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E M L is a multi-brand podcast exploring political economy, labor, art and culture.

Producer and host Evan Papp seeks to build solidarity by universalizing the struggles of our human condition while outlining policy solutions that address the most intractable challenges of today.

Union Solidarity Forever.

We encourage reproduction of this podcast so long as you credit the source. Copyright © 2020 Empathy Media Lab. Art Political Science Politics & Government
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  • A Republic of Builders: A National Credit System for America’s Productive Renaissance - EXPLAINER:

    A Republic of Builders: A National Credit System for America’s Productive Renaissance - EXPLAINER:
    Nov 5 2025

    In every era, the people face a defining question: Will they build a future worthy of free people or slip into the managed decline of debt, speculation and cultural decay? The answer turns not on temporary political moods but on the system of political economy a nation chooses as its operating philosophy.

    There are two competing systems in modern history.

    One system treats money as the measure of value, markets as the arbiter of destiny and society as an arena of consumption, competition and extraction. Under this system, banks and asset values are placed above labor and production. Financial engineering replaces physical engineering, and speculative gains masquerade as economic growth. This is the monetarist system.

    The other system measures value not in money but in the productive powers of labor. It treats human creativity as the source of wealth, public credit as a tool of national purpose and infrastructure as the foundation for rising living standards. Under this system, progress is defined by increasing productive output, rising real wages, expanding scientific capabilities and improved conditions of life for each generation. This is the credit system, also known as the productive economy.

    Every great advance in American development came from the credit system. Every major period of decline followed a retreat into monetarism.

    The United States now stands at a decisive moment. Decades of financialization, offshoring, infrastructure neglect and cultural fragmentation have hollowed out the economic and civic foundations of the republic. We must again choose the system that builds nations, not the one that extracts from them.

    This is a call not only for economic reform, but for civic renewal. It is the blueprint for a National Credit and Productive Investment Era—a return to building a high-wage, high-energy, high-technology republic.

    Follow the conversation at https://politicaleconomyproject.substack.com

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    18 mins
  • African Artist’s Intellectual Property with Foza Fawehinmi - Artist Works

    African Artist’s Intellectual Property with Foza Fawehinmi - Artist Works
    Nov 16 2022

    “You are also competing with the guy that goes on TikTok and eats 10,000 pieces of meat and is a superstar. Right? So Superstardom is no longer exclusive to artists or filmmakers or actors. I really feel for the artists.”

    Foza Fawehinmi, President, Digital Music Commerce and Exchange Limited

    Foza Fawehinmi is an award-winning lawyer and the President of Digital Music Commerce and Exchange Limited, an intellectual property valuation, management and administration company serving sub-Saharan Africa. Over the last 9 years, she has served as a legal advisory and business consultant for some of Africa’s most reputable entertainment companies and artists including, Chocolate City Music, Premier Records, Boomplay Music, Infinix Nigeria, K1 De Ultimate, Teni, Adekunle Gold, The Sarz Academy, Sarz and more

    Learn more about Foza’s work at:

    • https://digitalmusicce.com
    • https://fozadoza.com/category/newsletter
    • https://www.instagram.com/fozadoza
    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/oyinkansola-fawehinmi
    • https://www.facebook.com/fawehinmi.oyinkansola
    • https://twitter.com/fozadoza

    About EMLab’s Artist Works

    Artist Works is an EMLab brand that explores the labor, concepts, and inspiration behind the artists illuminating and shaping our world.

    EMLab is produced by Evan Matthew Papp and we are a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. Support media, authors, artists, historians, and journalists, and laborers who are fighting for a brighter day for everyone, everywhere. Union solidarity forever.

    All Links: https://wlo.link/@empathymedialab

    #laborradiopod

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    25 mins
  • MLK Tapes: What We’ve Learned About the Interests Fighting Unity and Organized Labor

    MLK Tapes: What We’ve Learned About the Interests Fighting Unity and Organized Labor
    Nov 16 2022
    “It's a matter of history now. With the podcast, it's not in a book somewhere that's just gonna sit in a library and nobody's gonna read it. Those voices are up in the ether, and they will remain there until the earth falls into the sun. So anybody going forward who wants to write something about the murder of Martin Luther King is going to have to deal with those people, those voices, those witnesses that we gathered there. You will not be able to go around it and not deal with it.” Bill Klaber Producer and Host of The MLK Tapes Martin Luther King, Jr. was in Memphis to organize the sanitation workers heading into the summer of 1968's Poor People's Campaign to march on Washington, D.C., demanding an Economic Bill of Rights. King was uniting the trifecta of labor, civil rights, and anti-war factions. As I listened to The MLK Tapes, I was blown away by the obliteration of the official narrative while getting a glimpse of the ghastly forces aligned against everything King was trying to do. Explore The True Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination, Complete with Rare Eye Witness Testimonies, in “The MLK Tapes,” From Tenderfoot TV and iHeartMedia “The MLK Tapes,” is a true crime podcast exploring never-before-heard details about what happened to King on the day of his death, with rare recordings of eye-witness testimonies and new interviews with people who were there to reveal the true story of the plot to kill Dr. King. According to the official story, on April 4th, 1968, a lone gunman assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That man, James Earl Ray, pled guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in prison and for most people, the case was closed. However, there is more to the story, including a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the King Family that concluded Martin Luther King’s death was the result of a conspiracy involving multiple groups, including government agencies. The series is be hosted by William (Bill) Klaber, an author and co-host of the podcast “The RFK Tapes”, who has been investigating the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy since 1989. While working on “The RFK Tapes,” Klaber interviewed a man named Bill Pepper, who spent forty years investigating the assassination of his friend, Dr. King. Pepper’s decades-long investigation included recording witnesses on tape. They revealed what they saw, and in some cases, what they had done. When Klaber heard this audio it opened up another opportunity to expose the lies in a 50-year-old murder mystery using secrets that had been hidden on tapes. Listen to the MLK Tapes at: https://themlktapes.com You can follow Bill Klaber and Tender Foot Media’s work at: Bill KlaberShadow Play: The Murder of Robert F. Kennedy The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdellhttps://twitter.com/billklaber http://rfktapes.comhttps://www.facebook.com/therfktapes The MLK Tapeshttps://themlktapes.comhttps://www.instagram.com/themlktapeshttps://www.facebook.com/themlktapeshttps://twitter.com/TheMLKTapes TenderfootTVhttps://tenderfoot.tv https://www.instagram.com/tenderfoot.tv https://www.facebook.com/tenderfoottvhttps://twitter.com/tenderfoottv ------------------------------------------- About the Labor Solidarity Podcast The Labor Solidarity Podcast highlights the work of labor leaders while discussing historic struggles and the importance of organizing with the goal of building international labor solidarity. Learn more at: https://www.empathymedialab.com/laborsolidarity The Labor Solidarity Podcast is a part of the EML Publishing brands and we are a proud member of The Labor Radio Podcast Network. Learn more: https://wlo.link/@empathymedialab Union Solidarity Forever. #LaborRadioPod #1U #UnionStrong
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    1 hr and 2 mins
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