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For some, it’s a paycheck. For others, it’s a calling. We’re all part of something larger than any singe one of us – and our work is one of the forces that connects us. Just as Studs Terkel did in his seminal 1973 book “Working,” former president Barack Obama talks to modern American workers – across different industries and social classes – to understand their jobs and how they honestly feel about them.

Co-production of Higher Ground and Concordia Studios

“The opening grabs you, and from then on… never lets you go…
The structure of this 4-part series is flawless.” – NPR

“The best TV documentary about jobs and workers since Edward R. Murrow’s “Harvest Of Shame” on CBS. And that was more than 60 years ago.” – CBS

PLATFORM
NETFLIX

DIRECTOR
Caroline Suh

 

 

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