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EP 46 · 38 min · 26 September 2026
The next hire is a machine
Inside the gearbox plant where the union voted for the robots.
Show notes
Jonas Weller goes to a gearbox plant where the union voted for the robots. The convenor, who started on line four at seventeen, explains why he argued for a machine to take the two heaviest jobs. We hear the line running, the vote being read out, and the cafe opposite the gate planning for a third shift. The harder question comes last: what about the fourth robot?
EP 46 · 38 min · 26 September 2026
The next hire is a machine
Inside the gearbox plant where the union voted for the robots.
Show notes
Jonas Weller goes to a gearbox plant where the union voted for the robots. The convenor, who started on line four at seventeen, explains why he argued for a machine to take the two heaviest jobs. We hear the line running, the vote being read out, and the cafe opposite the gate planning for a third shift. The harder question comes last: what about the fourth robot?
EP 46 · 38 min · 26 September 2026
The next hire is a machine
Inside the gearbox plant where the union voted for the robots.
Show notes
Jonas Weller goes to a gearbox plant where the union voted for the robots. The convenor, who started on line four at seventeen, explains why he argued for a machine to take the two heaviest jobs. We hear the line running, the vote being read out, and the cafe opposite the gate planning for a third shift. The harder question comes last: what about the fourth robot?
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