first May Day in 1886, and its violent suppression, this Thursday with Episodes 7 and 8 of Storm the Fort!
April 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
May Day is about freedom: the freedom to have a life beyond work and to control your own time when you are working.
Hear the story of the first May Day in 1886, and its violent suppression, this Thursday with Episodes 7 and 8 of Storm the Fort!
Hear the story of the first May Day in 1886, and its violent suppression, this Thursday with Episodes 7 and 8 of Storm the Fort!
Episodes 5 and 6 are public!
For the first time, the Knights begin to actually win major strikes, propelling them to become the largest labor organization in American history. With their new notoriety, the face new questions about their goals and who they truly represent.
For the first time, the Knights begin to actually win major strikes, propelling them to become the largest labor organization in American history. With their new notoriety, the face new questions about their goals and who they truly represent.
April 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Episodes 5 and 6 are public!
For the first time, the Knights begin to actually win major strikes, propelling them to become the largest labor organization in American history. With their new notoriety, the face new questions about their goals and who they truly represent.
For the first time, the Knights begin to actually win major strikes, propelling them to become the largest labor organization in American history. With their new notoriety, the face new questions about their goals and who they truly represent.
Turns out robber barons haven't changed much in 150 years. Episodes 5 and 6 of Storm the Fort drop this Thursday, April 24th!
April 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Turns out robber barons haven't changed much in 150 years. Episodes 5 and 6 of Storm the Fort drop this Thursday, April 24th!
The Great Railroad Strike launched a new era of labor organizing in 1877. Four years into an economic depression, thousands of workers across the country spontaneously launched into a violent strike against most of the major railroads, resulting in dozens of deaths 🧵
Episodes 3 and 4 are public!
1877 brings one of the deadliest strikes in American history, which drives the Knights of Labor to become more open, and more accepting of different types of workers. In the upsurge, a young machinist named Terence Powderly takes charge, transforming the order.
1877 brings one of the deadliest strikes in American history, which drives the Knights of Labor to become more open, and more accepting of different types of workers. In the upsurge, a young machinist named Terence Powderly takes charge, transforming the order.
April 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The Great Railroad Strike launched a new era of labor organizing in 1877. Four years into an economic depression, thousands of workers across the country spontaneously launched into a violent strike against most of the major railroads, resulting in dozens of deaths 🧵
Episodes 3 and 4 are public!
1877 brings one of the deadliest strikes in American history, which drives the Knights of Labor to become more open, and more accepting of different types of workers. In the upsurge, a young machinist named Terence Powderly takes charge, transforming the order.
1877 brings one of the deadliest strikes in American history, which drives the Knights of Labor to become more open, and more accepting of different types of workers. In the upsurge, a young machinist named Terence Powderly takes charge, transforming the order.
April 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Episodes 3 and 4 are public!
1877 brings one of the deadliest strikes in American history, which drives the Knights of Labor to become more open, and more accepting of different types of workers. In the upsurge, a young machinist named Terence Powderly takes charge, transforming the order.
1877 brings one of the deadliest strikes in American history, which drives the Knights of Labor to become more open, and more accepting of different types of workers. In the upsurge, a young machinist named Terence Powderly takes charge, transforming the order.
A man with a big mustache and a big role to play in our story. Hear more about Terence Powderly in Episode 3, coming this Thursday, April 17th.
April 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A man with a big mustache and a big role to play in our story. Hear more about Terence Powderly in Episode 3, coming this Thursday, April 17th.
A spontaneous railroad strike has killed nearly 100 workers across the country! Do you:
1️⃣ Grow the Knights of Labor
2️⃣ Get into third-party politics
3️⃣ Restart the trade unions
4️⃣ All of the above and cause a split in your org
Hear the answer this Thursday with episodes 3 and 4
1️⃣ Grow the Knights of Labor
2️⃣ Get into third-party politics
3️⃣ Restart the trade unions
4️⃣ All of the above and cause a split in your org
Hear the answer this Thursday with episodes 3 and 4
April 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A spontaneous railroad strike has killed nearly 100 workers across the country! Do you:
1️⃣ Grow the Knights of Labor
2️⃣ Get into third-party politics
3️⃣ Restart the trade unions
4️⃣ All of the above and cause a split in your org
Hear the answer this Thursday with episodes 3 and 4
1️⃣ Grow the Knights of Labor
2️⃣ Get into third-party politics
3️⃣ Restart the trade unions
4️⃣ All of the above and cause a split in your org
Hear the answer this Thursday with episodes 3 and 4
The history of organized labor in America goes back to our first financial panics in the early 1800s, and that's where the story starts in Episode 1 🧵
Episodes 1 and 2 are public!
From the battlefields of the Civil War to the workshops of Philadelphia to the coalfields of Clearfield County, these episodes go through the origins of the Knights of Labor as it is founded in 1869 as a secret society looking to transform the nation.
From the battlefields of the Civil War to the workshops of Philadelphia to the coalfields of Clearfield County, these episodes go through the origins of the Knights of Labor as it is founded in 1869 as a secret society looking to transform the nation.
April 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The history of organized labor in America goes back to our first financial panics in the early 1800s, and that's where the story starts in Episode 1 🧵
Reposted by Storm The Fort
Only took about 16 months, but Storm the Fort is now officially out. Two episodes a week for the next six weeks.
Episodes 1 and 2 are public!
From the battlefields of the Civil War to the workshops of Philadelphia to the coalfields of Clearfield County, these episodes go through the origins of the Knights of Labor as it is founded in 1869 as a secret society looking to transform the nation.
From the battlefields of the Civil War to the workshops of Philadelphia to the coalfields of Clearfield County, these episodes go through the origins of the Knights of Labor as it is founded in 1869 as a secret society looking to transform the nation.
April 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Only took about 16 months, but Storm the Fort is now officially out. Two episodes a week for the next six weeks.
Reposted by Storm The Fort
I had the honor of co-hosting this limited series w/ @KFosterStomberg that chronicles the story of the Knights of Labor.
Today the first 2️⃣ episodes are streaming wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
Like & subscribe & let us know what you think! 🙇🏽♀️
Today the first 2️⃣ episodes are streaming wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
Like & subscribe & let us know what you think! 🙇🏽♀️
Episodes 1 and 2 are public!
From the battlefields of the Civil War to the workshops of Philadelphia to the coalfields of Clearfield County, these episodes go through the origins of the Knights of Labor as it is founded in 1869 as a secret society looking to transform the nation.
From the battlefields of the Civil War to the workshops of Philadelphia to the coalfields of Clearfield County, these episodes go through the origins of the Knights of Labor as it is founded in 1869 as a secret society looking to transform the nation.
April 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I had the honor of co-hosting this limited series w/ @KFosterStomberg that chronicles the story of the Knights of Labor.
Today the first 2️⃣ episodes are streaming wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
Like & subscribe & let us know what you think! 🙇🏽♀️
Today the first 2️⃣ episodes are streaming wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
Like & subscribe & let us know what you think! 🙇🏽♀️
Episodes 1 and 2 are public!
From the battlefields of the Civil War to the workshops of Philadelphia to the coalfields of Clearfield County, these episodes go through the origins of the Knights of Labor as it is founded in 1869 as a secret society looking to transform the nation.
From the battlefields of the Civil War to the workshops of Philadelphia to the coalfields of Clearfield County, these episodes go through the origins of the Knights of Labor as it is founded in 1869 as a secret society looking to transform the nation.
April 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Episodes 1 and 2 are public!
From the battlefields of the Civil War to the workshops of Philadelphia to the coalfields of Clearfield County, these episodes go through the origins of the Knights of Labor as it is founded in 1869 as a secret society looking to transform the nation.
From the battlefields of the Civil War to the workshops of Philadelphia to the coalfields of Clearfield County, these episodes go through the origins of the Knights of Labor as it is founded in 1869 as a secret society looking to transform the nation.
Does the current economic panic have you worried?
Soothe your fears by listening to Episodes 1 and 2 of Storm the Fort this Thursday to hear how another economic panic led to the creation of our first national labor movement.
Soothe your fears by listening to Episodes 1 and 2 of Storm the Fort this Thursday to hear how another economic panic led to the creation of our first national labor movement.
April 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Does the current economic panic have you worried?
Soothe your fears by listening to Episodes 1 and 2 of Storm the Fort this Thursday to hear how another economic panic led to the creation of our first national labor movement.
Soothe your fears by listening to Episodes 1 and 2 of Storm the Fort this Thursday to hear how another economic panic led to the creation of our first national labor movement.
The full first episode is available now for patrons.
Episodes 1 and 2 will be out for everyone next Thursday, April 10th! www.patreon.com/posts/episod...
Episodes 1 and 2 will be out for everyone next Thursday, April 10th! www.patreon.com/posts/episod...
Episode 1: One Nation Under Capital (Preview) | Storm The Fort
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April 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The full first episode is available now for patrons.
Episodes 1 and 2 will be out for everyone next Thursday, April 10th! www.patreon.com/posts/episod...
Episodes 1 and 2 will be out for everyone next Thursday, April 10th! www.patreon.com/posts/episod...
On April 10th, discover the rise and fall of the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, America's first national labor organization.
12 episodes, two released every week, found wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/V0SJLw2q8-U
12 episodes, two released every week, found wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/V0SJLw2q8-U
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March 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
On April 10th, discover the rise and fall of the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, America's first national labor organization.
12 episodes, two released every week, found wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/V0SJLw2q8-U
12 episodes, two released every week, found wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/V0SJLw2q8-U
The beginning of the end for the Knights of Labor, also coinciding with the massive May Day strikes which they found themselves dragged into against their will.
This Day in Labor History: March 6, 1886. The Great Southwest Strike began, marking the start of a year of worker revolt against the exploitation of Gilded Age capitalism. Over 200,000 railroad workers went on strike, but the failure to win helped usher in the decline of the Knights of Labor.
March 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The beginning of the end for the Knights of Labor, also coinciding with the massive May Day strikes which they found themselves dragged into against their will.
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This Day in Labor History: March 6, 1886. The Great Southwest Strike began, marking the start of a year of worker revolt against the exploitation of Gilded Age capitalism. Over 200,000 railroad workers went on strike, but the failure to win helped usher in the decline of the Knights of Labor.
March 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This Day in Labor History: March 6, 1886. The Great Southwest Strike began, marking the start of a year of worker revolt against the exploitation of Gilded Age capitalism. Over 200,000 railroad workers went on strike, but the failure to win helped usher in the decline of the Knights of Labor.
You can now check out the trailer for the podcast and follow the show! The first way is by subscribing to our RSS feed, which is currently on Acast but will be on other podcast apps as well shows.acast.com/making-the-a...
Storm The Fort
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February 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
You can now check out the trailer for the podcast and follow the show! The first way is by subscribing to our RSS feed, which is currently on Acast but will be on other podcast apps as well shows.acast.com/making-the-a...
Episodes 1-4 are officially recorded 👀
Excited to start sharing with everyone in April!
Excited to start sharing with everyone in April!
Fire in the booth 🔥🎙️
I'm so excited for y'all to finally meet @karlstomberg.bsky.social’s brainchild,
@stormthefortpod.bsky.social, a limited series podcast that offers a historic look back on the lessons we can derive from an understudied organization: the Knights of Labor.
I'm so excited for y'all to finally meet @karlstomberg.bsky.social’s brainchild,
@stormthefortpod.bsky.social, a limited series podcast that offers a historic look back on the lessons we can derive from an understudied organization: the Knights of Labor.
February 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Episodes 1-4 are officially recorded 👀
Excited to start sharing with everyone in April!
Excited to start sharing with everyone in April!
Excited to announce our co-hosts and our first piece of public audio as @karlstomberg.bsky.social swears @madinahfordelaware.bsky.social into the Knights of Labor.
First episodes coming on April 10th.
First episodes coming on April 10th.
February 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Excited to announce our co-hosts and our first piece of public audio as @karlstomberg.bsky.social swears @madinahfordelaware.bsky.social into the Knights of Labor.
First episodes coming on April 10th.
First episodes coming on April 10th.
It's official: the first draft for Storm the Fort is finished! We should be on track for an April 10th release: 12 one-hour episodes released twice a week.
More information and previews coming soon.
More information and previews coming soon.
January 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It's official: the first draft for Storm the Fort is finished! We should be on track for an April 10th release: 12 one-hour episodes released twice a week.
More information and previews coming soon.
More information and previews coming soon.