Topic: Trucker Strike

2 chapters across the catalog

Brain Fog
Episode 1425 1:06:40 - 1:09:01

1425: Brain Fog

1973 Trucker Strike, J.W. Edwards and River Rat

The hosts recall the 1973 independent trucker strike led by J.W. Edwards, known as "River Rat," who blocked Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania. That protest was sparked by rising fuel prices during the OPEC oil crisis and turned truckers into folk heroes.

Ephemeral Experience
Episode 1294 35:17 - 39:06

1294: Ephemeral Experience

Global COVID-19 Updates, Slovakia Antigen Testing and Trucker Strikes

Slovakia implemented a mass testing program using antigen tests, though citizens who refused were reportedly barred from their workplaces. In Australia, the New South Wales police chief sent a letter to Parliament questioning the validity of lockdowns based on PCR data. Meanwhile, in the United States, rumors of a post-Thanksgiving trucker strike circulated, and New York City's public school system faced criticism for the perceived failure of remote Zoom learning.