Working LA Theatre Works | 01:28:59
Storyteller Studs Terkel interviewed more than 100 people about their jobs and compiled their tales into his best-seller, Working. In this performance based on the book, the interviews are re-imagined as a musical.
My Own Personal Recession Youth Radio | 00:02:02
Summer Sewell describes living in her own “personal recession” for years, and shares how she has mastered the art of frugality.
Looking for Work: A History of Unemployment Backstory with the American History Guys | 00:54:00
The very concept of “unemployment” is a relatively modern one. The History Guys delve into the experience of looking for work through almost three centuries of American life.
Engineering Pharmaceuticals Richard Paul/WFYI | 00:59:06
It can cost up to a billion dollars to bring a new drug to market. This program goes behind the curtain and shows how drugs are created and looks at efforts to bring down costs.
And, hear the story of a college freshman who suffered a rare brain tumor at age 13 and is now living with the consequences of his treatment.
Heap o’ Herbie Hancock Sounds from his latest album
Herbie Hancock – The Imagine Project Part 1 and Part 2 Reese Erlich | 00:05:41 and 00:07:21
The Imagine Project, Herbie Hancock’s latest album, brings together jazz and popular musicians from around the world. It’s Hancock’s artistic reaction to war and the international economic crisis.
Hear tracks from the album and learn about the artistic process, including the difficulties and joys of collaborating with superstars from Mali, Congo and Colombia.
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