Episode 2: Freedom

Photographic portrait of Alexander Berkman from 1892

Portrait of Alexander Berkman in 1892
(Source: Wikimedia Commons)

 

Emma Goldman moves to New York City, where she quickly gets entangled in a love triangle with aspiring anarchist Alexander Berkman and their mutual mentor - the notorious newspaper editor Johann Most. Then Goldman, Berkman, and their friend Fedya run an ice cream parlor in Massachusetts until a steel strike hundreds of miles away captures their attention. Featuring guests Tom Goyens, Paul Krause, Randall Law, and Kenyon Zimmer.

 
Illustration of Johann Most waving his fists and addressing a large audience at Cooper Union

Johann Most speaking at Cooper Union, from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, April 16, 1887 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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