What does it take to cultivate a sense of working class solidarity in a workplace hostile anything that might endanger the bottom line?Phil and Tom want to know - and Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton have some thoughts on the matter!9 to 5 (listed in the opening credits as Nine to Five) is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Colin Higgins, who wrote the screenplay with Patricia Resnick. It stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton as three working women who live out their fantasies of getting even with and overthrowing the company's autocratic, "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" boss, played by Dabney Coleman. (via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_to_5_(film)">Wikipedia</a>)***If you can, please support the show on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/join/progressivepop">Patreon</a>! (https://www.patreon.com/join/progressivepop)You can find a <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/progressivepopepop">list of books</a> that informed this show at (https://bookshop.org/shop/progressivepopepop)

UHF (1989) - Teaching Poodles How to Fly

Progressive Pop takes a critical, irreverent look at the intersection of pop culture and politics. Each episode, we examine the implicit political, economic, and social values communicated through some popular piece of mass media.