Class of: 2013

Conor Gillies

Conor Gillies (CAS’13) of Somerville, Mass., is the lead producer on a podcast, A People’s History, about class struggle in the United States. The podcast is inspired by sections of A People’s History of the United States, by longtime BU professor Howard Zinn. Season one traces a social history of Boston, from the urban rebellions of the 1960s through busing in the 1970s, and tells the story of the tenant struggles in and around the city’s public housing. Learn more at peopleshistorypod.net.

From the Winter-Spring 2020 issue.