Across from Jericho: An Activist History Podcast

Epilogue

We look at crucial questions lingering after Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman's conspiracy trial, and examine their legacy following their deportation to Soviet Russia. With guests Candace Falk, Kathy Ferguson, Clare Hemmings, Thai Jones, Randall Law, and Kenyon Zimmer

"No Place in This Country"

Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman, and prosecutor Harold Cotent make their final arguments in Goldman and Berkman's conspiracy trial - and the jury comes back with its verdict.

The Trial Begins

Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, facing federal conspiracy charges for their work with the No-Conscription League, decide not to use a lawyer. Prosecutor Harold Content questions their friend Fitzi Fitzgerald and an NYPD officer who may or may not be lying.

The No-Conscription League

Emma Goldman and Ben Reitman are arrested all over the country for telling people about birth control, while Alexander Berkman stands up for two men framed for a bombing in San Francisco. The U.S. government decides to crush all resistance to the World War I draft, especially by Goldman and Berkman.  With guests Linda Gordon, Candace Falk, Clare Hemmings, and Kenyon Zimmer

Sangre de Cristo

During a murderous coal strike in Colorado, Alexander Berkman leads protests in John D. Rockefeller's hometown. Three of his friends are killed when a bomb they're building explodes in their apartment, and Emma Goldman is furious at him over his management of Mother Earth while she was away. With guests Thomas Andrews and Thai Jones