Segment from Hard Times

Ambition - The New American Way

When did we start equating joblessness with laziness? BackStory listener David McKay asks and the hosts answer.

Count Me Out

The unemployment number used to include children and older women – people who, at the time, weren’t expected to hold jobs. Brian talks to historian Alexander Keyssar about how the number changed.

00:05:21

What’s A “Job” Anyway?

You can’t be jobless until you’ve actually had a job. The hosts discuss how early Americans supported themselves.

00:10:00

Ambition - The New American Way

When did we start equating joblessness with laziness? BackStory listener David McKay asks and the hosts answer.

00:08:14