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America Works Podcast

America Works Podcast

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Features the voices of contemporary workers from throughout the United States talking about their lives, their workplaces, and their on-the-job experiences. Drawn from hundreds of longer oral history interviews collected by fieldworkers for the American Folklife Center’s Occupational Folklife Project (OFP), America Works is a testament to the wisdom, wit, knowledge, and dedication of today’s working Americans. These engaging oral histories, which have are preserved in the American Folklife Center’s archive, are enriching and expanding America’s historical record.

Recent Episodes

  • Dale Baumgartner, Head Cheese Maker, Tillamook Cheese. Tillamook, Oregon.

    1 month ago

  • Phuong Mai Nguyen and Amp Phettaphong, Family Restaurant Owners. Columbus, Ohio.

    1 month ago

  • George Neiden, German sausage maker. Maple Heights. Ohio.

    1 month ago

  • Jade Sato, Asian American Farm Owner. Brighton, Colorado.

    2 months ago

  • Emily Daniels, Agricultural Pilot. South Hampton, New Jersey.

    2 months ago

  • Alfred Quijance, Fisherman and Subsistence Harvester. Seldovia, Alaska.

    2 months ago

  • April Matson, Pitt Stop Food Concession Manager, Ransomville Speedway. Ransomville, New York.

    2 months ago

  • David Swett, Owner, Swett’s Restaurant. Nashville, Tennessee.

    3 months ago

  • Jeremy Presar, Rural Mail Carrier, US Postal System. Bukhannon, Kentucky.

    8 months ago

  • Shanda Dunn, Peer Support Worker, Voices of Hope. Lexington, Kentucky.

    8 months ago