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America works.

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Format:
Other
Contributor:
Library of Congress, issuing body.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Occupational Folklife Project--Periodicals.
Occupational Folklife Project.
Working class--United States--Periodicals.
Working class.
Working class--United States--History--Periodicals.
Occupations--United States--Folklore--Periodicals.
Occupations.
Genre:
interviews.
Podcasts.
Interviews.
Physical Description:
online resource (audio files)
Updated irregularly
Began with: August 27, 2020.
Place of Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress, 2020-
System Details:
digital
audio file
MP3
Summary:
"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"--Podcast homepage, viewed Dec. 9, 2025.
Notes:
Listeners can subscribe and listen using podcast applications or browsers, including: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and Amazon Audible.
Each episode has a unique title and topic.
Originally distributed as an RSS feed.
Audio files available with both streaming and downloadable options.
Transcripts of audio files also available in PDF format.
This is a publication issued by the United States federal government or produced with federal funds.
In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
Episodes have no number designations. Episodes may carry the same day, month, and year and not be duplicates.
2020-08-27; title from podcast home page caption (LC, viewed Dec. 9, 2025).
2025-06-05 (LC, viewed Dec. 9, 2025).
OCLC:
1559991075

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