America Works
By Library of Congress
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Episodes: 25
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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.
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Maija Holsti. Pediatric Emergency Physician. Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Kate Lott. Large animal veterinarian. Tillamook, Oregon.
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Peg Rauschenberger. Psychiatric Nurse. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Robert O’Keffe. Veteran Administration Nurse. Willington, Delaware.
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Carrington Doolittle Pertalion. Certified Nurse Midwife. Boone, North Carolina.
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Mark Harris. Clinical Anesthesiologist. Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Diane Imrie. Hospital Nutritionist. Burlington, Vermont.
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Tracie Lavette Augusta. Clinical Nurse Specialist. Memphis, Tennessee.
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Patrick Palmer, Owner-operator Thornapple Farm and Draft Trash. New Haven, Vermont.
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Bill Favaro, Favaro’s Rod & Reel Repair Shop. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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May 29, 2025 |
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Juan Salcido Sanchez, Racetrack Groom. Palm Meadows Training Facility, Boynton Beach, Florida.
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May 22, 2025 |
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Alison Smith. Pet food and supply pantry. Bismarck, North Dakota.
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May 15, 2025 |
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Joel Mashburn. Pharmacist and elephant enthusiast. Hugo, Oklahoma.
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May 08, 2025 |
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Bill Henessey and Beth Whiting. Sustainable farming. Huntington, Vermont.
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May 01, 2025 |
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Natalie Ameral, Port sampler. New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Sonny Amato, Taxidermist. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Dale Baumgartner, Head Cheese Maker, Tillamook Cheese. Tillamook, Oregon.
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Phuong Mai Nguyen and Amp Phettaphong, Family Restaurant Owners. Columbus, Ohio.
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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George Neiden, German sausage maker. Maple Heights. Ohio.
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Jade Sato, Asian American Farm Owner. Brighton, Colorado.
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Emily Daniels, Agricultural Pilot. South Hampton, New Jersey.
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Alfred Quijance, Fisherman and Subsistence Harvester. Seldovia, Alaska.
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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April Matson, Pitt Stop Food Concession Manager, Ransomville Speedway. Ransomville, New York.
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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David Swett, Owner, Swett’s Restaurant. Nashville, Tennessee.
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Jeremy Presar, Rural Mail Carrier, US Postal System. Bukhannon, Kentucky.
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Mar 28, 2024 |