Episode 1

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13th Feb 2026

Premiere Episode | Blue Is Just a Word | Robert Foster, Author and Lecturer

In this first episode, Steve Matthews talks with Robert Foster, an accomplished lecturer. He's the elected vice president of the prestigious Lincoln Group of Boston, and has a 20-year history as a union steward at the Riverworks GE plant in Lynn, Massachusetts. Foster is also the author of Blue Is Just a Word.

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Riverside Rank & File
With Steve Matthews
With his formative experiences in the labor movement, Steve Matthews hosts a weekly discussion about issues and news impacting labor in Riverside County, Calif., and nationally — including interviews, history, current events and important facts supportive of labor.

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