America Works
Lisa Gabbert, Jared Schmidt, Charitie Hyman
podcasts@loc.gov
Booking Overview
America Works highlights real experiences from working Americans across the country through carefully preserved occupational oral histories. For PR professionals, it’s a strong fit for workplace-focused voices—healthcare, agriculture, mental health, education, and more—told by practitioners rather than commentators.
Metrics
25 episodes, Irregular, 5.0 rating
<1k, Neutral, USA
YouTube: 348.0k subscribers, Instagram: 411.0k followers
Contact Information
podcasts@loc.gov
Description
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.
Production Team
Host
Lisa Gabbert, Jared Schmidt, Charitie Hyman
Categories
Society & Culture, Business, Careers, History, How To
Booking Intelligence
Booking Requirements
medium
Typical Credentials:
Practitioners and workers with direct, on-the-job experience in a specific occupation; often those connected to recognizable workplaces or institutions (clinics/hospitals, colleges, agricultural operations, specialty employers). Credibility comes from lived practice rather than public fame.
Required Achievements:
Substantial time in a specialized role (e.g., clinical specialization or sector expertise), Institutional affiliation (faculty, employer role, professional practice), Community or workplace stewardship (implied through long-term work and responsibilities)
Recent Guest Discussions
Maija Holsti - Working With Children In Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Challenges And Joys Of The Profession (as Part Of The Occupational Folklife Project)., Kate Lott - Training And Enthusiasm For Cattle; Dairy-cattle Veterinary Work And Workplace Experience (occupational Folklife Project)., Peg Rauschenberger - Rewards And Challenges Of Psychiatric Nursing/mental Health Work (occupational Folklife Project).
Recent Topics
Workplace, Oral History, Labor, Occupations, Healthcare, Education, Agriculture, Mental Health, Folklore, Community
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