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Back Story Radio: Looking for Work: A History of Unemployment ArticleBack Story Radio: Looking for Work: A History of Unemployment Article
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9th - 10th
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Back Story Radio: Looking for Work: A History of Unemployment

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BackStory Radio episode in which historian Alexander Keysar takes a look at unemployment over the years and discusses with callers to the show how it had shaped our national character and perceptions of joblessness. This is the transcript only, no audio.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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