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How would you react when a friend tells you they're "inspired" to join the United States Postal Service?
- Added: Mar 24, 2013
- Length: 04:07
A woman arms herself before leaving for work; an 18 year old girl spends three months in an Alaskan cannery; and that woman on the phone is not who...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN, Aspen Public Radio, and Public Radio Remix
- Added: Mar 04, 2013
- Length: 28:31
- Purchases: 3
Richard and his friends sign up to work on the newly organized Carrot River Co-op Farm in the sparsely settled, harsh northern terrain of Saskatche...
- Added: Feb 18, 2013
- Length: 19:30
Richard’s leadership of the Student League for Industrial Democracy on the Wooster campus has not gone unnoticed. On of Richard's professors confro...
- Added: Feb 17, 2013
- Length: 19:17
Steve Downing, like Aaron Brown, looks at his seasonal tasks this winter and why those tasks should be avoided at all costs. Downing specifically a...
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 02:52
In his essay, "Winter Projects," Aaron Brown lightheartedly looks back at his past tasks for winter. He also discusses the preparations, obstacles,...
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 02:41
Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Dec 19, 2012
- Length: 03:12
- Purchases: 1
Narrative sound-rich documentary about life aboard a cargo ship on the Great Lakes, told from the perspective of Kyle, the newbie on board.
- Added: Oct 17, 2012
- Length: 11:57
Kevin Van Kanegan worked at the University of Illinois at Chicago for 27 years before being fired during the 2010 Illinois state budget crisis. He ...
- Added: Sep 30, 2012
- Length: 03:28
Most of us who earn a living have at one time or another been fired – let go, downsized, outsourced, canned.
Bought by Iowa Public Radio, WXXI, KUHF, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WYSO and more
- Added: Aug 29, 2012
- Length: 58:55
- Purchases: 24
An introduction to some of my illustrious colleagues from my days as a bellhop/valet/part-time restaurant host at the Hilton.
- Added: May 15, 2012
- Length: 15:12
Brian recounts the first summer in Alaska working the slime lines of a cannery and the time the Captain was drunk, the crew quit, and the ship's an...
- Added: Oct 24, 2011
- Length: 11:00
- Purchases: 2
Gloria Edwards tells how her child fell into their dairy farm manure pit while playing.
- Added: Sep 28, 2011
- Length: 02:17
Drastic times call for drastic measures, and new ways to make your corporation more profitable.
Why not start at the top? After all, you've alread...
- Added: Aug 24, 2011
- Length: 02:08
Jobs: some drive us to extreme measures, some we think we can't do, and still others we love to hate. Mike Rush isn't so sure he has what it takes ...
- Added: Aug 19, 2011
- Length: 29:00
A humorous reading of a looking-for-work ad posted by a copywriter on Craigslist in Atlanta.
Bought by Vocalo.org
- Added: Feb 09, 2011
- Length: 03:28
- Purchases: 1
A comedic piece giving advice on how to follow up after your first interview.
- Added: Jan 21, 2011
- Length: 07:59
There's a whole host of 'Good News/Bad News' jokes floating around on your finer after diner speech preparation websites...
- Added: Jan 17, 2011
- Length: 02:30
Jessica Partnow takes us through a night in the life of Ali Jaffri, a professional telemarketer in Lahore, Pakistan.
Bought by KCRW and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jun 16, 2010
- Length: 05:23
- Purchases: 2
Guido has the Last Word: Ready on the set! Pretend you're having fun...
- Added: Mar 22, 2010
- Length: 05:05
Our incarceration rate dwarfs that of every other nation, but our overall crime rate is average for Western countries. How did we get to this point?
Bought by WCAI / WNAN, 90.5 WSNC, WRIR, and WRPI
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 4
The history of time-off. Tom Lutz provides a cultural history of slacking. and Cindy Aron reveals the beginnings of the modern American vacation.
Bought by KREV-LP, WCQS, WRPI, KSJD, Marfa Public Radio and more
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 53:59
- Purchases: 9
If you still have a job in this recession, here's bad news: they're building more and more sophisticated robots these days. and one of them may be ...
- Added: Feb 22, 2010
- Length: 02:19
Stories, anecdotes, and fantastical rants about the woes of working life
Bought by Public Radio Remix and KUT
- Added: Jul 28, 2009
- Length: 34:06
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Jun 22, 2009
- Length: 03:29
- Purchases: 3
