Episode One, "Steelwork Shenanigans," is about problems with trust and authority in the steelwork industry. Laila, Shrutika, and Marciara use artifacts in GSU's Southern Labor Archives to talk about the Taft-Hartley Act, what that meant for workers, and times when it wasn’t followed or being respected. This episode also acknowledges the work of Paul L Styles, one of the pioneers of the industry, and goes into how he became a spokesperson for steelworkers advocating for themselves.

Cover Photo: Frenzeny, Paul and Jules Tavernier, "The Manufacture of Iron - Tapping the Furnace," Harper's Weekly, November 1873, L1982-20_05, 19th and Early 20th Century Labor Prints, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University, ⁠https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/labor/id/4073/rec/1⁠. Accessed 5 December 2023.